31 Dec 1919
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
1
Ogden hosts a major livestock show January 8 to 10 at Linton Stockyards. Organizers tout the strongest stock, large cash prizes, and judging, with entries mounting from regional and national shows. The event aims to draw public attendance and position Ogden as a premier center for livestock exhibitions.
Fragmented wartime dispatch reports Rear Admiral Decker mistakenly acting as ambassador and facing removal at the urging of the state department. The piece notes his apparent misperception of his official prerogatives amid a Madrid mission and references a stockholders meeting notice for Henelt Canal & Water.
Pasadena reports a heated preparation as Harvard and Oregon ready for the Rose Bowl clash. The Crimson, shaken by a light scrimmage, aims to enter the game in top form under coach Robert Pieper as Oregon, the Huskies from the West, prepare for the national showdown.
Sports writer argues most Dempsey offer hype. Editors blame advertisers and promoters for inflated claims. The piece notes industry practices around fight promotion, pay guarantees, and the risks to fighters and fans amid heated pre bout chatter. It describes promoters pushing sensational figures while athletes face uncertain earnings and unsafe pre fight theatrics.
The report notes a dry continued warmth with a slight fall in temperatures after a warm spell. It mentions New Year Banquet plans, a fight for a football outcome to be decided, and an upcoming ball hosted by wives and daughters of local officials. Details include listed participants and changes expected amid holiday preparations.
Four masked men entered the National Bank of Benrom in a town near Minely, lined up staff and escaped with about $18,000 in cash. Bank officers reported the amount taken and alerted authorities.
In Flat Orphlemy the feature film Back to God Country plays at the Orpheum theater. The cub bears perform energetic acts on hind legs to comic effect amid tense scenes. A dive on a frozen lake scene features a perilous rescue and dramatic tension while other animal acts provide humor.
A watch night party invites patrons to Alhambra tonight featuring Doug Balrhansa in a late year sendoff. Doors open mid evening with the final show listed as 10730 r 42, though details blur in the OCR.
A fragmentary early 20th century comic piece by Lee Pape depicts two boys Edgar and Edwerd and their misadventures with a stolen purse amounting to a Christmas pot, as a wary observer warns about honesty. The ad at the end lists warehouse contact details and prices for hay straw grain flour potatoes.
A fragmented verse piece by Walt Mason critiques credit culture and capitalist merchants. It contrasts workingmen’s dignity with merchant greed and warns against debt and subservience while praising justice and solidarity among laborers.
Washington reports discuss possible modifications to the peace treaty ratification. Senators Lodge and Pomerene explore compromises on the reservations, while Hitchcock and Me ore gen mull over ideas in a late conference. In Britain, Lt Colonel Cuthert Jaimis wins a Commons seat for the Coalition Unionists in Dramley Kent, defeating Labourite Francis Modes.
Negotiations opened by the war department with the shipping board for transferring six former Hamburg American piers at Hoboken to the board. Piers, held by the army during the war for transport service, would ease pier space shortages for shipping operators, officials said.
The Community Service Bureau and Utah Agricultural College purchased a play titled The Perfect Baby from Miss Lally Leamon of Ogden. The drama explores the challenges youths face when leaving rural towns for college and returning home. It will be performed at Copan during the Farmers Round and housekeepers conference in February, with roles by Home Economies and Agriculture clubs members.
President Hee approves the Mes bi bill and orders the sugar equalization board dissolved at midnight. The measure extends the board’s life for one year and follows a teethelon note on the Mevy measure. If supply and demand laws operate, investigations may prove more effective under continued government control.
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