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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1903
Page
2
Fragmented advance notice from The Standard Publishing Co Ogden Utah urges readers to attend a courthouse meeting tonight to organize for the Irrigation Congress and to press local officials on disease quarantine enforcement amid public debate and regional concerns.
The relief committee of Kansas City appeals for aid to flood sufferers in Armourdale suburb. Signed by the postmaster and prominent citizens, the plea urges money and goods to shelter, clothe, and rebuild homes for about three thousand families, directing contributions to local state banks for relief.
General Miles warns of famine across the Philippines islands, urging civil and military measures. Governor Turb is pressed for aid while critiques of supply mismanagement surface. Philippine governors discuss rosin and distribution funds as rhinderpest threats loom and vaccination plans are outlined. Local officials anticipate a $3 million relief effort and seek China-supplied cattle to restore supply, with agents visiting ports to secure further contracts.
A draft story describes clever schemes within and beyond the post office, with two firms named Tein Brought and a Detroit dealer in coal notions. It portrays a bogus private secretary job promoting travel to foreign companies and a plan to lure an employer into a dubious investment or theft scheme. The piece notes the scammer’s tactic of posing as a wealthy employer and promising high rewards in exchange for confidential data.
The column argues against Secretary Hay's Manchuria policies and U S intervention in Asia. It discusses Russia China Japan and Korea, favoring cautious diplomacy and neutral stance while warning against European and Japanese moves to extend influence. It weighs historical US-Russia ties and potential commercial treaties shaping Asia.
The Treasury publishes monthly statements of Alaska shipments showing total U S commerce with Alaska and noncontiguous U S territories. For ten months ending April the value of goods from the lower states to Alaska reached about 6.81 million dollars plus gold and silver 104,059. April alone saw 2.58 million dollars in general merchandise. Shipments from Alaska to the United States totaled 19.1 million dollars for ten months. gold ore from Alaska added about 1.4 million. Leading Alaska exports included refined metals and fish products. imports included clothing and materials for canning and industry.
Heavy selling orders dominated the opening in New York stocks pulling down key issues including Pacifics and Crater while Southwestern and others declined. traders reported broad weakness across the market amid uncertain sentiment and selling pressure.
Heavy trading hours lift stocks at mid session with firms like St Paul and Northwestern advancing, while Amalgamated and Peoples Gas ease. Oil and rail names show strength then retreat as overall market declines. cattle and hog futures move modestly with steady to higher demand in Chicago receipts.
Sugar trade notes from New York show fortnightly figures with tin and centrifugal test results. Prices listed include powdered sugar at 4.95 and gravitated sugar at 4.87, with references to refined grades and a quiet No. 7 coffers listing at 5.18.
Numbers and short phrases list commodities and figures such as pork lard and rye prices, dates and months, and cash taxes. The text reads like a weathered market ledger with scattered references to July September and June, lacking coherent sentences or clear events.
A fragmented financial wire listing stock prices and quotations from multiple exchanges and firms. It mentions several issuers and markets such as Atchison, Chicago, Baltimore, Brooklyn, Canadian Vacife, Metropolitan, and more with mixed figures and fractions, reflecting a snapshot of trading activity.
The fragment describes an aged estate claim tied to King Alfred era holdings, noting one sixth shared by several men across Scotland. It lists arrivals including Max Mayer San Francisco and Geo H. Miller Salt Lake, with references to Reed, King Alfred era relics, and an apology to Lady Charlotte by Tym after leaving her waiting.
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