08 Jan 1904
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1904
Page
1
Cripple Creek reports Commander Verdeckburg and officers defy a district court injunction against the Western Federation of Miners. Major McClelland leads a squad to enforce a vagrancy order while union placards are torn down.
Chicago witnesses describe limited fire safety gear at the Iroquois stage including a single standpipe and unattached hoses. A schoolgirl testifies sparks appeared overhead as flames swept toward the audience while a man in the front row warned others to stay seated.
Ruth Cleveland was buried at Princeton Cemetery after a brief service at the family home conducted by Rev. Maitland Bartlett. The interment followed privately, with few family friends present, and a condolence message from President Roosevelt among the many sent.
Bloomington Illinois January reports Mayor Morrison notified all aldermen they must serve as policemen Saturday and Sunday to maintain order during the street railway strike. Electrical workers and light trimmers also began a sympathy strike today.
Rome reports documents suggesting Joan of Arc was daughter of an Italian descended from the Ghisileri family. The line traces to Constantinople, settling in Bologna in 1413. Ferrante Ghisileri’s estates were seized by Giovanni Bentwogallo before emigrating to France with three children, including Joan. Ferrante allegedly renamed to Q'Are after arriving in France.
Montreal and six smaller municipalities report about 1000 typhoid cages amid constant new cases. Health officers urge residents to improve drinking water and inquire into dairy conditions while police distribute warning leaflets door to door.
Special telegram summaries from the International Mercantile Agency detail early 1903 activity across the United States and Canada. They note snow and cold disrupting traffic and mail orders, war rumors causing stock and cotton volatility, rising cereals and coal prices, and renewed factory work for about 60,000 workers in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Boston school committee members launch a hygiene crusade against teachers chewing gum. A survey finds many instructors chew gum, linked to roots in Maine or New Hampshire where spruce gum was once common. The hygiene committee will weigh prohibiting gum chewing by teachers and pupils at the next meeting.
The Chicago Tribune reports eight train crews passed a nonburning semaphore light at a Chicago area station. A high official recorded train numbers as a precaution after the Grand Rapids wreck, and conductors firemen and engineers are each placed on sixty days of enforced vacation.
In Congress today Mr. Scott of Virginia introduced a joint resolution for an investigation of the Darien canal route. He said the waterway would be about thirty miles long and that engineers had not thoroughly examined it. The proposal, debated with questions about location, was referred to the committee on inter-oceanic canals.
Washington report notes the House chaplain offering comfort to the grieving family of ex President Cleveland. A bill to amend funding for foot and mouth disease eradication is advanced to consideration. Burleson argues for cotton regions relying on boll weevil relief. Gillette warns on gypsy moth threat to New England.
Washington January 8 The House passed a bill making 250000 available to meet the emergency from boll weevil damage and authorized use by the Agriculture Secretary with state stations and growers. An additional 250000 for the gypsy moth eradication was rejected as a new appropriation. Also Braiden of Texas introduced a resolution urging the President to offer good offices or mediation to Russia and Japan.
Chicago reports a renewed livery drivers strike after a prior disruption from funeral and social events and the Iroquois theatre fire. The union says truce ends tomorrow at 6 p.m. if no settlement, with a possible full mobilization of men if not reached. The livery owners expect sufficient workers to keep stables running.
In Omaha on January 8 Judge Vandeventer directed a not guilty verdict for Senator Charles H. Dietrich and Hastings postmaster Jacob Fisher on bribery charges. The court cited that Dietrich was not a member of Congress until after December 2, 1901, so the indictments hinged on an act before his qualified status. A nol pros was entered against both defendants and they were released.
London reports a Russian reply to Japan and continuing negotiations with hope for peace fading. Hayashi reads the reply and sees gravity, while Japan may not buy Chilean warships. coal shipments to Asia rise and French officials hint at possible avoidance of conflict through Russian concessions.
Former Congressman Driggs, claiming he had not yet taken his seat, was convicted of receiving compensation for aiding government contract procurement. The defense argued he became a congressman only after oath, while the prosecution asserted the term began March 4. the jury returned a guilty verdict.
The prosecution in the trial of fifteen union miners charged with conspiring to destroy the Sun and Moon mine property at Idaho Springs finished its case. The defense will present testimony next, with arguments set for Monday. The court overruled motions for acquittal and for discharge for insufficient evidence. District Attorney Thurman nolled two defendants.
George Putnam Gore a retired Chicago merchant died of heart disease at 74. He retired after the World's Fair and had run an auctioneering business since the Civil War era. His store was among the first opened after the fire of 1871.
Four Chicago police shooters are stationed near the criminal court building with orders to shoot to kill to prevent any rescue attempt of street car bandits on trial. Authorities fear bandits like Neidemelr have nationwide allies and could spark a panic if fired upon during transfer.
War scare drives camphor demand in the United States. Japan supplies most of the world’s gum, while a U S chemical process factory adds new competition. Japanese government blocks further exports, sending prices to new highs as buyers scramble for supply.
A unit of 50 men from the Sherwood Foresters regiments stationed in Hong Kong has been warned to mobilize for active service. The destination remains undisclosed but Pekin or Seoul are suspected. Transport arrangements are complete.
The British home fleet left Portland for the Spanish coast after coaling to full capacity. It will be ready to replace the Channel squadron if needed to fill vacancies in the Mediterranean squadron or to send vessels to the Far East.
New York commentary notes Japan is urged not to waste money on fighting Russia. Editors doubt Japan can threaten Amnesia and Port Arthur is deemed unreachable. Some predict England and America may intervene to block warlike moves.
The cabinet debated the Far East situation and planned movements of the Asiatic squadron to emphasize American neutrality if Russia and Japan clash. Orders to Admiral Evans at Guam were to direct him toward Subic Bay, aiming for cautious naval observance of goodwill.
London reports Count Benckendorff and Baron Hayashi met with Lord Lansdowne at the foreign office for half an hour. The text of Russia’s reply to Japan was delivered. The British government continues efforts toward peace.
Manila dated January 8 reports the Japanese government via its local agent has issued a call for bids on a large quantity of subsistence stores. All bids must be received by January 30.
Tokio reports indicate no conference today by Japan’s elder statesmen, with a probable meeting tomorrow. Riots run wild as the press calls for decisive government action to stop Russia from gaining any advantage, while the public backs the government’s readiness to act.
The Times reports that by month’s end more than a thousand Japanese residents in California will be recalled to Japan by an edict from Consul Nolono of San Francisco. K. Baba, a respected Japanese elder in Los Angeles, says many already left and others will follow to serve in the home guard or be ready for active duty.
In Hurley Wisconsin James Garfield locked his door with his wife inside and vowed to kill her. He phoned a friend to listen as three gunshots rang out. Police found Garfield dead with a bullet in his brain and his wife, a vaudeville artist known as Pearl Guyata, dead nearby.
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