Oklahoma City hosts state committees and press bureau move
The Democratic state committee and press bureau have relocated from Duthrie to Oklahoma City. Alf Hunter, the slayer of Sheriff Garrison of Oklahoma county, was hanged at Watonga Friday morning. The Osage Land and Development Company of Osage City received a charter with capital stock of 400000. James Curley, a white man, was stabbed to death by an Indian near Holdenville. Curley then shot the Indian. C. C. Smith received a life sentence in Sulphur for murder of his cousin James Smith near Davis last October. Banking Commissioner Young turned over 6845 in fees to the state treasurer for the last three months.
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Alf Hunter
Sheriff Garrison
Oklahoma County
Watonga
James Curley
Holdenville
Curley
C. C. Smith
James Smith
Davis
Young
Wagoner County Approves Pause on Liquor Case Trials
The Wagoner County Commission passes a resolution halting new liquor case trials until all pending appeals are decided by the state Supreme Court. The action affects ongoing cases and aims to await higher court rulings.
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Board of County Commissioners
Wagoner
Supreme Court
Confederate Home Contract Awarded to Ardmore Soldier
The Ardmore contractor C. F. Fraley secured the contract for the state Confederate home in Ardmore at 23490 dollars. The cornerstone will be laid June 4. A medical society meeting in Canadian County urged prompt bill payments and pledged to exchange lists of slow paying patients leaving creditors wary of slow pay.
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Ardmore
C. F. Fraley
Canadian County
Canadian County Medical Society
Pipeline Project Aims Tulsa to Gulf Route
The Uncle Sam Oil company of Atchison Kansas proposes a 450 mile pipeline to move its products from near Tulsa to a Gulf shipping market. The project, chartered in Oklahoma, would cost about 2 1/2 million dollars.
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Uncle Sam Oil Company
Atchison, Kan
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Gulf
Cattle Tick Extermination Effort Expands in Oklahoma
George T. Bryan, livestock man for the board of agriculture, prepares to dip 200,000 cattle in coming weeks. Dipping vats rise in Osage and Cherokee regions as the federal government assigns three experts to aid the tick eradication program.
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George T. Bryan
Board of Agriculture
Governor Haskell delays secession vote ruling on county moves
Governor Haskell refuses to call an election on secession of three Caddo county townships and their annexation to Grady county until after August 8 when a court decision on the same territory is expected concerning the proposed Cook county.
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Haskell
Caddo County
Grady County
Cook
Brick contract seals Oklahoma City packing plant deal
The Schwarz child and Sulzberger company will supply between 12 million and 15 million bricks for the packing plant in Oklahoma City at a total cost of 120000 dollars. The deal was closed between the packers and the Cleveland Vitrified Brick company of Oklahoma City.
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Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Company
Oklahoma City
Packers
Cleveland
Imid Plans New $125000 High School Building
Plans are under way for a new high school building in Imid following a recent election that approved bonds funding the project. The $125000 bond issue will finance construction and the school district awaits state approvals.
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Imid
Charities and Corrections Convention Set for Muskogee
The association for Charities and Corrections will hold its annual convention in Muskogee. The three day session runs April 27 28 and 29 with meetings and discussions on reform and public welfare.
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Association For Charities and Corrections
Muskogee
Atlas Votes Against Pool Halls Ahead of Council Move
In Atlas an election on an ordinance to ban pool and billiard halls drew about 540 votes with 93 more votes against than for the proposal. The result blocks pool hall operation pending council action.
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Atlas
Legislator and partner acquire Verdigris oil field
J. H. Tillotsen and F. W. Galer purchase 600 acres from Verdigris Oil and Gas Co containing 30 oil wells. Early yield exceeds average with one well flowing at fifteen barrels per day.
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J. H. Tillotsen
Ff. W. Galer
Verdigris Oil and Gas Company
Secretary Cross postpones capital removal hearing to April 15
The Secretary of State has postponed the hearing on the capital removal matter to April 15. Arguments will then address the validity of the submission of amendments to the constitution, enabling all removal proceedings to be taken up this year.
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Cross
Cattle Carload From Norman Averages 1850 Pounds
Oklahoma City Packing Company received a banner carload of cattle from Spencer and Mallory of Norman Oklahoma averaging 1850 pounds per head. This marks the largest shipment so far this year.
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Oklahoma City Packing Company
Spencer and Mallory
Norman Okla
Oklahoma City Labor League Backs State Capital Site
Organized labor in Oklahoma City with over 10,000 members endorses locating the state capital in Oklahoma City, noting its influence extends to many more workers and supporters.
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Oklahoma City
Burial at Sea and a Ghostly Night Aboard the Sea Queen
Aboard the Sea Queen the crew buries two shipmates at sea with Lady Darlington offering a prayer. The scene, lit by snow and ice, unsettles the narrator who later endures a terrifying, possibly supernatural encounter as he guards the stormy deck through a freezing night.
Adventure at Sea A Treasure Hunt Ends in Dishonor
John Stephens a Massachusetts adventurer is mistaken for a Chilean insurrectionist and captains a ship by mistake. The Sea Queen captures a vessel believed to be Esmeralda but sinks into chaos as Tuttle's madness leads to a mutiny and suicide. Stephens takes command and presses toward a distant treasure isle with gold rumored aboard.
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John Stephens
Valparaiso
Chile
Bolivia
Stephens
Peru
Lord Darlington
Tuttle
Antarctic Circle
Donna Isabel
Darlington
Sea Queen
de Nova
Dangerous voyage tests loyalty and leadership
In a stormy aboard scene, Captain Stephens faces a mutinous crew while Lady Darlington shows resolve to press onward. The narrator, overwhelmed by duty, accepts the peril and orders the stokers to prepare the ship for a dangerous dash, acknowledging a possible double funeral.
Chapter XVII In Which We Bury Our Dead
Black smoke pours from our funnel as the ship’s engine spins, the crew facing a perilous sea passage. The writing evokes seafaring danger and a grim tone as the voyage continues.
In Which We Lay the Ghost on the Sea Queen
The narrator contemplates the perilous voyage of the Sea Queen as night falls. Thick clouds, an approaching storm, and a narrowing ice field heighten risk while Lady Darlington places trust in him. The question of whether to push on remains unresolved as the tale ends with TO BE CONTINUED.
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Darlington
Mr. Stephens
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Sufferers
A Vermont reader cites dramatic relief from nervousness and general weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during and after the change of life. The letter touts decades of reported cures for female ills and urges others to try the remedy, calling it worth mountains of gold.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Pinkham
Cas. Barclay
R.F.D
Graniteville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Circus Tale From Aunt Carolinas Old Servant
A humorous Atlanta Constitution excerpt recounts a private menagerie tale told by an old family servant. The comic scene features a blind old horse a preacher and an irate colonel with a war musket frightening monkeys and a giraffe.
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Atlanta Constitution
Mountain Peak Picnic Ends Thirst With Bottle
They reach a tower summit in extreme heat and admire the panorama. A quarrel over leaving the glass turns to a calm moment as he offers to drink water from the bottle, noting no one is nearby.
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Prose
Critics and Managers Clash Over Theater Notices
A dispute arises between critics and theater managers as managers seek to force favorable reviews. The clash began after the board of managers barred a critic from a special theatrical paper, escalating tensions in Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Board of Theatrical Managers
Algy Explains Why Ocean Is Salty
A witty scene features Algernon and a young friend debating the ocean’s salinity. He jokes that salt fish abound, offering a humorous answer in a light success-page tone.
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Algy
Algernon
Fragmented Advice and Advertisements Echo Early 20th Century
The passage blends quips from Smart Set style humor about heirs and a joke on an heir rooms up, followed by an old ad for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and a proverb about deception. It evokes a home life and consumer culture tone from a prior era.
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Bob Hampton
Fracer
Lady Darlington
Celeste
Lele Reboon Nan Ovo AC
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Chas. Barclay
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