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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
4
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New York Democrats are embarrassed and puzzled by a crowded field as Parker Hearst and McClellan vie for the nomination. They refrain from endorsement to avoid harming their own prospects, knowing none may win the general election.
A dark red six foot high Shorthorn steer weighing 2,500 pounds was bought by Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan to fatten for the world fat. The animal, four years old, grew from 2,700 pounds after a September Riley County Fair showing and has gained about fifty pounds per month since then. It was shipped from Kansas City to a Riley County farm where it is fed on grass.
The University of Berlin awards high doctorates, with five American women among recipients. Milroy earned summa cum laude in chemistry, Fitch in economics, Stewart in Germanic philology, Montgomery in Oriental languages, and the last named is noted as an exceptional Assyriologist. The tenth anniversary of women admitted to lectures next year underscores co education as established and women’s fitness for higher study as proven.
A labor society issues a circular urging people not to join the Citizens' Alliance. The Alliance contends the claims are not entirely truthful. A decisive clash between the groups looms with clear stakes and no middle ground.
An editorial defends U.S. public schools as a solid foundation for citizenship. It notes occasional local failures from mismanagement but says remedies are promptly applied and calls for resisting efforts to discredit official schooling.
President Eliot of Harvard stated before the Public Education Association in Boston that public schools are not inherently inferior and, compared with endow ed and private schools, show strong results. He noted Harvard admits equal numbers from all three types and that public school students excel on entrance exams and at graduation. He urged public schools to be the best everywhere.
The article notes grape cultivation can be profitable across Utah with southern Utah lead, citing the Ogden display at the National Irrigation Congress and Weber County growers. It highlights a State Board of Horticulture bulletin from the St George experiment farm promoting grape growing and raisin production as a viable commercial enterprise for both southern and northern Utah.
Aggregated clippings show debates over J Bryan's influence on the Democratic party and Republican strategies, plus local labor unrest in Carbon county. Commentary compares presidential misquotes, neutrality in China matters, and rising government costs with Grover Cleveland era finances, highlighting national and regional concerns.
The passage describes pushing a child into early schooling with rigid routines. It urges feeding brain foods and filling the head with figures and facts to the point of cracking. The tone critiques excessive grooming and schooling pressures on a young child.
A string of short exchanges and wry sayings about poems reform school rain prayers and a joking remark about an undertaker son. The dialogue touches on poetry merit, farming Apple harvests, and misheard professions with a light rural flavor.
A Chicago man was saved when a roll of bills stopped a bullet that struck his breast. The incident highlights how some people carry protective measures while others take risks by going about without such precautions.
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt features a man urging a trial of happiness with a marriage proposal tied to significant financial backing. He offers to deposit funds to cover expenses in South Dakota and lawyers, while she agrees to proceed to see what happens.
In a humorous Smart Set excerpt Mrs. Bange notices a widow’s hasty remarriage after her late husband’s will. Old Bangs explains the will voids her inheritance if she marries again, prompting her to seek the “most distant relative” to claim the estate.
A brief exchange where one partner suggests letting the other choose the name to avoid conflict. The man, claiming wisdom, cites four married friends who advised conceding the point from the start to save time and trouble.
Bessemer Michigan reports record low minus 45 degrees for January 28 shutting down outdoor work as cattle freeze stiff in barns during the extreme cold spell.
London reports indicate large Russian troop movements toward Korea from Manchuria and Feng Nancheng, with at least 1000 troops arriving at Antung. Korea refuses renewed Italian mining concessions as Tseng Chi declines to supply carts due to China's neutrality, while St. Petersburg eyes possible negotiations into March amid rising markets.
A 29 A telegram from the Russian attaché in Tokio reports Japanese army mobilization and renews troop dispatch preparations to the North. Authorities invite Russian women to Port Arthur to join the Red Cross as Port Arthur reorganizes its resources amid rising war tensions with Corea.
Paris reports the Ninth Tenth and Eleventh Siberian rifles depart for the Siberian Tiger while Vice Consul Alexieff suffers influenza. London notes elders meet the emperor and Tokio believes Japan pressed Russia to hasten reply. Russian activity on the Corean frontier grows uneasy.
W J Black of Santa Fe reports the Clark special train set a road record, covering 1663 miles from Winslow Arizona to Chicago in 37 hours 15 minutes. The journey averaged 44.12 miles per hour and featured exceptional mountain speed, surpassing performance on level terrain.
The report notes three mountain ranges including the Continental Divide with no delays and a new railroad speed. If maintained east of the mountains Chicago would have been four hours closer. Much of Kansay was traversed at a mile a minute as engines changed at division points. Santa Fe officials praise the showing but say better is possible.
Advertises Herbine as a remedy for poor digestion and liver issues. Claims to improve bile flow, digestion, and bowel function while boosting appetite and complexion. Priced at 50 cents a bottle. Sold by G. F. Cavs and J. I Cave at their drug stores on Wash Ave.
Colonel Younghusband, leading the British expedition to Thibet, received a warning ultimatum from a top lama. Reinforcements are arriving from Lhana and Shigasto as British road work continues through a difficult northern gorge under icy conditions. A mobile column under Colonel McDonald stands ready if needed.
Paris reports on January 28 with the Metropolitan Electric Rail managing staff cited in investigations into a catastrophe. Officials point to negligent operations as the primary cause, scrutinizing safety practices and maintenance.
A correspondent forwards an extract from a South African paper poem titled Making & Man. It begins Hurry the baby as fast as you can and questions the sentiment, prompting approval doubt among readers.
Prosecutors will charge the driver and the guard of a distagier train killed in August with homicide through negligence. The disaster caused the deaths of about one hundred people and triggers a major legal action.
A Sauda Colorado report to the News from Denver states a man charged as a forger was found guilty. The verdict comes after a trial that drew attention for its financial fraud allegations and testimony from key witnesses.
A trial in the city court concluded with a guilty verdict on members of a ring accused of writing forged checks totaling thousands of pounds. The defendants allegedly caused finance losses by presenting fraudulent instruments to two banks after colluding over the telegraph network.
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