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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1919
Page
2
The Oaden Standard s of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and the Associated Press state AP is exclusively entitled to use for republication news credited to it and not other news in this India paper. This notice governs all content herein and must be followed by all republishers.
A portrait titled The Warrior's Return shows an Indian veteran in khaki greeted by his tribe. The item recalls the American army’s diverse makeup with soldiers from Chinese Japanese Indian Greek Italian and American backgrounds, proudly American at the depot.
The Kieckhofer company confirms an Ogden box factory will begin soon with its engineer on site within three weeks. Credit for securing the enterprise goes to C. J. Stilwell and the Ogden Publicity Bureau, proving Ogden needs a central organ to attract industry.
A national observer weighs North Dakota's post referendum push for a state reserve and rural credit bank, grain elevators and mills, and worker housing, arguing the experiment could bolster or discredit socialism. The piece urges honest administration and questions impacts on farmers, workers, and taxpayers.
Residents report a rat infestation around city dumps stretching from the southeast to the southwest. A driver observing waste piles feared the situation would escalate, urging city abatement and even state action if authorities fail to act. Local voices advocate poison campaigns and thorough sanitation to curb the colonizing rodents.
A garbled brief mentions Figure 4 in Utah and France celebrating Victory Day, with a note on United States participation next Monday. It references the night of July 11 when a German prince’s crew began an attack at the head of the Marne.
Fragmentary account recalls American action at Marne and the Kaiser’s move to Berlin. The July 14 clash signaled the start of Germany’s military retreat as Allied forces pressed forward. The piece ties the date to America’s evolving war role and a broader July sequence celebrated as pivotal in freeing Europe.
Washington July 11 a five hour House debate on the prohibition bill featured strong attacks and defense. Proponents urged enforcement while opponents argued constitutional overreach and the alcohol definition. Moon of Tennessee warned the bill could be impracticable and beyond Congress powers, with discussion continuing into morning and section by section work to begin Monday.
Report from Paris and Constantinople recounts a drastic toll from an influenza epidemic among Bristol Bay Alaska Natives, with 95 percent of the nine hundred population dead by the relief expedition’s arrival aboard the Marblehead. The account notes starvation and exposure among the dead as dogs pressed nearby. The dispatch also covers Premier Clemenceau’s reaction at the Paris peace conference and a possible Turkish resignation.
Chicago July 11 Roger Peckinpaugh of New York continues to lead the American League batting race with .282 after 23 straight games. Joe Jackson moves to second at .380, leads in total bases, and Peckinpaugh adds runs. In the National League Thorpe tops with .397 while Hy Meyers climbs to .322, and multiple players post 25+ game totals across teams.
William Mather of Plain City spoke at the Ogden Mod and Gun club meeting about his vast collection of relics and weapons from four polar expeditions. He showcased arrowheads, a tin of ruby and a sample from Alaska, a Chittess furve pistol, and pistols from Arabia, Belgium, and other nations, plus a Browning automatic and a .22 Browning target pistol, noting their historical development and future relevance.
Lieut Frank S Caldwell of Willfast Ireland a Royal Air Force member was killed this afternoon at McCook field in a 400 foot fall from an airplane during parachute tests. He had previously made several successful descents and the rope attaching to his harness failed before the parachute envelope opened.
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