04 Jun 1909
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Newspaper
Ada Evening News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
1
The Pontotoc County court delivered a guilty verdict against Dan Scribner after a lengthy trial. Prosecution argued for the death penalty while defense urged mercy, with intense public interest and full courtroom attendance for the verdict reading.
The report mentions an adjournment of a court session, with scattered phrases about a person named Mack Lee and unclear timing. The text is fragmented, but indicates a postponement or suspension of formal proceedings and possible attendance by attorneys.
New York wheat shipments move west as two loads head to Buffalo and four more travel toward western markets. Cash wheat prices rise with sales reported around 147 to 150 dollars as receipts and shipments increase amid strong cash sales.
In Washington on June 4 the Senate clashed as Senator Aldrich’s foreign policy language drew sharp rebuke from Senator Stone. The exchange followed a Berlin telegram about German officials and prices, with Stone denying charges and Aldrich accusing Stone of German government representation. The heated debate ended with Stone denouncing the description as innuendo and “worse than an insult.”
Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Kane will marry Katharine Reagan at St Paul in what marks the culmination of an old romance. The pair first met when a Niagara County barrister moved west to practice law in Wichita before Kane rose to Oklahoma’s high court.
A number of State University students will stay in Norman during the summer earning two dollars a day tearing down the old administration building destroyed by fire and cleaning bricks for reuse in the new construction. Mr and Mrs Bedford and Miss Laila Hall fete today for Corpus Christi Texas for the summer.
Tecumseh gathers in the district court room after Ardmore press reports say public sentiment supports the Maven jury verdict. Leaders and attendees voice anger at the court and jury, urging reform and warning of further action.
In Okla near McLoud a 34 year old man shot and killed a woman three miles north of town in a dispute over farm earnings. The shooter William Davia, her son-in-law, surrendered and was jailed in Chandler after the incident occurred mid afternoon.
The regent at State A and M College Stillwater announced appointments selecting Mack Nider as agricultural station chemist and K I Richards as assistant mechanical engineer. Others include Edward Gallagher in physical culture and athletics Miss Jo Belle Himcock domestic science, Jo Adley dairy inspector and Guthrie state preparatory head.
A federal court judge slanted a motion by Preston C West attorney for Governor Haskell and others indicted on land fraud charges. The defense seeks to discharge the grand jury due to panel drawing issues claiming jurisdictional misalignment between the old northern district and the western district. Mrs Wright of Francis attended as an Ada visitor today.
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