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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
6
Will meet with Mr Dan Boyle at 2618 Lincoln avenue Thursday afternoon. Also notes a burglary at Tout residence 135 Shorten avenue with home ransacked and valuables unknown.
Uncertain what was stolen as occupants were away in Ogden. Local notes mention coal supplies, real estate loans, naturalization, and a series of civic updates.
Ludwig and Louis Birkis aged 8 and 7 were picked up at a police station after fleeing home to roam a prairie outside Chicago. They refused to give their home addresses, saying they fear a spanking. An officer questioned them for an hour and circulated their descriptions to all city stations. They claimed they ran away to kill bears in Indiana.
A fragment notes the items found with the runaways including pistols a lantern a hatchet and two wooden words as part of their inventory implying a planned escape or concealment.
An old time remedy using sage brush is refined into a fragrance free tonic. The preparation claims to cure dandruff and stop hair loss when directions are followed. Available at local drug stores and barber shops.
Manuel Moreno a Porto Rican in a San Bernardino jail awaiting trial for theft of diamonds attempted suicide by rubbing sugar into his eyes. Health Officer Strong found sugar stuffed behind eyelids and Moreno said the practice comes from his native island where such a custom aims to shorten life and is believed to be successful though it may destroy sight.
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for help and sympathy during their parents illness and after their death and burial. Gratitude is extended for flowers, choir singing, and kind expressions of love and comfort from speakers.
News from Teheran reports a powerful January earthquake centered in Luristan western Persia. About sixty villages were wholly or partly destroyed and deaths range around six thousand. Burujurd and Selabor in Lukotan saw the heaviest casualties as survivors flee to Burnard seeking aid. livestock losses total about ten thousand cattle.
Frien d s Robert EB. Jack son of the Pennsylvania Central passenger department sends a brief greeting to old Ogden friends.
Senator A. J. Beveridge urged a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission to obtain facts and classify schedules. He argued the next tariffs should be built on expert study, not rushed hearings, and that congress would then fix duties from solid findings. He cited the Bureau of Corporations and other reforms as models.
Geronimo the famed Apache chief dies at Fort Sill hospital after pneumonia. He was 91 and had been confined as a prisoner of war for 22 years. Burial will be in the Indian cemetery near the fort with Christian rites. One daughter Lela survives.
New York February 17. The four masted schooner Miles M. Merry, sailing from Boston to Norfolk, ran aground on Long Island coast. No injuries reported, rescue crews responded to the incident and towed the vessel clear if possible.
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a soothing antiseptic air remedy for catarrh colds asthma croup bronchitis and hay fever. It claims relief within five minutes and offers a money back guarantee with a one dollar outfit price. Endorsements from users in Michigan and elsewhere are cited.
Early today near Moriches L I crew of twelve were rescued by life saving station crews after the Merry ran ashore near last year’s site. In El Paso a report from Guerrero governor Flores says hundreds burned to death during a theatre fire in Acapulco. he was unhurt and describes the scene as horrible and shocking.
Denver report says two highwaymen robbed Elyria saloon owner Joseph Hide of 126 dollars after gagging him and fleeing. A posse later halted a police car, mistaking officers for robbers, sparking a near-fatal exchange of gunfire.
An agent of Amalgamated Sugar company will meet farmers at several settlements to sign sugar beet contracts for 1908. Meetings listed in Riverdale West Weber Slaterville Marriott Farr West Harrisville North Ogden with dates February 13 15 16 17 and 19 and times 11am 1pm 2pm and 7pm. Farmers unable to attend may sign contracts on Saturdays until March 16 1909 at the Ogden City office First National Bank Building Room 417.
Edward Mc Gann committed death by own action in front of exiting students at the Tenth street schoolhouse Richmond California. He held an American flag and shouted God bless the flag as he cut his throat, displaying wounds and bloat.
Berlin February 164 The Reischaftag passed the second reading of a bill granting North German Lloyd an annual subsidy of 125000 dollars to reopen steamship service linking Singapore New Guinea and Australian ports.
Jefferson City reports Governor Herbert S. Hadley sent his first legislative message since taking office. He recommends that the state permit the...
The governor urges Missouri to adopt the Carnegie foundation pension fund for university instructors, noting other states already offer pensions of $1,000 or more. He warns without this plan the estate would need to fund pensions for aged professors. A medical ad promotes Burdock Blood Bitters for blood purification and health.
In New York on February 16 a revolver slipped from a policeman at West 100th Street station and discharged. The bullet struck Geo Causes a bootblack who died later at a hospital. The revolver owner Bernned J O Connor was arrested on a homicide charge.
An Ogden store advertises Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets as a guaranteed cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims these tablets soothe stomachs, boost digestion, and promote healthy bowel action with a 15 day treatment in a 25 cent package, plus larger sizes at 45 and 89 cents.
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