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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
3
An OCR fragment shows a Utah notice from Gyden near Pratoffice announcing publication by Standant Publishing and advance payment terms for one month and six months. It mentions Sunday Morning Examiner and price details, but text is garbled and lacks clear dates or names.
The Evening Standard advertises flat rate per inch with daily changes and special positions on pages six and six. It notes higher costs for special contracts and claims the paper attracts the most advertisers in Utah with exclusive local advantage.
A garbled report depicts factions within the Republican and Prohibitionist camps debating alliances and opposition. Mention of George Cox, William H. Taft era figures, and references to cocktails and cigarettes appear among disjoint anecdotes about diplomatic galleries and social receptions. The text hints at internal party conflict and moral rhetoric without clear events or outcomes.
The piece reviews the national prohibition movement and its Chicago impact. It notes the Prohibition convention at Columbus and the survey of brewery activity, with Milwaukee and Chicago shown as key centers. Costs of the movement run high, with estimates near 20 million dollars this year and a modest 500 thousand gain expected.
The Western Pacific and Southern Pacific plan joint meetings to evaluate a double track strategy from Wells to Nevada coastward. Aimed at improving efficiency and reducing operating costs, the proposal would connect Greenita Place and Forthem Yaelte as a potential two-track corridor, with reassignment of routes and possible shifts in traffic patterns on the Salt Lake division and northern lines.
A city planning report, funded by the Chicago bureau of statistics and issued to the mayor, locates the growth center at the intersection of Van Buren and Dearborn, detailing 47 places employing over 10,000 workers and a core in a prime land area rivaling major Western centers. It outlines transportation, lighting, and street systems, centers of industry, and the vast street network feeding a population around 2,300,000, while noting the essential role of streetcar lines and the Skiles-Madison corridor in sustaining manufacturing. The piece emphasizes the city’s evolving industrial base and the long-term urban challenges ahead.
Ogden tomato producers report carload shipments rising as prices edge up from two months prior. The crop yields are strong, with potential doubling under favorable conditions, and Odgen tomatoes are praised for superior color and flavor, maintaining demand into fall and beyond.
Amid cautious optimism, July reports show strong crop prospects with corn at 2.78 billion bushels and wheat near record highs, while oats and cotton promise hefty yields. Despite favorable prices, risks linger from potential early frosts in September and unsettled weather, but overall rural demand and railroad activity hint at a broader economic revival.
Philadelphia reports detectives are probing letters sent to Dr. Wen J. Wilson amid a larger inquiry into 1,609 letters found in his office. The letters from women patients appear to hold clues to the mystery and potential motive. Authorities aim to identify who authored the correspondence and pursue a swift resolution.
July 11 New York refereeing report from Pennsylvania official Porn Shigiey. Unstable notes indicate two unfinished games in a tyroline inter se match leading to a draw. Mentions March 24 and college teams including Princeton and Cambridge with unclear outcomes.
In Indianapolis on July 15, 1900, a rousing, nonpartisan welcome greeted Democratic vice presidential nominee John W. Kern. About 6,000 residents gathered in the court-house yard as Kern spoke for roughly 20 minutes after being introduced by Vice President Fairbanks. Kern, noting the honor from the national convention, urged voters to study issues patriotically and support the right candidate in November.
Philadelphia July 16 Forty ten automobiles remaining in the carious for the Glidden and Hewar trophies were chalked out of the city today for the run to Millord Pa a distance of 232 miles. The first car left at 1 43 o clock. Car No 107 became a noncontestant owing to needed repairs. Today's cautious leg over a trod of Road Toads. The Weenpat competition is manifested in the tour and most motorists have incurred relatively few penalties for the length of time they have been on the road.
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