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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
3
A distorted passage describes Spring Line items including McGee Petticoats and a quality emphasis. It mentions adjustable parts and a desire for home quality standards, referencing blooms and a generic product quality comparison with brands like Frope Bate and Me Wale.
A garbled OCR inspired by a late 19th or early 20th century collage mentions Francesca Dy Rinial and Electric, with scattered names, places, and business references. The readable fragments hint at a cinema or novelty show, local ads, and various individuals and firms in New York and Los Angeles, interspersed with partial addresses and product mentions, but the text remains largely incoherent.
A meeting of city school principals and janitors discussed sanitation for school buildings with Dr Beatty confirming disinfectant use. The city store at 1214 Wash will stock goods, while marriages and local notices, including Ogden and Salt Lake items, fill the page with community updates and forthcoming events.
The fragment references an American armored cruiser and government assurances. It notes the North Carolina region and a comparison of ship construction quality. The passage reads as garbled OCR with unclear dates or outcomes.
A couple secretly married in August and soon resumed social duties. Miley Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stewart, kept the union quiet while Thomas, an employee of Ogden Commission House, resumed life at Quilen. Friends offered congratulations as the couple faced parental inquiries and a brief period apart before news reached Mrs. Stewart.
Bids were opened at the Treasury Department for interior work on the Ogden federal building. Thomas Lovell and others listed as bidders appear with amounts and locations including Demton Mex and Campbell Building partners. Officials expect notification within eight days and work to begin about three weeks after.
Judge Muriel of the federal court issued a decree granting an injunction against Smelters in the case Sak Whitmore and Ralph Jenting v United Strength Emerling Company and Blughany Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company. The decree, following the Godfrey case, orders operations of the smelters halted at their plants and allows plaintiffs to seek damages if appeal fails. The Whitmore salt case preceded this ruling, but no decision was issued then. no appeal halted the injunction though it preserves the right to damages.
A contract for 52 new cells at We Stata penitentiary was awarded to Pauley Jl company by the stile board of fares tons. The cell house is to be the newest pattern of self construction and will contain over 200 cells upon completion. Pauley company has completed steel prison construction at Ulan prison.
A Japanese steamer, closely tracking the American fleet in distant waters, sails from Squinue on December 24 after a brief delay. The vessel resumes progress toward Toroullin with 11 days at sea, as observers note proximity to a distant American naval movement and uncertainty over the next port of call.
Factories restart operations under stressed financial conditions. About 60 workers are employed, with output expected to rise to 700 units. Kansas City Cotton Mills report production delays, while a rival mill faces an unidentified suitor and a plant in need of repairs.
Railway operations report large transfer of rails and ballast for the Western extension, with eighty‑pound rails from Pittsburgh bound for Ogden and Salt Lake work. Ships. ballast, coal fire, and steel shipped via Southern Pacific. Foreman in charge, Newcouth on trip. Stoutmeyer oversees Ogden office. new block building completed south of Walon depot ready for use. Train service disrupted briefly but back to schedule. family news moves staff focus as sister Emma Wee passes away.
Eleven Greeks stood trial for petit larceny, nine were guilty. Three were fined 30 dollars each or worse, four discharged, one sentenced to 16 years in juvenile court. A bribery attempt and a coal-throwing ruse were discussed as part of the defense, with an interpreter brought in to aid testimony.
New York February 17. The American Company plans a vast program to move rubber by automobile routes from the back country of the Cunputa river area. Samuel P. Verner, the general manager, says transportation feasibility rests on mobile plans after field examinations. He describes burning plains to create usable roads and crossing the river belt despite rough terrain and health concerns of the region.
Detectives Tender and Cordon of the railroad police uncovered 22 pairs of ladies shoes in a second hand dealer’s stock near Alvard Street, Grant Avenue between 24th and 25th Streets. A shoe displayed in the storefront led Oliier Cordon to attempt the sale, and authorities halted the sale and began an inquiry into Alvard’s establishment.
Fragmentary OCR text references TOM DICK AND HARRY and a WLW representative, mentioning address, consent, and parental interest. The passage appears to discuss a Friday event and a balloon league context, but the garbled wording prevents a clear event or outcome from being determined.
The Senate finally confirmed the nomination of Colonel W. Wott erah after a contentious session marked by bitter exchanges. Supporters urged prompt approval while opponents argued the process had flaws, with comments from Senator Hondora Warten and others highlighting demands for careful scrutiny.
Fragmentary text suggests changes in office assignments or titles within a trust company, with possible relocation or new duties in a city and New York. Names and specifics are unclear, but reference to Hitch and conk expeats hints at personnel transitions and a trust firm.
In Northwestern Connecticut activity returns as factories and mills restart full operations this fall. Chase mill, Mechats feature woolen mill, Woulson and Perryville, Arie Hills at Thutle, Storiing dye works, and McNichol novelty plant at Jewett City resume production along with other workshops, boosting employment.
Sokitedr Pob 17 Robert Le Marpor, general manager of the Colitivld Consolidated War fer company, oversaw local water utilities and metropolitan printing. he held mining property and his estate will ship pets to Denver for interment.
A man identified as a suspect in a sensational murder case confessed after confrontation by authorities. The confession followed intense questioning and appeared connected to a sequence of events spanning several weeks. Investigators emphasized the case hinges on the defendant's statements and forensic findings gathered to date.
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