Retiring Judge William H Reed to Leave Municipal Post
Judge William H Reed will retire from the municipal justice on January 4 to make way for the newly elected Judge Geo I Barker who will begin private practice afterward. He has joined the firm Boyd DeVine and Eccles and leaves a noted stake in local affairs. Dinsdale estate petition scheduled January 10 in district court, while divorce granted Margaret Hardy from Wilford Hardy on desertion grounds. Buildings proceed on Twenty-seventh Street cottages and a Hudson Avenue store with costs around 1800 and 1500 respectively. Court notes police court session marked by Christmas holidays with two cases disposed. a suspended sentence for Ave Stauffer and a Monday gyenday sentence for Anderson. Public notices advertise coal, home goods, and local ads for a Fourth Ward Hall event with Crawford’s orchestra. Train delay tonight on the Los Angeles Limited bound for Salt Lake connection. Hippodrome shows and Reform Candidate matinees featured. Existing fire incident at 523 Washington Avenue extinguished with minor damage.
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Frond
William H
Darlow
Monroe
George A. Whitmeyer & Sons
Hudson Arenas
Parker Coal Ca. Cor
Pac
Sparge
Cubder Stampa
Aeats
Nestnesao
Ave Stauffer
Wan G
Tare Anderson
Waler's
Anderson
Iiquor
Fred
Clark
David Eccles
Fourth Ward Hall
Crawford
Condon
Spargo E
Bramwells Book Store
Wanblogton Avenue
Fourth Ward
Los Angeles
Ogden
Salt Lake
Nalghan Canyon
Greek Wrestler 16 Seeks Match With Harbertson in Ogden
Greek middleweight George Cotsonaras arrives from Salt Lake City to Ogden seeking a bout with Jack Harbertson. He returns to Chicago soon and plans to secure a match with Yokel, while Pete Town looms as a potential challenger after losing the middleweight title months ago. Cotsonaras claims European middleweight championship status and weighs 158 to 165 pounds.
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Jack Harbertson
Mike Yokel
George Cotsonaras
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Harbertson
Colsonaros
Chicago
Calfornia
Yokel
Pete Town
Holiday Excursions Via Oregon Short Line
Reduced fares between all points on Oregon Short Line. Tickets on sale December 23, 24, 25, 31 and January 1 with return days January 1. City Ticket Office, Orpheum Block.
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Oregon Short Line
Oregon Shot Line
Tate
City
Orpheum
Mrs Nancy Loring Stewart Burch Dies in Ogden Home
Mrs Nancy Loring Stewart Burch dies at 3 a m at her home on Thirty eighth Street and Lincoln Avenue after a week long illness. Born November 6 1841 in Tuscaloosa County Alabama she was daughter of George and Ruth Stewart. A pioneer Mormon, she helped lead a company to Salt Lake City in 1847 and later moved to Ogden. Survived by husband James Burch and ten children including Mrs David Stawell Lorenze Idatios Mrs J B Whitehead Mrs T A Dumphrey and others. oldest continuous Weber county resident and longtime First Ward Relief Society worker. Funeral Monday at 8 pm in Eleventh Ward Meeting House with interment in City Cemetery. Viewing Sunday at home afternoon and evening.
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Nancy Loring Stewart Burch Med
Thirty-eighth Street
Lincoln Avenue
George and
Ruth Stewart
Tuscaloes
County
Alabama
Benjamin L. Clapp
Dallis County
Unb
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Burch
el Sign
Homn
Seventh Ward 15 Program for Joint Session Details
The Seventh ward program for the joint session of the V. M. and V. In M. L.A. outlines a Sunday event on January 2 with a Prelude by North Ogden Quartet, performances by Mee Rtone and Mew Gladyn Cramer, instrumental pieces, a prayer, and a talk by Maud Doc Porter. The document notes a closing scene at the establishment and mentions Sunday school activities in the venue.
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Seventh Ward
V. M
M. L.A
Sunisy
North Ogden Quar Wite
Mee Rtone
Mew Gladyn Cramer
Marker
Nerih Oeden Qatelte
Maud Doc Porter Bernerd Parente Claus
Vugary
PAYS TO ADVERTISE AT THE ORPHEUM BOX OFFICE
Fragmentary text advertises an Orpheum box office sale for an event or festival. The readable lines mention advertising payoffs and a promotional campaign with unclear dates and names. Names and specifics are not fully legible.
City Commission Changes Set for January
A new city commission board plans broad reorganizations with Mayor Heywood directing public safety and finance while Commissioner Jones handles waterworks. George Graves and Thomas Browning expected to rise to police chief and fire chief roles respectively, with numerous other appointments and staff consolidations to follow, pending final approval.
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Board of City Commission
MHL
An. Touhe
Heywood
M.L. Jones
Department of Waterworks
Ant Whler
Pablo Parke
Chess
Silthe
Public Safety Department
Jones
Thomas Frawning
WL J. Norton
Grorge A. Graves
Roth
Browning
Graves
Positons
BE. T. Wulsnickt
Heywood-Janra-Larson Campaign
Valentine Ghiron
Walter Tighes
Viermer O'Neil
Stafford
Carl Alison
Utah Power & Light Company
Walfare Foulger
Waller Whalen
Harlow Fi
Wilean Sill
Hacthart Anderson
Arcelie Cores Igepoken
Am Saint
Waterworks
Frank Nendershot
Pred Packer
C. 3
Peterson
Waterworks Department
Dwight G. Taylor
Defreshment Policy Prompts Early Naval Contracts
The new administration signals policy shifts affecting naval procurement. Officials indicate that chwnara will be constructed soon and a new boat will seek title from contractors in the near future.
PROMONTORY MINES OFFERING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY
A dated advertisement invites readers to invest in Promontory Mines new mining district. It promises proven ground near a ledge and pledges to deploy funds for tools, powder, mining rails, chutes, bins, wagons, quarters, and payroll with stock expected to ship in 30 days at 5 cents per share. Directors to call.
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Cama Ledge
Uten National Bank
Kennedy
Isolation Hospital Construction Bid Notice
Notice to contractors invites bids by 12 noon on Gatuydey Jai Sth at Bhreeve & Madsen Architects Ogden Utah for a county isolation hospital project on county land north of city limits. Plans are on file. bids require a 5 percent certified check and time to complete. Plumbing and heating separate from general contract. Signed Board of County Commissioners Weber County. First publication Dec 16 1918. last publication Jan 7 1916.
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Gatuydey Jai Sth
Bhreeve & Madsen
Mum Elsa
Board of County Commissioners
Weber County
W.¢. Hunter
High Jinks at Elka Clubhouse Night to Celebrate New Year
The Elka clubhouse hosts a New Year celebration from 9 o clock with Father Time turning a page in the yearbook. Guests will enjoy varied noisemakers, dancing in the Rika ballroom, cabaret entertainment, and a banquet at 10:30 o'clock.
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Elka
Father Time
Notice of Worden World Jeepyear Dance at W.O.W ball
An event notice announces a Worden World Jeepyear dance to be held Saturday evening at the W.O.W ball venue under the auspices of the Degree Team. Admission is 0 cents per couple.
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Worden
W.O. W
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Heber J Sears on a Visit in Ogden
Heber J Bears, a prominent Chicago druggist, visits Ogden to stay at his son's home with Mrs. Joseph E. Crane. He plans to return to Chicago soon, aiming to make Ogden his home again.
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Heber J. Bears
Chicago
Ogden
Bia Son
Joseph E. Crane
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Orden
Beara
Special Train Charter to Provo for Woolen Mill Visit
Jesan Knight of the Kota Woolen Mill plans a special chartered train from Qaden to Provo on January 7. The excursion aims to permit factory workers and their families to visit the mill, with complimentary travel and a return trip in the evening. Invitations are issued for the event at the mill buildings in Provo.
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Jesan Knight
Kota Woolen Mille Company
Provo
Qaden
Aden
Jancheon
Pravn
Smithsonian ad hints at crowded campus plans
A garbled notice from the Smithsonian mentions a “business college” enrollment of 209 and plotting a restart of classes next Monday. It notes all departments will resume with a focus on teacher staff, following a week of activity and advertisements.
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Prudenta
Business College
Bn School
County Courthouse Shake-Up Cuts Deputies and Reforms
County commissioners ordered staff retrenchment in the clerk and sheriff offices, reducing deputies and court constables. They discussed bond issues, bank remuneration, and a mismanaged remittance while noting farm crop shortages due to drought and examining juror room conditions and juror eating expenses.
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County Board of Remmissioners
Tino
Auere
Ebertif
Harey Yales
T. E. Mathews
County Mtarney
J. Evans Wan
Cohmmence Huit
Ryane
Devine
Bessie McFarland
Jessie Wright
Ogden
Shich
Tereaty
Pecurm Nis Bend
A. V. Lgelow
Umea
Bank Shuld
Hunter
Skeeh Wil
Skeen
Fara
New Year Early Morning Vehicle Alert at Downtown Intersection
GARG WILL AM UNTIL 1.10 A M. A New Year’s morning special event draws traffic near the intersection of Woakington and Twenty-fifth streets and at Twenty-fourth Avenue and Washington. Police caution drivers and pedestrians to proceed with care between mag and P10 am.
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Woakington
Twenty-fifth
Alan Ag
Airert
Ashineton
State Chamber of Commerce Scheme Stirs Weber County
Salt Lake governors and county commissioners weighed a state chamber of commerce plan aimed at a permanent exhibit of farm and manufactured goods in Salt Lake. Weber County officials oppose the move, arguing it would diminish Weber’s role as a manufacturing and commercial center.
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Mate Chamber of Commerce
Salt
William Spry
Coun
Salt Lake
Weber County
Moronl Skeen
Big Name
Het Ha
Qeden
Onten
Weber Coutty
Weber County Committees Support Ogden Project
Fragmentary text shows Weber county commissioners debating funds and state support for a project in Ogden. The notes reference costs for creating and maintaining an entity or utility in Ogden and aligning with Salt Lake operations. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Theaters: Orpheum and Alhambra Preview Week
The Orpheum presents a mixed bill after last minute bookings to fill the week’s schedule as acts arrive from Bastlake Cay before their railroad deadline. Alhambra’s Skinner features a varied vaudeville lineup backed by new Wappodrome circuit numbers and special movie features.
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Vantezea Arte
Oden
Bastlake Cay
Jast
Ulmlt
Ueketa
Maxager
Joseph Joen
Heatre
Alhambra
Skinner
Alexambra
Bank Officials on Trial in Ogden Case Drama Rounds Out Week
Bank cashier Charles A Carpenter and president B Hinrichs face indictments tied to the defunct Commercial and Savings bank. The hearing centers on alleged failures, secret grand jury activity, and a dramatic wartime style indictment narrative amid court proceedings and a $30,000 loss.
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Ogden
Schruilor
Carard
Trilogie Falm
Frack Heenan
Charles Ray
Atare
Athra Oie
Fel Tacine
Son Dessris
Officers Bank
Charles A. Carpenter
Northern Army
B. Hloriehs
Deaths and Funerals Notices Mixed in One Item
Funeral notices report Annie Raemussen in Muptarile rand meeting house with speakers Jen en and Angus Mekley. Interment planned at Muotake cemetery. Also James Mack to be mourned at St a. a. seventh ward chapel with viewing at 1462 Washington avenue. Infant Hunter dies after pneumonia at Slaterville home. services to follow in Smithfield tabernacle. Funeral announcements to come.
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Rasmusscmh
Annie Raemussen
Muptarile Rand
Blubog James Hall
P31
Jenen
Angus Mekley
Bishop Hall
Mary Felt
Ward
Muotake Cemetery
C. J
Lindquist
Mack
Puneral
James ‘Mack
St A. A
Seventh Ward
Phoure
Hiabop M. L. Jence
Washington Avenue
Amlihfield
Smithfield Tabernacle
Selznick Calls for Clean Screen in Motion Pictures
Lewis J. Selznick of Real Watch Firm warns the industry has moved beyond grim crime and vampire tales. He argues for strong, human drama focused on modern life, urging producers to make films that educate and entertain without lurid sewers and alleys. He promotes a nationwide push under the banner Keep The Screen Clean, advocating responsible content aligned with public taste.
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Vmba
Lewis J. Selenick
Corporation of New York
Clara Kimball Young
Sfulbrooking
Robert Warwick
Aliee Brady
Frances Nelson
Madge Frans
Seleniek
Daily
Prena
Rate
Clerey
New York City
World
Film Corporation
Former dean of college appointed warden at Bing Sing prison
Albany X Dee Jr George W Kirchnes of New York, former chef of Columbia Law Beboo!, was appointed warden of Bing Sing prison today by Jo H Riley, state superintendent of prisons, to succeed Thomas Mott Gisborn. The appointment contained no ten stations to Hedura and Proferane Birchwes naht that he contemplated a continuance at the Mutual Welfare League counched by Oaboree.
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Albany
Dee, Jr
George W. Kirchnes
New York
Columbia Law Beboo
Bing Sing Prison
Jo H. Riley
Preona
Thomas Mott Gisborn
Hedura
Mutual Welfare League
Axe kills wipe out entire Doslon Mayfield family
A missing text fragment reports a massacre near Doslon Mayfield in Texas. J Mayfield and Larmer ving were killed last night at their home. A young man named J. Mayfield was arrested on a murder charge as details emerge. The scene was discovered today and authorities report a severe family tragedy with one suspect in custody.
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Tex
I—Jown
Taylor's Comet Visible Soon From Cambridge Sky
Harvard Observatory director reports Taylor's comet to appear shortly in the eastern sky this month. Calculations suggest a short orbit of under five years, with the celestial visitor visible through small telescopes and early evening skies near January. The public is invited to observe from Berkeley and other accessible sites as observers track its travel.
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Mass
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Pertheestarn
Ekles
Wit
Harvard Observatory
A. O. Leurchner
Students
Terkeley
Cal
Ant Tremibe
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