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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1916
Page
8
A damaged OCR list enumerates Republican ticket holders and candidates for state offices including governor senator and supreme judge, plus county roles such as commissioner clerk assessor and sheriff. Names are partially garbled with placeholders and unclear spellings across districts and precincts.
Vienna reports ongoing speculation among political and military circles about ending the war. Observers note no definite plan, while central powers show willingness for a peace that could leave Europe largely as before, possibly with Poland autonomous, amid broader regional upheavals and battles on multiple fronts.
The piece surveys how Belgium and Serbia are quiet, while Entente and Central Powers gauge chances for negotiation. It argues that central powers must hold their force with minimal concessions, and notes Russia's likely stance, Hindenburg's rise, and the Somme's impact on morale and manpower.
Notice to stockholders of New York Great Western Mining Smelting and Development Company to meet October 23 at 4 pm in Salt Lake City area for approving an amendment to Section 6 increasing capital stock to sixty million dollars divided into one million shares of five cents each. Includes secretary Knauss date September 21 and a civil service ad for Ogden courses.
Paris reports Allied advances on the Somme with British and French lines pushing forward near Guedecourt and Thiepval while Rumanian and Italian fronts show varied gains. Turkish and Greek political moves frame a wider war map as a railway disaster near Bertrand yields casualties and a coroner investigates.
Ten men were killed and eleven seriously injured when a Burlington freight train crashed into the caboose they rode twelve miles west of Elwood Nebraska. Survivors cited lack of signal and signal errors as causes. Most victims were farmers or stockmen from nearby Nebraska towns.
Federation of Women's Clubs announces excursion to Provo on October 17 and 18 with round trip fare 3.50 via BD and G. Train departs at 7:00 a m and 3 225 pc with no car changes. City ticket available at the Eccles building.
Hearst papers join 100 leading papers in a postal poll tracking veteran voters and other groups. Early results show Wilson leading Hughes in several districts, with New York leaning toward Wilson while Massachusetts remains Republican. Ohio’s industrial vote raises doubt, and California trends toward Hughes. Local financial district sentiment shifts as investors reassess the race.
Ten thousand de facto government troops defeated at Tepuacan reportedly joined the Felix Diaz movement. A 5000-strong column under General Robles reportedly deserted and aligned with Diaz, while another 5000 under General Castro also deserted. Castro, Puebla's governor, is said to have escaped loyalty to Carranza.
Mrs G. O. Lowrey of Pearson Texas credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life from severe female troubles after two years of illness. She reports daily chills headaches and rashes improving after three doses and continuing to get better. She urges others with similar symptoms to seek the remedy without delay.
In Tar Marbor dated Oct 15 a Liberty party aboard the destroyer McDougall was recalled and the ship then left. Early afternoon the vessel returned briefly to harbor to wave ashore the party, then steamed out as tensions surged around the neutrality patrol amid unclear wartime events.
With innumerable coves, the region has long been one of the favorite areas cited in rumors as housing hidden wire stations and a secret submarine base.
Americarn ne ateamship St Paul arrived here today from the Alad and approached the American coast Saturday night. She was brilliantly illuminated so no German submarine might misidentify her as an allied vessel. Captain A. J. Mille ordered that a cluster of lamps be shown to port and starboard, aiding passing craft in recognizing the American flag planted on each side.
Japanese foreign office disclosed that no protest had been lodged over an American railroad project. An inquiry into Chinese parliamentary grant for canal construction in Shan Tong was announced, while future government actions remained undisclosed.
New York October 18 The Mer Dre Francis Trown president of Union Theological Seminary since 1708 died of heart disease at his home tonight in his 67th year. He had been in poor health about a year but resumed duties at the seminary. Dr Brown, a leading ideologist in the United States, was born at Hanover New Hampshire. He graduated from Union Theological Seminary in 1877 and earned degrees from Hamilton, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Oxford and other institutions. Survived by a wife, two daughters and a son. A sister, Alice Van Vechten Drown, is art professor at Wellesley College.
New York reports the death aboard an ocean liner of Wired Gay Bogue at age 70. A renowned American civil engineer, his career featured the 16,646 foot high Andes railroad, Stimpede pass tunnel, Northern Pacific tunnel through the Cascades, Western Pacific and San Francisco Bay projects, and harbor works for Seattle, Tacoma, Grays Harbor, plus water supply for San Francisco.
An explosion shattered a village in Machlas on June 15 revealing a building near the river had served as a storehouse for a powerful explosive. Investigators confirmed ownership questions and noted boats passing the river during a storm while previous reports remain unverified.
Mayfield Ky Oct 1b tired of life they could not marry Charlie Crown and Fima Cone died together after two weeks search their bodies found beside woods near here. The girl had three bullet holes and Thorn died from a bullet to the heart. The couple had eloped weeks earlier but were arrested in Arkansas. Brown had a wife and two children Elms Cope was Brown's sister in law.
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