Postmaster urges frequent mailings to ease wartime congestion
W W Browning postmaster plans personal appeals to merchants bankers and factory managers to mail letters twice daily rather than once a day to speed transmission and reduce delays. He will visit large industrial interests and request earlier and afternoon mailing times as part of a broader effort. Postal authorities have already urged clubs fraternal groups and trades unions to adopt the system.
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W. W. Browning
Bannera
United States
Becaus
Tomtmaster Browning
Trades and Labor
Overland Trail Good Roads Day Observed on Route
Notices sent to board of governors along the Overland Trail from Vera to Montello mark April 7 as Good Roads Day. The Nevada Division of the Fikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway designates the day to promote road improvements and unity across towns along the route.
Overland Trail Officials Target Early Road Readiness
Overland Trail club officials report preparations to keep the route in good shape for spring travel. National touring parties including Mastern Advertising Club members heading to San Francisco for the Associated Advertising Clubs convention on July 18 will use the trail, prompting emphasis on first-class road conditions at the earliest possible date.
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Overland Trail Club
Mastern Advertising Club
Tembera
San Francisco
Good Roads Week Set for April in Little Rock
A three nation good roads gathering will be held in Little Rock Arkansas. The Good Roads Association led by U S Senator John J Bankhead accepted Governor Charles I Crough’s invitation to stage the sixth annual event in Little Rock on April 16 and 17 1918.
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United States
Little Rock
Ark
Good
North Weber Stake Conference Sunday
The North Weber Stake quarterly conference will hold meetings at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday at Ogden, with two church authorities from Salt Lake expected. Full attendance of stake members is anticipated.
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North Weber
Ogden
Lanernada
Salt Lake
Governor Hunt Calls Special Session for June
Phoenix March 8 Governor Hunt announced a special session of the Arizona legislature to be held in June. He plans to tackle legislation extending voting rights to soldiers and address related prohibition issues if Congress acts on a key question.
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Phoenix
Avia
British vote big war fund in House of Commons
London March 8 The house of commons approved the vote of credit of 6 842 600 000 pounds moved by Chancellor Bonar Law marking the total of Britain's credit during the war. In Paris Major R. Barbour and Ralph Preston of the American Red Cross and Clearing House received the Legion of Honor from the French government for their relief efforts.
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London
House Ofeammongs Ince
Co i
Andrew Bonar Tam
Uovel
Weather Snapshot Covers Ogden Past Day
A diverse 24 hour weather report for Ogden notes rain and a snow dusting early morning. Temperatures ranged from 65 down to below freezing with a wintry mix and a late storm. Rail lines report Montana snowfall and farmers welcome moisture but dislike hail.
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Ogden
Montello
Nowana
Kaiser Sends Long Telegram
Amsterdam reports Emperor William telegraphs from Berlin praising the German war effort and quoting calls for peace in the west. He extols unity, moral forces, and national strength, expressing confidence in a victorious and healed future for Germany.
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Amsterdam
Philip Heineken
North Garnaut Lloyd Steamship
William
Mabey
Reichstag
Goa
Srang
Praiud
Wheat standards to be revised under grain act
Washington announces tentative revised wheat standards under the grain standards act. The proposed rules ease moisture and mixing restrictions, with hearings set in Philadelphia Indianapolis Kansas City Spokane Minneapolis to gather trader input. War conditions drive the change as fixed prices and reduced competition alter wheat marketing.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Spakae
Minneapolis
Dubois of Idaho Named to Ordnance Board
Dubois of Idaho was nominated by President Wilson to be civilian member of the board of ordnance and fortifications. The announcement appeared March 7 as part of a government effort to bolster military administration during the war era.
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Dubois
Idaho
Don
Fred ‘S, Dubois
Wilson
Board of Ordnance and Fortifications
State Board of Health
Annnourice
T. BR. Beatey
Federal
Affieiate
Beatty
Delinquents Sought by Police in City List of Offenders
A lengthy list of individuals deemed delinquent appears in a city notice. Police and the exemption board instruct officers to round up those who did not return their questionnaires, including numerous names from diverse backgrounds.
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Dhangden
City Exemption Board
John Carlson
William Kinder
James T. Ashby
Wong- Hong Leing
Antonio Didasolo
John ¥. Jonngon
Gustav Schmachtel
Orville H. Gresham
James J. Johns
Turner Mooney
Wong Ping
Lee Hing
Taels Yonex
Iack Aldrich
Manus Alday
Antonio Paris
Shunji Nakayama
Joe Frurona
William J. Hingley
Carl W. Norsoth
Antonio Gomez
Pan Shipke
Wick Malesevich
Jacob D¢elfer
James Capek
David Roy Stagg
J.eong Moon
Matsutaro Shimomae
Lew Moon
Wik Ham
Tradley
Henry Rivera
Nick Mlick
Zen S. Takshima
John J. Burke
Clarence N. Brown
Bedrick B. Jeng
Ed J. Rice
Demenica Pedota
Toney Etvarla
William W. Bethel
Tony V. Fl
Karl Tribus
Loss
John F. Leonard
George BE. Mitehell
Albert J. Garrick
Major L. Lowen
Newell J. Brown
John Liginkis
Vicnne H. Rutter
Clarence Wu
Pergason
Creorge P. Jensen
Aolond de Gearzio
Otto Anderson
Harvey A Ganser
Nick Meean
Eddy Chrig Jensen
James A. Carron
Young Ogden Men Urged to Enlist in Utah Regiment
Judge A R Heywood, head of the city exemption board, urges Ogden youths aged 18 to 21 to join 145th light field artillery at Camp Kearny. He argues enlisting offers early service, potential deployment, and a lasting wartime experience, noting Ogden’s Company B disproportionately reflects local men and Green boys.
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Utah
Lght Field Artillery
Camp Kearny
Ogden
A. R. Heywood
Fm Uhts
Utah Light Field Artilery
Wmy
Three Bootleggers Caught in Utah Bootleg Ring
Within the last twenty four hours police captured three alleged bootleggers, seizing 73 pints of liquor valued at 273 dollars. Victims Jake Wheat darky Edward Martin and BW Halley contributed most of the contraband. Arrests were made by Soret Jerry Keltiber and Detonmwan VY TL Spaeckburn Grant Sypberg and Robert Chambers. The liquor is stored at the pollen station under Sergt George Carey guard. Wheat faces 320 days in jail after municipal court arraignment this morning.
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Pelice
Deteonmwan VY
TL Spaeckburn
Grant Sypberg
Robert Chambers
Sergt
George Carey
Supreme Court
Iqiai
Maunicipal
Utah
David Tay Sung
Agsiggane
Judge Fixes Bootlegging Sentence at $200 Fine or 12 Days
Judge George S. Barker declares the case a clean-cut offense and imposes a punishment of $200 or 12 days for bootlegging. Court notes Wheat’s prior guilty record and similar offenses. A stern stance is taken to curb violations of liquor laws.
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George S. Barker
JM Officera
Songiderabie
Theatres at the Gapheum Lyceum Vantages bill review
The Lyceum week features Finley and Hill with Vodvil 4 la Mode praised for ginger songs lively talk and acting. George Primrose, once a major vaudeville figure, is noted retired yet still warmly received by audiences while contemporaries like Mark Twain and George Ade are referenced in a nostalgic review.
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Lyceum
Finley & Hill
Wald
Vaufeville
Finley & IM
Lin Wonderuil
Vaudevilla
Met
George Trimrose
Tim Murphy
George Printrose
George Primrose
Francis Myrahy
The Doctored Widow and The Fair Barbarian at Alhambra
A humorous circuit of reviews notes Tom Kyle and company in The Doctored Widow and Marionettes. Vivian Martin stars in A Fair Barbarian at the Alhambra, where her wit and charm clash with English propriety in a tale of love crossed by cultural foibles and an American kiss. The piece praises Martin, the plotting, and Fred Opper's cartoons as part of the program.
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Senator
Tom Kyle and Company
Marilette’s
Alhambra
Vivian Martin
Alhambra Theater
Octavia
America
Fred Opper
Governor decries lax immigration laws at Lumbermen’s luncheon
Governor Bamberger condemns immigration laxity and citizenship abuses at a weekly Lumbermen’s Association luncheon. He warns of I W W activity and calls for harsh punishment for saboteurs. urges vigilance against organized efforts to destroy forests and mills.
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Remeano
Salt Lake
Bamberger
Lumbermen’s Associaion
Berraig Sons
United States
Mak Bose
Fis
Industrial Workers of the World
Real Estate Note From Asheston Star Quoted Uncle
Fragment described as a real estate note quoting Uncle Ween about world creation and its impact on tenants. The readable text references the Asheston Star and mentions thousands affected by the situation. The source is muddy but implies communal commentary on property ownership and tenant hardship.
Divorces Decline in 1917 Amid War Era Shifts
A wartime context is linked to fewer divorces in 1917 than in 1916, per Wilford O Young at the court box. He reports 144 divorces in 1916 and a lower total in 1917, with monthly counts listing 1917 figures to December, reflecting a shift in domestic life as the United States engaged in World War I. The article notes nine more marriages that year.
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Die
Wilford O. Young
Whitever
Carey
Fts
America
Shze
Norstab
Russian Army Seizes Jamai Near Petrograd
Russian forces reportedly capture Jamai about 88 miles from Petrograd as of March 5, with official confirmation pending and details provided by an Exchange Telegraph correspondent.
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London
Narch
Petrograd
FF Exchange Telegraph Companys
French Economists Gauge War Load and Debt Burden
Economists study France's ability to fund wartime expenses and debt amid a 46 billion franc annual revenue estimate for 1914 and a 17 million? 80? franc daily expenditure base. They warn the post war economy faces strain as war impacts production and capacity.
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Faris
Jan
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