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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1915
Page
2
Fragmentary text appears to discuss subscription issues and addressing readers about continuing publication. Mentions Independent News and publisher names, requests readers to notify the publication service, and references subscription forms and mailing addresses.
A fragment lists multiple newspaper stands and outlets across California Utah and Nevada including Kempe News Agency Los Angeles Casifornie Mediius News Stand Salt Lake City and San Francisco. It mentions several city agents and box addresses with partial names and locations in a damaged OCR segment.
A report from this morning describes the sinking of the Therian after a warning to Germany not to engage, with American casualties and a dramatic naval confrontation. The incident centers on a submarine’s response and the crew’s responsibility amid international tensions.
Commentary laments rising taxes in Ogden affecting homeowners. The piece argues tax increases reduce home building and warns overbearing rates harm small property owners while broader revenue schemes and government expenses burden residents. It notes calls for a survey of tax foundations and demands for equitable reform. The writer also comments on Canadian soldiers in London and a surge in commerce data showing exports outpacing imports in 1915.
The Tenyer & Ho Grande line acknowledges Col A Benton leaving the company’s employ in Salt Lake as general agent after twenty two years, praising his faithful duties in passenger affairs and his efforts to please, noting a rare trustworthiness and long companionship with the railroad. The Staniumed regrets he is not twenty years younger.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses taxes and rent with garbled spelling. It implies concern over rising taxes and their impact on residents, referencing a local scene and questions about what to do when rent increases. Names, places, and clear facts are unreadable in the provided segment.
A fragmentary historical dispatch claims the Czar's forces broke lines and seized control of a railroad, with Warsaw's youth cut off and a major Russian retreat implied. It suggests German and Prussian troop movements directing a wider wartime front, warning of Allied difficulties without large conscripted reserves.
A brief item notes Paramount Trav elogues and mentions Eastland Disaster tied to Al hambra with limited readable context. The entry references Sunday events and ongoing historic topics, highlighting absent details about dates or participants.
A Paris AP dispatch notes a revival of high heels and plain black gowns, with white and bright colors fading. Heels reach record heights since the eighteenth century, while Berlin countercurrents push for national styles amid debates about Paris influence and fashion wars.
Miss Katherine Barker of Michigan City Indiana, heiress with an estimated fortune of up to 20 million dollars, marries Howard S Spaulding son of Aire H H Spaulding of Chicago. The ceremony at Barker's signed villa overlooks the bay with John M. Mleeknon of Missawka officiating. The wedding follows a sensational letter threat prompting police attention.
Lander reports mixed editorials abroad reacting to Pope Benedict's appeal for peace amid World War I. The Wertminater Gazette, Pall Mall Gazette, and Milan papers express skepticism or conditional support, citing obstacles, alliance campaigns, and strategic calculations that hinder any immediate peace settlement.
Weekly church notices list sermons and service times across First Baptist Grant 4 ue, First Methodist with Reverend Edward Laird Milla, St Pauls German Evangelical, Swedish Ev Elim Lutheran, Evangelistic Tent Auditorium and other churches. It details pastors, sermon topics, Sunday schools, union services, and upcoming event themes for August and into the week.
A broad survey of labor, industry, and union activity across nations reports on wage scales, shipowners’ conspiracies, and government labor codes. It notes wage levels in Belfast, New York, and Chicago. conscription and draft measures in Britain. and a rising push for hospital and welfare provisions in mining areas. The report also covers rail, factory, and port labor developments, with references to labor conferences, strikes, and wage reforms.
Traders in New York reported mixed gains across war stocks amid high prices and cautious activity. There was evidence of reduced trading, slight gains in some metals and crops, and steadier industrial crop outlooks as investors waited on military developments and broader economic signals.
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