Ogden News Briefs Highlight Local Happenings
A July 23 brief notes rains prayed for at Kivs grove and water works hoped for by Qypsn. W J Grant visits from Salt Lake. Union Pacific train runs seven and a half hours late. Ogden and Weber river baths praised as heat relief. Children’s Pinafore to be staged at Union Opera House soon. A street lamp near the post office exploded, but flames were quickly stopped. Coal vein found near Huntsville, about fourteen miles northeast.
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George Thatcher
Ogden
Ogors
Salt Lake
Union Opera Mouse
Baguixe
Main Street
Iuntsville
Ar. Jas. Slater
Brass Band Benefit Celebrated With Notable Talent
The Brass Band earned warm praise at yesterday's concert amid heat and strong attendance. Miss Weating and the Blisses Reno impressed, Miss Stephens voices shone, Miss Mousley delivered a dramatic recitation, and Nettie and Belle Douglass drew long applause with a Norma duet. Mrs Restall and Rosa Pierce showed talent. the show was artistically and financially successful. The finale Our Gal was amusingly rendered by Miss Cogswell and Mr Wright as the male performers received modest space. The band invites friends to Kay's Grove tomorrow.
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Mousley
Lattle
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Nettie
Belle
Norma
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Old Soldier's Tate Reports Gruesome Train Fatality Near Iron Point
Freight train No 8 brought to Win nemuecca Nevada the mangled remains of a man found two miles west of Iron Point. The body was cut to pieces and unrecognizable. Foreman’s section crew delayed removal. Name appears as James Dulty with two U S Army service terms.
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Nevada
Iron Point
Rowhide
James Dulty
Unites States
Atiuy
Delegates Nominated at Ogden County Convention Caucus
A crowded court house last evening adjourned the caucus naming delegates to the July 26 1879 County Convention. Edwin Stratford Robert McQuarrie Winslow Farr and James Taylor were chosen as delegates. C F Middleton was nominated for Justice of the Peace Ogden precinct. Minutes ordered published in the Ogden Journal.
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Court House
Joseph Stanford
James
Edwin Stratford
Robert McQuarrie
Winslow Farr
James Taylor
Ogden
C. F. Middleton
Ogden Junxeox
Mormon Missionary Assassinated Near Georgia Tennessee Border
Private telegram reports Joseph Standing murdered by a mob of ten to twelve near Nantlles Georgia about twenty five miles from Chattanooga. Companion Rudgar Clawson escaped. Standing is described as a well liked young missionary. Clawson bears the body toward home with news of the fatal attack.
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Salt Lake
Joseph Standing
Rudgar Clawson
Standing
Narnelles
Georgia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rome
Fall River Man Wounds Self in Saloon Incident
John Sulli van of Fall River Massachusetts shot himself in the left hand at Adam Johnson's saloon in the afternoon while partially intoxicated. The pistol discharged as he threatened to load again. the bullet lodged near the forefinger and was extracted by Dr. Allen. The injured man went to Salt Lake City for hospital treatment.
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John Sullivan
Fall River
Mass
Adam Johnson
Fireman Bailey Injured In Kelton Hill Plunge
Yesterday morning a westbound passenger train brought George Bailey a C s fireman to the city. While oiling valves on Kelton hill the locomotive moved backward and he fell over a culvert. He suffered a broken collar bone a fractured arm and multiple bruises. He was taken to Ogden for treatment and now rests at the Chamberlain House with his wife.
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C.s
Terrace
Kelton Hill
Bailey
Ife
Clear Creek placer workers earn nine dollars a day
Report notes men at the Clear Creek placer diggings earning nine dollars daily. A Millford rail line delay pushes completion to December while a Deseret extension may occur by August. A fatal accident near Fillmore involved Peter Sildes’s son. Sam Kes, the celestial prospector, returns from Clear Creek with promising gold finds and pans yielding about three cents per pan.
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Summit County Shooting Leads to Mob Action and Recapture
A man in Summit County near Echo shot another man and was arrested, but a mob freed him before jail. The Sheriff and assistant later traced the suspect to Echo where he was recaptured and to be held by officers. Names of those involved are not yet known.
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Summit County
Echo
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Westy
Tragic Whisky Fatality In Salt Lake Area
A four year old, Henry Bailey, died after drinking whisky left by other boys in a South Jordan stack-yard. The liquor is suspected to have entered the lungs, with guardians cleared of blame. An inquest is underway.
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Salt Lake
Jerald
South Jordan
Henry
William Bailey
Siegel Brothers Assignment Affects Salt Lake Store
The Siegel Brothers filed an assignment to Louis Goldsmith of Baltimore who is a creditor and will act for others. Liabilities total about 10 000 with assets around 75 000. Goldsmith, the largest creditor, will reopen the store after stock-taking to benefit creditors. The assignment was recorded yesterday in the county recorder's office.
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Louis Goldsmith
Baltimore
Utah & Northern railroad timetables updated
The new time table went into effect with the regular express leaving at 6 30 p m and reaching Camas prairie 247 miles away at 11 10 a m the next day. Last night’s train carried one mail car one baggage car one passenger car and two parlor coaches. The road’s management is to be congratulated on the advance of its interests.
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Utah & Northern Railroad
Camas Prairie
Fire Loss Figures Corrected for Grain and Fruit
The statement corrects prior figures. Mr Child reports 700 bushels of barley and 3000 pounds of peaches stored in the building. Insurance covers about 2350 dollars, roughly half the loss, and the hand engine failed partly due to a nozzle thrust too far into the stream and pebble obstruction.
Miss Carrie Cogswell Leaves Ogden for Salt Lake
For Salt Lake Miss Carrie Cogswell, Ogden's favorite actress, departs today to reside in Salt Lake City permanently. We doubt she will stay away, as the attractions of the metropolis may lure her back to her present haunts. Our best wishes attend her in any event.
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Carrie Cogswell
Ogden
Salt Lake
Seat Removal Suggested To Improve Opera House Comfort
A suggestion to Opera House management proposes removing an occasional seat and spreading the remaining seats to provide more elbow room during the heated term, aiming to add another attraction to the charming entertainments offered at the cosy popular resort.
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Opera House
Miller Ends His Life At Marsh Basin
Wm. F. Miller, a Gers man and hotel cook at Mrs. S. Trotter's, shot himself at Marsh Basin on July 13. The cause is unknown and his kin are listed as whereabouts unknown.
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Wm. F. Miller
Marsh Basin
S. Trotter
Children’s Pinafore in Salt Lake Excites City Crowd
The capital city audience praised a children's production of Pinafore. The Herald reports Marshal Shaughnessy demanded real estate from executors yesterday, and Wm. A. Rossiter transferred multiple leases to him, with further transfers anticipated next Wednesday.
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Marshal Shaughnessy
Wm. A. Rossiter
Sir Joseph as Zach Chandler in Detroit Free Press parody
A garbled OCR fragment references Zach Chandler portraying Sir Joseph in a Detroit Free Press piece. It mocks political ascent from dry goods clerk to senator through brash acts and anti-British jabs, mentioning a partner role, wealth, and LL D titles with tangled lines.
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Ll.d
Opium Law Enforced in Nevada Sparks Action
A Nevada law prohibiting opium smoking carries a $1000 fine or two years in prison. The measure aims to disrupt illicit labs linked to the Nihilists. The article notes Chicago as unsuitable for their activities and references clean up efforts.
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Lab
Alay
No Americans Served Here in Edinburgh Stores
A London Echo excerpt notes the unpopularity of an American visitor in Edinburgh. He frequents hotels and bars, claims he can buy goods cheaper in New York, and has led local shopkeepers to post signs reading No Americans served here.
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Valley House Salt Lake City Near Temple Block
Street cars pass the Valley House in Salt Lake City near the temple block. Neat, comfortable and cheap lodging offered by J. P. Sonunsen, proprietor.
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J. P. Sonunsen
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