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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
2
A fragmented note extols The Standard as a relentless reform advocate. It vows to oppose privilege and corruption, champion public welfare, and maintain frank independence despite flawed or partial reporting in its pages.
Howard C. Kegley joins the Standard editorial staff as Orchard and Farr in San Francisco. The issue features six articles by Kegley including a piece on prevention by pumping to Southern California. Charles H. Molers, a former Bratchard employee, also contributes. The Standard notes the success of the young writers.
A Lokden psychologist proposes a device to detect deception by measuring perspiration on the palms as a conductor for electricity. He claims London student experiments support the method and suggests a chronometer could time witness responses. The "liar machine" could inform candidates about others duplicity during campaigns.
A fragmented report notes State 18's status during a conference period. The text references Balt Lake and a Tribune figure welcoming an unspecified group. Readable parts point to sports or meeting context with unnamed participants and sporadic location cues. The fragmentary material prevents a complete reconstruction.
The Logan newspaper urges Cache county residents to spend money at home rather than Salt Lake City. It argues local trade supports schools and churches, keeps wealth in the community, and helps build prosperity. It warns conference spending drains the state and favors centralization of wealth.
On Monday, the Salt Lake Commercial club will host a membership meeting with RS Levett, Union Pacific executive, urging support for building the Baline to Burley cutoff of the Oregon Short Line. The Weber club of Ogden aims to participate, stressing benefits to Ogden and Salt Lake.
A jumble of dubious home treatments touts salves and eye drops to cure irritated scalps, weak eyes, and wrinkles. Promoted items include a glycerine mix, alcohol swabs, and homemade tonics claimed to brighten skin and preserve color, with several unnamed brands and prompts to buy.
Analyzed here is the proposed Great Salt Lake cutoff linking Ogden with Burley Idaho and beyond. If completed, it would bring central Idaho traffic via Union Pacific, boosting Ogden as a rail hub and intensifying competition with the Harriman line.
Park commissioners approved Mouroy park improvements between 28th and 29th gheeta including a football gridiron a baseball diamond and a five skating rink. Bids will be sought and the whetting pond aims to be a top county amenity for hundreds of winter amusements. Children will use the bond while adults may skate evenings as plans include new lighting Lester and Liberty parks with underground wiring and ornamental poles.
The Holland club of Ogden will stage a two act comedy What Shall It Be at the Fifth ward amusement hall next Monday evening. A final rehearsal was held at M rs Bartha Van Crimmelen 2469 Jefferson avenue. The club aims to entertain Holland people in Ogden and neighboring missionaries in Holland and plans a Salt Lake visit with a play.
Chicago faces nine days without most garbage pickups. An estimated 4000 tons lie in cans and alleys, drawing federal complaints about unsafe conditions. Local workers report filth and flies near a temporary dump as the Chicago Production Company’s contract expired and a new dump site opened.
Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled with scattered phrases about a city journal, a monetary amount, and references to danger and a window. No coherent events, names, dates, or clear actions are readable for a proper summary.
Funeral services for the late Judge Jacob Smith Boreman will be held Friday morning at 1 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church. The services will be held at his home 2054 Jefferson Avenue prior to burial. Boreman, born August 4, 1831 in Middlebourne, Virginia, had a long legal and political career in Missouri Utah and beyond. He practiced law in Kansas City served as city attorney of Kansas City and held judgeships in multiple states before settling in Ogden. He retired in 1897 and resided at 2554 Jefferson Avenue til his death.
Dragon Short line and Harriman roads push travel to Pacific markets after wartime period. William Bruce Leffingwall of the Harriman lines will lecture across the West focusing on Utah, Bingham mining, Utah Canyon country, Ogden and regional routes to attract traffic and promote tourism and city features.
Colonel J. J. Henderson of Blackfoot Idaho states eastern money will finish the Big Lost River project after years of attempts and prior failures. The Little Lost River and Blaine county plans face protests. the Big Gost project has seen no water for years though nine months ago a construction firm in Ogden completed a dam and canals. Bondholders claim priority over the construction company in dispute heard along the appeal route from San Francisco.
A club meeting of poultry men discussed major aims of the industry. President Witt Henry outlined plans emphasizing the expansion of poultry operations regionally. The group noted the need for integrated farming and greater production to meet growing demand.
In January the Logan poultry show will feature the largest exhibits, with 1500 birds to be cooped at the Agricultural College. A poultry raisers institute will accompany the event, and 8 A Blisworth of Brigham City spoke on Whits Rocks and Their Fine Points, showcasing a prize pullet. discussions covered bird preparation for shows.
Frank Villella was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Louis Hob aon for cashing a fraudulent check. His daughter Assinn tina Villella admitted she forged another name on the check but was not detained. A paymaster at Banner Canning misissued two checks including one made to Mrs Fred Vol, leading to the staged endorsement and cashing.
Disabled section recounts a history of an ambitious Utah Hot Springs Up project aimed at pushing hot water uphill. A large new pipe excavated by the Hot Springs company sparked speculation over who financed the line and whether the venture would ever run the hot water to the southern valley. The tale hints at the expensive, uncertain enterprise and local curiosity surrounding the pipeline.
A fragmentary notice asserts friendly relations among parties while warning of a neighborly dispute over a hot water pipe. It mentions an alleged cream colored shade on a previously snow white replications and calls for signatures and seals to support the tale.
In South Bend Indiana on Tuesday William Booker a convict at the state reformatory received immunity from prosecution to testify against Willard Arney in the murder of wealthy farmer Enoch Highshew four years ago. Booker took the stand claiming he shot Highshew while intending to rob him and that Arney stood across the road. Prosecution actions remain undecided.
The state supreme court delayed the circuit judge's injunction against picketing by huel opponents, resulting in no picketing across the district. The non union parade, rescheduled for this morning, could not proceed due to lack of sufficient protection and organizers requested the parade be called off.
Reports reach Nome that Solomon mining camp, about 40 miles east of Bone, Alaska, was destroyed by a storm that damaged Nome two days earlier. Wires were down, no definite death tolls yet, but Nome’s sanitary conditions are described as good and the electric light plant has been repaired.
A damaged notice references property concerns at 2361 Jefferson Avenue and 2326 Madison with a later entry for 2458 Jefferson. The fragment hints at property inquiry or potential sale actions, but details are unreadable. No clear dates, owners, or actions are provided beyond street addresses and a late filing cue.
Weber Utah district court advertises private sale of a parcel described as part of lot 39 block 7 Ogden five acre plat in Ogden City. Sale after October 28 1923 at Boyd DeVine Eccles office Ogden with cash terms. administrator Sumner T Nelson states heirs and dates.
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