Smoots Bill Seeks 320 Acre Arid Land Entries Without Residence
Utah Senator Reed Smoot introduces a senate bill allowing up to 320 acres of arid land to be entered by individuals not required to reside on the property, with strict cultivation and eligibility rules designed to spur land sales and provide actual farming entries in a state with limited homestead land. The measure sets cultivation milestones for five years and requires good faith use, with fees and contest provisions similar to homestead laws.
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Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
House
Smoot
Secretary of the Interior
United States
General Land Office
Forfeiture Clause in Land and Money Payments
A fragment notes that lands and moneys paid under such ahes shall be forfeited to the United States, indicating governmental seizure of due funds or property as a result of specified actions.
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United States
Horse Thief Bound Over to March Term
Soldier Charles Miller of Fort Duchesne was tried before Justice O Neil on a horse theft charge. He was bound over to the district court and jailed in default of bail. The horse belonged to Wm Wimmer who had taken it to the Post veterinary for treatment. Miller allegedly stole 1¢ and sold it.
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Charles Miller
Fort Duchesne
O’ Neil
Wm. Wimmer
Muller
Smallpox Cases Reported at Theodore
News reaches Vernal of three smallpox cases at Theodore. A doctor from Vernal is requested but unlikely to arrive. Dr. Vankirk, government surgeon at the Post, has quarantined the cases and will try to keep the disease in check.
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Theodore
Vankirk
Discontinue Bounties on Coyotes and Wild Cats
The bounty fund for skins of coyotes and wild cats was exhausted around December 20 and no money remains until after the new year. County Clerk J. C. Hacking had paid out about $1,050 by mid month. Payments will resume January 1 1908 and extermination of sheep destroyers will continue.
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J. C. Hacking
Alligator Skin Trade Emerges in Ecuador
A new Ecuadorian industry, begun in 1903 by an American, uses the Guayas river system to hunt and skin alligators. The venture faced a 1905 setback from the founder’s death but later resumed, with exports totaling 35,000 dollars in 1903 1904 1905 1906 and last year shipping 57,000 pounds worth 4,873 dollars to the United States.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
Guayas
Q. Times Democrat
Ancient chariot race chants revealed by archaeologists
The article cites Douglas Sladen's Carthage and Tunic describing recovered imprecations used by chariot owners. Immense prayers sought to bind victors and horses, threaten drivers, and hinder rivals in ancient hippodromes.
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Douglas Sladen
Carthage
The New Grazing Bill Introduced in Senate
Summary of the administration grazing bill outlines ten year permits with preference to homesteaders and current range occupants. It enables grazing districts run by Agriculture Department officials with a four member local grazing committee. It preserves homestead entry with soil cultivation, allows mineral entry, sets aside up to three percent for schools and churches, and imposes penalties for grazing without a permit. Ten percent of rental receipts go to state and county benefits.
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Senate
Burkett
Nebraska
Secretary of Agriculture
Lawson attacks Roosevelt choice to save country
Lawson of Boston says President Roosevelt's election is essential to avert disaster. He claims any Republican or William J. Bryan would please New York financiers who would fund either party. Bryan is described as clean and unpurchaseable, while money power aims to discredit him early by exposing perceived helplessness in a tough situation.
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Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Roosevelt
Wiliam J. Bryan
New York
Lawson
Bryan
Subscribe for the Inter Mountain Republican E H Bee.cuer
Local agent offers subscription to the Inter Mountain Republican newspaper. The notice promotes signing up for regular delivery and voting matters coverage.
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Inter Mountain Republican
Cuer
Bears Predict Hard Winter From Local Woodsman
Jim Tompkins, famed beara watcher, predicts a harsher winter than last year. He cites more bears in the valley and near rancher dooryards to fatten for a powerful spell of cold weather. He points to thick tree bark and the coming of bears near town as signs, urging residents to gather wood quickly.
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Jim Torpkins
Mr Hood
Tompkins
Fortland Oregonian
Surnames Hidden in Royal Signatures Across Europe
Royal families rarely use surnames with their Christian names. The practice varied by dynasty, with exceptions like the Stuarts Bernadotte Bonaparte. The article cites signatures of Queen Victoria Prince Henry of Battenberg and a Mayoress as examples of varying name formats.
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Europe
Bernadotte
Sweden
Queen Victoria
Victoria
Henry of
Battenberg
Elizabeth
Woman overhears plan and confers with friend
In a Houston Post item the woman persuades a close confidant to reveal that she overheard the suitor’s proposal. She asserts she would not accept if he indeed proposed, shaping the outcome of the romantic tension.
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Houston Post
The Moffat Road Progress Stalled Amid Panic
H M Kurtz of Kremmling Colorado has been in Vernal about two weeks and may relocate. He reports work on the Moffat road suspended along the line and business dull in many areas near the route. Operations may resume next spring with renewed vigor.
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H. M. Kurtz
Kremmling
Colo
Vernal
Wall Street
Moffat
Theodore Thrums Basket Dance Nets $65 In Frisky Town Event
Friday night basket dance drew a large crowd and raised 65 for decorations. Baskets sold at auction with top price five dollars by Wm Andersen. C. C Steele bought a four and a half dollar supper. Sunday Amusement Association program included lectures, recitations, and songs. Several locals travel to Salt Lake City. a fire scare hit town hall. town residents mingle with trade trips and mine relocations.
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Wm Andersen
C. C Steele
Amusement Association
J. A. Fortie
Bjornson
Dora Murdock
Cluff
Bishop A. M. Murdock
Wm. Andersen
Salt Lake City
Naples ward honor leads to festive Christmas program
Maud Hodgkinson’s Primary association hosted a Joseph Smith anniversary event at the ward house with a children’s program and a later dance. A disturbance occurred when Bill McCarrel arrived intoxicated triggering a takedown by the event staff. The district school’s four departments staged a creditable Christmas eve program. attendance was high and order solid. Christmas Day featured crafts, dances, a turkey shoot, and a quiet finish with locals returning from work.
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Maud Hodgkinson
Ward House
Joseph Smith
Bill McCarrel
A. A. Haws
Mr. McCar
Bethlehem Ninteen
Naples
Davia
E. J. Longhurst
Strawberry School Opens With Fifteen Pupils
The Strawberry school opened Monday morning with fifteen students enrolled. The district expresses satisfaction at securing Prof. Tracy as instructor. The infant son of James E Thompson died at nine days old. The play A Noble Quest will be presented Saturday December 28.
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Myton
Strawberry
Tracy
James E. Thompson
Air Navigation Engines
Ten or fifteen years ago authorities said engines weighing only ten pounds per horsepower would enable flying machines. A few years later petrol engines achieved that lightness. Today engines on the market weigh about two and a half pounds per horsepower.
Dug Skinner Remembered For Broad Minded Leadership
The community honors Dug Skinner as a broad minded, big hearted and brilliant figure whose talents and goodness remained largely unsuspected until after his death. The tribute notes his impact and character.
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Dug Skinner
Ouston Post
Untitled Dieting Claim About Horses and a Parody Quote
A quirky claim asserts Horee Diet and Pariy Eats 37 000 horses yearly. An old joke about an irresistible force meeting an immovable body features a student answering that the result would be some very interesting by products.
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Pariy
Diander Matthews
Opera outing turns comic in Cleveland Plain Dealer
A conversational piece references an evening at the opera and a lighthearted, comic exchange between companions. The tone mirrors a city newspaper brief noting cultural events and casual social commentary.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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