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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
7
Last night at cne alley a large crowd watched Hess's team win the three game series 2187 to 1845 over Shupe's. Hess totaled 510 pins and executed three tough splits, boosting his team’s chances as other clubs practice harder for upcoming finals. The next match pairs Thomas' and Morton's teams.
A fragment notes Terrible plagues and postering diseases of the skin with a claim that Dean's Ointment cures, available at any drug store.
Soldiers and families gathered for a Grand Army of the Republic installation event. H C Wardleigh presided as F I Clark spoke on unity with the W R C and Lincoln circle. Officers for G A R Woman's Relief Corps and Lincoln Circle were installed, followed by music from the Warner Mandolin Club and a campfire style repast of pork and beans and hard tack.
Tables set for 150 at the event room, flags and red white and blue decorations create a festive scene. After the meal veterans assemble in different corners and discuss olden times in a reflective, social gathering.
An advertisement claims two million Americans suffer dyspepsia and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure offered at drug stores. The copy emphasizes relief and urges readers to obtain the remedy locally.
Weather-friendly conditions keep real estate men optimistic as demand remains steady for rentals and homes. Buyers focus on enduring home purchases rather than speculative investments, with land property in demand among irrigation-minded buyers and former camp workers seeking small ranches. Prospects for Ogden’s growth are viewed as rational and permanent.
Fragmentary ad slogan referencing Dr Thomas and an eclectic monarch over pain claiming preparedness against accidents.
Last night a group of young people enjoyed a sleigh ride out of town in a bob sled. The leap year theme saw the ladies pay all expenses and host a late supper at the Imperial restaurant. Attendees included A. Stalag and wife, Pearl Eccles, Clara Warner, Leng Stalings, Clara Petersen, Ittta Doon,abella Jensen, Olite Moyes, Jack Stein, C. Faulkner, George Farr, James Doon, Francis Mole, Robert Mumford, and Jess Moore.
W. J. Bryan told a Torlinson's Hall audience he favored a midwestern city for the convention and would have been satisfied with Chicago. He avoided naming a presidential preference, saying publicizing it could be read as trying to dictate party actions. He said he expects to join the next national convention delegation.
The Southern Pacific shop is near completion with doors and windows installed and a first coat of dark green paint. The heavy two inch plank floor and concrete piers for the machinery are under way, and one locomotive is already in for overhaul. Rumors say one man might run two machines, but President Harriman opposes that, insisting one worker per machine, which would require at least 100 more men for the shop. Transfer of machinery from the old to the new site is arranged to minimize downtime, with engines and shafting moved in sequence. no upper floor machinery yet, aside from the overhead traveling crane.
A fragmented note states Schilling's Best baking powder and soda extracts are easy to use and claim money back if not troublesome, implying a simple product claim or promotion.
The 1903 Foolies department records show 3958 arrests in Ogden with 98 state and 3369 county charges, 3178 Salt Lake arrests for the same period. Prisoners worked eight hours daily, aiding street macadamizing. The force totals twenty patrolmen plus leadership, $26,621.92 in outlays and about $34,000 receipts, a $5,000 credit. Over 1000 drunkenness cases and 600 vagrancy cases were logged, with 500+ on ill fame and nearly 600 for gambling houses, underscoring efficiency compared with Salt Lake City.
Chicago January 13. The South Congregational church on Drexel boulevard was ordered closed by City Building Commissioner Williams due to insufficient exits and exits opening inward.
A jail fire in Birmingham today, likely incendiary, claimed the lives of John Delly and four unidentified Black prisoners. About twenty inmates escaped as officers and citizens hunted them. the blaze drew rapid response from authorities.
A charter is offered to the New York Housesmiths Union under the Employer's Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers with president Frank Buchan. Carroll D. Wright, U S Commissioner of Latcy, spoke at the Ethical Culture Society in Philadelphia and called labor a social as well as economic force. Judge Holden in Chicago set a precedent by fining a labor union as a corporation, a first in U S trade union history.
The Sydney Shipwrights' Provident Union marks 41 years of existence with a credit balance near 310 600. Strike costs have reduced funds by about 12 500, but officials expect the Arbitration Act to curb future waste.
Seven thousand miners at Rio Tinto copper and iron mines in Spain strike for higher wages. In the U K six hundred unions hold about 23 million dollars for death sick and unemployment funds. The Glass Brewers Union adopts income tax dues to build a 200000 dollar defense fund. Yorkshire stationary engineers push for eight hour shifts. German Denmark Sweden and Switzerland see rising union activity as labor conditions aim for parity. Chicago local Truck Drivers Union No 705 claims about 130,060 members.
Ten workers were precipitated head first down an elevator shaft on the sixth floor of the Brown Shoe Company building at Eighth Street and Washington Avenue in St Louis. Six were killed instantly, two died at Rite Hospital and two others were expected to die. Names include Joseph Proyazsalk, George Rothmann and Frank Weinberger.
Ten workers crowded the elevator shaft before descent when the gate failed as the car began its move. Six died instantly, four survived with injuries. Elevator operator James Johnson was detained by police as investigators probe claims the gate was raised by staff.
Washington January 13 The House committee on public lands authorized a favorable report on a Senate bill repealing a June 6 1900 act. The act required sale by auction of all public lands within five miles of Pocatello Idaho at not less than ten dollars per share.
Fragmentary text indicates lands amounting to 60 000 acres to be opened for settlement by standard entry. The notice appears to authorize taking up the lands by settlers in the ordinary manner.
Booker William H. Child of Boston is in town handling mining business. Ernest Bamberger assistant general manager of the Daly West mines visited Park City yesterday.
Parley Jones the Copper Belt railway engineer injured in the Bingham wreck is recovering and expected back in a few days while Columbus Consolidated chief Totty Jacobson plans a forthcoming eastward trip.
William Bayley Jr assistant manager of the Copper Belt railroad in Bingham reports the line will reopen to traffic in a few days. Trains should run by Friday after two ore cars were wrecked beyond repair. A new engine from the east has reportedly arrived in Denver and is in care of the Denver Rio Grande.
It is reported that 2,564 shareholders shared in a $1.59 per share dividend. The Lewisohn brothers holdings of 10,006 shares were reported as equated in Boston.
People of Ogden gain a reliable package delivery system as Erwin Emmett buys an outfit promising best service. They will call at homes or businesses to pick up and deliver anywhere in the city for 10 cents, cheaper than carrying it themselves. Office at Ogden Knitting Factory 2274 Wash Ave, phone 1677.
Miss Spurgeon purchases the millinery business of Mrs Cora Snyder at 2410 Wash Ave. She has extensive experience in this line and announces stock will be sold at greatly reduced prices to make room for spring stock, with new styles arriving soon.
G A P installation and Camp Fire scheduled for January 18 at the K of P hall. Dix Logan Post Relief Corps and Circle of the G A R officers to be installed with a pork and bean supper to follow. All old soldiers and families invited. public not invited. I V Nelson, committee chairman.
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