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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1916
Page
3
A public monitor urges Ogden educators to keep schools apolitical and out of campaigns. He condemns an underground push to influence teachers and notes officials should respect the board’s position while campaigns should be conducted through public platforms and newspapers.
Theodore Roosevelt visited Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania last Saturday expecting a grand ovation due to the coal region’s prestige. The miners, who once faced his power, now view him with skepticism after years since his presidency.
A dispatch from Harrisburg Saturday states the Roosevelt meeting stirred Wilson sentiment rather than mine workers support. It claims Roosevelt’s 1902 anthracite strike handling once boosted him, but his later Progressive fall from favor left executives wary and the colonel met with scant courtesy, signaling waning influence among miners nationwide.
The Standard editor traces the evolving sense of heckle from a hardware term to a political taunt. It notes how campaigns introduce new usage as prices rise after the war and invites readers to ask Republican and Democratic candidates how they would act if elected on key legislative issues.
In a letter signed O A Kennedy argues for repealing the poll tax, labeling it a barbaric burden and urging candidates for legislature to oppose or repeal the law. He notes protests to city and county officials and calls on voters to challenge the law at the polls.
Utah Agricultural College expert C W Jereelson outlines methods to reduce alkali in soils. Drainage alone may fail on black alkali. applying gypsum and barnyard manure can transform salts. Scraping to the surface helps remove rising alkali. Even small soluble salt levels affect yields. some land could be redeemed by drainage at modest cost. Also includes unrelated ancient oracle and market notes from Omsha, plus regional commodity prices and livestock quotes.
A war bulletin from Washington describes Epirus as a historic region in northwestern Greece, its extent, rugged mountains, and famed Molossian dog breed. It notes ancient Greek views of its inhabitants, the Dodona oracle, and the influence of Delphi legends on the area, with references to Aristotle and Herodotus.
Daily Market Report notes trading slack in New York before broad gains led by Norfolk and Western and Atlantic Gulf and West Indies. Steel and Chesapeake and Ohio rally while Rock Island and Kansas City Southern rise. Chicago hog prices tumble as arrivals surge, cattle and sheep steadier amid varied supplies. Wheat futures ease with higher US visible supply. June prices mix as grain and meat markets move.
Chicago grain reports show bullish effects from world shipments and drought in Argentina persistent. Wheat arrivals in Canada and Argentine crop receipts are small while Liverpool arrivals lag. Opening prices firm with December around 1.87 7 8 and May near 1.58, then a cautious pause as traders digest the unsettled outlook.
On the local mining market the day began strong with 84 076 shares traded led by Midwest Sulphur. Midwest Sulphur rose from 60 cents bid to 73 cents in morning trading with 5900 shares crossing. Emma Cooper traded at 2.35 and 2.37. Original Fan nack softened to 63 cents while Tintle Standard showcased Paramount programs after Aeons 2 to 7 at the Alhambra except Wednesday.
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