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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
3
A series of brief Ogden items reports a fire at 420 Twenty St on a rubbish pile with no injuries. Butler and Buller divorce case and other court actions. police report of dog impounding losses. births at Yeo hospital. funeral for Duval B Clark. bank clearings rise year over year. travel notices for local officials and SP staff.
Authorities report two enemy aliens registered today amid wartime mobilization. Sergeant F C Mackhina announced rural residents in Gyden may register at the police station, with additional registration efforts at post offices and via local orders.
Readers voice outrage at U S senators for perceived failure after the Tuwennia tragedy. Citizens demand accountability with calls to adjournment, punishment, and swift action to restore trust in government. Authorities debate investigations and the role of Congress in wartime conduct. Leaders warn against leniency toward those who hinder national unity.
A meeting of the county chairmen of the women's division of the Council of Defense in Salt Lake City is planned for Saturday. Wyden chairman Tui Woeber County will attend with Mrs WW Mant Ferry acting as chairwoman. The aim is to discuss plans for leading the women's drive in the third Liberty loan. A lunch, speeches, and a dinner are scheduled with district instructions to ensure full preparation.
Adige A. Midralt of the district court orders John Thomas to pay Arina Thomas ten dollars weekly through the clerk of court. The decree, dated October 12, 197, sets arrears and adds four dollars weekly in support for a child, with future payments contingent on delinquency clearance.
The family expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for kindness, flowers, and support during the illness and death of their beloved. Special thanks to the members of the GACHaul Lincoln Circle for aiding in conducting the services.
The court awarded the Robinson estate 1356.15 plus costs against James Pingree James H Riley D J Reed and Morcel Tees in a suit begun by S P Dobbs as administrator. The action sought damages for breach of contract and fraudulent void notes tied to property in Weber County. The judge noted misfortunes and delays since 1914 and 1917, with recovery of 1294.40 plus costs and 1300 damages plus 56.15 interest, the case lingering for days.
A strong stage adaptation from the novel John Burt features Mary Anderson and Alfred Whitman in a two day engagement at the Cozy theater.
Carl Froerer, an enlisted man in the 307th Quartermaster Company, has landed in Europe as his father Clark Lester Pravier of the county school board receives a letter from abroad. David Froerer, stationed at Leon Springs Texas with the Bevents' flat Reld artillery, reported hopeful transfer to the east for wartime duty. Both youths, well known in Ogden, joined the service early in the war.
John Antins and Janes Sendintan face formal highway robbery charges after confessing to five home robberies in Ogden's south west and alleged involvement in the Lincoln and Phirltoth street robbery on January 14. They may also be charged with the W. J. Tadlock Christmas Eve assault and robbery, with investigations continuing into the Visnock burglary.
The Anchor Line reports the Tuscania carried a crew of 220 under Captain Capra Teter Meet. The liner, chartered by an unidentified company, was sunk by submarines early in the war. Several passenger ships, including Caledonia and Camerania, are noted among other losses in 1916 and 1917.
London dispatch details post torpedo hit on the Tuscania off Ireland as boats were launched amidships. Survivors describe the explosion, vessels breaking up, lifeboats lowered, and soldiers and crew salvaged by British destroyers. Daring rescues, improvised wards, and patient care followed the disaster.
Naw Maw daughter of Plan City residents wed Jota Maw in Weber County School Board offices. Francis W. Stratford officiated. A wedding reception and honeymoon tour of the Pacific coast follow, with return to Plaza City. Meanwhile Queen Esther Chiplar of the Eastern Star to be entertained tonight by Mrs. Mable Blond. London report notes gold miners in Jackson, California practicing labor.
London Derry February 7 An American officer aboard the Tuscania describes a wild night of danger during a gale as the ship was torpedoed. Lifeboats damaged by the blast and a calm, then panic, followed. Soldiers sang patriotic songs while the crew faced the sinking vessel and prepared lifeboats.
New York Feb 7 The sudden arrival of the Mireephe alcians at Colonel Roosevelt's hospital followed yesterday's abscess operation. Reports said the condition was serious though some physicians hoped for improvement. Doctors announced that inflammation from the abscess had moved toward the brain and that another urgent operation might be needed.
Dr F K Bartlett of Unels Sam's medical relief corps receives orders from Washington to report immediately at Fort Riley Kansas. He leaves Tuesday, 29, a noted Ogden physician and surgeon who runs in the First National Bank building and lives at 644 Twenty third street Ogden. He is a native of Ogden graduate of Ogden High School and University of Chicago medical department. He served as an aleems for a year at Oak county hospital Chicago and later headed the Home for Crippled Children there. He has practiced in Ogden for three years, son of George H Bartlett a well known Ogden railroad man. Mrs Bartlett will also leave Tuesday for Aurora Illinois and accompany him to Junction City where he will board for Fort Riley. Private Jibbits dead. General Pershing reports death of Private Harold J Jibbits of scarlet fever at Little Rock.
Readable fragments show a furnished room for rent and a help wanted note seeking a male worker with wits for arm related work. The text includes garbled place names and a postal box reference, indicative of a late era classified or want-ad snippet.
Teachers at identity schools answer President Wilsons call to aid the city draft board. Supt Johnson assigns eight teachers to cover duties, rotating to reduce burden. Librarian Grace Harris joins as a data aide and several teachers to work evenings. a full record of each registrant is kept to speed the process.
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