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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
2
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The Standard calls on public authorities to explain typhoid source in Ogden and invites the state board of health to join an investigation. It condemns water or milk pollution as the main cause and urges immediate action after two deaths, seeking direct, studied findings over speculation.
Cincinnati health officer and New York health commissioner discuss fall and winter influenza risk. He notes nationwide immunization after last season and expects no epidemic recurrence though sporadic cases may occur. Ogden doctors and others share view, Brown cites history of non alarming outbreaks, rumors of Logan and Ogden cases proved groundless.
A. F. Parker of Ogden, new chief engineer of the Utah Water Storage Association, outlines a three-source storage system for Weber county farms. Ogden valley would use Ogden river, Bear river must serve south Utah and Salt Lake regions, while the Weber river basin would supply the Sand Ridge district. Parker argues extensive storage projects are essential for agricultural development and regional growth.
Warren Stone, head of the engineers, orders strikers in Los Angeles to resume work. He warns that a general protest could derail traffic across the West, threaten labor and business, and trigger widespread economic instability. He urges patience as government works to restore price and wage equilibrium and reduce extraordinary profits.
Former president William Howard Taft argues the League of Nations is an American issue, not a party question. He urges voters to judge on merit, support ratification if the League advances civilization, or oppose it if it risks the nation, and cautions against motives tied to Wilson or party loyalty. He defends party as essential to popular government.
A speaker argues that government should reflect the will of the majority, transcending party lines on existential issues. He warns against allowing personal animosity toward Wilson to skew support for the League and contemplates what a grandson would think twenty five years hence about a vote against it.
Tonopah Miners take steps to join the American Federation of Labor after a two week strike. Employers seek unity with the union covenant and met with leaders to discuss a compromise agreement. Local officials including the attorney general and police superintendent coordinated actions as workers arrived to organize and pursue employment restoration.
Eight thousand dollars surplus from the Golden Spike celebration, contributed by Union Pacific and Southern Pacific, will be turned over to the Carnegie Library. The money will fund a library department focused on transportation and the Golden Spike event, with an inscribed monument at the depot.
Mexico Ghty Aug. 24 A formal agreement on free passage of troops was reportedly blocked by disputes between the United States and Mexico. General Obregon and General Scott deny any accord, while El Universal cites a telegram from Obregon to the paper questioning Secretary Baker’s statements. A war secretary Baker quote challenges the telegram’s implications.
Germans filed with an immigration bureau four satulations applications for leave to emigrate. The prospect of leaving Germany drew many to consider departure, with a large number indicating a wish to depart. In New York, Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor leader arrived aboard the transport George Washingto n.
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