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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1906
Page
7
A garbled telegraphy style passage riffs on a New York man politely praising a telephone operator. It notes the operator’s courtesy and the public’s indifference, while hinting at the loneliness and invisibility of the operator in urban service life.
A garbled note mentions Edun Mud seeking help to fetch his family and a team. The fragment references a person named Edun Mud and Harper context without clear actions or outcomes. This brief item appears as a personal inquiry or family matter noted in a local column.
A fragmentary late 19th or early 20th century notices page lists social events, performances, and community updates. It mentions invitations to a meeting at 2 p.m., meat market announcements, traveling itineraries, a funeral, a cyclonic show, and theater acts, with names like Weatherby, Rickay, and Becraft.
A fragmented obituary-style notice details the death of Chester Raithers by suicide and its connection to a prior violent event. The body will be shipped for burial at Mountain View cemetery after arrangements by undertaker EA Larkin. Nearby mentions of remedies and pills are noted in a sensational, medicated tone.
A Rio Grand Western passenger train wrecked at Mounds station this evening. Several crew and passengers reported casualties though official details are unavailable. Reports note one engineer and other staff unharmed but indicate limited information due to reporting changes and local confusion. Travelers urged to seek updates from Grand Junction as conditions normalize.
Attorney General M. A. Breeden holds numerous applications from prisoners seeking commutation or parole. Cases include FL Webb for a statutory crime and robbery, Willard O. Gar iz for Third District robbery, Jamie Henry Jarobe for adultery, stepson H. Leytham for petty larceny, Joseph Hatwen and Nett Miler for pardons, George A. Weird for grand larceny, and Harry Le Ree for grand larceny. Each requests sentence reduction or release ahead of a January pardons meeting.
The circulation of petitions in Murray over alleged pematal agitation among farmers follows a Salt Lake City protest and smelter related action. The Murray association and farmers groups push for injunctive relief while parties debate distribution and modification of terms to curb shipments and petitions filed with the farmers committee.
A report discusses calculating the permitted reduction in ore grade for the winter period. It notes the scale of the ore and the impact on output, detailing the constraints and methods used to determine the acceptable decline in quality and quantity.
The Burlington extension maps filed in Denver outline routes from Warland to Lander and Cody to reach Yellowstone via the southern corridor. The lines run from Worland to Thermopolis along the Big Horn, cross near Muskrat Creek, approach Wahaha, and cross the Northwestern near Shoshone. The plan envisions two additional forks to Lander and a southern spur toward Sweetwater, with Lake entrantes guiding the western advance toward Salt Lake area.
An article fragment outlines Burling 100 route plans from Guernsey to the Leadwater area and along the Bwentwater, with possible cross to Union Pacific lines via Kyngston to Uinta County. It notes projected grades through Western regions and mentions anticipated status as a major transcontinental line. The text shifts to a domestic conflict detailing a separation during October with a dispute over bedding and living arrangements. It reports Nelson and Selah Norton, with Nelson providing $8.50 for cloth and $239 for a bow, and notes Nelson as property owner with a two story dwelling assessed at $8,600 plus other assets and monthly meals from a Jackson editor position.
Salt Lake reports a divorce case in district court involving David A. Nelan, principal at a school, and his wife Mrs. Nelan. She alleges systematic verbal abuse, humiliation, and financial manipulation during their marriage begun in July 1908. The suit seeks restoration of her name and equitable division of property. Nelan denies the claims and counters that his wife caused distress. The case outlines ongoing accusations of harsh language, threats, and control tied to household money and assets.
Judge Diald of the Balt Lake portion court ruled on recent vending cases allowing slot machines to operate under party trade restrictions. The Balt Lake city case tied to Galt Lake and Jake Health previously appeared before Judge Web months ago. The defendant Join Bald was arrested for violating a sinking ordinance. The decision delayed until further action, then authorized limited penny devices and clear store conduct, as machines resumed activity after months.
Dec 24 report notes unprecedented telegraph letters to the pope, with many messages from the United States expressing sympathy over France troubles. Autographs and messages of sympathy pour in as a sign of global concern and goodwill toward the pontiff during the Christmas season.
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