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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
3
The Daily Standard lists subscription options and rates: Cartier in City offers one month and mail subscriptions outside Ogden at six dollars per year. Communications to the paper are limited to 200 words and authors must have full names published.
The Standard states there is no special advertising agent outside Utah and asks advertisers to deal directly with its Ogden office or via any reputable agency.
The Stanchard Publishing Co. argues compliments to Ogden police last night may have spurred burglaries. The Standard defends the force while noting improvements. It criticizes Meissner for a miscued attempt and questions socialist machinery plans and mayoral impacts.
The Montgomery Advertiser argues General Nelson A. Miles would be an unpopular candidate in the South even if he left the Republican party. It claims the Democratic nomination would split the South, due to his Davis episode, and predicts no chance of Miles carrying the solid South.
The Caldwell Idaho Tribune editor critiques socialism citing a satirical reconstruction of state control. He mocks a future where government feeds, educates, and governs every aspect of life from birth to burial, portraying a homogenized, controlled society with endless duties and no personal debt.
A survey of opinions from Chauncey Depew to Wall Street bankers shows optimism in Western finance and railroads. Reports from Chicago lines like the Great Northern and Missouri Pacific cite improvements, with banks in the corn belt indicating stronger deposits and ample liquidity, countering a possible national panic.
Commerce between the United States and its non contiguous territories totaled over 100 million dollars in the just ended fiscal year. Excluding gold bullion from Alaska, merchandise trade reached 33 518 000 dollars. The measure marks the first complete statistics since Hawaii and Puerto Rico were made customs districts.
The article notes the influence of a new law on trade with noncontiguous U S territories with 1903 shipments valued at 36 772 041 dollars and receipts at 98894712 dollars plus Alaska gold bullion 14 719 579 dollars. It also describes the yacht race where the Reliance led the Shamrock II by about a mile in sixteen minutes under winds. Experts predict the Reliance will win the thirteenth America's Cup series.
The article compares 1903 trade with Porto Rico the Hawaiian Islands Alaska and the Philippines to pre annexation figures. It notes imports rose from about 29 million dollars in 1893 to 59 million in 1903 while exports grew from under 8 million in 1898 to over 36 million in 1903.
New York readers hailed Reliance after a difficult fifteen mile windward heat against Lipton’s Shamrock II. The drifter faced a driving main and light air, yet Reliance showed the Shamrock II her heels, continuing Lipton’s streak of near misses in the challenging conditions.
Aug 21 reports from Sandy Hook Belfast and Glasgow cover Lipton's Erin departure after guests bade farewell, Lipton noting poor breeze hurt Shamrock III and Reliance showing despite disappointment. Crowds in Belfast and Glasgow followed races, with hope for Shamrock US improvement and new searchlight service in Rumbarton. arrivals in Reed list include Whitney, Grathwal, Andrews, Forkey, and others.
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