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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1916
Page
9
A garbled mix of notices mentions subscription and advertising terms, travel to Idaho and Wyoming, a Burlington invasion ticket agents plan, real estate and building ads, departures, local arrests, tax work in Weber county, and community notices about births, permits, and school events.
In Ogden, a complaint alleges negligence over a year as forger Suspect Edward DeVine heads to Great Falls to face charges in Ogden for forgery. Weber County Budget approves $250 for Fashion Show exhibit costs, with no State Fair exhibit. Licenses issued for Clyde Barber and Martha Walker of Syracuse and Clarence Johnson and Annie Blaylock of North Ogden. A motorcycle accident injures A C Herrington near Center Street. Mr and Mrs N W Cummings travel to Chicago by Denver Rio Grande. The Safety First special train runs tonight from Salt Lake City to Ogden for eastbound service. Union Pacific to launch annual colonist excursion to Ogden and Salt Lake City with additional advertising drawing home seekers to the region.
At the Isis today two photoplays, The Yaqui Cur and Fillades of Grass, are being shown as attractive offerings.
A. L. Haonee was taken into custody by Desk Sergeant Harlow Wilson and Detective Alex Fite near Grept Arc One between 24th and 25th streets after a pursuit. He and a companion allegedly tailed two girls. the other man escaped as two pistol shots were fired to halt the pursuit.
A fragment notes events titled Blades of Grass and Oracle today at a location abbreviated as Be, with no clear dates or additional context available.
A notice invites Eagles to a Wednesday August 23 meeting to elect a new secretary using Australian ballot. Polls open from 7 to 9 pm. Presence requested. Signed by W P Shaughnessy and Bee’y Koped as trustees.
Wholesale florist near Grant on Seventeenth, advertising funeral designs and related services with unclear branding text. The readable portion notes location and business scope while surrounding content is garbled and nonessential.
A brief advertisement invites preparation for civil service positions. It notes courses may be offered at home, with dates and enrollment details available on request.
Auction notice outlines a sale of horses at Ave ar with a 10 bid threshold. Details are blurred but indicate telephone contact and a broad 900 reference for the listing.
A group of about two hundred farmers and business men from Utah County will travel to Ogden in forty automobiles. The party, organized under the Utah County Farm Bureau and the Utah Agricultural College Extension Department, aims to visit and stay overnight, making Ogden a chief starting point for a trip from Lehi to Hitchmond. The committee includes Clyde W. Lindsay, Rodger W. Creer, M J. Chadwick and James M. Kirkham.
Charles Katengs, a Japanese man, found guilty of payaut and battery by Acting Municipal Judge Samuel C. Powell. The disturbance occurred about 7 50 in a Japanese noodle parlor on Twenty fourth Street after a train trip from an interurban ride. Police arrested F P Nelson who claimed he was robbed by a Japanese man named Kasuga. Kasuga was later identified by Detective Dick Wootten. Nelson said the missing funds totaled 42 50 of an original 105 00. Additional suspects Andrew Carlson Eddy Newcomb J C Kennedy J Callman Queenan Dan Sullivan and John Shea faced drunkenness charges with varied sentences.
Geraldine O'Brien stars in The Devil's Garden drama A Woman's Fight while Vivian Martin appears in Stronger Love at Alhambra today and tomorrow, pairing romance with resilience in a two film program.
Thomas White was found guilty in police court for disturbing the peace and battery. He was sentenced to pay a dollar or serve ten days, and then a fine of 45 or five days to jail for a second offense. He was arrested after an alleged assault on M. Keith in a Twenty second Street saloon and again in another saloon. Wideon and W. Flint from Clinton were fined $2 each for speeding motorcycles on East Twenty Fifth Street. They raced for blocks, prompting a pursuit by officer George Covey who used a pace of 75 mph to overtake them. George Goefford forfeited a dollar for drunkenness after arrest.
The newsboys event was postponed from Thursday to Friday due to delays in issuing the game. Marty Hernstein announced the postponement and noted a new feature where the boys would be guest guests at Baltatr of Joe Michards, manager of the resort.
Fashion publicity members from Ogden and Salt Lake dailies outlined a three day celebration beginning Thursday September 7. The schedule includes a morning foot parade, evening unveiling of a queen, chariot and head races, auto parade, fireworks and a barn barbecue with massive quantities of corn potatoes bread and butter. The barbecue features 8 090 pounds of provisions and a public dinner plan with 400 dozen corncakes and 3 500 pounds of potatoes among other items. A professional chef and staff will supervise serving with police at each entrance.
Railroad heads spent several hours today seeking a settlement to avert a threatened strike. The aim is to preserve arbitration and persuade the men to accept a plan for an eight hour workday under President Wilson.
Washington August 21 a bill to appropriate twenty thousand dollars for transportation and subsistence of citizens who will participate in military mining at Plattaburg camp Fort Douglas Utah was posted today by the Senate.
In E Paso the bandits attacked a government force near Santa Rosa, Chihuahua. Dispatches say the de facto commander led about one hundred men and suffered twenty casualties while the Outlawn under J. Domingues retired with twelve.
A report states several young boys confessed to petty theft involving clothing and items from Payne and others. They were questioned by Chief Browning and prepared for further action by authorities.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a panel or paneling to be inferred on the boxete to forbid aggression or biting. The text suggests a legal or court context with a ban or injunction, but details are unclear and names, dates, and places are not legible.
Patriarch Lev J Tayte addressed North Weverake ward members urging temple marriage for church members. He emphasized a decline in temple marriages last year and urged those contemplating marriage to consider the eternal prospects and the church’s pathway through temple vows.
Grasshoppers appeared in the Valley with Oeden Valley invaded by grasshoppers. Two tons of penta collected in southeast Valley by a catcher. The invasion threatened crops until a farmer solved the problem. County demonstrator organized a grasshopper catcher demonstration to raise attention.
The Public Service Bureau formed by Weber Academy students presented a program in North Ogden under student direction, providing practical experience and public entertainment. The seventh in a series, it featured Irene Beorlle and Reginald Ainsen in vocal solos, a reading of Henry the Eighth, and a talk on education by Ernest Wilker. The audience praised the performers and the orderly program.
The American Federation of Catholic Bodies reports strong Catholic protest at the U S government recognizing Carranza, calling it a voice in the wilderness. It accuses the administration of bias toward the Allies and criticizes censorship and anti radical campaigns including strict divorces and suppression of motion pictures. The document blames radical literature for unrest and warns against alien influence contaminating youth.
Public Safety and Welfare departments issue safety reminder cards distributed today across Ogden. The misspelled but clear guidance warns against matches in flammable receptacles, leaving children unsupervised, playing in streets, handling kerosene, and ignoring quarantine notices. Cards will be placed in local businesses, hotels, rooming houses, and public buildings.
Dr Pidcock returns from a week in the mountains and resumes office duties at the Beck Building. The item lists guests from Montana and Great Falls on their way to Salt Lake City, and notes Mrs Richardson’s month long visit. A large Ogden gathering at Mrs Alker’s home Saturday August 18 features a luncheon on the lawn with Japanese lanterns, music, and dancing among many local residents and visitors from Oregon Colorado Boise and Idaho.
The article notes a wedding ceremony performed Friday August 11 with the couple leaving for a honeymoon near Yellowstone. It mentions a musical program in Jimieville with Tabernacle choir under Walter I Stevens and Minnie Brown’s reading. Other items include Mrs A Le Koln traveling to Heal Beach, Mrs Emma Hinley visiting San Francisco, and Miss Marion Browning gaining recognition in Ogden after meeting a firm manager in New York City.
The funeral for EB Adama was conducted yesterday at the East Laying Meeting House with Bishop James G Ellison presiding. Family and friends filled the chapel as speakers included John G Watt Athol Dergetrom Enveh Iverson John L Huneaker Louis Bybee and EB P Elivon Watt. The service featured hymn singing and solos, with interment at the Kaysville Cemetery.
A Russian lecture in the Tabernacle will be given tomorrow evening with M Behwartzkonensky of the mission introducing by President L Shurthilf of the Weber Stake. One third of the proceeds will go to the city relief societies. Lt Bchwartzkopensky will recount his life in Russia and his Siberian call. Notice of estrays lists a gray horse and other items to be sold at public auction August 7 1913 in Ogden City.
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