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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1903
Page
11
Rome Aug 17 The Pope distributed 20000 for Rome's poor and appears healthier, granting audiences to Prince Chigi and Prince Orsini. He hopes the marshal will stay in office, while Orsini explains his resignation stemmed from dissatisfaction with late Papal conduct.
The Kaw river surge reaches high levels with the James Street bridge collapsing cutting streetcar service between cities. Belt line and stock yards bridges endangered as water rises. Reports from Topeka Lawrence and other towns note rising rivers and protective work as crews battle driftwood and flooding.
In Ned Lodge Montana on August 17 grasshoppers swarm thickly. The insects cling to train rails and wheels, coating them with carcasses and hindering locomotive starts. Rangers’ food supplies are stripped, and the plague blocks sunlight as the swarms roll in.
Oyster Bay Aug 17 Twenty one warships drawn in four parallel columns Resting on the surface of Long Island Sound before President Roosevelt A scene of seapower as ships from the North Atlantic Fleet gather for a ceremonial salute The Mayflower and notable dignitaries ride in the bay as the fleet forms for the official greeting and inspection by the president.
From Sofia to Berlin on August 17 reports detail Bulgaria’s memorandum to the Powers over Macedonia, with diplomats fearing a warning of war. Other dispatches show Turkish mobilization near Macedonia, Russian fleet movements, and Romanian war preparations as European powers strive to avert a wider conflict.
President Roosevelt sails the Mayflower through a full fleet review with the Kearsarge and Olympia in formation. Salutes echo along the line as the president and officials receive honors, then board launches to visit battleships and cruisers.
Manila August 17 Major Robert L Bullard demanded the sultan Deveen of the Lanao Moros withdraw from his position and quit insulting American troops. The sultan, who invited a U S detachment for friendship, welcomed him with a strong force and defied the demand, his warriors bearing an American flag.
Georgetown Kentucky August 1 Robert Noakes once a sensational witness in Caleb Powers trial fled Kentucky after leaving the stand He reappeared today as a witness for the commonwealth having spent time in Indiana and Elivors since leaving the state.
In New York on August 17 Rev Maxwell P Johnstone an evangelist facing a hostile crowd near Twenty third Street and Fifth Avenue was nearly mobbed after a remark about two women. An officer intervened as a bystander kicked his makeshift pulpit and pushed him. The crowd dispersed with police rescue and the women fled.
W In Pettit longtime assistant cashier at First National Bank of Fort Wayne shot and killed himself today. Health problems are believed to have caused the tragedy.
John D. Rockefeller arrived in Pueblo Colorado on a special Missouri Pacific train and was greeted by Colorado Fuel and Iron officials. He, along with others, is expected to depart for Denver that evening to attend the annual company meeting.
Rev Dr Rob erts MacArthur denounces mob rule as savage and dangerous to a republic. He warns democracy can devolve to mobocracy and urges sheriffs and officers to defend prisoners, even amid grave crimes, upholding law over violence.
Large crowds gathered as Reliance and Shamrock rest in dry dock. Reliance receives repairs to rudder and bow after a Newport race strain, bronze underbody polished, while Shamrock hull gets its final white enamel coat and its great mainsail bent under Captain Wringe. Measurer Charles D. Mower will assess boat allowances tomorrow.
Milwaukee August 17 one man died and five others were seriously hurt after a collision between two passenger trains on the St Paul road. The crash occurred about a half mile east of Long Lake station as the Madison bound and Chicago bound trains left their stops at 620 am and 745 am. The dead man, the express passenger, died two hours after the accident. the injured include the engine crew of both trains and a baggage man.
Moses Pollock, born 1817, dies at his Philadelphia home at age 82. He was famed as the oldest publisher and bookseller in the United States and contributed to many major American libraries through his collections.
The bodies of George Evans and Miss Florence Brown were found at Canada Lake after an explosion of dynamite. The couple had been missing for days after a boat ride, with early reports suggesting elopement, now disproved by the discovery of their bodies.
Imperial Academy of Science fears for Bann Foll missing since leaving the yacht Zaria on July 33, 1602, with two Yakouts toward Bennett Island. Relief parties including Lieut Kolchak and Engineer Idrosnay search New Siberia while Birouliu fled to New Siberia. Zakaria crew linked traders accompany missions.
Dispatch from Stevensville Montana reports hundreds of Janchers arrive to view a mutilated six year old boy. Sheriff Pond barricades the Hamilton jail with 20 deputies guarding and vows to protect the prisoner. He will seek militia aid from the Governor if the mob persists. Communications to the Governor may be cut as tension rises.
San Francisco hosts the Grand Army of the Republic encampment with about 20 000 veterans filling streets and hotels. General Miles arrival adds interest though he denies candidacy and backs Gen Black. Denver and Illinois delegations highlight competition for next meeting site as spectators flood the city.
Pittsburg reports a 500 stone cutters strike in Allegheny county aimed at higher wages. Across Philadelphia about 6,000 to 7,000 textile workers, mainly rug operatives, resume work after eleven weeks. manufacturers made no concessions as the overall strike began with 60,000 and now 10,000 remain out.
Topeka dispatch reports Clarence E. Sharon, a former Twentieth Kansas Regiment member and former Kansas National Guard captain, was arrested in San Francisco for embezzlement. About $300 and shelves’ store losses tied to his supervision were noted after his September disappearance. Sheriff Lucas departed on a 5000 mile trip following the arrest.
Official crop prospectus covers European Russia up to a fortnight ago. Winter wheat shows good yields in the southwest and along the Don and Kouma belts with some small troubled districts near Kharkovo Nizhny Novgorod and on the right bank of the Dring. Spring grain is largely poor across one-third of the country, though the Don and Volga regions show some exception with concentrates of good output anticipated from Kovny to Ekaterinoslaw and north Caucasia.
Angli Fat Redzera, one of six men who escaped Butte jail on August Sth, writes he will surrender if Detective Jerry Murphy fights him. Murphy accepts the challenge and vows to meet the outlaw at any place with any weapons.
Judge Rogers in the United States Circuit Court sustained Western Union Telegraph’s demurrer in the Labor injunction case brought by Arthur Boyer and others alleging union discharge. The opinion holds the company may dismiss employees for union membership and may maintain a blacklist for use by others.
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