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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
7
Fragmented OCR lists names and places including Pierre South Dakota and Mrs. Mary Etonagh. Mentions of inventors, a motion picture at the Odeon, and a reference to a Bly weeks’ stay suggest a local entertainment notice with unclear details and several garbled names.
Fragmentary 1900s newspaper item lists names and events in Clinton with a funeral, real estate activity, marriage, local business ads, and a medical remedy notice. It mentions John Hoopar and a burial, marriages in Ogion Salt Lake, a center investment, theater opening, and a medicine advertisement, all in a dense, period voice.
General Manager Munirefty will meet Edward Harriman in Huntington after a railcar journey from Portland, with Harriman accompanied by family and Hariman system officials. The party plans a mountain visit in Oregon and a coastward travel, while Ogden is noted for a prior delay. A New York trend party arrives from Oakland to Utah for a day before proceeding to the coast.
Superintendent Manson, backed by experts from the head office, returned from Central Nevada with engineers Fite, Gerald, Meserg, Hine, and Potter to inspect Hazen. He reports every Hazen building destroyed except the Southern Pacific structure, with box cars provided for sleeping and dining cars for meals. Work to rebuild pushes as fast as possible with material secured and winter readiness in view. Imay freight district development and rapid hiring by the Southern Pacific company are under way.
The notice outlines a multi day harness racing program with pacing and trotting events, purses, and entry notes. It lists racing days from Wednesday to Saturday across late September to early October, including Ogden and Weber venues with various purse amounts and events such as trotting, pacing, mile heats, and amateur races. Officials and entry procedures are noted, with a closing date for entries and a cash prize list.
The fall fair at Ogden County offers free exhibit entries this year. Past management charged up to 1 for entries, but this season there are no fees for any exhibit. Farmers and fruit growers are urged to bring vegetables crops and produce, and needlework entries are welcomed. For entry blanks and proofs contact The Wie on County Fair Ogden Utah or call the Standard office.
The marathon winner will perform in New York next Monday night. Sloan J. Hales, of the Marntheatteu, is billed for a vaudeville spot, with details and advertising to follow. The act blends athletic achievement with novelty, promising strong audience appeal in the touring program.
A university trained principal from Salt Lake City is selected to lead the Ogden High School district. The board, university president, and superintendent recommend Mr. Gross for the post, with familial and professional qualifications noted. A ceremony and official transition are planned.
Fragmented text describes gold mining, volatile grades, and improvements in mining work. Mentions of investors, eastern laborers, and a city beginning to loosen rough conditions, with references to gambling and nightlife affecting social tension in a Western mining town.
The notice announces Union Pacific Railroad Co holders meeting in Salt Lake City Utah on October 13 1908 to elect directors approve form and authorize mortgage trust of First Lien and Refunding Mortgage to fund bonds. It also covers authority for corporate actions and closing transfer books September 14 1908 reopening October 14 1908. Secretary Alex Millan.
World market quotes show Harriman properties leading gains with 4 percent. The Et ton market opened with strong activity, while Harriman's listing stood out. Baltimore and Gitetoni figures appear noted, with mixed results across sectors and a general upward drift despite some declines.
The page lists a chaotic feed of stock and commodity prices with numerous firm names such as American Smelting American Sugar Ruffaloa and Pullman Palace Car. It includes rail lines like Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio and exchanges across Chicago Denver and New York with mixed results. Prices show cents and fractions, highlighting live market activity and notable shifts in heavy goods, cattle and hogs.
A jumbled OCR read lists various sports and market items with unclear names and numbers. It mentions teams, players, and coaches in distorted form, plus references to markets, venues, and dates, but details are unreadable.
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