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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
7
California lawmakers debate bills affecting Japanese residents as President Roosevelt and Governor Gillett push to avoid international tensions. The draft land ownership and corporate director bills target aliens with emphasis on Japanese and Chinese, while Nevada counterparts consider similar restrictions.
Readers urged to wash delicate laces only with Ivory Soap and lukewarm water. The appeal argues Ivory Soap has no free alkali no coloring matter and no adulterants making it the safest choice for lace care.
Salt Lake County Medical society favors temperance but does not take a formal stand on prohibition after a Packard free library meeting. Dr S C Bald win's motion to back temperance carried without debate, followed by Dr A Cy Ewing proposing no official stance on prohibition in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake Medical Society discusses prohibition and enforcement, with Dr W. Richarda for it and others arguing for regulation and local option. Debates stretch nearly two hours before Dr ER W Silver moves to adjourn, which is adopted as the meeting ends.
Disclosures reveal a planned scheme to defraud Shoshone county settlers of land rights. A Farrell, Idaho man sought bribes to influence the state land board and legislature, aiming to extract $250 from each of about 80 settlers, with notes and mortgages totaling nearly $20,000.Several lawmakers are alleged to be entangled in the plot as documents and statements circulate in Boise.
Salt Lake City, Feb 2. A memorial printed and bound by the Commercial club is sent to presidents of railways entering Utah Territory. It outlines amended freight rates and passenger regulations, seeking benefits for Salt Lake City while noting current tariffs favor eastern and Pacific coast cities.
List of remaining letters at the Ogden Utah post office dated February 2 1909. Names include Browning J W Murrin Boyle D Montrose L B Barnes Al G Maguire M L Kanigan and many others with several Mrs Miss and Mr titles. A two week deadline precedes transfer to dead letter office.
Washington reports honors for officers from the War of 1812 through the Civil War. Fort de Russy on Kalai Island, Fort Ruger on Kapahi I, Fort Upton at Queen Emma Point, and Fort Frank on Carabao Island name after Brevet Brigadier General Renee de Tussy Major General Thomas Ruger Emory Upton and others with US A ranks receive commemorative fortifications across Hawaii and the Philippine Islands.
Washington discusses a House bill to redefine pay department staff roles. The Burton Lil proposal would commission pay clerks as paymasters assistants, granting promotions and pay equivalent to a second lieutenant, aligning pay treatment with line officers.
Washington February reports the president coordinating with officials and labor leaders to oppose state actions that discriminate against Japanese workers. He notes agitation on the Pacific coast and cites Nevada’s recent discussions as a threat to Japan-US labor negotiations. The aim is to prevent laws excluding Japanese while supporting broader alien land provisions seen in DC and territories. The president trusts Pacific coast citizens to act correctly and praises Prime Minister Komcover Komari’s diet remarks on US Japan relations.
Invitations for a Taft banquet to welcome him on February 12 at the Hotel Grunewald have been sent to President Roosevelt Vice President Fairbanks former governors of sixteen southern states and other editors railroad officials and public men.
Mrs Therese Suckflel aged 78 died yesterday at Mesieesport a suburb. Complications from cutting her third set of teeth were assigned as the cause of death. Ten grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren are among her descendants with several of them present at the time.
Sydney February 4 Bill Lang defeated BIL Squires to become Australia's heavyweight champion in a seventeen round contest Lang had lost to Burns in Melbourne last September and bounced back to claim the title.
Mexico City reports that wireless telegraphy has saved its first Mexican ship, the revenue cutter Jose Yves, after distress at sea. The announcement highlights a breakthrough in maritime rescue via wireless communication.
The cutter LAmantour was disabled about fifty miles off Cullnean. Her distress calls were picked up by the Ala mos, which hurried out and towed the vessel safely to port. A drug ad for Dean's Ointment claims quick relief for skin eruptions at fifty cents.
Crowds filled the public galleries while government benches stayed vacant as interpellations dominated the session. Officials discussed spies linked to Azef and Lopukine with constitutional democrats offering charges against provocateur agents. Lopukine denied bail. isolation cell offered, with food only from family in sealed vessels.
San Pedro reports the torpedo boat Paul Jones under Captain Davis damaged its steering gear while escorting the Pacific torpedo feet from San Diego to Mare Island. The Paul Jones will dock for repairs within twenty four hours.
Ann Arbor officials report that The Friars, a campus social group at the University of Michigan, has been cited to present its case before the university senate on whether the society should be dissolved. The move reflects ongoing campus debates over student organizations and governance.
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