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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
2
Edson Will Edson was found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon against Miss Tillian Ott and her escort Will McCabe in Ogden last November. The verdict was unanimous. sentence to ten years penal servitude is possible.
In a California murder case, John McSweeney of Ohio delivered a silent, personalized closing that sketched a hopeful home life for the inmate. He urged jurors to send the defendant home to his imagined family, triggering a tearful, unanimous acquittal. The prisoner, sobbing, thanked his counsel and lamented his lack of real family.
The Boston Herald recounts a tale of two young children near Boxton who greet an Italian organ grinder every Friday with cheers and cookies. The man shares music and gifts, and a letter from his wife expresses heartfelt thanks to the children and their family for their kindness around Christmas.
An old furter and his plowman hauling sand near Andrews Beach were behind a rifle range when a stray bullet struck the plowman in the leg. He cried who shot me and the farmer waved to volunteers, shouting to stop as a horse could have been hit.
As far back as 1720 there was in Paria a man dies amther and probably the first of his kind Rhomberg. He was the son of a Bavarian peasant near Munich and owed his success to genius for concealing and remedying defects of Egure Ilo. He trove a beautiful carnage on the boulevard with an escutcheon shaped like corsets on each door panel. He left a large fortune to his heirs.
Western Republican senators from the Rocky Mountain states unite to seek tariff changes on wool, hides, coal, and lumber. They favor specific duty rates, with divisions over whether to raise or cap duties, and resist deductions on coal and timber values while Wyoming, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington senators push for coal and lumber protections.
William Jennings Bryan was injured when a grandstand caved in at St Augustine Florida causing a collapse that sent nearly 400 people fleeing. He was moved to a physician and later deemed to have no serious injuries. Security and crowds swarmed the scene as he spoke to thousands at the San Marco hotel before the stand collapsed.
Flood damage near Slough City in April has reached thousands of dollars as cave-ins and bank erosion threaten homes. Water levels push against river banks and pressure removal worsens the situation, forcing evacuations and warnings.
A garbled report describes a vehicle crash involving a Wig Tone freight and an axled trailer. One person suffered injuries, and the car was severely damaged with a plume of smoke. Rescue teams responded as the driver remained pinned and.
Report states Colonel Danke Tamoné, secretary of war, is to be placed at the head of the Nathen Pacefle with confirmation today. Presiding title and lily headquarters are expected to be in this city.
In a fragmentary report a factory idle workers crisis is tied to a Glis company victory. The scene references Walliam Ho Giga and his wife Matin of Chloe aged about 70 with a death by own action linked to drinking Jandanum.
Washington discusses a statement by Senator Chandler alleging pressure from western and eastern interests to secure higher duties. Senator Watts of Wyoming questioned the basis of the charge and warned the tariff bill could be derailed by radical opposition from the west, delaying passage and harming regional needs.
The Lamon Indiana meeting of the reorganized church of Latter day Saints opened with prayers and preaching. Rey Kelley of Ola led talks as four quorums and two priesthood groups were highlighted along with reports on sick lists and healing prayers. A mission communication suggested causes of internal differences and aid to a crippled publishing house.
The Washington meeting on April 6 approved a plan to appoint John W Foster to oversee the matter under the State Department and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury C 4 Ifamiin will cooperate for the Treasury. The aim is closer cooperation with Russia and broader engagement on Pan American commercial ties led by Joseph P Smith as new director.
A reported contract in Rich Americam Cortsery MonsunipulO implies a 15 million expenditure to improve suns try cormation of Thivion with immediate employment for up to 4 000 to 5 000 men. The agreement includes $12 000 000 in Havand bonds as security and details on project scope and timelines.
In Chicago April 6 Democratic candidate Carter Harrison appears to have won a mayoral contest with large support. Early returns show Harrison leading in multiple wards, while Republican and independent candidates trail, with strong competition in West and North town wards and key precincts reporting sizable margins.
A two year old boy in Chicago allegedly burned his 10 month old sibling with a red hot poker as the mother returned home. Doctors fear for the infant's life as the assailant laughed over the scene, claiming ignorance of harm. The account also notes distant war news from Uruguay and Brazil with reports of 6000 pursuing 2400 federal troops and frontier disturbances.
The torpedo boat from the Baltimore navy yard completed a morning test cruise in Chesapeake Bay claiming the fastest in the world aside from the Baraut. The ship lifted 250 pounds steam and achieved 23 knots with 400 revolutions per minute. At Baltimore a coal car collapse delayed cargo, with one man hurt.
The Montana Ore Purchasing Company sues the Boston and Montana Mining Company for 2392 008 claiming ore valued at that amount was extracted from the year 1804 Rarus mine site surface ground at the west end of a section owned by Tose ton and Montiny Ore. The case cites workings by Mountain View line and Rec HRuniead iphb Conference. May include misread place names.
Residents report continued mud and levee protection work as authorities push stronger safeguards. Hydrologists warn of higher flood risk and urge prompt completion before renewed storms.
The report notes a large apple crop in the Belulia Mo area plagued by bugs that cover buds and threaten yields. Estimated loss spans about 1000 feet of infected rows, with beetle-like pests described as covering the fruiting buds.
Death of Melina Wont aged about foury appears in Montana records. The deceased was described as a former janitor and wealthy resident who moved to the state during the early goll era. The report notes a halted pension signatory action by the Interstate Commission involving Mary Mull and Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, with immediate effect requested.
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