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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1903
Page
11
A historic transfer records a De Beers drawn check for a round sum of 3,000,000 pounds (about 23,000,000 dollars) used to complete a deal in Kimberly mines. The payment was noted as one of the largest checks of its time.
The Curio tale notes caves in England and Scotland used as houses. The Pools Cavern in Peak District is shown as an example among many caves adapted for habitation. The Peak cave has housed families for years linked to local cotton milling activity.
A well dressed man, calling himself A Kingston and claiming former rank as captain of the Fourth Royal Faluers of Dublin, plays an organ on a London street with a card declaring his discharge and demand for trial by court martial or civil tribunal. The incident fuels debate over War Office actions while a Mapland marine store dealer is forced to display his name prominently on the door.
Milan to host an international exposition in 1905 marking the completion of the world’s longest tunnel Simpion. A fund is raised, the King of Italy pledges aid, and Italians only may display fine art while transportation and protection sectors join. Exhibits must have genuine technical or artistic value to deter cheap bazaar items.
A discussion notes the importance of a Chinese war god in Far East hostilities and presents a redrawn portrait. It also reports a South London man's burial where six dogs followed the hearse draped in black.
A brisk drive along the Acushnet River from New Bedford reveals the oldest cotton mill in Massachusetts. The site recalls women bringing hemp and flax to be woven, with machinery seen as a landmark in labor saving devices and turning spinning time into productive work.
In Hotterdach museum a carpet from Shah Mozzaffer ed din to Queen Wilhelmibg is shown as a souvenir of a recent visit to Holland. The Persian inscription notes the gift by His Majesty the Shah to her Majesty the Queen in the year 1330 Hedjinn. The carpet covers 26 square yards with 250 600 stitches.
A respected Fredeh historian claims a study of 28 popes including Leo XIII and 33 antipopes shows 13 Frenchmen, 3 Spaniards, 1 Portuguese, 3 Germans, 1 Dutch, and 4 Algerians, with all others Hialtang. The article notes the discussion ends with this classification.
Workmen at Lowestoft, England, uncovered a curious old jar during a recent excavation. The ten inch high artifact features floral surface ornamentation and numerous stamped words whose meanings are unclear. Some inscriptions seem linked to the jar’s purpose while others name the family that owned it.
The Austrian Journal notes the death of Binion Oppagich known as Wie Fichest, a beggar with the world’s wealth. Born 1832 in Vienna he begged across Austria Hungary towns and saved daily profits and stock investments totaling at least 115000 in charitable receipts, 70000 invested abroad, making him very rich at death.
The article reviews ruling houses and tycoons, estimating the Russian imperial family at least 17 million dollars annually from Tsar revenues, estates, and duchies. It compares this to combined fortunes of global figures like the Rockefellers and to other European realms with multi million annual incomes.
A rare church steeple fire is pictured in a framing shot showing the steeple burning as flames reach the upper sections. The piece notes unusual livestock prices and distances with a claim about a weathering animal covering long miles, followed by a peculiar upright rooster shown from behind with hands clasped.
An inventive photographer has devised a method to record lightning during a storm. The photograph shows over twenty distinct flashes captured on one plate, produced by continuously exposing the plate throughout the thunderstorm.
An inventor describes a humorous toy shaped like a human figure with a hollow body containing a detachable inner ball. The ball sits at the lower body end and moves the figure’s “feet” by weight and lateral pressure. The toy rests on a level surface and tilts to press the ball against the body to move in any direction.
The tomb of David, king of Tarac, stands on Mount Zion near Jerusalem outside the city wall. Despite its age it remains remarkably well preserved and dates back to the era when David died in 1015 BH CG.
Off the coast of Tunis a group of islands was discovered. One island housed Clement, a former French sergeant missing fourteen years, along with a few natives. France has annexed the islands and named Clement resident inspector of fishing and harbor, registrar and teacher.
A curious souvenir from a Fiji Islands feast shows human bones neatly stacked near a tree. The photo depicts remains from a single feast, suggesting a large gathering based on bone quantity and careful arrangement.
The article explains a diving bell enabling work at six to seven hundred feet below sea level, far beyond a diver’s manual depth limit. It contrasts with a diver’s maximum around one hundred twenty feet and notes bells rarely exceed two hundred feet. It also describes a submarine boat as a steel globe, lowered from a ship, with a bell capacity of three, electric lights, and essential machinery.
Berlin health authorities report higher tuberculosis incidence among Rasela than in any other European nation. Poor hygiene, famine cycles, and inadequate nutrition in rural populations drive the spread, with Russia and several European countries showing varied mortality rates per million inhabitants.
A Yankee group in a remote corner of Northern Canada celebrated Thanksgiving with an improvised turkey. Nine diners faced scarce supplies so two small pumpkins were carved and served from the kitchen with shoe button eyes and neat red fabric for a comb, as seen in a family-style scene.
A weather carved rock profile at the summit of Mount Tremindipais near San Francisco resembles a human face. Erosion over centuries forms wrinkles and lines, and the likeness shifts as the viewer moves along the trail. The figure appears young and regal like an Egyptian princess from certain angles.
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