Mormon polygamy debate shifts to census figures and church structure
Washington March 7. The Smoot investigation resumes with Joseph F. Smith on the stand. Senator Dubois cites 1890 Utah census showing 23 4 percent of polygamists in a state age of eligibility, while Smith explains ward and stake divisions and the church’s governance. Witnesses discuss revelations, appointments, and the role of the presidency and apostles.
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Washington
Joseph F. Smith
Senator Dubois
Utah
Worthington
Mr. Smith
Brigham Young
Jacob W. Weyler
Smith
Mr. Worthington
Joseph Smith
High Council
Reed Smoot
Smoot
Mr. Smoot
Mr. Burrows
First Presidency
Apostles
Burrowe
Edmunds
Duah
Dubois
Smiths
Frank J. Cannon
Russia Seizes Varlag Trophies For Imperial Court
Reports from Tokio and St. Petersburg describe trophies from the Russian cruiser Varlag reaching the navy department and being sent to the Japanese imperial court. The crown prince will accompany the emperor as the court travels from Tokyo to Kioto after the diet adjourns. New York sources warn of possible anti Japanese demonstrations linked to the Korean guild and protocol.
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Tokio
Varlag
Navy Department
Tokyo
Kioto
New York
Herald
Seoul
Kil Yung Soo
Son Accused of Parricide in San Francisco
In San Francisco on March 6 detectives arrested Albert Buttgenbach and Laula Brune in connection with the murder of Joseph Buttgenbach who was shot in his office by unknown assailants. No charges yet. they will be held for further inquiry. A firm employee reports a prior quarrel between father and son.
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San Francisco
Joseph Buttgenbach
Albert Buttgenbach
Laula Brune
Supreme Court Keeps Merger Decision Pending
In Washington on March 7 the supreme court did not issue a merger decision today. No ruling was announced and the court adjourned without a completed decision on the consolidation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago strikers demand ten cent wage rise in cement work
Eight hundred cement finishers employed by the Cement Contractors' association walked off the job in Chicago on March 7 seeking a 10 cent an hour wage increase.
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Chicago
Cement Contractors’ Association
London March trade report shows February import and export gains
The board of trade's February data show imports up 17.75 million dollars and exports up 5.70 million. Foodstuffs rose 8.34 million and cotton 3.43 million in imports, while cotton fabrics led exports with a 4.25 million increase.
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Board of Trade Returns
London
Board of Trade
Geomorphogeny of the Upper Kern Basin Study
UC professor Andrew C. Lawson reports in a bulletin on the geomorphogeny of the Upper Kern Basin outlining the region s geological formation and the timing of major changes. He suggests nearly three million years elapsed since the Quaternary began and ages the Sierra Nevada mountains from the first uplift at that period.
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University of California
Andrew C. Lawson
Upper
Kern Basin
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Lawson
Sierra Nevadas
Hay resolution report questions post office contracts
Washington reports the House committee on Rules and Post Roads approved the Hay resolution inquiry into use of influence by members to obtain rent favors and contracts with post offices. It cites contracts in Geneseo Kansas and Lawrence Kansas with former congressmen and notes varying office classifications and rentals.
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Over Ttreet
Hay
Coneton
Eval Bristow
Congress
Wadsworth
Department
W. L. 8. Olmstead
Lawrence
Kansas
Ths Place
J. D. Bowersock
Steamer Iberia Sinks After Fort McHenry Collision
A collision off Fort McHenry between the Norwegian steamer Iberia commanded by Captain Jacobsen and the Norwegian steamer Simon Dumois commanded by Captain Nieufar sank the Iberia. The Simon Dumois was damaged but reached port.
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Baltimore
Fort McHenry
Iberia
Jacobsen
Simon Dumois
Nieufar
England Is Betrayed Missing Naval Book Sparks Arrests
New York dispatch reports a vital British navy signal book missing from the Prince George channel fleet ship. One lieutenant, one warrant officer, and two seamen are under arrest. The loss, second only to a war code, marks a third disappearance in recent years.
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New York
Prince Grooge
London
Rose Sentenced to Death by Shooting in Utah
Frank Rose, who killed his wife on Christmas Day and left his two year old son with the body, was sentenced in Salt Lake City to be shot to death on April twenty second. He chose shooting over hanging and remained calm as the judge pronounced the sentence.
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Salt Lake City
Frank Rose
Rose
Morse
Utah
Rosa
Fire consumes Olympia Candy store in Rochester blaze
A major fire rages in Rochester near Main and State streets. The Olympia Candy store is destroyed while the United Cigar Stores outlet also burns as fire crews battle dense smoke and spread from Reynolds Arcade. At 4 oclock Assistant Chief Jaynes says the blaze is under control.
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Rochester
N. Y
Main
State Streets
Olympia
Bowers
Ellewood
Reynolds
United Cigar Stores Company
Jaynes
Bound for Jerusalem aboard Grosser Kurfurst delegates sail
The steamship Grosser Kurfurst will sail tomorrow with 800 delegates bound for Jerusalem for the fourth world Sunday school convention on April 18 to 20. Four hundred more delegates will join in Europe. The tour visits Madra Gibraltar Greece Turkey Asia Minor and Syria with Cairo Rome and the Riversa on the return. Travel lasts 71 days ending May 18. In Palestine tourists are led by US Vice-Consul Herbert E Clark who has lived there 46 years.
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Jerusalem
Madra
Gibraltar
Greece
Turkey
Asia Minor
Syria
Cairo
Rome
Palestine
Nome
United States
Herbert E. Clark
Booth Tucker News Denies Retirement Rumor
New York March 7. Minor officers deny rumors that Commander Booth Tucker will retire as head of the Salvation Army in America and move to literary work in London The commander is touring the United States on inspection and will not return for two months He plans to attend the International conference in London with about one hundred officers keeping him away from August The rumor also suggested Col T B Combs would take over American work, a claim authorities dispute
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New York
Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
America
London
The
Salvation Army Workers
Col. T. B. Combs
England
Harvard Graduate Charles Aldrich Dies at Saranac Lake
Charles Aldrich, twin son of author Thomas Bailey Aldrich, dies at Saranac Lake from consumption. A Harvard graduate, he pursued a Boston business career but left it two years ago after contracting the disease.
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New York
Charles I
Aldrich
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Saranac Lake
Harvard
Boston
Three Killed In Missouri Pacific Freight Wreck Near Jefferson City
A Missouri Pacific collision near Jefferson City left three men dead, including conductor Charles Shoemaker, brakeman Frank Nevis, and Chas Weyant. A local freight remained largely undamaged and crews escaped. The through freight caboose and several cars piled up and caught fire.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Pacific
Charles Shoemaker
Frank Nevis
Chas, Weyant
Death Won Both Lovers San Antonio Tale
James G. Mitchell the famed broncho buster is buried with honors after a London meeting with Florence Toole. The romance with Toole led to estrangement from Justin McCarthy, who planned marriage to Toole. Mitchell reportedly prepared a home for her. after her death he never entered the room he furnished. A papal dispensation is said to have granted burial rights in consecrated ground for him and descendants.
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San Antonio
Texas
James G. Mitchell
America
Justin H. McCarthy
Florence Toole
John L. Toole
Mitchell
Miss Toole
Justin McCarthy
London
McCarthy
Langdon
Leo
Russians Driven Back After Battle Near Anju
Seoul dispatch reports Russian forces near Anju committing excesses and robbery while Korean troops attacked a Russian body on Friday and killed thirty invaders. A clash at Kang Ge led to Russians being pushed beyond the Yalu river.
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Seoul
Anju
Kang Ge
Yalu River
Fire destroys two Elmira theaters in $200,000 blaze
A late night fire in Elmira New York destroyed the Lyceum and Auditorium theatres and gutted the Realty building housing offices. Officials say natural gas explosion in the Lyceum sparked the blaze, which was not controlled until after 4 AM.
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Elmira
N. Y
Lyceum
Realty
Lyceum Theater
Auditorium Theater
New Railroad for Oregon Opens Vast Central Territory
Portland March 7 It is understood the contract for the Columbia Southern railroad from Shaniko to Bend will be let early this month with active construction starting soon and pushed rapidly to completion. Rights of way are secured and rails ordered to arrive as grading begins, opening thousands of square miles in Central Oregon for development previously unused due to inaccessibility.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia Southern Railroad
Shaniko
Bend
Oregon
Russians Move Through Toomen Area As Korea Forces Rally
Reports say the Vladivostok squadron is near the Toomen river mouth guarding troop movements from Polga Bay to Valley of Toomen. Russian scouts reach Kiang Sung while northeastern Korea incursions grow.北 The text notes cautious estimates of Russian force and fortification near the Toomen river with meagre details from north of the Yalu.
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Toklo
Vladivostok
Toomen
Pol Ga Bay
Kiang Sung
Korea
Yalu
Diet to Consider War Time Financial Legislation
The iiet plans to meet tomorrow to finalize discussion of the war time financial program for submission to the special session of the diet. It is understood no legislation affecting the tobacco monopoly will be introduced.
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Iiet
Rail line from Seoul to Piog Yang announced
Tokio reports the Seoul to Piog Yang railroad construction will start March 10 and be completed by September. The project signals a major rail expansion in East Asia, with officials stating rapid progress and strategic importance for regional trade and mobility.
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Tokio
Seoul
Piog Yang
Iite
Chinese Take Custody of Russian Gun Boat Mandjur
Shanghai dispatch says Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs will receive the Russian gunboat Mandjur. Local authorities deem crew landing necessary and will advise Chinese foreign officers.
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New York
Imperial Maritime Customs
Times
Shanghai
Result of Bombardment at Vladivostok March 7
The Vladivostok population reports a quiet night with high morale. Police seek Japanese with rewards and court martial threats for harboring them. A Japanese fleet bombardment caused limited damage, aside from a woman’s death and several wounded, with one artisan cottage destroyed. The district called the Dirty Cor- has heightened tension.
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Vladivostok
Correction on Japanese war loan subscriptions figures
In New York on March 7 the inquiry into yesterday’s Tokio dispatch reveals a mistranslation. The corrected figure shows American subscriptions opened March 1 now total 33 600 000 dollars, not 39 500 000.
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New York
Tokio
Local rider Captain Reginald Ward dies after operation
London reports the death of Captain Reginald Ward, renowned amateur rider and brother to the Earl of Dudley, who passed away today following an appendicitis operation. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
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London
Reginald Ward
Earl of Dudley
Ireland
Bank Brendel & Co Fails in Berlin After 1778 Founding
The Berlin banking house Brendel & Co announced its failure in a formal notice. The firm, founded in 1778, is described as a minor but recognized institution in the city.
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Berlin
Brendel & Co
Mis Nor Importante
Reorganized Church Denies Revelation On Polygamy Claim
Washington reports Chairman Burrows received a telegram from E F Shupp and A B E Tabor of the Eastern Colorado conference denying Joseph F Smith's testimony that Joseph Smith Jr originated polygamy. The telegram blames Brigham Young for the practice and cites 1852 as its start, adding that early Mormon leaders denied plural wives.
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Burrows
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
E. F. Shupp
A. BE. Tabor
Eastern Colorado Conference
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith, Jr
Burrows Dan
Messia
Shupa
Tabor
Smith
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Utah Mormon Church
Joseph Brith
First Mormon Church
Saints
Lamani
Hews
Eoaaist
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