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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1909
Page
5
Leona BE Jones age three daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Jones died at the family home in Wilson yesterday afternoon at 2 10 following a brief illness. Private funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon at 2. The body will be buried in Penalty Cemetery.
Sugar markets show refined at 3.23 cents per pound with 96 test at 3.73. Molasses and crushed sugar quoted, powdered and granulated around 4.75 and 4.65. Coffee steady with No 7 Rich and No 4 Santos values noted.
A Farm Life essay praises a hearty laugh as a sign of health and spirit. It argues humor boosts morale, strengthens friendships, and helps success. The piece urges readers to wear a sunny countenance for personal happiness and as a benefit to others.
A fragmented text shows standard telephone room editing sheets with calls and ring counts. It lists two Bell phones from numbers 58 and 56 and a single ring line for the business office at number 56. The snippet captures newsroom telephony shorthand and equipment tags.
Random city notices and brief items from Ogden highlight theater programs and visitors. William Burns and John Vogt visit, while new offices open February first. Abutment work on the rapid transit project continues and a Flower Lake tunnel accident claims three lives with two injured recovering. Lectures on true manhood and fatherhood are announced for the Third ward. charitable stamps and meat stamps are urged for tuberculosis awareness.
Senator Tillman’s recent reply sparks questions about an improper offense and possible indiscretion though no criminality is found. Some say his resolution sought Justice Department action to force a land sale at 2.50 and to secure land without becoming a target of criticism. Colleagues deplore disclosures suggesting Tillman was an applicant for nine quarter sections under the original grant.
Tillman says he did not contract to buy land and blames the case on interpreting the word undertaken. He notes nine prior applications for quarter actions and reflects on statements made on the floor and to friends about his purchase intentions.
The business formerly conducted by G. H. Thorn & Co at 373 24th Street has been purchased by George Iryé who will operate it in the future. The undersigned will collect all bills due the company and pay all outstanding accounts up to date. Ogden Utah January 7th, 18 oe.
Washington January 10 The decision of President-Elect Taft to withhold cabinet nominees except Senator Knox and Frank H Hitchcock sparks gossip. Wickersham is discussed for attorney general while Ballinger and Nagel surface for interior and commerce and labor. Straus possibly kept as labor secretary. Pinchot tied to agriculture. Wright likely to remain at war. Meyer-May pursue treasury. other candidates include Forkan Mitchell and Barr with various regional and political considerations.
Flushing January 11 Evidence has been presented and the case is to be given to the jury by noon Thursday after both sides rest their arguments Justice Crane has charged the jury The defense seeks to show Thornton Hains was not principal in the killing of William Annis while the state contends Captain Peter C Hains Jr was involved and sane The testimony includes wives of Bayside Yacht Club members and Dr Tierra Houghton supporting parts of the State case
An old time remedy using sage brush tea for dandruff and thinning hair gains renewed form. Researchers found wild sage has stronger medicinal properties due to sulfur and volcanic ash. A new odor free preparation, Sage Brush Hair Tonic, is sold at leading drug stores and barber shops with care in following directions.
A Christmas craft shows a woman selecting plain white boxes for candy. She decorates with a passe partout picture edged in gold, ties it with ribbons, and pastes magazine head portraits onto green cardboard to create a matching gift picture.
Clark Tanby professor of Greek and Latin at the Lawrence preparatory school shot himself, ending his life in Trenton after being a Rhodes scholar at Oxford until last June. A University of Kentucky graduate, he was believed to suffer from overwork and was a resident of Hopkinsville Kentucky.
An amusing travel note explains Colombia’s currency quirks and prices. It describes how a traveler can receive 100000 pesos for 1000 letters of credit, yet local notes often hold little real value. high prices for simple goods contrast with easily portable sums, illustrating a failed currency system and common pickpocket dynamics.
Workmen grading Main Street Manassas Washington uncovered a three foot trench containing barrels of flour hidden from Confederate retreat during the Civil War. Barrel staves and a white material resembling decayed flour were also exhumed.
Mayor Brewer calls for immediate shutdown of gambling houses in Ogden. He argues the city does not need the revenue from fines and is ready to provide police proof to back moves to stamp out establishments, insisting the current administration supports ending gambling.
In a Rus clan cavalry tale, Captain Pastukhib plots Irma Mazlenikoff’s escape from the convent of the Passion at Simbirsk after Father Solovieff’s inspection praises Irma’s superior learning. The ruse ends with news of Irma’s marriage to Captain Pasturnthyn, leaving the nuns shocked by the deceit.
The article urges selecting harmonious dishware with subtle gold trim or delicate tint. It stresses personal judgment in china and crystal choices, noting the charm of fragile glass and the value of buying a few good pieces gradually to elevate a table without clutter.
The Hopi bride travels to the groom’s home and grinds corn for three weeks, the groom makes a sash, then they pour water on their heads to seal the ceremony. A Navaho groom gives twelve boracs to his mother-in-law. Some tribes discontinue meeting the brother-in-law after marriage.
Speculators faced a lesson in overconfidence as weeklong rallies in stocks faltered. Consolidated Gas led declines after court upheld the gas price law, with charges cut and $9 million to be refunded.
Mrs. Salem Sellers aged 108 die at her Deer Isle home after long widowhood. A noted Revolutionary era descendant, she was regarded as a living link to early American history and local heritage.
The Children's Encyclopedia editor invited youngsters to submit questions revealing quirky juvenile thoughts. Queries range from Adam’s color to dreams, time never stopping, spider webs, and why hens cackle after laying eggs, showcasing wide curiosity and playful puzzlement.
Weber County commissioners hear a 1909 proposal from County Clerk Samuel G. Dye urging rounding assessments to whole dollars. By dropping fractions of cents in tax calculations, the county would recover six to seven hundred dollars yearly and simplify records without materially affecting taxpayers.
Consul-General Richard Guenther of Frankfurt notes the 1908 Radbod mine disaster prompted renewed focus on coal dust dangers and explosion prevention in Prussia. He highlights calcium chloride as an effective, long lasting dust suppressant though costly, suggesting rock salt as a cheaper alternative.
A Warsaw oculist, facing few patients, hires a blind woman to beg in front of the Church of the Holy Cross with a board bearing his name and hours. The setup draws attention in the busy thoroughfare and crowds drop coins, though impact on patient numbers remains uncertain.
A newly prepared chromium form in an electric furnace named Molutan yields a crystalline, highly active metal with a density of 7.1. It burns with a vivid flame when heated in air and reacts vigorously with nitrogen at red heat cyan.
The battleship Connecticut arrived at Naples amid stormy seas delaying landings by Rear Admiral Sperry. Admiral Moreno greeted the ship while Ambassador Griscom, onboard, reported $15,600 in Red Cross funds and discussed aid with the Duchessa of Aosta. Refugees surge, leading to strict measures and a near martial law climate in the interior towns of Calabria.
In R C F Maugham's account of Portuguese East Africa a hunter describes vultures and eagles swarming a killed elephant. The birds gather as carcass meat is processed, with massive birds diving from great heights to claim remains. The scene captures the dramatic, unsettling chorus of scavengers in the aftermath.
A Success Magazine essay outlines how New York's dominant merchants and social elites, loyal to royalty and opposed to broad political rights, resisted democratic reforms and tax support for independence. They delayed liberty, fearing mass ballots would threaten property, while some fled as British evacuations unfolded.
The state archivist at Frauenfeld uncovers a twelfth century Book of Boors used as a cover for documents. Experts MMM Buch and Wagner of the University of Fribourg along with other scholars deem its origin likely in a Swine or German convent.
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