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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1906
Page
8
Funeral services were held for Mr E Malowe at St Min in Maine with many mourners attending including family and local residents. Clergy spoke of his devotion and long community service while floral tributes and expressions of sympathy filled the church and nearby grounds.
A large group of refugees including families and individuals from cities like Bridgeport, St. Louis, Butte, New York, and Chicago arrives as the Southern Pacific brings 600 to 700 starving people into the city. The relief committee arranged breakfast at Ogden for destitute arrivals and coordinated free transport to Chicago and other destinations via D, BR, G, and Union Pacific lines.
The stricken city receives widespread aid as thousands pass through on relief trains. Railroads rush in supplies from Nebraska and nearby states, with cars of flour, provisions, cereals, and meat. Passengers include migrants ferried to Oakland and San Francisco relief centers as volunteers and workers coordinate critical shipments.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Friday trip to Salt Lake City with a $40 round trip fare and names such as Renming Lyle and Vinhe Prigatore. details are incomplete and not fully legible.
Union Portland Cement company invites bids at Lewis Block Ogden until May int mt 3p. m. for 10000 cubic yards of rubber stone masonry 2000 yards concrete work 7080 square feet concrete roots and all excavation for foundations at the Portland Utah factory along the transcontinental line. Dendied information may be hed by calling at the company's.
Spectators at the Union depot watched needy people arrive from a train as committees and police struggled to manage crowds. Despite efforts, many could not leave the grounds and three women cried at the sight of others needing food. The Standard urges Ogden citizens to stay home and prepare meals for the impoverished rather than crowd the depot. War Goes Game Ogden Boys Ware on The Diamond for the First Times Yegethes Game Preceded by Parade.
A benefit baseball game between Ogden and Fort Douglas drew crowds for relief of San Francisco calamity victims. Ogden’s Mortensen dominated the mound pitching nine innings, while local officials and businesses organized a parade and donated services. Crowd-filled day featured transit, lunch, and charity drives, with proceeds aiding the relief fund.
A Tabernacle choir concert at Ogden Tabernacle is announced with performers including George F. Skelton Horace HK Ensign Judith Anderson and Miss Tart Mitel. Funds raised exceed $1,000 in preparations for the event set for Tuesday evening.
Privileges for a general store at the new town of Portland, Man, east of Ogden on the Union Pacific main line are up for bid by the UnlOn Portland Cement Company. Detailed information is available at their Ogden Levins block office. Various individuals are listed as contributors. An Mexico City excursion is advertised with daily departures April 25 to May 5, priced at 3 9.50 round trip, with stops and overs.
A circulated petition among members of the Weber camp Woodmen of the World seeks support for a local donation effort. The drive targets broader participation and outlines the group’s aim to raise funds or resources for the needy within the community.
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