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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1915
Page
8
President Wilson plans a ten hour inquiry to review the Mustland disaster in Chicago. Secretary Redfield will join to determine if any federal official bore responsibility for the loss of life from the overturned steamer and whether Congress should act to improve passenger safety on ships.
Mary Fuller stars in a three reel comedy titled Marys Duke at the Lyceum today alongside King Baggott in a two reel drama. See-ALWAYS-Se show announces a double bill with prominent silent screen names.
A terse note hints at a sequence ending with the word Aberdeen. The text references screening waste and burning to the Inst unce, implying a procedural or logistical context without full details. No clear event or identifiable persons are named.
Trteamship Inc. was decorated with the Iron Cross. Arthur Ballin, director general of Hamburg America Steamship Co., received a similar honor. A Bayreuth dispatch reports the Wagner family has decided future festival plays will occur in 1917.
Berlin reports German newspapers emphasize the strategic value of the Warsaw and Kovel corridor victory. German experts note operable space between Warsaw Chelm and Brest Litovsk, with Austro-Hungarian forces moving toward Kovel as Germans press toward Brest Litovsk and threatening the Warsaw Petrograd rail line. In Gloucester, yacht racing winds as New York Yacht cruising squadron departs for Marblehead. the King’s Cup race follows, with the squadron to disband afterward.
Ambassadors join Pan American diplomats amid hunger burdens and uncertain Carranza rule. Brazilian minister Jose Cardosa de Oliveira plans departure to inform Washington on Pan American conferences, fearing interrupted communication to Vera Cruz. New state regulations promise equal pay for women and men in state institutions and a weekly wage- and shift-change system.
Overseas News Agency reports Belgian diplomatic documents published in Brussels show Berlin and Brussels papers accusing England of provoking the European war by tightening diplomatic ties and sabotaging peace efforts. The Vossische Zeitung blames England for the slaughter and holds it chiefly responsible.
Paris reports remarkable cures of severe wounds due to a polyvalent serum announced in March. Complete recoveries have been achieved for badly mutilated patients once given up. Discoverers Claidha and Vallee have mass-produced limited flasks daily, with demand highest for worst cases. When supply meets front-line needs, thousands of lives could be saved as preventive anti-tetanus use expands. The new serum blends components against multiple varieties and has only recently become practically usable.
New York reports a vast shipment from England to the United States valued at up to 25 million dollars. The gold moved from Wall Street to this city aboard a British steamer under government convoy and was routed by special train. J. P. Morgan & Co. are named as owners, but details remain undisclosed amid unusual exchange conditions. Commercial sterling declined to 4 3 8, while the rate improved to 4 3 4 1/4.
London dispatch reports the first step in the Vilna evacuation, with public institutions and the library contents moved. German Zeppelins attacked the Vilna rail line and Bialystok and Kugel cull road depot areas suffered bombing, disrupting traffic but not halting it. Later reports state over 208,000 prisoners are being employed by Russian ministers on railroads and in farming and other tasks.
Confusing regional report describes German gains and losses around forts near Warsrew and Nova Alea, with heavy fighting across multiple sectors. It notes a costly toll on German forces, ongoing assaults, and Allied counteractions as battles continue amid tumult and shifting fronts.
An 18th century Boston Chronicle Telegraph fragment notes a doctor removing a horse to reach nearby towns after an insurmountable objection to riding. It includes an inserted advertisement offering a horse for sale warranted sound, the owner Abe Sedo planning to leave Boston.
London correspondent of the Petit Parisien reports Hiram Maxim has invented a simple inexpensive contrivance to protect soldiers from deadly gases. The device is designed to draw gas upward and pass over the heads of the men it is aimed at. Paris reports Aug 10 3 05 am confirms the claim of Maxim’s protective device.
Body found on office floor with bullet wound to head. Garritth, manager of the company’s plant, presumed dead after local authorities reported a fatal shooting at Wa deals 7 a dawilowa. Investigation underway as officials confirm the scene and note a fatal incident at the Chea ete location.
In Port au Prince, HAITTENS announces a forthcoming election as tensions rise around the new leadership. The note mentions the late President Guillaumis, tied to revolutionary events, and schedules the next meeting for Thursday to discuss the matter.
Fragmentary report notes opposition to Dr Darliguiniuve as a selection and calls for provisional government and dissolution of the chamber of deputies, with new deputies to be elected. American authorities in Port au Prince relocate the republic treasury from the bank, relieved of duties by Presid Guillaume. Letter from Long Beach describes calm, rest and recuperation, sending greetings from Joseph Ballantyne.
City commissioners rejected the Parrott Brothers claim of 1776.74 for extra work on concrete paving along Tinscola avenue between Twenty six and Thirtieth Streets after noting the original contract was with A. Clark. An approved $400 fire station construction estimate was allowed and warrants ordered. Other department claims were paid.
The readable fragments describe a ceremony or choir event at a church with a movement and a laity involvement. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors, but reference to Ogden and Angel suggests a local religious gathering. The item appears as a damaged notice or brief column fragment.
A garbled excerpt discusses money and people named Dave Mrs. Torkine and Chayley Mayan. The text hints at financial talk and personal identifications but lacks clear event or outcome details.
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