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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
8
A recap of baseball milestones from the early era, listing Chicago and Cleveland games, season lengths, and notable player achievements. Includes records for attendance, longest games, strikeouts, and roaring attendance figures across major and minor leagues with players like Barrett, Donohue, and Hines noted for significant totals.
A fragmentary ad covers performances at the Utahan Theater with talk of stage and moving pictures. It highlights the play Tin You Winkle and films including Tar Super Jaz and Youre Ad Bik, praising color and visual effects while noting appearances by Mr. Grant and Mr. Revier. It promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy and cites locations in Ogden and nearby areas.
The Toymaker continues in its eighth year with the San Francisco Opera company performing in the Grand Hall. Teddy Webb headlines a cast including Albart Wikier Frank Bertrand Daphne Bolard Eugene Wit ter and Am s Lemvester, delivering a dainty dancing comic opera with a spectacular finale featuring intricate mechanical effects.
A St Paul report states New Pacific companies and related operators will not reduce wages as they adjust hours for railway service and telegraphers, with a March 4 effectiveness date. The statement aligns with committee assurances from Northern and Southern lines despite inquiries into wage cuts.
In New York on February 2, Charles My, Haniels, set a new world record in the eighty yard swimming match at Mesan Square Garden, finishing four spans ahead of runner up. The race featured notable rivals including C D Trolenaeh and a Verh Smibtethe athlete, with official timing by Mantels And wae.
Twin brother of Gew. Wancook dies as local notices give scant readable details. The fragmentary text references names and items but provides no clear event date or location. Further context is unavailable due to severely garbled OCR.
Gall county officials warn fruit raisers of the need for rapid disinfection to prevent spread of disease among orchards. The piece discusses legal authority, board inspections, and enforcement measures to destroy infected trees and enforce treatments.
County officials describe legal duties to abate nuisances by destroying infected trees and plants or disinfecting orchards. Property owners may be charged costs via tax assessments. county inspectors direct disinfection and removal, with appeals limited to enforcement under Chapter 49. The narrative recalls local quarantine practices and historic horticultural advice on lime sulfur sprays and timing for winter applications to improve orchard health.
Notice to property owners and residents of Ogden that any planting pruning trimming spraying or removing trees without a permit from the City Recorder will be a misdemeanor and may incur fines up to 100 dollars. Permits issued free of charge by the City Recorder. only competent persons approved by the superintendent of works may perform work. Information at the City Recorder's office and signed by P Brown, Clerk, Board of Park Commissioners.
A historical account discusses Regulation to stabilize currency during the 1907 panic, the issuance of panic certificates, and their role as emergency mediums of exchange. It notes the quick creation and rapid withdrawal of the certificates, the banks’ decisive actions to avert commercial calamity, and the limited remaining quantity of these notes in circulation shortly after the crisis.
Fragmentary report describes a financial situation where noteholders faced redemption difficulties. Banks prepared to redeem certificates and blamed market conditions. The piece mentions a January timing and a reshaping of securities, with banks seeking to recover value by delaying payouts and securing mortgage-backed assets.
An executive session discussion reappears about city finances and mayoral influence. A committee was proposed to oversee aspects, while council members faced claims of unclear authority and private capacity in decisions. The session raised questions about appointments and public accountability.
A city council meeting discussed balancing expenses tied to a private corporation project led by Mayor Brewer. Officials pledged no public details until the committee finished its report, with further sessions to determine the plan's operation and impact on city business.
A fragment describes a woman leaving the city to join her husband in Bacremanto California for several weeks. They plan to retreat to their home for the summer in Criteria.
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