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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
4
A chaotic collection of fragments describes soldiers departing by private car for Ogden, a barge with butter flagged as an ext, and a rail network shifting via the Rio Grande and Union Pacific. The text also mentions typhoid warnings, health updates for a Mr Duss, and assorted advertisements and travel notices reflecting a bustling wartime era.
A marriage license for Homer J Talbert and a freeman case in Oxden Arkansas are noted. Geneva Switzerland records show a 500 bill related arrest. Thomas Appleton of Seattle is cited over an $80 hotel bill. An American pastor is named to care for a 15 year old daughter amid a mothers leave.
William Glasmann questions the Ogden waterworks financial reports for the first half of 1903 noting a mismatch between earnings and expenses. He alleges inflated receipts, hidden transfers, and improper charging of costs to the waterworks fund, urging a public accounting and clarification of cash on hand and net earnings.
Supt F E Lewis and Avsutanta built up the dining car and hotel system for the great railway. The headquarters occupy a large brick building near Union Passenger Depot housing executives, clerks, and extensive stock for dining cars, hotels, and related services. The operation employs about a hundred staff with payroll around 4000 weekly, and monthly stock and supplies valued in the tens of thousands.
The article details the Harriman dining car and hotel network extending from Ogden to California and beyond, with mileage totals, dispatch points, and numerous hotels and restaurants operated by Union Pacific lines. It notes monthly meal totals near 23,000, daily averages over four thousand, and plans to open new hotels and add a freestanding restaurant at Spit Lake, plus ongoing staffing and policing actions related to the operation.
A fragmented report describes a Washington event involving McCabe and local attendees in Oden. Persistent chatter mentions outreach to Washington and planned government action, with unclear details about speakers and outcomes.
Additional freight crews will be added to the Southern Pacific during the week. About three or four more crews join the present force, with 180 heavy freight engines and reserve power to be tapped. The Oxden Carlin line handles most traffic as crews run between the cutoff and main lines, with sixty one hundred cars moved on the stretch.
Spencer and Chief James Fender accompanied by Archibald McIntosh and two Japanese suspects will try to identify men held for testing city records to theft and robbery at the Pullman Car company depot. Authorities seek clues about a citywide series of robberies in Orden over three years in relation to the Jap restaurant incident.
T J Wiehe reports progress on the Western Pacific railroad from Balt Lake to San Prinicy, with a 200 mile gap in the line. Construction faces delays due to shipments, untested connections, and carpenters. schedules and plans for trains, ballast, and stations are tentative and will be adjusted before regular service is established.
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