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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1915
Page
7
The neckwear section presents varied styles in closed semi closed and V necks. Satin combinations turnovers of net with hand embroidery vestees Medici and fichu ideas in chiffon voile and lingerie. Collar and cuff sets of organdy will be prominently shown today.
The Ogden tennis club hosts tryouts for a May 31 meet after an afternoon session when Homer H. Fenn beat Ti. T. Moora 6-3. Doubles draws were set, with pairings including Higman and Tripp, Metcalf and Griffin, Parry and Critchlow, and others. A revised schedule will be announced tomorrow as contestants aim to complete eliminations by the 31st.
New York May 10 The first week of the season between eastern and western clubs in the two major leagues brings several position changes but few clear indications of major shifts to come. In the National League three clubs see movement as the season opens.
Four clubs in the western circuit posted more defeats than victories. Pittsburg led the invasion with a win, while Chicago faltered in Brooklyn and was swept by New York. Giants pitcher McGraw steadied his team as Mathewson, Perritt, and Marquard earned early-season wins. Cincinnati shone, St Louis swept Boston, and Philadelphia led the league as Brooklyn staged a strong rebound.
Park City wins second game on May 16 defeating Utah Power and Light 3 to 4. Park City fans celebrate as they out hit 14 to 6 while committing two fewer errors than the Salt Lake team. OConnell Allen and Stack hurled for the winning side. Treseder and Montague pitched for the Tower Light team.
Salt Lake City May 17 Twenty shooters faced the Salt Lake Gun Club grounds for a Sunday morning trap shoot. JC H Reilly Jr was high gun by breaking 9 out of a possible 60 and won first honors in class A, topping EB J Miller by a single target. In class B W Heagren and W Shepherd tied for first with 43 targets. C Miller led class C by five targets.
Wallace J. Trav known to fans as Slappy Hogan, longtime manager of the Venice Coast league team, died of pneumonia in Venice Cal. He was 70 years old and a Santa Clara, California native. The Lusitania is showing at the Rex tonight with Mutual Weekly released there Sundays. Last show tonight to see the Lusitania for 5e Always 5c.
Salt Lake City May 17 President Anthon L I Lund presiding over Sunday Mormon services in the tabernacle. Counselor WL Penrose urged peace, noting current gloom yet affirming the prophesied peace in God’s time. He cited Joseph Smith’s 1861 Pearl of Great Price prophecy and warned against war while praising peace efforts and a future international order.
Motion pictures of the Lusitania leaving New York harbor before its final voyage will be shown at the Rex tonight only, opening at 6 p m. The screening promises to recount the passenger steamship’s last hours and torpedoed fate off Ireland. The event is presented amid wartime news and public interest in maritime disasters.
A sermon critiques the idea of war as justice praising peace and sacrifice. It contrasts the man who seeks war with the Christ of peace, urging restraint, mercy, and reliance on divine power over force. It surveys economic and moral costs of militarism and affirms Christ’s exalted authority and intercession.
Rev Rasweiley spoke on the Ascension as the completion of Christ’s resurrection. He described Christ’s humiliation and the shift to glorification, likening his earthly life to a carpenter’s to illustrate his kingship and divine prerogative. Special music by the Marian Series sung Come Holy Spirit.
An abbreviated advertisement fragment touts Preston Flour as rich in gluten and properly milled. The brief text ends with a quoted phrase referencing a nighttime slogan about “Man's” something, leaving the context incomplete.
Washington May 1 The federal relations commission published correspondence related to the broad educative publicity campaign by Mr. Lee for Mr. Rockefeller and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The letters discuss distribution of ballotings to shape public opinion on Colorado matters, references to Governor Ammons, and drafts and amendments for letters to President Wilson and other officials. The documents cover June 1 1914 to August 3 1914 and include payments and plans for circulating notices and leaflets.
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