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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
8
Unclear OCR text mentions Eden Mam and Anaconda with references to honors or placement. Fragmentary names such as Oaden Brotleheaven and Azaronda appear amid garbled phrases about a firet Fate and a United States competition. The readable parts suggest a sports or honors note but lack coherent details.
Fragmentary text references Crete and flag dispute with mentions of authorities and warnings. No clear names or dates emerge. The passage appears damaged with garbled terms, hindering a concise, factual summary.
Several farmings in Montana Idaho Oreana Catt Utah face renewed dispute as National Conservation units plan actions. The Washington Conservation aviation project and related activities are noted with dates and places including Spokane during the coming week.
A fragmentary report from Fu Torstraton Aug 13 states engineer John Reat, aged 22, was fatally burned after an accident on the track. The details are incomplete but indicate a serious incident involving the Hearchitah division and Pens a.
Senator Mudalph Kuehler returned from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific fair to Ogden to attend to business and plans to rebuild the Utah exhibit. He praises the Utah commission and the Utah display, noting 20 to 25 thousand visitors daily, with many Easterners influenced to visit Salt Lake on their return east. Willim H Rows is commended as director general for arranging and directing the Utah exhibit.
Bamberger, president of the Balt Lake and Ogden railway, Advanced plans to extend the electric line through the city from Lincoln Avenue to nearby districts. He announced readiness to begin construction as labor shortages ease and hopes to complete the line to Ogden by December 1, subject to street paving and grid crossings compliance.
Washington August seventeenth bids opened for Philippine bonds in the War Department treasury auction. Only six bids were offered under the authorized five million eight thousand sixty dollars. Successes include National Bank of Washington on behalf of National City Bank of New York and the Merchants Trust Company of St. Louis at forty one and ten tenths per cent, with other entries at various rates.
A fragmented transcription reports a political demand for reduced rail charges. It mentions leaders and factions arguing for price cuts, with references to wartime disruptions and governmental intervention. The garbled text preserves names and positions, implying a press-style briefing on transport policy amid tension.
Fragmentary notice from New York announces a wedding involving Aaron Gardiner and a well known figure tied to the Crane family. Details are unclear but indicates a forthcoming ceremony in the city with social prominence implied.
A blaze at a pickle factory caused by an electric spark damaged a building owned by George Craix and occupied by Rupertor Hlonertdish and PickWog company. Blaylock Ugnied, employed painting storage tanks, was injured while operating a crane in a pit. The fire, started in racks, spread through the tanks and caused about 2500 dollars in damage. Firemen contained the fire within twenty minutes. no insurance coverage was reported.
Embry Society stages a flourishing choral festival in Ogden with performances of Beethoven and Brahms. The concert drew a capacity crowd of prominent locals and volunteer participants, raising funds for a new church for the colored community of Ogden.
Telluride Power Company advances work on steel towers over two weeks, with towers cloven feet by thirteen feet at the base, rising about forty feet. Foundations involve deep holes, blasting, and cementing atop rock. From Salt Lake City to Grace Idaho, wooden towers will replace later, while steel bases and braced masts span the line.
Arkaneas roams during a night of chaos as a powerful flood strikes the Arkanean river region. A dam breach near Caen Bo tilly and Apkagana river port causes water to surge five feet higher than any prior flood, threatening nearby settlements and infrastructure.
Washington reports a marked drop in U.S. coal output for 1908 from 1907. Total 1908 coal production stood near 158.6 million short tons with Pennsylvania anthracite leading declines. bituminous and anthracite receipts fell sharply and labor troubles increased idle miners.
Honolulu August 17 The trial ends with defendants pleading in the serious case of conspiracy. The court nears final arguments as attorneys deny accusations and seek leniency while detailing alleged plans to obtain the plantation by force and influence.
Washlngton State reforms band from Centralia played for delegates who praised the youths and their bright uniforms. Gov. Albert Gilchrist of Florida attended the morning session on Prison Reform In the South, as experts debated parole expansion and the value of releasing lifers to useful society.
Reports say Harriman may exercise an option to gain control of the New York Central lines, potentially reopening a route and signaling his return to finance. Traders watched Wall Street closely as conflicting rumors circulated about China Pacific offices and tied to Burgard and other financiers. The market steadied later with a rally in steel and a general uptick.
In Golheld Nevada Aug an infuriated crowd sought to lynch a man accused of murdering a wife. Law officers and a sheriff argued for order as a plan to transport the suspect to county prison for safety while the mob tried to reach him. A crowd converged on the scene, then dispersed after repairs to a broken transport vehicle.
In Tonopah a chaotic scene erupted at the jail when a panicked party caused a disturbance. An inmate, believed to be associated with a local incident, fled the area before forces restrained the crowd and restored order at the county facility.
Partial returns from 3 of 149 precincts show Charles Fickert as the Republican and Union Party nominee for district attorney. The Honey name appears not listed on the ballot, while Willa Crocker and others are noted in early tallies.
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