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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1904
Page
4
The notice lists publication terms and postal details for the newspaper. It names editor and manager William Glasmann and provides subscription options including delivery in the city and mail outside, with a rate schedule and other publishing information.
The writer states communications to the paper should be timely and within a 200 word limit, asserting the author’s name must be published in full. No further details are provided about submission processes or editorial standards.
The notice states that no outside agents or advertisers should operate and that all business must be conducted directly with the Utah office or through a reputable advertising agency. It emphasizes direct dealings within Utah and discourages external savers or intermediaries.
The message specifies that all future communications should be addressed to the Standard in Ogden Utah. It requests adherence and formal routing through official channels to ensure timely handling and proper archival.
A fragmentary item notes Japan recalling its people, hinting at tensions abroad. It mentions potential danger if Chinese or other outsiders provoke a reaction, and expresses a cautious, wary mood about national shifts.
An effort will be made today to renew the Chitago liverymen's strike halted by a theatre fire. This action aims to find a better method to settle the dispute and resume negotiations.
A dispatch states Russia favors peace with Japan and will make concessions, while reports claim Russian troops and battleships are being pushed rapidly eastward, signaling strategic moves in the theater.
Frank Cannon protests being overlooked among impersonations at the Lyceum theatre. He laments his decline in health and expresses jealousy of Charley Hollingsworth’s ambition to win the Secretary of State post.
Twenty Republicans gave five dollars each totaling one hundred dollars to cover party costs. Bills submitted to Charley Hollingsworth amount to nearly five hundred dollars, suggesting he may have to cover the excess. Supporter enthusiasm for the secretary of state position appears strong, though some insist on contributions.
The Mayor of Bloomington Illinois proposes using private citizens as special police due to a shortage of men to keep order. The plan is unusual and could make alderman positions less attractive if adopted widely.
The piece notes a typhoid outbreak in Montreal with over a thousand cases as authorities deploy inspectors to house to house guidance on cleanliness and preventive steps. It also touches on political trials involving Senator Dietrich and former Congressman Driggs, and critiques rival newspapers’ coverage.
Senator Carmack argues the President had no right to negotiate with any power other than Colombia to secure the canal. He contends only Colombia could grant access to the route and force. The remark highlights a dispute over who has authority in canal negotiations.
The column argues that Congress foresaw Panama canal negotiations with Bogota and warns that following Carmack's plan could have triggered war with Colombia. It credits the administration with averting conflict and condemns opposition as defending error.
A 1908 report lists private donations to religious charitable and educational bodies totaling over 85 million dollars, led by Andrew Carnegie with 15 million and John D. Rockefeller at 11 million. Major gifts funded libraries, colleges, and specific institutions including Columbia, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Tuskegee, and Princeton.
The record shows eighteen gifts or bequests of $1,000,000 or more within the year. Also noted is a rise in legacies from $2,500 to $25,000, alongside an extra $1,000,000 contingent on the successful operation of the sixchog at year end.
Fragmentary notes report Russia’s offer and Tolstoi conversations, with inconsistent language and references to lobsters and Tolstoi, lacking coherent events or clear dates or outcomes.
An account from Salt Lake describes the Kiowa bank robbery with several hundred shots exchanged but emphasizes that no one was injured and that little would be ruled out even if the robbers are overtaken.
A husband jokes about theft and saving face while a wife pushes for shoes as they rush to catch a train. The scene riffs on headlines from the Philadelphia Ledger Philadelphia Press and Yale Record, with a light tone about daily errands and mischief.
Eaton Herald notes a wise man who avoided doughnuts and sweets, lived on plain fare, and died after a fall. The item reflects on what he might have had if he lived longer.
The remark compares Russia Army meat orders to historical U.S. supply in 1393 and argues Japan should pay at least half the cost. The statement links wartime provisioning to price expectations and involves a historical-economic comparison.
The New York Herald notes an exchange stating Lanna is not a candidate while Mark doubts the claim and anticipates a signboard.
Former Clerk of the Courts John A. Shoener of Pottsville Virginia was found guilty today of embezzling ten thousand dollars in fees collected on liquor licenses. The verdict concludes a case tied to state licensing records and local government finances.
The remark notes that delaying the Panama Canal by twenty to thirty years is imprudent and argues that, even if late, beginning now is better than never. The quote attributes the view to Prof Haupt and cites the Philadelphia Inquirer.
A Butte Inter Mountain note argues that if international copyright law would shield the United States from broad publication of Alfred Austin's rhymes, a law should be enacted under suspended rules.
The Scimitar cites a Chicago preacher blaming the Iroquois Theater fire on human selfishness and public neglect, contrasting pulpiteers who claim providential punishment for stage sins and abominations.
A muddled exchange in a clubroom has characters trading sly barbs and boasts about eyeing trouble and a wealthy heiress. The dialogue features a comic back and forth with references to a big brass burglar bell and plans to modify a house front.
Springfield report says Charles Foster former secretary of the treasury and former Ohio governor was stricken with paralysis at 11 20 last night at General Keifer home. He was unconscious and recovery doubtful. Foster 76 came from Fostoria to visit Keifer and had planned to travel to Columbus Monday before his collapse in Keifer library after a hearty supper.
In St Paul last night J J Hill of the Great Northern rail way addressed about 200 businessmen at a Commercial club reception. He argued that railroads must enable development and profit to thrive, not restrain trade, and warned against being wiped out if prosperity fails to grow.
A speaker argues prosperity has depended on Minnesota's natural resources and warns they are finite. He cites iron mines and forests as limited, urges focus on soil potential for future growth, and questions the Panama Canal's value to the North despite costs.
A jury in Butte Montana finds Olson and Divel died from a massive powder explosion near the mine top. It cites willful carelessness by those causing the blast and places responsibility on the Johnstown Mining Company control level with access by unknown individuals to the shaft area.
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