31 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
1
A chaotic scene at Ngroft unfolds with multiple injuries and fatalities as responders rush to the town. Authorities identify the incident's causes and note the danger remains. Officials urge residents to remain indoors amid continuing hazards.
A juvenile case leads a list of charges including robbery and liquor violations. Razutha, unnamed in full, was arrested Wednesday by Deputy Shaving Smith after a juvenile cover, with others summoned or charged for beer garden incidents and related offenses. Court dates and detentions discussed for several individuals including Jom Haorven and Mrs W Sharp.
In Denver two men, Caldwell and Smith from Denver, were arrested after a failed attempt to rob a branch post office. A third accomplice fled. investigators linked the trio to the Sixteenth Avenue area robbery and to a separate assault tied to a woman’s drag injury. The men were held for further questioning as officers pursue leads.
Fragmented泰 OCR notes indicate workers in St Louis area returning to oil sale jobs after ten weeks out. Mentions Ang 28 and telegraph lines, adjustment of traffic, and m imports. Names and some places appear garbled but imply reopening and redeployment of labor.
H E Miles, chair of the National Association of Manufacturers tariff committee, defends Taft on tariff revision in a New York dispatch. He cites reports, emphasizes protective duties, and urges a congressional tariff commission for an impartial, comprehensive study.
The report covers Salt Lake mining exchange closing quotes with Crown Point, Mountain Lodge, Richwater, and Copper mining activity. It notes labor unrest at Goldfield Consolidated mines over change room systems, union actions, and resumed work efforts by Western Federation of Miners, signaling cautious recovery and ongoing disputes shaping the Goldfield district’s outlook.
A fire at the Courier Journal building on Fourth and Green streets damaged the press and offices, with flames driving workers out. Estimated losses reach about 200,000 dollars, as machines suffered heavily while other city papers offered space. The blaze started near the elevator shaft, likely from an electrical cause, and water damage worsened the destruction.
Utah shows a 34.9 percent value increase in coal output for 1906 despite a 33 percent drop in quantity from 1,882,872 short tons to 1,772,851. Average price per ton fell to 1.36, with 1,572 mines active in 1906. The state led in average production per man, at 2127.8 tons, and had 88 accidents with seven fatalities, amid limited labor disruption and extensive Wasatch region surveys detailing coalbeds and future prospects in Book Clits and Weber region.
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