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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1909
Page
3
The page reports community notices and events including Maccabees gathering at a church function, Colorado plans, and Carnation Mall references. Courts discuss a 70-year-old defendant with suspended sentence for drunkenness, plus other minor convictions. Railroad and union topics cover public notices, payrolls, excursions, and travel to Salt Lake, Ogden, and Denver.
Reports claim Rio Grande plans a passenger depot on Gould Road near May Foreside while debate continues over a potential deal with Union Depot Railway. The current arrangement pays Harriman’s group 17 000 dollars annually. a new facility could shift traffic and rates amid rising transportation pressure. Local officials declined to discuss specifics, and rumors circulated about negotiations and the impact on freight and passenger handling.
Investigation into alleged graft at the Industrial School continued with more witnesses. Testimony described corporal punishment, deficient food, and emaciated boys, including a death from typhoid fever, while staff and officials faced questions about abuses and pay arrangements.
Edward Weston, a 70 year old pedestrian, started from New York on his walking trek to the Pacific coast. He reached Midlake near Ogden after a long journey, planned to cover two miles today, and hoped to arrive in Battle Mountain by week’s end while reporters note his endurance and cautious greetings at stops along the way.
A garbled paragraph from a New York Press column hints at a dramatic declarement about a failing scientific apparatus. The text references Sir James Chittin, once a deputy at Allan kew in Scotia, and notes he served as a delegate in a distant context. The piece conveys a sense of crisis around a machine and its operator.
The reports say Walsh is favored and pressing ahead despite impostor rumors. His press agent remains active and claims he is driving hard, potentially catching Weston quickly.
Ten people were killed and numerous injured when a collision on the Chicago Lake Shore and South Dead railway near Poverty County Indians occurred last night. General Manager J W Wallace said disobedience of orders by Motorman George A Reed caused the wreck. Reed, killed, was told to wait at Wilden near Matley but did not. An eastbound car traveling at about 50 miles per hour collided with the westbound train, telescoping and wrecking largely the front smoker compartment. Rescue work began at once but darkness hindered efforts.
Martha Prestin appeared in New Orleans court charged with threatening County Physician Pidcock and Unruly behavior after an alleged incident at a hospital. She reportedly denied intent to harm and sought bond release while her case proceeds. Meanwhile, storms along the Mississippi coast caused flooding and damage with tides reaching above normal levels.
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