Advertising Rates For The Evening Standard 1908
In force February 1 1908 the Ogden Evening Standard lists flat rate per inch changes daily. Special positions add increments such as two cents per inch for pages 6, two cents for top of column, and lower page placement. First page rates set at fifty cents per inch daily on lower half. Special contracts offered for weekly or monthly ads.
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Utah
Ogden
Evening Standard
Standard Publishing
Prohibition Bill in Utah Scrutinized Over Effects
The Utah legislature faces the Cannon bill proposing prohibition to take effect in eleven months. The piece questions impact on liquor trade, employment, taxes, and real estate, asking whether delaying enforcement to two or three years would spare innocent parties while removing the so called dark stain on the state. It cites Ogden’s fifty two saloons and potential economic disruption.
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Utah
Ogden
Relief for Women with Australian Leaf Remedy
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe regulator for female ailments. It claims to ease back pain urinary bladder and kidney trouble and offers free sample and mail order in Le Roy New York for 60 cents.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Saloon Regulation Debate Faces Ogden Salt Lake
Business leaders urge careful study of a proposed bill to regulate saloons as a stopgap before prohibition. They warn of vast property losses and urge a conference of Ogden and Salt Lake merchants to weigh economic and moral impacts before voting on Cannon’s bill.
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Ogden
Salt Lake
The Mental Hospital Report Finds No Further Abuse Prove
A legislative committee report on Prova mental hospital concludes conditions could not be improved and that a discharged patient Frederick Binke expressed satisfaction with his treatment. The committee dismisses abuse allegations made by Blake and notes patients are cared for humanely.
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Prova
Frederick Binke
Blake
Harriman Builds Transcontinental Rail Empire Reach
The article profiles E H Harriman as the dominant force in railroading, now dominating a continental network. It traces his control of New York Central and connections from New York to San Francisco, with routes via Buffalo Chicago Omaha Ogden Portland and Los Angeles. It suggests further growth could mirror ancient empire building.
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ER. H Harriman
Ogden
Union Pacific
J. Pierpont Morgan
Vanderbilts
Goulds
Wall Street
New York Central
New York
San Francisco
Buffalo
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Chicago
Northwestern
Omaha
Southern Pacific
Rail defect scandal prompts 90 pound rail failures scare
Test rails by Harriman line and United States Steel Corp produced a 90 pound rail but field use failed. New rails on Union Pacific and Southern Pacific cracked at web and ball, causing derailments and block signal interruptions as rail web and tread fractured under heavy traffic.
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Harriman
United States Steel Corporation
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Union
Pacific
Rock Springs
Rail safety critique targets new rail design for passenger service
The discussion centers on the failure of the new ninety-pound rail run service and calls for reverting to the earlier nine ty-pound rail. Theorists argue the link between base and top rails is weak and urge thicker web or redesigned connections to prevent accidents on safer but riskier roads.
Maine wreck dispute grows over Cuban harbor remains
Provisional Governor Magoon reports the Maine wreck in Havana harbor holds sixty three American sailors' remains. The issue poisons U S Cuban relations as to removal debate whether the wreck was caused by an internal explosion or a torpedo. The article urges joint action to clear navigation and end the scandal.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Magoon
Cuba
Havana
Unite States
United States
Maine
The 30000 Population Club and the Ogden Bond Fight
The 30,000 Population Club faced questions about its funds after a Boston based firm contracted to build a chemical plant, with $25,000 due upon locating the plant and $100,000 spent on it. The sudden death of the contractor’s leader thrust the matter into Massachusetts courts as part of his estate. About $460 collected, $1,500 in uncollected subscriptions, and $400 invested in bonds remain, with money held by six Ogden bank cashiers.
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Inter-Mountain Fair Association
Cosh
Ogden Savings Bank
Boston
Massachusetts
Ogden
Manaur
Chemical Company
Massachusetta
Ogden Banks
Doan's Kidney Pills End Rheumatic Aches Say Ogden Reader
Mrs F J Moody of 928 Capitol Ave Ogden Utah reports dramatic relief from rheumatic pains after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She bought a box at Rad eon's drug store and the trouble disappeared quickly claiming ongoing good health. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Dean
F. J. Moody
Capitol Ave
Ogden
Utah
Doan
Radeon's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Edison Battery Venture Promises Transit Revolution
The Joplin News-Herald notes Thomas Edison continues at work. A New York dispatch reports his nickel battery is a success, capable of powering surface cars in heavy New York City traffic next spring. Edison aims to replace trolley lines with a self propelled vehicle if the battery proves durable.
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Thomas A. Edison
Joplin News-Herald
New York
Edison
Telephone advises new French letter telegrams extend service
Washington reports France and Corsica offer paid advance letter telegrams at a centime per word with minimum charges. Night transmission begins after 9 PM, open offices until midnight. Cities listed include Paris Lyon Marseilles Nice and 14 others. success depends on public uptake and rate advantage.
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Washington
France
Horace Lee Washington
Marceilles
Corsica
Paris
Bordeaux
Houlezoe Sur Maer
Brest
Calais
Cherbourg
le Havre
Lille
Lyon
Marseilles
Montpellier
Nancy
Nice
Roubaix
Toulouse
Tourcoing
Asx le
Coralca
Beer Richness in Belgium Surpasses Other Nations
A consular report notes Belgium offers more beer varieties than any country. European breweries have agents there and some American beers are sold too. Germany’s famed beer reputation is recalled as Belgium hosts a wider range.
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Belgium
Germany
Resolutions From Livestock Convention Endorse Conservation
Los Angeles January 28 The convention endorses conservation of forests streams and grazing lands and backs federal range control the Curtiss Scott bill and a minimum stock transport speed. Resolutions urge Congress to regulate interstate rates and support tax-free timber policy while praising James Wilson and Gifford Pinchot for policy leadership. Colorado delegates oppose federal control.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jastro
National Conservation Commission
Conservation of Natural Resources
Dwight B. Heart of
Arizona
Joint Conservation Conference
Washington
United States
Foresty Service
Curtix-Scott
Committee On
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Caacs
Commission
Culebison- Smith Car
Europe
James Wilson
Forestry Service
Gifford Pinchot
Curls
Scott
West
Colorado
Uotorado Association
Be, M Ammons
Forest Service
Flathead Indian Tried in Federal Court
Helena Jan 27 The second trial of Little Stone a Flathead Indian charged with killing another Indian of his tribe named Pull is heard in federal court The first trial jurors disagreed About a hundred Indians are summoned as witnesses The killing followed a quarrel Little Stone says he acted in self defense The case draws notable attention as the victim was a prominent member of the tribe
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Helena
Little Stone
Pull
Flrst
Marvelous Experiments Described at Chicago Medical Meeting
Chicago January meeting of physicians heard radical heredity ideas. Dr Lucene Davenport urged eugenics based on livestock breeding, proposing courts and colonization for unworthy humans. Dr Wol Tower described miscegenation and beetle cross experiments with implications for heredity studies. Other researchers cited experiments in pigeons, pigs, doves, rabbits and similar topics.
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Chicago
Lucene Davenport
University of
Nols
Wol Tower
Mexico
Miss Morgan Takes Up Campaign for Working Girls
Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan advocates reform in New York textile and cigarette factory work she backs sanitary conditions and factory inspections with the Women's Department of the National Club Federation. She plans a personal tour of factories to study conditions and aid 20000 workers in the city.
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New York
Anne Morgan
J Pierpont Morgan
Clear Makers Union
Jury Disagrees in Ed Marshall Night Rider Trial
Union City Tennessee January 28 after sixteen hours the jury in the Ed Marshall night rider case reported they could not agree on a verdict Foreman said the jury would not be able to agree in two days of a month The jurors stood ten for acquittal and two for murder in the second degree.
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Union City
Tenn
Ed Marshall
Nightrider
Judea Jones
Governor Gillett Honors Tennessee Requisition
Governor Gillett honored Tennessee's request for the return of W. W. Wallace former Warren County Tennessee clerk indicted for embezzling 272 in county taxes Wallace is under arrest in Los Angeles A second requisition from Kansas authorities for Eugene G Leckley alias Andrew Prior now in San Francisco for allegedly passing a forged cheque in his home state
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Sacramento
Cal
Gillett
Tennesees
W. W. Wallace
Warren County
Tennessee
Wallace Ls
Los Angeles
Kansas
Eugene G. Leckley
Andrew Prior
San Francisco
Unusual Zebra Family Delights Government Station
In Washington on January 22 a spectacle at the government experiment station features a zebra father and a Texas mare mother with a foal. The odd duo, recently released into the grounds, led to amused visitors as the mare nursed and interacted with the newborn. The tale notes the sire as North African origin and a playful nod to President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Government Espeeriment
Texas Herro
Burio
Warwick Castle Freed From Debts by Countess Strategy
London reports the Countess of Warwick and her husband the Earl have cleared all debts of the Warwick estates through a financial operation. They propose consolidating the castle farming lands villages and buildings into one entity and issued 10 pound shares. Rhodes inheritance sales provided funds to repay bonds and regain control. The family faces criticism for political stances and aristocratic influence on church livings.
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London
Warwick
Eatater
Rothschilds
W. W. Astor
Congress
Tate Cecil Rhodes
Eusland
Bor
Aly
Howe
Karl Mare
Ted
Bread making in Salvador shows tortilla like Indian corn cakes
The piece explains Salvador's bread scarcity, describing a tor tila or tortilla made from Indian corn, parboiled then rolled into a small cake baked on iron or earthenware. It notes San Salvador’s history of earthquakes and volcanic activity, and portrays the republic as densely populated with fertile soil and industrious people.
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Salvador
America
San Salvador
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