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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
5
Leon Hoffmeister the New York baritone singer arrives in Ogden to work with the tabernacle choir and rehearse Mendelssohn Elijah's Raw Scene for next week’s recital. He will join regular choir rehearsals as the group still seeks two to three thousand dollars for trip expenses.
A party of 100 teachers from the eastern states visits the Utah State School for the Deaf and Blind in Ogden. They tour the campus, inspect new facilities, enjoy a luncheon, and ride trolleys to nearby sites before a city tour using automotives.
A fragmented report describes a violent incident involving a transient visitor and a person named Campbell. The text is garbled with names and places unclear, but indicates a confrontation and injuries, with references to a head wound and local figures.
A petition about city affairs was sent to the committee for consideration. It mentions officials like the city attorney and superintendent of water works and references locations and dates in a formal municipal context. The readable fragments suggest a process to appoint or review a public works post and related duties.
Berlin 24 The official German army statement reports French forces driven from a deception in the eastern theater near the Tarenta hills captured recently. Heavy fighting along the Lorette NE of Nueville, 160 French prisoners taken. Eastern theatre notes Russian prisoners and German gains along Omulew and Kopaczyska. Southeastern theater mentions Von Ligning’s army crossing the Dniester near Halicz and ongoing pursuit north of Lemberg Zolkien. Russians retreat behind the San and Vistula branches.
Paris June 24 a m Acvambray in the chamber of deputies attacked the war ministry citing defects in wheel making and army supply. He blamed the army leadership and resource misallocation while protests erupted from the right and left applauding or jeering as the session grew heated.
An official from the Western Pacific railroad visited Ogden, meeting with local rail executives and government officials. He toured facilities, praised Ogden, and noted the city’s wells and hospitality during a day of engagements with regional leaders.
Physical culturists from Texas travel to Ogden for a demonstration tour titled The Darwinese featuring strongman acts, endurance hurdles, and group exhibitions. The display includes several men performing feats, with warnings and eliminations noted as the event proceeds.
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the South era Pacific railway and eastern lines to set rates of sixty cents per hundred pounds on dried fruits and eighty cents per hundred in bags for carloads over 60,000 pounds from Oakland San Francisco San Pedro and Wilmington Culti Bos ton New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Charleston with intermediate points. higher rates to follow where not increased. The commission denied Western trunk lines a rate of twelve and one half cents per hundred on a parcel in carloads minimum 40,000 pounds from Hillsboro and Springfield Illinois to salt parts for export to Europe Asia and Africa.
Home, June 23. Paris reports an official Italian army communique describing an artillery duel on the upper Isonzo front. The enemy attacked Montplano, Val Grande, Val Pircola, Cremaverse, and Creataverde, all recently held by Italian troops. Attacks on Friekofel on June 21-22 were repulsed by Italian artillery and hand grenades. Austrians preparing heavy artillery at Plezz, with convoys moving toward the upper Isonzo.
New York reports Deputy Attorney General Cook plans to explore why Harold Thaw was expelled from Harvard in 1902 to bolster the insanity defense claim. The probe aims to bring light to Harvard’s dismissal decision and may influence the forthcoming jury trial.
Drew recounts living with Thaw for sixteen months and asserts the defendant is rational. Thaw’s cross-examination probes loyalty and credibility while Mrs. Holman Drew corroborates calm behavior. The scene shifts to a parade with bands, animals, and prizes as Lagoon celebrates Purple Day with civic enthusiasm and a 30 minute excursion rate.
June 4 The United States government notified foreign governments of Robert Lansing’s appointment as secretary of state. Diplomats and officials attended his oath to succeed William Jennings Bryan. President Wilson announced the nomination before departing for New York.
Brigham City June 24. A proposed sugar factory for Box Elder county draws local and outside financier interest. An Ogden party led by Stevenson Ballantyne and Stevenson met G Adney of Corinne and toured the district to be included in the Corinne drainage area across the Bear River. The plan envisions 12,000 acres of land suitable for sugar beet culture after minerals are drained.
June 24 Junction City Kansas reports Private Nuttle of Fort Riley and four black soldiers drowned when a small boat capsized in the flooded Republican River. Only Private Dorman survived. Unidentified black victims. election judges appointed in Provo district for Ye squor election. details incomplete due to damaged text.
Cleaned and pressed four suits at a dollar each could yield small profit. If one suit nets about ten cents, scaling to 100 suits would bring roughly $10 in gross margin, suggesting a simple bootstrapped approach to turning a modest cleaning venture into cash with steady demand and careful cost control.
Local observers claim ample land could supply another sugar factory and, within three years, a factory may be located in the county's southern end. Corinne or Brigham City are cited as favorable sites due to drainage and local conditions.
A vivid account describes Elks Purple Day Parade with crowded streets between Forty South and Sowhom. Tents, crowds, and a notable звучение of marching bands mark the event, while police and bystanders observe a lively procession amid weathered urban blocks.
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