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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
9
A People’s Convention convened by the City Republican Central Committee nominated A. R. Heywood for mayor. The convention urged broad participation and unreserved support for the ticket led by Heywood as the Republican candidate in Ogden.
A wave of arrests followed raids on pool halls on Twenty Fourth Street. Prominent figures including dentists and local business names appeared in the blotter as bets were placed and wagers collected. Authorities cited gambling charges and vow continued enforcement.
Fragmented notes report divorce proceedings involving Talitha Rehberg against Paul Rehberg and a high profile operation on a city doctor. A jury verdict found guilt in a grand larceny case against George Johnson and Frank Tioski. Other items include marriage licenses, travel notices, births, and train schedule fragments, all reflecting Ogden city activity.
Knights of Pythias announce a dance on Wednesday evening October 13. Admission is 50 cents per couple with an extra 25 cents for each additional lady.
Frank Great of Utah Construction Co announces start of a conv camp north of Ogden region and work on the Omien Logan & Mahon Railway extension from seventeenth street toward Harrisville, with rapid completion planned. Also note ads for The Voice in the Fog and Neal of the Navy at the Alhambra today.
Real estate transfers listed include John William Greenwell and wife to Nellie D. McWhride for Jota 4 and 5 Clock Brommitts addition Ogden with unspecified consideration. R C Butler and wife to Orson P Airlot for part of NE quarter section 19 town 7 north range west Gall Lake meridian for $2. Taniel Wade and wife to Susan Wade for part of the west half section 1 town 7 north range 1 west was Lake meridian for $1. Meal of the Navy referenced in text.
Reported rush on voter registration on the final day with hours from morning to afternoon showing activity and a forecast of heavy turnout, urging workers to enroll and noting districts reporting ahead before press time. Also mentions a film offering, To Save One Girl, by Paul Armstrong at the Alhambra Orpheum circuit this week.
In district court Ole Keyes sues Ear! F. Keyes for divorce on cruelty grounds. She seeks wife’s alimony and child custody plus general relief. Allegations include prior marriage August 22, 1893, and long cruelty with name-calling and alleged assaults. Mentions a related divorce decree in Larsen case and alimony details. Also notes Paul Armstrong show at Alhambra Orpheum this week.
Death notices from Ogden and Kaysville report Janior Wright infant son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wright died at the family residence on Twenty Fourth Street. Funeral at the residence with Bishop Owen Sanderson officiating. Interment in city cemetery. Bonnemort John J oldest Kaysville resident died of paralysis and apoplexy at home. Survived by children including Mrs Charles Barton Ogden and others. Funeral set for Kaysville. Roberts John B general funeral at Masonic temple with Weber lodge attendees. Interment Mountain View cemetery. Brown Walter Scott died at home in Wilson Lane after five weeks illness. Born in Canton Ohio 1841. Survived by two sons and a daughter. Unity lodge F and A M to conduct the funeral at Kirkendall mortuary with service in Kirkendall chapel. Remains to be cremated later.
The German steamer Nicomedia carrying 6,100 tons of ore from a Swedish port to Hamburg was sunk yesterday in the Battle by the British submarine E-19. The report is filed from Kilna Sweden dated Oct 12 at 6 26 p m London time. The matter is included among city theatre listings at the Lyceum today and tomorrow.
Special Oregon Short Line train carrying 175 passengers from Galt Lake to Ogden leaves tonight to attend the Lucy Gates Opera company performance of La Traviata at the Orpheum theatre. After the show the train returns to Salt Lake. Mr and Mrs Leslie Saville recently returned to Ogden from Provo where they helped present La Traviata at the Provo Opera House. The couple will accompany the company to Logan next Saturday for another performance.
Seize seats early for the Orphenea vaudeville show at the Alhambra this Friday and Saturday. Promoters promise the best act with a lively program and strong audience appeal.
In Columbus Laateseniog the Knights of Columbus started their winter series with a card party and dance. Many older guests enjoyed games while couples danced through the evening. organizers were praised for a successful affair and another party is planned for January. Pythians announce a dance series at Castle Hall Grantereous Lodge No. 2 will hold an opening dance on Wednesday evening October 33 with a cordial invitation to the public. Dorothy Packard hosts a luncheon for the Pal a Maw girls, pink and green color theme, and Misses Maude and Abigail Healy host next Monday’s meeting with several attendees listed.
An address to the chamber of deputies states Premier Viren said Russian troops would join French and British forces in the Balkans tomorrow. France Britain and Russia are in complete action with ample troops available without weakening elsewhere.
The Boston Americans and the Philadelphia Nationals will travel to the Pacific coast starting October 29 for a world championship series. Games will be played in San Francisco Chicago Omaha Denver and cities along the route ending in Los Angeles and San Diego under national commission rules. Two teams from each league will accompany the tour with no title at stake.
The Wright & Song Co advertisement for tomorrow contains a typist error changing 4.95 to 9.95 and 15 value items to 4.95. The sale offers serges and season’s end items at 4.95 in the first hour. The paper notes the error and emphasizes bargains to start the day with the better offers.
A new American built battleship heavily armored and fast to be the fastest in the world has been designed by U S Naval Constructor D W Taylor. It will be a combined battle and scout craft with a top speed of thirty four knots, surpassing British designs. Also promoting Orpheum Vaudeville at the Alhambra with shows Thursday through Saturday.
General Carranza, head of Mexico's de facto government, will arrive here soon for a northern tour guided by General Obregon. They plan visits through Monterrey, Saltillo, Torreon, then Victoria, with emphasis on rail and telegraph network proof of control. Obregon notes deserters from Villa may switch sides as Yaqui and border troops move in.
The text describes Obregon advising recognition of Carranza to ease fears of intervention, but Obregon argues there is no real danger of intervention since the United States has not qualified it. Obreron praises Carranza and stresses Mexican discipline, while criticizing Zapata and his movement as lacking unity and solidarity.
Omaha grain and livestock prices mixed as October 12 reports show firmer hog values in Omaha and steady cow and calf sales while Chicago hogs decline under heavier supply. The narrative includes erratic OCR text about cattle and lamb trading, plus a stray line about a title or film “To Save One Girl Paul Armairong” with an incomplete subtitle.
A French lieutenant conducted a bold attack on a German captive balloon designated as a sapage. After four attempts he dropped fire projectiles from 10 000 feet, approaching within range of German anti aircraft guns. He escaped a hurricane of burning shrapnel and completed the mission.
Washington reports a note to Germany re the American ship William P Frye. The United States proposes two experts arbitrate, warns that if necessary ships carrying contraband may be destroyed only with safe removal of passengers and crew, and urges that treaties protect citizens. The note discusses differing inferences by Germany and the U S on when destruction is allowed and cites recent German declarations expanding contraband.
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