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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
2
The notice outlines pricing for classified ads including preferred positions, local ad rates per insertion, and charges for additional lines. It details cents per word, per insertion, and weekly changes, along with penalties for multiple insertions and special sections.
City authorities propose widening Seventeenth Street from the Pale Grands to adjacent areas, adding two tracks and a shuffle track. The plan links streetcar service to the center and elevates the corridor into a desirable residential district.
The Viah Lisht & Mallwap company pledged free cartography of Eden streets during the ACE encampment. Mr. Teebre, the talapan incal rep, received a reply indicating reduced lighting on the day Versnd and new decorative plans. The building center at Tarnty Stim street will host a hand at the boulevard while staff arrange electric rivets and lighting paths.
Fragmented notes report doubts about paving price figures and contractor bids. The text cites misgivings over material costs, delays, and potential favoritism toward a preferred firm, with warnings about unreliable pricing and contract risk.
A historical lament on extreme riches and plutocracy centering on John D. Rockefeller. The piece contrasts vast fortunes with public poverty, cites daily spending possible from Rockefeller’s wealth, and questions the societal cost of extraordinary wealth during the era. It reflections on philanthropy, economic inequality, and the dangers of concentrated power.
An Interior Department decision relates to mining rights on national forest land amid fraud checks. The North California Mining Company and W E Yard challenged Indian and forest service actions claiming value of claims near 269000 acres, valued at 43000 and more, with hearings in California. The case involves mining law, prospecting claims, and potential entry under mining bans while balancing government authority and public land policy.
A government stance vows to shield national forests from fraudulent mining grabs while strengthening legitimate claim operations. Officials assert no leniency for misuse of mining laws, pledging vigilant review before approving claims and maintaining broad protest against the policy. Local supporters urge action to curb alleged abuses in timber and mineral land rights.
Readings from an 1907 exploration note detail violent seismic shifts in the Aleutian belt. A cratered sea, boiling lava, and new landforms arise around Castle Rock and Metcalf cone. The report notes lava flows, land formation near Samoa, and a dramatic lake of fire with rising steam columns observed from Apia to the ring of volcanic activity.
A Morning Brawler correspondent surveys postwar shifts in wealth per capita circulation and resources of the United States. It notes 1860 real property valued at 62 billion dollars, population around 34 million, 1860 money supply about 12.55 dollars per person, and 1967 figures far higher. It discusses cotton output growth, rail miles, foreign arrivals, and population trends from 1860 to 1870, estimating a net increase of seven million people despite higher fatalities and lower immigration, reflecting wartime impact on growth.
Chicago authorities plan to shoot unmuzzled dogs after a rash of bites. Nine top photographers will cover the action as officers respond to dog attacks at back doors where owners let them roam. The chief vows rapid, safe executions with no ricochets, following numerous bite reports last day.
New York reports a circus horse once with Thrush biowe to perform has been seized by police and identified as a licentious annual obieh for d Leen pLaTe. A wagon theft followed as the animal, after briefly calmed, became a valued performer. The original owner will not reuse the wagon horse on the ice wagon.
New York July 20 four bronze bust of James J Hill completed in Brooklyn 1904 will be shipped to the West coast for unveiling on August 1. The bust weighs about 1700 pounds and sits on a pedestal four feet high. It will feature four figures representing a steamboat, a railroad, the state coat of arms of Washington and Minnesota. The bust cost about $4,000.
Langford will fight Ketchel in Ely Nevada after a New York representative informed Sam Langford that he has accepted the formal promoter terms for a match with the welterweight champion. Langford aims to star a big fight against Tex Hall and the promoter hopes the bout can raise five thousand dollars for the contender.
Chiraco July 30. Thomas M. Coe died yesterday in a barber shop chair during a shave. The barber was applying strop and lather when the man grew pale and collapsed, transitioning into a fatal incident in the barber chair.
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Washington July 19 Francis Heney special counsel of the Justice Department and former prosecutor in graft cases in San Francisco admitted to receiving 930,000 from the government last year for no service. Chairman Tawney of the appropriations committee cited this in questioning how much he received in 1981. The discussion touched on the role of special counsels, tobacco and turpentine trust prosecutions, and criticisms of appointing such officials, with names including Mr. Mann, Mr. Burke, and Mr. Cox pled in the debate.
Italian Loy claims to have slain grocer Giuseppe Pelli during a 1920s Baltimore mob execution. He describes a gang linked to the "Band of Justice" pressuring victims for money, with accomplices named Antonio Nato, Ernesto Ferree, and Caleroce Care. Police say arrests were pending as investigations continued.
New York July 23 Mrs Frances Michert and Mervin Chir, both 13, are to be married in New York. The report says the couple plans a formal wedding in the near future, as the city notes the pending union despite their young ages.
The passage describes artists who declared they would be wet and return to America upon reaching Europe. They had been to Fuegos and Ayre where they painted Peters pictures under contract. Returning to their home in Mexico City via sea and land, they were intercepted.
The Sutton case at the United States Naval Academy near Annapolis centers on Lieutenant Sutton shot dead after a dance night. Officers Adams and Roether linked to the incident. a second inquiry questions the original verdict that the gunfire came from Sutton’s own pistol. Authorities seek further witnesses and a possible criminal course to charge for murder.
The account details Lieutenant P B Adame and others returning from Fort Worth style barroom incident. Sutton death and shootings involve Lieutenant Osterman Button Roeder and Galton with Adame accused of murder. Trial preparation underway with police and naval officials.
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