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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1903
Page
1
Salt Lake City fears a water famine if cold weather persists as Deseret reports hundreds of desert sheep dying from freezing conditions. News notes include arrests for shooting, a fire destroying the Pleasant Grove meeting house, and plans to redevelop Salt Lake City sites with a million dollar building.
German papers express that Germany gains little but the United States carries heightened prestige from the affair. They claim European powers fail to improve their standing while the world regards the United States with deference after two months of coercive diplomacy.
A Philippine currency bill proposes a gold peso as unit value with large silver coinage and legal tender limits, while US gold dollars would remain legal tender. Separately, a severe blizzard cripples southern roads and railroads, with widespread delays and damage across Tennessee to Kentucky.
Ten youths from the Sait Lakers were sleigh riding when a Rio Grande train hit their sleigh at a crossing. Pearl Qualls, 17, died on impact. Holm suffered severe injuries. eight others were injured but survived. The sleigh was demolished and passengers were taken to hospital after the crash.
In a note to Bulgaria Turkey rejects the Bulgarian government’s denial of revolutionary bands in Macedonia and says explicit instructions have been sent to Turkish authorities to prevent disruption. The note is seen as justifying Turkey’s military activity.
A. Allen died after falling sixty nine feet in a deep well on T. A. Wright’s land near Woodland Park Seattle. He struck obstructions on the way to the bottom and died two hours later from injuries. He was exploring earth as part of a well digging project on his own property. The rope broke during the descent.
Miners at the Little Mattie mine and the Big Live tunnel in Idaho Springs join a broader walkout. Union officials say Shafter mine workers will strike immediately and that up to 1 006 men in Clear Creek county may join by week end. Wages target a 275 minimum instead of 250.
A Southern Pacific train derailed near Winnemucca on a curve after striking a broken rail at about sixty miles per hour. The last two cars did not fall from the six foot embankment, but the rest plowed through deep snow and scattered along the track. Two people were seriously injured and several others sustained minor injuries.
The Fremdenblatt confirms that Macedonian reform proposals are tempered to respect the sultan's suzerainty and avoid provoking wider powers. The paper warns that modest reforms are unlikely to satisfy the Macedonian revolutionary party which seeks full autonomy, and that guerilla warfare could thwart any partial measures.
In Guerrero state, multiple earthquakes rattled towns including Chilpancingo Chilapa Aguas Blancas San Diego and Mexicali with underground rumblings alarming residents and damaging houses two years after a major quake.
Joseph William Shepard, once wealthy inventor, starved himself in New York City apartments to spiritualize life and learn universe secrets. Dr Julian P Thomas, medical witness, said Shepard may have had no food for months aside from minimal wine and honey, surviving on fruits and vegetables in the sun. He drank little water and rice, lived alone, and refused meals, believing abstinence would grant ethereal existence.
Two mounted men held up Burlington express No 6 east of Butte near Homestead on the Northern Pacific track just after midnight the 12th. They uncoupled the engine mail and express cars and ran them ahead before the main train. Sheriff and posse pursued as railroad officials report losses from $500 up to thousands. William Cullagh arrested on suspicion, found with $485 in currency.
William J Cooper Young was escorted to Sing Sing prison for a life sentence for murder. He resisted removal from a prison van at Grand Central, clothes torn, hat broken, and collar torn as deputies dragged him through the crowded depot. On the train he quieted, drawing blinds to avoid onlookers before entering the penitentiary.
Werbert W Bowen, Venezuelan envoy, signs with all allies to raise the blockade at once and refer preferential claims against Venezuela to The Hague. The pact ends weeks of talks and secures release of war and merchant ships seized by the allied fleet.
A 4000-person gathering in Paris, led by Baron Constant D istournettes, gathered Sunday with support from prominent figures' letters. The resolution urged the French government to enforce the Berlin Treaty and halt Turkish actions in Macedonia.
Mrs Bertha Martin abducted her six year old son from her husband W. D Martin in Astoria Oregon. They boarded a steam launch with an unnamed male companion and headed up the Columbia River. Martin believes she landed on the Washington shore and may have gone to Seattle. The couple had been separated but agreed he would have custody of the child.
Celebrations erupt in Willemstad as blockade ends, lifting hardship for all classes. Salt ships awaiting entry to Venezuelan ports ready to sail with cargoes including a large coffee shipment bound for the United States. Sailors aboard the vessel jubilantly anticipate immediate passage and trade resumption.
J J Crow of Council Bluffs Iowa received a letter from Singland claiming Pat Crow brother of Eddie Cidahy kidnapping suspect is working in Liverpool. The letter says Pat left for England joined the English army under an assumed name and served in South Africa after the war he returned to Ireland and secured his current employment.
Police in Louisville report clues to a secret youth club of boys and girls. Two girls Agnes Moeller and Tracy Boerner died within a year, allegedly members, with ten youths said to have agreed to die in a hat draw every six months. One death by asphyxiation and another by drowning are described as the crisis reports.
Louis Kase beat his 16 year old daughter Lizzie to death with a claw hammer in their Buffalo home. After killing her he covered the body with a quilt, ate dinner, then slept. He confessed the next day to a saloonkeeper, was detained, and faced police. neighbors attempted lynching as he was taken away.
A major Wyoming blizzard blankets southern and western regions with deep snow. Stockmen report dying sheep in the Red Desert between Rawlins and Swanston as feed runs low. Cattle suffer from extended storms and scarce hay, signaling heavy losses ahead.
A Jefferson Jackson Lincoln league barbecue in Columbus Ohio drew about 1200 attendees with a pro Hearst presidential push led by supporters and a sharp attack on presumed Democratic deserters by William J Bryan. Organizers include former Congressman John J Lentz and associates.
Clifford Davenport twenty one, wanted in Kansas City Kansas for minor offenses, killed himself in a Lenape Kansas home after officers surrounded the residence. He barred doors and shot twice, the second bullet entering his heart, as detectives planned to arrest him.
The Senate killed Senator Bamberger s habit ulcer bill on state expense and passed Sherman s flag protection bill unanimously. Committees reported against Barass metric system and a federal building sites bill was repassed. Nashs honorably discharged soldiers poll tax exemption advanced. House actions included liquor sales near grading camps stalled, juror mileage and per diem measures advanced, guardianship bond authority debated, and Coulter introduced anti cigarette and minor curfew bills.
February 12 in the Senate featured routine business and a memorial service in the House of Representatives hall. Legislation included a law amendment on angsner insulis, a commission appointment for reservoir projects, and a $400 appropriation for an irrigation measure. House discussed free text book funding and a salary provision for members. Memorials honored McKinley and Lincoln as the session adjourned.
The senate met with barely quorum as most members were away on a Logan trip. Little business was transacted and it was the opinion that 16 would not affect the fate of a bill. The session lasted about twenty five minutes before adjourning until Monday.
The Idaho Senate refused a invitation to visit Golue nag by a 14 to 1 vote citing cost and railroad influence concerns. A pure food bill passed unanimously with an amendment for 63 percent butter fat. Lawrence sponsored seven bills, all approved unanimously, spanning tax limits, legal practice, city court costs, service, and county claim processes. The house accepted the Idaho trip report, though broader opposition to the junket persisted.
The Bolivian government replies to Brazil's ultimatum through General Pando. Bolivia accepts all Brazilian demands under protest and agrees not to cross the southern boundary of the contested territory, making a collision unlikely.
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