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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1909
Page
3
A jumble of names, addresses, sales, legal notices, dances, sermons, and personal items. The column mentions residents and families, interspersed with auctions, payments, and upcoming community events. Many phrases are garbled, but references to Woodmen dances, reserve notices, and local prices appear amid scattered personal notices.
A fragmented OCR notice mentions corporate taxes, a growers convention in January, and a shooting contest. It cites Ogden, Salt Lake City, and various officials and companies, with scattered names and dates, including January events and WPA-related matters.
A church supper offers oysters and hot tamales with a cup of cocoa or coffee. The fundraiser runs from early evening until supplies run out and features volunteer cooks and servers. Proceeds support church activities.
A historic film page highlights diverse attractions at Capstan’s, including Annette Kellerman in Physico Cyilbure and High Diving, plus a busy program featuring The Hides and Groots, nursing viper, Arctic explorer Capst ain Amini, and a preview of Panama Canal and Asia travel scenes. The feature list blends sensational acts with educational reels and travel vignettes, promising a packed boulevard of visual wonders for patrons.
Traveling officials visited Ogden on a rail tour from California to Japan. Baron Sillwart and Japanese merchants praised American hospitality while discussing future business and new ticket offices. Local officials and railroad executives planned Pacific connections and offices in Ogden as they toured leading streets and buildings.
An official inquiry report from Death Valley Nevada dated November 12 1909 details discipline for multiple Southern Pacific staff after an accident. Conductor W H Stone dismissed for pressuring a laborer to load gravel while avoiding brakemen. Engineer Davenport fined for slow order violations. Garding received marks for disobedience. Superintendent Manson and Asst Superintendent Fitzgerald named. traveling engineer A Poy mentioned.
The Wal a saloon at 34 25th street formerly owned by B. F. Lavingetun will hold its grand opening Friday November 7 1903 with Mag Ige to greet friends. Photo coupons offered for day in or coupons already present. Copper advances noted by Metals Selling Co for Amphansated Unpner rompens to 1832 cents, up a quarter. The fashion note says muff design trends imply richer fur.
This morning in police court Gerald pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace and paid a fine or served five days. Hainted by a city physician the case of Kinment resulted in twenty days in jail. Haslett and a friend faced twenty days or a fine for attempted manual labor. John King and Del Deo were jailed for seventy days or a thirty five dollar fine for drunkenness as city officials vow to curb impostors selling jewelry.
Chicago reports that eight nurses at a county hospital are infected with diphtheria. Officials outline measures to prevent spread, including vaccination boosts and isolation. Affected staff exhibit throat pain and fever consistent with toxin exposure, with no other confirmed cases beyond the eight nurses identified.
The passage presents a jumble of garbled phrases and misspelled terms with scattered names and places. No coherent event or clear subjects emerge beyond scattered references to people and locations, making a definite news item impossible.
The Forestry department announces its move to a new building at Lincoln Avenue and Twenty Fourth Street. Superintendent of the Supply Department, Aor Heo, reports preparations progressing rapidly with basement ready and upper floors to be finished. Move planned for December 18 with arrangements to access the new quarters on time and ensure heating and lighting in the new building.
Washington, Nov. 17. Trackyr Boy's band of Chippewa in Canada has been rounded up in Montana under federal authority. About 182 people are on the ground, scattered across the country as authorities move them. The band was captured during tribal tensions, with limited sustenance reported. The government authorized $1,000 for Lak piypoe to cover expenses. The group will be held at Blackford agency for the winter, then moved to the ragorvattan borders next spring.
Ef forts to reconstruct the garbled content show references to Jeffries Gotgh Hart and others in a toy related context. The piece mentions a tour lasting about weeks with events at Atlantic City and performances by Gowt Berger and others, noting contract details and travel plans involving Jeffries and companions.
On December 1, bidding opened for the Jeffries Tohoson project. The east route will extend toward the west as the process advances with notable officials reportedly overseeing the sequence.
Frawulustan Nov 1 report details a woman named Wyte who admitted harming her child under threats from her lover, Raymond Carver. She described luring the child, forcing entry to a field, and fatally slashing the throat with a razor, then washing blood and fleeing toward Washington. She claimed Carver knew nothing of the act.
New York authorities report relatives of George Crocker, heir to a $39,000,000 estate, gathered at his bedside as doctors say he has only days to live from stomach cancer. His brother Will C Crocker arrived from California with two nephews and wife Mrs Crocker previously died in 1904.
In Darton this morning two men died when a mid morning collision occurred near a northern highway junction. Olin Now and Hamilton aid Masten were among the dead after a derailment involving a passenger vehicle. Crewe, Uwe, and other locals reported the crash shortly after dawn as rescue teams worked at the scene.
Fragmentary text notes a Texarkana Arkansas judge living in a tent in the woods with several men. The report mentions smallpox and a riot in the woods but lacks clear dates or full context. The readable portions imply a remote camp setting and unsettled conditions surrounding the judge and companions.
Nov 16 2uiims LL Sunwell reports superior court findings on contempt of court. AMINA Grane and WM Meigs, officials of the defunct Market Street Securities Company, ordered jailed until they turn over certificates and liquidation records tied to the failed Market Street Bank. The case centers on rehabilitation efforts and pending liquidation of the bank’s assets.
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