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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1909
Page
4
A scrappy round of baseball results from July features National and American League action. Detroit split a doubleheader, while Washington and St Louis, Philadelphia and Chicago, and San Francisco and Oakland posted varied outcomes. The report notes standout pitching and batting in multiple games across the circuit with scattered scores and lineups.
The Seattle meet on July 22 featured the Wok Handicap at the Alaska Tabon Exposition. V. M. Con led with a strong showing, winning with twenty points ahead of nearby contenders. Kansas City trailed in third with seventeen points as other teams struggled for momentum.
A list of awardees and athletic prizes includes Milwaukee and Seattle recipients, with descriptions of long jump, high jump, and discus results. Noted are Hickman, Brule, and Everett athletes, plus Kansas City and Tacoma entries. A state health notice from July 23 urges strict typhoid disinfection and discharge handling by health officers and physicians nationwide.
June annouces Lochner as editor of the Wisconsin Alumni Magazine after two years in university courses and active newspaper work. He edited the Milwaukee papers and the Wisconsin Spectator undergraduate monthly, later becoming editor of the Cosmopolitan Journal and contributing to the Review of Reviews and the Independent.
Liverpool July 11. The annual 150 sovereign event saw Joliffe take the top prize with a distance of four furlongs. Fond Memorien Flemington finished second, Lespedes placed third, and Well Dome took the Sefton plate. Adderisary won the Mintgage one mile and three furlongs. Ivan Sell was runner-up, Hayden second. Gotten Red won the Cyortelh plate with Galleat second.
July 260 Charles Stewart faced a preliminary Aramis before Justice Nisin om Welenday for the killing of Charon Wheeler at Dilton. Witnesses include Joe sph Schlegel Mra Carte Thamar Mra Fannie Drajer and Henry Mack. The testimony described drinking among men and threats by Stewart, culminating in Wheeler’s shooting after a confrontation near Crystal work, with Wheeler later dying and Stewart taken to Schlexel for custody.
A dramatic runaway occurred west of Brigham City near Detebem City on July 21. J. Cy Hanven’s combined harvester broke loose, dragging several men and the team for about a quarter mile before a lever fell and stopped the machine. Damage to the harvester was about $100. Frank Walker rode atop the machine but could not descend until it halted.
Fragmented text references Lee Greene Richards Jake Me Moser and Powell planning portraits in Utah and a public proceeding around Buccrae Mining and Colorado Mining stock transfers. It also includes a dramatic river accident rescue tale about a wagon overturning, multiple children nearly drowning, a physician’s rescue efforts, and a missing father amid rising chaos as rescue efforts begin.
Summer school at the Utah university closed with an evening program of drills dances and exercises for about 1000 students from Utah and other states. Feature items included a body building contest fancy marches and various dances directed by Miss Hina Taylor Miss Martha Johnson and Miss Joburon. Dr. Anderson and his brother attended the closing and received a parting pillow with the word Utah.
At American Falls Idaho, Wildane Trotter reports a fossil discovery of a large tusked creature unearthed near the Enakotler nest site. A molar tooth and large bone fragments suggest a prehistoric elephant relative, possibly linked to the mammoth remains photographed in San Francisco ages ago. The find excites local interest and draws comparisons to the Siberian mammoth.
In Horelder county the school districts were consolidated, transferring Snow Tille waterworks to the Foxelder school district. The board later issued a plan to treat the eye and address the citizens of Snowsille, aiming to resolve issues from the consolidation and water system takeover.
In Baltade on July 2 a wagon accident led to the drowning of Thom an De Ry's son while his father fought to save four other children. The tragedy occurred near Lark's Canyon as the family camped after a trip. Fisher and others tried to revive the boy but he died, leaving the father devastated. The family included Vaughn age 12, Anna, Margaret, Tom, and Robert. A man named Dr Pauber was present to aid but the child could not be saved.
Grice and Clai negotiated a 125000 settlement to price a half interest in the right of way and track for about sixteen miles. The Castle Valley Coal Company is incorporated with 500000 capital to develop Cedar Creek coal area in Emery County, targeting the Cedar Creek mines and rail link to Castle Valley.
Fragmented notice reports Pawel, denoting a Paris born artist, showing works in Logan with a focus on art and training. It notes his wife as a comparably prominent figure and mentions a Veh column in Parle Je Nelne, without clear dates or details.
J Balt Lake July 24 A man abducted his child from its mother in Exst Second South Street taking the infant to 242 West Seventh Street. The mother Mrs Dunn seeks divorce custody while the court order appears to bind a tentative agreement for the child’s custody with the father. Police were reportedly defied and the motive linked to the ongoing divorce proceedings.
Details from the Agordatet Press reveal King Alfonse of Spain urged a secret marriage for Prince Alfons to Princess Beatrice, briefed officials by telegraph, and sought a dispensation. The union, linked to religion and royal diplomacy, cost Alfons his princely status and stirred a national uproar.
A royal wedding in Coburg tied to a papal dispensation sparked a political storm in Spain and Germany. King Alfonso urged the bridegroom prince to marry Princess Beatrice, but a Catholic ceremony finally proceeded after a telegraphic dispensation from the bishop of Namburg. The event triggered protests and statements about church and state influence, while the couple’s union faced public debate and personal tolls. Naval inquiry in Annapolis into Button’s death continues, with testimony focusing on the circumstances and potential culpability.
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