Utah News Briefs From Early July Far West Roundup
July items report drought harming dry land grain and lucerne harvesting progress in Utah counties. Acquittal of James W McGrath for a wife murder at Nephi. Provo Lehi and Parowan celebrations planned. Horse stealing conviction for John F Hickman at Nephi. Salt Lake gambling houses closed by mayor. Mortensen murder retrial bid. mining man Alen Campbell dies at Riverside. Knights of Pythias K P event in Salt Lake. Robbery arrest in Denver of Charica Savage. Suicide of William Kelley in Salt Lake. Local burglar caught by A G Johnson in Salt Lake. Old folks outings in Springville Provo Lehi. Cooks and waiters strike called off. Native Indian citizenship ruling clarified. Pioneer mother Mrs Tlarrington dies at American Fork. Miner Culmer injured in Quincy mine. Denver North Western Pacific railway funding secured. Lee Chaney injured, possible loss of left forearm.
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Parowan
James W McGrath
Nephi
The
Weather Bureau
Lehi
Lucerne
Maccabees
Grand Operas House
Salt Lake
Peter Mortensen
James R. Hay
Alen G Campbell
Riverside
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias of the Domain of Utah
Fist
Charica Savage
Denver
William Kelley
Rio Grande At Mounds
A. G. Johnson
James Thornton
Springville
Breeden
Utah
A. Culmer
Quincy
Park City
Culmer
Drf Moffat
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway
Salt Lake City
Lee Chaney
No Treaty With Cuba as Reciprocity Fails in Present Session
The president concludes no Cuban reciprocity treaty can be submitted this session. Cuban minister Quesada lacked full powers, requiring a Havana draft and return before Senate action. With Congress likely to adjourn by July 4, ratification seems unlikely, and the move appears to prove intent rather than secure a two thirds vote.
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Cuba
Congress
Senate
Ifhis
Senor Quesada
Washington
Sting
Ilavana
Palma
Saya
Wavana
Bankes
Eeason
Cape
Murdered Man Found Near Stampede Station On NP Line
A Seattle dispatch reports a murder at Stampede station near the Cascade foothills with robbery as the motive. John Leschick of Renville Minnesota was found in the creek with knife wounds and money on him. His mother and widowed family survive. A missing watch and shoes are noted.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific Railway
Cascade Mountain
John Leschick
Renville
Minn
Yeschick
Portland
Ore
Minnesota
Stampede
Flo
Blooding Hand Duel Over Italian Girl Sparks Harlem Clash
In crowded Harlem section known as Little Italy a dispute over a young Italian girl led to a knife attack injuring three men and one woman. Lorenzo Paras was stabbed multiple times and returned fire striking no one of his rival, who fled. An onlooker was wounded by a stray bullet as a large crowd watched.
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Harlem
Little
Italy
Tlorenzo Paras
Paras
Patterson, NJ
Patterson Vigilance Committee
Paterson
Patterson & Man
Butte Banker’s Brother Dies From Bullet Wound
Washby Citizen of Butte Fires Buillst Through Wks Brain Trank Hines, brother of Thomas St. Hines vice president of Silver Bow National Bank, is dead from a bullet wound. Officials doubt suicide or accident. wound location suggests self-inflicted death. Hines was quite wealthy.
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Washby Citizen of
Butte
Wks
Trank Hines
Thomas St. Hines
Silver Bow National Bank
Flnes
Judge McClarnen Backs Heavy Sentence in Butte Robbery
Judge McClarnen sentenced William Perry and A C. Loung to thirty years for the April 24 hold up of Tom Donovan. The heavy penalty unsettled county jail inmates who fear their trials, as he pledges to purge Montana of objectionable characters.
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McClarnen
William Perry
C. Loung
Tom Donovan
Butte
Ile
Montana
Tragic Drowning of Cort Brothers in Virginia City Reservoir
Two young Cort brothers from Virginia City Mont drowned after a seven year old fell into an old reservoir edge and became stuck in mud. The elder attempted a rescue but also slipped and was pulled under. A younger sibling witnessed the tragedy.
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Thomas Cort
Virginia City
Mont
Mass Shooting Near Jefferson Iowa Ends in Shipman Death
Horace Shipman killed Marshal John Swearingen and wounded Deputy Kendall during a daytime standoff at Shipman’s home near Jefferson Iowa. Dozens of citizens aided Sheriff Anderson as hundreds of shots rained from the two story house for hours before Shipman was found dead.
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Jefferson
Iowa
Horace Shipman
Shipman
John Swearingen
C Ho Grimmer
Hipman
Swearingen
Tred Kendall
Grimmel
Anderson
Shipmann
Jamea Ma
Shipmans
Texas Hotel Collapses in Dallas
The St. James hotel in Dallas Texas collapsed early Sunday morning burying occupants beneath the rubble. About twenty are believed still trapped while several dead and three injured have been removed as firefighters police and volunteers work to reach the victims amid high excitement and unclear details.
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St. James
Dallas
Texas
Coal supply risks trigger union strike talk in 1919
W B Wilson of the United Mines Workers foresees bituminous and anthracite reserves exhausted within three months. A national convention in Indianapolis on July 17 would vote to suspend work, potentially halting fuel for thousands of factories and affecting 450 010 mines across 30 states if 24 states act. Lignite states are noted but not counted in the call.
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W. B. Wilson
United Mines Workers of America
National Convention of
Indianapolis
United States
Wilson
Idaho
Nevada
California
Dakotas
North Carolina
Home Fire Destroys Slayder Family House at North Wilkesbarre
Mrs John Snyder wife of a fireman at Dofrance colliery Lehigh Valley Coal reports her home and contents burned Friday after moving from North Wilkesbarre to Stan ton Jull. While loading goods three men tipped wagon damaged furniture and later the family fled to friends fearing harm.
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John Snyder
Dofrance
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
North Wilkesbarre
Korth Wilkesbarre
Stanton Jull
Anaconda Man killed in ore train accident at New Washone smelter
Priday Starrington employed as track cleaner for Anaconda company attempted to remove himself from danger near an ore train. He was struck by another engine and chopped between the wheels. Starrington, pioneer resident of Anaconda Mont, left behind two sons with recent violent deaths in the family.
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Jobb Sarrington
Anaconda Mont
Washone
Priday Starrington
Anaconda Company
Starrington
Anaconda Lower
Ladrone Leader Captured After Baston Incident
Pedro Veleise, noted leader of the ladrones, who killed a sergeant five soldiers and attacked the fifth cavalry at Blangones Risell province on May 30, has been captured. He remains wounded. Teleisa is implicated in the March 2 capture of the president of Gainta and most police. Other ladrones were also captured.
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Pedro Veleise
Ladrones
Fifth Cavalry
Blnangones
Risel
Teleisa
Gainta
Cattle Interests Push Forty Hour Unload Rule
The cattle interests of the southwest oppose the twenty eight hour unloading need for rest feed and water. The house committee on commerce favored a bill to extend the period to forty hours, claiming better humane treatment and no undue burden on shippers.
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Southwest
House Committee On Commerce
Riot in Patterson Led by Anarchist Galleano Sparks Lynch Threats
Rioters backed by Italian anarchists attack Patterson mills on Belmont and Cedar Cliff streets. A police confrontation wounds officers and civilians. several workers flee as doors are forced open and stones shatter windows. Reporters are assaulted and a man is shot as mobs threaten further violence and arson.
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Patterson
Waa Luo
Anarchista
Murphy
McQueen
Anoother
Galleano
Alleano
Hielmont Avenue
Aile
Belmont Avenue
Columbia Mill
Grossgebauer
Biescis
Gallanco
Cedar Cliff
Hamford
Martha Huyser
Ifarry Blarris
Big Kodak
Gasoline Explosion Injures Dozens at Guthrie Store
A gasoline generator explosion at the new sock hardware company site in Guthrie Oklahoma injured thirty one people. A rear fire broke out at 830 causing two fire companies to respond. While firefighters battled the flames gasoline in the crowd area ignited and exploded blowing out the store front.
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Oklahoma
New Sock Hardware Companys
Guthrie
Plate Grase
War cost report tallies Philippine expenditures to date
Secretary of War reports to the Senate on Philippine expenses totaling 170,326,586 with the 1898 to 1902 periods and 4,803,448 for troop and supply movements since peace treaty ratified. It notes a 50,000 advance from the U S that was reimbursed from the Philippine treasury and lists yearly outlays and outstanding liabilities.
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Root
Senate
Philippines
Philippine Come
United States
Philippine
Viscal
Liscal
Mindanao Letters Show U S and Sultan Clash Over Policy
Colonel Frank Baldwin of the Twenty fifth Infantry cites American aims on Mindanao in a letter to the Sultan of Bacolor. The sultan replies demanding withdrawal from Lake Lanao district unless they join his religion and customs threatening war otherwise. Baldwin notes prisoners would be needed for lasting peace.
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Frank D. Baldwin
Twenty-ffth Infantry
Mindanao
Bacolor
Baldwin
Malabang
Lake Lanas
Disidwin
Massin
Mindansgeo
King Albert of Saxony Dies After Lingering Illness
King Albert of Saxony died Thursday after a lingering illness. He led Saxony as a general in 1870 and held an independent command in the Franco Prussian conflict. Though he opposed Prussia in 1866, he later reconciled and supported Prussian aims.
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Albert
Saxony
Johann
Prussia
Patterson Police Ordered to Shoot Rioters
Patterson New Jersey police received orders to shoot rioters on sight after the mayor personally organized reserves at headquarters. About 104 regular officers and around 100 sworn deputies were prepared for action as crowds near the city were warned to disperse.
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Patterson
N. J
Ile
Former Wife of Jeane James' Slayer Commits Suicide
Margaret Feeney, widow of Bob Ford, wife of a horse jockey, killed herself at Yurango Cola by morphine. She was separated from her husband. Ford shot Jesse James and wounded her with a bullet during Creede's wild days. Her second husband died in a mine accident.
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Margaret Feeney
Yurango
Cola
Bob Ford
Jesse James
Creede
Ford
Famous Ninth Infantry Arrives on Hancock at San Francisco
The United States transport Hancock arrives in San Francisco from Manila carrying the Ninth Infantry headquarters and ten companies, plus 300 casuals and fifty military prisoners. General A. S. Burt is a passenger and Colonel Robe commands the Ninth Infantry. Passengers landed Saturday amid co whee a
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United States
Hancock
San Francisco
Manila
Ninth Infantry
A. S. Burt
Robe
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Utail State News
Lits of
John Ff. Hickman
Provo
Louis Russell Tlarrington
American Fork
Oregon
New Republic
Odin Bunebh
Ensley
Ala
Tepo
Fatterson XI
Ladrone
House
Folles
Torch
Secretary of War
Philipplace
King Albert
Jeane James
Orient
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