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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1903
Page
7
A July tornado swept through Techernigof district near St. Petersburg destroying three villages within minutes. Churches and homes were lifted and moved long distances with substantial loss of life reported.
William Smith a millionaire nurseryman will endow a college for women to be known as the William Smith College for Women. The campus spans thirty acres on the city outskirts and plans call for a single building costing 150000 dollars. Smith also funds public institutions and maintains the Smith Observatory.
Col Myron T. Herrick governor of Ohio studies golf with Joe Mitchell of the Coun try club as tutor. He aims to learn the sport popular among Columbus and Washington elites and is seen on the links most days.
Sheriff Richardson and a posse of about 100 angry Washington township residents with shotguns revolvers and pitchforks chased an unknown assailant for eight miles this afternoon ending in Boone station on the Pan Handle railway where a revolver believed to belong to the suspect was found It is thought he boarded a train at the station and escaped.
A Susquehanna railroad flagman, smoking a pipe in his flag shanty, was lifted into the air and landed fifty feet away in a vacant lot after the structure toppled. He remained smoking throughout the flight and was found dead when rescuers arrived.
In Felix, six miles west of Gillett, a drunken quarrel among Halians ends with two men dead and another critically wounded. Datri struck Fesse with a hammer, Epzie stabbed Darr fatally, and Frank R Bellagalla and Nick Eggie were involved in the lethal and ensuing gunfire.
Omaha reports heavy late afternoon rain that cooled temperatures and relieved crops across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Forecaster Welch noted no hot winds and no dangerous heat, with indications of cooler weather ahead.
Transport Dix grounded off the Japan coast Saturday and was docked at Druga. Repairs are estimated to take forty days due to bad condition. The Trix freighter carrying 225 tons of Philippine exhibits for the St Louis exposition may be used to replace the Dix.
United States Marshal Henkel received from acting Secretary of State Aden the extradition warrant for Wallaker Wright the London promoter. Wright has been jailed in Ludlow Street since April on charges by London shareholders alleging his management wrecked the London and Globe Finance Corp. Inspectors Wallis and Phillips will arrive on the Oceanic to take custody and escort him to London.
Advertisement touts Herbine as a cure for heartburn flatulence torpidity of the Hyer and numerous nervous complaints. Claims include foul tongue offensive breath headaches and sallow skin. Product priced at 50 cents and sold by G F Cave 2391 Wash Ave and J E Cave Depot Drug Store.
The State Board of Education will hold examinations for teachers certificates and diplomas on Sept 2 and 3, 1903. Tests take place in Salt Lake City at room 153 City and County Building, at the Agricultural College Logan, and at Man ti Utalk. Applicants must apply to secretary by Aug 15, 1903.
Tacoma defeated Helena 9 to 11 in a high scoring clash while Spokane shut out its opponent 2 to 0. Los Angeles toppled Butte 8 to 8 as San Francisco posted an 11 to 11 result.
Cincinnati beat Pittsburg 10 to 5 while New York topped Boston 6 to 3 Chicago won 9 to 2 over St. Louis and Brooklyn prevailed 15 to 10 against Philadelphia in the day’s NL results.
Baseball roundup shows Boston defeated New York 3 to 0 and Philadelphia beat Washington 4 to 2, St. Louis edged Cleveland 10 to 2, while in the Pacific Coast League Portland lost to San Francisco 10 to 8 and Seattle bested Sacramento 4 to 1.
Kansas City 7 and Denver 10. St. Joseph 10 trailing Colorado Springs 13. Milwaukee 9 over Des Moines 7. Peoria 12 led Omaha 5.
A New York Herald dispatch from Tegucigalpa says a representative of the New York syndicate, holder of the Honduran railroad lease, has left for San Pedro after reportedly securing government approval. The British consul at Puerto Cortes is unhappy and may press Guatemala City for a warship to protect English stockholders.
Detroit on July 29 saw all city street car lines halted for over two hours as thirty five firemen at the power house demanded an eight hour day. Outside crews aided the company and by 8 am some workers returned while others pressed engineers to join. Thousands faced delays getting to work.
A mob of about 300 whites chased two colored men after an altercation with a white man. Charlesiall and Robert Pleasant fled with shots fired. Pleasant was later arrested. Mayor King urged calm and dispersed the crowd as injuries to Daniel Cronan were said to be not serious.
Niels Jensen age about 20 of Bear River City was mistaken for a bear in Logan canyon and shot by a fellow herder. The bullet struck his right breast causing fatal injuries. Sheriff Rigby and Marshal Crockett left for the scene to investigate. He died three hours after the shooting.
Deseret News reports strong prospects for the Bidghan proposition with 1,000,000 tons of ore blocked out along a 200 foot vein, widths 12 to 40 feet. Superintendent W. R. Smith says proper equipment could yield about 7,000 dollars monthly for five years. Apex rights dispute with Petro Utah Con and Yampa to be resolved amicably without court action.
Early yesterday a fire destroyed John Butler’s saloon in Payson Utah, with losses estimated between 4000 and 5000 dollars. The blaze started before 2 a m and a bucket brigade tried to save the property but failed. Adjoining Ott's drug store suffered about 150 dollars in damage as its contents were moved to the street. Butler was reportedly insured for 1800 dollars. the building owner Oren Lewis of Spanish Fork, name unknown on insurance. The cause remains undetermined.
Citizens recall a year of bond issues to build an electric light plant. The Logan Power Company moved to create a daytime reservoir by raising a dam, threatening ten feet of head and twenty five feet of fall, potentially flooding the city’s waterway and pipe network. The city council contemplates actions to defend municipal rights as public sentiment grows against private control.
The Toran Tower Company is incorporated under Colorado law and any legal action against it must be filed in federal courts.
At the American Flag property in Park City a 200 foot tunnel and a 200 to 300 foot shaft are in use with a 600 foot depth reached and sinking toward 4600 feet. Eleven men drive the shaft at about four feet daily while good ore was found on 500 feet down but only 25 feet followed each side. A cage is to be installed, ore assays test gold up to 700 dollars per ton, and a drift will be made at the 700 foot level. Also a runaway on Main Street injured Quincy foreman Jerry Harrington but not seriously.
In New York on July 20 President Roosevelt declined Corporal John P. Carney’s bid to resign from the Martine Corps and take a jail keeper job at Raymond Street at 1200 a year. Carney had enlisted after a four year term and later learned he ranked high on the civil service list. The executive decision cited potential dangerous precedent.
Johanna Mueller, bookkeeper at a Danish bank in Copenhagen, who fled with Julius Anton Joergenssen, cashier, faces Denmark trial for vault theft but has been released by U S Marshal Shine on orders from Attorney General Knox. She denies involvement and will not be sent back to Denmark.
In Trenton New Jersey on July 20 the Central Labor Union ruled that barbers retain jurisdiction over patrons even after death. The decision follows a Barbers' union complaint that undertakers allowed employees to act as barbers after patrons had died, raising questions of professional authority beyond life.
Theodore Nardee assistant to the secretary of the Louisiana Purchase exposition in San Francisco says the exposition will positively open in May 1904 with no delays. He travels with Worlds Fair Commissioner John Barrett on a globe circle to advance the exposition and was chosen to complete the organization after Barrett’s appointment as United States minister to the Argentine Republic.
A judge recalls a life of writing poetry and theft to avoid starvation. He describes his stubborn stance and the claim that he did not steal to publish but to survive, framing his identity as a poet who faced dire need.
The Oregonian reports August 20 begins a new lumber rate of five dollars per ton over the Southern Pacific to San Francisco, up from three dollars ten. Puget Sound mills may gain advantage as heavy timbers shift by water while flooring and ceiling materials move by rail. Oregon interior mills tied to California rates to boost competition. Harriman line officials reached the agreement in San Francisco.
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