Bring the Conventions to Ogden and Salt Lake
A Utah newspaper letter criticizes the repeated convention cycle in Ogden and Salt Lake City. It argues teachers should push for educator meetings in the capital and warns of political pressure to secure convention hosts and funding. The piece questions recurring church or civic gatherings and calls for a reciprocal agreement on convention locations.
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Ogden
Whith
Ali Lake
Aube Commercial Club
Salt Lake
Tif
Waste turned to war purposes in explosive production
Report summarizes wartime use of waste materials to produce toluol and tri nitrotoluol for high explosives. It details government needs, plant outputs, and the expansion of recovery facilities across cities to supply fuel and war materiel, noting several plants achieving commercial results and plans for more installations.
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Halifax
Wili
Crozier
Gays
Pittaburg Company
Donalblilty
Washington
Tivrtens Company
Bolt
Newark
Faterson
Jorney City
Fronton
Rochester
Chicago
Evanston, Il
Faa
Pitteburgs Company
Jared
Ogden
Pintsoh
Fntal
Ogden Year 1918 Big Plans and War Call
Ogden faces 1918 with war demands as 400 local men go to service while more depart. city growth continues with $200,000 spent on echoes and new building. proposals include a joint city county building and larger mills at Globe Mill and Grain. plans also urge a boulevard to the Great Salt Lake and oyster bed experiments in the lake arm where Hear River flows.
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Hera
Ogden
Nora
Tha Hota
Globe Mill, Log & Grain Company
Great Salt Lake
Hear River
Ogden Sees Industrial Growth Amid Spring Planting Drive
The article outlines Ogden’s expanding industries including a new alfalfa mill, a Molloy Milling upgrade, and a sugar factory at Ogden Tron Works. It notes Can Company output, planning to increase canning to support army provisioning, and urges farmers to plant all arable land to boost local prosperity through 1918.
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Bear River
Ogden Luci Cuberr
Southern Pacific Railroad
Molloy Milling Company
Ogdes Nom
Ogden Tron
Ogden
American Can Company
French Victory Is Reassuring In War Report
Report from Monte Tomba notes French forces struck back against central powers capturing 1400 Austrians. The turn in European war suggests Germany cannot salvage strength from the Italian front. Despite Hussin, German defeat seems likely as American troops prepare to go over the top. The article predicts renewed appeals for peace from Berlin before next year.
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Monte Tomba
Germany
Mméane
Hussin
Garmin
Itusyium
France
Italy
Out of Berlin
Teachers From Ogden Area To Attend State Convention
Ogden city and Weber county teachers along with Weber College will travel to Salt Lake to attend a three day teachers convention. Key speakers include Abram K Nikus former U S ambassador to Turkey and Dr George E Vincent president of the Rockefeller Institute. Superintendent Henry C Johnson will speak on the impact of scientific spirit in education on the kindergarten.
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Many Tenchara
Ogden City
Ogden Public Schools
Bangberger Clentriz
Gall Lake
Echoola
Frank M. McMurray
Columbia University
New York
Dear Patrons New Year Greeting from Utah Theatre
The Utah Theatre extends heartfelt thanks to its patrons for support over the past year and wishes them happiness health and prosperity in the new year in a brief year end note from the Classified Aga.
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Utah Theatre
The Greil Mystery at Theatres This Week
Frank Forest frames a five part Vitagraph mystery where nearly all characters face accusation as detective Mildon Foyle closes in. The pursuit hinges on two lookalikes and a dagger strike, with romance and blackmail entangling Grell and Goldenburg amid a tense hunt for the killer.
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Frank Forest
Vitagraph
Tmildon Foyle
Itabert Grol
Glater
Earl
Harry Oldenburg
Lola
Grell
Goldenbur
Goldenburg
Helen Meredith
Sweets Heart
Robert Grell
Bheta
Hats
Paul Scardon
Barta Williams
Heldan Foyle
Denton Vane
Greli
Catis
Miriam Miles
Jean Dumar
Mabel Trunnelle
Frank Crayne
Bernard Siegel
Robert Gaillard
Lucy Gates Stars in Romeo and Juliet at the Orpheum
Miss Lucy Gates and David Tieese headline Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet at the Orpheum tonight. Under B Ceel Gates, a 60 member chorus and augmented orchestra prepare a grand, picturesque production with a prominent Juliet role for Gates and acclaimed singing and acting throughout.
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Lucy Gates
David Tieese
Tole
Gounod
Orpheum Theater
Mish Gates
Mr. Reese
B. Ceel Gates
Musicrl
Galeca
Misa Gates
Juliet
The Phantom Harsh Escape and Hidden Platinum Ring
Virginia endures a brutal pursuit by half-breeds in a forest as the Phantom reappears. She leaps into a lake to escape, while Winthrop and Steele share tense suspicion after a chance encounter. A ring containing hundreds of ounces of platinum drives danger through the unfolding tale.
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Lms
Virginia
Sini
Tha Volca
Virsink
Elosa
Sin
Heola
Winthrop
Sterle Wettern
Pouchard
Steele
Kate
Sradu
Keiledy
A Marked Man at Rex Theatre in Cheyenne Saga
A Marked Man shows Cheyenne Harry fleeing the post office posse amid a rainy confession of his fake ranch life. Grant Young plans a cinch with his daughter for a chance to see his mother. a staged chase ends in a near hanging. A telegram shifts fate, and Cheyenne walks free, returning to Molly at his promised ranch.
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Cheyenne
Harry
Tha Posta
Grant Young
Young
Youngs
Honey
Ban Kent
Meady
Hen
Ben
Poose
Ahe
Eheriit
Kent
Molly
Douglas Fairbanks in A Modern Musketeer at the Alhambra
Douglas Fairbanks stars in A Modern Musketeer at the Alhambra theater on Sunday. The Artcraft release blends ultrasa sensational comedy with chivalry themes as Fairbanks plays Ned Thacker who inherits D'Artagnan’s spirit through his mother’s reading of Dumas. The film contrasts modern women independence with bygone knightly courtesy, showing attempts to aid ladies meeting rebukes from independent maidens.
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Alhambra
Douglas Fairbanks
Artcraft
Malrbanks
Fairbanks
Ned Thacker
Kansas
D'Artagnan
Hi Imother
Dumas
Milkmen complain as weather sour milk and horses die
The article notes milkmen complaining of warm mid winter weather causing milk to sour unusually early. It laments rising temperatures, buds on trees, and hens clucking, while also reporting the death of a famous pacer from Oxford. The unnamed dam of new foals and record-setting pace are mentioned in passing.
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Thia
Pacer
Oxford
Jaw
Dan Patch
Cleaning Service Ad From Bert-325 in Western States
A compact classified ad promotes Bert-325 offering home and office cleaning services. The Western States House and Office Cleaning Company invites inquiries for dependable, thorough cleaning work and flexible scheduling.
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Ask
Bert
Western States House and Office Cleaning Company
Real Zeppelin shown in Inge film spectacle
A detailed description of the German Zeppelin used in World War I, its size, construction, and mechanisms, followed by notes about an upcoming screening at the Alhambra and the Orpheum theater presentation of Homes and Juliet with Mina Gates.
Ordinance Forms City Health Board and Reorganization
By ordinance last night the city commissioners create a health board comprising the superintendent of public affairs and finance, the city physician, and the sanitary inspector. The measure aligns with a probable reorganization under the incoming administration. Mayor elect Browning is expected to oversee the department of public health.
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Board of City Commissioners
Browning
Department of Public Health
Big New Year football clash draws Utah and Navy rosters
At Camp Kearny Utah today New Year’s day features a Navy versus Utah football game on the drill grounds with Ogden boys on Utah’s lineup. Louie Falck Glen Dee and Webster Lindsey start at quarterback left halfback and guard. A New Year dinner for enlisted men precedes baseball and football games on the Wilcox grounds. Sergeant James H McGee narrowly escaped drowning recently and was saved by a 15 year old.
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Utah
Camp Kearny
Navy
Ogden
Ogden Folke
Keen Loterest
Louie Falck
Glen Dee Ax
Webster Lindsey
Wierill
Mors
San Diego
la Jolla
James H. McGee
Headquarters Company
Regimental Football Squad Faces Unresolved Captain Mystery
A recovered girl will witness the football struggle and resumes duties Wednesday as the regiment trains. Captain BR F King remains missing with police reports placing him in Los Angeles over Christmas. Lyman Judd and Lieutenant M J Yawng take over coaching duties amid the search.
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BR. F. King
Los Angeles
Captain King
Chalice
Lyman Judd
Utabmi
M. J. Yawng
Great Railroad Bridge Opens Over Ohio River
Chicago January 1 The mile and two quarter bridge across the Ohio river between Metropolis Illinois and Paducah Kentucky, built by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroads, officially opened today. The structure cost 3100000 dollars, with a 720 foot span. It is double tracked.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington &, Quincey
Nashville, Chattanooga
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Feachers
Kelley
Virginian
Han
Bern
Little Bear
Orpheum
IM Theatre Toon
REX Theatre
Musketeer
Thom
Ince
United States
Exhibitora’ Booking Corporation
Samiaton
Garénay ‘Sullivan
Europe
Thea
Mr. Sullivan
Camp Lyne
Bagland
Alhamara
Miles Emma Sattey Gates
Mina Gates
David Reese
Hornca Ensign
Hugh W. Thoggall
Florence Summierhays
Annis Willams
Frank Smith
C. D. Romeey
Ronald Nichole
B. Crell Gates
Health Board OF City
WTA
CHM Kearny
Ava
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