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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
6
Springtiel Jan 27. Joint ballots failed to yield a U S senator. Four joint ballots from the 18th to the 21st showed Hopkins dropping from 85 to 73 votes. Judge L Y Sherman and Former Governor Yates were also named and cheered.
Vancouver B C January 27 lumber prices in Vancouver rose 62 per thousand feet on common grades and soon will rise at outside points. Log costs have climbed since last summer and drive the lumber price increase.
New York Jem 27 Avenet Belmont the banker today underwent an operation for appendicitis in the Memorial hospital in the city. The operation was successful and his condition after the operation was satisfactory to his physicians. No doubt is entertained of his recovery.
Rail disruptions slow traffic after a rock slide near West Water halts line for 24 hours. Musicians McMillan and Mansfield draw crowds at the Globe Theater as box reservations rise. Local notices include lectures, church events, and society donations with several staff changes and upcoming talks at Carnegie Hall and the Congregational church.
Frank Jones faced a vicious assault by a fellow African American at the Owl saloon on lower Twenty fifth street. A bystander wrested the weapon, the proprietor produced a gun, and the assailant fled, was arrested, posted bail of 26 dollars, and forfeited it by failing to appear in police court. The dispute stemmed from a colored woman visiting a hop joint.
In San Francisco on January 28 the prosecution and defense clashed as juror Wal ter Buck questioned the prosecution's course. Buck, an Associated Oil employee, said he did not believe immunity for bribery implicated Schmitz administration supervisors was warranted. Heney established ties to the Associated company and Herrin as a director. The salesman was dismissed for a cause, with several others removed during the forenoon session.
Vern Metcalf of the district forester's office returns from vacation spent with the Utah U M A basketball champions. The squad toured Wyoming and Colorado defeating University of Wyoming Y M C A in Laramie 64 to 15, Cheyenne 49 to 22, Greeley 62 to 26, Denver 54 to 34, and Greeley 66 to 24, before beating Colorado Springs 50 to 27. Metcalf served as official referee in these games and will officiate in future Utah vs Los Angeles matches.
Madison Wis Jan 27 Senator Isaac Stephenson fell one vote short of a full term re election in the joint assembly on the first ballot with two absentees producing 131 votes and sixty six needed Stephenson received sixty five as yesterday’s supporters deserted amid corruption charges in the primary.
New York January 27 James Melvely secretary of the Rocky Mountain club and a prominent mining attorney died today at his New York home aged thirty nine. He was born in Virginia City Montana to pioneer parents and entered West Point in 1891 before resigning after two years to serve as secretary to Senator Carter of Montana.
Chicago on January 27 the national prohibition committee tested a protest against a Springfield Illinois event planned for February 12 to celebrate Lincoln centennial. They condemn the decision to ban wine as defiance of the martyred presidents principles.
Six boxing bouts took place at the Sharkey Athletic Field on Upper Broadway with no police interference. The card featured two knockouts and two disqualifications for fouling in the preliminaries, ending with Young Loughrey of Philadelphia defeating Paddy Sullivan of Brooklyn in ten rounds.
In Arizona a pretty girl jokes about an artesian well drill bored by weeks and weeks. A young man, distracted, replies with a puzzled “In what way” as she quips it is such a chronic bore.
President Roosevelt will not ride back to the White House with his successor. He told a New York congressman he would go directly from the capitol to Union Station and take a train to New York after Taft's oath. The invitation was from the New York county committee to act as his personal escort.
The funeral for Mrs Sagdalene Petterson wife of Hans F Petterson was held at noon Wednesday in the Wilson ward meeting house with Bishop McParland presiding. The ward choir sang with solos Resignation by Carl Samuelson and Not Half Has Ever Been Told by Maud Belnap. Speakers included President C P Middleton Bishop A Bingham President FP W Stratford Joseph Parry and Bishop. A large crowd attended and many floral tributes followed by interment at Ogden City cemetery, grave decorated by Elijah Larkit.
Serious technical errors in the information filed against Hh. 3 MecCuire, R. E Bramlett and Jonn K. Garrett charge them with robbing Frank Goff of several hundred dollars and a gold watch. Defendants' attorneys move to quash the information and dismiss the case.
A youth from Mays Landing NJ named Lewis J. Austin receives £150,000 under the Caywood will for kindness shown to John Caywood of Lewiston PA in years past.
A brief note seeks a chocolate dipper at Ward's, located at 2241 Washington Ave. The ad mentions stock of 128 units and invites inquiries from shoppers and sellers familiar with the item.
The sale of embroideries continues with unabated interest as today and this week offer the entire regular stock plus a large special purchase. The event promises high quality items at strong values for shoppers.
Local labor groups plan to challenge potential discharge of several white workers at the Southern Pacific Ogden yard to hire Japanese cleaners. The dispute centers on a Japanese interpreter and car cleaners, with past protests when white employees were replaced by Japanese staff and police involvement to avert clashes.
The author compares American, English, and Parisian women skaters noting American women skate gracefully with slender figures and ample practice, English girls skate well, but the Parisienne-London Ma dame is deemed less pretty in style.
The Gentlewoman argues many marriages fail because men marry for reasons other than true love. They choose wives for proximity wealth status or transient emotion mistaking fleeting passion for love. Only love in its war sense remains the enduring force.
The piece notes that evil acts dominate headlines while good conduct remains the norm and less covered, arguing for balance in news coverage without eroding public awareness.
An Atchison man was seen entering a restaurant at 4 20 this afternoon and ordering a bowl of chili and a lemon pie. The report notes his ongoing stomach complaints.
A method to color brass to a pewter like tone by boiling the casting in a solution of cream of tartar with a small amount of tin chloride.
Pittsburg Pa Tan 24 The Thaw case shows renewed hope for Harry Thaw as his mother Mary Thaw pursues a habeas corpus writ to challenge criminal insanity claims. Justice Tompkins orders a nonjury sanity hearing in New York with access to see Harry alone while the Thaw family plans travel to Georgia for the insanity trial. The Thaws unite behind a potential February victory as they await court action and await results.
A speaker in a gallery boasts of travels to London Pavia Berlin Vienna and Rome while a heckler counters with a claim about having seen Main Street in Scrubbersss Pennsylvania. The exchange underscores local pride and travel rhetoric in a humorous public setting.
Josh Wice criticizes the heroine who sweeps noisily from the room claiming she would not recognize a broom. The remark highlights a playful jab at character detail and authorial depiction.
A watch designed for the blind uses movable buttons on a relief dial to mark hours. The wearer passes a hand over the dial to locate the hour button, while a strong minute hand shows the minutes.
Tammy Whacken was taken by his mother to pick a pair of knickerbockers. He chose a run pair that bore a card reading These can't be beaten confirming the confident selection.
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