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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1916
Page
2
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Fragmented OCR text lists multiple city newspaper names and agencies including Salt Lake City San Francisco San Diego and Nevada. The line reads as an auction or listing of where an advertisement block can be placed in a chain of papers across western cities. The exact item is unclear due to garbled OCR.
A heated exchange over Superintendent Mille’s half day plan in Ogden prompts editorials and local reactions. Supporters argue for businesslike efficiency, while opponents claim the plan shortchanges 2000 to 3000 boys and girls aged 6 to 10 who would lose a full school day under state law.
Citizens voice concern as half day schooling proposed for 7 to 10 year olds. Critics warn of pushing children to work and losing play time while supporters cite training and early employment aims. Standart editor urges reading official statements to judge the plan and calls for superintendent Mills to resign if harmony cannot be found.
The Standard suggests appointing Weber Academy head J. Barber as Ogden superintendent while Weber Academy directors back Mille, proposing a swap with Mr Mille becoming school chief. The letter urges unity, calls for immediate action, and questions who the best candidate is. The piece advocates political harmony and condemns back pedaling.
Professor C. Home of Utah Agricultural College reports a remarkable showing by boys and girls clubs. The 1983 figures indicate profits from various productions by local clubs, including vegetables and other articles, with notable monetary amounts recorded.
Senator Francia Newlands of Nevada warned in the Senate that the tariff bill harms production and risks industrial stagnation. He blamed domestic caution and banking regulation, not foreign foes, for reduced output, urging gradual policy shifts to preserve American industry and resist foreign competition after the war ends.
A parent teacher group at Torin Vary School submitted resolutions to the Standard. A man from the group argued for keeping Mr. Milla at the school, citing his children’s progress and conditions. He hinted that the movement may be political and noted the board’s Democratic majority versus the Standard’s Republican stance.
Clara Kimball Young headlines tonight's showing of Camille at Atham Bra theater. The silent film performance features the famed star delivering drama on stage and screen in a period piece beloved by audiences of the era.
Denver tabulates police arrests for the first eleven days of January 1918 after state wide prohibition took effect. A total of 349 arrests were recorded for various offenses compared with 404 in the same period in 1915. Twenty three were arrested for drinking while intoxicated compared with 76 in 1915.
A dated advertorial urges readers to avoid damp ground and eat less meat while drinking Jad Salts mix daily to flush uric acid. It claims rheumatism stems from a poisonous toxin and that the kidneys filter the impurity, with the remedy advertised as inexpensive and harmless, made from grape juice and lemon juice pulp.
City health officers halted yesterday's trial after a cursory exam found the prisoner to have scarlet fever. A more careful diagnosis last night showed the defendant as not contagious. Jury selection for Hauser was not finished. the defense had one peremptory challenge remaining and twelve jurors waited in the bar.
French positions endured a 24 hour bombardment by German forces including Imperial Guard regiments. French trenches held after initial waves, three inch guns delivering counter fire. German attackers suffered heavy losses before eventually gaining ground. many prisoners were taken by the French before retreat to their lines.
A night of smudge pot fires kept orchards warm in Southern California as temperatures plummeted. San Bernardino reported 24 degrees with icy street ponds, while moisture from recent rains limited orchard damage and aided trees.
The Arthur Hauser murder trial for the Woodmen of the World captains death resumed in Omaha Nebraska with a juror verdict on the admissibility of the prisoner. The jury continued questioning witnesses and reviewing evidence as proceedings restarted.
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