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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1909
Page
8
Veteran firemen of Ogden prepare for the annual ball at Royal Dancing Academy with old-time paraphernalia and dances. About 250 tickets sold and funds to buy a new uniform for the regiment, with transfers of gear for the event. Regular meeting noted strong support and plans for an old-fashioned program and music.
Washington reports the Nicaragua government is negotiating through London agents for a 6.5 million external loan. The funds would finance a railroad from San Miguelito on the southeast Lake Nicaragua coast to Monkey Point on the Caribbean Sea. The route traverses banana-rich country, boosting Nicaragua's natural resource development.
Chicago will host a business show beginning next year. The 1910 show will be held in the first week of March and then exhibits and separations will be loaded on flat cars and shipped to St Louis where a second display will be set up.
President elect Taft and Mrs. Taft move into the White House for dinner and occupancy as inaugural celebrations unfold. Miss Della Torrey, 82, Milbury Massachusetts, aunt of Taft’s mother, attends, reflecting a close family reunion. Taft golfed with General Edwards on Chevy Chase course, laments limited play before presidency. An Oregon delegation seeks a federal judgeship. A disturbance case ends with John Doe booked for disturbing the peace after a chase and capture by Officer Vance.
William Chapple Jr a city railway conductor was rushed to the hospital with a sudden appendicitis. Surgeons Edward Rich and Robert Joyce performed the operation and reported a favorable, uncomplicated recovery with no bad anesthetic effects anticipated.
A man calling himself John Doe wandered through the town late last night then headed to the red light district. After a confrontation with two women, Officer Vance arrived and the suspect fled, dodging through alleys before disappearing into the night.
A long list of names comprises the Gentiemen's List and Oldham, Pruasianos, Allen, Brown, Baumgardner, Best Mercantile, Brooks, Burnett, Carter, Clark, Dumas, De Groot, Daly, Emanueles, Ekeda, Erekson, Ollis, Griffin, Harmon, Hamill, Hawn, Hinton, Harmon, Jackson, Jorgenson, Jeffers, Lavender, Leavitt, Witchell, Maxon, Miller, Moore, Paquin, Poulson, Plummer, Robbins, Roberts, Robinson, Shupe, Slater, Shibo, Shane, Stewart, Stern, Sweeney, Salt, Turner, Taylor, Takasuye, Vanderveen, Van Noy, Western Music School, Watts, Williams, Whitthorne, Weaver, and others. If unclaimed in two weeks, items go to dead letter office.
A story and a half home at 1745 Seventh East Salt Lake owned by Mrs. Sarah Mansfeld and inhabited by W. Kinney and family burned this morning at 7:45. The structure valued at 2500 with 2000 contents, insurance covered, fire blamed on a defective sieve, volunteers fought a long battle with no nearby fire plug and 1050 feet of hose.
In Salt Lake City on March 2 the United States filed suit against William P. Hanna over a wagon allegedly taken from John H. Rudge, a Ute on the Uintah reservation, seeking $50 damages. Also noted are admissions of counsel and trial dates for other cases including Mining Company versus Wall and Conkling Ore Sampling versus Silver King Coalition.
United States against Union Pacific Rail road company claims hogs were confined for over 28 hours without exercise food or water. Union Pacific says a 46 hour delay was requested and engine breakdown occurred. Also notes bankruptcy case of Adam M Little and two others continued to allow cause to be shown for discharge. Court holds bankruptcy orders in U S court apply in all state courts.
Mrs Bueanna Hahn of Sheboygan died in the arms of her daughter Emma while traveling with her on the Platte sleeper from Green River to Harmiston Oregon. Conductor Glassford and train officials rendered aid but she expired en route at Pocatello Idaho. Undertaker prepared the body. no disposal orders issued.
The Utah Light and Railway company was granted a franchise to operate an electric line linking Salt Lake City Murray Bing ham Junction and Sandy. The ordinance requires two feet of right of way beyond tracks culverts under tracks for waterways ballast gravel and crossings in good condition. Fares set at Salt Lake to Fourteenth South 5 cents Murray 10 cents and Sandy and Bingham Junction 20 cents with reductions after ten years to Murray 5 cents and to Sandy and Bingham Junction 10 cents. Murray will get 15 minute service while Sandy and Bingham Junction receive a half hour service. The county anticipates annual license payments of 104 for passenger cars and 5 for freight cars and the company must accept within 60 days and start construction in 90 days.
In San Diego on March 3 Mrs. Peter Derenbrecher suffered fatal burns when a gasoline stove exploded in her room while she prepared breakfast. B C Kendall a neighboring lodger carried her from the burning building enshrouded in flames.
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