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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1910
Page
2
The Evening Standard quotes Queen Mary expressing disdain for Americans courting royalty in Hygimnd describing them as grovelers and snobs. The piece argues the English view Americans as undesirables and parvenus shaping negative perceptions of the broader U S public.
A historical call urges vigorous action against roaming vagrants and hoboes. Police should round up the floating population, question suspects, and compel work or confinement to curb crime and protect public peace.
An Ogden banker advised a safety measure at the Layton bank that allowed two men to escape potential suffocation during a robbery attempt. The precaution involved a screw driver placed within the steel doors to unhinge them if needed, illustrating how attention to small details can prevent tragedy.
Amalgamated Sugar officials project a favorable outlook for the sugar beet crop with potential bumper tonnage and higher prices. The article notes farmers sign contracts early, estimate fall yields, and expect stable income despite national economic storms, highlighting beet farming as a steady pillar for the community.
A quirky mixed-read keepsake features Mayor Mogew of Pittaburg in a rambling, playful sketch about old plants and muddled history, interlaced with comic clippings from The Nation and Harpers Weekly. It blends odd phrases, snippets of gossip, and stray notices with mock court jests and a mock murder line.
At Ute county courthouse a mass meeting debated closing stores at seven and extending hours to nine on Saturdays. Delegates and labor groups urged the seven oclock plan while dissenters pressed a Wednesday holiday and four oclock or nine oclock extensions. The meeting ended with a voice vote in favor of the seven oclock closing and a committee to pursue the matter further.
Report notes the meeting concluded with a question to Yots about representation of all sides. It states there will be a sensitive ballot and that law enforcement will be enforced near Saturday night, with future implications unclear.
Wiekington May 20 Total assessments by the Internal Revenue Bureau for corporation tax amount to 26 620 000. Returns from corporations directed to the assessments are nearly all in hand, Hawaii reports yesterday. Despite the tax not yet paid in full 434 26 was turned into the treasury on Tibet Recount.
The article describes electrification work from Salt Lake to Qyslen with stops at interbuilt locales. It notes a trial run and planned hourly trains named Forty Five Minute Aergies while promising future adjustments and control by a mututian on the front car.
A plan to move Salt Lake and Lagoon trips to private parties involves 58 foot cars similar to regular railroad stock, weighing 38 tons. A new Lagoon power plant under construction will be completed in six months, with 45 000 volts supplied by Telluride Light and Power. Freight moves will be at night, steam locomotives used now will be phased out after May 28, and electric engines will take over when ready.
Edward Rube Waddell, famed pitcher of the Philadelphia team, retires due to arm injuries sustained during a chaotic incident described as a rough game night. His career peak included a notable 1905 season, with his reputation as a dominant but eccentric hurler shaping early 20th century baseball lore.
A nostalgic baseball tale recalls Coakley's injury after a straw hat prank by Waddell and a conspirator at a Philadelphia station. The incident derailed Coakley's World Series and altered his career, with Rubi to later years and Foy's era noted for fading brilliance.
Report describes a grim discovery near Roberts Idaho where Timothy Brown, also called Ary, was found dead with his head severed. An investigation traced the body to a location along a wagon route with a tanker and boat involved, and identifies individuals connected to Mud Lake and nearby areas as part of the inquiry.
Coroner and search teams chased a man connected to a killing near Roberts. The son, aged around 24, was found near Lorenzo in a deteriorated state after an all night search. witnesses note his epileptic condition and fear the incident involved his actions. Brown, a 50 year old Lorenzo resident, was described as a hardworking mill hand.
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