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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
2
Standard editor WM Glasmann notes subscription rates and ad policies. Communications should be sent to The Daily Standard Publishing Co in Ogden Utah with advertisers urged to deal directly or through reputable agencies.
The Salt Lake Herald scolds Ogden residents for poor decorations and apathy ahead of President Theodore Roosevelt’s arrival, urging everyone to display pride and readiness. Citizens across parties are called to decorate storefronts and homes and to welcome the president with proper ceremony for his Friday visit.
Illinois contemplates converting prisons into forced labor workshops yielding printing supplies desks and clothing for state use. Unions back the plan while lawmakers warn costs and supply gaps may force future amendments.
A fragmented report outlines competing figures including Gen Dolan Vreille and Saithurn Haein in a struggle over a poli policy. The piece hints at executive maneuvering and differing aims within a tense political landscape as factions press for influence at Maeiemten.
The article details Southern Pacific policy shifts under Harriman, rail line relinquishments, and debates on transfers amid reorganizations. It notes tensions between promoters of the pool and the policy aimed at efficiency, with references to Oregon Short Line and Texas roads. It also covers rising antisemitic concerns in the United States, including Jewish immigration anxieties and the impact on American society and policy.
The New York market faced mixed pressure amid thinner volumes as liquidation fears eased. Large cap names moved with notable swings, led by Amalgamated and Anaconda, while Union Pacific and Northwestern showed modest gains. Canadian, Pacific and Pacific rail equities also contributed to a tentative recovery though selling pressure persisted in some pockets.
Regional market notes show steady to uneven pricing in cattle hogs and sheep across Kansas City Omaha and Chicago. Cattle mostly steady to firm with primes at about 4.05 to 4.40 per cwt, hogs mixed and lambs quoted around 4.25 to 7.50 per cwt. Volume cited includes thousands of head in Kansas City Omaha and Chicago auctions with several price bands and variable feeder values.
Fragmentary OCR shows sheep and lamb price figures with Western lambs listed at 600 head and four dollars per head. Native sheep appear with a four dollar price, but the text is incomplete and some figures unreadable.
A steerage passenger from Kishinelf recounts the May massacre on board the Grosser Kurivernt voyage. Jewish victims were stoned and threatened with death. rioting followed as Christians left church. Mob violence smashed homes, killed men women and children, and a survivor hid in a cellar before fleeing toward Bremen with aid from an agent.
Washington May 93 I HL Newell chief of the reclamation service of the geological survey has begun an inspection tour. He will visit several sites in the West where irrigation projects are pending and is expected to briefly stop in Salt Lake City near the Utah line.
In Greater New York May 28 a group of property owners seeks a court order against the Western Union Telegraph company, the Postal Telegraph company, and the New York and Son company to compel payment of rent and restrain further action. The owners estimate damages surpass 200000 and say more than thirty have consulted a representative. Authorities say at least two thousand cases may be pursued.
May 24 At Harvard College observatory Prof Towell asserts a tale Nin received noting charge projection found by Slipper with position angle 200 degrees and 360 minutes. The text also contains stray lines about health remedies and dramatic phrases.
A Chicago piece cites Charles Scott of Pittsburg and the Nations Electric Sight association arguing college educated workers now outpace traditional manufacturing hires. Beott notes electrical course output falls short of demand, urging graduates with practical experience and robust reasoning to tackle new problems.
Ad copy from Ogden June House highlights record prices in the 1900s for real estate listings. The fragment mentions a high bid in 1906 to 1912, and references Ava and a location at 325 East, suggesting a long-running sale or auction notice with uncertain street details.
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