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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
9
Ogden city items report trout planting at the riverhead by J D Harris Jr and Jack Johnson with minor losses, plus mentions of summer conferences, coal company offices, medical notices, and various local notices. Births, personnel changes, and service announcements fill the page, including hospital updates and city filings.
July 1847 diary entries recount Utah pioneers fording Ham's Fork and Diack's Fork then nearing Fort Bridger. Reports list departures to San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego via Southern Pacific, with Promontory Point updates and inspectors aboard car 100. A watch and chain stolen from Thomas Smith are recovered near Twenty third and Adams after officers arrest a suspect.
Employees of the Consolidated Wagon and Machinces Company who are members of the National Guard will receive full salary while serving the state or federal government. The Salt Lake head office announced that guardsmen leave with pay, will retain their positions, and return at the same salary. The company will also pay full salary to staff joining the Federal Training Camp in Salt Lake City from August 19 to September 21, 1916.
Public notice seeks applicants for home service positions at Box 172 Ostens. Details on papers, dates, and duties unavailable in fragmentary OCR.
Amalgamated Sugar proposes a 50 cent per ton increase to be paid to farmers on beet contracts for the Rome district and other regions. The measure raises the total to about $200,000 across all Amalgamated loss factories due to abnormal conditions. Eccles explained the action aims to aid growers under current market circumstances.
Three special trains bring the Joe Robinson circus to Ogden from Logan, unloading at Wanblagton Avenue and Twenty seventh Street. The program opens with a 1 PM street parade, parade through downtown, a zoological exhibit, and a 30 minute pre show concert by Prof Tinney's band. Tickets available at the Saintyre Crux Store with the same show ground price.
Dr Ezra C Rich has been nominated by President Wilson for a future appointment in the medical reserve corps of the regular army. An examining physician role for recruits was discussed, with expectations he will be ordered to Mexico if war breaks out. Official notice of appointment is anticipated within days following recent exam completion at Fort Douglas.
A local agreement among Inanarere Leland Williams and W F Imvns with Northern Utah Baseball officials led to postponing the Saturday game in Weleham City. Manezer Williams arranged a substitute match between life nine and a teat L from the Balt and Ogden Oc neighboring teams for the open date.
Frankin Th Inch antaon and Laure J Mehardsos divorced by Judge Howell in the district court. Richanison couple married October 25, 175 at Bast Lake City have eight children, four boys and four girls, youngest 6. Elecita left July 15 Wit and has remained away. desertion cited. She currently resides in Lagan with two children attending Agricultural College.
Fragmentary text notes a revived interest in English cycling postwar, mentioning Jandon in July and a renewed enthusiasm not seen in two decades, with references to notable cyclists and the sport's rising popularity.
The piece notes sport and motor care replacing old fashions as enthusiasm for motor cars grows. Women adopt short wire shirts and high boots for openness to activity. The public road near London becomes a nostalgic stage as veteran cyclists and villages recall the golden days.
Vienna reports Dr dar Her, a noted scientist, has invented a device combining a writing and telegraph system to let the blind read via hearing. The machine translates Morse like signals into sounds from records stored on small disks, enabling full stories. The setup promises low prices as the device progresses toward publication.
Washington July 6 Secretary authorized department commanders to discharge National Guardsmen in federal service who have dependent relatives. New York July 6 Applications for discharge by guardsmen with dependents will be allowed per War Department orders to Major Leonard Wood. Commanders must instruct recruiters to avoid accepting recruits with dependents.
The New York Health Department reports 174 influenza deaths in the city since the outbreak began, with 21 in Brooklyn, two in Manhattan, and one in Queens among the 24 hours ending today. Total cases over 28 hours rose by 128 as the city increases nursing and medical staff under mayoral order and a $20,000 financing plan.
In Waukegan on July 6, physician Dr W Kroth testified in the Will Hopper murder trial concerning Marion Lembert. He described hysteria and a tendency toward self harm, while Dr McNallr presented chemical analysis of the victim’s body contents.
Amined alag testified for the defense this afternoon claiming cyanide on the coat found long after Marian's death on February 3 could not be detected after ten weeks. He asserted the odor would fade within days and that the coat would smell new by July 23, five months later, arguing the poison could not have been present for over eight weeks.
Lorton July 6 The liquor control board orders that after June 6 no spirits may be sold except to proven Lot prior buyers. At 41.26 per bottle whiskey yields about 96 cents value while water costs 31 cents for half a pint. The note criticizes wartime price shifts and claims dilution increases consumption as public houses reopen.
M Cune a well known mining and railroad figure in Peru and Utah denies any candidacy for governor on the Democratic ticket. He says he is entirely out of politics and will stay with the party to help its success. He declines to forecast the party’s stance if nominated.
The July session of a public schools debate on military training faces postponement as the National Education Association convention awaits committee reports. Dr Woods urged that school military training could emancipate education from clerical constraints, while preparations for foreign study and teacher salaries were also discussed.
Washington July Representatives of beef packers and cattle producers faced a House committee on the Dosland resolution for a Federal Trade Commission restitution. Norland's petition, signed by 125 members, argues that few packing houses dominate slaughter, markets, and transport, and seek to control export prices by expanding packing operations to South America and Australia.
Mrs Clara Waite was granted an annulment of marriage today. The divorce names Mrs Clara Louisy Peck Waite wife of Dr Arthur W Walt. The husband is in prison under death sentence for the murder of his father in law Jehe FE Peck of Grand Rapids.
London reports a revival of German submarine activity over the past three days. Three Avvah fleeing boats reportedly sank in the North Sea. crews were allowed to abandon ships except one fisherman whose airfoil crew member was killed and two wounded by gunfire. A U boat hit and damaged a Trans // unclear. A Norwegian trader was fired upon near Farsund but the tanker remained undamaged.
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