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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary legal notice from The Standard referencing Powettes Green Utah lender act, commission, and advance reader dates. Mentions Monte agency and Suncey warning Rosealnae Fras with four to nine months advance pricing in unclear terms.
The Evening Standard outlines advertising rates and contracts with special position and inch rates, noting top of column and page rates and weekly ads. It emphasizes guaranteed subscriber base and a competitive stance against other papers.
A disputed assertion by a speaker links college education to crime, claiming 75 percent of crime comes from graduates. Critics like Charles A. Towne reject the claim, noting convivial college culture and excessive drinking yet caution against sweeping generalizations about learning.
An odd fragment describes a proposed railroad route from Ogden to Wyoming with plans tied to North Ogden Orden and the Great Northern system. It mentions the Basin farmers, Utah boundary concerns, and potential to spur development across the region. The text references Casper Wyoming figures and local officials.
An old Ogden editorial argues against expanding to Yellowstone’s region and emphasizes public enterprise and civic resolve. It laments the cost of travel and funeral resources for distant projects, urging leaders to pursue broad, prudent growth and unity rather than conquest or wasteful schemes.
In a fragmented account Mayor Drewer advocates arming officers with a modern automatic weapon for peace. The text warns such arms are dangerous if mishandled and urges strict instruction for all users. It portrays desperate individuals equipping a Browning gun to confront authorities.
In a Utah town cooperation drives a community owned electric project. A committee led by Drboe aims to assess costs to harness Uintahs Mountain creek for water powered electricity. They seek a 40 foot head and a 42 inch water flow to run a lights plant. Residents admire a man who built a water powered plant nearby and plan to build their own line to provide modern electric service.
An Eastern health analysis argues oysters may carry contamination from sewage and disease, warning Western markets about possible adulteration and health danger. It cites New York merchants, the Merchants' Association, and studies of oyster beds along the East Coast and London, noting bacteria and typhoid risks and the potential for widespread illness.
The trial of Union Pacific Coal Co and Oregon Short Line Rail Road and officials opened in federal court before Judge Marshall. J. Sharp testified that he was forced out of business after exposing a price-cutting conspiracy to supply storage coal, with Moore and others at the center, and the case centered on coal shipments and price reductions across Rock Springs and the Cumberland basin.
United States Geological Survey studies in southwestern Utah assess groundwater as key to expanding irrigation. Across valleys at the base of the central plateau, surface waters are limited, so underground supplies determine acreage, crop growth, and winter range supply for stock. Water transport and pumping distances impact farming and dairy operations, with distant pipelines needed to deliver essential water. Local valleys near the Nevada line show winter range value for stock, while dry farming areas rely on wells to sustain livestock and crops.
Furious market speculation in Rock Island preferred stock followed rumors of a major transaction involving the St Louis and San Francisco subsidiary. Banking houses Harrimen's, Quanize Aldinatha Rock Island-Spey er & Co took bonds as West and Gould system links drew attention. Prices in Rock Island and Gould group rose, while overall market activity remained feverish and volatile.
Washington reports Tang Shao Vi, a Chinese official, to arrive in Washington and present credentials to President Roosevelt tomorrow afternoon. Secretary Root will receive him and the envoy, bearing 19 letters accrediting him, as he is accompanied by Minister Wa. The meeting at the State Department was reportedly quiet.
J H Sharer commander of the Ohio department of the Grand Army of the Republic died today in Allance Ohio from acute indigestion.
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