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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
1
Kimberly celebrates with a growing prize fund for races and contests. Citizens report progress on public works as towns plan Fourth of July events in Logan Springville Ly r um and nearby areas. Local notes cover strikes, accidents and civic developments across multiple counties.
Admiral Dewey will fly his flag and take supreme command of the fleet for winter maneuvers near Culebra Island in the West Indies. The fleet, largest since the Civil War, will include North Atlantic European and South Atlantic squadrons assembled by December. Secretary Moody approves the plan and the president may join for a voyage south.
Dispatches from Tondoo reveal Boers surrendering in large numbers with generous treatment. At Winburg General Dewet spoke to cheering crowds of Hoer supporters, praising women’s wartime loyalty and urging loyalty to a new government as he urged surrender to divine will.
A Sunday electric storm struck Chicago causing a panic among about 700 children and destroying property. Three churches were hit including Cavalry Presbyterian where a bolt struck during Sunday school, a fire broke out but children were rescued unharmed. Lady of Sorrow’s steeple was demolished at Jackson Boulevard and Albany Avenue and Joseph Killian died after being struck by lightning while near Lake Calumet.
Reports show 11 225 Boers have surrendered with many youths from 11 upward among them. Most are under 30 and few are septuagenarians. Burghers remain increasingly friendly though some bitterness targets France and Germany for what they call protracted war caused by their press. Gen Dewet praises young fighters who often held positions after older burghers left.
Charlies Stout, believed killed in California a year ago, reappears in Cheyenne shocking friends. He left Chesetine about a year ago and an LA locomotive accident death report reached his circle, though Stout was in Los Angeles at the time and cannot explain the report.
Starry Tracy and David Merwill, fugitives who escaped the Oregon penitentiary after killing three guards, crossed the Columbia River into Washington. They are over sixty miles from the prison near alert home in Clark County and familiar with the terrain, reducing chances of swift capture.
A Hawaiian eruption at Kilauea was reported on Tuesday June 3rd with flames and smoke above the crater. No lava or ash yet, but the event marks a rare display after about a decade, with earthquakes noted and activity foreshadowed by increased smoke.
The text reports a debate on the anarchy bill where Representative Graham of Pennsylvania outlined a proposed plan to deal with anarchists. It cites a constituent suggestion advocating banishment to hell, with arguments about its neutrality and enforceability, implying a drastic, symbolic punishment.
Report notes the Princess May brought what is described as the season’s first Klondike gold to Vancouver last Sunday. About 150000 in gold dust arrived on that vessel, while the City of Seattle delivered additional dust. Officials say precise cleanup figures are hard to verify and claim owners keep results private. Canadian customs see possible discreet shipment flows from Yukon when inspectors aren’t watching. Southbound gold prices are said to be non remunerative under current royalties, so it won’t be counted among Lukon district output.
Tracy and Merrill, escaped five days ago, were pursued by 200 armed men but eluded capture. A man matching Tracy’s description bought tobacco in New Linn Friday morning, and a farmer nearby saw two armed men cross a fence heading toward the Willamette River likely to reach Portland along the river’s west bank.
Henri Maurice Cannon renowned as the heaviest man died suddenly in San Francisco from heart disease. Born in Zurich, he became a heavyweight athlete, famed lifter, and wrestler. At death he weighed 613 pounds after years of rapid growth.
A powerful cyclone swept central Illinois causing widespread damage from Merna to Bloomington. Three young women were killed at a Merna town hall dance and dozens injured as the building collapsed after doors were held shut. Bloomington suffered shattered plate glass, damaged stocks, and fallen trees but no reported fatalities. Kingston Mines and Morton reported multiple deaths and injuries, with fatalities also at Glen Oak and other towns as live wires and wreckage hindered relief efforts.
Henry C. Slavemeyer, president of the American Sugar Refining Co., denies reports that the firm holds a preponderating interest in western and northern beet sugar factories. He says the claims are untrue and insists he will not disclose private company affairs publicly.
A severe tornado struck Monday evening across Clay and Becker counties including the Wittie Darth Indian reservation. The storm killed Mis O A Deig near Voas and two Sour children of Andian Horn north of Ulen. It demolished a large Norwegian Lutheran church at Atlanta and damaged multiple buildings along a mile and a half width path thirty to fifty miles long. Reported fatalities on the reservation and total damage estimated around $100,000.
A London report claims an American army officer is recruiting in London for service in the Philippines from troops returning from South Africa. The claim, described as ridiculous by US officials, is expected to be raised in Parliament next week as a question.
Reports from the Dalmoal surrender near Pretoria describe Boer and British troops fraternizing. British soldiers at block houses between Balmoral and Pretoria offered coffee and tobacco to former foes after dawn trains were halted. Boers praise American allies as crafty and capable fighters while criticizing other foreigners.
Dispatches describe a Mexican force striking Yaqui bands in Santa Rosa canyon leaving women and children dead and the band dispersed under guard. Other reports note Venezuelan general Matos taking command and marching toward Caracas with a large army amid resistance expectations.
The British embassy in London received a letter on behalf of Len Loets at Denver Cole requesting transport to South Africa. Officials say no funds exist to assist and no action can be taken at this time. In other notes, the body of circus performer James d Btage was found in New Brunswick New Jersey with 1250 in a stocking.
Reports say a tornado near Bloomington Til caused widespread disruption as telegraph and railroad lines are paralyzed. The affected zone spans from Treeport Illinois to Clinton Illinois, with long distance telephone wires out of service and area work halted.
The summary lists a flurry of events including a river and harbor bill signing, drownings and shootings in multiple states, royal illness in Europe, a life sentence for a brigand, Cuban minister arrivals in New York, tornado and fire devastation, railroad and telegraph disruptions, and several fatal accidents. It notes minimal details on dates and locations, reflecting a broad, chaotic news snapshot across the country and world.
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