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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1909
Page
4
Reported chaotic scene Saturday evening near the river with a fire destroying a structure. Driver La Wright and the team were on site. authorities investigate the blaze and its cause while residents respond to the incident.
A collage of stray notices, town updates, and ads from Ogden area sources. Mentions delays at a river crossing, a missing property report on Grist avenue, local shop sales, a piano for sale, and early public works plans including a proposed power project and railroad concerns.
Officials convened in Ogden to implement a new passenger timetable. The first schedule on the line between Dittners and Harriman went into effect at 12:01 Sunday night, with all routes now aligned to the updated times. Community leaders and rail managers discussed car utilization, passenger track shortages, and streamlined train handling to speed service.
Ogden Union Railway and Depot Company announces a regular annual meeting of the officers to be held at the Superintendent’s office in Ogden on Tuesday June 1 1909 at 8:00 am for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year. Secretary reads the notice.
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a price, brick structures with water, lights, pantry and closets, a large yard, and a bench area near a tarrow commission with phones. The readable line hints at a public notice about a sale and a council meeting, with unclear dates and actions.
The readable lines appear as garbled OCR of a dialogue about a password or last word. Mentions The Dotter Portet and Calo with Magheen ditivad on deanglit. Context unclear, likely a puzzle note or cryptic excerpt with missing key terms.
General Manager W T Bancroft of the Oregon Short Line traveled east from Ogden after brief talks with local railroad officials about urgent yard and track improvements. Plans include rearrangement and enlargement of Ogden yards with five new tracks west of Lane passenger yard to ease congestion and permit through passenger trains. Also noted was a possible eastward trip to Chicago and New York, with governing directives from superiors.
A city police court session saw twenty five men arraigned on Sunday liquor violations. Several defendants, including Arora AIKA and Tuhy Taylor, pleaded guilty to drunkenness with fines or short jail terms, while others claimed not guilty or sought hearings. Detectives identified several men as repeat offenders from the local area.
George G Perkins aged 18 son of George W Forking of Tate Place Adams Avenue died suddenly at the fall residence after a hemorrhage. He had been in Denver for a year and attended Farther preparatory school awaiting Yale entry. His elder brother Wilb ers prepared for the funeral as doctors lingered hoping for recovery.
J S Carver plans a trip to meet delegates at the National Retail Merchant Association convention in Portland, traveling via San Dade and Los Angeles. He will be joined by Ogden Retail Merchants and Salt Lake officials, with Mrs Carver and others accompanying. Carver slated to address convention topics on progress of the organization.
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