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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
7
A garbled OCR item lists telephone actions in a colonial office setting. It mentions Korronial ROOM Ba ne hone tag ploge sphone two tinge and aUstress OFFIGE Ind with notes on phone ringing patterns including Bell Prone one ring.
Random references and local notes describe Ogden visitors and residents, council actions, and civic events. Highlights include a special council session on city ordinances, a Fire Department response to a hotel blaze, social events hosted by local groups, and various brief mentions of people in town and nearby regions.
A Utah cleaning factory accident near Ogden caused a worker to fall from a ladder, fracturing a left finger and ultimately requiring amputation up to the elbow to save his life. He had just left hospital to return to work but remains hopeful to resume duties after recovery.
A brief card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of our baby May, signed by Parker and Pale. The notice acknowledges appreciation from the family for support and condolences received.
In Salt Lake City area a child endangerment case linked to a baby farm prompts a wide inquiry. Investigators reveal alleged malpractices by physicians and motives of blackmail amid a network of women handling infants. The case centers on Dr Downing and Mrs Sakush, with authorities pursuing higher civil action.
A fragmentary report describes alleged sharpers using a matching ticket scam. Named individuals include Walsh, aged 20, a claimed bartender, and George Morgan, aged 60, claiming to be an engineer, both detained after an afternoon incident near a location referenced as 3120. The text is garbled but indicates an old scam milieu and police action.
An old real estate ad extols buying a home as the best investment, claiming pride and financial security from homeownership. It features garbled lines about down payments, monthly costs, and a pitch for various properties, with a distant address cited for Hussey-Woods Realty at 24d Waak Ave.
Lee and friends chased a vagrant party through Cullen hotel and a boarding house after a high stakes bunco game. The old man allegedly won $500 from Lee, then tried to take Lee’s wallet. detectives traced the suspects to the Capitol Hotel and a second street arrest on Fast Second South Street.
Mrs Beale Hume Emma Toesiey sues for forty thousand dollars in district court alleging the Water Mocilaty Republicum company La Roy Armatrang Indifmr and Cath R. Willame Jewettor printed obloquous and maligning material about her. She objects to claims she smoked cigarettes in the Wilson case and that she was urged to testify at Gunplay Maxwell. The suit, filed by Sam King, quotes much of the article and seeks redress in form of government payment.
Report from California notes West Pacific 18 construction advancement in the state with funds and deposits cited. About $2,000,000 transferred to support California work. By next August the line from San Francisco through Oakland and Oroville is expected to be completed. Original bond sale was $44,000,000 at 6 percent, with $27,000,000 spent on core construction in Utah, Nevada, and California. Remaining $19,000,000 claimed to ensure completion from Sal Lake to San Francisco. Total cash and deposits cited include $92,000,000 in San Francisco and $10,000,000 with a bank on Eastern banks.
The Turkish ambassador Ghensad Pi to Persia travels from Teheran to Constanti, citing threats of assassination after a recent attack. Reports mention letters warning him of harm and a temporary recall by the sultan. Also noted are unrelated items about American actions and Oakland defeating a team, with garbled local details and names.
A curfew warning is sounded in Ogden streets at 9 pm as crowds watch a mammoth new slide being erected in the Ogden yards for the coming season. Railway officials, managers, and traveling workers frequent the area, with a Frisco trip noted for observer travels and discussions of prosperity and gambling in western towns.
Frank Young and Mary Jack of Osden were brought to police headquarters by a jealous suitor from Salt Lake City after a quarrel at a Metrepaty event. They were detained, agreed to marry, telephoned the clerk, and a ceremony was held with Judge Dien present. The couple left for a mining town to begin their new life.
A carload of dynamite exploded near Jutord eighty miles east of Jheyonny. The blast occurred after dynamite had been moved to abandoned furnace ruins and spread to gravel pits. The shock toppled telegraph lines and wires, halting communication for a time, but no injuries were reported.
The, incomplete OCR text describes a procession east of Gleaeappo Allaoohargad WI and references a February 24 date. Mentioned are two saws and LED items, with uncertain names and places. It notes a guard or attendant and a religious context in a local church obit or ceremony, mentioning individuals and a firing event.
An OCR fragment chronicles courtroom testimony about an alleged crime and the accused Alin, with references to a priest, altar boys, and witnesses describing gun, cartridges, and revolver evidence. It notes later expert medical testimony on the defendant and mentions a bank executive's sudden death and a prior sentence, all within a chaotic second session.
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