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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1918
Page
2
The Independent newspaper reports on a local vending club in Owtes, noting Associated Press coverage and republication rights. The piece mentions standard practice for reprinting AP stories and credits.
A wartime notice emphasizes care for Lae crippled Aalders and other wounded, detailing government support, education, and family welfare. It notes congressional action on a work tax and education bills, with assurances of continued aid and restoration to usefulness for those who served.
The article reports Edward Ay Romely, NY Mall and Hepress vice president, arrested on perjury charges over concealing alien enemy property. It alleges Romely acted as agent for Germany, directing $1,261,000 to Henry Stoddard for stock in a paper, with Stoddard claiming no knowledge of the funds. The piece warns of German propaganda’s reach and public contempt for corrupt prominence.
The Llerai Republican reappears in the Salt Lake Herald after a brief consolidation with the Telegram presenting a declaration of principles. It pledges vigorous war policy support across parties and cites Lincoln, McKinley, Roosevelt style Republicanism, while endorsing Nord Sraool and ex-officials including Sutherkund Spry Heywood Barlow Watts and Joseph Morris in Ogden and Nephlen.
A degraded political column notes discord among prominent Republicans over recent ballot actions and factional splits. It urges reconciliation, shared leadership, and renewed party loyalty to avert further internal strife and debt pressures.
A fragmented account discusses soldiers returning from conflict and the toll on health. It mentions long hospital stays, lingering wounds, and ongoing care, warning of high mortality and lasting physical drain. The piece references numerous callings and losses tied to front line service and disease.
A garbled wartime report outlines American efforts in France including Valieil Stiles creating large supply depots and docks for rapid unloading, a vast sixty mile supply line, 42 locomotives, and 100 miles of track. It mentions coal piles, salvage depots converting battlefield debris into usable materials, nine airplane fields, and motor repair shops reclaiming scrap for service.
A Salt Lake bank collapse is reported with little hope of recovery. The piece recalls five years of turmoil and notes John Pingrer once saved the institution from wreck, while current figures show investors reassessing the bank's stability amid continuing restraint.
Salt Lake City July 9 The Merchants Bank, a private institution, was closed by the state bank commissioner after a run drained resources. About 2,600 depositors with roughly 1.4 million dollars in deposits faced abrupt shutdown. Federal Reserve examiners had found unsatisfactory conditions and prepared to bring the bank under federal supervision, while a receiver was appointed. Officials stressed solvency concerns and that the branch network could access Federal Reserve resources if needed.
The article describes a bank being excluded from government protections due to nonliquid assets while federal examiners investigated the asset mix. It notes efforts from Ogden individuals to save the bank, but wartime pressures and rumors hinder recovery. It discusses political risk, conservative banking views, and doubts about further disturbances in Salt Lake. The piece mentions Merchants’ influence and local banking tensions.
A proposal from the Slaughters of Pioneers committee seeks to rename Glenwood Park to Lorin Park to honor Glenwood's former mayor. The motion was discussed at a Monday meeting led by City Commissioner Milr with support from Lotones to move the park change forward.
A reporting note recalls a marketing meeting where a large group named Parr appeared. The scheme favors a shorter Lorin Pars name for the first mayor as plans for a July 2 celebration proceed amid ongoing discussions and a water issue unresolved after a later meeting.
The county board of education met Monday with eighteen census enumerators chosen to conduct a school census in the county during the last two weeks of July. territories listed include Third Creek Riverdale Margaret Sminpeon Fal en Olle B Graham Warr Wsel Erickson Fingrissilly Morris Topper Jirs Kate McDonald Munsieville Koursville WIT Gre Tiborry Menred Marriott Florence Howell North Onde G Barrett Ulein City Martha Bo Lund Measant View Aviry Harker Batells MHolandy Slacersite dara Wheeler Taylor and West Weber Julia Ririe Norman Anderson Mrs Fran rattord Waren atm Warren Tura Rose.
The Ogden Chiropractors Association proposes offering Adjustments to registrants with defects, claiming to aid democracy and reduce sickness that hinders government. The letter requests boards to consider their service as a voluntary measure during the draft enlistment period.
Prominent doctors urge iron supplementation for modern American women citing dietary iron losses from refined foods and cooking changes. They promote Nuxated Iron as a quick remedy to lift energy, strength, and appearance, claiming two weeks for noticeable improvement and offering a money back guarantee.
A letter from Dr Blair and colleagues proposes chiropractors provide free adjustments to help men rejected by local draft boards regain fitness. After improvement, the men would be sent back for re examination. The group pledges cooperation with authorities to smooth procedures and aid eligible servicemen.
Frank Oblson nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Oblson of 2762 Wolker avenue received a head injury Monday evening when he leaped from a moving truck to retrieve his wet bathing suit. He struck his knee and shoulder and was rendered briefly unconscious before being taken by a Paskin teamster to a doctor. His condition was not as serious as first feared. In a separate report Mrs Sohn Ato twenty three was fatally struck near the Tint mine at Eureka.
A kerosene lamp she was lighting exploded spraying flame on her clothing. Neighbors extinguished the fire after being drawn to the scene by her cries. She died from the burns. husband and two children survived.
Five Mexicans arrested on alleged immigration violations were released from county custody after an investigation found they could not be held. The group, said to be from New Mexico, had been working in beet fields near Grace Idaho and were en route to Lovell Nebraska when arrested. A disgruntled labor agent is claimed to have prompted their detainment. The party included two men, three women, and a baby.
Legal notices record a name change petition for John August Jonescheit from Joan August Jonervhelt with a July 29, 1918 hearing before Judge A. W. Agee in Ogden City. Also lists a delinquent stock assessment for Ogden Petroleum Company and multiple shareholder amounts and certificates in Weber County.
In accordance with law many shares of each parcel of stock as may be necessary will be sold at the office of the company No 631 Twenty fourth street Ogden on the fifteenth day of fifty at the hour c a m to pay delinquent assessments together with advertising and expense of sale. Ale Glasmann secretary treasurer 360 Twenty fourth St Ogden THY
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