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Newspaper
Ogden Junction
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1879
Page
3
Reports from July 17 describe a series of devastating storms. Capsized boats, drownings near Kingston and Nantasket, and widespread property destruction from New York to Massachusetts. Tornado damage includes the Fitchburg area and Holy Cross church spire, with losses running high.
A compendium of brief July 17 dispatches from London Paris and Rome noting Lord Cranbrook defending the Afghan war and Russian guarantees under Berlin, threats against the king, clerical pilgrimages, Bismarck reforms, and unrest in Kilesia iron foundries amid tariff changes.
Reports indicate troops were called to restore order after rioters caused property damage. Alleged fatalities and numerous injuries are linked to actions by a soldier named Abe Getting-Wrathy. The grand vizier may resign if his programme is approved, and a new ministry could form. A steamer wreck near Sherbrook resulted in four women and five children lost.
Widespread incidents span Europe and America with several named figures. In Bismarck, lighthearted notes mix with losses as two workers die and four are injured in Silesia amid broad unrest and many arrests. A prince imperial memorial planned by French residents in England. A Canadian expedition reports a gunshot death in Alexandria, while a West Point decision dismisses six cadets for hazing. An attempt to raise the German ironclad Grosser Kurfurst is planned, with eighty seven pontoons placed for the task. Obituary notices include Peter Anderson editor of the Appeal and a San Francisco teacher slain by inmates.
The note claims Virginia is the mother of presidents and Ohio shares that status. It adds that Virginia’s peanuts are preferable to the presidents of Ohio.
A veiled woman accused a local office proprietor of slandering her and attempted to whip him with a cowhide. The weapon was wrested away as onlookers intervened. she vowed to continue her plan if proven guilty, sharing she lives in Virginia with two children and faced marital strain.
The Boston Transcript recalls a pastor dying suddenly in Rhode Island. His son, also a clergyman, led the Sunday service in deep mourning. The son wept at the pulpit as the sermon honored his father, tears and sobs filling the church while deacons passed the collection box.
A physician named Puaxt has moved his practice two doors east of Harkness & Co on 4th Street in Ogden Utah. He will be available every Monday of the week at the new location.
The advertisement claims that eastern medicines are best for western diseases and promotes Brows's VEGETABLE Liven Pita as the only remedy for constipation biliousness headache and liver issues. It also cites Eorexa Aows Pitta as a guaranteed cure for chills when properly taken. For sale by J. W. McNeurr & Co. Ogden.
A Mississippi man says he agreed to run for county treasurer at the urging of those who would benefit from Law financial favors. A Nevada sheriff begins escorting a convict toward the state prison while observers note a staged setup at the depot awaiting word of the escape.
Local market reports unusually high cash prices for chickens with buyers from Sul 8ace and Warlatte's driving up the rate. Vendors note strong demand and quick sales as poultry prices climb despite broad market volatility.
Extract Bhacxperry axp Oisarr is advertised as a safe reliable and pleasant remedy for diarrhea dysentery summer complaint and cholera morbus. The notice urges immediate purchase claiming ten years of trial and physician endorsement. Available for sale everywhere.
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