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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
4
The text mixes festive shopping notes with scattered local items. Mentions gifts, purchases, and charitable or social mentions, interwoven with partial names and places. Several lines reference estate sales, accidents, hospital stays, and a railroad-related note, all in a jumbled collage of brief items from the period.
A garbled parcel from a historic page shows varied items including court references before Judge, ads for furniture and hardware, a window company, a bedding and hosiery section, a pol es diet complaint, a land dispute case with The Great Western, and Bazaar happenings. Names like Richardson, Grant, Merratt, Howall and Horm appear amid disjointed notices and ads for holiday furniture and dress goods.
Ogden and Lake City wait as coal trade tightens. Railway officials pledge action to speed shipments, while dealers report scarce supplies and rising costs. Customers pay premiums for small quantities, with speculation on price moves and freight delays persisting in town.
At the close of 12, Monday, Del T. County Treasurer Chambers will begin selling delinquent property. Auctions will run until enough revenue covers the annual shortfall, with many parcels likely to attract bargain seekers. The sale is overseen by Treasurer Chambers, urging delinquents to settle debts to avoid loss of property and penalties. Deputies may be authorized to pursue personal tax delinquents.
Partial OCR yields a report from New York with Standard Oil announcing a ten percent wage rise for white collar staff starting January 1. The item notes the broader impact on workers and includes scattered references to wage debates and labor tensions in other cities, including Salt Lake City and Butte. A separate brief mentions a Montana tragedy with a fatal shooting and an investigation ongoing, though details are unclear due to garbled text.
Velvet company articles of incorporation filed with ED Miller and Tun Spencer of Salt Lake named as president and vice president. Capital stock set at 745000 shares with 4aybn0 shares in treasury. Company based on eighteen month lease of a Velvet mining claim in Goldfield recently secured by Dr Wherry of Ogden. Surface notes describe strike costs and crosscut plans to tap the vein. surveyors report a 167 foot shaft and a 600 foot depth. A Salt Lake party bid to take all allotment of free stock, but no acceptance yet.
Three men robbed a Jos Bonnvabers pawn shop at Douglas Street in Omaha. They bound and gagged the clerk Mike Morrissey and fled with jewelry after a chase through an alley. Samui Grosse, aided by others, helped pursue and several suspects were captured later with some loot recovered. Police report the value around 44 000 dollars.
A garbled OCR passage describes a murder trial, sentencing to the penitentiary, and references to a Delaware location and a company at Camden. It mentions a convict named Milind JF Arles and a court process, with unclear dates and many corrupted phrases.
New York dispatch notes Wall Street activity regarding control of a major copper concern. Analysts mention Consolidated Copper and Montana interests seeking influence through the Copper Central, with Gayne property cited and Howey’s anticipated actions noted as a market indicator.
Jockey Herman Radtke fell during a race in California and was carried from the track. Reportedly unable to remount and may face further medical evaluation at the monthly meeting of the jockey club.
Reports to Superintendent At Waon note hospitality clubs will host visiting teachers during the convention. Ogun offers rooms, meals, and entertainment to about 1,500 educators, with committees arranging lodging and ride accommodations.
The Salt Lake mining region faces a worsening coal famine with no immediate relief. Dealers report one third of needed supply on hand, coke in short supply, and railroad lines unable to move fuel. Utah Fuel and Citizens Coal warn of continued delays into mid January, while orders lag behind by weeks.
Mehesy the furrer advertises fur sales at 319 Soythera tight with partner Knia in Chip Fait Lake area.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a violent assault with a razia and hammer near Harrishure. Names and specifics are garbled, with references to a young person and possible injury. The exact location and individuals cannot be confirmed from the readable fragments.
A fragmented note lists dates and names including Mohedy the fither, Winciatunt, and Salt Lake 1. It hints at timing for an election collection or meeting but details are unclear and partially unreadable.
Reports from Berlin claim the Crown Prince's health is fragile amid tensions in the royal circle. Observers note cautious public appearances as aides reiterate no official confirmation of medical issues.
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