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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1909
Page
5
The British peer Athol, owner of 200000 acres and deer forests, keeps a 300 man army of kilted guards at Plair Castle Perthshire. Queen Victoria once presented colors to the unit. His ancestors once ruled the Isle of Man, relinquishing kingship for 70,000 pounds.
An elderly man confronts F. Hopkinson Smith as he sketches a Maine landscape. The stranger mocks art for market, while Smith explains he paints to earn a living. The peddler reveals he deals in pond files, highlighting a curious contrast in trades.
A fragmented newspaper line appears to describe Bell telephone office issues with two or one ring signals and multiple listings for business office contact. The text includes repeated prompts and numbers suggesting internal routing or telecommunication notes within the Bell system. It lacks a clear narrative event or identifiable person.
Random notices from Ogden include job moves and train plans. J I Burrup leaves for Pocatello to join Idaho Wholesale Grocery in a clerical role. Jerry Bally killed after leaping from a moving train near Elko. he worked as a grader for Western Pacific. Send groceries via Tribe Jones. Kansas Sheriff visits Ogden with a forgery suspect. Weather turns cold with a 25 degree high, prompting coal and ice concerns.
Ice dealers said it is possible to install capacity to supply the demand, noting work may proceed to stockpile and deliver sufficient ice.
The Muskogee area reports extreme wind and sleet damage as a statewide gale forces people inside. Widespread destruction to wires and poles raises fear of injuries with extensive property impact and travel disruption over the last day.
A string of seven fires across Oklahoma City caused about 200000 in damage. The Oklahoman building suffered a 45000 loss, followed hours later by the destruction of the 1 Case company warehouse. Estimated total losses run around 100000. A thirtyhour gusting wind fanned the blazes.
Louisville reports Kentucky and surrounding regions blanketed by a genuine blizzard with ongoing snowfall across the state and parts of Tennessee. High winds affect Memphis and Athini while Knoxville records 1% degrees above zero and Nashville sees twelve above with widespread snow in middle Tennessee. All trains are late.
Blizzard halts traffic across Benton Harbor Michigan with snow drifts reportedly reaching twenty feet in some areas. Emergency crews urge motorists to stay off roads as conditions worsen.
The northwest coldest spot today was Minneota Minnesota where temperatures dipped to 30 below zero. Al Moorehead cites 18 below at Minnesota and other readings show Havre Montana at zero and Williston North Dakota at 10 below, with Calgary and Edmonton Alberta at 4 below. The wind is moderating.
Washington dispatch reports support for a tariff amendment aiding Philippine affairs. General Clarence Edwards endorses measures favorable to Philippine scouts and American influence. The bill includes free entry for Philippine and U S goods, with a cap of 400000 tons of Philippine sugar annually to restore sugar interests' prosperity.
In Elsenham Essex the Sparrow club meets yearly to report efforts against sparrow pests. President Walter Gilbey says about 1830 acres are involved with farmers and gardeners joining the 17 year old group. Members kill sparrows from Sept to May, send heads to the innkeeper, pay pennies if short, and fines fund club suppers.
A Buffalo Express column laments a woman who left a pet cat at her lakeshore home while she traveled, risking the animal’s hunger and cold. The piece contrasts such neglect with harsh judgments of a man who scraped steam off windows into the kettle.
Salt Lake City January report says a 1 000 0000 deal to level and irrigate southwestern Utah land is near completion. Freeman Morningstar, traveling to Denver, expects closure within ten days after meetings and will reveal few party details for business reasons. Morningstar’s brother from Wheeling, West Virginia, will join him in Denver and may settle in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City Jan 6 The finance committee of the U AR appoints subcommittees to raise funds for the Big Encampment. Ogden Provo Logan and other cities will have soliciting groups while committees handle legislative municipal and county appropriations. Joseph Geoghegan will supervise. Funds target 60000 with broad state participation.
A major fire in Nogales Arizona today leveled half a block of one story buildings on Elias Street near the International line. The fire department fought the blaze as flames swept the east side of Elias Street while the loss reached eleven thousand dollars.
A traveler recalls an educated Muhamedin in Sarajevo who served Austria. Descended from Bogomil line, he acts as dragoman during a Balkan tour and reveals liberal views despite Islam. An Albanian chieftain, nominally Muslim, attends mosques yet shelters a Greek monk and orthodox chapel near his castle.
A brown Saddlerock shell is mocked for fattening oysters with cornmeal. An oyster opener dismisses the myth, arguing oysters swell only with water through osmosis, and he dislikes fattened oysters. The piece closes with a proverb about friendship from the Detroit Free Press.
Three girls escaped from the State Industrial School last evening. George Lewa, an 18 year old detainee from Salt Lake, also escaped but remains at large. Lewa, from Philadelphia, attempted to convince two companions to flee with him during coal work. Grace Nelson, Pearl Mathews, and Mary Landau reportedly fled by prying a window bar with a pancake-turner, with Nelson later linked to an earlier Salt Lake opium case.
Tacoma January 29 A fire damp explosion and dynamite discharge in the Moore Investment Co mine at Ashford traps one miner 4000 feet underground. Three men die and two are injured including foreman William Dinkler who died trying to reach the entombed miner Jack Norrell. Michael Murphy escapes with minor injuries. News delayed as Ashford telegraph and telephone lines were down after a storm.
New York report shows total reserves above required 25 percent by 2,49,475 with a weekly drop of 2,690,075. L On loans 1,344,196,060. deposits 1,422,820,100. circulation 49,441,500. legal tenders 82,200,200. specie 391,202,300. Reserve 389,402,400. reserve required 355,705,025. surplus 27,097,375.
M. J Meany of Portland was convicted by his own confession of attempting to rob Henry Schilling a prominent local businessman in Butte Montana. Judge Michael Donlan sentenced Meany to twenty years in the penitentiary the maximum sentence under the law.
Washington reports J. M Butler delivers Oregon's electoral vote as a delay caused no forfeit. A copy had arrived by mail, so the $1000 penalty for late arrival was not assessed.
London remained shrouded in yellow fog for a third day causing widespread disruption to traffic and business across the city yesterday as authorities urged caution and halted many outdoor activities.
The Bryn Mawr House midway between Dolgelly and Barmouth Wales calls attention as the home of the man who founded the American Bryn Mawr town. The square stone house now serves travelers as a wayside inn reflecting a homesick founder who built a replica after returning from America.
A New Jersey man says he was bitten by dogs 3 000 times. The report notes his long battle with mosquitoes and suggests the dog bite issue went unseen in his lifetime.
A fragment notes Winter playgrounds in Florida and the West Indies offering pleasures like fresh fruit from trees. The text mentions tourists, boxed fruit, and chippers in an accompanying picture as part of the scene.
Fleetwood Lester traveling agent for Southern Supply and his wife were jailed after holding Young, company president, at gunpoint at his home and robbing him of 5600. Two hours after release, Young obtained warrants for the Lesters and they were arrested. In New Haven, the day marks a dual observance for Dwight Griswold, Yale 1908, who died recently in San Francisco.
Ogden Utah resident Mrs. F J Moody reports relief from rheumatism after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She purchased them at a local drug store and says the trouble disappeared with the course. Sold by dealers nationwide at 50 cents. Foaster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
The Yale junior promenade committee suggests using this year s surplus to fund the new university boathouse. The plan aims to stimulate interest in the project and support campus athletics development.
The article explains how printing plates carry A B C D letters with identifying numbers to trace plate history. It notes over 4800 plates used for the $1 silver certificate and praises engraving work as essential and pervasive in daily life and commerce.
National Magazine notes that atamp value is one-eighth of 2 cent to a government bond with par value $50,000. The article praises the workshop for its universal demand and lack of overstocked customers.
Paris reports no full news of Spain's quake and tsunami with only a Malaga tremor noted. Totans and nearby villages in Murois suffer structural damage as authorities seek further details.
Advert says Alten's Foot-Enase allows wearers to use a smaller size by sprinkling into shoes. Claims relief for tight patent leather or new shoes and for rubber or overshoes. Sample free by mail from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. warns against substitutes.
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