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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
3
An Ogden Chautauqua week, led by a capable superintendent, is proposed with an estimated cost near 37090. The event features educational content and entertainment, praised as uplifting and valuable compared with prior local shows. The article urges broader northern district support to fully appreciate the program’s merit.
Historical dispatch argues central powers face growing strain as Allied and Japanese artillery and new explosives shift momentum. It contends a drawn‑out eastern front and a fading western push suggest the war nears a final phase, with attrition revealing the likely outcome by fall.
The Cleveland Foundation survey shows a large share of Cleveland’s foreign born population cannot speak English. The 1910 census figures fed the finding that about 41 percent of Cleveland’s foreign born were non English speakers, highest among major cities. Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago and New York followed with lower shares.
A 1910 survey shows over 21-year-olds who have not naturalized climbing in American cities. Rates vary: Philadelphia 43 to 42 percent, Cleveland 49 to 31, New York 49 to 36, Detroit 47 to 27, Boston 42, Chicago 51 to 25. Cities seek to mobilize through night schools, but funding strains school systems.
A Chautauqua gathering last evening featured a lecture by Dr Hunkterper on moving Antarctic pictures taken by the Sir Douglas Mawson expedition. The presenter extolled film as a powerful educational tool, arguing schools should adopt moving pictures to enliven geography and bring distant lands and cultures to students.
Timber strewn along the railroad boundary in Ogden shows carpenters at work building planks and barbed wire tops as unions and railroad officials in New York dispute two weeks of talks. The looming strike threatens nationwide disruption, with officials warning of serious transportation failures and economic impact. The government commission considers crisis steps.
Fragmentary text shows concern that railroad officials and their delegates alone cannot decide the fate of the disagreement. The public on a wide scale should have a say before any final action is taken, with peaceful influence urged by those seeking peace.
New York June 1 Jude Samnel Seabury Democrat was endorsed for governor by the New York county Progressive committee. Hamilton Fish Jr. endorsed for lieutenant governor. A resolution urged appointing a Progressive candidate for president if Nenervelt declines the nomination. Speaker Gacar Strauss backed Hughes for president and charged leaders with hoodwinking delegates at the Progressive caucus. He named George W. Perkins and denied any deal with Roosevelt or Republicans.
London reports a semi official French notice claiming Germany awaits imminent action near Verizon. Public sentiment grows that a major Entente Allied push on the western front may be near as Professor Pollard predicts a large Allied offensive before long, with defeat of Austria and Balkan settlement possible this year.
London reports based on survivors from the British cruiser Hampshire describe the final moments before the ship went down off the Orkneys. Field Marshal Lord Kitchener was present on the deck with a naval officer and officers, then disappeared as boats failed to launch in the gale and the vessel listed and sank.
A dense OCR amusements and events page lists showings at Oracle and Lyceum with times 12 to 11 and 11, theater pairs including The Man From Nowhere and The Secret of the Submarine. Also notes Chautauqua and Alhambra events, evening programs, and social fraternal notices plus a quip about men and beliefs.
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