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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
2
The article reports on US health officials adopting innovative fumigation using sulfuryl fluoride gases mixed with hydrocyanic acid in ship holds. The method aims to kill pests and disease agents without harming cargo, promising rapid, thorough penetration and broad future use despite safety and handling concerns.
A historical piece discusses the exploitation of workers through padrones and labor agencies. It explains how contractors, padrone crews, and agencies trap laborers in low wages and poor conditions, describing the coercive cycles that keep workers tied to jobs and the wider social harm from peonage practices. It notes investigative journalism exposing these abuses and calls for reform to protect American workers.
A Salt Lake City paper reports Lakers push for a Lincoln Highway route from Utah toward the Great Salt Lake area to lure tourists west. Plans include a $4,000 road expansion and a spring schedule of club divisions from Indianapolis to San Francisco with camping gear, inspections at Salt Lake, and side trips along the route.
An overview of early naval power compares Britain Germany and allies at the war’s start. It notes British and German battleship counts destroyers torpedo boats and submarines, with specifics on tonnage ships and orders, and comments on shifting fortunes as the conflict began.
War briefing discusses French and British attempts to press German lines in northern France and Belgium, with German reinforcements and Russian front activity. It notes Allied hammering power, Turkish strength, and Von Hindenburg's advances in the eastern theater, while criticizing German leadership and officer shortage under Von Hindenburg.
An advertisement touts a 2 hour program in Paris featuring St Elmo and Keystone comedy with an 8 piece orchestra. It promises the latest drama with music of the highest quality at Globe next Sunday and Monday.
Denver dispatch reports Colorado sending more than 7,020,000 pounds of flour to Belgium as free transport is provided by railroads. A second shipment is prepared for dispatch to the war effort, with transfer arranged from Denver to New York.
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