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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
4
An 19th century advertisement extols Teton Valley as a fertile, scenic area with ample farmland, timber, and water power. It urges readers to settle for dairy and sheep farming, promising land availability, lower prices, and nearby transportation routes while highlighting local hotels and markets to attract settlers and buyers.
A long OCR text lists numerous land tracts for sale with fenced acreage, water rights, and improvements. Items include 1160 to 24280 acre holdings, many described as all fenced with plowed fields, barns, gardens, and outbuildings. Prices range from modest sums to large figures, with notes on cultivation, stock, dairy facilities, and personal property. Names of tracts appear with numbers and partial captions, plus references to water rights and proximity to towns.
A riot of courtroom and political items centers on a Junction explosion case and the Meintyres indictment. The report details arrest efforts, a hospital transfer, and improvised police procedures, alongside a wide-scope New York grand jury action and a stalled federal court power debate in Washington.
An explosion near Colby & Sons on a Chicago street damages the building and gas lines. Witness Mex Panale Geller, passing by, sustains head injuries and is taken to hospital. Damage estimated at $5,000. several workers and the showroom suffer injuries as debris blows out windows and knocks down heavy fixtures.
A reading of a school field day outing details a Saturday May 23 trip via Rio Grande Western Railway. Round trip fare listed as 2 dollars and 1.40 cents? Departure times include Oxden at 5:00 am and 9:00 pm with returns from Salt Gate later. The notice notes tickets and meals for all riders.
Thousands gathered in Oklahoma City for the Northern Baptist Convention at White Temple. The weeklong meeting covers reports from the American Baptist Missionary Union, Home Missionary Society, and Baptist durification, with topics on Indian education, foreign lands, and future relationships of denominational bodies.
A 1908 bank statement from The Ooden State Bank of Ogden Utah lists assets including Loans and discounts 743308.07 with other items such as money on hand 245959.06 and securities. Liabilities show capital stock 100030.00 and deposits totaling 1,500,088.40. The document includes officer attestations, dates in May 1908, and audit language.
Financial statement style notice from Pingree National Bank of Ogden in Utah dated May 14 1908 reveals balances and assets including capital stock surplus and notes owed. The document lists securities deposits and liabilities with names and signatures of bank officers including cashier James Pingree and attestations by notary public, detailing a winding up of business and related financial entries.
New York May 20 reports large gold engagements for export. Prices quoted include 330,000 for Guranuay Lae, 100 for France, 300,000 for Guemay, and 45,000 for Geeta. The present movement totals 80,555,000 dollars.
Coroner Mark submits report stating the body viewed is that of Mrs. Bella Sunnens and declares she died by felonious homicide with unknown perpetrator. The verdict follows discovery of a fetal body in the wrecked April 48 home of Mrs. Guinness, linking to prior statements by Dr. Worn and noting conflicting details in the evidence.
An Ogden resident cautions readers about dubious kidney remedies sold by a Buffalo New York agent. The notice warns against unsafe products and urges scrutiny of claims and health risks presented by the seller.
Washington May 2. The War Department completed preparations for joint maneuvers in the coming summer involving all branches of the regular service and many state militia organizations. Congress appropriated four million dollars for the exercises. Maneuvers will be held for one month at Pine Bluff Georgia Chicamanga Park Florida Leon Springs Texas American Lake Washington Fort Russell Wyoming Port Benjamin Harrison West Coast and other sites from June to October. The program includes long rapid marches of infantry about 200 miles and cavalry about 230 miles with progressive drill and combined operations. State units may skip some prescribed activities.
A friend asks about a streetcar word shingled with pincaches and how long a turn in wale to California would take. Another voice dismisses the conundrum as a hard puzzle while rushing to a ball game and work.
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