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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text notes an evening routine mentioning a person not attending a club or event. References to Bie Staxdmt and pat Uited appear misspelled, with no clear context, date, or location for a coherent news item. Further readable details are required to create a factual card.
A list of newspaper agencies and news stands across cities including Los Argetea Salt Lake City San Francisco San Diego and others. Mentions key outlets such as Netilie News Stand Tah Foureky Newa Stand and Deck News Co. with multiple California locations and distributors.
The Standard announces Carroll as the new editor of the Morning Examiner. He previously held reporting and editorial roles at The Standard and the Prick Newspaper Syndicate in California, served as a dramatic critic for The Sacramento Bee, and joined Deseret News before moving to Ogden, bringing strong local editing prospects.
A border newspaper debate blames General Funston for the Mexican expedition outcomes. It cites crashes in military discipline and questions official reactions to Villa raids, noting misstatements and the wider failure of U S military organization. Columbus raid sparks swift Washington reaction by late morning.
The article notes General Funston was authorized by the War Department to read troops across the border with few restrictions. A week earlier his expedition began with his mounted force, while newspapers criticized his approach and he deflects blame onto others for the missteps at the outset of the conflict.
Readers recall Mother's Day services at the Orpheum theater where music and speeches honored mothers. The piece urges expressing daily gratitude and cherishing mothers, noting flowers, not just carnations, as fitting tokens of affection and urging all children to honor parents on Mother's and Father's Days.
Happiness is a habit. See Douglas Fairbanks in The Habit of Happiness on the same program as Carmen at The Ogden.
Chicago police hunt a robber who rings doorbells and waits in the parlor to gain access before firing shots to threaten the resident. He entered Mrs Catherine Martins home yesterday via her maid and stole about 100 in cash and jewelry valued at around 2700. The thief calmly claimed a message for the mistress, subdued the woman with a revolver and fled after rifling the closet. Read the Classified Ads.
Church officials urge viewing the photoplay The Miracle of Life at the Utah Theater to address motherhood and the sanctity of mothers and daughters. The screening promises a serious, delicate subject with American actress Mira Mar Kutltha Fletcher in a production praised for its beauty and grand scope. Audience advised to attend tomorrow and Thursday for the last performances.
Rome reports government orders prohibiting import of luxuries and bulky nonessential goods, including furniture and dano, to ease shortages. Measures aim to set price controls on provisions and broaden female labor use, with similar French actions noted. The move targets American and English manufactured items as war efforts proceed. The piece ends noting a film premiere featuring Clara Kimball Young at the Alhambra tomorrow.
Tes May 15 Jose Morin former Villa army officer and alleged leader of a proposed uprising of Mexicans in Texas New Mexico and Arizona is jailed in Ringavilte and may be taken to San Antonio for a preliminary hearing. Twenty seven men are indicted in the case. Arrests continue as federal officers report most leaders to be detained before tonight. The outbreak was initially set for May 10 but Morin was arrested earlier.
An advertisement announces amasalye production at Mbambra theater with a $300,000 budget. The show opens at 2 p.m. and runs continuously into the evening. An eight piece orchestra, conducted by Prat, will perform for the accompanying film. The ad boasts a prominent young MC and theater events for tomorrow night.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends for support after the death and funeral of beloved husband and father, with names included. Also notes a religious gathering at the Tabernacle and thanks speakers. A local advertisement promotes the film The Feast of Life with Clara Kimball Young at the Alhambra tomorrow, urging early attendance as the house will be crowded.
Markets in New York opened mixed as traders weighed early gains against cautious notes from several sectors. The day saw cautious purchases in wholesale goods and modest declines in metals, with investors awaiting further corporate results and policy signals abroad.
May 16 reports from Omaha and Chicago detail hogs, cattle, and sheep trading. Hogs steady to higher with mixed bids, heavy and barrow prices around 9.60 to 10.20. Cattle receipts 600, strong demand for steer and heifer categories, yearlings and lambs showing gains. Chicago futures show a sharp setback on arrivals exceeding expectations. Sugar markets in New York edge higher as refined sugars firm, granulated futures rise modestly.
Chicago grain notes show wheat recovering from opening lows as Liverpool supplies ease and Australian shipments loom. Prices swing from 24c under to firm gains near 1.25 per bushel with near futures around 1.15 to 1.16 and September near 1.16. Corn rises on inquiry and hogs trim demand. rains anticipated in Oklahoma and Kansas hint at tighter wheat stocks, with the day closing firm, up about 1 to 1 1/2 cents.
Mining shares showed thin activity with few high price bids. Alta Consolidated advanced from 61 to 63, Montpelier rose to 23 cents, Cedar Tallman bought at 15, Michigan Utah active at 32, Bella around 55 cents, Silver King weak at 3.20, Hecla Peak at 25 cents. Prices listed include many names and operators, reflecting a scattered afternoon session and private quotations from J A Hoyte & Co.
Utah Weber county notice lists unclaimed stray livestock and a sale date at Washington avenue Ogden. The text records a bay mare of about 952 pounds, 3 to 5 years old, found May 3 and to be sold May 10 to the highest bidder by Poundkeeper Frank A. Natsdrtt. Market quotes show varied bids across banks and firms in Utah, with numerous dollar figures and bid prices for regional financial institutions.
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