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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1909
Page
2
The Evening and Seal Weekly Standard announces advertising rates for daily, weekly, and multiple insertions. Rates include local readers at 15 cents per line, 10 cents for certain insertions, and random reference charges. classified ads charged one cent per word, with minimums and weekly changes noted.
A damaged 19th century essay argues British governance stabilized India by suppressing sectarian violence among Hindus and Muslims. It contends Indian unrest is driven by a small educated elite inflaming passions, while imperial rule, though harsh, maintains order and promises eventual gradual self government. It cautions against nationalist factions in Bengal and elsewhere.
The article recalls Winnemucca’s rise and decline as a rail terminal, the shift of the railroad to Humboldt and the Humboldt County region, and concerns about Salt Lake City attracting visitors. It notes water scarcity in the Salt Lake area, Jordan River irrigation impacts, and hopes for Jordan River and Utah Lake projects to relieve drought pressures with a possible million dollar cost and large acreages affected.
Officials in Salt Lake face scrutiny over appropriations for a local entertainment event. Triad committee members failed to approve funding, prompting questions about oversight and the role of authorities. The controversy centers on whether the entertainment should proceed under existing supervision and who bears responsibility for the costs.
The city forms a committee to oversee arrangements for the care of an old toll forest project. Canvas results will guide a referral conference. Rooms and meals are not donated. strangers must pay their way. A fair price is urged to aid local people.
The fragment discusses Ella Ingles described as a mytheomaniac amid confused, era specific phrases. It mentions influences, care, and social press of a youth, referencing unsteady events and names in a densely garbled historical text.
In a decades old dispute at Commannsc Point near Lake, county leaders and farmers contend over water rights and paid compensation for conveyance. The issue involves the Gate and a commission plan pushed by state officials, with tensions between lake users and county authorities amid legal action and proposals for a lake road project.
A garbled article fragment hints at schemers adapting to new fashion or tech outfits, warning of risks and cautious pacing. Mentions rising compensation and wireless elements, but specifics are unclear. Named entities are absent or unreadable in the text.
A fragment warns readers about unscrupulous traders using new electric terms to lure investors into wireless and telegraphy schemes. It cautions against trusting optimistic letters and stock pitches from dubious wireless companies and advises scrutiny before buying into any offer.
In this noisy note the device is described as a hammer head fixed to a comb edge that vibrates to lift dirt. The system uses a hammer action and vibration to keep the comb clean and remove embedded matter from the horse’s mane or tail.
The American Woman Suffrage Association closed its convention in Seattle with a large rally led by President Anne H. Shaw. A key moment was the election of Frances Tolter of the University of Minnesota as corresponding secretary, replacing Kate Stron ton of New Orleans. Tolter will work from the new New York headquarters to connect with major newspapers and national suffrage sentiment.
Resolutions praise advances in equal suffrage and call for the Initiative and referendum while denouncing war expenditures. A New York campaign HQ will organize nationwide efforts, with pledged funds. Debates touch on tonnage tax, shipping protection, and U S burdens of armaments, urging restraint and policy shifts.
Washington reports Resator Elkinw of West Virginia declares the United States is impotent at sea despite strength on land. He vows to push an independent bill in December to aid national shipping, noting Americans pay $500,000 daily to foreign carriers and recalling past maritime progress.
The power schooner Falnhow with about twenty schoolchildren and several women capsized off Molokat near Pukoo harbor Sunday afternoon. All aboard were rescued but one woman died from the excitement and shock. A wireless message from Paris said the boat may have lacked proper equipment, and an investigation has begun.
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