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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
4
A vintage sale ad touts Xmas presents with broad price ranges from 26c to $20 for items like shirts hosiery suitcases and umbrellas. It highlights thoughtful gifts and mentions durable goods and collectible accessories as part of a broad display aimed at shoppers seeking value and a thoughtful present.
Harry Orchard testifies in the Haywood case about a guarded plan to bomb Governor Golden and the Parker plot days before the Stonenberg murder. He details hiring Pettibone and others, assembling dynamite, and placing a bomb at a hotel gate on the night of December 30 1905, with a lengthy account of his movements and confrontations throughout Colorado and Idaho.
A message urges purchasing stylish apparel and accessories for a notable dresser. Items include neckties mufflers silk suspenders leather shirt bags shoe bags and bath robes. A croft suit or overcoat for a boy is requested and the note promises the best present in town bearing a certain name.
The witness Orchard testifies in the George A. Pettibone case recounting payments received from San Francisco associates. He describes telegrams and the use of “War Bene” by the defendant, and notes a break in the wire line exposing milk left on a porch. Orchard returns to Dontyr after his testimony.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a 19th century discussion in Washington on December 1 involving John Sharp Williams of Mississippi. The text references increasing powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate shipping rates and allow parties to appear and be heard.
White House reports at 5 o clock that Mrs Nickolas Longworth, who underwent a major operation yesterday, is resting quietly and her condition is unchanged. Also notes a New York packing interest amended tax plan would split half to the state and half to the federal government. Union Pacific excursion rates advertise travel from Ogden to Omaha and Denver with return options and stopovers, good within 80 days.
A terse 12-December report states that when the Host departs for the Pacific on Monday there will be no Japanese cooks or servants on any fremelids. The note, labeled petty ulicera on shore seave, appears as a fragmentary dispatch.
The Salt Lakers story recounts a seven year old girl who misplaced money, felt sad, and later found the bill under her seat. She used the money to buy a present for her brother, delighting both. The tale ends with a belief that Salt Lakers, including streetcar workers, are honest.
Eight passengers injured in a wreck on east bound train No. 1 near Delhi Calcutta yesterday. The injured included SA A Slabh of Santa Ke BL W.8 Wile San Diego and several women from Los Angeles Colton and Iola. All injured were in the Pullman car as the second section crashed into the first.
Washington December 12 a bill proposes making it a felony for a national bank or any of its officers to speculate with bank funds. The measure also bars banks from allowing officers to borrow from another bank to speculate. The penalty under the felony clause is ten years imprisonment, with a misdemeanor option of a $3,000 fine. Representative De Armond of Missouri introduced the bill.
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