Utah Law, Logs, Fires, and Crimes across a Busy State
State reports show lawyers forming a baseball team for amateur play and a secretary of state burning copies of the 1907 Utah compiled laws. Ogden sees a new Twenty Fourth Street bridge approach, while Logan City bonds are bought at par. A Salt Lake convict dies in prison, and N Witzell, famed musician, dies from a finger wound infection. Detention home for juveniles eyed. Utah Springs diver hurt. Ogden chamber of commerce grows to five hundred members. San Juan park proclamation copies arrive at the land office. Guard shoots at escape attempt. phosphorous burns a Salt Lake boy. Park City home fire displaces a family. Peter Ghillispie dies by self poisoning. Poisoned bottle injures Mrs Ho Wooton. a Salt Lake man studies murder clues. A 31 year-old man is arrested for murder near Orderville. Rio Grande worker injured by falling hammer. Two Logan college students detained after tying a man with a hose. Mine explosion at Treasure City kills two and injures two. Edith Tyson facing possible deportation after arrival from abroad.
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Gat Lake
Secretary of State
Utah
Fourth Street
Ogden
State Board of Land Commissioners
Logan City
H Barnette
State Penitentiary
N Witzell
Sat Lake
Dward Neilson
J O Leary
Utah Hot Springs
Chamber of Commerce of
Weber County
Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
George Harris
Harris
Henry McIntosh
John Dunn
Park City
Peter R Ghillispie
Pft
Jain Ho Wooton
American Fork
Alvin F .Wesasten
Mary Stevens
Orderville
Leaton
Gunn
Rio Grande
Wiford Sorenson
Mendon
Agricultural College
Logan
Joseph Hair
Elijah Wathine
Tieber City
Mountain Lake
Edith Tyson
Caelish
Miss Tyson
United States
Dozen Lives Lost in Hotel Horror
Fort Wayne report says at least 12 people died when the New Aveline hotel burned in the early Sunday fire. Fire crews used ladders to rescue many entrapped guests as flames roared through the six story brick building, many leaping to the street and dying.
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Fort Wayne
Int
Aveline
Ralph Hopkins
Dryas
Fle Department
Revolution in Peru report from Cho sica to Lima
Riomancity News telegraphs a revolt starting at Cho sica near Lima. Government forces moved against Augusto Duiin led rebels who cut Lima electric wires and seized a radio device. Dispatches show high excitement in Lima with no final outcome from the latest clash since 1889 Burlinghurst Duran uprising.
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Peru
Chosica
Lima
Augusto du Iin
Burlinghurst Duran
Fire destroys Brooklyn tenement. mother and four children dead
An early Sunday fire in a four story brick tenement at 17 Humboldt Street Brooklyn kills a mother and four children, six people die in total and four are injured. Police and firemen conduct daring rescues as occupants are trapped on upper floors and saved by nets.
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New York
Humboldt Street
Brooklyn
Sereas
Tragedy in Berlin High Life Ends in Double Fatalities
Baron Von Ruevieben and Wanda Von Strambech are involved in a fatal incident at their Duddenberg chateau near Dortmund Friday night. Baron Von Ruevieben, 35, was killed, Wanda Von Strambech wounded herself and survived. No motive or explanation has been provided.
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Berlin
Udo von Ruerleben
Duddenberg
Dortmund
Baron von Ruevieben
Wanda von Strambech
Chinese Boycott of Japanese Goods Deepens Tension
Pekin reports a growing Japanese boycott of Chinese goods tied to the Tatsu Maru incident. Admiral Ijuin’s squadron is anchored off Taku after an audience with the emperor. Japan seeks British help to end the boycott and blames Canton press for misrepresentation while warning against Western influence.
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Pekin
Japan
Ijuin
Taku
Great Britain
China
Canton
Far East
President Roosevelt Extends Sympathy To Japan
The President sent condolences to Emperor of Japan after the Yamato class cruiser Matsushima exploded at Pessadores on April 30. He expressed grief for the loss of 23 officers, 33 midshipmen, one warrant officer, and 150 sailors and offered profound sympathy and concern.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thursdas
Nie
Tokio
Theodore Roosevelt
Pessadores
May Declare Martial Law In Burles Tobacco District
Ohio state authorities weigh martial law to shield residents in Burles district from Kentucky night riders. If legislature blocks pending measures, the adjutant general may deploy a secret service guard into the area.
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Columbus
Burles Tobacco District
Ohio
Kentucky
Adjutant General
Robbery Reported In Torreon Mexico In Wells Fargo Case
Wells Fargo press officials report a $63 000 Mexican currency theft from a safe aboard a City of Mexico car consigned to a Chihuahua bank in Torreon. Two arrests have been made there. local officials doubt those detainees hold the money, while one company agent remains under suspicion with an arrest anticipated.
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Laredo
Ambassador Alm questions Leishman over Turkey prince case
Representative Alm of Kansas has asked the state department to explain Ambassador Leishman's alleged attempt to induce Mrs Bernard Warkentin to sign a release for the Turkish prince who shot her husband aboard a railroad train near Dims cus The department will seek an explanation and no formal complaint has yet been filed or will be until the explanation is received.
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Washington
Alm Dock
Kansas
State Department
Leishman
Bernard Warkentin
Dimscus
the Mitter
Mob
Bankruptcy petition filed against leading leather dealer Stetson
Boston leather magnate William A Stetson, renowned in the trade, is petitioned into bankruptcy by his creditors here on ada. Included are three related firms with him in control Ford Morocco Co of Wilmington, Boston Rome Leather Co, and the William A Stetson Co. total liabilities stand at 3 million dollars.
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Boston
William A Stetson
United States
Ada
Stetson
Ford Morocco Company
Wilmington
Del
Train Robbery Near Pittsburg Stalls Express Heist
Two white masked bandits boarded the New York and St Louis express at Union Station in Pittsburg Pa and overpowered the messenger to steal four bags of currency. The crime occurred near Walkers Station about eleven miles west. Authorities from Panhandle and Pennsylvania Rail Road, plus city and county detectives, are investigating.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Union Station
Theobbery
Walkers Station
Farm House Dynamited in Wardner Idaho
A large ranch house on the North Fork river owned by E A Carlson and his wife was destroyed by dynamite. The Carlsons and their hired man were injured or stunned by the blast and nearby animals perished. Suspects include unnamed Finlanders who had threatened settlers. The couple reached Kingston, eight miles away, after the explosion Wednesday night.
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Wardner
Idaho
E A Carlson
Kingston
Carlsons
North Fork River
sTlace
One Million a Year for Embassy and Consular Buildings
Washington report says the House foreign relations committee will favor a bill to buy overseas embassies legations and consulates with up to 1 million dollars yearly. This year 500000 is set for Berlin and Mexico City embassies and 500000 for Shanghai and Yokohama consulates.
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Washington
House Committee On Foreign Relations
Berlin
Mexico City
Shanghai
Hughes Stays In Race For Presidential Nomination
New York Governor Charles E Hughes will not be withdrawn from the presidential campaign until the national convention in Chicago has chosen a candidate. General Stewart L. Woodford, president of the Hughes League, announced this at a conference of New York delegates at the Hotel Astor.
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Hughes
New York
Charles E Hughes
Chicago
Stewart L Noodford
Hughes League of the United States
New York State
Hotel Astor
Fort De France Mayor Killed in Municipal Battle
A political fight in Fort De France Martinique turned deadly as mayor M Severe and vice mayor AL Labat led rival groups in a city hall clash during the municipal campaign. The mayor was killed and several others died or were wounded.
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Fort de France
Martinique
AL Labat
Mayo
Fort de Prance
M Severe
European Chef Declares American Cuisine Best in World
In New York City on the eve of his departure for Europe, famed European chef Escoffler praises American food as the finest and best fed people, noting Newark hotels cannot rival New York. He laments aging but confirms American kitchens surpass others.
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America
New York
Escoffler
Europe
Newark
Lurape
Dastardly dynamite plot thwarted near Melrose Montana
A lone pedestrian John Holan foiled a dynamite booby trap on the Oregon Short Line near Melrose six miles north of town. He tossed the explosive into a river and alerted the Melrose station agent. Police suspect stolen powder from the Westerlaken Peterson mine fueled the plot.
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Butte
Mont
Oregon Short Line
Darlington
John Holan
Melrose
Holan
Westerlaken.&. Peterson
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Durlington
Ship Builders Lock Out 6000 Wood Workers Amid UK Strike
Glasgow reports lockout of 6000 Clyde wood workers as shipbuilders press wage-cut demands. Across the United Kingdom yards close and a full stoppage looms, threatening 250000 maritime jobs. Other trades may follow as talks fail to yield a settlement.
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Glasgow
Clyde
Federation
United Kingdom
Satuday
Strykers
Preservation of Thoroughfares in Yellowstone Park
Army engineers oversee preservation of Yellowstone National Park roads with spraying to prevent disintegration. The costly effort covers around 100 miles at about $200000, with oil spray discussed but seen as expensive and uncertain.
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Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Army
De Sagan Plans Protestant Switch to Marry
Rome reports the Prince de Sagan aims to renounce Catholicism to wed Mme Gould. The Catholic Church refuses to annul her first marriage, blocking religious ceremony. The prince seeks civil and religious union by converting.
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Rome
Prince de Sagan
Mme Gould
Mme
Campaign to Abolish Horse Racing in Louisiana
A campaign backed by wealthy residents will be launched before the Louisiana legislature meets in Baton Rouge on May 11 to abolish all betting at racing tracks and seek permanent closing of the racing houses. Opposition from the racing interests is not yet described.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Morse Seeks Rapid Settlement After Bank Collapse
Morse a former bank and promoter says he will settle all National Bank of North America claims quickly. His counsel notes the settlement is only the beginning and Morse expects a substantial fortune of at least two million dollars after all indictments are resolved. He asserts millions remain for Morse despite debts.
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Neworkh—Tha Chuls
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Emperor of Japan
Mexico
Oregon
Montana
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de Sagan
Pope
Louisi
Ana
Marse
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