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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1919
Page
3
Random archival notices from Ogden recount local ads and notices. References span overseas service, postwar donor and subscription details, hospital updates, and community events. Names include Ogden Stand, Golden Spike issue, and Sparke W. Wisner, with mentions of travel plans, veterans’ reunions, and a May observance.
A dispersed dispatch from New York dated April 26 notes Italian and allied troops reaching Fiume and Brest areas. Descriptions mention units moving, lines shifting, and officers discussing security as reporting entities assess the evolving front.
A birthday party near Salt Lake City ended with five people detained after officers disrupted the gathering at a theater venue. Three men and two women faced drunkenness charges, with four others from Salt Lake City and nearby towns. They demanded jury trials, and the case proceeds with pretrial orders scheduled for Saturday morning.
Sugar beet seed supply in the wartime era is aided by an agricultural college program. The report notes European pedigreed seed shortages due to WWI restrictions, with Utah experiments yielding beet seed comparable to top European stock. Local companies are buying seed lines developed from European strains and bred for robustness in Western climates, aiming to stabilize U S beet production amid disrupted imports.
The Pythian Sisters held a large social at the hall on Grant Street with cordial dining and afternoon activities. Attendees included local society figures, sharing fellowship and community spirit in a festive gathering.
Thumb prints used on a marriage license for Howl lanes and Mira Pineaco of Garhi. The officiant recorded both parties’ ages and confirmed parental consent. The ceremony details appear in a garbled clerical entry with marks and references to the marriage office.
A garbled report describes concerns over a Kalan delegation withdrawal from a power conference. It mentions Cardinal Gaspaert and state officials discussing policy with an intern at Arch ala Cereteh, and a visit to Americas jimi Tale with President Wilson. No clear stance given.
Gr Baum brakeman on Lie Water Puetile railroad was killed Wednesday evening at Evanston Wye after attempting to board an engine. He slipped on the fender and was dragged under the tender, instant death. He had worked two months for the Union Tactile and recently sent for his wife and child. He held a Thirty second degree Mugon and will likely be buried under his lodge.
Obituary notices report the death of Ginert Neinon Davison at 6:40 p m at 637 Washington Ave. He will be shipped to Enterprise by Larkin & Gous. services at John Green's home. interment Enterprise Cemetery. Also details Joseph Orton Utah pioneer died at home 421 28th St after illness. burial at North Ogden. extensive family list and church status. Lorene Snooks, noted as an insane twin, and J M Hughes funeral updates recorded with local church ceremonies and private interment at North Ogden Notts Open Cemetery.
Nathan from New York opens Espen cigar factory at 24 Twenty-fifth Street, Ogden, expanding Owen's union plants. He has long run the business in Denver and will employ workers visible from the street to showcase cigar making in all stages.
Estray cattle and other animals described as a white long face with weight around 1000 pounds, about 10 years old, taken up by the Weber County city authority on April 82nd. The owner must claim at 41 Washington Ave Ogden City by May 6 at 1:30 am. Frank A Naithu, undertaker of Ogden City, Utah, issued the notice.
The Southern Pacific directors added $10 000 to the Golden Spike celebration funds, bringing total railroad contributions to $20 000. A subexecutive committee plans for authorizing expenditures, with Mayor Browning as chair overseeing a parade in the afternoon and speeches in the forenoon, including riders from Union Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads and Governor Simon Chamberlain.
Decorations for gallantry in action were conferred by the Russian government at Archangel on several American officers. Among those decorated were Captain A. Odjard of Portland, Ore, and FE. L. Packer of Ogden, Utah, with others already noted for Brillington and French medals.
Police report arrest of Otto Sale and Andrew Wilen at Union Depot on federal liquor charges. David Gershon of the Department of Justice filed the case alleging possession and intent to distribute. Proceedings set to begin soon as part of a broader crackdown on bootlegging.
The Ninth Ward Dramatic Club staged Star Bright to a large, enthusiastic audience at the Ward Amusement Hall. Directed by Mixa Lula Henlager, Owen Tiders impressed as Arthur Pulver while Miss Francis Marah shone in Sunshine Tight. The plot follows Star, who returns home incognito after years away, confronting family secrets and a villain intent on forcing an unsuitable marriage.
A comic tale unfolds as elopement schemes collide with family loyalties and a hopeful college dream. Neighbors Jake Hoover and Melinda Dandy drive romantic misadventures while Rehelbert Ferdinand Delaney reveals a pivotal ally in Cant of Characters, with Bright family members central to the revival of happiness.
From indications this will be a sincere move for rural water systems. Eden plans a town water supply by piping from a large spring to farms. Wilson seeks Ogden's extension of water mains to the sugar factory, potentially serving most residents in Wilson Lane. North Ogden already has the most homes with individual systems, about a quarter of the homes in that area.
In Parral on Sunday Villa forces entered the town and seized about $500,000 in loot and 50,000 remnits of ayamanilian from fed eral holdings. Several civililians were held for ransom while two former mayors and another official were reported executed or missing. The federal retreat began Sunday night and Villa’s column of 1600 followed, with fighting continuing between Mexican federal troops and Villa forces into Tuesday.
Clarence J. Seret and Clarence Corey recall six months in France with the 40th Coast Artillery. They describe heavy guns ready to strike and an artillery offensive that could have eclipsed western front efforts. They felt poised to end German resistance had the armistice not intervened.
The sermon at First Christian Church recounts the crucifixion aftermath with descriptions of an earthquake and the risen dead roaming the city. Officials debate reporting the empty tomb and consider bribery to suppress truth as guards face pressure from authorities and priests.
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