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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1903
Page
2
Health officers urge reporting of contagious illness to curb spread as schools and public gatherings face pressure. Violators of the ordinance face fines up to one hundred dollars or up to one hundred days in jail.
A reader denounces The Advocate for plagiarizing items from the Express and other papers, claiming repeated clipping without credit. The missive cites prior instances involving the Morning Review and Meeker Herald, accusing Crochet of borrowing without acknowledgment and praising the paper's appearance despite the fault.
In Wyoming January 21 1903 Dan Hillman of Buena Vista Uintah County Utah was chopping timber when a lodged tie tree fell on him and a prop tree struck Bert van Whed causing a severe head injury. Will Allen reached the scene and helped Bert before the injured men were taken home. Bert died en route and Will slowly recovered from a deep head wound with brain matter visible.
US Marshal Ben Heywood and deputies arrest Joe Neilson in Vernal after Indian police allege he sold whisky to Indians. Evidence includes witnesses for both sides, alibi claims, and testimony about purchases totaling about three gallons. Neilson bound over to federal court in $1,000 bond.
A Bartholomew died Monday morning from heart failure after a long illness. He and his family recently returned from Steamboat Springs for health reasons. He was born in Fillmore Utah forty one years ago last November and leaves a wife four children and his mother aged eighty two. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Studebaker House. The family and sister Laura Preston express thanks for the kindness shown.
Plans for the Denver North Western and Pacific tunnel through James Peak near the state’s highest Rockies are being drawn. The 2.3 mile long tunnel at 10 000 feet elevation will cut 77 miles from the route, cost over 1 million dollars, and employ about 100 men for two years with ventilation and rock handling challenges addressed by high air flow and planned stacks.
Fragmentary text references an Advocate and Price and a promising industry. It notes a need for repairs amid a boom and questions about future success. No definitive events, dates, or clear entities are present.
Fragmentary ad notes Beers Store in Denver offering flour fresh oranges and other dry goods. Mentions a choiceling of items and generic groceries.
Kip M. Davids writes from Delta Colorado dated January 25 1903 detailing winter hardships a move to town marshal duties and a failed monument venture. He notes marriage of Mrs Staunton to Ernest L Thompson and plans to sell lots on 1st North Street while considering relocation to Colorado or Virginia.
Three acute fever cases remain under quarantine as one death occurs in the town. Robbery rumors arise after the Bangley mul eater reports a fatal shooting tied to an old score. Jerome Asay arrives from Huntington. ice harvest continues and deliveries proceed to Vernal.
The readable text is fragmented and lacks coherent facts, making it impossible to determine a person place or event. No named entities or dates can be identified to form a meaningful summary.
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