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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1917
Page
4
State of Utah Weber County. A Moyes cashier of the named bank swears the above statement 9 true to the best of knowledge. R A Moyes cashi er.
B A Noberts, recently notified of appointment as a member of the state board of equalization, will be recommended to serve a full four year term. Governor Elmon Wamberger announced the appointment yesterday. The board vacancy followed Harden Bennion’s resignation to become secretary of steelship, creating need for an unexpired term fill. Roberts has been a Democratic ally of the governor and the move marks the new executive’s first official act. Roberts will serve pending Senate confirmation next week. Rosa ind Hirschmann to assume duties of the attorney general’s office. Mise Streebmann has been governor for several years.
Laurel F Brown announces a poultry show January 22 to 28 featuring blue ribbon Minorcas and white Leghorns. He argues weight based egg pricing could boost Minorca popularity, discusses egg weights, meat quality, care, and the economic impact of poultry farming nationwide.
An old advertisement warns against dyeing hair gray urging use of Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer to restore natural color and promote hair growth. It promotes a booklet, related products, and a money back warranty, typical of period drug store marketing. It also notes a modern Sturtevant ventilating system at The Ogden for safety.
State of Utah Weber County attestation by A V McIntosh cashier and others sworn before notary RP Munter on January 3 1919. The document lists totals and balances including 5642 17 16060050 23000 150690 65329 41 and 10883289 16375510 15607560 11522817 among entries and notes commission expiry January 6 1919.
A meeting of the Crittenton Home directors led to forming a corporation to gain late aid for the home. Local men and women were elected to offices including Emma J. Hinney as president and Miss Bea C. Erbs as secretary. Directors named include J. C. Nye J. E. Magley A. Parmley and others as incorporation papers were to be filed next day.
Orden’s loss of revenue from liquor prohibition will push the deficit beyond 460000 by August 1. Mayor Abbott R. Heywood, city finance commissioner, said no plan will be set now and he will await legislature action. He suggested tax law revisions may create new revenue sources for the state wide problem. He remained confident a practical method to bridge the deficit can be found, but urged the legislature to plan the wage and means.
The item notes that the Utah Theatre is safe for attendees with no children admitted during the epidemic. Clara Kitball Young stars in Marriage a la Carte, with advertisements promoting popular plays and performances at the Arab venue.
Bookane Wa Jan 31 Edward Mayberry, a halfbreed Indian, sentenced to hang January 17 for the murder of Alice Vigian on the Corrilir reservation, received a presidential reprieve from Wilson. State law abolishes capital punishment and petitions urge commuting the death sentence to imprisonment by federal authority. The president granted time to study petitions and arguments before deciding next steps.
Advertisement notes a charming youthful Clara Kim performing in a comedy drama at Utah Theatre today titled Murs tinge a la Carte. Promotes popular plays and players with Thone 1800 as a price reference.
In November 11 dispatch from Peshawar Mohmands, a turbulent frontier tribe bordering the Fittizh region, have become the subject of growing official concern in the Northwest Frontier Province of India. The tribe has been repeatedly obstreperous over recent months, drawing punitive measures and closer scrutiny by authorities.
Henry Wallthal states he has surpassed all prior work after completing The Truant Sout. He finished the piece in January and addressed the Aarne on the eighteenth, with a final act on the nineteenth noted in local records.
Independence Kan Jan 3 A new oil price increase tops today. Troops drive to round up Mohmand tribesmen of fighting age scattered in villages along the frontier. Wire entanglements and searches complicate a mission to bring 409 men to Peshawar for internment. The operation follows earlier barbed wire restoration and aviation aid.
In Kenosha on January 3, more than twenty armed deputies led by Sheriff Jacob Herrmann arrive at Twin Lakes as a response to a strike by about 15 ice cutters. The camps’ wagoned workers are reported to have shut down, with dozens of ice crews seeking higher wages. About 3,000 men work in ice camps nationwide. The Alhambra theater advertises the largest picture in the west, a 26 foot 3 inch projection, described as unusually clear.
German Consul General Franz Bopp and colleagues face conspiracy to isolate American neutrality in a U S district court. Defense chief counsel Theodore Roche says new corroborating evidence will support detective Crowley’s testimony about staged tours in Puget Sound and Canada. Government has minor witnesses. trial in fifth week with expectations to reach the jury by Friday after moon.
Washington reports defense measures under quick review in both houses. Senate military committee discusses special service proposals while the house advances its military purge plan nearing 800 million dollars. The naval committee eyes completion of the 1918 naval bill by January 15, and army officers urge universal training in peace times before Senator Chamberlain's committee.
Pittsburg city board of education approved roughly ten percent salary increases for all teachers and staff earning $75 a month or less. The measure affects more than 1,000 teachers and other employees across the Pittsburgh school system.
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