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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1903
Page
6
Generally fair conditions persist tonight and through Wednesday with cooler air moving into the southern portion. The forecast notes a dip in temperatures for the south while the rest remains mild and dry.
Random references cover visits to Salt Lake City, legal actions for work fees, arrests for incorrigibility, a charity waltzing contest, a bar celebration invitation, local shopping and market notes, a shooting case bound over, and upcoming events at the Armory and various venues.
A lower 23rd Street laborer drank a vial of carbolic acid in the Ogden Hotel water room, causing a crowd to summon Officer Vance. Antidote was given, Dr. Dickson treated the man who remained nameless, saying only I am on the run. He was later reported out of danger.
Superintendent Twining of Pullman arrives from Salt Lake. Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line dining car service head F. F. Lewin returns from Omaha on Thursday. Southern Pacific to launch September 15 colonist rate to California until November 30, 33 from Chicago to the Pacific Coast and 25 from Kansas City and Missouri River points to the Coast. Armour refrigerator cars face competition as Midgley leads a campaign against private car lines. fight to be heard by Interstate Commerce Commission amid alleged law violations and price warfare.
Parley Wright returns as two buyers go to market for Wrights Three Stores to secure a larger stock. He notes fashion shifts with new fabrics and trims, exclusive suit styles and the Bishop sleeve, outlining plans influenced by New York and Chicago forecasts and a yacht race viewing.
A fragmented message touts Doat’s Internet as a cure sold at Ang Drug Store. The text advocates ending misery from an itching condition and references an internal remedy claim. Names, dates, and locations are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A notice states the meeting originally set for September 2 is postponed to September 9. The text references the Workwen and Monar but provides limited readable details.
Tickets go on sale September 12 for the rootal trip with travel to points north west and east of Pocatelila. Return windows are limited to 30 days north and east of Pocatelila and 15 days south of Pocatelila.
Mire Sarah Liegd swore out a complaint against Albert Wintle charging assault and battery. The case will be heard tomorrow morning in court. Mrs Lloyd reportedly slapped a young woman suspected of an affair with her husband after spotting him with the same person.
A marriage license was issued this afternoon to William Bryan Isaaca Jr. and Mary A. Littlefield, both of Ogden. The ceremony occurred at the bride’s home this afternoon, performed by Rev. Alfred Brown of the Church of the Creed Shepherd, witnessed by relatives and friends. The bride is RE Littlefield’s daughter and a longtime Ogden public schoolteacher. the groom is an assistant civil engineer with the Southern Pacific on the Ogden Fatein cut-off. The couple plan to reside in Ogden after a likely coast trip.
Hoboken Olsen appeared in municipal court and was arraigned on accusations of selling liquor on Sunday and operating a gambling house. He pleaded not guilty. preliminary hearing set for next Tuesday as witnesses remain at remote sheep camps around Transville. The license renewal was challenged by protests, with the county board ordering non renewal unless brought up at the next meeting. Olsen’s license expired midnight. potential arrest for liquor sales without license if he resumes selling.
Captain Brown Detective Pender Langsdorf and Bert Litzenberg led a raid on a vacant lot arresting five hoboes after a fight. Three escaped. one freed himself from handcuffs and fled. Three others Charles Raymond Fred Cunningham and William O'Brien were jailed for vagrancy and resisting arrest and sentenced by Judge Howell to ninety days hard labor.
Officer Burke filed a complaint charging J. C. Brown, a clerk for E. A. Munney at a cigar store on 23th Street, with selling liquor without a license. A warrant was issued and served after an undercover incident. Brown faces a second similar charge within a week.
City Engineer opened protests before the council on Hudson avenue. Objections clustered across blocks near Twenty-second to Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth to Twenty-fifth streets. Named protesters include Sarah Covington and Mrs Margaret Rogers, with others from Peery State and George H. Tribe. Supporters argue certain properties lie beyond the proposed terminus and would be bought if opening proceeds.
The Utah Baptist State convention opened at First Baptist Church this morning with a Quiet Hour led by Rev. A D Brown and the annual sermon by Rev. C W Nichols. Reports were adopted and committees named, with visitors listed from Salt Lake City Provo and Omaha among others.
William J. Bryan said press of business caused postponement of his Ohio speaking tour with Mayor Tom L Johnson. He noted dates were not canceled and will fill three dates starting tomorrow with three more in October after he reaches Ohio.
Weekly crop summary notes spring wheat harvest finished in northern Rocky Mountain states and on the north Pacific coast delayed by rains. In the Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wisconsin stacking and threshing interrupted by excess moisture. Overall cotton worsened. apples show some regional gains. soil ready for fall sowing with some Nebraska wheat planted.
A street gibbet displays a foreigner effigy in Cumana with the crowd crying Death to the foreigners. In Ciudad Bolivar Frenchman Craders Palazzi and German Herr Sprick were executed by order of President Castro for tax evasion. many arrested. French and German ministers protested and secured quick releases. Gen Rolanda and 200 rebel officers arrived at Maracaibo and were jailed in San Carlos fortress with irons.
Six hundred coal miners in the Novinger district northeastern Missouri refused to work, violating a pact with Joln Mitheheil of Chicago to stay on job until the Kansas City conference ends on Sept 10. The walkout affects about 10 60 miners across Missouri Kansas Arkansas and the Indian Territory.
SEC and Root in London host a visit by Lord Roberta at a Surrey country home. Root will also meet Chief Justice Alverstone as part of the schedule. Henry White will not head the joint commission. likely candidates from the foreign office include Sir Eric Barrington or F IL Villiers.
The early session in Syracuse on September idag was devoted to a spirited contest over securing the New York and Chicago delegations. It was noted that Portland Oregon appears likely as the next convention site.
Berlin dispatch reports Germany's exhibit for the St Louis fair is taking shape with shipments arriving. The display will cover porcelain, bronzes, textiles, toys, feather work, interior decorations and more, organized under the Government commissioner to showcase the nation’s best industry. The Dversigs will send their top works and Henschels Lotomnoti re builders plan four engines for the transportation exhibit to impress Spanish American visitors.
In Longmont Colorado on September 1 Mr Lowe and his 12 year old daughter Tatra set out for coal with two trained mules pulling a wagon. The girl jumped clear when the wagon stalled on the track and the Denver Morning passenger train hit the mules wiping out the wagon and killing both animals. The father was a short distance ahead. The girl said she did not fear the whistle and had no warning.
The convention of the Companions of Foresters opened today at Odd Fellows temple in Philadelphia. About 450 delegates attended, representing 749 circles from across the country.
Union Coal Company reduced operations across four Shamokin colleries employing 53 600 workers and boys last week as a response to an overstocked coal market, closing the sites indefinitely to ride out the glare of excess supply.
Glencove Ly Is Sept 1 34 players drawn for the preliminary round of the Amateur Golf Championship of the United States commenced today.
Exansville Indiana reports that twelve hundred stationary engineers attend a national convention, representing the organization in every state.
Glenene Minnesota report of a bank robbery at the State Bank of Silver Isaxe last night with $2,500 in cash and all notes and securities stolen.
Seagirt New Jersey reports readiness for the formal opening of a military shooting tournament with twenty five individual competitors. The National Trophy Match, the main event, will be held on September 4.
A blurred excerpt shows Nora, a maid, barred from confirming Mrs. Glink’s presence at home. The caller insists, but Nora hesitates to take responsibility, promising to help yet offering cautious responses and reminders about asking again.
The Cosmos in Cosmopolitan argues that Platonic friendship never meant a romance between man and woman. It cites Plato's dialogs where love is for soul and virtue rather than physical attraction. The essay notes Plato’s ascetic context and treats beauty as goodness rather than appearance.
A Virginia senator cites a tale about a Black man who, expecting a trunk priced at $6.75, pays with a string of bills. He receives a trunk marked $3.75 with missing figures and insists on a refund. The firm creditingly paints a new price $16.75 on the trunk to satisfy him.
The Puritan fathers were greatly addicted to smoking and the practice became so common that even strict observers smoked in church. This custom caused notable annoyance among contemporaries and affected religious observances.
The text recalls a 1609 colonial law punishing tobacco smoking near meeting houses on Sundays with a 12 pence fine. Several violators were fined, but the second clause of the enactment was not effectively enforced.
In New York City at the famous Martin Morrison tavern on 27 Fears Street a porterhouse steak origin tale unfolds. A seafaring crowd and an old pilot popularize a thick sirloin slice cut from the roasting meat for tomorrow. Morrison’s Porterhouse becomes a neighborhood nickname and a topic among patrons.
The passage discusses tail positions in wolves and domestic dogs, noting upright tails in calm, social displays and curled tails under certain conditions. It argues selective pressures shape tail form as dogs become domesticated and misaligned natural selection with human-directed breeding.
A garbled excerpt from the Weington Star shows a man debating standards and a daughter’s commencement essay while contrasting it with a baseball game experience. The obscure text contains mis-spellings and missing words, hindering clear meaning.
Fragmentary notes recount how the English artist Haydon attended a late sitting near Wellington's era. A bystander cried out in distress while tempers flared and accusations surfaced, but the exact details remain unclear due to the garbled text.
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