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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
2
Reno City Council faces a fierce contest among three firms for a street railway franchise. The council weighs rival proposals and seeks a clear path forward amid intense competition.
Operations will restart in a few days at the Valley Creek mines and mill in Stanley Basin with Lyttleton Price as manager and George Yount as foreman. The mill start may be slowed by unfinished conditions but will run permanently once begun. Neal: I J Baldwin resigns as Ella Hill mine superintendent to focus on private interests. Mackay: White Knot Copper prepares plant and electric road at Mackay and moves to complete smelter furnaces, roadbed leveling for ten miles.
Rev BRIL Kennedy former pastor of the Congregational church Hillsboro was arrested on a burglary charge after a masked intruder broke into E H Warren home. The thief tried to chloroform the family and forced valuables from them but did not disguise beyond the mask. Miss Warren identified the minister by voice and clothing.
Denver report details James A. Pearce completing transfer of 72,000 acres in Grand County near the new route west of the main range. Secret Boston and London buyers reportedly back the $400,000 deal for oil coal and timber lands to be developed with the railroad. D P D H Moffat confirms but denies direct railroad company financial interest and says the road will not pass Steamboat Springs.
The Trade Dollar company plans to abandon the Black Jack and Blaine mills and operate the Florida mountain mill at Dewey. The Florida mill, with 20 stamps, Frue tanners, and a 50 ton daily capacity, is slated to start Sept 1. Electric power comes from Swan Falls plant. ore remains from the Florida mountain tunnel.
A Birmingham Library Hall performance by the Star minstrel troupe ended in tragedy when a blank volley misfired a live bullet striking Edwin Neeley, 10, of South Birmingham. Witnesses report Wada La Salle, producer of the troupe, surrendered after the incident.
Police report reveals after the tragedy the revolver’s chambers that had not fired were loaded with ball cartridges, raising questions about the sequence of events and firing capabilities.
Colorado Springs reports C C Hamlin, chairman of the Ming Owners Association, says the large drainage tunnel to drain the Cripple Creek district to a depth of 250 feet below the present water level could be completed tonight enabling deeper mining in the district.
Creston Iowa Sept 3 A B Brown a well known Iowa race horseman from Clarinda shot himself after his horse 5 C finished second in a running race Brown had lost 109 that he wagered and accused the judges of unfairness He threatened a judge and then fired a bullet into his brain ending his life
Plans for the Fort Riley maneuvers call for a 14 600 troop camp on the Republican river flats north of Junction City in a gigantic fan shape with the headquarters at the apex and regimental blocks along the ribs. Water pipes will run to the site prior to arrival to support a full review of all units.
The Iron Age reports an improving inquiry for manufactured iron and related products. Autumn demand is expected to boost volumes, with wire nails and wire fencing already improving. Pittsburg prices rise on larger scale, while finished products stay strong except for light sheets and bar iron. Foundry pig iron transactions remain moderate as buyers wait to confirm a bottom.
A testimonial asserts consumption is not inherited and credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with curing weak lungs and chronic coughs. The writer, once frail at 140 pounds, reports weight gain and breathing improvement after sixteen bottles, urging others to accept no substitute and to use the accompanying Pleasant Pellets for cleansing.
A series of testimonial letters from Mrs Treszie Nelson of Nashville and Josephine Morris of Brooklyn praise Peruna as a tonic. They claim it cured years of headaches backaches and fatigue and helped withstand hot weather and malaria symptoms. The letters urge more women to try the remedy and offer gratis advice from Dr Hartman of The Startman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
Prices struggle and margins vanish as preparations for large stock liquidation unfold. Reports say Vincennes Window Glass may start Monday with no water area and without union recognition. American Hide and Leather stockholders reelect directors aside from Kiernan replacement. European delegates Hankkar Burn and Tunnel noted in Brussels London Cologne congress.
David Eccles as president Thomas D Deaeeanonee as vice president James Pingree as cashier board of directors includes David Eccles Job Pingree Joseph Clark James Sharp W W Riter Geo I Tribe Bernard White Thomas D Des Adam Patterson accounts of banks corporations firms and individuals solicited
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