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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
7
Postmasters across the United Kingdom have started paying old age pensions under the recent act to those over seventy. Hundreds of thousands have applied, about 200,000 denied for receiving poor relief. Estimated annual cost is 35 000 600 with the top pension set at five shillings weekly for incomes under 105 pounds per year.
The article notes Jack Johnson sought a fight with Tommy Burns after Burns agreed to a Sydney bout for a 335000 purse organized by promoter McIntosh. It highlights Johnsons 64 bouts with 22 knockouts, naming rivals Jeffries Fitzsimmons Hart and Jeanette, and contends Johnsons dominance may spark demand for new challengers as fans crave fresh champions.
Former rival James J. Corbett declares Battling Nelson cannot be hurt by a punch and warns would be challengers to avoid attempting a bout. Corbett recounts tries that failed to stop Nelson, describing him as an animal-like opponent who endures punishment and keeps fighting.
Firestone, carrying Thomas H. Williams colors, won the New Year handicap at Emeryville over Lightwool by two lengths as 12,000 spectators watched. Dorante was third in the mile and a furlong event with five starters amid rain and a boggy course. Gilbert Rose captured the 2-year-old race, a half brother to Lee Rose, as the book closed on the holiday program.
Santa Anita Park drew 15000 as Woodcraft defeated Molesey by a nose in the Rose Selling stakes with Shilling guiding the winner. Flying Squirrel took the first baby race as favorite by six lengths. other races featured Grifiamb, Jane Laurel, and Lord Stanhope with swift times across seven furlongs to a mile and a half.
Engineer Ing News reports a new railway arch in Austria claiming the second largest masonry span in the world. The Isonzo river bridge measures 278.9 feet across with a 78 foot rise, built of cut stone on reinforced concrete footings into solid rock, 6.6 feet thick at the crown. The world’s largest masonry arch sits at Plauen Germany with a 295 foot span, while Luxembourg holds the previously second largest at 277.6 feet.
Instructions describe replacing an old skirt braid after finish. Methods include placing a card in the hem and tapping it to prevent stitches from showing on the outer side. Mentions thin fabric and special benefit when sewing large material.
Obituary tribute recalling John T Smyth Ogden pioneer and friend to many. Describes his Irish roots Gaelic education wit and kindness and the loss felt by family neighbors and the Chesterfield community. Includes reflections on his patriotism memories and peaceful passing.
A Congo government bulletin reports successful experiments at an elephant farm in Apt showing domestication and training of elephants for porterage. The work aims to ease opening up regions lacking transport facilities despite doubts about Central African elephants.
The Hungarian play The Devil, after sensational reports from Budapest, arrives at the Grand Opera House Monday evening January 4. Henry W Savage secured rights and will present a company chosen to match the home Garden theater cast, as crowds continue to demand it.
The Ely Mining Expositor reports that a supposed strike by about thirty five Nevada Consolidated Copper ore train men was unfounded. Misplaced reports said they would be discharged after a November 1 wage dispute and water rate talks with General Manager Lakenan. After days of talks the workers returned to duty on November 29 and have since remained at work.
The Baptist church parlor hosted a Leap Year Social with anxious spinsters and expectant bachelors. The crowd joked about independence and potential marriage, as many claimed to be able to manage on their own and contemplated future plans.
Kansas City Star reports photographers reel in four to ten orders per block as mothers pose infants on a Shetland pony. Some use subterfuge to boost sales while one client commissioned post cards to impress relatives back east. Next year a Newfoundland dog and other animals may join the trend.
Empress Augusta Victoria is described as a thoroughly artistic and capable woman. She works as a sculptor and painter with busts of the emperor and marble portraits of her sons in Potsdam. She collects valuable fans including one made from grouse feathers and others bearing signatures from celebrated artists.
An eastern paper debates the subject of "The Sort of Women Men Admire" and weighs contrasts between the wives men have chosen versus those admired, suggesting tastes differ from the ideal.
Superintendent Whitney reports miners returning to work after Christmas, with coal output up to about 300 cars daily and more rising next week. He says no fuel famine this winter as two railroads move coal across the system, and double track along Granger to Green River enhances service.
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