Artificial Diamonds Report Stirring Scotch Discovery
The article details J Ballantyne Hannay's claimed method to create artificial diamonds. Prof. Maskelyne validates the crystals as genuine, while questions arise about practicality, market impact, and patenting. The piece notes technical tests, potential applications, and philosophical musings on nature versus imitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ballantyne Hannay
Nevil Story Maskelyne
British Museum
Hannay
Maskelyne
Maclear
Scotland
Royal Society
Patent Office
Moison
Walla” &E
Goethe
Hennay
Mlaguay
Scientife
Capital and Labor in a Time of Strikes Debate
The piece argues that despite fewer strikes in the past, modern labor unrest has surged with unions growing and strikes spreading. It warns of mutual harm to workers and employers, urges balanced negotiation, and compares capital and labor to interdependent forces in the universe.
Waowespay Week Aims for St Patrick’s Day Spotlight
A local observance named Waowespay Week centers on St Patrick’s Day events. Organizers promote themed activities, community gatherings, and parades to celebrate Irish heritage and early spring traditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waowespay
St. Patrick's Day
Education for Order and Graded Schools Proposed
A discussion argues that societal order underpins government and prosperity. It urges graded public schools to better discipline and efficiency, restricting mixed-age classes, expanding primary schools, and assigning two teachers per ward to provide focused, continuous instruction for young pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
lTigh
Central Schools
Training standards for lower school departments proposed
The piece argues for a thorough program for twelve to thirteen year olds including fluent reading of newspapers or histories, rapid arithmetic with decimals and fractions, prose conversion of poetry, letter writing, and basic geography and drawing with rudiments of music. It anticipates extending ideas to a higher department in a future article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Stolen Goods Recovered as Salt Lake Arrests Continue
Local items report Alfred Stanford returning from Salt Lake City with shirts linked to recent robberies. John Platt, tied to the Ogden robbery, was jailed after police traced a pistol sale to a secondhand merchant. A billy was found. Platt claimed no ownership, saying he found it near the Overland House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Stanford
Salt Lake City
Fim
Salt Lake
H. Carey
John Platt
The
Herald
Platt
Carey
Ogden
Billy
Overland House
Corner Lot Changes Hands in Ogden to Dooly & Co
The corner lot of Main and Fourth Streets in Ogden transferred from Nathaniel Leavitt to Dooly & Co. for 3300 dollars. The old house will be demolished within ninety days and a substantial building, likely a hotel, is hoped to rise soon. The sale aims to spur uptown development including a new Co op store and the Dooly Stevens block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Leavitt
Main
Fourth Streets
Dooly & Co
Dispute Over Work Rationing Splits Humboldt Division
Superintendent Coddington of the Humboldt division orders surplus workers laid off each week. The unemployed workers submit a large petition to headquarters. Report says when replacements are found the petition signers will be let go. Half a loaf is better than none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coddington
Iumboldt
C. P. Road
Yonar
Self-Taught Column Teases Euclid and Pythagoras Reader Solves
Readers are invited to submit solutions to a new column titled Self-Taught. The note promises an interesting example and notes that correct solutions will be forwarded to a correspondent for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euclid
Pythages
Slaughterhouse Burglaries Lead to Suspects in Ogden Area
Last night Grill and Sraith on Fourth street were burgled with a sheep carcass and tallow stolen. Marshal Brown tracked the thiefs to a willow patch near the railroad. Two men were found asleep at a camping site, arrested, and the meat recovered. Police expect further examinations tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grill & Sraith
Fourth Street
Mr. Grill
Marshal Brown
Willow Patch
C. P. Bridge
Grill
Ogden
Salt Lake
Tame Em. Disorder Among Civilians and Recruits
The city reports unrest as blue uniforms clash with crowds. Recruits from the east join local youths in disturbances near saloons, resisted by provost guards and police. Offenders to be turned over to military authorities for trial and punishment.
Higginbotham & Co Promotes Large Spring Stock in Ogden
Higginbotham & Co reports brisk sales of about five thousand dollars in spring goods being unloaded rapidly. They claim no Ogden shop has a larger dress goods stock. The store lists a Globe Corset, damask, embroideries, cassimeres, and a full range of first class merchandise, with a recommendation to patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Higginbotham & Co's
Rough Evening on Third Street Hurts No One
Asraw of horses toppled on Third Street hill causing riders to be thrown from the vehicle. No serious injuries reported. Prov. Monets Seminary in Madlock's Hall remains crowded with attentive scholars from both country and city. Mr Guirrix of Ogden Academy hosts a musical display on Saturday. Ammmon Pitkin, accused of incest with his 12 year old daughter at St Nillville, was moved to Salt Lake City amid lynching threats by Millville residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monet
Madlock’s Hall
Guirrix
Ogden Academy
Liberal Mall
Ynetzxpay
Ammon Pitkin
St Nillville
Salt Lake City
Millvilla
Third District Court Proceedings with Judge Hunter
District Court proceedings Tuesday before Chief Justice Hunter include Helen Bankhead as plaintiff and UPRH Co with fifty days to file notice of appeal. Cases heard include Sutherland administrator v Farnsworth with order to show cause, Gilmer v Saginaw Mining Co continued, Pitts v Saginaw Mining Co continued, Thatcher v Utah Western Railroad Co, Argyle v Elliott with judgment against Elliott and adjournment to Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Hunter
Helen Bankhead
George W. Thatcher
Utah Western Railroad Company
B. Argyle Va
Elliott Et al
Elliott
Nrt
Premature option for judge Emerson to Ogden
The note claims Judge Emerson planned to move to Ogden but could not find a suitable house there. It suggests Ogden is thriving and the judge would benefit from the social scene, even if a perfect residence is not available, and anticipates finding a winter residence soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Ogden
Thibune
Judge Emerson
Ogden Visit Tied to Graft Plot in Wish City Scheme
A.M. Singleton of St Paul Minnesota spends days in Ogden with Zeigler escorting him. Senator Spense of Ney and J M Hawith of Kansas plan a future Wish metropolis under protection of Mr Beardsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.M. Singleton
St. Paul Min
Ogden
Zeigler
Senator Spense
Ney
J. M. Hawith
Kansas
Wish
Mr. Beardsley
Street Work for Tramps Urged in Ogden Plan
The piece argues for a public street labor program to employ vagrant men rather than jail them. It cites Salt Lake City’s approach, praises work on roads, and claims it would reduce theft and vagrancy while aiding impoverished individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Ogden City Council Meeting March 1680 Actions
Ogden City Council meets in City Hall with Mayor J J Merrick in the chair. Licenses granted include Wotherspoon groceries, Fowler musical instruments, Hughes undertakers, Woelner billiards, Child general merchandise, Minzock medicines, Orth nudse, Bruca wagon, Steyner millinery. Council accepts resignation of RS Warson, thanks him for service. adjourns to March 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Mattison
Mound Fort School House
Jemce Wotherspoon
John Fowler
Hughes & Gale
Henry Woelner
W. G. Child
M. Biel
FP. Minzock
Mds
C. W. Orth
L. J. Merrick
Ogden City
Drak Sia
Watson
Billa
Insurance agents cite bench lane fire lesson for property owners
Insurance agents say the fire on the bench lane Monday has taught many property owners a lesson and that low insurances are being contracted as a result.
Return of Mr Crowley from mission in the South
Mr Crowley arrived February 15 after six months in the Southern States. He found northwestern Kentucky unchanged with hardship in rural life and slow public school progress. He met relatives and old friends in Utah and brought his aged mother to be cared for by his children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. G.crowley
Kentucky
Cowley
Crowley
Logan Territorial Items Highlight Local Events
Logan News notes fines for drunkenness, praise for postmaster hopefuls J W Mazer and Meley the crippled soldier, a student reprimand and fine, engine accident injures Bolt, Deseret Museum gift of 1350 issue volume, Studebaker shaft injury, and a promising ore strike at Creole claim in Lincoln District Beaver County with wide vein and scattered mineral shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph 8. Richards
Deseret Museum
Deseret News
Willard Richards
Barfoot
Tribuna
Lincoln
Beaver County
Croft
December Company
Dezember
Arithmetic challenge from Chicago Weekly News puzzles readers
A letter from Sarr Tavcut at Aville dated March 6 1880 presents a problem: a principal invested at 5 percent for a time yields 250 dollars, the same principal at 8 percent for the same time yields 280 dollars. The note asks readers to solve for the time and principal by arithmetic and promises to publish the solution if not yet given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eniror Joxcox
Chicago Weekly News
Ray
Sarr Tavcut
Gibson and Eccles End Partnership After Seven Years
Ogden notes that the firm of H E Gibson and David Eccles will expire by law on the first of next month. The partners, after seven years of successful business, plan to dissolve with mutual respect and good wishes. Each will operate a separate lumber firm, signaling new ventures in the growing city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Gibson
David Eccles
Ogden
Mr. Gibson
Mr. Eccles
Salt Lake Museum Adds Aztec Artifacts and Obscure Glass
The Salt Lake Museum, led by curator Jon L. Barfoot, adds Aztec terra cotta pieces and other relics donated by Apostle Mozes Thatcher. Highlights include a whistling red ware bottle from Teotihuacan and obsidian war implements, among numerous faces, figures, and ceremonial items from Peru, Yucatan, and other regions, expanding the museum’s ethnology collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon. L. Barfoot
Salt Lake
Mozes Thatcher
Mexico
Deseret News
Tiehuhuican
Teoyaomiqui
G. MM. Ottinger
Peru
Costa Rica
Yucatan
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Sandwich Islands
Society Islands
Swinse Lakes
Scandignavia
Jerusalem
Old Timer Benjamin Wilson Laid To Rest At Mound Fort
Yesterday at noon a large procession accompanied the last remains of Benjamin Wilson to their final resting place. The decedent, over 70, known as an old timer, faced many trials, was a faithful church member, loyal citizen, a good father, and a friend to all honest people. General respect and a grieving family mark the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Wilson
Mound Fort
A Promising Institution at Ogden Academy
The Ogden Academy entertained a large audience last Saturday night in Liberal Wall rooms. Prof. H. L. Griffin, a respected educator, directed literary and musical works showing student progress and careful instruction. The new term begins today and is expected to match prior success at Fourth Ward School and Ogden Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden Academy
Liberal Wall
H. L. Griffin
Fourth Ward
Life on the Borders at Ogden with Captain Jack group
A. K. Zeigler reports Captain Jack and Dr Huth Dramatic Combination will perform Life on the Border in Ogden within about three weeks at Union Opera House. Ruth and wife, famed rifle and pistol shots, join the act and promise to beat previous glass ball records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Zeigler
A. F. Bailey
Captain Jack
Dr. Huth
Ogden
Border
Buffalo Bill
Ruth
Union Opera House
Two held on liquor charge taken to Utah penitentiary
Two individuals found with meet in their possession belonging to Grill and Smith waived examination before Commissioner Alexander. Each posted bonds of 300 dollars and were sent to the Utah penitentiary when the required paperwork was not provided.
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Grill & Smith
Alexander
Utah
Died Notices From Crowley and Nearby Areas
Crowley William Benjamin son of S G Crowley and Harriet A Crowley died of erysipelas on March 1 at age 2 years 10 days. Funeral set for 3 PM at residence Wm Hutchine Lynne. Suont Lorania Short died of croup at age 5 years 7 months at North Ogden February 18 1880. Wisox Benjamin Wilson died at Mound Fort February 6 of general debility at age 70. funeral from Mound Fort schoolhouse Sunday 7 at 1 AM. Friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowlet
William Benjamin
S.G
Harriet A. Crowley
Aan
Erysipelas
Suont
North Ogden
Croup
Lorania
Augustue
Martha Short
Wisox
Mound Fort
Benjamin Wilson
Mound Fort School House
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Ogden Junction
Capital and Labor
America
England
Germany
Great Britain
Massachusetts
Jabor
Higginbotham & Co
Third Street Hill
Third District Court
Courcil
Ogden, Mar
Bth
J. J. Merrick
Maren
Logan
J. W. Mazer
Meley
Cranney
Mendon
Bolt
Ormsby
Studebaker Wagon Establishment
Aville
County
Z Ty
Salt Lake Museum
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