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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1916
Page
7
Final preparations for Ogdens Monday celebration proceed with city officials meeting to finalize the program. Chairman David O McKay reports floats and new entrants, including a municipality in Ogden, alongside bands, baby pageant, baseball game, concerts, and a grand fireworks finale.
Lieutenant Webster reports Utah has not met fall quota for the National Guard on duty along the Mexican border. The War Department reopens Utah recruiting stations to raise about 400 more volunteers across cavalry artillery and medical units. Counties vary in enlistment. Murray and Lehi branches planned with more stations. Eligible single men under 20 with two years service may qualify for promotion after exam. opportunities for advancement and decent pay accompany enlistment. Lieutenant Webster to return to Ogden Wednesday. youths may sign up at the Standard office.
A cottage owned by the proprietor Wiewsch was destroyed by an intense fire near the Wak resort area. Fire crews arrived quickly after an alarm triggered by an explosion of a kerosene lamp, but the rapid spread left the interior heavily damaged and furniture burned. The owner Willita Roel reported loss of belongings and estimated value at over $1,000.
Fire officials describe a stove blast in Saxtona apartments that sparked a blaze. Dozens of campers rushed to assist and help extinguish the flames as firefighters arrived.
Pioneer services will be held in the Eleventh ward at Thirty-Fourth Street between Washington and Grant at 7 o’clock with Apostle David O. McKay as speaker. The musical program features Ogden’s soloists and instrumentalists including Leith Pearson, Elsta Bhotien, Dougla Drals, Frank Jageera and others.
News from Peking reports a turbulent public mood after Yuan Shikai's death. Finance officials Lian Sui Yi and Chow Tsu Cai resign amid criticism of malfeasance and fiscal mismanagement. Premier Tusa Chi Jo faces attacks over reluctance to issue mandates, while censors publish adverse findings on officials.
Vice Admiral Kaninda commands the Russian Baltic Squadron which has clashed with German forces recently. The fleet is believed unable to avoid a pitched naval battle against the German ships if pursued.
The second year of the San Diego Exposition, boosted by added features from San Francisco, posted record attendance with two peak days at 44 825 and 45 259. First 100 days of 1916 reached 648 707 visitors, 28 016 more than 1915, and the event runs through December 1916 with plans for President Wilson’s visit and numerous themed days and conventions across July to September.
China faces a fractured政治 landscape with Yuan Hong leading a depleted treasury and a disordered government. Three factions vie for control from Manchus in the north to Yangtze military leaders in the south. Premier Tuan Chi Joy resists government by mandate while hints of reassembling the old assembly linger amid calls to stabilize constitutional questions.
A barber shop will close at 12 o'clock noon on Monday July 1 for an adverse event. Local workers and customers are advised of the early closure and to plan accordingly.
Fragmentary report from Tawndion dated July 43 107 a notes Hungarians denying a secret treaty and references to a strained alliance. The garbled text limits precise names or places but indicates assertions against a hidden agreement and political tensions.
Round trip tickets available Saturdays and Sundays at reduced rates with return valid the following Monday. For exact prices and details, consult your local agent.
Charlie Gunn a famed pool seaman has survived seven shipwrecks across twenty eight years at sea including the Titanic He recalls the Lusitania and Empress of Ireland ordeals while a bold hairdresser extols tailored coiffure from daily to evening styles and the value of matching art to face shape and features.
A historical note recalls a man nicknamed the modern Jonah who was appointed to an admiralty transport but faced rejection from the crew who feared disaster aboard. The admiralty discharged Charlie Gunn and returned him to merchant service amid debates over superstitions and remedies.
An article argues comfort in travel by car if you arrange a canvas bed over the front seat with a light frame and waterproof roof. It notes a mattress or padding can create a snug, warm sleeping area inside the vehicle even without a tent.
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