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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1903
Page
6
The note thanks ladies for helpful replies to a call for ideas. It notes some see no improvements while others offer praise and criticism. The store welcomes further suggestions from readers to guide its news and advertising policies.
The store announces full refund policy for returned articles and cheerfully refunds on request. Goods on approval are not allowed during the sale to avoid extra book-keeping. Exchanges or refunds are offered, and hundreds of palm tea fans are available free at the glove counter.
A clothing store advertises unusually active end of July discounts across nearly all items. H S M suits, shirts, pants, socks, and department fabrics are offered at substantial reductions. Tailor services, embroidered linens, and trims are highlighted with multiple price cuts and near half price corsets.
Handsome lounging robes in silk and crepe with wide silk trim. some full length, some waist length, priced originally at 754.65. Short silk tissue styles offered at 3 to 2 dollars. Hosiery sale highlights include children's fast black hose 8 cents, infants woolen 15 cents, and ladies fancy hose at 25 cents, all with marked price reductions.
Local column records a string of Ogden happenings from a busy week. Mentions include a clerks union complaint against a Sunday business operation, election plans for Juntsville incorporation, and a 34.5 mils city tax levy breakdown. Also notes visits by Sophia Tomasek and J J Moreton, a car club gala at The Oaks, performances by the Aporto Club chorus, and upcoming court actions involving Alexander Hope and others. Police activity, a runaway horse injuring two bicyclists, and multiple injuries from a wagon accident are described, along with travel plans for Dr Powers and family and other local residents visiting California and Oregon.
John T. Cupper mayor of Locklingen Pennsylvania posted bail of 18000 dollars after being indicted by the grand jury on Friday in a case involving postal irregularities.
Oregon Short Line will sell round trip tickets from Ogden to Yellowstone Park and return with rail and stage transportation and hotel accommodations for a seven day trip at 49.50 dollars. Tickets good only for train No 6 leaving Ogden on August 12. Limited seats available.
Superintendent H P Thrall of the eighth division of the Railway Mail Service, visiting Ogden with his wife, plans to inaugurate a new mail line from Salt Lake to Silver City via Hinckton. He meets with Linsley and Davis to finalize railway map service and staffing. new cars and clerks will operate from Salt Lake under Ogden's chief clerk.
Abutting property owners push to open Hudson Avenue with a $10 000 bond and $5000 already raised. If opened a sewer system and paving are planned, with guarantees for approach parcels on Twenty fifth Twenty fourth and Twenty third streets.
Salt Lake Utah Aug 3 brush fires blamed on campers threaten Bingham mining town twenty five miles southwest of Ball Lake. Flames near Cart's Fork driven by wind with over 300 men fighting. Fire protection is lacking and danger remains until wind stabilizes and force holds.
Hartford City Indiana August 3 two negroes who maimed a boy here today are surrounded three miles from town this afternoon. The mob is bent on lynching the men.
Marlon Berrett and wife transfer parcels in the southeast quarter section 32 township 7 north range 1 west to George and Dean for 100 dollars. Anne Maria Anderson sells part of lot 1 block 65 plat A to Lizzie Linder. Wadman and wife convey part northwest quarter section 5 township 6 range 2 west for 1728.75 dollars.
In New York on August 3, Brother Raphael was elected superior of the Brotherhood of St Sranels. Brother Terome was chosen assistant superior in the same Roman Catholic order.
A Western Pacific surveying party of 33 men led by F. House left Salt Lake City to locate the line near Reno and push the project across the desert toward Salt Lake. The move follows the planned coast to Salt Lake route with active operations and a tense scene reported as shots were exchanged. Forty five Italians were arrested.
A riot erupted in Buffalo between Niagara elevator workers and Italian employees at the Buffalo Union Furnace plant. The disturbance began when an elevator worker shouted anti Italian slurs. No injuries were reported.
Canton Ohio August 3 Joseph Sarton aged 30 years the last surviving uncle of Mrs McKinley died today of cerebrum anaemia in Canton Ohio obituary says he was the last direct relative of Mrs McKinley with a public interest connection to the former first family.
Pittsburg August 3 1923 19 000 workers idle at noon due to Builders League lockout. Officers expect 24 000 by evening as building work halts on most active projects. Contractors may replace with non union labor, prompting possible trouble.
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