Suggs Urges Oklahoma Official Song Contest Before Legislature
Ardmore editor Colonel Sidney Suggs presses Iowa style a statewide singing contest to choose Oklahoma’s official song. He suggests setting words from the constitution to new music and invites state musicians to compete before a Guthrie panel. The plan echoes earlier debates on a state flower and past convention singing habits.
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Sidney Suggs
State Flower
Oklahoma
Sidney Sages
Ardmore
Ardmorite
Charles N. ‘Haskell
Suggs
Guthrie
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Bob Williams
Altus
A. §. Russell
Democratic State Press Association
Russell
Russell Ba- Meves
C. N. Haskell
Dixie
Kentucky
Henry 8. Johnston
Perry
Congress
William H. Murray
Oklahoma Territory
Grain to Biscuit Record Set in Waitsburg Washington
A grain to biscuit conversion record was set in Waitsburg Washington taking twenty two minutes to convert standing grain into baked product. The event allegedly surpasses the previous Minneapolis will record by twentyone minutes and was noted amid calls for updated harvesting machinery in the Northwest.
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Waitsburg
Wash
Minneapolis
Mingegbotu
Burmah to have Pasteur institute and other world notes
A sweeping list of global facts notes Burmah planning a Pasteur institute, Japanese shell button exports, Australian land sales to Daki Indians, leather shoes vs iron, Philippines coal reserves, and France railway spend in East Africa. It also covers Paris tailors using photo measurements, Chicago’s electric fireboat, 1907 Paris mint coinage, yellow pine shifts to the US southwest, and tuberculosis congress in Washington. Includes flags, Grover Cleveland death note, and Boulangist singer Paulus.
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California
Russian Empire
Australia
Japan
Germany
France
Ministry of Marine
Canada
Nuremberg
Prison Commissioners For
Scotland
Duttapuker
India
Philippines
East
Africa
Paris
Chicago
Tunisia
Imdo-China
Bolivia
United States
South Ailantic States
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Arkansas
Washington
Chriolles
Macon
Oklahoma
Grover Cleveland
George Washington
John Adams
Andrew Johnson
Gener
Grant
Lfe
Paulus
General Boulanger
Panlug
Boulinger
Saving Water Waste and Nation's Wealth Through Coast-to-Coast Cooperation
Professor McGee argues that annual rainfall of about ten Mississippi volumes sustains the United States’ prosperity. He calls for federal and state coordination to control waterways, reduce floods, keep rivers clear, and boost wealth through comprehensive water management and navigation projects.
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McGee
Congress
States
United States
W. J. AleGee
Inland Waterways Commission
Bureau of Sorts
Department of Agriculture
Lower
Mississippi
Tyers and Harbors Congress
Dream of Railroad Builders Across South America
Dream of railroad builders in South America envisions a fast, seamless continental transit from Pernambuco to Valparaiso in under four days. The plan imagines Finn Efers and Levend builders delivering a continuous rail link, enabling travelers to cross the continent without changing cars.
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South America
Finnefers and Levend Builders
Stono
Pernambuco
Valparaiso
Mere Man's Elevation Draws Sharp Parish Debate
A local commentary laments restrictions on male autonomy blaming social controls for limiting personal ascent. It argues paternal consent requirements hinder individual responsibility and freedom in an era of changing gender norms.
Once an Italian always an Italian claims citizenship clash
Antonio Mangano recounts a 25 year-ago visit to Italy where his Washington passport and U S naturalization did not spare him from prison for military obligation. He was told that Italy does not recognize allegiance change, forcing service rules based on birth and family status, despite American citizenship.
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Italy
Washington
Secretary of State
Antonio Mangano
Charities and the Commons
Pain and Pleasure From a Confederate Spy Hanging Experience
A Civil War memoir describes Rev J T Mann Spare Moments recounting a hanging at Fort Barrancas on April 4 1863. The account details physical and spiritual sensations during execution, followed by a return to life and extreme pain, then relief and disbelief at the experience.
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J. T. Mann
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Earth
Heaven
Indies
Russian Marriages Festivities Extend Over Days
A fragment notes Russian wedding customs where celebrations span multiple days. The bride dances with the groom between dances, while guests observe traditional rites. The text is garbled but hints at a Belle with a visitor and a solitary Koop song.
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Bey Te Koop
Lone
Unusual Bride Dancing After Vigorous Frolic Cited
A fragment discusses social etiquette noting brides may dance for days after festivities and that a girl dancing with a man holds his pipe, while a man should stop smoking to avoid offense. The source cites London Tit-Bits as the reference.
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London
Not So Bad Mr Subba After Engaging Cook
A fragment from the Baltimore American quotes a humorous exchange involving Miss Flannigan and a remark about chronic invalidity. The piece hints at family wit and classroom retort with minimal readable context and a punchy, period voice.
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Mr. Subba
Cook
Miss Flannigan
Puck
And Some Hard Words Fronting a Trunk Inferences
A fragmented artifact quotes aphorisms about trunks and souls from a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece. It juxtaposes gender insights and a cheeky remark on letters, marriage, and saving face in legal affairs. The text hints at dated attitudes and social tensions typical of midwestern press.
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Tno
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fragmentary quotes about global markets and gender norms
The fragment discusses multiple wives in some countries, American enterprise, and the meat trust’s market influence. It juxtaposes cultural practices with economic power and hints at resentment toward perceived foreign market control. The text appears as stray quotations lacking fuller context.
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American Enterprise
Meat Trust
Letter Insult Sparks Domestic Row in Pearson’s Weekly
Mrs Flora Knew complains to her husband that a letter from his mother insults her though the writer is miles away. The husband questions the insult and the postscript claim, prompting a tense exchange. The piece shifts to a humorous exchange about camping trips between Rodrick and Van Albert in the Chicago News excerpt.
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Mr. Knew
Flora
Harry
Gald
Pearson's Weekly
Rodrick
van Albert
Chicago News
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Marshalltown
Sious City
Farm Gazette and Homemaker
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Clery Journal
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Wpevoledo Blade
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