City Debate on Waterworks Rights and Rates
City officials argue over authority to sell and set waterwork rates after decades of private use. The case questions whether the city may delegate rate setting to arbitration and hints at broader implications for utilities and fire services. The article cites court findings on ultra vires actions and contemplates future bids and private management if powers are outsourced.
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Osten
John A. Bothwell
Ogdeneldsens
H. E L. Spencer
Avprame
Bothwell
Oxden
Bia
Omien
City decries high utility rates and calls for fair deals
A reader criticizes Gabay 45 to 69 cents and attacks city officials for letting gas and water firms profit. The piece likens rate hikes to Shylock’s pound of flesh and urges the mayor and commissioners to force reductions, warning against extended franchise grants and urging public action. The letter highlights public outrage over energy bills and municipal inaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pralsa
Bare
Webt
Shylock
Cammisiccera
Burrau
Typhoid Fever Cited as War Toll and Prevention Promise
A public health bulletin warns typhoid fever could strike about 200000 Americans in a year, with over a month of illness per case and up to 18000 deaths especially among ages 16 to 35. It notes wartime losses and the Army’s later drop in cases due to serum prevention and vaccination.
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United States
Europe
Citizens protest city franchises over gas and electric rates
Letters from Milwaukee residents criticize the city commission for granting fifty year gas and electric light franchises. A painter’s editor cites historic rate battles, warning that uniform pricing is needed to support bonds and dividends. Concerns about future state utility regulation and potential burden on cities are raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Citizens
Oty Commission
Milwaukee
Afttwaukes Electric Talkway & Light Company
Wiecouah Hallway Commission
Wicconain Ratimad Commission
Home Tay
Wes Commission
Utah
Thicom
Silvion
Eitits
Natales
Financial City Report Shows Expenditures Exceed Receipts
The August city financial statement by City Auditor Arthur F. Largan shows expenditures outstripping receipts by about 24,000. Heavy spending hit streets and public improvements. The recapitulated items include water supply, public safety, parks, and public works costs totaling over 31,000, with property and infrastructure accounts cited. The piece concludes with a film note about a theater showing of Blindness of Virtue at the Ogden Theater.
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Arthur F. Largan
Iegbeenensit
Big comedy bill at the Orpheum tomorrow
A three day engagement opens tomorrow afternoon at the Orpheum theatre featuring Kelly and Galvin The Actor and the Italian Kilner Haynes and Montgomery Dave Mafel India comedy ventriloquist Al Jenks The Rube Comedian The Flying La Mars and Delmore and Mack with Scena Telling the Scenes The Vaudeville bill promises top laughs with a 3 pm start and two performances at night each day advertised for Oxden readers.
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Oxden
Orpheum Theatre
Pantages
Jose
Kelly and
Galvin
Kilner Haynes
Montgomery
Sait Lake
Dave Mafel
India
Mack
Sceara
Real Estate Transfers in Ogden Area Unclear Details
Real estate transfers listed include names such as Benjamin Weatherby and wife to Millie M. Chane for lot 6 in Moffitt's subdivision Ogden area, with $150. Frances A. Woodbury and husband to Joseph N. Thornton for lot 7 in Park Place subdivision. Robert Agee and wife to Mary Battletyne for part of lot 8 in Orden Fire Acres. Clarence W. Looks and wife to Florence Weable for part of lot 4 in block 18 plat C. Consideration amounts vary. county recorder filings referenced.
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Eatate
Bern
County Recorder's Office
Teojamin F. Weatherby
Millie M. Chane
Moffitt
Ogden Autyey
Frances A. Woodbury
Joseph N. Thornton Ead
Loia
Park Place
Sabdl
Peach Day Parade Boosters Ride To Brigham City
Ogden boosters led a 100 plus group to Brigham City for the Peach Day parade joining fashion show and hotel events. The party included Sytran Park band members and Feablan Show committee volunteers amid Brigham City festival preparations and grand-ball invitations.
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Sytran Park
Ogden
Boosters
Weber Club
Orden, Logan and
Idaho
Brigham City
Businese
Logan
Taey
Florence
Florence Pale
Viola Carr
Myra Moon
Eather Anderson
Mary Wolfe
M Dee Mim
Lillian Wright
Miles Ruth Datchelor
W. E. Whalen
Mias
Mosanna Carr
Miles Janet Russell
Helen Baker
Allis
Browns
Ethel Mascor
Battle ship Utah offers view of volcanic eruption film tease
An odd promotional item promises Utah residents a stand out film experience titled Neal of the Naty. The ad touts dramatic molten lava scenes and a real eruption portrayal from Pellea with a city Hon of MS Peles setting the stage.
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Utah
Hudson
Neal
The
Naty
Peles
Sit. Pellea
Market trading steadies amid war shares gains
New York Sept. 15 Farly trading in stocks showed a repelling of recent sessions with war shares the sole standout. Bethlehem Steel hit a new high at 360, Crucible Steel rose to 962.3, United States Steel displayed mixed movement, and investment shares were largely neglected with little change in that sector.
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New York
Stoike
War
Inter 'Eat
Dethiehem Sleel
Crucible
United States Steel Agale
Wheat market drifts with mixed receipts and weather impact
Chicago grains report shows wheat prices easing and then firming amid wet weather and large Canadian yield estimates. Prices for September and December fluctuated within narrow bands as offerings were absorbed and investment demand appeared strong. Corn futures remained steady with slight gains, while feed provisions rose on substantial buying to absorb supply.
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Chicago
Wiverpool
Milttsle
Aradena
United States
Canada
B&c
Tate
Market and Weather Notes From Multiple Cities
Commodity prices for corn rye and lard appear with mixed recent bids from Chicago and London markets. Hog and cattle receipts at Omaha and Chicago show steady to higher values while heat waves drive school closures and plan for shortened schedules in several cities.
Hot Weather Forecast Extends Across East and South
Washington reports hot weather will continue in the east and south for at least 36 hours. Cooler conditions have moved into the upper lake region and the upper valley, though no early sign of lower temperatures in the east. Noon observations from Sept 15 indicate prevailing heat with limited relief.
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Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Board of Education
Wilkesbarre
Washington
Lake
The City Tigress Opera Plays Alhambra Today Tomorrow
Underworld drama grips Alhambra as The City Tigress opens today and continues tomorrow. Local theater brass promise a daring, edgy production with noir overtones and tense onstage confrontations.
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Julia Swayne Gordon
Underworld
Portland Held Up Eight Times En Route from Stockholm
The American steamer Portland arrived in New York from Swedish and British ports after being held up eight times by war vessels on eastward and westward trips. The freighter, sailing from San Francisco months ago with barley bran and dried fruits to Stockholm, carried a British certificate against interference. Part of the cargo was seized. on June 14 a British cruiser detained her at Kirkwall and four days later discharged cargo at Blyth. She then faced two more hold ups by German submarines before continuing to Stockholm and England.
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New York
Portland
San Francisco
Stockholm
Kirkwal
Blyth
England
Near of the Navy today and tomorrow in war news
Berlin reports German authorities denounce Allied provocations as a stupid act by private agitators. The dispatch notes confusion over submarine movements near Gravesend and briefly mentions Portland in a war zone while warning against sensationalist propaganda aimed at American readers.
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Berlin
United States
Newman Erb Risks in Deal Promoter Status
New York report says Newman Erb a financier and promoter, linked to Morris Appolaa and St Louis Mallrosd company, with controlling interests in railways. He was in Deal New Jersey when a medical mix up caused a mistaken message about headache medicine.
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New York
Newman Eth
Daxcend Ty I
Deal
Wan Pata
Poli
Erble
Tpolla
St. Louis
Ald
Argely
En Nean
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