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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1909
Page
2
A guest recalls waking to a rattling door and a maid entering in a hotel room. He later finds the door locked from inside with a bolt shot, realizing the vivid sight may have been a hallucination sparked by fear.
A Denver-visit anecdote from the Democratic convention recalls a famed politician known for red whiskers in a light gray suit and pearl-gray spats. In a hotel corridor surrounded by cowboys and politicians a western representative jokes that his whiskers should be scrambled a bit more.
A Paris institution trains dogs to greet visitors with a wagging tail and bowing head at departure. Dogs also learn to pick up and return items such as handkerchiefs or fans dropped by owners, reflecting a playful effort to curb manners in canines.
York Pa January 14 Harry Keener a York county farmer confessed to killing a man on his Sev en Valley farm last July according to statements by a dying girl Miss Lorenga Tawsey. Keener said the victim was a stranger who threatened him and was killed with a shot through a glass door and buried in the orchard with body parts dispersed.
J. B. Martin, a New York hotel proprietor, offers workers $50 for each baby born to them or their spouses as a bonus. He has paid $5,150 in bonuses over the past year and expects to pay more this year, claiming the plan improves reliability and reduces staff turnover.
A downtown shoe company shows a coat assembled from 365 loon breasts with white center spots. The manager recalls little of its origin beyond a window card that notes the coat is touring stores and was made over many years from birds hard to shoot.
A Paris merchant informs a customer he can offer cloth at nine francs per meter but will assume eight francs if no reply. He notes nothing will delay the sale and accepts the lower price if no response is received.
Younsperim Hungary January 14. An explosion of fire damp in the Aucka coal mine followed by a dust explosion trapped two hundred forty men. Sixteen miners were rescued and forty five bodies recovered. Fire remains localized and rescuers aim to save the entombed workers.
An elderly friend recalls Roscoe Conkling resigning after Garfields appointment and a feud with Blaine. The legend says Conkling left public life to protect family, retire home, and pay debts, noting he earned $40,000 in a year and charged high legal fees.
A joke hinges on a couple arguing over naming their baby. The wife favors Thomas after the husband while the husband pushes for William after the father-in-law. After a long two month quarrel the baby is born and the punchline reveals the baby is a sir.
In Melbourne's Parliament Garden, a stone fountain with figures, birds, and flowers was carved inside Melbourne jail by convict William Stanford. Convicted at 21 for bushranging, he gained the attention of Col. Champ and Melbourne's leading sculptor, studied art, earned pardon, and rose as a successful local sculptor.
A young Englishman visiting Jude's in Dublin laments slow service. Pat provocatively fills a tumbler with cold water and dumps it in his face then urges a brawl. A separate joke has Mr Mookton report to his wife that she must join in household reforms, and she ignores him as if he were a notification committee.
St. Petersburg reports the death of Vice Admiral Ro jestvensky who commanded the Russian fleet in 1904 1905 during the Russo Japanese War. He led ships from Libau to the Far East and endured the Battle of Tsushima losses and his own injuries. He later faced an indictment over surrender but was declared not guilty.
A famed detective, momentarily at a loss, discovers a claw that may crack his case. He mutters Hal and fumbles over whether to pursue the crew or press the lead, glancing through a pocket Sherlock Holmes edition for guidance.
Twelve couples marked their golden weddings in Abrest near Irhy France with a church ceremony attended by about three hundred descendants. Local residents joined in the celebration.
John Brooks, a farm hand near Modana Missouri, drove employer John Thompson from the premises with a revolver. He killed Mrs Thompson and Thompson's brother Butler before taking his own life. Reported motive unknown. Brooks said to have been drinking at the time.
A Monroe County man recalls Hen Merriam’s fishing trip on Sodus Bay where a hammer used in an ill advised strike against a large bass caused a hole in a cedar boat and led to it sinking. Mark Sullivan rescued Merriam, but the bass weight remains undisclosed.
The article notes unusual movements of sands along the northern coasts of France Belgium and Holland with a fine finding from Normandy reaching Denmark. A piece from Illustrated Sunday Magazine also features Francois the artist and his looming commission weighing on him as he faces a portrait task for 1000 francs.
A Canadian Pacific freight locomotive traveled into a snowslide at Three Valley Lake, 25% miles east of Vancouver, at 3 am. The engineer Coughnin and the fireman were trapped in the cab and drowned. Both men were residents of Revelstoke.
A London scene in the House of Commons showed two M P s with coats off in a washroom mix up. They swapped coats and mislaid personal items a police officer intervened urging calm and correct conduct in the lobby.
The text links beauty to truth and logic, praising the artist people as the consistent people. It asserts loving beauty means seeing light, and traces Europe’s civilization as a torch passed from Greece to Italy to France through the ages. The quote attributes this view to Victor Hugo.
The Ogden Water Works company under manager H Kircher applies under Utah law to appropriate ten cubic feet per second from springs in Taylors Canyon Weber County. Water from multiple springs at several points of diversion will be collected and conveyed to a point near the west line for diversion, with details of bearings and distances provided.
The section 6 township 6 north Range west Salt Lake base seeks a 20 000 foot pipeline to a reservoir east of Ogden City between 22nd and 23rd streets with yearly municipal use from January 1 to December 31. Protests by affidavit must be filed within 30 days after the notice publication. Caleb Tanner State Engineer announced oral publication December 28 1908 and completion January 25 1909.
In the city treasury of Ogden Utah sufficient funds on hand set aside to redeem one hundred of Ogden City Gold Refunding Bonds of 1898 issue No 9.
City Recorder of Ogden Utah publishes legal notice with first publication January 14 190 and last publication February 13 190 for the public record. The notice references official actions and deadlines under Utah law.
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