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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1903
Page
8
A three year old boy, Viera Madsen, died after his dress caught fire while playing with matches near Springville Mt Pleasant. His mother suffered burns while trying to save him, and the accident occurred yesterday afternoon. The community extends condolences to Mr and Mrs John K Madsen.
Fire in Gunnison on August 9 destroyed the home of Mr. A. D. Dimnick and about 500 pounds of binding twine stacked against the building. All household goods were saved.
Jesus Vanderhoof, linked with a recent horse theft case, was bound over to answer in the District court in the sum of 500 dollars on the charge of grand larceny. He is alleged to have loved good horses and faces a crowded docket as proceedings continue.
A Springville druggist, Mr. Thomas, was found dead in bed this morning likely from heart disease. He had appeared healthy after a bath, and Drs. Dung and Smart ruled his death due to heart failure.
A man matching Charles Lenox, the escaped Silver Bow jail inmate, was seen in Butte last night shortly after the North Coast limited train arrived at 11:35. He was observed in a downtown saloon wearing dusty overalls and sandy complexioned clothes, suggesting a fresh escape from custody.
A long delayed church note from Longton August 10 reports Dr Samuel G Smith now abroad. The call from Westminster chapel extended months ago appears in decline as the fetter to return or respond remains unresolved.
The infant child of Moses L Morris of Pleasant avenue escaped injury when a runaway team struck the carriage near Morrison's store at First West and Fifth South. The carriage was torn, the baby flung out but landed aside from the horses and suffered only a few bruises.
Matt Haagy owner of a lodging house on East First South street was arrested by Officer Bert Sieger for violating the Sunday liquor ceiling ordinance. Bond set at 200 dollars as this is his second offense. a previous fine of 75 dollars was imposed last November. The case may be prosecuted for additional offense of no lies liquor without accense. An officer reports a customer bought a drink at the establishment yesterday and Haagy admits engaging in the prohibited business.
Samuel Newhouse departed for Bar Harbor Maine as work in southern country continues with nearly two million dollars in planned expenditures. He may order erection of the Boston Consenter, while Newhouse silent on details. Mr and Mrs Henry L Irwin of Pittsburgh arrived at his Brigham street home intending to stay through summer.
Births totaled 31 with 11 males and 20 females, 4 fewer than last week and 14 more than year ago. Deaths 18, males double females. Six bodies brought here for burial, three shipped elsewhere. Scarlatina quarantine at 9 cases, diphtheria 4 in detention, smallpox nine in quarantine, typhoid fever four cases.
Edmund Anthony Drad, 18, a car cleaner for Consolidated Railway and Power, was crushed in a barn accident shortly after midnight and died at Holy Cross hospital. Fellow worker William Gardner assisted after the last run when directed to repair a controller on a returning car.
A 22 year old, Anthony, was crushed when he stepped between rails to reach a car trolley after tying a rope to the wire. He died at Holy Cross hospital within hours. He lived with his widowed mother and seven siblings at 434 West Fourth North. born in 1881 in South Wales, he had recently moved to Utah. His father died in a Pennsylvania coal mine accident about twelve years earlier.
Salt Lake notes report two new typhoid illnesses Mrs E Penrose of 306 East Fifth South Street and Emma 8 Marcroft of 324 West Eighth South Street. Also present are J M Boutwell of the geological survey and Miss A B Boutwell of Washington at the Knutsford, plus Mrs M Winchester secretary to Washington Forestry Superintendent at the Kenyon. Eight women fined 16 each for plying their vocation outside police districts. Obits share Mary Woods 67, sister to Rayboulds, two sons and two daughters survive. John A Evans 16 died after surgery for peritonitis. Firemen quell waste-box blaze at Comstock saloon. Socialist John Schuck at Main street denounces Christian Socialism as ineffective without political action.
Dr Angel Uparte arrives in New York to press settlement between the Honduran government and the Honduran Syndicate in New York. He explains the seizure followed failure to complete a bridge over the Ulua river and a one year contract extension. He notes the road from Puerto Cartez to La Pimienta earned 160000 to 600000 pesos yearly and that the syndicate did not own the line, only leased it. An American company is favored for the lease.
A London source reveals a hidden underclass among aristocrats who hire barrel organs to survive. Stories include a wealthy merchant’s son driven to street work after his father’s collapse, a Polish nobleman in exile, an ex-army officer in Australia, an Oxford graduate disowned for scandal, and a hopeful lover who meets his sweetheart in a hospital nurse role linked by an organ accident.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports key testimony from Helwig Lange denying sending money to Mrs Aurora Hodge. Investigators seek Lange’s deposition from Pittsburg while shadowy tips link a pedlar and a Will McKinley to the case as Ogden and surrounding counties press for leads.
Rome reports the coronation of Pope Pius X in St. Peter's Basilica with unrestrained acclamations from about seventy thousand spectators. The ceremony followed a grand papal procession in the Apostolic palace and lasted long into the day as crowds endured hours of waiting and intense excitement.
The master of ceremonies claimed no desire to appear as he was, yet he wore disguise or notable attire throughout the event, answering with restraint when questioned about his appearance.
Sheriff Bosquitt reports five armed convicts located at Ben Meiss ranch fourteen miles east of Grizzly Flat, after lunch yesterday. A barefooted cook delivered news, and the group headed toward Leak Springs with pursuit teams and bloodhounds in trail. Officials plan to block routes toward Corral Gap and Lava Beds, hoping to halt the escape within twenty four hours.
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