The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
AUGUST.


Aug. 1-Twenty-ninth regiment leaves
Fort Douglas for the Philippines.
Aug. Utah Independent Telephone
company reorganizes with Heber J. Grant
as president William d. Haywood. labor
leader recently acquitted of murder of
Gov. Frank Steunenberg, of Idaho. passes
through Salt Lake
Aug. Announcement is made that
plans for the consolidation OF L. d. S.
schools into large Mormon university are
being considered.
Aug. AIRS. Annie NJ. Bradley. unable
to give bail, returns from hospital to
Washington Jail; w. J. Coda. aerOnaut
falls from balloon at Ogden and is ratai-
ly burned in coming in contact with high
tension wires; three miners seriously in
jured in fall down shaft at the DAILY West
mine at Park City.
Aug. 5.-Mayor Ezra Thompson resigns
from position on account of i'll health /;
John b. Burbidge is made acting chief of
police.
Aug. 6.-Preliminary hearing of George
Sheets on bribery charge begins and jim
Donaldson, convicted bunco man. turns
state s evidence; Lille May Fowler, eight
years old, burned to death while playing
with box of matches.
Aug. American" party ''persuaders''
select William j. HallOran as their can
didate to succeed Ezra Thompson as
mayor of Salt Lake; w. H. Parent is
states star witness in Sheets hearing;
George Raleigh. chief of detectives. re-
signs from police force.
Aug. S.-George Sheets former chief of
police. gets temporary restraining order
preventing Justice Bishop from making
any return il the Sheets hearing; fight
develops among American politicians
as TO who the next mayor shall be.
Aug. 10.-Operators and employees of the
Salt Lake Western Union and Postal Tel
eSraph offices join in general strike OF the
telegraphers.
Aug. 12.-Council fails to elect mayor to
succeed Thompson: Associated Press
telegraph operators in Salt Lake join the
nent broker and insurance man, died in
Salt Lake.
Aug. 13-John 5. Bransford is chosen
mayor of Salt Lake City; William 3.
Preston, jr. and Scion Barber are drown
ed in Bear river near Logan; z. II. Har-
riman spends one day in Salt Lake.
Aug. 16.-Merchants and Manufacturers,
Retail Merchants and Butchers and Gro
GERS associations decide to unite as one
large trade organization.
L Aug. T.-Judge Lewis denies application
for permanent restraining order and the
Sheets case will be reopened.
Aug. 1S.-Edward McDermitt. telephone
lineman, electrOcuted at Bingham juno
ton by coming in contact with a live
wire.
Aug. l9.-Roderick Mckenzie is appoint
ed chief of police by Mayor Bransford.
Aug. Collaboration filed in district
court charging George A. Sheets with ac-
cepting a bride while chief of police of
Aug. 21-Joseph Bempke. a convict at
the state penitentiary. makes his escape +:
Oscar S. Straus, United States commits
siOner of labor. passes through Salt Lake;
Perry J. Arson, well-known Salt Lake
business man and politician died at his
home in Salt Lake.
Aug 26-DemOcTatiC city campaign
opens with annual committee meeting
National Guard goes into camp at Camp
Leonard Wood at American Fork
Aug. H.-Joseph H. Young, of Salt Lake,
appointed SUPERINTENDENT of California di-
vision of the Southern Pacific Judge w
H. King makes opening speech in Demo
cratic city campaign; Joseph A. Petit of
Salt Lake. is shot and killed by J. J. Cook
at Vernal. Utah; Real Estate association
makes plans to fight food trust
Aug. 29.-Grand jury is to be called TO
investigate prices of necessities in Salt
Lake.