Weather Forecast Fair Tonight Then Warmer Saturday
Fair weather continues tonight with southerly winds. Saturday warms, especially in northern areas, with temperatures rising and continued dry conditions across the region.
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1903
Page
3
Fair weather continues tonight with southerly winds. Saturday warms, especially in northern areas, with temperatures rising and continued dry conditions across the region.
Fragmented 19th century notices recount Glennexus events on July 18 including a Short Line excursion north on Thursday the 23rd. Fire Chief Georgy Graves visits a lake, MarkIe family ties to Omaha, and Br Kurtz headed to California with bride. Court sessions, real estate valuation protests, deaths, and a funeral plan mark the day’s local happenings with scattered reports of crimes, excursions, and civic matters.
Sheriff Bowman of Davis County reports finding a complete woman's wardrobe near the Oregon Short Line track in Fannington. He connects it to the Ryan murder case, noting it might show a woman rode the train and changed clothing. Further details withheld.
Sugar advances trigger price hikes across the chain. Wholesale houses lift sugar to 5.05 per sack, refiners hold at 4.00, retailers push to 6.00 per sack. Expect no immediate drop. market shifts show tighter margins and cautious consumers.
The hearing of Frank Stanger charged with attempted criminal assault on Mary Marriott of Mayriotts resumes this afternoon in the Municipal Court. The defense plans to present evidence and seek to establish an alibi, with proceedings expected to occupy several hours.
A city ordinance banning bicycle riding on sidewalks was approved amid arrests last night. Reports describe reckless riding and hill hazards, with several cyclists fined or suspended and hearings scheduled for the evening patrols.
Two serious accidents were reported today. Alfred T. Waltram, formerly with the fire department, was severely injured after a vicious horse kicked him and dragged him in the construction yard. He was revived after initial collapse and is described as dangerously hurt. The second incident involved Daniel B. Davis Jr., a boy from Twenty-first Street, who fell from a box car in the Rio Grande Western yards. He was unconscious, had a skull fracture, and was taken home with Dr Power’s aid summoned. prognosis uncertain.
Progress visible on the United States Government exhibit palace at the St Louis World’s Fair grounds. The large structure, costing about $460,000, sits on an elevated site east of the fair’s main boulevard with terraced gardens, statues, and a central pavilion. The design includes zigzag ramps, a 100 foot dome, and a 173 foot high top, symbolizing the Republic and arts of peace with surrounding state buildings and viewable from street level.
Abner NoKinley, recently returned from New York, was overcome by heat prostration and vertigo. He suffered a heat episode last Sunday, grew prostrated on Tuesday, and today faced an attack of vertigo. The episode caused alarm, but he is nearly recovered after a morning walk and several hours driving.
In Las Animas county the government will sell several thousand acres of coal lands at 320 per acre after earlier entries and disputes involving Colorado Fuel and Iron, Victor Coal, Tah Fuel, and Tron firms. Proceedings have been dropped as representatives buy from the government under new terms.
Telegraph notes from Pekin to London and New York on August expiry of arms import ban to China, British naval activity off Borneo coast, American warship sightings near Torneo coast, and hopes for open ports with Chinese and Russian assent amid diplomatic statements.
The article describes new airship designs by Morris of Vista California claiming an eight to ten foot width and thirty mile per hour travel, with a plan to travel eighty miles per hour. The craft use woven fabric and a safety ring, aiming to glide with controlled descent.
Report details an experimental aluminum framed airship with a six foot blade rotor and a 300 pound weight, powered by a gasoline engine and hydrogen balloon. Designed by Br Reifersehold, the machine uses four blades and a safety fan system to enable controlled descent if needed. Paris reports Santos-Dumont conducted a successful test with an airship, returning under control.
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