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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1908
Page
2
The Standard prints a dated notice from Ogden Utah about subscription prices and delivery terms. It lists weekly and advance rates, including Suncap farming training and implied date references, with periodical pricing details.
A garbled review from An Pariktmas criticizes Harvard Vale players and the game’s commercial taint. The observer cites Colonel George Harveys and Mate sara Weekly arguing that modern football lacks virtue and spirit, hinting at broader cultural decline.
The piece contrasts football's appeal to players and spectators with a focus on civic duty. It recounts how Grand Army veterans influenced security during the Roosevelt visit, noting detectives and trained agents guarding streets, while detailing efforts to keep order and deter criminals amid a public parade and presidential appearance.
A report from the English House of Lords reform committee is highlighted with a cable dispatch. It outlines a plan to create a reformed Lords with 259 members and stresses electing peers, hereditary peers, spiritual lords, and spiritual traders while reducing total membership from 417. The piece contrasts this with the United States Senate powers and discusses implications for representation and governance.
A New York commission cites a possible two million profit from a large fish hatchery in Ogden valley. Joseph Barker believes a trout farm with springs and clean streams could establish a major industry attracting national attention. Critics warn profits depend on high initial outlay and skilled personnel.
At the annual meeting of the Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers in New York, Erwin C. Feel argues that Portland cement output will rise with population and需求, but growth will be uneven. He notes 1908 production near 47 million barrels and that prices may fall, benefiting the largest producers while smaller plants suffer.
Interest in schoolboy rifle practice rises after successful New York and Washington tournaments. The National Rifle Association and National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice push to form clubs in agricultural and military schools with government support, cadet units, and trained instructors. Several schools already align with the program as a nationwide competition framework unfolds.
An official communication claims the Panama Canal will open January 1, 1915. A California press note reproduces the dispatch, noting the plan and the excavated canal line as part of the American work progress.
The record shows about sixty million cubic yards of earth moved in American excavations by now, with roughly twenty one million removed by November and a near forty million total for the year. The pace is rapid, expecting most work to finish within three years, as the total could reach between 58 and 62 million yards. Colds are relieved by Lasative Cough Syrup, noted for its laxative action and child friendliness, sold at local drug stores.
Chicago man Pat O Malley won a $1600 wager by reaching his home in Ballyagran County Limerick, Ireland from Chicago in one week. He left Tuesday, landed Queenstown late Wednesday, then drove to Ballyagran with a large team and machine power, arriving around 1 39 this morning. The journey was the longest eastbound transatlantic overland leg, with Queenstown to Ballyagran distance about 65 miles. O Malley’s arrival was linked to a two word signal from O Leary: You there.
Theatrical figure James J. Corbett brings Facing the Music to The Grand in a high profile engagement. The production, already staged in New York and Chicago, features a renowned cast and is billed as a premier musical comedy.
Chicago dispatch reports a man named Finn Jik ty died of typhoid fever at his farmhouse in Farmingham, Alabama, an hour before his sweetheart Sir Ady Grantham could reach his bedside. Mlle Grantham was prostrated. her parents rushed south to be with her.
Captain McGillivray, commander of the steamer Jrante, was awarded the Imperial Japanese decoration for heroism. He rescued marooned explorers on the Malaspina glacier after a dangerous incident on the voyage.
A fragmentary report describes the ship Beteams Maru wrecking near its master Captain McGillivray. It notes a danger to life and that a revenue cutter was seen possibly approaching to assist those left aboard or adrift.
An elderly farmer Jerome J. Tiarvey from Leon Texas is in serious condition after an attack on a city street or during a dodge from traffic. His wife and Mr Tiarvey strived to stay with their son in Los Angeles yesterday as other travelers and visitors gathered at the Roota hotel and nearby.
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