25th Annual Ball Jan 22 1909 Congress Dancing Academy
Random notes cover political, social and crime items from Ogden area. Mentions the 25th annual ball January 22 1909 at Congress Dancing Academy, a suicide of Matilda Kinkney, asylums, a tuberculosis stamp campaign, the Inter Mountain Fair director Tracy, flood reports on the Oregon Short Line, guardian appointment for Perkins children, deputy constable Harris, coal ads, Weber Academy program, Shurtliff reception, and other local notices including runaways recaptured in Pocatello and a funeral for Mrs. Isabella Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shurtliff
High Council
Weber Stake
Weber Academy
D. Ray Shurtliff
Liverpool
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Fallen miner remembered at Ogden service
Speakers praised the deceased including C F Middleton Hyrum Belknap Bishop Miles L Jones and Bishop James Taylor. The remains were interred in Ogden city cemetery in a funeral with Mason funeral rites and a large turnout. A sister Mary Duffy survived by Fall River Mass. Coal ads and a court complaint followed the notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C F, Middleton
Hyrum Belknap
Miles L. Jones
James Taylor
Ogden City
Chait
Ham Hoeckett
Pall River
Mass
Utah Construction Company
Western Prelile
Muring
Mint
Reno
Mary Duffy
Fall River
House Passes Urgent Deficiency Bill in Congress Action
The House proceeded with several appropriation measures after dispensing with Representative Willett's speech. The pension bill abolishes 17 of 18 pension agencies and totals 160.569 million dollars. An urgent deficiency bill of 126.402 million dollars passed after roll calls and an Heflin amendment proposal of 230 thousand for seed distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Willett
New York
House of Representatives
Butler
Pennsylvania
Pemsion Appropriations
Committee On Pensions
Heflin
Alabama
Department of Agriculture
Foss, Hiinels
House Committee On Naval
House
Republic of Liberia
Africa
New Mexico Houses Vote For Enabling Act Memorial
Santa Fe January 19 Both legislative houses pass a memorial telegraphed to Congress urging enactment of an enabling act.
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New Mexico
Santa Fe
N. M
Congress
Rexall Orderlies Promoted for Aged People Constipation Relief
A drug advertisement claims Rexall Orderlies safely ease constipation in the elderly with a gentle bowel-regulating action. It touts a guaranteed satisfaction offer and lists 26 tablet bottles at 25 cents and 12 tablets at 10 cents from The T. H Carr Drug Co. located at 26th and Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall Orderlies
T.+ H Carr Drug Co
Grant
Reed Smoot Declared Senator in Utah Legislature
The Utah state legislature in joint session re-elected Reed Smoot as United States senator with 61 votes to 2 for Wm H King. House measures include a juvenile court bill proposing detention homes and a ban on labor agencies with penalties for placement services. Senate bills expand free instruction at agricultural college with fees under 10 and adjust water rights administration.
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Salt Lake City
Reed Smoot
United States
Wm. H. King
Mr. Smoot
Mr. King
Utah
House of Representatives
Seattle
H. S. Ellerbeck
C. B. Thompson
3. T. Grant
A. E. Kneass
A. BE. Lyon
Archibald
King
Wayne County
McCracken
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Bullen
Spry
Committee On Education
J. ¥. Smith
Venezuela to Settle with United States
Caracas and Curacao report a protocol for settling disputes between the United States and Venezuela. The plan provides for arbitration after a set period if individual claimants and the government fail to agree. Final form waits Secretary Root’s consent on Bermudas Asphalt and New York Asphalt claims. Rudolph Dole signals Orinoca to send an attorney to Caracas to assist.
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Caracas
Willemstad
Curacaa
United States
Venezuela
W. L. Buchnanan
Gomes
Tn Itk
Root
New York and Bermudas Asphalt Company
Rudolph Dole
Orinoca Corporation
Sharp earthquake felt in Smyrna
Smyrna reports a sharp earthquake this morning with no focal damage. Plockes, 20 miles northwest, reports several houses collapsed and three people killed. Buildings damaged in other towns. Battleships Louisiana and Virginia are currently in the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smyrna
Plockes
Louisiana
Virginia
Emma Goldman Faces Dismissal of Riot Charges
San Francisco June 18 The eight charges of conspiracy to incite riot against Emma Goldman and her manager Benjamin Reitman were dismissed today by Police Judge Densy. The case was widely followed as a major political controversy in the anarchist movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Emma Goldman
Benjamin Reitman
Densy
Exoneration Fails to End Trial After Arrests
The text shows a felonious case against Gem being disposed of, but both defendants were immediately rearrested. They faced a misdemeanor charge under a penal code that criminalizes denouncing the government. Bail was set at $250 each as the cases moved toward trial with jury proceedings granted after a request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gem
Doan's Ointment Promoted for Skin Ailments
A vintage ad touts Doan's Ointment as a remedy for piles eczema and general skin itching. It urges readers to buy at druggists and promises relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Judge Landis Reversed Again In Oil Company Case
The Appellate Court orders dismissal of the original injunction against the Corn Products company after United States District Judge K M Landis had previously ruled for the oil company. The estate and Real Estate Loan & Trust members filed the state court suit seeking receivers for Corn Products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
K. M. Landis
Standard OW Company
Oil Company
George F. Harding
Real Estate Loan & Trust Company
Corn Products Company
Standard Ol
Cor Products Company
Landis
Judece Landis
Hydrophobia Fear After Bites From Pet Dogs
El Paso Texas January 19 reports worry over hydrophobia from bites by pet dogs. John W Gates and family were traveling to Pasadena when a Boston bull pup in their car and another bull terrier at Port Arthur were noted as bitten by a tramp dog. Gates and companions recall scratches and bites during their journey raising concern about rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Texas
John W. Gates
Gates
WIFE MUST PROVE DEFENDANT IS HUSBAND RULING SHIFTS PROOF
Seattle Jan 19 Federal Judge C B Tanford sustains arrest of judgment and orders new trial in United States v Yow Ching. The ruling requires the prosecution to prove by means other than the witness testimony whether a woman claiming to be the wife of the defendant is indeed his spouse. The judge shifts the burden of proof to the government making conviction harder in cases involving Chinese defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
C. B. Tanford
United States
Yow Ching
Hanford
Amciats
Flood Situation Critical on the Sacramento Shore
Weather bureau reports show rivers in southern California falling except at Rio Vista where water stands one foot seven tenths. Water bulking around the San Joaquin Islands reaches alarmingly high stage. Levees in San Joaquin county holding, Sacramento shore situation regarded as critical. Rail traffic improves with delays shortened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Weather Bureau
Rio Vista
San Joaquin
San Joaquin County
Sacramento
Thaw Sanity Trial Order Rescinded in New York
At White Plains Justice Tompkins rescinded the order for a trial to determine Harry K Thaw s sanity. The move came after Mary C Thaw requested a hearing before a jury in Duchess county and Thaws counsel asked to withdraw the New York county proceeding.
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White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Justice Tompkins
Thaw
New York County
Mary C. Thaw
Harry
Tudge Tompkins
Duchess County
Tompkins
Thaws
Tennessee Will Vote Again for Prohibition
Nashville reports that the prohibition bill faces another senate vote after a reading of the motion. Opponents say three lawmakers may flip and a fourth member's vote could decide the outcome. the governor cites conflicts with the Democratic platform and concerns over property, revenue, and taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Prohibition
Nashville
Tenn
Senate
Mich & Law Ie
Philippine Bill Favorably Reported In Senate
Washington January 1 The senate committee on the Philippines authorized a favorable report on a bill to appropriate 80083 dollars to four Roman Catholic religious orders in the Philippine Islands. The funds settle all claims for use of the orders property by U S military forces before January 24 1806.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Philippine Islands
United States
Senator Newlands Introduces Arts Bureau Bill
New York dated January 19 reports Senator Newlands introduced a bill to create a bureau of arts and public buildings and a council of art. The measure proposes organizing federal support for cultural infrastructure.
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Senator Newlands
New York
Newlands
Bureau of Arts and Public Buildings
Council of Arty
No Electric Power in Ogden
Ogden faced a blackout as electric service halted by a broken main line in Ogden canyon. Water shortages from a thaw damaged the system linking Telluride, Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake, and Bear River plants, delaying repairs and forcing reliance on external power sources.
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Salt Lake, Telluride
Cottonwood Canyon
Bear River
Ogden
Utah Wight and Railway Company
Orden Canyon
Telluride Power Transmission Company
Cottonwool Canyon
Salt Lake
Loen
Bridge No. 6
Ogden Canyon
Jay S. Groo
Utah Light & Railyay Co
Qgden Canyon
Lewis Place
Grrco
Hyomel Promises Quick Catarrh Relief For All
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a five minute cure for catarrh with a money back guarantee. The complete kit costs one dollar, with extra bottles at sixty five cents, and includes a rubber inhaler a bottle of Hyomel and a dropper. It claims healing from coughs colds asthma hay fever and croup using aromatic eucalyptus air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarra
Rudcon
Australia
Inspection Delay Forces Water Pipe Leak Check
Valve positions prevent internal inspection of the pipe due to vacuum fatigue and slippery bends. The pipe cannot be examined from inside, so authorities must wait for water to be turned off again to uncover further breaks or leaks.
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Valvea
Clash at skating rink sparks citizen soldier melee
In Vancouver British Columbia a series of fights between local residents and garrison soldiers ended with the arrest of private Hinddigun James Haddi gin of the First Infantry. Fifty Hinddigun troops then attended a council meeting demanding release, which was refused by Chief Sechat who ordered dispersal. The dispute began when soldiers were reportedly denied admission in uniform at a local rink.
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Vancouver
B. C
James Haddigin
First Infantry
Hinddigun
Sechat
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Oriter
Rushmer
Manufacturing Optician
Washington Ave
J. S. Lewis & CO. Jewelers and Opticians
Riverdale High Patent
Bell
Wash Ave
Peery's
Peery
Robert (. Lockwood
Silverton
Colorado
Merlan
Griffith
Grand Junction
Art P. Jenkins
Emma Kennith
Logan
Herman Thalmueller
Butte
Montana
Flertha A. Emith
Ind
Business Office
R. T
Congress Dancing Academy
Axel Carlson
Matilda Kickney
Sindy
Provo
Hay Red Cross
U. S
DO. T. Tracy
D D. T Tracey
Inter-Mountain Fair Association
Joseph Parry & Sons Co
Washington Avenue
Ernest Lippincott
Portland
Oregon Short Line
Huntington
Coast Points
Wie
Evening Standard
Nellie A. Perkins
Dr. Perkins
William A
George L
Helen
Arthur Perkins
American Surety Company of
John Scowcroft & Sona Company
al G Harris
Illinois Central
W. R. Scott
Kruttschnitt
Western Harriman
Olinoly Central Railroad
Harriman
Kelly
Geo. J. Kelly
Whitney Brow
Academy
RART
Arial
Tribe & Jones
J. M. Davis
Oregon
Davis
Bancroft
Hawaiian Islands
Jim Hill
Silverbrook
Lowie
Pocatello
John
Ralph Gardner
State Industrial School
Industrial
J.B. of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Isabella Larson
7Th Ward
Giraus Creek
Rock Springs
Cassie Gate
Cattle Gate
Clear Creek
Gillette Coal Co
West 27Th St
Utah & Oregon Limber Company
Thheeman Construction Company, Et al
B. Madson
Hans Madson
O B. Madson
Board of Directors
The
Congregational Church
C. A. Parnsley
BP. Mills
W. A. McGaw
Frank Driggs
Deaf and Blind School of
State Teachers’ Association
Elks
Order of Wilks
W. P. Cooper
Arthur L. Davis
Colonel Applegate
Edgar G. O'Donnell
O'Donnell
Smoot
Ashton
Kentucky
Sinois
Sacramento Shore
Hawking
Want
WM. Driver & Son
Ogden, Utah
Rink
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