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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1913
Page
2
An early pledge outlines The Standard commitment to fight for reform, oppose privilege and corruption, resist demagogues from all parties, and support the public welfare. It vows sympathy for the poor and a news role beyond mere printing, remaining ardently independent and unafraid to expose wrongs.
Washington correspondent says Standpatters cannot defeat the tariff bill, even with united progressive Republicans. They rail against progressives to gain political advantage while conceding the measure’s passage. Gallinger and Penrose doubt the predicted commercial distress. steel trade remains strong and Wilson has undercut the Standpat calamity. The tactics may reflect efforts to delay for Payne-Aldrich benefit.
The tariff bill’s income tax provisions were outlined in the senate yesterday. It imposes a 1 percent tax on incomes over $8,000 with a graduated surcharge: 2 percent on income over $20,000 up to $50,000, plus 2 percent on income over $50,000 up to $76,000. An additional 2 percent applies to amounts above each bracket.
A historical text outlines progressive tax rates with multiple brackets. It explains exemptions and percentage additions on income ranges from $0 to over $600,000, illustrating with a $550,000 example showing a total tax of $28,520. It details base rates and incremental charges for portions of income within each bracket.
The Genver News reports progress in medicine over two decades, noting advances in surgery, disease treatment, and public health. Doctors credit reduced patent medicines, better understanding of glands and rheumatic diseases, improved fracture care with X rays, and rising mastery over diphtheria and typhoid via serums, diet, hygiene, and breathing.
James M. Sullivan, a Brooklyn lawyer born in 1873 in Killarney Ireland, has been appointed U S minister to the Dominican Republic. He secured the confession of Bald Jack Rose in the Rosenthal murder case and was educated in Massachusetts public schools and Yale, where he won the Townsend prize in 1902. He succeeds William W. Russell at the Dominican post.
A reader poem exhorts parents to flood the home with warmth to keep children close, recalling a police court case where a girl left home due to a cranky father. The verse longs for reconciliation, while a later note questions railway help to save fruit industry amid a garbled mix of line items and ad fragments.
Orchardists warn that high railroad freight on peaches from Ogden to Chicago makes best local fruit unprofitable. They cite peaches at 95 cents as an example and say some plan to replace trees with bears or other crops unless transportation rates are readjusted. Rail freight far outweighs fruit value, risking loss of a lucrative trade if rates stay as is.
The Weber Academy advertises ready empty rooms with light housekeeping suitable for students. Many students, both young men and young women, seek housing where they can work for board and room. Those offering accommodations are asked to call at the Academy or phone 12.
Washington reports Congress may be asked to appropriate funds to bring back the dust of 53 sailors who died aboard the United States frigate Essex in a 1814 battle near Valparaiso. The reminder memorial stone bears the inscription to memory of officers and seamen slain on board. Dr. W B Aughinbaugh supports the move, seeking repatriation as promptly as care for other war dead.
A fragment from a London opinion piece reveals a bizarre claim about four fortid ten gobbling a huge worm and the council’s eyes being elated all week. The wording reflects garbled OCR and unclear context.
A drama of a young engineer Jack Maxon who joins the Canal Zone workforce. He nets a $240 monthly salary plus housing and meals, living in a comfortable bachelor setup with free utilities, compared to higher costs back home. The piece highlights the ample privileges, including vacations, medical care, and furnished quarters, contrasting with the lure of better remote life and the social pull of romance.
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