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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
1
The postmaster general announced new parcel post rules allowing larger packages in the first and second zones up to fifty pounds. Books will also be admitted at reduced rates, with January 1 and March 16 effective dates for certain changes, and zones 3 through 8 seeing weight and rate adjustments.
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fast cure for stuffed noses head colds and catarrh. It claims immediate opening of nasal passages and relief from headache and throat irritation, urging readers to buy at local drug stores.
Articles of incorporation filed for Guardian Fire Insurance Company with $600,000 capitalization and more than seventy blockholders from Utah and Idaho. Officers include C E Logue of Provo as first vice president and Thomas Shas of Logan as second vice president. Directors list prominent names such as James Pingree, W McCornick, R W Lallybury, and others. Executive committee named with Pingree as chair. Subscribed stock led by R W Sloan, Pingree, and W S McCornick with substantial holdings.
Resolutions by the Utah Supreme Court honor former territorial Justices Jacob Boreman and Thomas J. Anderson. The committee from the Utah Bar prepared biographies and tributes noting their careers and character. Boreman served as associate justice from 1875, reappointed in 1879, then resigned to private practice before returning to the bench until 1888.
Patrolman M D McGinnis arrested Budd in Salt Lake City for a California theft alleged on August 2 1915. Budd admitted identity after questioning and agreed to accompany officers to police headquarters. Reward offered for detention, with California extradition hopes tied to the case.
Tommy Murphy declares he will claim the lightweight world title after Willie Ritchie refused to fight him. He vows to defend at 125 pounds ringside or before entering the ring, while Ritchie sits sidelined after an operation. Murphy and manager Jim Buckley push the claim as Ritchie’s condition remains uncertain for weeks.
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