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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
4
The notice lists price tiers for the Daily Standard newspaper with carrier delivery in the city and mail outside Ogden. In town, a one year subscription costs 6 dollars, with the rate for other delivery unspecified. The fragment suggests pricing details for advance subscriptions.
The notice states communications to this paper are restricted to 200 words and that the author’s full name must be published. It emphasizes adherence to the word limit and full attribution in all reader submissions.
The Standard announces no special advertising agent outside Utah and asks advertisers to deal directly with the Ogden office or through reputable agencies.
The note requests all correspondence be directed to The Standard Publishing Co in Ogden Utah. No other details or context are provided in the text.
Jules Suret, a French newspaper writer who recently toured the United States, returns home and criticizes American women as cold and mercenary as well as American dining. He contrasts French sleep cars with Pullman trains, mocks U S manners, but praises sourdough pancakes as delicious poetry amid his critique.
The article surveys English opposition to Chamberlain and argues his tariff policy will prevail. It compares Cobden era free trade gains with modern protections in the U S and Germany, contending England risks stagnation unless tariff walls rise around Britain to foster reciprocal trade with open gates for allied nations.
Michael Davitt returns from his tour of Russia's Jewish settlements and describes a grim scene. He says government policy confines Jews to a shrinking Pale of Settlement in the southeast, leaving them destitute and hemmed in by rising population and limited emigration options. The account portrays widespread poverty and harsh repression as a stark moral crisis.
The piece argues that outside influence should pressure Cyar and ministers to ease distress by changing policy. It condemns religious hatred and persecutions, rejects illiberal acts toward Jews or Gentiles, and credits modern enlightenment and leaders of thought for promoting the golden rule and opposing sectarian fanaticism.
The renowned violinist Karol Kubelik treasures a tiny violin gifted at age ten by a wandering musician, a cross of the Gregory Order, and a rosary from Pope Leo XII. He believes losing the violin would mean losing luck, and he carries the relics everywhere as symbols of art and faith.
President Loubet signed a decree summoning an extraordinary session of the chambers to begin October 20. The decree outlines the schedule and agenda for the special meeting.
In Butte Montana on October 9 a skull was found perched on a wall plate at the old Goldsmith shaft near Walkerville. Believers claim it may be the long-missing Joe McCune whose disappearance in 1904 after leaving home for a night shift remains unsolved.
Fire in the Stone Opera House in Binghamton New York October 6 was brought under control by 4 o clock. The blaze affected the front of the building and the lobby offices but spared the theatre. All scenery from Paul Gilmore's company production The Mammy and the Hummin Bird was removed before the fire. Loss placed at 25000 dollars.
Chicago Federation of Musicians denounces the Centennial celebration arrangements and the Navy Marine Band’s engagement in Chicago. It calls for discharge reviews of Illinois National Guard bands and criticizes the Centennial committee for not managing fair competition with civilian musicians. The federation says a Moody letter implies government overreach and seeks reinstatement of discharged regimental bands.
The New York market opened weak with light volume and broad losses. Amalgamated Copper traded around 33 1 2 before slipping to 34 1 8, U S Steel hit a new low at 14 1 4, and General Electric and Westinghouse Electric fell sharply. Several leaders touched lows early, while some issues like Atchison Delaware & Hudson and Central Pennsylvania rallied marginally.
Chicago market receipts show 4 000 cattle with varied grades and prices across steers cows calves and feeders. Hog and sheep receipts listed with ranges for good to choice and fair to mixed stock, plus futures of western and native lambs and western sheep.
Kansas City market notes show cattle receipts at 6 000 with steady prices for native steers and cows. Hog receipts at 5 000 with broad ranges for bulk sales and pork products. Sheep receipts at 5 000 with strong demand for lambs and wethers and varying prices for ewes.
Omaha market data show cattle receipts around 2000 with steady ranges for native steers cows and heifers western steers range cows and canners stockers and calves. Sheep receipts about 500 with steady to firm prices for yearlings ewes and lambs. रिपोर्ट
In St. Louis on October 9, a Western and Territorial match show results with Wood leading at 17 13, and other scores including 15 17 and 14 16. The brief notes reflect close finishes and timing details.
Chicago produce prices show No. 2 red cash wheat at 81 1 2 and No. 3 red 81 1 2, with hard winter grades around 77 1 2 to 73 3 4. Corn, oats, pork, lard, ribs, rye, timothy, clover, and hay markets listed with bid and bid-like quotes for Oct, Nov, May contracts.
New York markets report raw sugar at 33-8 for firm refining, centrifugal 96 test at 37-8, and molasses buyar 31-8. Refined prices include crystallized 5.95, powdered 4.85, and granulated 4.75. Coffee futures No 7 run 50-16.
Furnished by the Ogden Brokerage Co listing stock prices for the year 1903. Includes copper prices and multiple railroad and steel stocks with bid and ask figures such as Atchison common 64 and preferred 83, Norfolk and Western 66 2-4, Union Pacific 70, Steel common 14 3-4, steel preferred 61 7-8, with many others like Canadian Pacific 119 1-3 and New York Central 115 7-3.
On October 9 money on call held steady at 2 1 2 percent. Prime mercantile paper quoted at 6 1 2 percent. Sterling unchanged with bankers' bills at 4.8570 for demand and 4.9290 for 60 days. Vested rates 4.83 and 4.865. Commercial bills 4.32 1 8 to 4.31 4, Mexican dollars 45 1 2, silver 69 3 4.
In Deaver on Oct 9 cattle receipts reached about 200 with steady trade. Beef steers ranged around 3.00 to 3.50, cows 2.00 to 3.00, stockers and feeders 3.00 to 3.75, bulls and stags 1.60 to 2.50. Sheep receipts near 3,600 with muttons 3.00 to 4.00 and lambs 1.00 to 4.50.
New York Oct. 3 President Fornes of the Board of Aldermen denounces supporters who endorsed fusion after he saved his candidacy. He names Brace, Plitt, Odell and a partisan governor, calling them the forces behind the non-partisan municipal government’s defeat.
London reports on Mr. Chamberlain's tariff proposals drawing mixed but largely favorable colonial opinions. Liberal leaders argue retaliation harms consumers and may strain empire unity, while Canadian ex premier Sir Charles Tupper and Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin push for clear responses before the federal election. The British government awaits a countrywide verdict before advancing fiscal reform.
The copy of the original treaty ceding the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States will be shown in Louisiana’s State Pavilion at the World’s Fair. The document is flanked by authenticated portraits of the signers.
Mississippi completes a handsome new capital at over a million dollars with modern improvements. State finances are touted as sound and prosperity wide in the territory. However an unforeseen burden emerges as annual maintenance for the capital, its electric plant, heating system, and engineering requirements are expected to rise beyond initial estimates.
The Ledger notes that occupancy preparations for the Legislature will exceed $20,000 with no provision yet. It questions how to bridge the embarrassment until the Legislature can fund the expense.
New York reports grain shippers pushing to withdraw certain articles from London Liverpool routes to secure lower rates. London owners and line representatives debate reimposing or withdrawing, with Canadian exporters already benefiting from cheaper tariffs. The piece also notes arrack production and consumption trends among East Indians in the United States.
A dressy hip length coat for afternoon and evening wear is essential. Black silk or broadcloth suit afternoon use, while white and pastel fabrics suit evening coats. Trimmed with stitched bands and heavy embroidery, the design features caped shoulders, elaborate cuffs, and decorative cords. A matching gown with a box plaited skirt completes the set in rich fabric choices like black taffeta and voile.
The New York Sun reports arrack, the favored East Indian drink, is priced at one dollar per quart and mainly used as a punch base in the United States. It is not coconut wine but made from the areca nut, with a distinct narcotic aroma and Indian origin.
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