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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1918
Page
3
Ogden voices from Camp Taylor and Camp Payton report service updates and promotions including a sergeant from Battery I and several Navy and rail roles. Local papers note delinquency talk, juvenile issues, and a naval training call as residents report moves, transfers, and community business.
A telegram-based consent from HS parents allowed Troye and Miss Daker to obtain a marriage license in Kelton Auch. The messages from Mr and Mrs Albert Rosa confirmed parental approval, notarized and recorded on a telegraph blank. The couple planned to wed before sunset, though not at the courthouse.
Joseph Stevens, son of Frank J. Stevens of Sidney-Rinvons Implement, rises from private to sergeant in the 145th Army supply company at Camp Kearny. He previously learned the implements business from his father and worked in banking before answering the call to serve. His brother Lester joined the aviation corps several months ago.
Aged Ogden resident A. Gording, a Civil War veteran, died Monday night at Sawtelle California. He was the lone survivor of his family and leaves behind his son Carl A. N. Gording who died at the Ogden home about a year ago. The funeral will be held under joint auspices of the Gode and Masonic orders.
Ogden city officials enforced a Fourth of July regulation order closing restaurants and refreshment shops on Independence Day. Commissioners announced the closures would be observed in line with public economy rules, with stores, confectionaries, druggists, and similar venues shut for the holiday while preparations and a flag ceremony proceeded.
Report from July 2 notes fresh setbacks for Austrian troops amid a clash with Ta Toraasel forces. The opposing party’s heavy arsenal was unable to halt the advance as Austrian defenses broke under renewed pressure.
A. W. Chandler, manager of Jowell Too, pleaded guilty to selling extract with illegal alcohol content. He paid a $40 fine and was fined for the alternative. no jail time. Assistant City Attorney Sling urged the minimum sentence, noting the product shipped was stronger than permitted.
Reports from depot company departments show $6055 enbecribed in four areas led by general office dining car and hotel $1260 accounting bureau $1320 commissary laundry $1296 and office $2880 Including Ogden ministry and Ogden hotel. District reports are reassuring but a deficit remains to reach $848,000 inOsden’s honor of teaching her expert ment of $848,000.
The Utah Regimental Band arrives in Utah amid great anticipation with plans for 18 engagements across the state. Key personnel include Adjutant Chaplain Brigham E. Richerts, bandmaster Clareice J. Hawking, and many Ogden natives, with performances scheduled July 2 Milford through July 28 Price and beyond, detailing a broad roster of musicians and locations.
Meury Vinega appeared in municipal court this morning with a suspended sentence for a dial being it and dizenlure. He pledged to obtain employment and cited residence at 483 Mouth Avenue, Salt Lake City. Judge Marge Tarker imposed a sentence, with Vinega declaring, I never did play politics, I will work hard.
Deputies brought in two youths after raids on cherry orchards near Riversdale. One was detained in juve nile custody. the other fined $3 in municipal court. A third man testified that raids involved limb damage and burning, while the defendant claimed license ties to local auto parties.
A municipal court held Al Crowell to answer on a charge connected to an alleged attempt against a Wilbur child. The 8 year old girl testified amid a dramatic scene as neighbors described alarms, witness accounts, and the district court set bail at 1000 dollars with Crowell remaining in custody.
Tenry La Platt, arrested Sunday for possessing liquor after being seen drinking in a local hotel, failed to appear today in municipal court and his $50 bond was forfeited. Two other defendants, a man and a woman, who were to appear Monday, also forfeited their bonds. Platt appeared Monday but the bail was later released.
The Glenwood Park recounts for May show total receipts of 443.12 dollars, with city shares from fares and a 16 percent slice from merry go round receipts. A claim by City Auditor Arthur F. Larson sought approval for dog tax collector allowances.
The Marine Corps released casualty figures listing several men presumed missing in action and others killed or severely wounded. Names include Privates Carl H. Weir Clinton M. Doykin W. Craft and Cedrle B Lyon among the missing. Lt Thomas W. Ashley and Sgt William J. Attaway noted among the dead or wounded. additional names appear in the scattered, partially legible lines. Widespread reports mention a road being turned back and a Virginia hotel fire alarm, with unrelated scattered notes and era references.
A Danish steamship traveling from France to an American port was sunk by German submarine fire. Four survivors from the crew arrived, including Captain Kringlori, as the loss totals about seven crew members. The vessel had been halted by a shell attack after the crew abandoned ship in lifeboats following a stalling storm.
A fire at the Aetna Chemical Company plant in Mount Union Pennsylvania destroyed four buildings. The blaze began in the gum cotton department and caused an estimated loss of about one million dollars. Fire officials report the incident occurred this afternoon with extensive damage.
The Independence Day program for Ogden outlines a parade starting at 10:06 a.m. and a 10:45 a.m. ceremony with music by the Southern Pacific Band and Scandinavian Quartet. It includes an invocation by Patriarch James Taylor, a Declaration of Independence, an oath of loyalty, an address by Hon. Nephi Li Mortly, and a benediction. Parade routes list streets and sections feature police, city bands, Red Cross, and numerous nationalities, with specific marshal assignments and a schedule of musical selections and speakers.
Washington reports say Italian counter attacks after days of fighting yielded over two thousand prisoners. The official dispatch from Rome lists fifty one pieces of heavy equipment, four guns, fifteen trench mortars, several thousand rifles, and other material captured. Italian patrols reportedly crossed the river with minor gains, while French detachments captured four prisoners in a surprise action.
AP dispatch reports a renewed German counter strike near the Marne east of Chateau Thierry was broken up with American forces holding every inch of ground captured. Fierce fighting persists around S111 206 and Nery, as artillery and shelling continue this day amid the Allied line.
Quotations furnished over the private wire show closing sales for multiple mining and metal stocks. Prices for Iron King, Privee Con, Tintte, and West Toledo appear alongside a long New York Stock List featuring American Can, Bethlehem Steel, Canadian Pacific, General Motors, Kennecott Copper, and Louisville & Nashville among others.
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