--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Thomas Hull collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 6 number: 9 published: 1903-07 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Thomas Hull, "Events of the Month," *Improvement Era* 6, no. 9 (July 1903): 716–720.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0609unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera0609unse start_page: 716 end_page: 720 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1903-07) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0609unse publication_year: 1903 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1903, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Events of the Month EVENTS OF THE MONTH. BY THOMAS HULL, GENERAL SECRETARY OF Y. M. M. I. A. — — Local May 15 Senator Whitmore and Profs. Merrill and Widtsoe of the Agricultural College, have decided to locate experiment farms in Tooele, Juab, Sevier, Iron and San Juan counties Ephraim H. Nye, president of the Southern States mission, born England August 6, 1845, died suddenly at Columbia, S.C — 16 The local ministers have prepared a pamphlet setting forth their views of the "Mormon" question, to be distributed tomorrow to one thousand visiting ministers on their way to the Los Angeles convention — 17 The visiting ministers visit the Tabernacle and hear Elder C. W. Penrose speak; they hold a secret meeting with local Presbyterians and discuss polygamy — — There is a heavy storm of rain, sleet and snow 18 Oscar R. Young, a well known Salt Lake engineer, dies in Iowa One inch of snow fell in Weber and other northern counties — 19 The weather bureau announces considerable damage to crops from the recent cold spell. In Montana the loss to stockmen is enormous The Com- mercial Club Tabernacle benefit for the public schools netted $1894.43 — 20 The first grand jury since statehood was sworn in and instructed by Judge Morse: Lucius E. Hall, chairman; C. F. Keith, sec- retary; B. F. Oatman, John T. Gabbott, Phil Pugsley, Jr., Charles V. An- derson and Jacob M.Weiler, other members Ingobar Erickson, a pioneer of Sanpete, died in Mt. Pleasant — 21 A heavy rain- storm sweeps over the Salt Lake valley F. S. Richards, Esq., returns from Washington, whither he went in the interest of irrigation in Utah The 21st annual state encampment of the G. A. R. is held in Salt Lake — 22 The local weather bureau storm rec- ords for May have been broken by the heavy rains and snows; the sheep and cattle industry has sustained heavy losses in the State — 23 Several Weber county school districts decide in an election to con- solidate Another heavy rain and thunder storm passes over the Salt Lake valley Ann Southworth Brimley, aged 82, died in Salt Lake City, 24— Funeral services over the remains of Ephraim H. Nye, who died in the Southern States mission, were held in the Ogden Tabernacle,largely attended Clara Louise Kellogg, Mrs. Strakosch, the once great opera singer, was honored with a special organ recital in the Salt Lake Tabernacle — 25 The Southern EVENTS OF THE MONTH. 719 Pacific shops in Ogden are to be greatly enlarged — 26 Trouble between the workmen and the Utah Light and Power Co. leads to a strike, and forty men quit work A track meet between the Colorados and the U. of U. results in a tie At the Presbyterian Assembly at Los Angeles, Rev. Charles Thompson, of New York, excori- ated tha "Mormon" Church, saying that it is an organization not to be educated, reformed or civilized, but must be crushed Secretary of Agiculture Wilson arrives in Salt Lake — 27 Two attempts were made to wreck the Power plant,and the company offers a reward of $500 for the guilty parties Moses Thatcher testified be- fore the grand jury in the Tanner case Secretary Wil- son predicts that the alkali lands about the Great Salt Lake will be made fertile through the removal of alkali — 28 Simon Bam- berger, the American Smelting and Refining Co., The Bingham Consol., the U. S. Smelting Co., the Highland Boy G. M. Co., President Joseph F. Smith, Walker Bros., the 0. S. L the R G'. W. Ry., and the Bingham C. , and G. M. Co., each pay one-tenth of $5000, and insure the schools con- tinuing the full term Salt Lake and Ogden are handsomely decorated for the President's reception 29— President Roose- velt spends the day in Utah, and is given a rousing reception in Salt Lake and Ogden. He arrived in the capital at 8:35 a.m., and left for Ogden at 1 :30 p.m. The day was perfect, and all arrangements were carried out like clockwork. The President's speech in the Tabernacle was a splendid tribute to the Pioneers 30— Decoration day was generally observed The M. I. A. conference opened in Salt Lake School commencements are held during the week in all parts of 'the state, and hundreds graduate from the eighth grade; the exer- cises will continue one more week 31— The feature of the M. I. A. conference was Elder B. H. Roberts' remarks in reply to Rev. Thompson, under the text "How?" Rev. L. H. Koepsel deliv- ers a scathing sermon and leaves the Methodist church. Domestic— May 15—The President reaches Yosetnite Valley...... New York employees organize to oppose unreasonable demands of unions in the building trades Ex-Mayor Ames of Minneapolis is sentenced to six years in the penitentiary for bribery The the massacre State department sees no way to take Russia to task for atKishineff 17— Seymour W. Tulloch makes public his charges of irregularities in the administration of postal affairs 18— Payne calls upon officials accused of irregularities Postmaster-General by ex-Cashier Tulloch to explain the charges 19— The Presi- Carson and Reno dent spends the day in Nevada, speaking at the U. S. will insist on trade The state department announces that nations including Russia privileges in Manchuria, equal to other California to Oregon 20— The President passes through Northern admission to the Union ..... .....M Ohio celebrates the centennial of its -The Postmaster-General announces $230,000 deficiency in the delivery severely criticised.......^ service, and A. W. Machen, superintendant, is the trial races .....^ Reliance beats Columbia in the first of President Roosevelt arrives at Tacoma, Wash ..^— Auditor Tracewell reply to the charges of Tulloch Castle and Controller — 720 IMPROVEMENT ERA. Senators Hanna and Foraker engage in a controversy over the endorse- ment of Roosevelt's candidacy for renomination by the Ohio Republican convention — 25 Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney P. 0. department is arrested charged with accepting a bribe Heavy storms sweep over Nebraska The one hundredth an- niversary of Ralph Waldo Emerson is celebrated The Presi- dent issues a statement relating to his endorsement by state conventions which really announces his candidacy for a second term 26 The President visits Spokane, Wash., and several Idaho towns Senator Hanna withdraws his opposition to Roosevelt's endorsement The Reliance again wins in the trial yatch races New York celebrates the 250th anniversary of the founding of its city government — 27 The President spends the day in Helena and Butte The Pennsylvania Republican convention endorses President Roosevelt.. Secretary Moody orders the European squadron to proceed to Kiel — 28 The President visits Pocatello and Boise The Pres- byterian General assembly, Los Angeles, adopts the report of the com- mittee on revision of the faith Reliance wins the third trial race Senator Hanna commends the administration of President Roosevelt — 30 An equestrian statue of General Sherman is unveiled in New York, and Memorial day is generally observed Floods and fire cause great damage and loss of life in North Topeka, Kan The President rides horseback sixty miles from Laramie to Cheyenne, Wyo. — — Foreign May 15 The Bulgarian cabinet resigns Secre- tary Chamberlain advocates the establishment of preferential tariffs be- tween the colonies and Great Britain, and a departure from free trade — 16 Sybil Sanderson, the noted American singer, dies in Paris — 18 General Petroff forms a new Bulgarian cabinet Chili and Bolivia settle amicably their boundary dispute China informs the United States minister that it can not open Manchurian trade owing to Russian opposition — 19 Great Britain accepts China's indemnity payment on a silver basis China yields four demands of Russia in Manchuria, including a pledge not to open more ports 20— Cuba celebrates the first anniversary of her independ- ence The first British Transvaal parliament opens in Preto- ria 22— The permanent treaty between Cuba and the U. S., in- cluding all the provisions of the Piatt amendment, is signed at Havana — 24 The first part of the automobile race between Paris and Madrid results in twelve killed and many wrecks, and the government forbids further racing over French territory Paul Blouet, Max O'Rell, dies at Paris — 25 After a thirty-hour battle, the Turks destrov Smerdesh, and kill one hundred and fifty Macedonian rebels 26— King Alfonso of Spain inherits, $7,500,000, under the will of his grandfather, King Francis The federal parliament of Australia opens at Melbourne — 28 Premier Balfour and Secretary Cham- berlain speak in the House of Commons on the Colonial tariff plan Secretary Thomas Lipton's Shamrock III sails for America 29 — The celebration of the bi- centenary of the founding of St. Petersburg is begun — 30 Manuel Candaino is elected President of Peru. I D. 0. 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