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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
2
An incomplete Washington dispatch discusses the secretary of the Interior and a Republican stance. The garbled text mentions government reach and weekly publication plans, with unclear names or dates due to OCR corruption.
A rules committee backed Garabed a power generator claimed to replace boilers steam and motors. Debates sparked amid skepticism from patent officials and congressmen about secrecy and feasibility. Proponents say its potential could revolutionize postwar industry and military propulsion.
A historic account of the German fleet's status after a naval engagement. Reports discuss Merlin, the naval clash, and Allied expectations of German ships resurfacing near the Kiel Channel. Observers note German losses, mine screens, and anticipated attempts to reassemble a sortie in future operations.
Paving on Washington Avenue proceeds rapidly toward completion before bad weather. The stretch along Twenty eighth Street aims to transform a rough route into a smooth thoroughfare used by automobile tourists between New York and San Francisco. A flyer on the pageete street indicates a further public interest item.
The Standard credits Merent Skeen city council member as the key figure in paving disputes on Washlogtax Avenue and Twenty eighth Street. He urged delaying large scale paving to ease burden on property owners while transit company interests provoked opposition. Authorities resisted but public protest forced compromise, and work progressed with Skeen praised for guiding homeowners through the conflict.
A British woman, Mira Travet, recounts two years of captivity behind the German front starting in 1914. Her husband vanished, children rescued, and her village-looted home emptied of food and warmth. German officers terrorized families while women labored, cooked, and protected two children under wartime duress.
Postwar policy hints at government supervision over essential goods distribution to steady supply. The piece notes expected shifts in price controls and market oversight, with observers warning of broader economic reform and possible delays in implementing new rules.
Férdinand Murer plays Uncle Joshua in the revival of The Old Homestead at the Orpheum theater with performances on October 7 and 2, Gundsy and Mendsy listed among organizers and cast.
Postwar analysis argues that the wartime expansion of federal control and government direction in distribution will persist. It contends the private sector has grown capable of supporting large public undertakings and that executive government is justified in supervising essential commodities and utilities amid the transition.
An organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World for Yavapai county was jailed in Cot tonwood today as federal authorities act against FLW traders. Indictments in Chicago allege efforts to hamper government work. His home was raided and papers seized. In Louisiana, twelve hundred all-field workers have organized.
An advertisement touts Jed Salta tablets made from grapes and lemon juice with Athla and weed for generations to restore kidney function. It claims to prevent aches headaches sleeplessness and urinary irritation and urges dissolving four cynera bf Jad Salta in water daily to keep kidneys and urinary organs in normal activity and avoid serious kidney disease.
German labor leaders met General von Ludendorff at army HQ to protest and seek improvements in labor conditions under the compulsory service law while urging faster munition production despite shortages. Reports claim German output faces strain from poor feeding and scarce raw materials, especially rare metals, risking lag behind Allied production.
London reports a government decision to pursue reprisals for German air raids. Prime Minister Bremer or Bramer? days earlier stated Germany would be bombed with compound interest.
Real estate transfers show transfers from Testuary Parsons to Addi rain J. Aherbertain for part of block 4h Bee and other parcels in Bee district with a 1250 warranty and a 509 deed to Owen M Bannerswan in Fort Bee. Albert E Melma and wife to J Criena for part lot block 10 in Teeny plat with 50 contaltepaction. Warnings noted for county records and plat references in plat A!
Buenos Aires reports a general strike as government railway workers join the railway men. No trains are operating on any refi roads in the republic. The action expands the stoppage and raises disruption across the nation's transport network.
Washington October 4 The bill to repatriate Americans who have aided allied forces awaits the president's signature to become law. Boots and brushing industries in Italy have grown extensively since the war began.
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