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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1909
Page
5
Ogden headlines report visitors from Evanston and Rawhide with business interests, a Wasatch Gun Club shooting contest next week, and civic league elections. Kilburn Hall of Peterson dies of Brights disease, a man loses three toes after a moving train accident, and Kaneville land action sues Henry Hall and wife.
Seattle March 29 Mrs Gunfiro Aeid renounced native born rights when she wed a Japanese man at Trinity Episcopal church. The law says a woman marries a foreign husband becomes subject to his governing power. Helen Aoki becomes subject of the Emperor of Japan. Rev H H Gowen defended the ceremony despite criticism, citing parental consent and license to wed.
Archdeacon Emery, longtime head of the missionary field in this jurisdiction, resigns. He handed his formal letter to Bishop Nichols, who has not yet acted or publicized it. The resignation follows the notoriety from his daughter Helen’s marriage to Gunjiro Aoki, drawing state-wide interest and criticism. Bishop Nichols declined further comment, saying he sees no reason the resignation should complicate matters.
Sealed proposals for a distributing reservoir for the Water Works Department will be received in the City Engineer’s office Ogden City Hall until 2 PM on April 1 1909. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Plans and specs available from the City Engineer. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive defects. A F Parkes City Engineer. First publication March 3 1909 Last publication April 17 1908.
In a bustling police court morning, Emma Thompson, called a dusky damsel, disputed being a Jap girl as Detective Pender pressed for an interpreter. She pleaded not guilty and received a one day sentence. Others, from John Platt soliciting alms to several drunkenness cases, faced fines, suspended terms, or warnings.
The Stephens Investment Company transfers to Peter Hollenback lot 4 and the south 14 feet of lot 3, block 19, Lake View addition to Ogden for 1 dollar. Joseph H. Hill transfers to Arthur Peterson lots 38 34 and 35, block 2, Mountain View addition to Ogden for 75 dollars.
Default of defendant has been formally entered in the civil action of John N. Baker against Martha Cave. Dr. F. W. Baker has brought suit in the municipal court against George Randall to recover 58 dollars for professional services rendered.
Paso Robles California March 29 remains of Governor Congrove of Washington state were sent to Olympia today. The body had been embalmed and a mahogany casket provided. Howard G Congrove son of the governor wired that arrangements are being made for a state funeral at Olympia. Mrs Cosgrove jem on the same train.
Lieutenant Governor M E Hay was sworn in to succeed the late Governor Cosgrove in Olympia Washington. He ordered seven National Guard companies to act as funeral escort for Cosgrove’s funeral set for Wednesday afternoon.
Honolulu dispatch reports contact with Japanese cruisers Aso and Soyo of a training squadron bound for the Pacific coast. The ships, former Russian Bayan and Variag, were refloated after the war and refitted before joining the Japanese navy.
Roanoke Virginia March 29 Judge Walter P Staples of the corporation court set aside the December 30 local option vote that closed saloons by a majority. The ruling nullifies the election claiming the tax item funded by City Treasurer Davis was illegal.
Los Angeles March 29 Charles 3 Martin of Cincinnati and Ernest W Sundin of this city were arrested today amid charges linked to the December 14 1910 Monrovia First National Bank robbery. Beatty’s confessions accuse Martin of planning and aiding Sundin, with details of the vault opening and a $29260 haul. Sundin operates a local store and is a lock maker. Martin formerly worked for Debold Safe and Lock in Cincinnati and oversaw vault installation. Beatty was earlier jailed in Dayton Ohio and brought to this city for questioning. The confession ties the trio to the bank job and clarifies the sequence of events.
Comrade Hadley at a campfire discusses the Hornet's Nest of Shiloh. He recalls the Rebel fortifications near Pittsburg Landing, Grant and Buell's forces, and the strategic mistakes that shaped the 1862 battle. He notes the high water and unfordable streams, and asserts the battlefield history may never be fully written. Grant's army fielded about 40,000 men.
The notice highlights a seed supplier's claim of purity and high germination rates across varieties including stain, vegetables, and flowers. It emphasizes a broad seed range and pride in seed quality.
London reports Buckinghamshire officials say marriages at St James parish church for several years were not legally celebrable. The discovery, announced officially, prompts potential legal steps to regulate or nullify ceremonies performed there.
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