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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
7
Fragmented OCR page itemizes varied notices and ads with garbled names and places. It mentions a funeral service for William Strong, a canal base location, and scattered references to products, storage, and business notices amid weathered text and disordered phrases.
A notice announces a Burning Standard program on September 7 with 703 to 1000 merchants expected. The Fatstall in Salt Lake hosts beer on draft, an organ recital, and a free Hanguel wind. The gathering aims to boost Utah business, with discounts and notices for merchants. Also mentions an excursion north via U S Le with cheap rates to Utah and nearby points.
Salt Lake City August 21 Lee Masters a 24 year old deserter from Fort Douglas has been captured and placed in custody by Ute leader at Grand Junction Colorado. Adjutant Welzer reports a reward of 260 for the prisoner delivery at the fort. The deserter allegedly fled in April after tricking a civilian into aiding his escape.
Hon Fred J Kiesel explains the push to hold the 1909 Irrigation Congress in Washington D C to maximize influence on legislation. Utah irrigation leaders back the move noting eastern interest and proximity to government officials, with Albuquerque meeting to consider the report and arguments for the capital location.
A garbled dispatch reports a U S message of peace to the Commonwealth of Australia in appreciation of Allied naval actions near Sydney. It notes cordial greetings from President Jongeveld, thanks to American sailors, and references events around August 27 with a cautious tone on Allied cooperation and maritime stability.
The Commonwealth of Australia expresses appreciation for American hospitality to the U S Navy. It notes Australia’s esteem for the American people and stresses that while the fleet is a powerful force, its presence supports world peace and candor in relations. Signed Theodore Roosevelt.
A New York Times item recounts a superstitious woman’s anxious night as she frets about a possible separation and misreads minor happenings. She fears a looming death, endures awkward moments, and ends with a sense of luck after discovering she wore only one stocking.
Fragmented text recounts a famous golfer and a Sunday controversy about playing, with reminiscences of Tom Morris and Beauchamp influences. It mentions fans, rivals, and a community debate over tradition versus modern practice, all framed as a long reverie on the sport's past.
New York reports say theatre Norman an engineer living near Avon Inn Avon by the Sea fell down stairs at his Hamburg home twenty six years after a deep eye wound refused to heal yesterday he pulled a glass fragment from the wound while blood trickled from it. Others recall street scene with coin talk and canal plans as a separate column piece.
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