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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
2
Fire inflamed the Sutro Tunnel near the Ward shaft and Combination drift. About 15 miners were rescued after fainting from smoke. pumps brought in to fight the blaze. The tunnel drains the Comstock mines. damage estimated at about 10 thousand dollars.
News of the Sutro tunnel fire caused a market scare in San Francisco. Comstock shares fell about 50 percent or more as investors rushed to sell, with Ophir at 140 dollars, Mexican at 60 cents, Consolidated Virginia at 67 cents, and Savage at 25 cents as the downturn spread through the mining sector. The fire threatened mine drainage work and potential stoppages across several properties.
Washington report says ballooning in America has a setback after the house committee on appropriations refuses to provide liberal sums for military aeronautics. The signal corps asked for at least $500,000 for the new branch, insisting dirigibles are beyond experiment and essential to wartime war readiness.
Uncle Allen Sparks muses that much trouble comes from people who should listen but instead do all the talking. The remark captures a theme of caution about dialogue and ear to ear.
Fifty cottages will be constructed at Havel hospital near Las Animas Colorado for tuberculosis patient treatment under federal operation. The project totals 150000 dollars and covers the hospital site at Lyon.
Mrs. Alice K. Hall testified in San Francisco that her husband William R. Hall repeatedly tied her feet to a ceiling beam and beat her while wearing gloves. He allegedly forced her into a swamp boat, made her disrobe, and swim to a tree where she stayed naked until he returned. The couple married in Oakland two years prior. Hall was in Louisiana and the divorce proceeded by default.
In a Washington letter to Senator Frank P. Flint, Secretary Straus cites 1907 and 1908 immigration figures for Japanese to the United States and departures, notes a shift toward emigration, and rejects claims of large surreptitious border entries, asserting figures are accurate.
Helena Jan 28 a sensation in the legislature as Representative Hall introduces a resolution stating Attorney General Galen a brother in law of Senator Carter drew 12000 from the state treasury for salary and expenses without entitlement since he was under 30 when taking the oath the measure calls for return of the funds and removal from office standards.
In San Francisco on January 28, Emma Goldman the anarchist speaker and Dr Den Reitman her manager were tried before Police Judge Deasy for calling an unlawful meeting. After four witnesses were examined the court directed the jury to return a verdict of acquittal.
United States district court actions seek 2,000,000 damages for loss of the White Star Republic after a Nantucket collision. The Florida of Lloyd Italiano is named in a wreck suit with claims of fault on Republic’s part and a separate limitation petition. U S Marshal seized the Florida under attachment after filings.
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed near Point Wood Indiana after exiting a tunnel from Booneville. Fifteen people were seriously hurt and many more bruised, with injuries concentrated in the smoker car. Editor Lewis C. Brannen of Corydon Democrat is among the injured. The smok er overturned completely while three other coaches tipped on their sides.
A Winsted Connecticut man reportedly ate 18 eggs at a single sitting, as cited by the Buffalo Express. The feat is linked to a recent drop in flight prices affecting dining habits and appetite.
A New York Herald excerpt recalls a man who killed himself after a letter blaming his wife for driving him to it. He had been a hero who did not believe in divorce, according to the piece.
The Irish peer who spoke for the first time after twenty four years as a member of the House of Lords defies being a genuine Irishman.
A reflection on how true modesty avoids seeking shock or sensationality and favors restraint in appearance and reaction. The piece examines social expectations and the inner restraint of a modest woman in everyday life.
The essay recalls McKinley’s life and character linking his presidency to the simple carnation. It notes that carnations adorned his lapel and desk, inspiring public virtue, and explains Carnation Day as a nationwide tribute worn in his memory today.
A Chinese proverb notes a clever man turns great troubles into small ones and little ones become none at all, illustrating skill in overcoming difficulties.
The parson's wife sent a mutton order and the butcher replies with a cheeky note claiming not killed himself this week but can get you some off his brother. Philadelphia Inquirer style humor underlines a satirical exchange.
A terse meditation on persecution argues that cruelty signals moral failure rather than virtue. The piece questions justification of oppression and explores ethical limits of punishment.
A fragment quotes a self referential line about fair questions and excuses for asking them. The speaker notes that when someone begins with a phrase like It is a fair question or If you'll excuse my asking this the reader already senses a needed fair question.
A fragmented exchange shows a caller and respondent discussing a man who died after a self-inflicted operation inspired by a new health food. The odd humor centers on miscommunication and tragic undertone in a dated newspaper style.
The standing army of the Tonge Islands has been disbanded after a royal decision. The force included six officers and 30 men, deemed no longer useful to the kingdom.
An electrical instrument shown to the public claims to locate free metals at depth, map vein courses and widths, and determine exact subsurface position. The device represents a rapid pre prospecting tool promising precise underground imaging.
The weekly paper notes St Petersburg houses the largest room in the world which may host proclamations of the czar. Dr H Campbell Thomson of England uses the cinema to study nervous diseases by filming patients at 16 frames per second to reveal movement patterns.
Ogden City Utah declares redemption of 100 Gold Refunding Bonds issued 1898 bearing $1000 each. Bonds numbered 1 to 100 to be paid at Chase National Bank New York or Ogden City Treasurer's office on March 1, 1909. Redemption follows required ten year notice terms.
Notice of bonds payable at Ogden City with presentation details at the City Treasurer and a March 1 1909 final payment date. Dated January 16 1906 City Recorder E P Brown with publication runs January 14 to February 13 1909.
The city recorder of Ogden City invites sealed bids for repairs to sprinkline wagons. Bids due by 6 o'clock Monday February 1 1909. Details available by applying to the City Recorder. Printed January 22 and January 30 1909. BE P Brown City Recorder.
Directors meeting January 1909 levied assessment No 1 of 4 mills per share on outstanding stock. Payable immediately to B W Kennedy treasurer at his Ogden Utah office.
Office notices indicate that delinquent stock assessments on belasting remain unpaid as of February 18 1909. They will be advertised for sale and, if unpaid, sold on March 8 1909 at 4 p m at the office of George Halverson secretary 403 Eccles Building Ogden Utah to cover the delinquent assessment costs and advertising expenses. First publication January 16 1909. Last publication February 12 1909.
In Utahs District Court Jane James seeks a decree of divorce from Willam P Jones. The summons orders the defendant to appear within twenty or thirty days after service, failing which a judgment by default may be entered. Plaintiff attorney J H Devine serves notice from Ogden.
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