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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
2
A historical notice appears from The Standard Publishing Co listing a postered daily edition titled Bondeye. It suggests a period newspaper item or advertisement snippet likely connected to the publisher's release schedule or promotional material.
The advertisement rates for The Evening Standard include flat per inch pricing with daily changes and special positions. Rates feature two cents per inch for top column matter, one cent for other positions, and higher fees for full page or contracted weekly/monthly placements.
The drop in silver price to about 49 cents an ounce endangers mining camps in the West. Tonopah and Nevada mines, once revived by silver, may close if prices fail to rise, with job losses, falling property values, and mass exodus across mining communities.
Weber Camp No 7 Woodmen of the World votes to distribute coal to the poor this Christmas season. Members honor the sorrow of families facing privation and uncertainty, delivering warmth without regard to class or color.
News from Weber Canyon and surrounding Utah lands shows the government has withdrawn public land from entry after an Interior Department order. Investigations revealed investors had staked phosphate beds in Cathe Beaver Davia and Alorgan counties, amid concerns over national supply and agricultural use. The withdrawal follows a conservation council meeting noting U S phosphate rock could exhaust in about ten years.
The piece blasts Roosevelt Taft and kin over Panama Canal deals, accusing media allies of bias and alleging misused funds. It cites Indianapolis News and the New York Sun as tied to predatory wealth, while asserting Roosevelt allies pushed the purchase. The text questions motives and accuses fraud, saying tainted relatives sought broader honors.
A San Francisco Chronicle report on the Carson Trikes reclamation project under irrigation law warns of costly annual payments. It notes land buyers face one tenth yearly payments on a 25 to 59 dollar per acre burden, with many unable to comply and possible penalties or extensions debated by Secretary Garfield. The piece contrasts government risk with private capital needs and cites overseas and Australian examples of long payment periods and market challenges for new irrigated farms.
At best, housecleaning is a season of unrest. But its miseries can be greatly minimized by the wise use of Ivory Soap to give new beauty to furniture, to make rugs and curtains look as they did the day they were bought, to brighten silver and brass work, to make blankets as soft and fluffy as when new.
RedDeld Proctor United States senator from Vermont died in service. A memorial service will be held in the Senate with Reed Utah delivering the memorial address per custom. The selection is praised by all citizens of Utah and presents a notable tribute to the late senator born in 1821 in Vermont. his family has long resided in the state.
Chienzo December judge's court heard the tale of Richard Ivens who, driven by his brother’s murder of Mrs. Resets Hol vier, faced a sentence for theft. The defendant admitted stealing litch plumes from his employers, but the judge spared a harsher penalty, granting only one year at the house of correction.
Announcement from Cileago dated December 11 says Carter H Harrison former Chicago mayor will return February 16 as a permanent resident. Since retirement he has directed efforts to support his son Carter I and plans to lead the local Democratic organization’s opening moves.
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