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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
2
The notice outlines multiple advertising rates for different timeframes and placements. It lists prices per line or per word for local readers and random references, with weekly, biweekly, and monthly options. Additional charges apply based on location and insertion frequency.
A blocking procession gathers at the Federal Building area as a large wheeled house fails to fit under the bridge. Parade participants form a line of wagons and rigs, delaying traffic while authorities debate permit requirements and vehicle restrictions for crossing the bridge.
Fragmentary 19th century text argues waterworks must remain under public control and not be sold or privatized. It cites constitutional provisions and warns private interests could harm public access, fees, and reliability, while urging preservation of municipal oversight and fair charges.
An old editorial column mocks moral panic about youth and corruption. It cites sensational mock letters and skewers juvenile readers and writers, arguing against sensationalism and praising restraint. Strong echoes of early 20th century concerns about decaying taste and public vice emerge through caricature and satirical inserts.
Fragments urge Utah fruit growers to unite through associations to standardize picking packing and marketing. The text cites benefits from California Oregon and Washington models, noting rising land values and prices once associations form. A push to form state wide bodies and secure uniform packing and inspection is described with references to meetings and shipments in 1905 1906 and connections to Sacramento and Seattle distribution channels.
A dispatch discusses the appointment of a new superintendent at the Industrial School and the tension with neighboring Salt Lake County. It notes perceived political motives, threats of campus realignment, and calls for unity to maintain a worthy, lasting institution in Ogden. The piece then briefly shifts to a Denver News summary critiquing Germany’s wartime debt and military expansion, highlighting immense imperial expenditures and strategic forces.
Fragmentary text references imperialism and collective sacrifice, noting Germany's industrial power and a call to endure great costs in men and money. The passage appears to be an opinion or editorial fragment without clear event, date, or full names.
Ogden stands at the heart of a vast growth arc as mining camps rise in eastern Nevada and rail access expands. Prospecting in the mineral belt supports railroad fortification and smelting ventures, with United States Smelting expanding holdings and bidders eyeing Ely and Contact. Local merchants anticipate trade from eastern Nevada and northern Utah agrarian ties, predicting Ogden will become a leading regional commercial hub.
In a mine disaster at Ottawa tunnel this afternoon two workers were overcome by deadly afterdamp following an explosion. Patty Searapani, 28, died, while Tark City, Ave. 2-Tatey Scare Peas ant Pa Ferlon were seriously injured and later revived. Rescue teams worked hours to restore consciousness.
Aug. report from Bingham details elopement of Graham Migeinaea and Misa, their arrest and release, and the father Willard Crittenden's vow to prosecute. Crittenden, deputy C. C. Coates, and others pursue the couple across Murray and Salt Lake, ending with tensions and threats amid a county jail stay and hotel pursuit.
State of Liab filed notice of land tracts offered under Indemnity School sale list approved July, with tract descriptions posted for public inspection. Public protest period opens after publication, with State and General Land Office oversight and regional registration by THOMPSON, Registrar.
Incomplete OCR text hints at efforts by local figures and groups amid crowd control or search. Names and specifics are unreadable, but the fragment suggests a coordinated effort and public interest in a nearby activity or response.
New York August 4 Mrs Nerill Castle to be arraigned in police court after a shooting in the Waldorf Astoria lobby. She says she shot to kill herself after an alleged threat by lawyer Willard Craig who followed her persistently in recent months. Castle recounts events from San Francisco to New York, asserts Craig provoked distress and that the revolver was intended for self harm. Her husband Neville Castle, once distant, is now in Alaska. The case continues with testimony and official statements.
Mary Castle, 36, a New York socialite, fires a pistol at William Cralg, a lawyer linked to her husband Neville Castle, in the Waldorf Astoria lobby. Crate avoids her, then she shoots as he nears the elevator. Police detain Mrs. Castle. she claims a jealous dispute and requests forgiveness. Cralg lists his firm Craig & Craig and says he is weary of Mrs. Castle’s attentions.
Spokane Wash Aug 3 A swarm of bees halted a steam train when bees clustered around the water tank and boiler. Firemen and a coal bearer fought to move the train while local expert Mr Swab attempted to coax the insects away with trap and coaxing.
Foreman and crew stop the engine after a garden pipe bursts, bees disperse, and a bystander water cure is tried. A stoker and others defend themselves as a bee swarm invades the tender while two boys capture the queen bee. Funds raised for candy and lemonade amid the chaotic delay.
The federal government under President Diaz will send Mesleo Cig funds and a large quantity of provisions tents and supplies to Acapulco. A telegraphic dispatch to General Garrief at Malina Troy coordinates aboard the relief. Guerrero state pledges $20 000 to quake victims with a national appeal planned for state governments to provide food amid fears of an epidemic in the afflicted region.
Bid notice announces a bid for furnishing First Quality Timothy Hay and First Quality Osis for a stated period. Delivery to be at regular intervals, with quantities specified and prices per car. The right to reject bids and related conditions are noted, with contact in Dos 182, 25 Lake Oy, Utah.
In New York on August 3 two strikers attempted to coerce seventy workers to join their cause. Police and factory officials intervened as chaos erupted with stones hurled and several arrests. More than twenty strike participants remained active as tensions rose around the east side garment district.
Notice to contractors to file forms and furnish bids at the office of the Kurls County Commissioners by 4 p m August 4 1903. Plans and specifications available at the Surveyor's office. Issued by order of the Board of Civil Commissioners. Samuel G Dith Clerk.
Exposition notice announces daily services starting June with agents urged to provide further particulars. Salt Lake City excursion every Sunday priced at $2 monthly passes. Eight daily trains to reach the Capital.
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