Utah state news roundup reflects wartime shortages and local incidents
Logan and Nichmond condensed milk plants produced 175000 cases last year. Ephraim youths join state militia. Chester hunters kill 25 rabbits in two hours. Woodmen of the World Ogden distributed coal to poor. Ben Foreman recaptured after escape from Park City jail. Ogden youth Glen Shafer injured by horse. Salt Lake City court filings accuse parents for neglecting schooling. Agricultural college seeks two year maintenance funds totaling 242700. Coal mine inspector cites eight miners killed and 124 injured in fiscal year. Ephraim public school near completion at 40000 cost. Williard Patris charged with horse theft. Snowslide kills Edward Peterson near Sunnyside. Grand Army of the Republic planning Utah encampment. Governor elect Spry to be inaugurated January in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City police chief change noted amid political tensions. Various local crimes and civic notes including Corinne Lawrence found dead. Hatch town reservoir project advances in Garfield county.
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Ben Foreman
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Glen Shafer
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Utah
Williard Patis
Ogden Hyeryman
Idiward Peterson
Murray
Sunnytide
Cal
Frank “Io Stermer
Grand Army of the Republic
Salt Lake
Fred Scranton
Salt Lake City
Prue
William Spry
House of Representatives
M Petersen
Batlow
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Pitt
Evacuation of Cuba Begins as U S Forces Withdraw
Cubans express pleasure at the start of Cuba evacuation by the American army marking the move toward independence. About 900 marines in the first provisional regiment will depart Havana on January 1 aboard the cruiser Prairie. Remainder to follow with minimal ceremony as news notes indicate calm departure.
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Cuba
Army of Sricification
Provisional Regiment of Marines
Havana
Prairie
Newport News
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Prohibition spread shifts in the South and states
A broad survey shows prohibition sweeping the South with many states adopting or testing statewide bans. Georgia experiments with near prohibition, Alabama, North Carolina and Mississippi enact or approach bans. Kentucky and Texas show strong antiabstainer turns while enforcement and social effects draw mixed results. The article notes fewer intoxication arrests and social ills, but enforcement challenges persist.
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Lquor
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North Carolina
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Mississippi
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Tennessee
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Virginia
Texas
Arkansas
Feud Ends in Western China After Vicious Brawl
European travelers recount a clash between villages near Tachade. The headman and two others died three months earlier in a feud with a higher village. The dispute was settled by the villagers themselves after eight from the opposing side were killed.
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China
Tachade
Lao Wo
Finland Expels Hebrews Amid License Restriction Policy
In Helsingfors Finland a periodical expulsion of Hebrews continues with thirty families ordered to emigrate. The senate bases residen ce licenses on narrow law interpretations allowing six month stays optional renewals. Jews face property, citizenship, and strict residency limits though a 3850 exception favors 200 families. The diet rejected abolishing disabilities and cruelty bill with kosher slaughter clause faces Russian opposition.
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Finland
Senate
Iaie
Laboring Men Plan Large Demonstration Over Gompers Sentence
The Central Federated Union orders a 200000 strong labor demonstration next Sunday to protest the jail terms of Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Mortison. A committee will arrange and draft resolutions, with a copy sent to President Roosevelt. The union opposes the notion of crime and discourages pardons.
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John Mitchell
Frank “Mortison
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Pat Dan
Girl Sets New World Record in Rapid Shorthand
Ruth Ohison, a 14 year old from San Francisco, set a new world age record for rapid shorthand by writing 50 words in five minutes and accurately reading them back. The test occurred before Superior Court, with the master noting the transcript from court files was unfamiliar to her.
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Superia
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Ams Chisons
Miners Flee Hastings Mine Fire After Gas Explosions
Fire at the Victor Fuel company coal mine in Hastings, twenty miles north, had burned since Wednesday and flared again with a series of gas explosions. Workers refused to enter the mine, attempts were made to cut behind the fire, and several men were overcome by gas.
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Colton-Bfire
Victor Fuel Company
Hastings
Here
Sandis
Young Hargis May Go Free
In Texine Ky the jury in Reach Hargis murder case of his father Fudge James Hargis failed to reach a verdict with nine for acquittal and three for conviction. Hargis had been drinking earlier and allegedly dragged a bus through a mountain town before entering his father's store and shooting him.
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Reach Hargis
Fudge James Hargis
Teach Hargis
Judge Hargis
Jackson Fey
Cargis
Wild Hide Mountain Town
Beach
Judaos
Tarper's Magazine January issue features seven stories
The January Tarper's Magazine includes seven strong stories and a new serial titled The Inner Shrine. The issue is described as exquisitely crafted and highly acceptable for the month.
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Tarper’s
Reading excerpts from a quirky magazine preview
A reader recalls a bizarre funeral invitation for a cat and a floral gift from an Italian shop. The text surveys articles in Everybody's magazine noting features on immigrants, fixing machines, and show girl trials, all highlighted in the January issue.
We Welcome Comparisons In Prices With First Class Jewelry
Local ad invites comparison shopping at a jewelry house offering guaranteed goods. The note warns customers not to buy watches, diamonds, or other items until comparing prices and terms, signaling price matching emphasis.
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Pices
Deadly riot in China spurs troops to restore order
Amay orders were issued to a number of natives twenty miles north of Ano. A riot broke out over opium poppy planting. One officer and ten civilians were killed. Fifty troops were sent to restore order as authorities vow to enforce the antiopium edict.
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Amay
Trngan
Ano
Funean
North American Conservation Conference Planned at White House
Announcement from the White House states a conference on conserving North American natural resources will be held February 15. Letters have been sent to the general secretary of Canada and to Mexico’s president Diaz, with Gifford Pinchot delivering them in person as head of the National Conservation Commission.
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White House
North America
Zoenor
Canada
Diaz
Mexico
Gifford Pinchot
National Conservation Commission
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