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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1917
Page
9
Commissioner Chris Figrare directs a crew to resurface the canyon road along Harrison Avenue extending to the mouth of the canyon. Holes are filled and work aims to prevent further city damage from heavy rains.
The court receives two new divorce filings as wives seek support and restoration of maiden names. Lilian Messerly requests a divorce from George Messerly and the return to Lillian Cabill. Upton Cunningham seeks separation from Henry Connichsm and restoration of Upton Richardson. No children noted. Also, a Utah stage scene features Antonio Moreno and Edith Storey in a notable five set drama.
Payments for the Red Cross fund are due now at the Pingree National Bank with special clerks to process them. President J. E. Carver urges timely contributions toward the $100,000,900 goal, separate from regular membership dues. The Alhambra opens at 11 o'clock tomorrow showing Norma Talie in Panthea at 5c and 0c.
San Francisco July 3. Judge Emmet Seawell ruled that scores of letters and copies of the anarchist publication Blast offered by the state to link Mrs. Rena Mooney to conspirators are not admissible as evidence. Each item should be read separately to the jury, and the seven separate rulings on admissibility were noted. The documents, some written by Thomas Meezy, allegedly connect Mooney to groups aiming to trigger anarchic acts and disrupt the draft, a claim central to the murder trial following the July parade bombing.
Abe Martin notes Charity and herd times at home with few listeners as Lem Pusey jokes about joining the war and officers clarify that Bima is not fit for service while others discuss trench safety and a dim view of war duties.
Short classified notice seeking a skilled individual to assist with cooking and housework duties. Telephone contact and address provided as 2363 Jackson to discuss details and schedule.
Lisct Col James A Woodraf to organize and command a regiment of picked woodsmen and mill workers for service in France. The unit’s special duty is to extract timber and other necessary work for the armies from Geronda, with the regiment to operate under fire.
Senate debates intensified as supporters push a dry bill with cotton and iron products under government control. Southern senators vow to strike cotton from the control list while amendments aim to trim other items, with clashing views on presidential power to suspend manufacture and distillation. The chamber approves key committee amendments, but leaders expect a vote only after possible use of the cloture rule.
In the diet today minister Tamasaburo Kato stated Japan may dispatch warships to the Atlantic if necessary. He argued the move to the Mediterranean was not required by the Anglo Japanese alliance and was for Entente aid to defeat Germany, justifying cooperation with allies.
In Toulouse and southern France, cavalry horses are dying in a suspected epidemic with mortality reaching 6 to 70 percent of new contingents. killed after unloading, the disease defies treatment. Veterinarians split on influenza, poisoning theories, or other causes, with cases dating back to 1916 and peaking in spring 1928, while officials seek answers. Also noted is the appointment of Rear Admiral Wallington and Captain Henry S. Wilson was promoted to rear admiral.
About forty Elks from San Francisco Oakland Sacramento and other California cities plus several from Nevada arrived in Ogden over the Southern Pacific early afternoon and are visiting Orient Canyon and other beauty spots while awaiting a Los Angeles contingent to join. The party plans to unite in Ogden then proceed to Boston for the national convention. California and Nevada Elks were greeted at Union Station by Ogden lodge members and given luncheon before an automobile tour of the city. Some Elks are with their wives.
Steady improvement reported for Fred G. Taylor secretary of the Amalgamated Bugar company who is ill with typhoid fever in New Orleans. If no relapse occurs he is expected to recover and be back at work in a few weeks, according to telegrams from the southern city received today.
The city commissioners accepted the June cost for storm sewer work by Gibbons and Reed Contractors. The June total is 6665.37 and the city sanitary inspector George Shorten's June report was approved showing dairies up to standard. In Duluth Minnesota market news, July 3, no market due to uncertainty. market to reopen July 5 with limited trading.
A hundred aevendents of the Hobert Watts family from Booth Weber attend a reunion in the town. Robert Watts, early Utah pioneer since 1851, located in Went Weber district. Attending are A H Watts from Kanosh Millard County with 101 descendants, KH N Watts in Went Weber with 13 children 7 sons and 35 grandchildren, Elizabeth Watts Fifa from Providence UT mother of 10, Lacy Watts Milz in Hooper mother of 14, Phebe Watts Jones in Hooper mother of 12, Elites Ann Watts Relnap in Hooper with 13 children, and John Watts of SS Anthony Idaho unable to attend. Four children remain with few grandchildren. The St Joseph Rexing girls plan to sew for Red Cross Thursday morning at 10:30 at Mrs Florence Situefield’s home. Ivy Smith of Salem Oregon wed Frank Merrill of Orden in Mine Ivy Smith’s ceremony performed by Rev J Carter. Merrill, a Cadillac dealer, will live in Orden after a short honeymoon. Caroline Yeager of this city will wed L Boucher of Denver in Orden chapel at her sister Mrs Joe Merrill’s home en route to Dillon tomorrow.
Guglielmo Barconi, an Italian wireless mentor and revolutionary, asserts in the United States that Italy’s entry preserved the Allies at the war’s start. He says keeping France uncertain would have required a million troops on the Franco-Italian frontier, weakening Joffre and allowing Germany to seize Paris.
In Salt Lake at M C Coulton residence Miss Yeager will wed Miss Culton in a ceremony at noon led by Rev P A Stapkin. The bridegroom Mr Neacher district manager for Kelly-Springfield Tire Company is known in Ogden and the intermountain region. The couple plan a honeymoon trip tomorrow night and will be at home to friends in Denver after August.
Funeral notices from Plain City and nearby areas report services for Elizabeth Summers at 2 p.m. Thursday, with Bishop Gilbert Thatch presiding and interment in Plain City cemetery. Other obituaries note Sarah Weirson Richardson in Plain City today, with services by Bishop Thatch and interment at Pigle City cemetery. Funeral services for Wilson Riley were held at his Hanesville residence with Bishop Green presiding and several speakers including Thomas Jones and Hattie Green. interment at City cemetery. Derk de Quypers, born in Holland, died at 5:65 a.m. at his North Washington home. funeral arrangements pending. Thea Christianesen, 22, died at home. body to be transported to Salt Lake for interment. Judge John Hagley’s funeral set for Thursday 3:30 p.m. at the Masonic temple under Weber Lodge No. 6, with viewing at the family home in the morning.
New York traders faced pressure at the opening as leaders slipped while rails showed some improvement. United States Steel moved modestly, Atlantic Gulf and West Indies, Studebaker, and Central Leather fell over a point. Bonds held firm as markets tightens ahead of the holiday. Chicago hogs and sugar prices posted varied results.
Fragmentary OCR data lists resources loans and discount bonds railroad and industrial stocks and other bonds furniture and futures real estate trust from national banks and state banks currency expenses peenant surplus undilded profits inter est change.
In Honolulu on July 2 the Royal Hawaiian Motel, historic center of the Hawaiian court, was purchased by the YMCA for 275000. Hawaii raised 119000 toward the price with the remainder from the International YMCA. The hotel, built in 1836 under Kalakaua, drew notable figures, and Hawaii’s military buildup at Pearl Harbor and nearby Honolulu figures into the current purchase as part of wartime accommodations.
An advertisement for very low round up fares to northern Utah and Idaho points via Oregon Short Line. For rates and full details, contact City Ticket Office, Orpheum Dock, Orphema 2500.
Klamath Falls Oregon July 3 festivities mark the first unit of the Central Oregon railroad from Klamath Falls to Dalry. Speakers include Norbet E. Strahorn and George Palmer Putnam with Indian participation and a patriotic pageant planned. Equipment orders for locomotives passenger coach and cars announced in Portland.
A vaudeville style review notes the film Money Madness starring Mary MacLaren and Eddie Polo. It previews a picturized Whispering Smith tale by Frank H. Spearman showing at the Cozy today and tomorrow.
The Tageblatt in Berlin quotes General von Anseone on the western front near Amsterdam, noting renewed mass tactics by Tirittah army commanders and a turning point in the British offensive. It cites Walz and Plumer unlikely to secure final arms, with German reserves poised and Vorwarts discussing Lloyd George speeches on peace and liberty for occupied districts.
A fragmented page offers guidance on wedding invitations, greeting etiquette, and proper attire. It mentions Rosemary and John James Brown’s informal day, invites with a two-cent reply, and courteous behavior like lifting hats and facing ladies. The tone reflects a period advice column with miscoded text and missing context.
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