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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
2
The note outlines membership in the Bureau of Celebration and Associated Free, referencing a long established 1870 date and a pledge of exclusive republication rights for Associated Press news not otherwise credited locally. It also mentions a national independent newspaper and a club, with emphasis on non-surieny phrasing and publication rights.
The fur coat market strengthens as war profits and wages rise. A massive fur auction in St Louis begins February 2 with an estimated 75 million dollars in sales expected from the world’s visible fur supply. American dealers plan to buy heavily. more women wear coats and add fur accessories despite high prices.
A federal inquiry examines Jack Dempsey’s war service claims amid charges and counterclaims. The heavyweight fighter faced scrutiny over alleged military service gaps while serving as a shipyard business agent, with critics questioning receipts and paid appearances as evidence of loyalty to the war effort.
A reform plan urged by Commissioner Ward calls for uniting the city and county health departments to create an efficient system with a joint medical head. The idea aims to ensure proper care for veterans and improve facilities across the larger combined jurisdiction.
County commissioners and the health department discuss plans to merge the city and county health offices. A combined system could fund a chief physician and a secretary at 3600 dollars yearly, with the goal of improving public health and eliminating private practice conflicts.
The United States Geological Survey bulletin highlights the Dry Piney field in Lincoln County Wyoming as a prime oil source east of the Wyoming Range at about 8000 feet. It notes proximal Kemmerer Piney road access, transport costs, and historic drilling, with initial wells yielding oil and gas, and discusses anticline structures and potential for broader lubrication oil use.
In Ogden last night Buchmueller Kaplan beat Southern Pacific 40 to 16 while Ogden Standard defeated Never-Rip 44 to 36. Swainston led Southern Pacific and Hudkvildiml starred for the Standard in a fast, hard fought doubleheader with strong center play and several baskets from midcourt.
An OCR damaged ad fragment markets Bear Oil for hair, claiming ancient secrets and universal use. It lists unclear street or company references and mentions misread names and locations around New York City.
London January 25 Dr Marconi informs Wall that investigations are in progress regarding the mysterious signals recently deserted being received by his wireless instruments. He hopes to make a statement soon. Marconi insists that no one can yet say whether they originate on earth or in other worlds.
In San Francisco officials urge households to curb overspending to lower living costs. Orrin Lester of the Treasury savings division states the public bears blame for excess, calling for a tempering of extravagance to reduce prices.
Russian ambassador Martens told the foreign relations subcommittee that 941 firms from 32 states showed a desire to enter import and export relations with Soviet Russia. He named Packard and many others, listing manufacturers from cars to chemicals, saying he would submit further contracts the Soviet government had entered for American goods.
Frank Place, 39, employed by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy, was arrested on a charge of violating the White Slave Act after being found on a train in Nebraska with a woman named Frances Doty. Place, a retired Riley, Neb., resident, was committed to jail on bail. The woman was released.
Promo notice offers a trial package for Falay’s fEfaner and Tar Compound for coughs and croup Foley Kidney Pills for pain in sides back rheuma and back. Foley Cathartic Tableta for constipation biliousness headache and sluggish bowels from Foley Brig Co with address in Chi.
Officials said they had never been approached about a mandate for Armenia and noted it would likely be accepted if offered. In Madrid crowds gathered in Huerta Del Sal as tobacco shortages sparked disturbances, police charging the crowd outside theaters.
The program at Pantages features Teatrice Morelia in royal blue perform, a study in melody and costume with violin, harp and piano. The Four Casting Camonalis perform aerial tricks, Jessia Maker and Redford offer The Girl and the God, and the Alexander Brothers with Evelyn present All Eaves Up. Mason and Cole bring Just for Laughs with high speed comedy and a special Albert Brick orchestra.
A bomb was hurled at a motor car in Cairo carrying the minister of public works Ismail Sirey Pasha. The assailant impersonated a phia lographer, but the minister escaped unharmed. The assailant fled the scene.
A government study by John Skelwyn Williams notes radical shifts in national banking resources over twenty years. Eastern dominance has eroded as Pacific coast banks report the largest percentage gains, with eight western states up 400 percent and the middle west up 363 percent, while the south climbs 889 percent.
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