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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary notes describe a Mothers OM program event with speakers and a table discussion. Mentions include host residents of Salt Lake City and planning for a featured session with attendees and organizing figures guiding a community effort. The text references a committee and logistics for a gathering and notes about months and a timetable.
A likely theft case in Ogden involves a missing automobile owned by David Kay and a horse drawn buggy found at Layton. Police suspect day riders stole both vehicles, ditched the car at Wayton, then recovered the horse and buggy before returning to Ogden.
A morning assembly at Weber Academy nominated next year’s student body officers amid excitement for an afternoon baseball game at the State School for the Deaf and Blind. Nominations listed for president and other posts, with reports on the Weber game and choir selections drawing cheers.
In Ogden a group named Aw Leheow at Orr Weber Gla roome convenes to form a new movement. Fifteen fire foane ava Wrllers plan a rally to discuss a program and aims. The effort includes a board and administrators, with calls for unarmed writers and a unified policy to reassure insurance holders.
Mina Cun and Francis Ford star in The Doorway of Destruction a powerful war drama on two reels at Oracle Theater Thursday and Friday. Local listings mention other showings and dates with limited readable details from the damaged text.
The article notes M. C. BH. Martin resumed work on surfacing Canyon Boulevard from the mouth of Ogden Canyon to Twentieth Street and Harrison Avenue. He says surfacing is careful and will match the standard of the section from the canyon mouth to the power dam.
County Board Chairman W. G. Hunter reports roads in good condition after inspection and urges district superintendents to macadamize with levelers while ground is unsettled. He believes Wohar County roads will soon be macadamized and surfaced with tarvin or similar dust-absorbing material. Cleo Madison in The Whirling Dish at Oracle Theater Thursday.
The Udsh Genetriction company establishes a concrete camp at Hon eye from which palot culvert and other concrete millders will operate on the Brigham Wellavillis extension of the intertrboo electric car line. Conalmiction work on the road continues and weather caused loss ofOptind. Grade work on Idlewild tingta ville extension also proceeds.
A historical note reports geologist observations on artesian wells in the valley near Huntsville. Professor and team examined municipal wells, citing potential deeper water sources and implications for reliability. Delays and investigations linger as experts pursue verification of missing parts in the project.
A fragmentary theater note outlines Ruth Roland in the play Chesier of Fame and a Western piece featuring star pages and a glare of dialogue. It mentions Merwin and Radler Holland as cast, with discussion of plot threads about desertion and social drama.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Silt Lake paper admires a tone of praise with scattered phrases. It includes mismatched words, partial names, and stray letters, making the intended subject and entities difficult to identify. The readable bits mention praise, a possible host, and scattered references to events or sections, but no coherent facts or names.
Bank record shows assets including bonds, federal reserve claims, real estate, and cash. It lists capital stock 166000, surplus 80000, undivided profits 2635.18, deposits and notes, time deposits, and certified checks with dates tied to May 4 1915 and signatures of officers and notary.
Advertisement notes a dance at Sylvan Park featuring a twenty piece orchestra with two large baggage cars of canery. The item emphasizes entertainment by a skilled ensemble and signals local social event details.
New York May 6 moderate trading dominated the stock exchange with an irregular undertone. Several war specialty issues gained while standard issues dipped slightly. United States Steel and allied metals advanced in the motor group, while Canadian Pacific and Reading reflected heaviness with little change in other prominent issues.
Chicago grain notes a brief wheat advance driven by firmer Liverpool quotes, with mixed activity in corn and oats. Hog futures show strength while overall trade remains cautious. a large wheat harvest estimate is cited and weather supports modest gains amid nervous turnover.
May 6 Chicago hog market sees improved demand from shippers and speculators, with competition broadening for cattle. Slaughter rates less than a week ago, buyers not eager for certain sheep. Sugar futures firm with refined sugar steady as crude market activity nudges prices higher.
London reports the chancellor David Lloyd George presenting the war budget estimating yearly expenses at 1,136,434,000 pounds if war lasts full year. Projected revenue for 1916-17 is 270,182,900 pounds, a 42,688,000 pound increase. Deficit projected at 62,332,000 pounds for twelve months of war.
A chancellor states that the ultimate outcome of the war is not in doubt, but the duration will be lengthy, making the task ahead difficult. His emphasis centers on a prolonged struggle and the challenges it presents to policy and leadership.
The fifth biennial national convention of the Young Women's Christian Association opened in Angeles to discuss safeguarding girls and standardizing character. Leaders say temptations are greater and women’s virtues and faults will be examined.
Brigham City May 4 The fruit crop in Boxelder county is regarded as safe from frost damage for the rest of the season. Last night brought little uneasiness to fruit growers as the weather grew chilly but clear with thermometers reading not below 13 in any locality.
Nashville governor Rye vetoed a bill abolishing the death penalty and also rejected an ant tipping bill, arguing the change would fail to reduce crime and could increase violence though he voiced concerns about policy outcomes.
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