Salt Lake City News Roundup Shows Smallpox Quarantine and Trials
Salt Lake City reports two smallpox quarantine cases and a murder trial in progress for Merrill Kaighn over Willard Iayoea's killing. Other items include school attendance up to 11 300, new salt lake pumping plant upgrades, and legislative plans for Utah University metallurgy facilities.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Lehi Academy
Ita
Merrill M. Kaigha
Willard Iayoea
Latter-day Saints University
Sharp
Salt
Browning
Big Jordan
Lehi
Jordan River
University of Utah
Board of Health of
Salt Lakes County
Thomas McGee
Merrill Kaighn
M A Romney
Marion Brasher
Barney Lestero
Lynch
King
Martensen
Ilaworth
Gilbert van <Schoonhoven
McKinley
van Schoopboreno
Salt Lake Cit
Indian Outlaw Bruce Executed by Lynching in Nevada
George Bruce, an infamous Indian killer sought by California and Arizona officers, was captured by Indians in southern Nevada. He was hanged by a rope fastened to a saddle horn and dragged for miles, then his body was burned on a wood pile after killing Victoria Maria in Hesperia months earlier.
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George Hruce
California
Arizona
Victoria Maria
Hesperia
Bruce
Ilesperia
Indiana
Nevada
Explosion Traps Seventeen In Norfolk Mine Calamity
A gas and powder explosion wrecked the Big Tour mine of Algoma Coal and Coke in Norfolk West Virginia on Monday. Engineer James Seater and Bulgarian miner John Reichie perished along with fifteen Black miners. Rescue teams faced gas and smoke as they attempted to reach the trapped men. Frankenfield and George Gaspie crawled through debris to safety after aiding the rescues but suffered severe burns. The blast is blamed on blasting powder stored underground which blew open airways and collapsed brattice walls for a quarter mile.
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Norfolk
W. Va
Tour
Algoma Coal & Coke Company
James Seater
John Reichie
Itfy
Frankenfield
George Gaspie
Forest Fire Toll Across Oregon and Washington Reaches Deadly Heights
A devastating forest fire swept a 25 mile arc from Atel Cowlitz county Washington to Mount St Helens destroying timber and homes. Eleven people died four are missing and around 300 are homeless in Multnomah and Clackamas counties.
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Dst Helens
Portland
Milo M. Dimmick
Multnomah
Clackamsac
Palmer
Bridal Well
S[jamilton
Nalamah
Lewis River
Wallace
Hauley
Mra Joln Polly
Newhouse
Curicionnti Police Hold Joseph Scmitz for Loitering
Police in Curicionnti hold Joseph Scmitz aged 40 on a loitering charge while investigating a complaint by two elderly sisters on Oliver Street that he entered their premises and stayed there He allegedly threatened to take the life of President Roosevelt to others on Everett Street Police seek those witnesses and review Scmitz past history.
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Curicionnti
Joseph Scmitz
Roosevelt Schmitz
Oliver Street
Everett Street
Chinese Denial on Punishment of Bakers Oregon Outrage
Acting Secretary Atlee received a telegram from the governor of Oregon saying an immediate thorough investigation into Chinese allegations about local authorities in Baker City failing to punish Chinese outrages last October is underway. The telegram was sent to the Chinese minister in Washington.
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Atlee
Oregon
Wash Ogtonn
Baker City
C.e
Washington
Manilla
Philippines
Barcelona
Ministery of the Interior
Egypt
Two Men Die From Gas at Ann Arbor House
Two young men I W Ruskle and Joseph Kiersek of Posen Michigan were found dead in the Newman house in Ann Arbor. Kiersek had come to get eye treatment. The men thought gaslight would help them see and were overcome while trying to reach the door after turning on the gas.
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W &Ruskle
Joseph Kiersek
Posen
Mich
Ann Arbor
Kiersek
Jtta
Stampede at Syna gogue Dedication In St Paul
During the dedication of the Sons of Zion synagogue in St Paul a temporary entrance step collapsed under a crowd of about 1 100 spectators. Five hundred people fell in a heap but police intervened and cleared the crush. A few were bruised or cut. no deaths were reported.
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Sons of Zion
St Paul
Forest Fires Ravage Oregon and Washington Region
Wildfires sweep western Oregon and western Washington within seventy five miles of Portland. Five missing in Oregon and three lives reported lost in Clark County Washington as homes barns and mills burn. Portland covered in ashes and smoke. outages due to fire.
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Oregon
Washington
Lents
Oregon Water Power & Railway Company
Tridal Veil
Portland
Clackamas County
Springwater
Clark County
Wash
Vancouver
John Myers
Republicans Name Ticket For Congress And Supreme Court
Republicans nominate Joseph Howell for Congress and W. M. McCarty for Supreme Judge promising party unity and clear ticket for upcoming election.
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Joseph Howell
Congress Age
W. M. McCarty
Supreme Judge
Wife of Senator Stewart Killed in Alameda Auto Crash
Mrs William M. Stewart wife of the United States senator from Nevada was killed in an automobile accident in San Francisco on Friday. The party including Henry Coote and J B Taylor were riding along Santa Clara avenue when Taylor swerved to avoid a collision and lost control. The car struck a telegraph pole throwing occupants out. Mrs Stewart died at a sanitarium. Coote and Taylor suffered minor injuries.
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William M. Stewart
United States
Nevada
Ban Itrancisco
Stewart
Henry Coote
W Foote
Jf B Taylor
Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda County
Taylor
Washington, DC
Mra
Louie Aldrich
Dan Franciseo
Miss Foote
Ieary Foote
Mississippi
Cyril
California
Mra Stewart
New York City
Plus Fund
William Stratton dies after long illness in Colorado Springs
Multimillionaire William S Stratton owner of Independence mine in Cripple Creek dies after months of illness. He prospected in 1891 and staked Independence and Washington claims on July 4 1801. Independence yielded high assays and Stratton later built the Colorado Springs railway system spending substantial sums. His wealth was widely estimated between 15 and 40 million dollars.
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William S Stratton
Colorado Springs
Colo
Independence
Cripple Creek
Stratton
Republican Club Officers Elected at Utah State Convention
At the Utah State League of Republican clubs noon session, officers were chosen: President John Kenry Smith of Salt Lake. Vice President Mra West of Ogden. Secretary Walter J. Meeks of Salt Lake. Auditor James Clove of Provo. Executive committee members were William Glasmann of Ogden and Hoyt Sherman of Salt Lake. Delegates to the national convention in Chicago on Oct 11 include Hoyt Sherman Perry Veath Walter J Meeks Mrs HT Jones Salt Lake county William Glasmann Weber county Mr Evans Utah county Mrs Veat Weber county N P Neilson and M M Steele Garfield county.
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Ogden
Joseph Howell
Cache County
Congress
W. M. McCarty
Sevier County
Uintah Reservation
Cuba
James H Anderson
Salt Lake
Thomas Hull
Bait Lake
Mra
Emreline LB. Wells
W JV Adama
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
John TL Mpooth
Utah
Utah State League of Republican Clubs
John Kenry Smith
West
Walter J. Meeks
James Clove
Provo
Wiliam Glasmann
Hoyt Sherman
Chicago
Perry
Veath
Walter J Meeks
HT Jones
Salt Lake County
William Glasmann
Weber County
Evans
Utah County
Veat
N P Neilson
M. M. Steele
Garfield County
Train Robber Surrenders in Cochise County
Bert Alvord, famed train robber, surrendered to Sheriff Lewis of Cochise County Arizona and Billy Stiles, an ex ally turned witness. He cited loss of his right arm and hope for leniency, met across the line and brought to Tucson for safe keeping.
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Bert Alvord
Lewis
Cochise County
Arizona
Billy" Stilea
Arizona Rangers
United States
Mexico
Alvord
Stiles
Lucson
Termilla Storm Sweeps Through Germany Causing Widespread Damage
Destructive storms hit Germany with zero heat in Saxony and hurricane winds tearing roofs and injuring many. Damage runs into millions of marks as the Northwest storm affects North Sea cities and Elbe bathhouses and several low lying houses are wrecked.
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Germany
Saxony
North Sea
Elba
Tramps Murder Woman Near Steinhauer Nebraska
Report details a brutal assault and murder by unidentified men near Breinhauer Steinhauer Nebraska. Victim Mrs Nate Fournell living with her parents was attacked Saturday night looted and her clothes burned after death bloodhounds are on the trail of the suspects.
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Nate Fournell
Steinhauer
Mont Pelee Horror Report From Professor Hellprin
Professor Angelo Hellprin of the Philadelphia Geographical Society reports Mont Pelee devastation in Martinique. He cites massive casualties across Morne Rouge Ajoupa Bouillion Sante Louis de Bourden Basse Pointe and surrounding areas with Saint Pierre largely destroyed and Grand Riviere Precheur buried in ash.
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Philadelphia Geographical Society
Martinique
National Geographical Society
Mont Petee
Mont Pelee
St Tierre
Macouba
Carbet
Sante Louis de Bourden
Basse Pointe
Morne Valai
Ajoupa Louilion
St Pierre
Morne Rouge
Ajoupa Bouillion
Negro man hanged in New London for crime
A special for New London Missouri to the St Louis Post Dispatch reports that a Black man named Johnson was hanged today. His neck broke on the scaffold after he confessed the crime and declared he had joined the church and found peace with God.
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New London
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Jesse Johnson
Johnson
Christ
Beaumont Texas oil field blaze and tank explosions
A fire at Beaumont Texas on the oil field near Spindle Loop damaged waste ground and a trestle. It spread to a field damaging settling tanks and causing explosions. Meanwhile Brooklyn resident George Lindhurst died after a fly bite allegedly caused blood poisoning. He was 58.
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Beaumont
Texas
Texas & Sabina
Brooklyn
Hite
Lily
George Lindhurst
Lindhurst
Lindburs
Global unrest and disasters fill late news brief
Reports from multiple regions include a settled streetcar strike in Oltumwe and plans curbed by martial law in Barcelona. Fire control in Beaumont Texas follows a major oil field incident, while cholera cases rise in Egypt and isthmus tension grows in Colombia.
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Oltumwe
Towa
Barcelona
Beaumont
Texas
Charles
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