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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
7
The standings show Los Angeles at 66 4, Butte 66 62, Spokane 61 49, Seattle 57 50, San Francisco 56 64, and Balt Lake 15 28 in a tightly contested league race.
The report lists multiple results with teams branding losses and wins. Pittsburg won 67 and lost 36 by others. New York 60 41. Chicago 62 43. Cincinnati 54 47. Brooklyn 50 51. Boston 41 55. St. Louis 37 69. Philadelphia 31 60.
New York beats Pittsburg 13 to 7 in the first game and 1 to 4 in the second. Brooklyn defeats Chicago 2 to 1. St Louis wins 8 to 5 over Philadelphia while Cincinnati Boston game is postponed due to rain.
Standings show Boston 64 37, Cleveland 51 44, Philadelphia 58 45, Detroit 50 48, New York 49 48, Chicago 47 53, St. Louis 43 66, Washington 31 70.
Chicago 9 Boston 3 and Detroit 3 Philadelphia 0 in the first games. Detroit 5 Philadelphia 4 in the second game. Cleveland 5 Washington 1 and St Louis 1 New York 6 in the first games. St Louis 4 New York 2 in the second game.
A scoreboard note shows Denver defeating Peoria 5 to 3 and Omaha losing 4 to 5 against an opponent. The fragment lists two results with no date or venue specified.
In this summary of league play, Los Angeles is 1 6 with 76 51 loss, San Francisco 1 4 74 54, Sacramento 1 6 with 61 60, Portland 1 6 56 64, Seattle 1 4 48 67, Oakland 1 6 64 80. The fragment lists team results and scores for recent games.
The Oakland A’s were topped by the Los Angeles squad 1 to 5 while Portland fell 1 to 7 to San Francisco. Seattle and Sacramento finished 7 and 9 respectively in their matchups.
Meade Kansas Aug 21 W J Edwards of Plains Kan was shot and killed during the night. His sons and son in law surrendered admitting the shooting. No motive was given and the case is under investigation.
Wilson S Bissell former Postmaster General is reported to be much improved at Bar Harbor after a nervous collapse and kidney trouble left him in a bad state upon arrival a week ago. Dispatches from Bar Harbor say his condition has steadily improved.
A man named Cody leaped from the Williamsburg bridge under construction over the East River. He recovered consciousness an hour later, aided by padding protecting him from injury, after a 147 foot drop. Cody had previously jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge a year earlier.
Dispatches from Zanguru dated August 18 report Burmi destroyed by a British force of thirty whites and 500 native troops. Enemy Joss killed 700 including ex-Sultan of Sokoto and many chiefs. British casualties 11 killed including an officer and 62 wounded. House-to-house resistance described as desperate.
A fragmented scorehouse lists teams Milwaukee Colorado Springs Kansas City St Joseph Leoria Denver Des Moines Omaha with wins and losses and a separate row of city pair scores showing Milwaukee 3 to Colorado Springs 15 and Des Moines 1 to Kansas City 0.
Reports from Hungary indicate a tense political climate with leaders resisting military concessions as government allies push for stability. The situation centers on factions within the ruling party and public unrest in major cities.
Excursion rates announced for travel from Ogden to Seattle Portland and Spokane. Tickets on sale August 2 to 15 with return until October 15. Fares listed include Ogden to Seattle and return 35 dollars Ogden to Portland and return 30 dollars Ogden to Spokane and return 30 dollars.
Vienna dispatch notes optimism fades as Emperor Francis Joseph may meet King Edward with little progress toward settlement. The Times correspondent fears no military concessions to Hungarians could prolong the crisis unless a capable statesman emerges. Widewater reports Prof Langley cites uncertainty on a sixty five foot aerodrome test launch timing.
John Francis faced disorderly conduct charges in Maxwell Street court. After a brief prayer for mercy, the jury found him guilty and fined him five dollars. He proclaimed his faith saved him from a much larger penalty.
A Boston Utah Mining and Smelting Company certificate of incorporation was filed in Augusta Maine with $100000 capital. Promoters include I D Butterick Joseph Kelley and M McElhaney of Boston. I M Fairbanks is president J Berry treasurer and directors include Chester A Messer and A M French. Location of property not disclosed. Elite Steam Dye and Cleaning Works offers steam dyeing and cleaning with French dry cleaning at 2310 Washington Avenue.
Ticket details for routes from Ogden to Chicago and back 875.00 and Ogden to St. Louis 67.60 plus Ogden to St Paul and Minneapolis 62.95 and Ogden to Omaha and Kansas City 55. Tickets valid year round with stopovers at Denver and other points. Final limit 90 days from date of sale.
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