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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1907
Page
3
A garbled notice warns of procedures for circulation and receipt of unspecified sums. It references a lamant, a secretary, and a Presiding entity, with scattered mentions of addresses, times, and names. The text is largely unreadable but indicates formal service actions and deadlines.
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century local issue reports church activities and fundraising for charitable work led by Mrs Hoberie and volunteers, a canyon crest movement meeting with speakers and music, merchants planning promotions and social events, plus funeral announcements and burials including Mrs Anne and others.
Mixed society notices recount funerals, visits, and relocations across Idaho and Nevada. Joseph Geoghegan and party arrive by steamer from Salt Lake City, while Weller Moyer hosts a visiting relative. James Lochhead’s Ogden ties mark a wedding arc as Miss Mary Portis Pugh becomes Mrs Lochhead in San Francisco.
Arbor Day celebrations in Ogden included cadets civic groups and students planting trees around city facilities. Mayor Conroy spoke at City Hall, a parade followed to Washington Avenue, and key figures from Weber club and local leagues participated. Nickote band provided intervals as students and residents gathered to mark the event and assess planting results for the coming summer.
Burglars struck Witchel's Grocery and McCready's General Merchandise on Twenty fifth Street. About $180 in cash was taken from Nichol's grocery, with other losses undetermined. Entry came via pryed internal window guards, and a back window at McCready's was pried down from the top. Thieves used tools from a nearby blacksmith shop to pry doors and break windows, taking clothing and various goods as evidence pointed to a coordinated Sunday raid. Authorities are conducting a wide search for the gang responsible.
Blanche Walsh heads a troupe in a promise of a positive stage outing tomorrow. The show features a featured act and aims to lift audience spirits despite misprints in the program.
Washington reports the annual Daughters of the American Revolution assembly opens with Mrs. Donald MacLean as president general. Key policy questions to be debated include finances Vatican policy and wartime legacies. Other items include officer elections and remarks by foreign representatives on attitudes toward current events.
SOSH F Grant died at 9 20 this morning in Salt Lake City after a prolonged illness from pneumonia, aged 63. He headed the Cooperative Wagon and Machine Company and became Salt Lake City representative for American Siew & Wire Company. Survived by widow, three children, sister and many relatives.
A large funeral and burial were held for Mrs Robins at the Fifth Ward meetinghouse with a long cortege and floral tributes. Speeches by local figures including Co Alster of Ogden and Daried Par Logan paid tribute to her character and service.
Washington April 15 The New York transfer tax case involving the will of Mrs Laura Astor Del anays Campuclee Rel aey was argued before the U S Supreme Court. The decision concerns whether the transfer tax law applies when a portion of a large Astor fortune is bequeathed to members of the Astor family. The court’s opinion was announced today in a dispute over the will of Mrs Delage and the fate of about $9000 in property left by William H. Astor.
A solemn service followed by interment as authorities transport remains from the disaster site to Marya Cathedral and then to Moly Croty cemetery. The ceremony included a religious rite at Mountain and a roadside stop for mourners, with details of the victim’s fate still awaiting formal confirmation.
A fragmentary report details an armed clash involving Black residents and local forces near Hurkle Bay, mentioning a tense chase and a dangerous confrontation. The garbled text references a jail and a perilous sequence, with scarce readable names or places.
Fragmentary report shows candidates Piscussen and Wanningtin facing charges of misconduct while a rally in Me district aims to boost a Republic nomination. The piece notes a planned campaign visit and calls for scrutiny of a party’s actions amid uncertain timing and locations.
An explosion occurred aboard a dredger off the Platte coast injuring several crew members including Spaniard and Manuel Agrar. The blast cracked a tube mayoring the furnace, blowing steam and causing a fire as workers struggled to control the device.
The U S Supreme Court rejected jurisdiction in a case involving Senator Patterson of Colorado who was fined 104 by the Colorado Supreme Court for contempt. Justice Harlan dissented with Justice Brewer, noting lack of jurisdiction. Patterson had used Colorado papers to attack state interests during a heated political campaign and appealed to federal court after failing to secure release from sentence.
In New York on April 13 two men were stabbed on a train during a clash involving Italian passengers over meat tensions. Police pursued suspects and officers detained a man with a knife and another with a weapon following the altercation. The victims were injured and transported. no further details were provided.
Details of a Great Northern wreck near Ventte Tahe in St Vaal on a Sunday. Passengers were injured. a mail clerk perished amid confusion. The chief of police in Newark investigated and announced the fatality.
A quirky sale notice invites locals to view a new line of wardrobe items described with playful misspellings. The piece promises a selection of attractive hats and accessories, urging readers to visit and find pieces that fit their style and budget.
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