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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1903
Page
6
Movey to loan and local business travelers highlighted. Farewell dance for Da wwid J. Foulger in Fourth ward hall with a councilfaction chatter. Upcoming classes at Dignan's Academy and a grand concert at the SBC Church promise local social activity this week.
Judge Henry H. Rolapp issued a writ of certiorari in the case Emma Moyes vs Weber County. The county sought to review judgment stating no notice of entry and no appeal were filed in a suit to recover $25 paid for the care of Mrs Caroline Capes, Moyes’ mother, in which Weber County prevailed.
Last night council members discussed a claim by Dr. Baker seeking payment for anti-toxine used in diphtheria treatment for a poor family. The dispute traces to a December meeting when the bill was rejected after debate and a committee report.
The quarterly conference of the Weber Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be held in the Ogden Tabernacle on Sunday October 18 starting at 10 o clock a.m. and on Monday October 19. All are cordially invited. MO. V. Bluth Stakeslerk.
Chicago reports Earl Ellsworth, who confessed to murdering his father and two brothers in Woodstock, requested a venue change and appealed to the court. He was sentenced to life in the penitentiary.
A Berlin paper asked readers why Germans buy fewer books. Answers include Germans writing their own and preferring beer to reading. In 1901 Germany published 25,831 books versus 8,141 in the United States, 6,044 in Great Britain, and 13,053 in France.
Italy acts to safeguard cork forests in Sicily and Sardinia as cork exports rise. Calabria forests suffer from charcoal production, while Spain expands cork industry which fuels cork production for wine bottles. This reflects corks' growing economic importance.
A C McKinney died this morning after nearly three years of paralysis. A native of New York City, he was 65 or 63 years old at death. He owned the McKinney Canning Factory in Ogden and was a member of the A O U W. Services will be conducted at the grave by the order. The funeral from his residence at 2375 Washington Ave is set for tomorrow at 2 PM. viewing hours are 10 to 12 tomorrow.
Miss Yates of Chicago succeeds Mr. Rogers as head of the Ogden High School commercial department. A college graduate and graduate of a top U S business college she comes highly recommended. She leaves Chicago Thursday and starts Monday, praised by Supt Allison for securing efficient teachers and a bright outlook for schools.
Pittsburg Oct 13 A cave-in at a road construction site on Hamilton avenue East End traps several workers. Nicholas Trovach was rescued fatally injured as crews clear hundreds of tons of earth and debris. Rescue efforts continue with low expectation of saving others.
In San Francisco on October 13 Hilliard Russell killed his wife during a domestic dispute at their home on Corbett road. Russell awoke, heard noises, grabbed his shotgun, ordered the intruder to halt, and fired two blasts, nearly decapitating his wife in front of witnesses.
United States Commissioner of Immigration Watchers in Montreal denied entry to twelve English glass blowers heading to Steuben Glass at Corning New York. The workers were ordered deported back to England.
The Mercerizers and Dyers Union has granted the dyer permission to return to work, ending the city’s textile strike that began June 1. Dyers are the last of about 120,000 workers to resume duties.
A Paris incident reports a collie leaping into the river to grasp the victim. Teacher Dillaz was robbed near Charenton bridge and dragged into the Seine. Police later arrested the assailants after Dillag described them to investigators.
Joseph Morcombe, a Western newspaper man aged 48, has been named press agent to the Sulty of Turkey. He has studied Mohammedan nations and Eastern Europe and will soon leave Cedar Rapids for Washington for talks with Turkish officials before sailing to Constantinople.
Hybridizer Joseph Tailby of Wellsley gains a Massachusetts Horticultural Society silver medal for The Mrs Theodore Roosevelt lily. The two foot tall plant resembles a subtropical specimen with large dark green spotted leaves and tall primrose yellow spathes. It is hardy, outdoors capable, and self propagates from seed.
Ward assistant superintendent at Evanston for Union Pacific reports progress on the Ogden cut-off trestle with track expected by mid November. Burlington's R Neslin and Pullman Twining activities noted. Southern Pacific No 2 delayed three and one half hours on Sacramento division. Burt and Park of Union Pacific travel to Salt Lake. Ferris appointed to succeed Duel as Nebraska division general superintendent at Omaha after October 15.
Baseball score report from Boston notes Pittsburg defeats Boston with a 3 to 0 result after eight innings of play. Eight innings completed with final line showing Pittsburg 3 Boston 0. No further details provided in the fragment.
Constantine Stephanove, a Yale graduate and envoy of the Macedonian revolutionary committee, arrived in New York to press the U S government for aid. He traveled in Macedonia last year, was imprisoned by the Turks, and released through English intercession. Stephanove urged joint action by powers to appoint a Christian governor answerable to the powers, not Turkey, and criticized Russian Austrian reforms as insufficient.
Archbishop Kain remains unconscious in Baltimore after failing nourishment since yesterday evening. His cousins Monsignor John Murray and Father Jeremiah Murphy of Cincinnati, and his sister, are at his bedside. A separate Supreme Court filing seeks to delay hearing in Czarnikow McDougall v. Bidwell, reassigned past November 1.
St. Louis hosts the annual convention with over 100 delegates in attendance. The three day gathering is led by A. A. Elberson of St. Louis, president of the association, who chairs the opening session.
In St Louis on October 13 William Morgan resigns as clerk of the United States District Court after 16 years of service due to failing health. James R Gray is appointed to succeed him as district court clerk.
The Omaha Gun Club began its 24th annual tournament in Omaha on October 13. The first two days focus on target events, with the final day reserved for a live bird handicap of 25 birds featuring top shooters nationwide.
In Nakhichevan Transcaucasia on October 12 a mob seized the Cathedral and expelled the Elders while Cossacks charged the crowd injuring several people during the transfer of Armenian church property to the government.
Philadelphia obituaries report the death of Marcus Jastrow rabbi emeritus of Rodef Shalom and renowned Jewish scholar born in Prussian Poland in 1829 who came to America in 1856. He served as chief editor of the Talmud department of the Jewish Encyclopedia and was widely known for his scholarship and writings.
Verona arrives from China and Japan with shipwrecked Salvator Talavera crew rescued after ten days clinging to wreck in stormy seas. They endured scant provisions and constant exposure before rescue.
In Chicago on October 13, after five months of conflict, union bakers admitted defeat in their strike against National Biscuit. Most workers who took part applied for their former jobs, while the gird cracker packers and the shippers and receivers unions said they would press on with the contest.
After a hard fight for first place the New York to Witteburg endurance race cars No 5 and 35 arrived at Cleveland's central armory side by side at 10 42 am Car 35 was driven by B Stearns and Car 6 by Webb Jay Car 6 with P H Deming reached at 11 03 am. It was a half hour before the next car and the afternoon saw many more arrive.
A century old account surveys radium's potential in surgery and medicine. Reports from Middlesex Hospital show lupus treated with radioactivity with hopeful progress but no cures yet, while Scotland and Vienna claim rapid improvements and dramatic cases. Russian experiments describe radium enabling blindfolded subjects to discern objects, prompting broader speculation on future medical applications.
Radium shows varied effects from restoring sight in some cases to poisoning in others. Experiments include nasal treatments and neuralgia relief, while dangers loom for researchers and the public. Costs rise as places import radium and firms seek sources from uranium ore.
Edwin A. Potter, president of the American Trust Savings Bank, was appointed receiver for the Chicago Motor Vehicle Co. The firm shows liabilities of 250000 dollars and assets of 200000 dollars. Factories are in Harvey and employ about 1000 men.
Pawtucket Rhode Island center reports the Stafford Manufacturing company of Cent Walls, maker of cotton yarns, assets totaling 234 000 dollars with liabilities at 85 000 dollars and capital stock of 150 000 dollars.
A rumor on the stock exchange in Pittsburg that a receiver would be appointed for Crucible Steel caused the preferred stock to drop 12 points. The rumor was officially denied and the stock recovered later.
Indianapolis voters cast a heavy ballot as the city elected officers in one of its most spirited campaigns. Results pointed to decisive turnout and clear public interest in local governance.
In Indianapolis on October 13 Harris former Austrian envoy resumed the extradition case and began the defense’s closing segment.
Judge Keble rules the department cannot be held liable for damages to a sailor calmed by the current line flow of the War Department. The decision states the United States Army and Department of Chicago are not responsible for the incident.
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