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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1903
Page
2
The Standard lists subscription options and advance rates in the city delivery area while noting mailed copies outside Ogdob. Text references carrier distribution and periodical pricing terms for readers.
The Standard Publishing Co Ogden Utah urges all advertisers outside Utah to deal direct with the office in Orden Utah or through a reputable agency. Address communications to The Standard Publishing Co Ogden Utah.
Gold field reports from Dawson in the Klondike show strong paydirt with robust yields. Prospectors note early season cleansups among upper Yukon claims rival last year’s totals, while local miners endure Kendike cold and seasonal hardships for a hoped for continued boom.
Water drainage from central business blocks is failing as groundwater drains into gutters. Health Board discusses remedy, no agreement reached. A large basement excavation for a post office and dirt from Kiesel’s project prompts calls to reuse earth to fill center blocks and improve drainage toward Twenty Fourth and Twenty Fifth streets.
A British MP reports Marconi’s radio gravity experiments near Rome producing photographs 25 miles away with sharp detail. He predicts distant views two hundred miles could be captured soon and notes strict secrecy at the radiographic station.
Fragmented text describes ominous visions of invasion and warning of an approaching army. The speaker references electric gates of Paradise and a distant instrument that might reveal an unseen force. The excerpt conveys anxiety about unseen threats and a looming conflict.
A garbled account discusses Fourth of July celebrations, dangers from fireworks, and the need for reform. It cites deaths and injuries, economic losses, and police and court aims to curb disturbances, while praising independence and national identity. The piece references James Lien and a broad public response to fireworks safety and patriotism.
In New York the market opened irregular with mixed stock moves. Reading and Reading & Co led gains. Wabash spiked then faded. Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific fell on renewed gold export chatter. Pennsylvania and Reading recovered, but overall activity remained light and prices fluctuated near session highs before retreating slightly.
Fragmented OCR lists cattle and meat lot prices with various terms and numbers. Includes figures like cows and heifers at 3.20, canters at 2.00 to 3.00, stockers at 4.00, salves and slugs at 2.75 to 4.10, receipts and volumes, and numerous mixed codes and illegible notes.
Kansas City market update shows cattle receipts around 1100 with varying classes including native steers and cows, stockers and feeders, and bulls. Hog receipts near 5000 with bids from weak to steady ranges, packers paying mid threes to fives, and feeder demand mixed. Nearby futures and regional price signals influence feeder and slaughter values amid steady to lower undertone.
Fragmentary OCR text reports appear to reference horse racing or athletic results with names and terms misread. Key entities are unclear. no distinct action or outcome can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
Receipts today total 1 000 with 26 000 left unsold. Cattle receipts include steers, heifers, and bulls with values around 4.00 to 5.40 per cwt for good to medium quality. Hogs show mixed quotations from 4.00 to 4.80 with feed prices around 2 50 to 3 00. Sheep and lambs steady to higher, with good to choice weights quoted near 4.50 to 5.00 for wethers and 4.25 to 6.00 for lambs. Major buyers include Brockera and fedcurs with numerous price points.
Chicago reports closing Wheal-duly prices and assorted commodities with July and June readings. New York quotes cover sugar, refined sugar, coffee, copper, telegraph stocks, railroads, and major industrials with notable price shifts and quiet markets.
June 11 report describes a breach in Alameda dike six miles above town. Floodwaters threaten the lower valley farms while residents take shelter in high ground. Many face crop losses and displacement as the river rises and guards reinforce the levee.
A large crowd gathered at Boston rail car station to bid farewell to Sir Thomas Lipton as he departed for Taiv erpool to board the Oceanis steamer for America. J. P. Morgan rode the same train and was cheered by Lipton’s supporters. King Edward sent a telegram wishing a prosperous journey and good luck for the voyage.
The whaling ship Ojon with Captain Ammundsen aboard begins a magnetic north pole search. The expedition aims for King William Land and Bering Strait, seeking to map Earth's magnetic pole for science. The Gijon, strong Arctic vessel, carries a seven-man crew and provisions for four years.
June 17 incident reports pilot Robert English fatally hurt while removing obstructions in a channel at Kabulwi. A sudden hazardous material accident ended his life during blade work.
The City Engineer of Ogden invites sealed proposals for moving materials on Twenty Fifth Street from Washington Avenue to Adams Avenue. Specifications prepared by the city will govern. Bids due 2 PM Saturday June 20 1903. The Street Committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids and waive defects. Chairman William Driver.
In New York a yacht race sees the Reliance sail beyond the wrarling line after crossing with the Constitution and Columbia. Commodore F. P. T. Adare of the Larchmont Yacht Club sponsors the cup.
The essay explains how pioneers used greenhorn to describe an inexperienced hunter or youth. It links the term to deer horn growth and the green hair around the shedding horn, noting unwritten laws against killing fawns and the stigma of unseasoned behavior spreading to other novices.
A long, scattered OCR fragment lists numerous individuals with city tags such as Chicago New York Omaha San Francisco Denver Jackson and St. Louis. The exact roles or relationships are unclear but the compilation reads like a directory or attendee roster with many personal names and places.
The readable text conveys a confusing, garbled jumble about methods and actions, lacking a coherent news event, persons, or organizations to anchor a factual summary. No clear date place or outcome emerges from the legible fragments.
A fragment describes eerie superstition among the Comagks of the Don. It warns that cutting leather ears, not dusting on certain days, worm-filled bodies, unsafe wool, uneven eggs, and throwing bones into the river bring dire fate. Names and precise practices are unclear in the OCR text.
An Australian auctioneer, praised for education over skill, tries to sell cattle to a hostile Farm hands audience. He extols a “helfera and bullocks” lot, but a loud voice interrupts declaring there’s something wrong with them or the seller would not need to gall them, highlighting tension at the sale.
Abs Quwker admonishes her daughter to refrain from repeating gossip about Mrs Gilfoyle told by Mrs Posdlvk. She plans to tell Mrs Cuarse herself at Mrs Cum sos this afternoon, stressing generosity and kindness.
A fragment discusses a curious ancient Rome tale where a schemer uses fire to trigger salvage work by slaves and others who carry bags of money and tools. The owner is duped into a quick bargain, with Cato the Elder and Crassina cited as laying foundations for such schemes.
The readable fragments reference wealth, carpenters, slaves, and a crowd around a person named Crassus, with scattered mentions of houses and property and a cautious welcome amid unclear context. The garbled OCR yields no clear event or date.
A severely garbled OCR fragment shows disjointed words and punctuation, lacking clear names, dates, places, or an identifiable event. No coherent facts emerge to summarize into a meaningful news item.
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