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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
8
A volatile morning in London and New York markets with prices wavering. Stocks and bonds edged down on some fronts while others held steadier. Cattle and hog receipts and prices shifted across major U.S. and Kansas markets as traders weighed domestic demand and export prospects.
New York Dec 14 A Tan Ala dispatch to the Tribune reports Lord Minto’s brother Edward Minto denies a report that Lord Minto is about to resign as governor general of Canada. The aide says there is noFoundation for the rumor and confirms Minto’s continued tenure.
The text lists a jumble of arrivals and personal names with many garbled place names such as Wheatland Wyoming Colakil New York and San Francisco. It reads like a damaged passenger arrival log with numerous misspellings and incomplete entries.
A list of named individuals appears as remnants in the post office records for Ogden on December 8. The fragmentary entries include numerous personal names with initials and some titles, indicating a decayed or partial dead-letter file and a mix of clerical annotations.
New York dispatch reports General Gritz ingar Commandant Fouche and Jaubert of the Boer army arrived on the steamer Manita from London. Fouche plans permanent settlement in the United States while the others will lecture on their experiences.
Chicago reports via Milwaukee that Senator John C Spooner would accept re election to the United States Senate if bid by the legislature and party command. The Rock County assemblymen announce the possible bid and Spooner says he would not disobey party authority.
In Chisago on December 11 a raid hit a Hi Moits printing shop uncovering ten counterfeit label plates and hundreds of counterfeit labels. Union leaders claim the plates were the only ones in existence and could have flooded the nation with forged labels. Officers halted the scheme after arresting a principal suspect as part of a long investigation led by George Thompson, Adele, and William Margurger, with bonds set at 1400 dollars.
Practical notes on orchard tending and plant care emphasize even watering, proper drainage, and varied planting. A concise lawyer anecdote from New York recounts a failed effort to win payment, illustrating persistence and irony in a light urban vignette.
Reports from La Guaira describe German and British warships attacking Venezuelan vessels. Several ships were destroyed or seized, with crews detained. allied crews later released, and tensions rise as authorities pledge defense amid clashes near La Guaira and Carupano.
In Brooklyn and across New York City residents report dire conditions as a coal shortage worsens. Officials discuss aid while public distress grows, with pleas for relief and warnings of rising prices as thousands await shipments. Mayor Low and aides offer no decisive action, citing lack of private distress reports.
A New York dispatch notes confusion over a $1000 AO gold shipment to South America. Only $500,000 of the funds were withdrawn while the remaining balance was reportedly taken, leaving details unclear about the escape or misallocation of the gold.
Chicago hosts the third annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society. Dr G P Girwood presents the society report while several doctors from Philadelphia Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids Iowa read papers on radiographic records routine use of radiography and diagraphy as an art. Dr Zmil H Grubb discusses treatment results and techniques in epithelial tumors. Vice-President Douther is elected president of Switzerland.
A garbled note describes Troy Laundry seeking support for a subsidy of any size, with participants insisting there is no place in the city to handle the clothes properly. The text questions equality in procedure and the city’s black market context, reflecting local tensions.
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