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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1903
Page
4
Article outlines subscription options for the Daily Standard with rates for city delivery, carrier, and mail outside Ogten. It notes a 200 word limit for communications and states authors’ names must be published in full.
The Standard notes no special advertising agent is appointed outside Utah. Advertisers should deal directly with the Ogden office or through any reputable agency. The statement guides local and regional ad business and sets official contact points.
The Standard Publishing Co. Ogden Utah listing provides contact details for correspondence and business inquiries with a street address and official postal information.
Mayor presents quarterly report showing floating debt cleared from over 86000 with 28562 cash, leaving 59283 indebtedness at start. By July 1 the treasury had 12906, warrants now at par saving over 2000 annually. Tax levy reduced and merchants license revenue restored 7500 yearly. Administration praised as strictly business like.
Report describes a Russian equadron approaching Sevastopol and expected to appear in Turkish waters. The piece warns of a menacing front and cites threats of force over the assassination case, with references to Constantinople and broader European power dynamics.
The text presents a pamphlet attacking royal authority. It features statements about how rulers hold millions in their power, leading to unhealthy conditions and depravity. Tolstoi is cited discussing monarchs learning murder, with mockery of centralized power.
The pamphlet excerpt attacks William of Germany for dangerous ideas and ambition. It alleges his rhetoric mocks education and prompts crowds to shout approval as he advocates harsh policies including military brutality and mass execution in China. The piece critiques press complicity and public zeal.
The article cites Frank Fayant arguing English workers are stuck by caste, drink, and decay. He says American capital investment could lift workers into a new social climate, noting England’s drink bill, wages diverted to pubs, and widespread poverty. He details degeneration, vagrancy, and unions restricting output.
The text notes France’s National Day at the World’s Fair and outlines Pennsylvania’s state building collection costs for the fair. It cites an estimated $70,000 for a structural fire risk and reports 850 jars of frit collected for Missouri’s fruit display at the event.
A catalogue by M. Antonia del Castillo notes a Mexican meteorite named Toass that exploded midair and scattered in three fragments. Fragments were found in a triangle with sides about fifty one and thirty five meters, with two stone plates discovered 250 sands apart forming a single block weighing eighty fans. The shower reportedly dropped up to 3,000 tons of rocks.
A long scanned fragment lists numerous residents and occupations in Ogden with street pairs and blocks, starting from First Street northward, detailing names such as Abbott, Adams, Allen, Anderson, and many others, including trades from brakeman to tailor and hotel keeper, across Main Spring Young Pearl Franklin and adjacent streets. The piece resembles a city directory snippet with addresses and roles.
The special election held August 4, 1903 at Rock Meeting House Huntsville Weber County Utah resulted in 143 votes for incorporation and 68 against. The territory described forms Huntsville City a third class municipality with officials including Mayor J M Nelson and City Recorder Mary Ann Felt.
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