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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1906
Page
3
Random notes from Ogden Idaho era recount weather concerns, racing plans, dances, visits by Judge Rolph and ex senators, local business chatter, weddings, a fall from a gasoline engine, and preparations for a public show and grand carnival with railroad schedules, hotel intel, and community notices.
Police and the Ballard & Rinhkor arm pursue Or san Salmon de la over embezzlement while he worked for Hallard at Rinekorax. Salmon allegedly diverted funds while delivering items to customers in a scheme dating to May. A warrant and complaint issued for Salmon’s arrest as investigators trace his Salomon relations and suspected fraud.
Disjointed notes reveal central committee members and citywide interests as the town gears up for a Friday event. Promoters push brisk sales, warn of tight schedules, and call on Salt Lake and Foot officials to boost turnout and support.
A wholesale house for L. C. M. I of Salt Lake plans a large 160 by 200 foot building on Wall avenue between Twenty-second and Twenty-third, with multiple stories and stone construction. Manager Webber says operations could start by early fall, expanding to serve Ogden and beyond with a county wide wholesale business.
Superintendent Dalley of the Ogden Rapid Transit Co reports pressure from workers for wage increases amid a looming strike. An executive committee letter outlines new hourly raises based on tenure, with two to more than two years receiving 2 1 2 cents, one to two years 20 cents, and under one year 17 1 2 cents. Conductor remarks confirm partial truth and note discord on pursuing raises.
A garbled OCR style item references Weatherby and persons named Courtenis VerRtment and Mya Held. It hints at a civic or local event with a prefiable to buy four fee Vand trash and NET GOBNR entities, but the text is indecipherable and incomplete.
Five patrons and a night clerk were robbed at the Reed Hotel when a masked gunman entered the back door and forced the clerk to open the safe. The bandit took about $64 from W. D. Kate and other small sums, as officers hunt a young man described as 24, Montreal born, with a Boer War service record. The incident disrupted the hotel lobby and safety of the freight elevator area, with a gunshot briefly fired and alarms drawn.
A fragmented notice announces a musical opera performance tonight titled The musical opera now ah as Tian aa with venue change from the park to a different location due to weather. The brief notes a shift in schedule and location while urging attendance.
A garbled report describes Mire Rankin and others injured in a racing incident. The text hints at a car crash on pavement causing a spill and a near halt, with unclear details on participants and outcome. Names and specifics are unreadable, but the incident affected a race event and caused injuries.
Four armed men attempted a hold up at a Cobre Nevada tavern at the junction of the Kesuda Northern raft road and the Sathorn Pacife. The bartender refused, he was wounded but fired at two robbers, killing none. two assailants were captured by Elko sheriff and two escaped toward Oxden. One robber believed fatally wounded. Cobre lies seventeen miles west of Mentelle and infested with desperate characters driven from San Francisco. Officials pursue the remaining men.
The Standard consulted the Weather Bureau in Salt Lake City about storm duration over the intermountain region. Officials predicted the storm would end Wednesday night and that by Thursday improved weather with fair skies and good barometric conditions would begin to emerge, offering hopeful prospects for the Ulster area.
The Alumni association of Weber Blake academy met at eight for the annual reunion and banquet despite a stormy night. LeRoy E. Cowles was elected president with Orlenda Woolley vice president Bina Cordon secretary and James G Widlidlan treasurer. Professors Bradford Moench and others attended as speakers and praise for retiring officers was voiced.
Shipley of Ogden attends the American Institute of Engineers meeting in Milwaukee. He quotes a forward looking prediction that wireless waves could bridge vast distances, sending signals across oceans and to trains, ships, and ships’ crews. He notes existing undersea cables reach thousands of miles but foresees wireless making instant communication possible.
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