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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1903
Page
4
The notice shows terms for subscribing to The Standard including daily and weekly options, with in city carrier rates and mail rates outside Ogden, detailing monthly and yearly prices. It identifies WM Seal as editor and manager.
The notice states communications to the newspaper are capped at 200 words and requires authors to publish their full names. This rule governs contributions to letters and opinion pieces, ensuring clear attribution and concise submission.
The Standard announces no special advertising agent outside Utah and instructs advertisers to deal directly with the Ogden Utah office or through reputable agencies.
The notice directs all communications to The Standard Publishing Co in Ogden Utah, the designated address for correspondence and official inquiries. It specifies the Ogden Utah post office as the contact point and emphasizes formal channels for submissions and notices.
Taxpayers write the Standard to lament the withdrawn bond election. They note the city could raise 410000 by bonds but the remaining 83000 could not be covered. higher payments, tighter money markets, and a costly waterworks deal led to the defeat. The council hoped state law changes might help later.
A historical account portrays the escaped Folsom prisoners as a degraded group driven by villainy. The text describes plans for killing guards and a belief they cannot be reformed, urging severe measures to remove them from society.
An editorial from the Salt Lake Deseret News discusses the bond election in Utah cities. The piece questions whether voters should approve bonds for purchases by the city and reflects a cautious stance on the issue.
The piece argues against new water bonds for Salt Lake City citing statewide skepticism toward increased bonded debt and suggests prudence. It notes Ogden City's withdrawal from an earlier boring scheme and warns that any push before November would face strong opposition.
A Cuban speaker warns that U S economic interests will seize key regions along the island and leave Cubans at the mercy of American capital. He fears reciprocity treaties could flood Cuba with wealthier outsiders and provoke unrest or revolt as absentee landlordism grows.
The Omaha Bee editorial outlines the Eleventh National Irrigation Congress to open September 15 in Ogden. It stresses practical irrigation issues for Western states, notes the act’s roots in such congresses, and urges broad Nebraska participation and delegate representation across governmental divisions and business groups.
New York stock market opened firmer today with gains in leading issues. Yesterday’s pressure on Atchison and Southern Pacific eased, and other major names showed advance as trading began.
Cattle receipts reach 7000 head with 750 Texas cattle and steady to weak demand. Native steers bring 3.50 to 5.25, Texas and Indian steers 3.00 to 4.40, Texas cows 2.15 to 3., stockers and feeders 2.0 to 4.30, calves 2.00 to 45.00. Hogs receipts total 8000 head with steady to strong demand. packers 5.05 to 5.27, mediums 5.27, legs 5.05 to 5.27.
Chicago stockyards report cattle receipts 23000 including 2000 Texans with steady to 10 cents lower bids. prices range from poor to medium 3.90 to 5.00 and good to prime steers 5.10 to 5.50, cows 1.50 to 4.50, calves 3.00 to 6.75. Texas fed steers 3.25 to 4.50. Sheep receipts 18000 with steady lamb and sheep quotes. western and native lambs and wool noted.
Denver July 29 cattle receipts total 200 head with steady trends and steer prices from 5.00 to 5.25, cows at 3.00 to 4.25, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 4.00, bulls and stags 3.40 to 3.50. Hog receipts 360 head higher with light packers 5.10 to 5.15 and heavy 5.05 to 5.10. Sheep receipts 2,000 head steady with good fat muttons 3.00 to 4.00 and lambs 4.00 to 5.00.
Omaha market notes show cattle receipts 3600 head with steady to lower prices rambling from 4.00 to 5.25 for native steers and similar ranges for cows and beifers. Hogs receipts 5000 head with prices 5.00 to 5.10 for most grades, while sheep receipts 10000 head demand steady with western yearlings at 3.50 to 4.15 and ewes 2.60 to 3.25.
New York market update lists raw sugar steady 33 16, centrifugal 96 test 31 16, molasses sugar 21 5 16, refined sugar steady 6 60, powdered 5 10, granulated 5 00. Coffee described as quiet with No 7 Rio 5 L-Se.
Wheat and stock prices show gains and losses with No 2 red wheat at 79 3 4, later closing higher by 11 4 for September. A French naval experiment near Brest fires heavy projectiles at the modern battleship Suffren, while Paris plans a monument to Emile Zola detailing liberty and justice with a sculpted group.
Paris dispatch describes the Khedive traveling from Calais to Amiens incognito. He chose the locomotive over private cars, wore an overalls disguise, studied engine workings, and urged extra coal as the train rushed along despite delays.
A New York Herald transcription notes a heated exchange praising executive ability. The speakers discuss holding subordinates accountable for failures and taking personal credit, framing it as a clever line in a studied impromptu.
A confused paragraph from the Chicago Tribune depicts a tense exchange where a man reassures a boy after an incident with a pitcher. The tale hints at shifting language and possible violence as the adult resumes erratic speech.
A garbled academy caption shows a rambling reply about seating baldheaded men and their proximity to the files. The text features mis-spellings and unclear attribution, reflecting a humorous but unreadable mock news item.
The fragment hints at a debated view of evil as a private, non absolute force and mentions cold as the privation of heat, with a mysterious reference to Hmerson.
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