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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1908
Page
3
A colorful charity fair and dance night drew residents downtown with raffles, refreshments, and a recital by local performers. The event featured prizes, a bake sale, and announcements about upcoming community projects, with proceeds supporting neighborhood youth programs.
Advertises summer underwear and hosiery with prices in cents. Includes ladies’ vests, chemises, cotton union suits, trimmed pantaloons, and extra sizes, plus cotton stockings and children's ribbed stockings. Mentions boot and full inch stockings and various price points.
Readable portions describe expert housebreakers hitting a St Joseph parish rectory and a West Twenty-second grocery in Ogden. Silverware valued around 70 dollars taken from the rectory kitchen after an unlocked window was forced open with a chisel. Footprints and a fenced yard point to local suspects. other items were partially taken or left behind.
A damaged excerpt reports a 1908 meeting of the Chamber of Commerce association in Dedon City Weber County. It references organizational actions, a declared aim to evolve toward year and year goals, and mentions session details with unclear names and dates. The text is fragmented and partially illegible.
Noon break in at the rectory discovered by housekeeper prompts police inquiry. Detectives examine rooms for clue while a tinckla and a marble on a sill indicate intruder entry. burglary also reported at Twenty recount street store room with tobustios and other items missing. Loss expected to be substantial.
A list of property transfers filed for record with the County Recorder. Gera H Mortensen to Stephens Investment Co part of lot 14, block 4 Southsodden survey for unspecified consideration. Mary Peterson and hiveland to Ant Wright part of late block 2 for 248 dollars. Willa Penkingtom to A A Wenger undivided half of lots B F and 92 Cap ibiotk subdivision for 100 dollars. JA Biter to George W Axpert NATL of sucthn 3 township 6 range 2 West for 7250 dollars. Alvin Pariley to Martha Thier lots 7 and 8 block C Land's Fynite md for 125 dollars. Ruth Baggett to J D Damela and Paul M Lee part of Int 7 block 3 part B for 1725 dollars.
A dated maritime report describes several steam lines seen near the coast. The ships Connecticut Georgia Alabama Maine formed a squadron abreast at the rear, approaching the assigned anchorages as the Coronada exsants turned sharply.
The Weber club plans a house donation initiative following its annual meeting. Harold and Horace Peary propose building a club house and plan to fund a building fund via bonds while seeking community and civic support.
Senator Foraker delivered a speech praising the colored soldiers of the 23rd United States Infantry and urging reenlistment. He defended their conduct in the Brownsville incident and addressed the Brownsville investigation amid crowded galleries and strong attendance.
Additional strikebreakers rent the city as efforts to operate street cars continue after service suspension. No demonstrations reported during the day, but trouble is anticipated overnight.
A irregular OCR fragment reports a historic gate at Neen church dating to the 17th century burned tonight. Only one of the fogs or flags was saved amid unsteady scenes as guards attempted to control crowds. The text is garbled and several names and places are unreadable.
A garbled montage blends stray phrases about baseball in a city, a meat grinding mill tuning for a harbor steak, a police interruption, a boastful threat, and a Chicago Tribune reference to the Typographical Union of Germany with a 68,807 member roster and about 142,000 marks. The fragmentary text includes stray names and disjointed actions.
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