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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
2
A reprinted AP piece frames World War I casualties as an army of death, estimating 7.8 million men killed and imagining vast quantities of bodies marching, with women and children beside them. The piece reflects on the brutal cost of war and humanity’s grief.
The Standard editor faces questions about party politics in Ogden. The editors affirm opposition to partisan tactics in the campaign and urge voters to rebuke any candidate aligning with a political clique, warning that law violations may accompany such moves and predicting deception after election.
A public incident in Ardmore Oklahoma saw United States Senator James A Reed egged as he spoke. The piece condemns violence and urges respectful treatment of public figures while noting Reed's wartime loyalty disputes and calls for self restraint amid nationwide rising hostility.
A Utah senate bill by Culbert L. Olsen aimed at curbing high living costs would label any business earning 15 percent profit as a profiteer. Critics warn the plan could punish legitimate profits, destabilize business, and fail without price stabilization from production to consumer. They urge voluntary restraint for 30 days to curb profiteering.
A New York gathering of all churches aims to apply Christian ethics to the industrial problem. At opening, the chairman asserted that human life takes priority over other values and that neglecting this principle fuels the present industrial chaos.
A church official urges the Christian church to apply two millennia of ethics to corporate relations and industrial reform. He criticizes silence and inaction, insisting religious leadership must influence policymakers and workers to ease tensions and steady the economy.
Editor touts McKay's Flanders Fields lyric from Ypres battle night as a defining WWI poem. It recalls the fallen doctor writing under fatigue and burial in Flanders Fields, urging readers to uphold the honor and “take up one quarrel” with the foe.
In two San Francisco talks Senator Johnson condemned the league of nations and the peace treaty, arguing it cedes military power and pins the United States to a flawed pledge. He warned that ratification would entangle America, attacked Wilson era policy, and criticized administration plans while urging restraint on armament. He urged unity against partisan propaganda and stressed America must defend its own interests amid global diplomacy.
Dutch Renther began in 1915 with Salt Lake, showing hitting promise and batting .310 in 25 games while playing as an outfielder and pitcher. He batted .310 with 9 hits in 29 at bats and posted 25 strikeouts on the mound, throwing 292 2/3 innings in nine games.
Fraudulent weight loss ad promises rapid fat reduction by using Lorein oil capsules and a sponsored cash guarantee. Claims require buyers to purchase from a New York address with testimonials and vague directions, offering dramatic results without diet or exercise.
Major General Williams in Siberia orders shipment halting of 14,000 rifles sent to the all Russian government at Omsk. General Graves threatens arrest of the editor of Golos Rodiai and suppression of the newspaper unless the Omsk government acts. Also warns that Cossack chiefs’ activity must be controlled or U.S. aid to Angara may be halted. Arms will be held until the Omsk government proposes action.
The Orpheum theater will screen Paid In Advance featuring Dorothy Phillips with a cast of screen stars, beginning Sunday for a three day run. Also highlighted is actor Prindilin Dean in a crook role, with Dean known for Pretty Smootti and The Witch of Durty among others.
Washington Oct 2 With the calling up of the German peace treaty in the senate the Fall amendments would be taken up under an agreed resolution for a final vote before adjournment This marks the first vote on amendments to the treaty in the Senate The Fall amendments would eliminate American representation on the Variana commission to be established by the treaty Burley Idaho Sept 30 Pulling and topping beets began this week on the Burley tract Hauling will begin as soon as tannage is harvested The sugar factory is getting in readiness and will run about October 15 The growing season has been exceptionally favorable for beet culture J J Brummitt 2417 Hudson avenue pays highest prices for Liberty bonds
Paris dispatch notes Archangel chemist shops openly sell poison pots to many young women who plan to kill themselves rather than fall into Bolshevik hands, per an American officer arriving from northern Betsia.
Former Utah and Idaho pioneer Orrin Lee dies at his Idaho Falls home at age 84. Born in Kalamazoo Michigan he moved to Utah at 15, lived in Summit County, and settled near Willows Creek before moving to Idaho Falls in 1897. He served as Summit County commissioner and county assessor and was a territorial legislator. Funeral services will be held at the L D S church Thursday.
A dense listing of Ogden area services and shops including Bramwell Book and Stationery, Utah National Bank, T. R. O'Connelly Lawyer, J Hampton Co carpet and upholstery, Owen W Helvernon chiropractor, McCarthy & Co scavengers, The New Method Dentists, Intermountain Concrete drain tile, Ogden Engraving Service, Fry Laboratory, K Van Kawpen carpet cleaning, and many more. The fragment highlights vendors, phone numbers, addresses, insurance, real estate, toys and furniture sales, and repair services in a late 19th or early 20th century local directory style.
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