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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
2
Utah state news reports an unusually large typhoid outbreak in Fountain Green. The item also notes a Ogden bartender fined 75 dollars for liquor sales and a roundup of regional events from apples shipments to deer hunts and political changes.
Ten men are under arrest in the Rankin murder case. The Ohio county circuit court meets in special session at Union City to investigate the death of Captain Rankin near Reelfoot Lake. Military protection will guard the proceedings as posses and National Guard aid are planned to secure indictments against all members of the night rider band.
In Amoy on Saturday a discovered revolutionary plot aimed at killing high Chinese officials during a reception for American fleet officers triggered government anxiety. Authorities are taking extraordinary precautions during the fleet's stay and upcoming functions. Viceroy Song of Tukien province arrived aboard the cruiser Hal Yung and spent the night aboard.
In Medicine Hat Saskatchewan reports of a severe storm spread from the east reaching Hat last Saturday evening. Riddrs came from the district south stretching to the US border with stories of hardship. Donald Cameron a sheepherder and two others were caught and forced to abandon their sheep to seek safety. Cameron died after sixty hours without sleep or food while the others found a ranch and safety.
Journal recounts American sailors praised by Japanese hosts in Tokio. Twenty six men reported missing since Saturday. most were recovered Sunday and reassigned to the Yankton which sailed Tuesday. No desertion occurred, sailors overwhelmed by hospitality.
A cowboy in a wild west show and Gulfport police officer Hyves Lon Selby were killed after a pursuit that ended with both men shot. Officials found both bodies near the railroad with one pistol bullet each and one empty shell in their safety gear.
In New Orleans a bride on her wedding tour witnesses the shooting of her husband Professor Fred Van Ingen by Beauvre a former suitor from Plaquemine La The uncle intervenes by jamming the hammer and Beauvre is placed under arrest Van Ingen 23 Beauvre 24 The bride James Morhorer of Baton Rouge is related to former Governor Blanchard
St Petersburg reports official 1868 executions total 627 with 84 soldiers and 643 civilians. Most executed for murder robberies with violence. 62 for mutiny and military дисципine. four for desertion. Baltic provinces lead with 438, Kiev regiment 84, Odessa 69, War 65, Moscow 59.
In El Paso a jury found Tex was guilty of fomenting a resolution against a friendly nation on United States soil. Benjamin Stha and Jose Maria Ramirez were acquitted. Federal authorities seized alleged inflammator literature arms ammunition explosives and maps before unrest in Mexico.
Lawrence Kan Pete Matsoin an 18 year old from Crawford New Jersey who had already earned 250 dollars for walking part of a planned cross country trip from New York to San Francisco was killed by lightning on a farm eight miles north of here on Friday April 14. He and three relatives had set out to walk to San Francisco for a 500 dollar prize with Marsoin completing half the distance and receiving 250 dollars.
Threats against Governor M. R. Patterson who leads the night rider depredation probe have led to increased troops guarding his camp. He faced open threats Friday as he passed a local store with jeers and invective predicting he would not live to run again.
A Montenegrin demonstration in Cetinje shows women chanting war songs after Austria Hungary annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina. Led by Princesses Cunet and Vera, the crowd waved Montenegrin flags and urged men to defend national rights. the princesses formed a Red Cross nurse enrollment committee.
Tokyo witnesses a massive torch light style parade in honor of American fleet officers led by Admiral Sperry. The emperor urged greater hospitality for the visitors, and crowds throng a dazzling display of lanterns, bands, and cheers. Ambassador O Brien and embassy staff join the celebration amid a sea of hats and raised acknowledgments.
New York reports that Dr living Cook, a young physician, faced a manslaughter trial in a criminal practice case and, instead of disgrace, chose death. He drank poison and shot himself at the Waldorf Astoria. A sealed letter to his wife accompanied a terse note asking her not to view the affair as hard.
Henry Johnson, a sailor on the Roosevelt, says the Arctic steamer did not collide with an iceberg before reaching Utah. Johnson, who left the vessel ill, refuted a New York story about injuries to the Roosevelt and reported no damage.
Endorsements from Hon R. Tharin and T. Barnecott tout Peruna as a tonic and remedy for catarrhal disorders and la grippe related illness. Tharin cites his personal use and strong recommendation. Barnecott notes recovery from pneumonia and la grippe after two to three months of Peruna, praising its efficacy and tablet form equivalence.
Expert Dee Ahem notes persistent coughing this morning amid heavy practice. He replies he has been practicing all night to overcome the issue and improve performance.
A six year old girl plans an afternoon tea for friends hoping to imitate her mother's lavish gatherings. When asked what to serve she replies she does not know and suggests pink tissue paper and cambric tea as fashion.
The notes discuss a coeducational college and what follows when women are removed from it. A voice in the audience cries “Success Magazine Mire” and the scene hints at tensions over education, social consequence, and remedies.
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