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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1910
Page
2
The Evening Standard notes a curious trade as 38 large bags of dried flies from New York pier heads to Hamburg for chicken feed. The piece imagines legality and expert testimony shaping views on fly industry growth and the idea of a future fly ranch.
The New Power Scheme, Sixnuss firm for electrifying Baberger road, aids Davis and Weber Counties Canal company to place bonds for a Riverdale power plant. Engineer M Strauss surveys ground with preliminary canal work, proposing a $300,000 guaranteed output if surveys confirm data. Outlay for investigations runs about $10,000, signaling a major Western plant project and high local interest in Ogden’s growth prospects.
In a tense public glare Senator Gora accuses top officials of fraud linked to Indian lands and the McMurray contracts. Vice President defends a long record with Indians while critics press on possible financial interest via the New York syndicate and defense of legal fees. Public judgment awaits further evidence.
A despondent Salt Lake City faces hard times as sales fall and taxes rise. The Deseret News quotes a Main Street businessman planning pay shifts, part time work, and prompt town bill settlements to sustain local circulation. It asks Salt Lake to cheer up, notes Ogden as a contrasting hopefuls, and urges perseverance.
The Industrial School board pushes to send incorrigible Batterborn State youths to the Ogden school after a Nevada legislature grant for out of state care. A Nevada probation officer letter notes cooperation and past optimistic plans for interstate arrangements.
Mr Joseph outlines an overture to Nevada children being admitted to Ogden's Industrial School. He notes a staff of 80 and rising enrollments, argues per capita costs would fall if Utah aids, and urges broader state backing to make Ogden a modern regional reform institution for incorrigibles.
Fragmented humor and social sketches recount veteran bravado on streetcars and in taverns. Anecdotes span Gettysburg recollections and old world manners with a mix of flirtation, linguistic gaffes, and playful bravado from various characters. The piece weaves through jokes on war marks, courtship, and everyday folly.
A chaotic Boise incident unfolds amid a fight scene with multiple named figures from local firms and households. Reported heart failure and nerve issues are noted as the sequence ends in a fatal outcome, while officials and witnesses begin investigations and charges.
Dimand affects thirty thousand in Ouigago as engineers employed all able to vale west of Chlenge, amid upheaval and unclear cause.
A clash between Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard and Quebec authorities unfolds over control of delivering cable messages to Dr H Howe and Ethel Lenore. Quebec moves to deny Dew direct supervision, prompting possible ministerial action and a jail delivery standoff. Messages intended for Crippen and Miss Lenore were kept at the jail until Dew could censor them.
Readings and services planned in Provo and Ogden as Bishop W A Quayle leads a Utah Methodists gathering. Outside speakers Dr H G Goker and Dr J H Kirkride, with lay delegates urged from every church. Weekend program includes Shakespeare lectures, morning and evening worship, and musical offerings.
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A note expresses deep sympathy from Promptiong Lhey to a grieving wife and their sons who mourn a loss. The message conveys heartfelt condolences and family sorrow in a formal Gazette style.
Emissaries from England and the United States gather in Chicago for the Knights Templars memorial conclave. The grand master the Earl of Eyton and Duke of Connaught will attend with senior officers. a committee begins revising the US constitution and statutes under Lord Thurlowley.
Henderson Ky reports a forthcoming Knights gathering with leaders including Baunders Lawrence Mase Magown Patmyris and N Ky Knightetown Tad Byedeyick Speed from Vicksburg Miag. The event features decorative columns and banners as preparations continue ahead of a Chicago-bound delegation of about 600,000 Knights and friends from Wagland Ireland Scotland and Canada.
A granite headstone has been erected on Aalsey Street in Brooklyn in memory of PARUY a cat who five years ago saved the life of Melville W. Smith a newspaper editor his wife and three children Tabby. The inscription notes the cat’s brave act and honors the cat’s role in the family’s survival during a winter fire.
A smoke-filled bedroom scene outside Geanine and others prompts Mr Smith to wake as a cat’s alarm pulls the house into action. Five people escape a blaze after a hurried upstairs dash, with limited details on causes or damages.
A young Gary theater attempted to show a film but faced violent disruption over alleged fake pictures. Spectators jeered as the crowd threatened to tear the theater down. police, including the entire force, used clubs to disperse rioters after a brawl involving the audience and actors.
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