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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
3
Realty ad lists properties on Washington Avenue with features like porcelain baths, hot and cold water, pantry, duct plumbing, and concrete walls. Mentions a map price of 1190 and says farms and orchards in Water County. Also notes many other homes available in all areas and price ranges.
Birmingham reports a note sent to the Chief of Police from an unnamed sender, containing unclear language and a warning. The document notes the police chief received the message, with a secondary mention of London and an unrelated agency, suggesting a disturbance or threat but with fragmented wording.
Fragments describe advertising rates, local notices, and personal items including births, shipments, and train of names. Mentions Worth and Ward's, Telegrams to Ireland, and various local trades. Includes guardian notices, a deputy sheriff appointment, and a plan for seed sales and candy promotions.
In a fragmentary notice readers glimpse a local theater crowd drawn to a screening or stage piece featuring Dr Jekyll and the intoxicant transforming men into a different being. The account mentions the Eagle Hell performance space, retreatment and drill by a team, and a Saturday matinee for children.
W H Wrattls of Ulak Cole reports slow progress on the Western Pacific road project. He notes a winter lull, a reduced work force from 7,000 to about 2,000, and hopes for a revival in construction and employment for displaced workers. He stresses preference for American labor over foreigners.
March 3 Amherst college reenacts the Widow Sabrina transition. The bronze statue, a campus prank long history, was transferred from the class of 1908 to the class of 1910 after a dinner in the Hotel Amherst. Sabrina’s accountability to later classes is noted as she moves through campus memory.
San Francisco reports Abr Attell signed to meet Jerry Driscoll of England for the featherweight championship in an April city bout. A cablegram confirms the match with total purses estimated at 1,607 dollars for win, loss, or draw, including expenses.
The Democratic state central committee schedules its state convention for March 21 in Providence. Key figures Bryan Drovidence and Maren G attend as party delegates and discuss party platform and candidate endorsements.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Nipnon Yusee Kalen incident referencing Vielona, William, Testerddy, Yokotiana and an on board camuapested cama of bmilipez. Readable entities include Yokotiana and Nipnon Yusee Kalen, but details are unclear and not verifiable.
A chaos of panic and fainting followed a school fire drill in Ogden as officials defend the system. Superintendent Dayle of Se Ore roo and others detail safety measures, entrances left open after 8:30, and strict teacher conduct during drills.
Wrights announce a novel one hour sales window starting at eight o clock tomorrow with ten Giles items and other Inca cases. The event aims to attract customers by offering many items at prices often less than one, though reception is mixed as some heard of the sale only as it began.
A March gathering of Populists in Omaha discussed resolving for Bryan, reaffirming the Omaha pattern, and preparing a platform. Leaders debate the true Populist brand as they listen to speeches and consider support for Bryan.
The state board, in a special car, traveled to assess property values in Weber and Box elder counties. They left Ogden by way of Echo Junction and planned an evening return. A later trip was proposed to review improvements and valuation on token property along the Southern Tracks.
Unclear cargo report mentions hats from Pakia with references to New York and March 11. Text is fragmentary and reads like an OCR error with disrupted names and places. No clear event, person, or organization can be reliably identified.
Fragmentary report from Paria weeks into a voyage mentions inspections of a large batch of merchandise and a planned bout between Britt and McFarland in Fall, with other boxing listings and references to Blanche Walsh illness and early 20th century figures.
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