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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
3
A cluttered page details coal sale ads, marching inspection teams, travel notes to Los Angeles, and a rash of local notices. It mentions Dancing tonight, railroad union remarks about insects, and plans for store reopenings, with references to Coal Co. and railway officials visiting Utah towns.
The Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers plans a work stoppage by more than 10 000 employees at the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company plants in Pennsylvania Ohio Virginia and elsewhere. The company’s open shop order takes effect, signaling a power shift away from the United States Steel Corporation as reads of orders and plant reopenings hint at broader labor actions.
A Far North rumor says explorer George Caldwell, who left Hudson Bay for a voyage to Slave Lake and beyond three years ago, is now safely at Lowell.
The Standard offers a three prize contest for ladies to recruit new subscribers. Top earners win 600, 100, and 50 dollars in gold, with further payments to all entrants based on subscriptions. Details and cash instructions available at the Standard office. city subscriptions 7 cents, outside 80 cents a month by mail.
Jesse J Driver, a wealthy Ogden pharmacist and English-born pioneer druggist, collapsed while irrigating his garden and died shortly after at about 7 o clock last evening. He is survived by his wife and two children. His brothers William Driver and Dr John Tetver reside in Ogden. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
A major reorganization of the Snaver & Tin Grande road division is being prepared as President Edwin T. Jeffrey is nearing retirement. Vice President Chartres Behtachs reports the leadership shakeup includes W. L. Park slated as manager and F. A. Delano named as a potential successor to President Jeffrey. The plan aims to stabilize operations and reinforce the company’s national push.
A cashier at Gray Drethers Conatree Mog was shot and killed in the company office by an unknown man who offered a trap and fled. A dispute over a time check allegedly sparked the fatal incident, with no suspect details available.
A 1909 Fourth of July fireworks program promises grand pyrotechnics staged by multiple vendors. The schedule features a lengthy sequence of rocket parades, aerial shells, fountains, and intricate effects designed to thrill crowds, with a brass band procession through town when night falls.
Applicants from Michigan and Wisconsin filed about two dozen entries for 2444 acres of coal lands in Carbon County Utah. The parcels lie south of the PUC company property near Sunne nvelde and include blocks of land valued at different per acre costs. Entrymen claim 16 FRAO, with parties anticipating immediate sale steps to develop coal resources.
Cath and Herman Lavington arrive for a fair with a bold wager to perform stunts. They depart Tuten OFla on March 24 and plan to return in November with Hn Sanglion. The tale notes their lively hometown sendoff and growing attention.
In Denver Justice A W Steele presided as Frank J. Cannon of Ogden wed May Anderson Broan of Utah. The bride is Cannon’s sister in law. remarks note Cannon as a Utah editor and Center Times contributor. The ceremony included family and notable figures, with minimal sensational detail.
A public demonstration at 328 Twenty-fifth St presented by EDW Williams features samples of phalions and eruiatisves from The Quaker ets rag. The event promises wage-related guidance and food service tips as part of a broader effort to improve purity and quality in local offerings.
New marriage licenses issued include John R. McCardon of Slateloe Nerv and Félih Pearl Gordate of G deny Awan A Jonneon. Handy Leer of Westrand and Nel. John Tomb and Pauline Ilbes of Ogden.
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