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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1915
Page
7
Wrights store plans a one hour closure from 12 to 1 tomorrow for lunch and restocking. Hourly sales run from 5 am to 6 pm with one hour sale blocks in every department though phone orders are not accepted. The ad urges reading the schedule to target sale times and notes the break for clerks.
The Utah Greeters association met at the Reed hotel with Ogden and Salt Lake hotel personnel present. Harry W Teckett Jr was elected second vice president, a 1936 National Greeters convention is to be held in Salt Lake City with an Ogden outing for delegates, and a protective fund for members against bad checks was started.
Lawrence von Arnim, tied to the Mahara d of Kapurthala, pleaded not guilty in Salt Lake district court to a third degree burglary charge. He allegedly stole the prince’s strong box from the Hotel Utah. von Arnim claimed German spy credentials and noble birth while witnesses, including M Roy, the prince’s private secretary, testified.
An ad promotes a summer skin relief product claiming instant relief from rashes bites and hives. It touts a cheap trial bottle with a money back guarantee and full size bottle availability at Gullmey Drug Co and local druggists.
The Utah Hot Springs outing is under consideration by the Elks lodge to host their annual event. If held, the site would feature a large dance hall, space for an athletic meet and a ball game, plus bathing facilities. Organizing committee members include Walter Herrick, George Hogan, Robert Hogai, C. Glasmann, and Dr. C. R. K. McMurdy, with final plans expected soon.
Dan Morgan, a traveler from Pocatello to Reno, was fleeced of $4 in Ogden after meeting a stranger at the Union Depot who claimed he also planned to go to Reno. The man sought $9 to release suitcases, offered a $100 check, and disappeared after Morgan loaned $4 to him.
Toledo July 12 Charles Leon Cardon of Brussels presents to the United States Van Dyke’s Saint Martin Dividing His Mantle for the Toledo Art Museum. The gift, sent through Brand Whitlock and Marshall Sheppy, honors American aid to Belgium and cites Toledo as home of Whitlock who helped “our unhappy country.”
The playwright Augustus Thomas was named art director of the Charles Frohman company to oversee artistic development after the death of Charles Frohman in the Lusitania sinking. Thomas will assume duties previously held by Frohman and will guide the theatrical enterprises.
Berlin reports from Cologne that rye oats wheat and barley crops will be especially large. Sugar beets are higher quality than usual and the fruit harvest is expected to be satisfactory. Harvesting has begun in western and middle Germany with favorable early yields noted.
Charleston West Virginia July 13 Mine managers report that several thousand Italian reservists have left the Kanawha coal country in the past month to join their regiments in Italy. Many are trained mechanics including electricians and mine workers.
A joint action by federal and state food and drug inspectors led to the abatement of a cognac type brandy found to be misbranded due to artificial coloring. The container, tied to the Royal Liquor company, was confiscated after testing. A civil suit was filed seeking destruction of the product, as authorities pledge a broader campaign to seize all violative spirits. The effort follows repeated warnings to retailers about labeling and testing requirements.
American officials seek uninterrupted transit through European war zones for science instruments chemicals to U S colleges. British orders in council block shipments from Germany, prompting inter official representations by both sides in London. FRANCE SENS COLLECTION Arrives New York July 8 paintings and drawings from French artists sent to the United States by the Society of Fresh Artistes and Writers to honor American aid in France since the war began.
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