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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1903
Page
12
Chicago reports seventeen automobiles stopped by police in Evanston for speeding. Drivers released on bond or recognizance to appear in court. A civilian patrolman signaled by lifting a handkerchief to flag speeding vehicles. Speed limit eight mph. those over twelve mph fined at least $25.
In Chicago on August 17 Rev Bruce Brown voices support for a religious trust to combine church resources with economic goals. He argues funds now build many churches for the already well off while slums lack Gospel outreach and calls for concentrating missions where needed most to empower religious forces.
Associate Justice David J. Brewer argues in Leslie's Weekly that lynching stems from fear of legal delays and urges swift, certain punishment. He cites past appeals limits in the United States and England and says public confidence in the justice system would lessen mob violence.
Bulgarian government presents a detailed memorandum to the powers alleging Ottoman forces committed mass killings, torture, arson, and looting across Salonica, Monastir, Uskub, and adjacent districts during the past three months. The document cites 131 outrages, with widespread destruction in Smerdesch and surrounding villages. hundreds killed and many structures destroyed.
A contemporary observer warns that lynching diminishes respect for law and predicts that unchecked violence will spread to punish all offences. Innocent people may suffer as lynchings increase, undermining the justice system and public safety.
A memo describes plundering and forced sales by soldiers and Bashi-Bazouks in several villages including Jarhnuh Ribnitz Igoumentz Dobritahi and Nikodon. Over 3000 people fled the Sanjak of Seres and more from Kirk khase. Bulgarians imprisoned on flimsy pretexts. about 3000 believed held. The memo unsettles diplomats though some see a cautious view. An Austrian agent urged the premier for concern.
Notice from Utah Light Power Company signed by R. S. Campbell master, Ogden, dated May 1, 1903. Warning that meddling with insulators or throwing objects onto the line endangers property and lives. Victims may face serious harm or fat al consequences.
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