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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
4
The Standard shows its mailing as second class matter at the Ogden Utah Post Office under congressional act and notes daily publication with Sunday exception by Wm Glasmann.
Special position pages and columns with rate additions per inch. First page charges fifty cents per inch daily on the lower half. Special contracts offered for weekly or monthly ads. The Standard touts its subscriber base as unmatched in Ogden, challenging comparison with The Evening Standard.
Governor Spry vetoed the Bade r Naguor bill citing unconstitutionality and potential costly state litigation. He also rejected the ripper bill aimed at removing Salt Lake fire and police control from city politics. He avoided actions on the Imquuor bill and ribber bill to prevent invalidating future laws.
The government releases a report on southern Utah coal beds, noting workable seams known since early settlement but limited development due to isolation. The San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake line raises interest, and a branch across the Pacatante Desert between Lund and Cedar City could connect the region to rail.
A 1906 preliminary study by WI T. Lee of the United States Geological Survey examined coal deposits in Iron County. In summer 1907 a party led by George B. Richardson surveyed the Harmony Coleb and Kanab fields across eastern Iron County and western Kane County areas.
The United States chief forester Gifford Pinchot speaks at the Tabernacle this evening. A large Ogden audience is expected as Pinchot, praised as a thinker and orator, is introduced by the Tabernacle choir. The program promises broad appeal and reflects high local esteem for the speaker.
The article traces Theodore Roosevelt's voyage from New York on March 23 to Africa and Europe. It lists stops from Naples to Mombasa, Nairobi, Port Florence, and Khartoum, with a six month base in Nairobi and a Nile crossing, then reunion with Mrs Roosevelt at Khartoum before European travel.
The piece muses on ballooning risks and aerial ventures from Captain Mueller's Pasadena ascent to Zeppelins and Wrights. It calls ballooning dangerous, cites near catastrophes, doubts public appetite for high altitude rides, and notes fear of dizzying views and shaky equilibrium.
The Salt Lake Republican lauds Governor Spry for strength of character, sanity, patience, and steadfast leadership. It asserts his proven ability, bravery, and trustworthiness, claiming Utah is fortunate to have him as governor and noting his steady course despite public agitation.
A tribute extols William Spry as a calm, principled Utah governor facing coercion and threats. It lauds his restraint, calls him a model citizen, and asserts his right party allegiance and steady leadership for the state’s peace, progress, and prosperity.
The article outlines how to prevent and fight a starting fire, including using water, blankets, or a broom to smother small flames and evacuate. It stresses knowing fire drills, phone and fire alarm box procedures, and how to escape smoke filled areas by staying low and using wet cloths to cover the mouth.
The article promotes Ivory Soap as a universal cleanser for bath toilet and laundry needs, claiming it replaces several different soaps once kept on hand.
A readable guide advises rapid alarm signaling from a box, using water or chemical extinguishers if available, and the importance of doors and transoms to block smoke. It suggests opening a window for air and visibility for fire crews and neighbors and staying at the window for rescue. It notes that jumping should be avoided unless a tree is reachable.
Frank A Perrot, once honorary assistant at the Royal Vesuvian Observatory, details the Etna quake predicted for two years and later fulfilled in vivid narrative. He notes a singing wind sound, roaring ground, collapsing towns, and a seven foot sea surge at Messina with wreckage across the strait.
London reports Lt. Shackleton of the British navy led the Nimrod Antarctic expedition back to Invercargill New Zealand and pushed within 111 miles of the South Pole. The 1907 1909 voyage traveled 1708 miles southward in a 120 day sledge journey reaching latitude 88 26 and longitude 162 east.
Shackleton’s southern party reaches 111 miles from the south pole and the magnetic pole is located. They discover eight mountain chains and Mount Erebus, 13,120 feet, ascended. New coastlines west of Victoria Land and coal measures found in the Arctic continent are noted. The journey spans 126 days over 1,708 miles with multiple depotings and hardships.
An advertisement touts DeMiracle as the only successful hair removal method, endorsed by Dr. Starbuck and other medical professionals. It promises prompt, painless results without skin injury, offers a $1 product with a money back guarantee, and provides a free booklet by mail. Available from W. H. Wright & Sons and general stores.
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