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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary item mentions a poster labeled Poster D under an Act of Cosarene and Cebteneds Daily. No clear people places or dates readable. covers a bureaucratic notice fragment with limited legible facts.
Rates for advertising in The Evening Standard are listed per inch with daily changes and special positions. The Standard Publishing Co invites advertisers to review current terms including special contracts for running weekly or monthly ads and a subscription challenge to competitors.
In a forthcoming column readers will learn the reply of butchers and grocers of Owen to accusations of price gouging. Merchants claim they make only a small profit and deserve a hearing before any broader action. The piece urges investigations of suppliers and railroads to uncover any discrimination raising costs in the city.
Friday night the Utah penitentiary received a call asking to use bloodhounds to trace Deputy Shorty Clark’s attacker. Officials rejected the idea as outdated and ineffective, suggesting modern police methods instead. The dispute triggered local scorn and controversy over policing approaches.
A Baltic era transit fire report notes reduced fatalities among railway workers compared with 1907. It cites about 15 railway clerks feared dead, with injuries lower than earlier fires. 1904 figures are referenced for public office patronage. The overall drop in deaths is linked to car capacity and safer operations.
A sprawling, feverish miscellany describes a deadly pursuit of a deputy sheriff killer, railway clerks seeking disability leave, and public dispatches on postmaster reforms. It also discusses British South Africa maps, German war intelligence, and geographies, with scattered comments on global leaders and press reactions.
The passage offers a fragmented glimpse of a speech about husbands and wives and possible social expectations. It mentions a secretary delivering a long talk and references enemies, suggesting a broader political or social debate. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identities.
In a 48 hour downpour the Cottonwood and Cimarréa rivers overflow Guthrie causing two hundred to three thousand residents displaced. Water covers fifty city blocks as trains halt and transport lines struggle. Communities seek safety with homes and hotels opened for shelter.
Various papers debate a new peace agreement with mixed tones. The Straits Post credits U S service to peace, while the Standard notes limited military bloc potential and calls for dialogue between African and Japanese governments. The Daily Mail ties the pact to war fears, and The Daily News argues it resembles an alliance undermining naval power norms.
Tulea Oklahoma reports the Arkansas River rising four inches per hour after three days of rain. The river increased about fifteen feet since the storm began and is within two feet of its May peak, with previous damage noted from earlier flooding.
The London Times reports growing attention to a tense agreement involving the United States Japan and Britain. The piece notes the uneasy balance of entanglements and the potential immediate actions by the Enfield states amid new policy shifts.
Denver and surrounding areas faced one of the heaviest snowfalls on record. Tramway crews and shovelers fought to keep lines open as trains faced delays, with eastbound services resuming gradually. Telegraph and telephone service remained intact despite widespread storm disruption.
Nov 20 W J Witter described as a boss of a company and alleged to be connected to a shooting that killed him near Grah White. A R Friday, once of Cripple Creek and Denver, was sought by the sheriff in the same case. Witter was reportedly with a woman at the time of the shooting who Friday allegedly paid attention to.
Matinoff, president of the Bulgarian council, says direct understandings with Turkey are unlikely but Bulgaria remains optimistic. He argues Bulgaria seeks friendly ties, recognizes independence, and expects reforms in Turkish manners and laws to aid Christian populations while avoiding aggression toward neighboring Slavic states.
Flat Springs Nov 73 Timothy L Woodruff chairman of the New York Republican state committee eliminated himself from the senatorial race in favor of Secretary of State Root. This action followed by Taft remarks but little detail of the race was provided. Taft indicated Root’s election to succeed Senator Pratt on January 19. The president elect expressed pleasure at Woodruff’s decision and said he will receive Woodruff’s support.
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