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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
7
A fragment from an editorial room listing shows terse entries for standard telephone lines in an industrial or business setting. It notes multiple rings and specific rooms, indicating switching or dialing instructions within an old telephony context. The text preserves names of rooms and offices, suggesting a newsroom or business office telecommunication log.
Random references show Ogden Standard community blurbs with ads, visits, coal prices, funerals, a tennis match, travel notes, farm crop prospects, and local business pitches. Names include A G Olmstead Burke Jones Carlton Nelson and Ryden. places Ogden Salt Lake Cache Valley and Castle Gate.
A reading of the damaged text shows a burglary in which a man left a window open and a safe was broken into. Items including a watch, a diamond ring, and a silver piece were taken as the thief entered through an open window in the home.
City council members and officials heard a petition Monday evening urging the Tinhting and Coke company be awarded the contract to light Heoond Houth street and Stroud avenue. The demonstration showed gas street lamps with 125 candle power suitable for the area, claiming gas lighting would beat electric lamps on efficiency and wall impact. The public display featured eight 125 candle power Welbach lamps and compared gas to electric lighting in the block between Second South between Sixth and Seventh East. The report notes gas lights could cut costs about 60 to 100 percent of belture, with narrower beam and lower wall brightness, while electric lights would sit higher above and cast different shadows.
Program notes show matinee and evening showings at 2:90 and 7 p.m with "Just Like Home" plus multiple films including Angel of the Vilt Sage and Colleen Hawn. Additional acts include piano by Misa Alves Alien, a new way of traveling Hind colored, and Shamrock Matinee. Sunday and family matinees advertised with seating reservations.
A district court session opened late as several lawyers failed to appear on time. Judge Tiowell noted the tardiness and instructed the clerk to call the absent attorneys. Explanations followed but delays were deemed likely to recur in civil cases.
Secretary of Weber Camp N TA Woodmen of the World announces events for Thursday evening. The meeting at our hall includes badge ceremony, parades and banners, with a public dinner and efforts to confer degree work. Members urged to attend and look out for the “Horrible.”
A widespread strike begins with over 1500 machinists, doftarmiakers, and related trades quitting work from Ogden to Denver after the company abrogated contracts. Rail and commerce face disruption as the walkout threatens broader action, with union leaders calling for obedience and solidarity. Comrades from Civil War groups urged to attend funeral services and related gatherings.
Several transfers logged by County Recorder Wallace show Modlak Hall and wife transferring to John Hall parts of sections across township 6 range 2 east for 1000 dollars, with other deeds including A J Mathis to Fanny Eggenton for Park Place lots 27 and 28 at 150 dollars and multiple parcels exchanged for sums from 800 to 7000 dollars.
The Jacobs family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends of the G A B for their kindness during their recent bereavement. The message thanks everyone for the heartfelt sympathy and support received.
Chaotic dispute centers on a prisoner held at the Balmer Manse while Tedwand F. Suck, a Prorin millionaire, fights for control of wealth and guardianship. Allegations note a Chicago trust company as executor and a complex web of heirs and arrangements, including a dedication of property and potential relocation to California.
The county board reviewed routine matters including repair work on Birch Creek rollers and river road widening at Riverdale. They granted permits for weighing scales near the track, discussed infirmary conditions, and noted four prisoners had escaped from the county jail while pledging to pursue recovery.
Obituary for James Paine, longtime Ogden businessman born March 16, 1834 in Bangor Maine. He died after a long illness from apoplexy and kidney trouble at his home on Zag Ad-Rina Avenue. Paine, a veteran, served in Kansas during the Civil War, later joined the firm of Paine & Hurst in Ogden and held church and community roles. He was a Lincoln admirer and survived by relatives in Ogden and Chicago. The funeral plans and burial details were set for the near future.
Sted Bidale will perform with the famed Indtay, a leading original choister, at the Recta church on March 17. Tickets are on sale at the Thoram Hora Nusle Store.
Professor Levi Young praised the Ogden Choir under Joseph Talantyno for Elijah, a program to be performed at Grand Opera House on March 20 with Madame Julian Blauvelt and the Crulongé Symphony. Soloists Wealtha Geluno Myrtle Ballinger and George Nye performed, while Young spoke on music for thirty minutes and lauded the Ogden choir’s work afterward.
ChicagoMarch 18 Coal supplies are being stored by railroads under contract to supply ligitimate markets. The incentive is the possibility of a strike among the bituminous miners within six months. Railroads have rushed hundreds of tons to depots and strategic points to avoid bottlenecks and maintain positions for a potential walkout.
A grand party and bail are planned for Tuesday, May 77, at the Woolurall, Peryen, carde am fur Walling collect, Admiraviow 9c.
A chaotic burglary in Grunmiarcy Avenue targets W. 3. QBrien residence. Thieves entered via front door while family out, stole two watches and household items valued around $100. Neighbors noticed broken entries, alarm triggered, but walls not breached. Police traced suspects linked to a local gang and noted no other clear clues.
Fragmented text describes Japanese naval movement and government reactions. Mentions Washington, Mare Use The Pan, and a first Japanese navy operation near Revevini Satuning with Takahira referenced. Details are garbled and some terms unclear.
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