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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
3
A. H. Thiessen of the U S Weather Bureau visited Ogden to urge farmers and gardeners to protect tomato crops from early frosts. He warned August frost risk could force rushed ripening and market pressure, urging collective action to safeguard yields.
Directors vote to increase capital stock value to 156100, reduce directors from seven to five, and add a fifth vice president. Name changed to The Security State Bank. New officers include T. Ddenis Ger Sal Joseph Williams J. Nye and others. bank to occupy Kissul Building at Hudson Avenue and Twenty Fourth Street.
City commissioners referred testing against Market street extension from Electric alley to the city engineer for computation. Water and license petitions were discussed with items on Hushton and Harrop avenues, and a $100 retail liquor license refund appeal granted. Several appointments and wage rates were noted, including patrol drivers and a canyon road project foreman.
A reader's jumbled notes describe Ogden sights, people, and events with scattered names and places. The fragmented text hints at local scenes, gardens, and a congressional reference, all seen through a visiting eye.
The message invites Saturday shoppers to a rummage sale starting around ten o'clock with a list of items to be published tomorrow evening. It calls for experienced clerks of at least twenty five, applicants to apply tomorrow, and urges attendance as the store expects its largest crowd yet.
Veterans Firemen's association petitions city board to restore the old bell and handpump as mementos of early firefighting days. The relics, bought years ago, currently sit at Five Points, with petitioners hoping they be placed with the association.
A crowded program features dancers, Indians, and colonial pageantry with Miss Nellie Ramey as Night Goddess and Princess Minnehaha leading, amid bands, drums, and a parade of Amazons and Grecian dancers. Notables include Mildred Elzner, Mary Hinley, and Amelia Amazon marching with a large cast, while Verdie Way and Johnny Crosby appear among the procession.
A garbled clipping mentions a Central Hotel proprietor facing charges or trouble. Names and specifics are obscured, but the context implies legal or financial trouble surrounding the hotel operator and related parties. No clear dates, places, or outcome are legible.
Fragmentary text mentions Ty Cobb family connections and a possible game or event involving Ogden Cobb and related individuals. The readable portions are inconsistent, rendering a clear event or outcome uncertain.
Williked Scowcroft, secretary treasurer of Bull Valley Gold Mining, and Dr. G. McQuarrie of St. George showed Nevada ore samples to Standard officials. Nuggets from the Upper tunnel, 350 feet deep, tested at high value and could finance a mill within a week. Bull Valley lies 45 miles south of Modena on the Salt Lake route in Utah.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels arrived in Ogden at 9 20 this morning and traveled to Salt Lake on the Short Line for a reception this afternoon. He spoke at the Mormon Tabernacle and listened to an organ recital. The visit was accompanied by police and city officials amid threatening letters reported from Williams Walker of the World.
Boston July 3 The gate of the Western Massachusetts Trolley lines by the New York New Haven Hart railroad was announced here today by President Charles S. Mellen who said he had received no such threat.
In Washington on July 31 the Senate resumed general tariff debate as Senator Gronva attacked the bill saying it harms consumers and could injure producers. Senator Thornton, a Democrat, argued against freeing sugar. Suffragists from all states presented petitions for a woman suffrage constitutional amendment as cross examination of Martin M Mulhall began before the lobby committee. The House convened in the afternoon and was set to meet Friday.
Arthur Driscall arraigned before Judge Reeder on a charge of wilfully neglecting to provide life’s necessities for his child Alonzo Bri, under a new law. After waiving preliminary examination, he was bound over to district court. The case marks a second arraignment under the statute.
Washington July 81 Ty Cobb called on the President at the White House. Representative Tribble of Georgia and President Wilson greeted him warmly. Cobb invited the President to Detroit where a cup would be presented to Walter Johnson. The President said they would try to attend.
A 19th century reformist sermon outlines remedies without medicine, detailing mental spiritual and hygienic factors. Dr Boyd, a psychologist and clergyman, promotes dual minded theory and suggestion as core to health, asserting disease originates in the mind and health is kept by wholesome mental impressions.
August Bodh, a 20 year old, was arraigned before Judge W W Heeder on charges of assault with intent to commit murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He waived a preliminary examination and was bound over to district court on bonds of 10060, in default of which he must stay in jail. Bodh claimed he was merely driving and had nothing to say except to have Judge Reeder explain the preliminary bearing. He bore injuries including a bad eye and a facial wound from the beating encountered before and after his arrest.
An unnamed station agent died at a hospital after an incident involving the Southern Railway Company. The report notes the agent’s duties and the accident context, with other operational details indicating a significant disruption and official response. Additional names and specifics are obscured in the text.
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