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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1903
Page
4
A clipped notice lists terms of subscription for the Daily Standard. It shows in city carrier and mail options with pricing details, though most text is garbled. The readable portion indicates advance payment and a yearly rate outside Ogden.
The notice states that communications in this paper are limited to 200 words and that authors' full names must be published. The rule emphasizes concise content and complete attribution for all contributors. It underscores standard editorial practice for clarity and accountability in the publication.
The Standard announces no special advertising and directs all Utah advertisers to conduct business directly with its Ogden office or via reputable agencies. All communications should be sent to The Standart Publishing Co. Ogden Utah.
A reflective column condemns past religious zealotry in Central Persia where heretics were killed, including a Babi tied to a cannon, and recalls similar persecutions in earlier centuries and witchcraft accusations. It lauds modern tolerance for independent religious thought and freedom of worship.
Eastern papers declare the Cleveland boom for the Temoreratic presidential bid collapsed likened to a sky rocket. Gorman reportedly goes abroad to avoid premature public pursuit and relies on others to push his candidacy while fearing the suspension act and public weariness before the convention.
A British protest condemns South African mine owners for seeking to replace white and Kaffir labor with Indian and Chinese coolies. A commission travels to China to secure emigration, while public opinion in England delays policy to import Asian labor. The piece asserts mines could pay whites enough to work, yet capitalists push for cheaper coolie labor to boost profits.
The Frovo Enquirer calls for strong representation at the Irrigation Congress noting the U S Government holds over ten million dollars in the treasury for reclaiming arid western lands. The article cites future receipts from public land sales in arid states and territories.
The Logan Journal urges Utah to send full representation to the National Irrigation Congress in Ogden Utah September 15 to 18. It explains the congress funds a reclamation land program across multiple western states and notes officials and irrigation companies will appoint delegates to ensure Cache County is adequately represented.
The Chronicle notes immigrants arriving in the last six months of the prior fiscal year accounted for only 580 of 401,057 seeking relief, about 0.14 percent. It argues the new workers absorb into hard labor, while some may take low pay in sweatshops. it urges native workers to match the newcomers’ work ethic and questions easy job hunting.
A blaze in London July 30 walling in the Great Central railway dock and shed at Grimsby. The fire filled the sheds with machinery and a large quantity of barley. Damage estimated at 3500,000.
July 10 report doubts arise over re erecting the Campanile in Venice as foundations are found too weak to support new constructs. Building new foundations threatens St. Mark's Cathedral and the Sansecome Library.
A vast collection of antique snuff boxes valued at over £40,000 was consumed in a fire at Naples. The owner, Count di Sangro, who inherited it from the founder Duke di Martina, had refused purchase offers from Baron Rothachila and Mr. Pierpont organ.
A Denver grand jury is sworn in to investigate alleged corrupt practices in public office. Judge Johnson instructs jurors to probe city council actions granting franchises, missing records from the old County Commissioners and Clerk's office, defalcations, management of state and county institutions, and morals issues including police saloon ties and disreputable reports.
The Eleventh National Irrigation Congress will convene in Ogden Utah from September 15 to 18 1903 with delegates from arid states invited. Leaders and experts will discuss reclamation act provisions colonization forestry and irrigation policies while rail rates and hospitality measures are arranged by local committees through a broad national audience.
Sheriff Emery of Salt Lake City arrived in Grand Rapids to escort Mrs Aurora Hodge back to Utah on a murder charge in the case of William X Ryan. The interview at headquarters lasted long as Emery pressed questions while Hodge held firm, insisting she acted alone and was justified in shooting. The sheriff noted gaps in her story about binding Ryan and covering his body, and prepared to depart with her for Salt Lake City, aiming to reach their destination Saturday afternoon.
July delivery's last notices day brought nervousness to the market. July opened 20 points higher at 13.20, slipped to 13.00 in five minutes for a net 60 point gain. In New Orleans, July was bid at 15 cents blocks of 5000 without sellers as the rest of the list began weaker and then firmed.
Advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Electric Oil as relief for diphtheria in twenty minutes promising near miraculous results available at any drug store.
Thirty year legal battle in Geneva ends with dismissal of Countess of Civry’s claim to millions left by Duke Charles of Brunswick. The countess, illegitimate daughter, argued inheritance rights against the town.
New York markets opened irregularly with small gains for Pennsylvania and declines for New York Central. Chicago Terminal preferred surged 21.5 while Atchison and Amalgamated weakened on broad selling. Des Moines and Dodge rose on control rumors as several bonds moved unevenly amid a cautious, fluctuating trading session.
Chicago July 30 cash wheat quotes list No 2 red 806 SL No 3 red 7734 80 No 3 hard winter 7712 No 3 76 77 No 3% northern spring 8412 No 2 do 8312 No 3 spring 78 682
Denver July 30 cattle receipts show beef steers at 3.50 to 5.00, cows 3.00 to 4.00, stockers 3.00 to 4.00, bulls 1.50 to 2.50. Hog receipts 500 head, market strong, light packers 5.10 to 5.15, mixed 5.05 to 5.10, heavy 3.05 to 5.10. Sheep receipts 206. fat muttons 3.00 to 3.50, lambs 1.00 to 5.00.
Money on call eases to 2 percent amid mercantile paper at 51 2 to 46 1 2 percent. Sterling weak with bankers' bills offered around 4.85.90 to 4.85.95 for demand and 4.83.50 to 4.83.53 for sixty days. Later quotes show 4.84 1-2 4.85 and 4.87 1-2 commercial bills. Mexican dollars at 42 1-2.
A garbled OCR fragment lists various railroad names such as Erie Louisville & Nashville Missouri Pacific New York Central Norfolk Pennsylvania Reading Rock Island Southern Pacific and Union Pacific alongside scattered figures and commodities like steel and sugar. The text mixes city names and stock-like numbers in a partially legible ledger style.
Sugar and coffee prices listed with current figures: sugar raw steady at 313-180 centrifugals, 96 test 3142-16 refined steady crushed 5.60 powdered 5.10 granulated 5.00. Coffee quiet No 7 Tig 51-8.
Chicago cattle receipts reach 4000 head with 200 Texans, prices range from 1.25 to 5.60 for steers and 2.00 to 4.25 for heifers. Hog receipts total 26,000 today with mixed, good to prime heavy hogs selling around 3.15 to 5.30, sheep receipts 1500 and lamb values mixed with wethers and natives quoted.
Omaha July 30 cattle receipts 3000 head steady to stronger native steers 4.00 to 5.35 cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.25 western steers 3.50 to 4.50 cann ers 1.50 to 2.50 stockers and feeders 2.50 to 4.00 calves 2.50 to 5.00 bulls and stags 2.25 to 4.00 hog receipts 65 head easier heavy 6.00 to 4.10 mixed 5.00 to 5.10 sheep receipts 6500 head steady western yearlings 3.70 to 4.23 wethers 3.00 to 3.70 ewes 2.50 to 3.25 common and stockers 2.00 to 3.10 lambs 4.00 to 5.75
Kansas City cattle receipts 6 000 head with strong to open, Texas Indian steers 2.30 to 4.25, native steers 4.00 to 5.25, calves 2.00 to 4.50. Hog receipts 8 000 head with most sales 3.15 to 5.25, packers 5.05 to 5.22. Sheep receipts 2 000 head, lambs 3.13 to 5.00, ewes 3.00 to 4.75.
Close: Wheat July 79 1/4 old 74 1/4, Sept 70 3/8. Corn July 33 1/2, Sept 52 3/4. Pork July 13.50, Sept 13.90. Lard July 7.55, Sept 7.97. Ribs July 7.92 1/2. Rye July 51. Flax cash northwest 1.50. Clover 12.50. Barley 40 3/50. Prices shown for July to May contracts.
Wool markets in St. Louis on July 30 reported steady prices across territory and western medium lines at 161.2 18, fine medium at 141-2 16, and fine at 12 16, reflecting stable demand for the day.
Ogden Brokerage reports closing quotes for several stocks with varied price notations including Atchison common and preferred, Baltimore & Ohio, Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake & Ohio, Great Western, Metropolitan, and others. The data lists bid and ask figures or latest trades in multiple price units for a range of railroad and utility issues.
The Kincaid mill at Butler's wells processed five tons from Tonopah Mountain claims at Gold Mountain. Sec retary Range reports a $6 per ton value, thirteen ounces of gold plated, and concentrates weighing 450 pounds worth $300 per ton. Amalgamation and concentrates reportedly saved 100 percent of values.
The ad extols Burdock Blood Bitters as a tonic for robust health by energizing the bowels stomach liver and kidneys. It promises vigor through a strengthened internal system and active cleansing.
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