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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1919
Page
2
A fragmented Ogden Standard notice urges recipients to respond by December 27 to avoid loss of a gate card. The message requests a phone contact to send a replacement card and references a stalled delivery or renewal process.
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A reflective piece contemplates the passage from 1919 to 1920, urging readers to assess past deeds as the determinant of future outcomes. It suggests that a good sowing season will yield a favorable reaping, while weak performance portends disappointment, emphasizing continuity between years.
Discussion on whether Johnson would run as an independent for president, risking a dangerous split in the Republican base. Mentions Senator Tolynson Jay Weoru tigater and progreesivy with a strong following, implying potential impact on the regular Republican candidate.
A pivotal moment in the event saw Theadury and Toowe Walt lead the charge at the center of the party, assisting Woodrow Wilson into the White House. The scene highlighted their prominent roles in the transition and reception process.
An optimistic 1919 retrospective notes that the United States enjoyed prosperity despite industrial and financial upheavals. It cites gold as a major asset, calls for cautious credit policy, and warns Europe’s ongoing disarray. The 1920 outlook remains hopeful but acknowledges significant obstacles and the need for stable government guidance.
A Washington dispatch in the Salt Lake Tribune outlines Rockefeller interests proposing to move rail lines back to private ownership and absorb zones into a nationwide transcontinental system, signaling a major shift in control and expansion.
Washington reports John D. Rockefeller and allied financiers plan a unified transcontinental system linking New York and New Jersey with California via connections through Pennsylvania lines and the Rock Island, Union Pacific, and Central Pacific. They hope to back a coast to coast route with ample capital, viewing it as essential if rail traffic remains viable after the return of double-track lines. The plan faces regulatory hurdles under the Panama canal act and current transportation bills, with potential changes foreseen in conference committee.
Ogden's railroad role is highlighted as a potential unified network under Union Pacific and Central Pacific control. Officials see Os ten as a major point and hint at a revived Harriman plan to create a strong coast to coast line. Special car service to Utah Hot Springs tonight invites travel.
Former Judge Thomas O Hara who served as the president’s personal representative in Central America during Cleveland and British tensions died today at about 73. He once refused Utah Supreme Court an appointment and Michigan governor nomination, leaving a widow and two sons and a daughter. Contact J S Brummitt to sell Liberty bonds at 2417 Hudson Avenue.
MILWAUKEE Wis Dec 31 S Barny 73 former congressman and recent judge of the court of claims at Washington died at his Milwaukee home. He retired from the bench last March due to ill health after four terms in Congress. He is survived by one son and three daughters.
Paris December 30 The sixth ratification of the Versailles treaty will be exchanged January 5 at the Quai d Orsay. Baron von Leisner head of the German delegation and Pau Dutasta secretary of the peace conference will sign the protocol except naval material. Germany to reduce demands to 400000 tons if tonnage overestimated. Allied troops to evacuate German areas by plebiscite regions. about 100 trains needed.
Mocee and friends are invited to a Wednesday New Year carnival dance starting at 8 p m and continuing until attendees decide to leave. The advertisement frames the event as a social gathering with no fixed end time.
The chamber of commerce committee reports continued industrial activity and strong farm spending, with farmers paying cash, buying new machinery and livestock. However, crop losses in the south and central states reduced yields and quality, winter wheat acreage will fall, and building activity remains high while copper and silver production show varied results.
Demands regarding the Far Eastern sections of the Trans-Siberian Railroad were sent by the Siberian railroad commission to the all-Russian government to avert a transportation crisis in eastern Siberia. The commission warned it would not take further responsibility for rail operations if no favorable reply is received, urging military officials to obey operating rules and prevent interference by allied transportation officers.
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Rescue by the steamer Ingraham and its crew saved three men from a Belgian wreck near St Marys Bay. The survivors, aged over 86 in total, were in a deteriorating, fast bitten state, and were pulled from hazardous conditions between rocks and the wheelhouse. Local white fisher folk watched as the lifeboat crew battled the debris to reach the survivors last night.
Puebla officials say United States consular agent Jenkins was abducted by Federico Cordova and held at Santa Maria and San Rey. The government claims there was criminal contact between Jenkins and his captor, with the second Puebla criminal court continuing its investigation as the supreme court decision on jurisdiction stands.
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