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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
2
Editorial opinion from The Standard, an independent daily newspaper published every evening except Sunday. The snippet reflects stance on pressing issues of the day with a concise, opinionated framing.
A long 1917 era notice urges all young men from nineteen to thirty to register tomorrow, listing required details including full name, age, occupation, birth data, employer and dependents. It warns imprisonment for no registration and declares misstatement a felony, noting foreign born men are not exempt and quoting Belgian deportation atrocities to spur support for the war effort.
A lengthy 1917 letter from Roy Norton of Ogden to Dr. Al T. Biewart Salt Lake urges Americans to join WWI with vigor. Norton, a former newspaper man and author, critiques German conduct and warns Americans to unite and fight for a just cause, sharing personal views and wartime observations from Europe.
Berlin dispatch reports German authorities suppressed Nasudarger Lebnow and the radical Weekly World, accused of anti state activity. Details indicate a broader crackdown on press and political dissent as authorities exert tighter control.
Angry citizens nationwide condemn Champ Clark after his remarks opposing the army bill are broadcast as volunteers versus conscripts. The speech, made before the final vote, draws censure and awkwardness for Clark, with critics calling for restraint amid wartime recruiting and public duty.
Springfield, June 4 The hope that has surrounded Mrs. J. Holland Reet, wife of a banker, faded as another day passed without developments in locating her 18 month old son Lord Reet who vanished from the family home last Wednesday night. Investigators say dozens of theories have been explored and efforts to locate the child have narrowed, with many believing the baby may be held in the Ozark mountains or possibly moved toward larger markets where discovery would be harder. The story notes a shift in belief toward potential relocation and mentions a separate unrelated item about Argentina planning electric lamp manufacture.
A wartime exhortation poem urging freemen to take the liberty loan. The piece appeals to national sacrifice, loyalty, and communal duty, calling for financial support to aid soldiers and the war effort. It frames the loan as a duty to liberty, brothers in arms, and the nation.
Hill business leader from Lovirot Missouri warns that slogans insisting on business as usual amid paralysis invite catastrophe. He compares abstaining from effort to a non patriot stance and urges continued production by employers and workers. A patent note about a boot for chickens amid regional buzz is mentioned.
Lady Maidstone, famed British noblewoman Margaretta Drexel Maidstone, learns her husband Viscount Maidstone serves as a captain of infantry at the French front. The couple wed after her birth into the Drexel family of London. her future as a widow looms if his service ends fatally.
On the eve of registration day hundreds of men and women gathered at the municipal building to obtain marriage licenses issued at about one every ninety seconds. By noon 125 licenses had been handed out and 50 couples married in the chapel as city officials noted many seekers hoped to gain exemption from the draft.
A special committee of physicians funded by the Mackeffer Foundation releases a report on infantile paralysis. Analyzed 5 496 cases under Mayor Mitchell, finding sick children contractable by direct contact from infected individuals, with non paralytic forms most common. Exposure leads to illness in three to ten days, prior health offering no immunity. Males appear more susceptible. parents urged to limit sick child exposure.
The Supreme Court issues a decree on the hour of service act affecting railroad workers. It states that unavoidable accidents cannot be used as a defense by railmen for violating the law when there is a feasible way to avoid the charge. The ruling discusses government measures and references related topics, including a description of a new electrically brated device connected to a lighting system.
June 4 the state supreme court reversed the lower court ruling in the murder conviction of John Wt Lawson former executive board member of the United Mine Workers of America The court did not grant a new trial and no further prosecution will be made The attorney general confessed error in the case and recommended Lawson be dismissed Lawson is employed by the Victor American Coal company as a labor agent.
New York June 4 report notes government actions against enemy aliens have led to 141 arrests in the district covering parts of northern New Jersey and western Connecticut. Specific charges in each case have not been made public.
California excise taxes on foreign corporations for intra state business were upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court. The decision holds these taxes apply to foreign firms engaged in interstate commerce based on corporate stock. The report includes stray satirical quotes and unrelated chatter from a Birmingham age column.
Berlin reports intense combat along the Belgian front with sharp increases in violence. Army headquarters say fighting continued into the night with heavy artillery exchanges and renewed assaults on strategic positions near Winschartenelent.
Kansas City reports Frank C. Webb of New York and J. B. Nussey of Salt Lake City passing through en route to schemes after their release from Leavenworth federal penitentiary where they served six years for conviction in the Indianapolis dynamite cases. Herbert S. Hockin of Detroit was also released yesterday.
From Noyon May 18, German retreat leaves only a single intact house in the Chany to Saint Simon area. BR Wood pavilion sits on a rise between Falllevel and Mary la Martel ruins. Mentioned are Prince Eltet Frederik, head of the Prussian guard’s second division, and Avyticourt near the Oise where Atfield Chateau belonged to Count Malny.
A list of registration sites for selective draft compliance in Ogden City with district by district locations and ward meeting houses. Names including Firat District to Seventeenth District are provided, along with street addresses and venues for the tomorrow registration event.
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