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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
2
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Ogden and Salt Lake City compete for the Four-State Fair audience as Salt Lake City shifts to the Inland Empire Exposition. Local business leaders warn attendees may favor Ogden while noting high round-trip fares and the looming crowd. Ogden residents urged to support the fair.
A San Francisco bribery scandal surrounding city improvements led to calls for cleansing the municipal water system and widespread reform after the cost exceeded 240000. The episode involved officials and pressure to remove entrenched influences on public works.
The article recounts corrupt practices and legal clashes in San Francisco, detailing 3000 guards for three decades, calls out bribery and fraud during political upheavals, and describes attempts to undermine law enforcement, with threats and violence tied to a “ring” and a major city scandal.
Analyzed editorials praise Reed Smoot as a decisive, independent figure in politics. Profiles describe his directness, quick reasoning, and refusal to be driven by critics, noting his integrity and focus on businesslike efficiency. The piece highlights his independence from Mormon connections and his role as a catalyst in national debates.
The Ogden Auto Mobile Club considers building a through route to Yellowstone via Ogden Canyon Beaver Canyon and near Lake region. The plan would run north to Montpelier Afton and into Wyoming with a potential road following streams into the Snake and Yellowstone entrances.
The piece imagines a scenic auto route from Ortenen to the Mark and through wild country to Ogden. It envisions seeing elk and vast forests, with road speeds of fifteen miles an hour on good roads and a possible two-day trip at slow pace. It urges investors to inquire into opening such a route for automobiles.
Ninety years after birth Jella Ward Howe is celebrated by a large family including great grandchildren. The piece recalls her Civil War era links and her husband’s influence on her activism, noting her inspiration from Julia Ward Howe and the Battle Hymn of the Republic. It closes with an extended excerpt from the hymn and its enduring message.
Grandson facing murder charges after his 70 year old grandmother Mrs Christine Corleon was found with a fractured skull in her South Hay City, Mich home. He was arraigned and committed for examination as investigators described a violent death amid a wedding plans scene.
In a long game yesterday, Young Tigers topped Young Gubs 12 to 7 at Madison School. Pearson pitched strongly with Hansen backing him as Crossman and Givett made key plays on defense and base running. The Tigers pulled away late, despite Farley being sidelined early.
An early 20th century style critique argues readers should bravely admit unfamiliarity with works like Paradise Lost and The Vicar of Wakefield. It mocks the fear of confessing literary gaps while praising familiarity with popular novels and authors such as The Prisoner of Zenda and Wilde.
An 19th century Chicago Post excerpt debates individual liberty versus public safety. It condemns reckless acts harming others and criticizes radical religious pretensions. The piece argues that true moral character comes from reverence for a higher Creator beyond material confines.
Article fragment argues over evidence and hearsay stemming from Maori affairs while noting a body recovered from the Spokane River. Details are fragmentary but establish a news item about a body discovery and related commentary on legal evidence practices.
Patrick Corrigan a wealthy farmer from Custer Wisconsin was dragged from the Spokane river last night. His pockets were turned inside out with gold watch and cash missing. Authorities believe his death may relate to dynamite blasts used while searching for the bodies of A. W. Duncan and his son who drowned earlier.
In a tense report from the East two National League figures reportedly plotted to depose Pulliam and elect Anson of Chicago as NL president. Hermann Tay expresses disbelief at the plan, noting a prior pledge to keep Pulliam in place until recovery and a chance to prove his fitness.
Washington March 26 Confident that the machinist D Johann Balvator of Palesville is not the archduke of Avetria who renounced his rights and disappeared nearly a quarter of a century ago. The Austrian embassy will require sufficient proof of identity before presenting the matter to Vienna. The baron demands more than a photo comparison showing mere cousinship and insists handwriting be witnessed in Vienna.
Readers urged to counteract sedentary habits among workers and improve physical development. Advice favors simple daily activity like brisk walking, light stretching, and outdoor exercise, plus dietary tips for liver health. Recommends more movement than watching others, and cautions against rich foods in hot weather. Lemon water remedy suggested for bilious symptoms and liver comfort.
Cleveland Water Dealer recalls a long love letter found with a four cent stamp, noting the stationery handwriting and address suggested the sender valued the missive. He believes the letter would have required more than one stamp if mailed today, reflecting on its length and significance.
Fragmented text fragment references names and events without clear context or date. Limited readable items mention Tresten Fling and Kray dortos with inconclusive placement or action. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from available words.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a speaker named Hering and a remark about a werad marke mon. The text captures a garbled quote about voting behavior and the speaker’s inability to react or vote, indicating a broken transcription of a remarks segment.
In Denver a Presbyterian general assembly debated a resolution urging pastors to organize youth Sunday school work, deeming family worship a thing of the past. Opposition questioned the worship clause, a correction avoided further conflict, and discussions touched on dual roles of pastors and Sunday school missionaries amid emphasis on strengthening church work in youth outreach.
The piece discusses a puzzling word louphahra described as the half horse half man creature in Gulliver’s Travels with the term forming a phonetic name. It notes phonetics and nomatopoeia as philologist terms, mentions Dean Hein and Prof. Salntabury approving the word’s rhyme and use in English verse.
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