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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
2
The Standard asserts it will fight for progress and reform, oppose injustice and corruption, resist privileged plunderers, and support the poor. It vows independence and a commitment to public welfare, promising to attack wrongdoers regardless of class.
A discussion on reclaiming alkali damaged land in the northwest part of Weber County near the Great Salt Lake. Experts note that proper drainage and tile systems can wash out salts, making the soil highly productive again. Land dealers cite areas north of Weber and in Box Elder, with about 10 700 acres possible to add to productive acreage through drainage.
Dennis Herlihy, a resident of Bitte, returns from Lour of Treland filled with regret. He laments that Ireland is not the same country he left and notes a growing love for empire and king among Irish abroad. The speaker cites reforms in Ireland under a Liberal government as predictive of these changes.
The passage observes Ireland’s shift toward acceptance of British governance due to historic considerateness and home rule prospects. It notes Ulster as an exception with Orangemen seen as disloyal, while the majority in Ireland grows to pride in British achievements and views conquest as unnecessary. It adds that Irish expatriates recall Tanian days yet are impressed by decades of policy. This reflects a broader lesson on colonial governance.
The Standard Saturday Magazine presents eight illustrated pieces. Paul Poiret discusses women’s gowns emphasizing character expression in dress design. He notes gowns may weep majesty or sing with joy and predicts changes like the baggy trousers gaining American fashion traction. Pegoud’s loop-the-loop is shown as proof of man’s progress. Aviator feats are described with pictures of bold pilots. A professor abandons teaching to sell peanuts and popcorn, claiming higher earnings as a free agent. Jacques La Tour urges women to showcase their best profile views.
A humorous browse through early 20th century sports and society pieces by Billy Murphy. It quips on a wealthy St Louis figure J L Woor ter Lambert and his two friends touring Europe, mocks amateur glory, and questions the value of fortune from Adolphe Busch’s wealth, noting how funds were used and the era's fashion and footwear trends.
A fragment from a 19th century style proclamation noting Abraham Lincoln era tradition. It extols annual thanksgiving praise to Almighty God for blessings, peace at home and abroad, friendship with nations, national prosperity, Panama Isthmus projects, and aims for future cooperation and moral progress. It emphasizes righteousness, peace on earth, and duty through the year.
The piece laments religious persecution from Kiev to Kiev and praises progress toward liberty and toleration. It contrasts Russia’s entrenched superstition with the United States’ dedication to religious liberty, noting historic witchcraft fear and calls for broad tolerance across creeds.
An American writer denounces Russian religious bigotry surrounding Mendel Beilis in Kiev. The piece condemns state leniency toward antisemitic trials, warns of religion used to justify violence, and urges the world to oppose such intolerance that threatens civilizational standards.
London editorials weigh Mexico situation as not alarming to Anglo American relations. Dispatches praise U S and British policy while press campaigns accuse Britain. Panama Pacific Exposition fire apparatus to be installed in new motor driven stations with trained personnel to follow.
National Council of Congregational Churches debates temperance report urging a federal constitutional amendment banning intoxicating liquors. Governor Baldwin of Connecticut opposes it as unconstitutional and unenforceable. Separate from the council, the American Missionary Association discusses race and immigration, urging brotherhood but caution on intermarriage and advocating a national solution to Oriental immigration. Governor Glynn announces a secretary appointment in Albany.
Frank A. Tierney appointed secretary to the governor with a annual salary of 45000. Tierney previously worked on Glynn's local newspaper.
Oct 24 Panama reports Dredge No 11 will transit the Mira Flores and Pedro Miguel locks today marking the first active use of Pedro Miguel locks with the passage underway.
The Philadelphia National League club purchased pitcher Elmer Jacobs from Burlington, a Central Association team, with no purchase price disclosed. Jacobs joins Philadelphia’s pitching staff after the deal announced on October 24.
Chicago reports that Police Chief John McWeeny, in office since 1911, handed in his resignation yesterday amid silence on his reasons. No statement was given to explain the departure.
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