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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1918
Page
3
Random references from Ogden items include theft reports, recoveries, and services. Entries note Miss Heltle Seltz resuming duties, Mrs. T. WR. Reed recovering after surgery, and stable dry cleaning offers. Oakley and Idaho connections appear with business and transit notes, plus a vestry meeting at the Good Shepherd church and local marriage news.
Gossard Corset Company promotes Gossard Week with deeply discounted corsets in Wrights department, advertising 20 dollar matches at 9.95 and lace front models at 4.60. The sale highlights new silhouettes and graduate corset fitting while warning of rising prices later in the week.
T Lloyd, head of the Grind Blales Tegarlment with offices in Salt Lake City, will open a local office to advise taxpayers under the 1917 income tax law. He will assist those filing returns and ensure proper reporting. Married residents with $2000 annual income and unmarried with $1000 must file, with all residents taxed regardless of nationality.
City board completed most questionnaires with class one registrations listed alphabetically. Class three registrants include Rosé Feltz James Cantwell Jr and many others. long list details numerous names, implying a broad voter or service eligibility process.
The writer expresses gratitude for the kindness shown after a recent bereavement. They thank friends and family for support and prayers, noting appreciation for expressions of sympathy during their loss.
Detectiva A Jenson reports ten draft boards misnamed in a Chicago case. Albert Bos, recently arrested, allegedly used a landlord’s name to register on Dec 11 at Precinct 7 Ward Chicago. Edward Howard, jailed, tied to the same scheme. Howard likely registered as Stalian with Italian ties, while Bos was released after a telegram confirmed the alias.
Mrs Willard Weihe wife of famed violinist Professor Willard Weihe died at home in Salt Lake City She was the daughter of the late Oram Pratt and sister of Mrs James H Douglas of Ogden The notice notes her family connections and her passing in the Utah capital.
Oxden's Scottish folk plan Friday evening festivities at the Knights of Pythias hall featuring Edwin F. Hinckley as principal speaker and Rev. John Edward Carver presiding. The program includes songs, dances, and Scottish selections with Thatcher's orchestra providing music.
The Ogden canyon area sees a frigid morning with temperatures around six below zero at city walls east of the canyon. Snow reaches roughly 24 inches. Ogden itself reports eight degrees above. Forecasters predict warmer weather after a light morning snow flurry around nine.
Washington January 21. Senator Stone launched a blistering attack on Republican leaders accusing them of exploiting the war to seize control of the government. He cited several conferences with conferees and warned of a partisan address at Whig time as Republicans publicized a joint response to his speech.
In Petrograd Sunday night an armed group assassinated A. I. Shingaroff, minister of finance in Kerensky's cabinet, and Professor Kokoshine, a state campaigner under Kerensky, in their beds at the Marine Hospital. Shingaroff and Kokoshine had been moved there from the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul after troubles. An armed party entered, demanded bed locations, and shot Kokoshine asleep. Shingaroff was wounded as he woke and bullets struck him before the attackers departed.
Sugar markets in New York show steady refined prices with modest gains and varied confectionery grades. Chicago hog market faces larger arrivals and slower shipments dampening cattle and sheep prices with hogs steady near prior levels and mixed heavy weights under 16.86.
A garbled Chicago market note discusses price trends with declines and bear factors, mentions provisions and railway labor history, and notes a musical program and social event run by local women. Entities include Chicago, 1906, San Francisco, railway workers, Mrs. Wells, Wilbur Meyers, and Mrs. Gearzo Wells.
The report compiles cattle hog and sheep prices from Chicago Omaha Kansas City and Ogden markets dated Jan 21. Hogs at Omaha ranged around 10 to 16 dollars with various weights. cattle in Chicago and Kansas City showed steady to higher bids for native steers cows and feeders. lambs at Kansas City quoted near 16 to 17 dollars, with local stockyards noting receipts and price ranges for several classes of livestock.
Fragmented OCR shows livestock items with weights and prices. Mentions cows at 840 pounds and 4 cows at 15 pounds each, steers at 240 pounds, bulls at 1140 pounds, and other unclear entries. Names, dates, and full context are missing.
The Salt Lake mining exchange shows mixed movement with Alta Consolidated 300 shares at five cents, American Copper 100 at five cents, Alta Germania 4000 at four cents, Cottonwood at 146, Crown Pathi 1000 at two and a half, Howell Mining 900 at 12, and several others trading small lots. Prices vary across equities including King 2000 at seven eighths, Michigan Utah 1000 at nine, New Quincy 1000 at seven, Reed’s Ter 1000 at four, Silver King Can 70 at 2.824, Texan 190 at Jim, and Windie Standard 200 at 1.31 with broader activity noted.
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