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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
8
Fragmentary notes show a mother questioning a person or incident labeled SN as insane. The text references names or initials such as Presta, Der an, Jeral, Helen, and Hat, with fragmented phrasing suggesting a personal or familial context and possible distress.
Fragmentary telephones note lists two rings and office line status with unclear names and numbers. The legible items mention rings at certain times and a sequence that implies a short internal communication record without clear participants or events.
Fragmented local notices report theater listings, funerals, court verdicts, and public announcements. Events include a West Weber funeral, a Shireman Wheelwright verdict, county clerk bond filing, and multiple Utah area notices about theaters, coal sales, and transit adjustments with mentions of Ogden Provo Salt Lake City and Grass Creek operations.
The city school board will convene tonight to wrap up this year’s business and finalize costs for the new board. The present board plans to hand over a balanced report and a tested budget to the incoming members, with a focus on transitioning from old to new operations.
Indignant Waren Rosend Rald-They Neghct Homes and Families In Order to Gamble. Detectives of the Law and Order League raid gala events in Chicago as part of a crackdown on gambling among upper class women. They gathered information from informants and threatened to arrest if the activity did not stop, arguing the behavior harms homes and families.
United States President Roosevelt takes a rare holiday break, visiting a private estate near Cherryvale on the Potomac and returning to the White House for a quiet day. The trip highlights a period of rest amid ongoing duties at the close of the year.
New York City plans to raise at least 1,000,000 for earthquake victims in Italy. A 50,000 dollar initial appeal was reported, with Catholic and Protestant clergy delivering church appeals. Benefit performances are planned at the Metropolitan and Manhattan houses, aiming to gather funds through the Red Cross and allied organizations. Insurance industry commentary notes Italian earthquake impacts, with foreign firms holding earthquake clauses and litigation having shaped claims. Woods Liver Medicine ad appears at the end.
A dispatch from Valermo recounts a chaotic scene as ALJ Oretun and Frith cone reach the city with injuries and a daughter. A balcony collapses trapping and killing a wife while a child survives. The panic spreads through ruined streets as people flee to safety while prison inmates face a building collapse and deaths.
Californians mark Rate Day as shippers and importers rally against the proposed transcontinental rate hike. Meetings condemn the increase, warn of legal action to recover losses, and urge state and national attention to rate-setting by the transcontinental weight bureau. The new rates could boost railroad revenue by about 10.1 million dollars annually.
A man identified as A D Rooney, 18, was found dead in a hotel room linked to a cartage worker and a contractor. Police report allege overdose from morphine after a suspected adulteration. The case spans a hotel room, shipyard work, and quarantine actions in the area.
Naples dispatch depicts the brutal scenes as wounded refugees stream from Malta when relief ships reach Naples. Survivors, many injured or maddened, cry for food and aid while sailors form rescue squads under perilous conditions.
In New York, a dazzling New Year celebration unfolds with elaborate hotel parties and revelry across the city. Officials report widespread gaiety, while authorities caution about safety and disorder amid the festive atmosphere.
Police plan limited New Year revelry as crowd gathers on Great White Way. Prominent figures appear among masked merrymaking devices and church bells. Early vendors and comeths draw interest while authorities enforce quiet zones and discourage rowdy behavior.
Faded OCR reports a harrowing scene in Messin with famished individuals scrabbling for food amid ruin. A man clashes over a child as rescue workers and bystanders react to danger and confusion.
Notice to the public that Alma T. Chambers, treasurer of Weber County Utah, will on or after December 29 1903 pay all county warrants bearing register numbers from 1 to 46192 and that unpaid warrants drawn after that date will accrue interest. Dec 24 1908 Oden Utah.
Notice is given that Sheane Hoal will chair the stockholders meeting of the Ogden Beach Canal and Water Company in the Court House on Monday January 11 3303 at 7 20 p m. The agenda includes the financial report of the secretary and treasurer for 3307 the rate of assessment for 1909 and other proper business. A.D. Chambers secretary dated Ogden Utah March 33 1908.
The annual meeting of the stody holders of The Ogden Frat Gowers Association will be held at the Court House in Ogden on January 21 at 10 oclock a.m. for the purpose of meeting a board of seven directors and to transact such other business as may regularly come before the meeting. It is desired that all stocks holders be present at the meeting. J. F. WIGHT, Secretary.
New York report says Sarah Moore of Hrrokiya was shot at a boarding house Christmas party when a revolver discharged while a toast was being made. She is 35 years old and in very serious condition at a Brooklyn hospital. Police say a guest named Wantess, tied to the stammin Bavaxoah, was arrested.
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