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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1903
Page
3
Advertisement outlines subscription terms for the Daily Standard in advance. Details include carrier delivery within Ogden for one month and mail subscription outside Ogden for one year with specified rates.
The notice states that communications to the paper are limited to 260 words and requires that the author's memes be published in full. It emphasizes compliance with word limits and full publication of meme content.
The Standard states no special advertising agent outside Utah and urges all advertisers to deal directly with Ogden Utah office or through a reputable agency.
The Standard Publishing Co. in Ogden Utah invites all communications regarding this publication. Readers are asked to direct letters and notices to the publisher for timely handling.
The piece portrays Murphy as Tammany Hall's dominant ruler, dictating mayoral and presidential lines, with Croker and the system's temptations showing how power corrupts. It questions voters on resisting a machine that could seize city governance and national leadership alike.
The Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company on Douglas Island Alaska reports a five million nine hundred thousand pound incorporation, dividends totaling forty five million two hundred thousand with a October dividend of eight hundred fifty thousand. Describes the mine as highly profitable with ore from the 750 foot level and an annual total ore output around nine hundred six thousand tons. Details include two mills, one old plant 240 stamps and a new 300 stamp mill, power sources water and steam, daily operation counts, drilling activity, and payroll costs for machine drillers.
An English observer, Jeli Foater Fraser, praises American enterprise and vigor while noting some faults. He compares American optimism, advertising, wages, and youth employment to Britain, cites rail quality on the Trans Siberian line, and argues Americans promote young talent in leadership to sustain innovation and output.
The piece imitates a minstrel style tale as a missionary clashes with heathen ferries and asks what the child will say. It contrasts the missionary and heathen, hinting at imagined judgment day and a chant about violence.
An article discusses the art of using artificial paper blossoms in fall and winter decor. It warns against overuse, notes that fresh look should be conveyed, and advises lighting to keep artificiality hidden. It suggests paper blossoms for room receptions and platform decorations in halls and churches, with a brief nod to small blossoms like jonquils for wear.
The notice warns that Lily of the Valley Hyacintha and Free sias may be used at night but under no circumstances should a person decorate themselves with artificial blossoms and appear in public during daylight.
Dallas dispatch quotes General Nelson A. Miles denying any pursuit of office. He says he does not plan to run for any position including President or Texas governor. The Chicago Recents Herald notes the remarks from the previous night in Dallas.
New York dispatch from Valparaiso Chile reports that two of the purser’s daughters aboard the British steamer Jaura Branch are lost after the vessel stranded between Port Pringle and Stewarts Bay. All crew members were saved and the ship is a total loss.
The Switch men's strike on the B A and FP railway near Butte Montana was called off yesterday afternoon. Workers admitted they were wrong and were allowed to return to their old positions with five exceptions after a meeting between the switchers union and the general manager.
A bankruptcy petition is filed against S. E. Bloch and Brother, lace importers, by creditors. The firm faced dissolution with receivership in three courts. Sidney Smith is named receiver of assets and must turn over all assets to Smith. Liabilities total 348,365 with assets about 273,000, including stock, accounts, and cash.
Citizens Union and Republican groups move to void the nominations of Edward M. Grout and Charles Fornes for city offices and refile them. Grout and Fornes plan court action to keep their names on ballots, while Greater New York Democracy fractures from fusion plans led by John C. Sheehan amid nominating setbacks for Manhattan and Bronx delegates.
Chicago News notes that Pliny claimed crocodile skin could resist injury, but modern rifles pierce it unless struck obliquely. The reptile is not exceptionally hard to kill if a clear shot is available, unlike the shark which can fight on for an hour despite mortal wounds.
The text explains how snakes spend autumn and winter in torpor coiled in roots or under bushes. With spring warmth they hunt and breed. Females lay between fifteen and twenty eggs in a string and rely on sun heat or decomposing matter to hatch.
A fragment praises a well dressed cutter on a fashionable promenade, admiring a stylish coat cut gloriously for a well formed man by Tailor and Cutter. The passage reflects period esteem for clothing, fit, and artistry in tailoring.
A humorous Jiarvard Lampoon piece features a doctor offering pills for a cold and Jiggs refusing, saying the doctor can have them free. The exchange captures light satire in a brief comic dialogue.
A blurred quote textile suggests a philosopher questioning a flatterer about belief and truth. The fragment hints at social judgment where flattery lacks trust, while honesty prompts skepticism and potential sterility of belief.
Chicago marked its centennial with a landmark fireworks show on the lakefront drawing an estimated crowd between 100000 and 195000. Aerial bombs and sky rockets lit the night as Fort Dearborn and symbols like a Phoenix and the Statue of Liberty were illuminated in red white and blue.
Eleven thousand miners in the Springfield district strike after operators fail to build wash houses as required by law. The walkout centers on compliance with miners welfare provisions and disrupts local mining operations in Springfield, Sk.
U S stocks opened lower on London sentiment but some leaders held. Pennsylvania, New York Central and St Paul showed strength while Canadian Pacific fell. United States Steel traded around 17 ¾ to 17 7/8 and Erie near 28 ½. Market recovered but failed to sustain gains with banking data weighing. St Paul regained near session lows and then rose. losses were limited on western issues and coal shares.
The clearing house bank report shows Loans at 942,909,100 a drop of 4,141, BOD deposits 897,214,400 down 4,130,800 and circulation 45,674,700 down 11, legal tenders 70,762,700 down 1,057,100 plus specie 167,478,400 down 608,400 reserves 238,241,100 down 1,604,500 reserve required 294,303,600 down 1,032,700 and surplus 12,937,500 down 631,800 with U.S. deposits at 23,135,700 down 1,162,300.
Chicago market notes cattle receipts 400 head with ranges for prime to good steers 5.23 to 6.00, cows 4.20, calves 3.50 to 7.40. hog receipts 7,000 with mixed and butchers 5.65 to 6.50, good to heavy 3.65 to 6.15. sheep receipts 2,500 with good to choice prices 3.25 to 4.25 and mixed 2.25 to 3.25.
David Eccles sworn as president of the bank states the report shows the bank's condition at closing Sept 0, 1503. Notary James F. Burton attests the oath dated Sept 28, 1904. Utah Secretary J T Hammond certifies the copy on file Oct 1, 1903. Figures include 12,500.07, 3,044.00, 833,857.96.
Oct. 3 reports show cattle steady to nominal, hogs mixed with gains in heavy and mixed classes. In Kansas City selling ranges include heavy hogs 5.50 to 5.80, porkers and feeders trading around 5.00 to 6.03, while sheep and lambs show limited activity with western lambs at 4.00 to 5.00 and yearlings around 3.40 to 3.83.
Denver on October 3 reports cattle receipts of 150 with a steady market. heifers 3.00 to 3.75, cows 2.00 to 4.15, feeders 3.00 to 3.65, bulls 1.50 to 2.50. Hogs receipts 300 and market higher. light packers 6.00 to 6.03, mixed and heavy 5.04 to 6.00. Sheep receipts 1,400 with steady market. good to fat muttons 3.00 to 4.00, lambs 4.00 to 1.50.
Chicago cash and futures prices for wheat corn oats rye flax pork and timothy are listed with Oct Dec May contracts and various grades. Prices include No 2 and No 3 grades for wheat and spring wheats, with futures around 7 to 77 per bushel for grains and 12 to 34 for pork futures.
Sugar market steady for raw sugar and fair for refining with values given. Refined sugars quiet with prices for crushed, powdered and granulated at defined levels. Coffee remains firm with No 7 moderate quality indicated.
Money on call nominal with no loans. Time mercantile paper at 6 6 1 2 percent. Sterling exchange steady with bankers bills at 4.82 4.82 25 for demand and 4.85 4.95 for sixty days. Vested rates 4.82 1 2 to 4.83 and 4.86 1 2 to 4.87 1 2. Commercial bills 4.81 1 2 AB2 1 2. Mexican dollars at 46. Bar silver at 59 5 8.
Wool nominal prices listed for territory western and midland types with fine and fine medium categories. Slopes show ranges from 15 to 17 cents per pound and slight variations by grade.
New York wire quotes show copper at 41 3 4, Atchison common 34, preferred 8, American Smelter common 42 2 2, Baltimore & Ohio 3% 6 6, Canadian Pacific 1 20 5 8, Metropolitan Traction 1.05 1 2, Erie common 28, Illinois Central 130 1 2, and other items.
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