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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
3
Specials this week for children feature Bacque aprons in white and natural linen with gingham trim, sizes 2 to 6 years, priced around 1.26. White linen feeding gowns with fleece, 250 dainty white lawn gowns for ages 6 to 11 years, all well made with full fittings, offered at FLT.
A battered clippable page lists funeral announcements for Ella Mule and Miss Bila Mola, a Philippine War feature at the casino, obituaries for Jonas Moa, and community notices. It mentions a Fourth of July event, public entries for ponies and horses, and a chaotic assortment of ads and schedules with scattered names and places.
A garbled item reports a merchant selling imported flour setting a local record and promoting a campaign against OGDMN lending industries. It mentions a wedding reception, a Home Like Like Home show, Dreamland attractions, and various community notices including a strawberry day festival and electric lighting installation at a federal building.
The text compiles a jumble of names, legal notices, divorce chatter, sale offers, shoe ads, and an irrigation court matter. It references Judge Mawell, Mary and Whering, Oxford Shoe Sale, Christengen Shoe Store, and ongoing irrigation dam debates, with scattered dates and local business pitches.
A mass of frost damaged freight cars at Ogden is tied to a Western Pacific transfer scheme. Reports describe freight movements across lines including Union Pacific and Rock Island, with cars and heavy steel shipments destined for coast and western facilities. Officials note rising round traffic and interregional shipments via Hurri man equipment and West Overland routes.
The Ogden Fourth of July races feature many entries across multiple events including free for all trots and runs. Notable competitors include Adimanty We GH Servos Stull Lal Cli Heyvy Munligen and Charles delier Ogden with varied stakes and a total prize pool highlighted by an $83 purse for a ladies running event.
Judge Murphy Lee presides as the Joan Lawson case proceeds in court. The transcript includes remarks about interference by unnamed parties and references to witnesses and a moving timeline, with attendees warned to appear at 10 o'clock. The report notes absence of several witnesses and mentions alleged threats and procedural disagreements throughout the session.
Investigation by James Abbott and B D White after Miss Ella Mole and James Abbott leaped from a bridge as a locomotive approached. Abbott grabbed Mole’s arm, they fell 20 to 25 feet, Mole died from head injuries. Engine crew claim the train was at normal speed around the curve. investigators weigh impact on both.
A couple riding with Mr Abbott and Miss Mole were struck by a second train on the center of a river bridge. Miss Mole died from injuries early the next morning. The other couple escaped. a large gathering of Mormon church leaders attended memorials and a reunion at the academy with a banquet and program continuing into the afternoon and evening activities.
A misread OCR item reports a priesthood reunion event at Webar Academy Gib. The text mentions Cutler as presenter and references a ceremonial gathering with attendees and a symbolic offering.
Readable fragments describe a planned Thursday appearance by newsboys in a public square near Prbernacle, with mentions of opponents Sinn ard-Eainer venders and various local names. The text is garbled yet centers on a scheduled event and local figures tied to the performance.
A funeral telegram reported a unknown man found hanging from a rope in a caboose on a railway yard track near Evanston Monday evening. The body showed no identifiable possessions, and investigators ruled out foul play while noting the death appeared self-inflicted. Local officials and a switchman who discovered the remains forwarded it for inquiry. No residents recalled the man or carrying any lead on his identity or origin.
A fragmented tribute to rivers in literature contrasts classic lines by Byron and Goldsmith with later musings on water’s enduring allure. The passage wanders through named authors and rivers, noting how water appears as a favored subject and how readers seek depth in watery imagery.
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