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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1909
Page
5
Findings of facts conclusions of law and the decree were filed yesterday morning in the case J H Kurt against the Ogden Canyon Sanitarium company. Also noted are real estate transfers and social notices including a 20th wedding anniversary celebration at the Congress Dancing academy.
In Ogden since 1885 Mr and Mrs Miader celebrate 20th year of marriage surrounded by friends. Petitions seek letters of administration for Corinne K Lawrence estate, intestate since December 26 1908 with a life policy of 509 dollars from Metropolitan Life. Nellie J Booth sues Le Roy Booth for divorce filed September 2 1903 custody alimony and support for a minor child.
Colds contracted at this season are quickly relieved with Bees Laxative Cough Syrup. Laxative quality clears the system of the cold and is pleasant to take. Best for children for coughs colds croups and whooping cough. Sold at Gao F Cave's and Depot Drug Stores.
John Nicholson longtime Mormon church official newspaperman lecturer and missionary died at the State Mental hospital in Provo after a year of illness described as brain softening. A Scottish immigrant with decades in Utah media Nichols on worked for the Deseret News and earlier the Juvenile Instructor under George Q Cannon.
In St Louis on January 26 thirteen members of the Belmont Pleasure club an alleged lid organization surrendered after a sixteen hour siege. Police had aimed to raid for Sunday closings but found doors barred and windows locked. They resorted to pepper and blocking chimney but the siege ended when the men sought breakfast and yielded.
New York reports January 23 visible grain supplies with declines across wheat corn oats rye and barley. Canada’s wheat visible supply also falls by 185 000 bushels to 6 526 000.
In San Francisco on January 25 Judge Sturtevant's court awarded James Dillon 15000 damages from United Railroads for losing an arm suffered when a motorman started a streetcar as Dillon boarded on December 30. His injury required amputation. he sought 35000. An appeal will likely follow.
Union City January 25 In today's trial Ed Marshall allegedly involved Ethelbert Rogers testified that 36 men participated in the murder of Captain Ranken Rogers and Marshall were neighbors I and Marshall tried to stop the killing and asked Garrett Johnson to allow taking Ranken to Hickman in my bogey but he did not answer.
Mrs Carrie Nation faced a hostile audience at Canterbury music hall in London. She was pelted with objects and struck in the face by one as hissing members demanded she leave under police protection.
An agreement has been reached among Secretary Root and the British Canadian and Newfoundland governments through their representatives on the Newfoundland fisheries boundary question. It will be submitted to the Hague court for arbitration.
The Potter Cafe banquet drew Ogden guests with an ornate dining room lit by colored incandescents. Host C S Potter and Mrs Potter, along with Mr and Mrs Frank Mangum, presided as an orchestra played and a refined menu pleased attendees. Notables included Father Cushinahan, Mrs Kiesel, Albert Scowcroft, Ned Dalrymple, L Madsen, Hayes Madsen, J Humphris, Wm Williason and many others from San Francisco to local society.
The Potter Buffet and Café corrects an earlier Examiner notice. A la carte service runs from seven a.m. to 1 a.m. with short orders available in that window.
Havana January 26. On the eleventh anniversary of the old Maine’s arrival the new Maine and the Mississippi arrived in Havana to witness the inauguration of General Jose Miguel Gomez and Cuba’s new government. Crowds lined the harbor as the ships anchored near Morro, salutes were exchanged, and Havana prepared for ceremonies on January 28.
Negotiations lead to a referee appointment to hear Mrs Guggenheim Wahl's alimony and counsel fee petition while a divorce action from William Guggenheim moves forward. The case traces marriages and annulments across Hoboken Chicago New York and France with key counsel from Seabury Untermeier and Samuel Untermeier.
Dr. Sheldon Leavitt takes charge of Rev. Johnson Myers’s mind healing talks and cites cures of locomotor ataxia, intestinal tuberculosis, and typhoid fever through psycho therapeutic methods. He warns neither medicine nor surgery claim universal cures and says medicine and surgery can aid mind healing.
At Madison Square Garden on January 25 1908 Yule led Columbia to second in the two mile college race. In the ten mile scratch row Tewantan of the Hale School defeated J Lee of Boston by nearly a half lap, finishing in 54 27 4 5, Lee taking second among 66 starters.
Andrew Carnegie as guest of honor and speaker at the Robert Burns society dinner at Delmonico's praised Burns as a blessing to humanity. He noted posterity will honor him more in a hundred years and cited Horace Greeley's praise of Burns as a man who nestles closest to humanity.
Chicago county commissioners voted a $900 yearly salary increase for each member. Four opposed the measure, but supporters prevailed after a week of attempts to stretch Cook County’s income to cover regular expenditures. The legality of the action was questioned during debate and may be challenged if President Posse vetoes the item.
Chicago January 26 Miss Agnes B Taylor has filed a claim to a 2 million dollar estate in England. She states she is a granddaughter of Mrs Winch Hare who descended from the Winch family tied to Virginia in 1800 and Earl Winch of England.
Tom Longboat wired promoters in Chicago that he will race the winner of the Dordo-Hayes contest on February 17, with the Canadian Indian agreeing to meet the victor in a coming race in March. The date for the third big race will be set later.
Chicago January 26 A 14 year old girl Blanche Dubeck and 16 year old boy Edmund Spencer both of Elithart Indiana are being sought by a brother of the boy who asks police help. They are believed to have come to join a theatrical troupe or to marry. Blanche's father George Dubeck is tracing them from Detroit.
The American National Livestock Association opened its twelfth annual convention in the Bellasco theater Los Angeles with delegates from states west of the Missouri River. President H A Jastro welcomed attendees and outlined priorities including federal grazing land control tariffs on hides wool and livestock meat inspection and rail freight policies. He praised forest reserve policy and conservation efforts and defended meat availability while criticizing overstocked ranges. Committees were formed after the opening address and delegate rolls were read.
Three boys aged seven eight and eleven sons of prominent Murray residents were taken into custody by Marshal Mauss. They face charges for committing a number of robberies in Murray during the past several days.
Placide Frigerie and R H Sheffield were sentenced to seven months in parish prison and fined 150 dollars each for operating a betting book at City Park track after testimony on the Locke and racing law. A motion for a new trial was denied and an appeal to the supreme court will be pursued.
Washington January 25 lawmakers in the house paid tribute to Mr Boutell of Illinois praising John R Binnh the wireless operator aboard the Republic after its collision with the Florida. The remarks drew loud applause as the session adjourned at 4 10 p m.
Tony Caponi of Chicago and Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Wis square off in Billings Montana for a 40 round Marquis of Queensberry bout. Both are in good shape and weighed in at 165 and 153 pounds respectively. The victor likely challenges Stanley Ketchell for the middleweight title.
Two Americans and eight foreigners are imprisoned in the Merchants Coal company mine at Boswell Pennsylvania after a gas explosion traps workers. Rescue crews work to reach the trapped men as conditions in the mine are described as dangerous and uncertain.
Three foreigners were badly injured in a tonight explosion. Superintendent Logan was carried out unconscious as rescuers reached the scene.
Washington January 25 the request to pass the ant opium bill on February 1 dominates dispatches from the state department. From F P Brent of the American delegation to the international open commission at Shanghai the goal is to present to the commission substantial evidence of the U S stance on opium importation and use.
Nashville dated report says at the resumption of the trial of Colonel Cooper his son Robin and former Sheriff Sharpe charged with murder of former Senator Carmack the court warned that the first person offering a business excuse would be fined ten dollars from the bail.
New York Jan 25 William Gow former director of Borough bank of Brooklyn is on trial accused of larceny of 145000 dollars from the bank. Indicted with Howard Maxwell the bank president and Arthur J Campbell the cashier the case follows the bank's 1097 failure. Gow faces trial in Brooklyn court as the first direct link to the bank collapse.
Sydney C Love and Co, a major brokerage house, retires from business in Chicago. Partner F Aldrich cites stringent conditions and the firm’s partnership ending next April. Mr Love is reported to be in New York.
A claim suggests weary houseplants that grow weak can be strengthened by iron water made from rusted iron. The method involves soaking iron and pouring the solution into the soil to boost growth like a bay tree.
To clean a beaver hat rub with powdered pipe clay. Light beaver fur cleans richly with a mixture of dry Fuller's earth and magnesia.
A historical note describes placing a small portion of strychnine on an egg and baking or breaking to attract rats quickly. The method suggests letting the egg draw rats to a baited vessel for control.
A man named Smith uses a subtle social strategy after an encounter with Brown and his companion. Mrs Smith questions the choice while George defends the invite, saying the Browns would have invited them and never have anything fit to eat.
A wary tale quotes Bishop Dudley planning to move labor to Kentucky. Friends question the risk and the bishop replies he will not tread on a dog. The note adds London news: Lady Moulton, wife of Sir John Fletcher Moulton, died in London. she was Major Henry Davis’s daughter.
In northern Scotland a wife visiting her condemned husband interrupts his farewell to ask where she will plant the lattice this year. The prisoner retorts that it matters little to him, and she quips to the warden that John is angry about his hanging, then leaves the cell.
Mrs Miriam N Loomis told a Home Economics conference at Chautauqua that college girls in leading schools throw bread and cake at meals and hotels demand a fee to serve students due to bad manners She urged making the table the social center of the school arguing young men and women should not need to apologize for college manners.
The article recalls the final hours of President Lincoln after his fatal shot near Ford's Theatre. He expired the next morning in a house opposite the theatre, which today draws travelers to see the room viewed as sacred ground and a key historic site in Washington.
Milwaukee boxer Jimmy Clabbe, a 142 pound welterweight with a 72 inch reach, is among four claimants to the welterweight title. He recently drew with Jimmy Gardner in New Orleans over 20 rounds and is slated to meet Mike Sullivan, with New York and Boston clubs pushing for a March clash. Clabbe’s record includes sparring with Battling Nelson and victories over several notable fighters, signaling a strong title bid.
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