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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1903
Page
2
A private letter from James Telston in Ejutla Oaxaca reports a sensational gold find near that Mexican site. More than 5,000 prospectors, including many Americans, have moved in. The exposed ledge runs about fifteen feet wide with surface assays around 50 000 dollars per ton. Mexican troops guard the ledge.
Havre Montana August 22 Detective riders and Pinkerton agents thwarted an alleged hold up near Malta on a westbound Great Northern flyer. Three suspicious men boarded the train two tried to scale the tender and vanished as officers fired at them. Train crews and agents had been armed for days amid warnings Kid Curry had returned to plan a clash. The water tank near Wagner, site of a prior July 4 incident, is referenced in the tale.
Judge Clancy in Butte Montana grants point by point victory to Justin Heinze et al against Washoe Copper and Anaconda Copper over ore bodies beneath the Nipper mine. Plaintiffs claim extralateral rights on the Nip r vein, while defendants argue only Blue X fault fissure exists. The suit concerns property valued at 19 million dollars. defendants take exceptions and plan appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Yesterday's games show Salt Lake defeating Spokane 73 to 6 and Seattle 4 while Butte topped 60 to 48 and Jokane-Won won 65 to 61. Kentire-Won 6b fell to 6T with other results listed.
A fragment shows a sports score or listing involving Chicago versus Cincinnati and Pittsburgh and St Louis in a historical newspaper context. No full details or dates are readable. The item likely reports on a game result or standings with multiple teams.
In the first game Cleveland defeated St Louis 7 to 4 while Lenin led Cleveland with 10 and 34 points. In the second game Cleveland beat St Louis 10 to 1 as Lenin again starred. Chicago swept Detroit 2 to 8 in the first game and 4 to 2 in the second game.
Two teams and several results appear in a fragmentary box score with Kansas City and St. Joseph as opponents. The lines show mixed wins and losses across several matchups, but many team names are misspelled or garbled.
Scores page notes Milwaukee 6 over Peoria 3, Omaha 12 over Colorado Springs 4, with Denver U and Deg S Movies 3, and Kansas City facing St. Joseph. Compact roundup of results in a brief sports blurb format.
Standings show Los Angeles with 1 win and 5 losses, San Francisco 280 and 39, Portland 6 and 69, Seattle 52 wins and 72 losses, Quickland 58 losses and 86. Readable figures indicate a misprint likely affecting team records.
The scores show Seattle 0 over Los Angeles, Sacramento with 7, Portland 11, San Francisco 11, and Oakland 6 in the latest lineup of regional results.
Frank Buchanan president of the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers says six structural trades will form a national council of about 600,000 workers. The plan includes absorbing smaller trades. a meeting is set for Indianapolis on October 7 to push the move.
The Austrian gunboat Sherla foundered off Cadiz on August 31 with eleven crew saved by a French trans Atlantic steamer. Naval records do not confirm an Austrian vessel named Sherba, likely a telegraphic error for Kerkha, a wooden schooner rigged gunboat of 147 feet length, 3149 tons, nine knots speed, armed with two 69 inch guns and one 27 inch gun, crew of 161.
A terse admonition warns that the poor should buy Schilling's Best rather than cheap imitatives designed to cheat them. It notes a grocer's money back guarantee as a consumer safeguard.
Newport Rhode Island Aug 31 The flagship Yankee of the naval training squadron under Rear Admiral W C Wise entered the harbor with its midship bunker on fire Discovered Thursday morning by smoke from the gun deck About 200 tons of coal were moved from the bunker leaving 300 tons The crew continued moving coal to another bunker as fire hoses operated The Yankee coaled at Bar Harbor on August 6 and some of that coal remains aboard
Charles Ah a leading Chinaman and Bow Wong society member shot himself in Honolulu. Recently back from China he faced persecution over his reform record and wished to study at a Chinese college but remained troubled and despondent.
Mayor John son of Yeveland received a telegram from W. o Beren requesting cancellation of an Ohio speaking engagement next week. No reason given.
Hamburg Belle, daughter of Hamburg, wins the Futurity race by a head after a dramatic stretch drive. The six furlongs are run in 1:13, a race record for the era, with Leonidas finishing strong after being urged by his rider. The win honors William C. Whitney and confirms the Hamburg lineage in top form.
At Sunside park in Racine a mad steer attacked a crowd of about 1000 during a park picnic. Four people were severely injured and many others were knocked down or fainted as the stampede broke into chaos.
Cuba New York resident Rev Ww Riley reports fifteen days of excruciating sciatic rheumatism after trying varied treatments. Ballard's Snow Liniment provided first relief on initial use and complete relief after the second, earning an unqualified endorsement. Sold by G F Cave and J Cave at Depot Drug Store for 1.00.
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