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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1917
Page
2
The paper notes the two week session dragging without a single division measure enacted. It urges readers to demand decisive action and accountability from lawmakers and Governor Remberger as they face delay and procrastination in major policy goals.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports a crisis over alleged invisible government in Utah's legislature. It cites Democratic caucus influence, lobbyists, and backroom manipulation as undermining public reform. Supporters insist caucus action resists entrenched interests and warrants strong legislative accountability.
The mayor of a town issues a proclamation urging all citizens to conserve water due to severe cold and reduced supply. It condemns wasting water at night and calls on residents to keep taps from running to prevent pipe freezing, appealing to the public to act swiftly amid the national emergency.
A fragmented report notes a major fire risk and long standing water shortages in Ogden. Officials fear a large conflagration while highlighting the city’s proximity to an almost unlimited source of parent water at its doorstep, seen as key to rebuilding the community’s water supply and future growth.
In Ogden area news, fight for meat market dominance grows as Armour and Cudahy interests expand. Reports claim new packing plants at Salt Lake and Los Angeles, with Seattle to Spokane routes and San Francisco as key markets. Competing firms Miller Lux and Western Meat Company monitor developments as Utah facilities surge.
The letter and debate reveal amid a Utah context that a Cadahys entry is shaping the Ogden Packing & Provision company into a larger scale, seen by locals as a move to cripple an independent firm. The piece notes investor backing and community tension around a major meat industry shift in Ogden.
A feature play titled Woman Alone heads the Utah theatre lineup today and tomorrow. Star Alice Hrady is hailed for exceptional productions and the current show is promoted as a notable exception to the rule. Local ads and fleeting snippets mix with unrelated fragments about home duties and a separate strike note from Helena, Montana.
A Maryville miners union controversy centers on a fifty cent per day wage raise. A representative of the Western Federation of Miners, said to conduct the walkout, notes the union was recently organized while a broader labor dispute unfolds.
Keystone led gains advancing to 96 cents from 92, with strong closes around 95 bid 96 asked. Selle and Tintle Standard also firm amid delinquent assessment effects. The session saw about 300 shares traded with many issues above or near the day’s highs, featuring a wide list of Utah and regional stocks and notable bids and asks across banks, mines, and utilities.
Nervousness over dangers to passage and rumors shape the Chicago wheat market. Prices move little as investors await confirmation of potential sinkage in markets and possible increased export storage charges. Opening quotations show slight gains and declines within a narrow range.
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