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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1909
Page
3
From a bustling Ogden page: a grand Hudson Fulton Parade feature, theatre ads, vote reminders, post office notices, courthouse updates, and local business pitches. Mentions of memorial services, school pay days, paving progress, land deals in Millard and Wasatch, and upcoming auctions frame a snapshot of civic life and commerce.
A fragment describes a strange glove shipment from France to Wright's store. The text mentions Perrin Gatoying in Gronohte and references embroidered barks and new styles amid vague phrases about slave masters and fashion items from France.
The readable fragments describe a large shipment connected to Roosevelt arriving at a distant port. Names and details are garbled, mentioning crews, towns, and loading actions but with many unreadable words. The piece hints at a significant goods movement or expedition but lacks clear dates or destinations.
Telluride Power Transmission Company and Haw Steel engaged 150 men in Ogden to construct a tower line between this city and Salt Lake. The project cost about 14000 as crews prepared to dismantle the old pole line and extend toward Texas to Sail Lake. Superintendent A Woodhouse reported work completed with forces retained for safety and final testing.
The Orpheum presents vaudeville with dancing, comedy and music in a varied program. The bill opens Sunday night and continues tonight and midweek with a matinee tomorrow afternoon offering 10 and 40 cent admission for the Wednesday whites.
A large Provo caucus drew merchants and political leaders who opposed prohibition and urged a platform favoring light license and strict enforcement. The gathering, described as the heftiest business meeting in years, signaled broad resistance to the current prohibition stance.
An overflowing house last night at the Jose theater showed strong audience enthusiasm for a well staged program. The feature The Rebel and other pieces like The Host of Bowls and Reps Dream drew attention alongside the shipwrecked sailor piece, indicating solid turnout and favorable reception.
Fragmented OCR reads about an opera excursion event at the Golomini Theater with scattered lines mentioning tickets, a Weiner plate, and distant references to kidney poisoning and a store sale. The legible parts point to an entertainment notice with unclear details and dates.
Public notice lists registration offices across districts with names and addresses for voters. It notes opening on the ninth of the month and provides locations such as Grant Avenue Sixth District and Madison Avenue Fourteenth District, with party paraphernalia and ward details.
A damaged text fragment reports public concerns over meat inspection in Omaha. It claims an expanded government inspection program was debated, with critics calling it a mere political stunt, while supporters push for stricter oversight and safer meat practices in local markets.
A wandering female con artist posing as a grieving mother’s helper travels through Ogden and Salt Lake City. She collects small sums from local businessmen, allegedly to aid a dying relative, then flees after extracting about $40 from a bank bunker. Police and bankers caution towns about her ruse.
Supt Wawney and Mr Seager of the Pacific Railway visited the college this week and arranged for a natnita lan of telegraphy and railroad office work. Prof Smith assured that graduates could find rapid placement. Young men may report to Prof Sot for evening classes.
De Forest heads the U P board with new directors Roskefellur Sekitt and Bererést. The panel meets to settle topics including management of Mis Tiler Papilic unity and related concerns. W W Rockefeller and others are noted in leadership roles with key votes guiding corporate direction.
Fragmentary notice describes a rapid wedding scene with names and a nearby street setting. It mentions Wey York and Scuttle See youl and hints at a quick ceremony and follow up at a local location. The readable text shows confusion but centers on an abrupt marriage event.
Tom O Neill told court his real name is George Lowell after a drunkenness charge and burglary case. He was held on a $900 bond and ordered to await preliminary hearing as detectives note the name switch and identity confusion.
Rev Carver preached on the Trinity last Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church. The service featured readings and invited questions about the meaning of the Trinity, with discussion on religious unity and theological mysteries.
A dense discussion traces the concept of the Trinity from creation through Old Testament passages to the revelation of Christ. It argues that while the Bible hints at unity, the fuller triune understanding emerged with revelation, contrasting primitive views of many gods.
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