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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1904
Page
4
Local notice lists subscription options with Cartier in City S and Renee seers, offering one year at $90 and options for mail delivery outside Ogden.
Readers may submit letters and commentary limited to 260 words for publication. Authors are encouraged to provide their full names and addresses for verification, and the paper will print the correspondence with identifying details unless the writer requests anonymity. The policy clarifies space constraints and editorial standards.
The Standard states no special advertising agent outside Utah and urges all advertisers to conduct business directly with the Ogden Utah office or via any reputable advertising agency.
Community notice directed to the Standard in Ogden Utah seeks readers’ attention and outlines civic information and forthcoming actions. The brief item emphasizes local engagement and upcoming deadlines for public participation.
Secretary Hay and General Reyes held a brief meeting yesterday. The general derived slight comfort from the talks. Some English cotton mills are operating short time as they aim to curb speculation in cotton by reducing demand in the United States.
Report notes no need for alarm for Americans in Colombia as citizens show good sense and caution. It mentions a McClellan banquet hoped to reveal the man who might lead the Democrats next fall, but that effort failed. The man will appear in time, but the role will be attempted only later.
European powers recall ministers from Belgrade as King Peter I of Bulgaria sinks in esteem due to his failure to punish the assassins of King Alexander and Queen Draga. Peter risks a throne vacancy if retribution is attempted, miring him with the conspirators.
An editorial argues publicity can deter crime and applies the idea to Kishineff where threats against Jews during a festival led to fear of a repeat massacre. It notes worldwide attention restrained authorities and urges shining light into dark corners to prevent violence.
The article laments ongoing instability in San Domingo since 1865, noting recurrent insurrections as factions arm themselves to challenge authority. It argues foreign powers may intervene to restore order to protect commercial interests and curb endless revolts.
The article notes U S naval officers protect American interests on Hart Island amid belligerent activity. San Domingo occupies the eastern part of Hart, with mixed native and Spanish ancestry and pirates in its history. It says the prohibitive order may not endure and future actions remain uncertain.
The article weighs England’s possible role if Japan and Russia clash, noting British sympathy for Japan’s cause but concern over risking empire and debt after a costly previous war. It questions Japan’s military effectiveness against Russia and England’s need for caution in a highly uncertain conflict.
The Utah public debates Reed Smoot as a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. Gentile voters backed lawmakers likely to support Smoot, and the question arises whether Smoot’s Mormon faith should bar him from Congress. The editorial argues religious identity should not determine his fitness.
The writing argues against limiting voting rights to apostle status and says if Reed Smoot is denied his seat for being an apostle all elders should lose voting rights. It claims elders cannot resign without leaving the church and mocks the idea of targeting only apostles. It cites harsh dialect and a local proverb image.
Kansas City Journal notes the city as a hub for supplying drug stores while Salt Lake Tribune suggests anxious people could seek churches to avoid crowds in case of fire.
The Washington Post reports Senator Ilanna will spend part of next summer on a farm preparing for a possible Cincinnatus stunt. The piece notes the political tease around a return to public life and the symbolic farming phrasing.
The Pittsburg Dispatch reports that postal grafters are accused of leaving several redhot stoves and nailed down postal equipment in post offices as part of acts of forbearance.
A remark attributed to Batte In termountain suggests Seattle San Francisco and Los Angeles may form three coast cities rivaling New York. The quote emphasizes rapid growth and competition among West Coast urban centers.
A garbled Salt Lake Herald fragment mentions Blanche Boise of Topeha and a reference to attempts at printing. It notes Blanche, after trying, has acquired a habit likened to Carrie Nation and smashed a picture in the Kansas State house. The piece urges readers to speak of Blanche to friends and locals.
Alabama Mercury criticizes Congressional Democratic leaders for lacking a compelling agenda to present to the nation against Roosevelt, urging them to craft a more effective Panama dispute to rally voters.
The Knoxville Sentinel rails at statements claiming fraud in connections between Charles Schwab and Bethlehem Steel and shipbuilding contracts. It ridicules Baer’s stance on financial interests, mentions London’s reaction to a post Waterloo remark about German intervention, and defends English sensitivities.
A collage of jokes and wry exchanges from papers like the Washington Star Chicago Post and Philadelphia Ledger shows marital talks over salary and shoestring logic, a mosquito exterminator boast, and gag lines about diary patents and January ads.
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills as best.
Hon. William J. Bryan attended a Jackson Day banquet in New Haven with prominent Democrats. He spoke on a conscience campaign, arguing that policy must protect human rights and equal rights for all, resisting special privileges and self interest. He claimed conscience appeals are enduring and irresistible.
The author argues moral considerations shape views on trusts, finance, and labor. Policy debates reflect a century-long, global struggle between common people and organized wealth. Ethics must judge all evils at the bar of public conscience rather than rely on abstract mathematics.
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