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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1919
Page
2
The Onden Standard Resident and Avett Bureau of Circulation hold exclusive rights to republication of all news edited or credited to them and to material not credited to others in this paper. The Associated Press is also acknowledged for its news content.
The fire chief suspects several fires in the past week were deliberately started by radicals who sabotage. The Standard notes the dry weather as a possible factor but urges forming a strong citizen committee to direct law and order as fires continue.
A Berlin dispatch reports Count Michael Marolyi escaping to Baly while seeking passage to America. The piece laments America's aloof behavior postwar and urges bold action to guide nations and aid millions seeking a home of hope and liberty amid reconstruction.
A dispatch warns travelers and campers to heed forest safety rules as two fires rage through western Montana threatening timber and hundreds of residents. It recalls the 1910 fires and urges vigilance to prevent new blazes in the Wasaten range and surrounding areas.
The United States dispatches its strongest ever Pacific fleet from Hampton Roads. The force will be permanently attached to the Pacific squadron and mirror or exceed Atlantic strength. The move signals readiness to back mandates and deter Mexico or Japan, recalling Roosevelt’s world voyage and efforts to impress the Japanese with American naval might.
A Guaranty Trust Company expert in New York weighs the postwar foreign trade outlook. He argues that Germany will see reduced mineral wealth while France gains, placing Germany in a new economic position with implications for international markets.
A political economy review predicts Germany will pull back from past trade practices while facing loss of colonies and debt. France may industrialize and tax more to fund its external debt. Japan emerges as a rising power with doubled industrial capacity. Allies likely expand trade, reduce rivalries, and use foreign markets to restore stability, with the League of Nations curbing military entanglements.
A Reeves avenue letter asks Ogden Standard readers about oil prospects in the basin between the mountains and the lake. The editors acknowledge limited knowledge but note geology may allow oil pools. surface indications include seepage and gas, while anticlines and synclines hint at potential but do not prove occurrences. Oil requires finding it where it lies.
A school board canvass shows twenty five candidates apply for Ogden City superintendent. Three applications are from local tractors, many others from educators. no decision likely soon. Three resignations were accepted, including Miss Francis Dearborn who becomes primary supervisor at $2400, and Miss Reba Calbern who has secured another position.
Former Mound Fort teacher Tinkle leaves after a year to take a post with Seattle public schools. German shares sold to Coffin and Company for about 4 million dollars, involving Roessler and Hare labor interests, via alien property custodian. House votes 165 to 123 to remove the day West saving rider from the remodelled agricultural appropriation bill, prompting President William to react.
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