This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1915
Page
2
A fragment from a reader’s letter questions the stance on alcohol and drug use among soldiers and civilians. It argues such substances could corrupt discipline and wonders about the feasibility of fighting without alcohol, while referencing Miss Addisis and Russian troops. The piece satirically critiques wartime morale and public health rhetoric.
The Utah peach crop shows promise with acreage yielding a choice fruit. Prices rising could bring fair profits for growers, offsetting past demoralization from high costs. Frosts in Colorado and damage in Arkansas reduced regional output, while Utah’s better market outlook may sustain the industry.
A tour of Ogden shows a city reborn with new homes rising over the past decade. Many houses exceed 15000 in cost, foundations laid for more than 2000, and growth spreading from North Ogden to Washington Heights beyond city limits.
The New York Sun questions Mrs. Jane Addams claim that soldiers on both sides are stimulated to attack by alcohol and drugs. Her alleged informants from the French war office an Oxford professor and a German lieutenant remain unnamed. If she cannot reveal identities she should doubly doubt the rumor. The Sun notes the claim lacks solid proof and warns of possible exaggeration.
A period piece notes police chiefs as military leaders guiding citizens toward ready volunteer forces. It warns of possible European war impact, urges universal military training, and describes harbor defense with 16 Colt rifles on patrol boats and signaling via army telegraph.
A 1917-era report alleges a German plot aided by Dr Heinrich F Albert to finance agitation and embargo ammunition shipments to the Allies. It describes covert plans involving Bridgeport plant, large machinery shipments, and contrived contracts to mislead allies and delay deliveries.
A lengthy report details German covert operations in the United States during the war. It cites Indirect German influence via the Fatherland editor Viereck, the Sayville wireless link to the Lusitania sinking, and funding for American writers like Edward Lyell Fox. It notes efforts to control American media, press services, and propaganda outputs while naming figures such as Viereck, Albert, and Stumm.
Petrograd reports Ossowetz fortress abandoned after garrison joined Russian army on August 2. Fortifications blown, wooden structures burned, guns crippled as defense ended at the key crossing of the Bohr river. Austro-German pressure and Brest-Litovsk vicinity battles continue. focus shifts to Grong and Piechen/Kovel sectors.
The piece surveys global labor activity including eight hour day campaigns in London and America, unionization spikes in Barton and Richmond, wage debates in Chicago schools, and calls for national demonstrations. It notes miners, carpenters, and factory workers organizing amid war material production and unemployment relief, with various international labor disputes and policy actions.
A fragment mentions The Sins of the Mothers show at the Ogden Theater today and tomorrow. It notesExamining War Horses in Philadelphia as French officers study 41 000 horses bought for war service. Prices range from fifty to two hundred dollars, with over seven million dollars involved. Horses are shipped from various parts of the country at a high pace. The storm impacts shipping and a Galveston fish schooner Avalon with nine crew sails toward Campeche banks after Tecox tropical storm. Fortuna No. 1 refitted and arrived, with two fishing boats from the port still unreported.
A stage presentation titled The Curse of Heredity runs today and tomorrow at the Ogden Theater. The show adapts themes from The Sins of the Mothers, offering a dramatic examination of inherited flaws.
Local notices report hurricane damage and weather concerns while the Alhambra plans a strong lineup. Major attractions include The Sky Hunters and The Prima Donna's Matrix with a marquee night ahead for filmgoers seeking two prominent features.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.