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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
7
Phoenix Arizona Jnb reports Governor Campbell appointed Ardolph Kuchler of Phoenix to a labor post with other appointments noted. A tentative understanding suggests neither governor will use major powers until after the mandate bearing.
Springfield news reports that after eight years of a life sentence for murder a man was pardoned by Governor Dutine. The testimony of a boy who later admitted hed om a witness led to the release. The first thing the freed man learned was news that his daughter planned to marry the man who sent him to the penitentiary.
In 1907 Duke was convicted and sentenced to hang for the murder of Mary Vreal whose death followed the sudden loss of five family members the same year. Jerry Vreal, then 15, testified he poisoned Mary's coffee. He later confessed to Rev O Callaghan and his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Jerry Vezal and Edna Bik are to be married.
Fragmentary telegraph report from El Paso describes the ingle incident amid Villa's troops looting the U S consulate at Parrel. A foreign refugee claims the flag was torn as Villa’s forces occupied the town on November 25. Francisco Villa reportedly shot his secretary Garcia at Lermetilio over a drafted manifesto.
Proved coal shortages halt Knight Mills operations as the Keight woolen mill faces shutdown. Officials expect fuel by Friday to restart, but the outlook remains uncertain. State mental hospital receives coal. another car due soon to ease inmate care. Brigham Young University and city schools plan two weeks more of operation on current stocks.
Washington January 3 Lieutenant Colonel Chester Harding acting governor of the Panama Canal was nominated by President Wilton to be governor succeeding Major General Goethals who retired. James J. Coke of Honolulu nominated for associate justice of Hawaii Supreme Court. Lieutenant Commander Willem C. Walla nominated as judge advocate general of the Navy.
In Salt Lake City on January 4, uncertified barbers were fined $25 by Precinct Justice Horo. Others named included Anderson Lawrence Willims Adonb Titl John Lannan and Tom Kanelica, each fined $10 for operating without barber certificates.
London reports a court of inquiry censuring General Sir John Cowans and General Owen Thomas amid a scandal involving Mrs. Cornwallis West and four prominent society women. The affair centers on alleged improper influence over officers, Barrett’s mistreatment, and calls for inquiry into war office conduct. The document details letters, transfers, and reprimands, noting the high cost of living discussions postponed and potential legal actions.
Salt Lake January 3 Cold storage eggs were banished from the purchasable commodity list after Dr C G Plummer spoke to the Salt Lake Housewives' banquet at the YWCA. The price for cold storage eggs had fallen to 28 cents per two dozen but was not to be shipped. Officers elected at the meeting included C W Rabba as president Mrs C S Hecker as vice president L Bree as secretary Ella Williamson as treasurer. Dr Plummer said healthy poultry should be treated and that storage and selection could keep eggs usable for at least two years, though many eggs in storage were not inspected. He also suggested vegetable beds for working men and offered meal tips.
Amsterdam via London reports the death of Prince Friederich Zu Fuetatenbern on the Ramaoia battlefront. Born April 27, 1894 in Dons aueechingen Baden, he was the third son of Prince Saz- Imilian Exon Zu Fuerstenberg, head of a prominent German noble house.
Denver, Colo. Jan 3. Dr Edward Fleck an explorer who investigated German East Africa died at his son's home today. He conducted most explorations in Africa for the German East Africa company. Fleck came here a year before the European War. His home was in Romania where he was 76 years old.
Paris reports a calm on fronts except Romania with artillery duels on the western front and bombardments on the Austrian frontier. A Swiss-sourced claim of a German submarine torpedoing a French battleship near Malta is labeled absolutely false. Allied and enemy actions spread across Macedonia, the Dnieper region, and the Romanian front with limited engagements and counterattacks.
Washington reports that purchases of about two billion dollars made the United Kingdom the top customer of the United States in 1916. Canada ranked third, with other neutrals and powers showing varied increments. Japan and Russia also increased American imports while European trade tightened amid wartime effects.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Germany expects a corn harvest 1 1/2 million tons lower than average but aided by reduced barley use for brewing and a larger cattle and pig stock. The note notes improved meat supply and a Romanian guarantee of food.
Manila reports three Filipino airmen from the naval collier Ajax at Cavite were killed after confinement in a boiler room for mutiny behavior. Lieutenant Commander Paul Foley has assumed personal jurisdiction while a civil investigation proceeds.
A Milan Teporte despatch to the Zurich Fest from Terlin reports the French battleship Verite torpedoed near Malta by a German submarine. Damaged and adrift at port, Verite is part of a four-ship class displacing about 14,610 tons with a main length of 429 feet.
Jeannes Gennading, long known as an accredited representative of King Constantine in London, has joined the Venizelos faction and now represents the provisional Greek government. He previously served as Greek minister to Great Britain.
The Vorite displaces 27.6 feet with a main battery of four 7.64 inch guns and ten 7.64 inch guns in the main battery. It carries two torpedo tubes and a crew of 742 men. On its trial voyage the ship reached 194 knots.
Juan T. Burns Carranza consul general was arrested charged with complicity in a conspiracy to export ammunition to Vera Cruz in violation of President Wilsons embargo proclamation of October 1815.
Washington January 3 discusses public education on the uses of the nation’s great natural resources at the National Parks Conference. Speakers include Herbert Gulck from the Federal Farm Loan Board, P. P. Claxton U.S. Commissioner of Education, Gilbert J. Grasmner of the National Geographic Society, and Arthur B. E. Heste, president of the Chautauga Institution. The conference, begun yesterday, continues through the week. The day’s topic tomorrow covers the recreational use of national parks.
A damaged fragment reports Nusalen detachments driven away south of Lake Drisviaty and near Manyon, with three officers and 187 men captured from Rusalan Woes. It also mentions a stockholders meeting for the Fureka Leasing & Mining Company at 2476 Washington Avenue, Ogden, Utah, January 1917 at 1 o clock p m with secretary FN Dune urging attendance.
The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Oxden Savings Bank will be held at their banking room in Oxden on Tuesday, January UbL7, at 11:30 a.m., to elect directors for the coming year and transact other business as needed. Chas H Barton, Cashier, Ogden Utah, December 28, 1916 Advertisement.
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