Oklahoma Happenings and Local Progress Report
The Ada Democrat notes a cotton oil mill project in Oklahoma City costing 150000 and 26 Creek county bridge contracts to be awarded within 90 days. It reports a petition for a commission form of government in Chickasha, a growing real estate market near Custer City, oil strikes at 810 feet in the state, census totals for Bryan county Durant and Wakuta, peaches grown near Muskogee, Hinton farmers union gin modernization, Tahlequah mail robbing case arrest of Jim Fields, and 17 of 38 pharmacists exam passers in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Custer City
Creek County
Guthrie
Okla
Supreme Court
Haskell
Logan County
Oklahoma City
Charles Bluhem
Holden
Big Todd Spaulding Family Reunion Feasts At Ranch
At the eleventh annual Todd and Spaulding families reunion on the Al Todd ranch near Muskogee two fat beeves and a fine Poland China hog were part of a large feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd and Spaulding
al Todd
Muskogee
Death in Arkansas River Seining Claim for Bradley
George A. Bradley of Bradley Implement House in Muskogee suffered a hemorrhage while seine fishing in the Arkansas River. He dropped the net, called for help and died after being rescued from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Bradley
Bradley Implement House
Muskogee
Arkansas River
Governor Grants Parole To Sanders For Appendicitis
Governor C. N. Haskell grants S. F. Sanders of Comanche County a sixty day parole to undergo appendicitis surgery and visit his wife and ten children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Haskell
S. F. Sanders
Comanche County
Abernathy brothers finish cross country trip to Oklahoma City
Louis Abernathy and his brother Temple traveled from New York City by horseback to Roosevelt country, arriving in Oklahoma City Friday in their automobile after a long ride and greeting Col. Roosevelt along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Abernathy
Temple
Abernathy
Oklahoma City
New York City
Col. Roosevelt
Sapulpa Fights For Federal Census Recount
Sapulpa presses for a recount after a discovery that about five hundred residents in nearby oil fields were omitted by the census enumerators. The miss could affect local representation and funding.
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Sapulpa
Oklahoma City Muskogee Tulsa bankers plan NYC visit
A movement among Oklahoma City Muskogee and Tulsa bankers aims to bring principal banking heads from New York City to Oklahoma to foster better acquaintance with the state’s widely advertised interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Tulsa
New York City
Oklahoma
Train Hits Auto Killers Near Grand Junction
Walter Hodgins of Grand Junction Miss Leena Adams of San Francisco and Miss Gladys Carlyle of Chicago were instantly killed near Grand Junction Colorado when a train ran into their automobile. C. H. Carmen of Grand Junction and Thomas Rock, chauffeur, were seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hodgins
Grand Junction
Leena Adams
San Francisco
Gladys Carlyle
Chicago
Colo
C. H. Carmen
Thomas Rock
Seminole Indian Rights Appointed in Wickersham Cabinet
James E. Graham of Muskogee is named special assistant to Attorney General Wickersham to protect Seminole personal rights. He will relocate to Wewoka the Seminole nation capital to carry out duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Graham
Muskogee
Wickersham
Mr. Graham
Wewoka
Ardmore Attorney Hired to Take Gore Bribery Evidence
Fred V. Kinkade a commissioner to the United States court of claims and a young Ardmore attorney is employed by J. George Wright United States Indian inspector to take the testimony in the Senator Gore bribery charges at Muskogee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred V. Kinkade
United States Court of Claims
Ardmore
J. George Wright
United States Indian Inspector
Gore
Muskogee
Muskogee Seeks Half Million for Superior Water System
City officials hire consulting engineers to evaluate three plans aimed at delivering the best water in the state via gravity pressure and removing costly pumping plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Water shortage threatens Shawnee and many Oklahoma cities
Shawnee and numerous Oklahoma cities face an unprecedented municipal water shortage. Officials warn the shortage is widespread, affecting supply across the region as drought and low reservoir levels strain available water resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Payne County Court Docket Sets Record in August Term
The August term docket for Payne County Court is the longest in the court's history. July saw a record month for crime with twenty four criminal cases filed in the first twenty six days.
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Payne County
Colored teachers elect officers and pick St Louis for convention
The colored teachers in their national association meeting at Oklahoma City Oklahoma elected officers for the ensuing year and selected St. Louis as the site for the next convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
Oklahoma City
Okla
St. Louis
Land openings halted as Oklahoma growth surges
National and regional brief highlights report no land opens for homesteading this year while Oklahoma's population climbs to 1 651 951. Other notes include retirements, new rescue stations, canal zone gains, competency exams for Quapaw Indians, and various accidents and legal actions across the United States.
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State of
Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Canal Zone
War Department
Washington
Panama Canal
Quapaw
Interior Department
Miners Readies General Strike in Southwestern Fields
Negotiations between miners and coal operators in the Southwestern region end with a plan for a general strike. Over 30,000 miners who have not worked since April 1 will walk off, including about 9,000 in Oklahoma and 9,500 in Kansas, with 5,000 in Texas affected indirectly. Independent mines will not be required to quit.
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Oklahoma
Kansas City
George Manuel
Missouri
Cincinnati
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Colorado
Dry and wet votes tallied in Fulton and Carrollton
Fulton Kentucky voted dry by 17 margin while Carrollton chose wet by 84. The text also notes a sugar refinery strike in New York City and a series of other disparate items across the nation, from opium seizures in Kansas City to a store installing wireless service for liner passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Palatier
New York City
Home For
Kansas City
Carrie Nation
Fulton
Carrollton
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Co
New York
Richmond
Ellis Island
World News Summary and Local Elections Snapshot
The funeral of King Edward cost the nation 202000 dollars per a London financial estimate. Rebels close to President Madrid in Nicaragua Portend the end of the struggle. Belgian aviator M Oleslager set a new monoplane altitude record in Brussels 1439 meters. A prize of 20000 dollars awaits the first to cross the Alps. A Lisbon factory tragedy involved a jealous machinist and a fatal wheel incident. Hawaii votes dry in a special congress election Honolulu 3833 to 915. London sees a massive 500000 woman suffrage march urging Parliament to hear the bill.
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Edward
London
Madrid
Managua
Nicaragua
M. Oleslager
Brussels
Alps
Lisbon
Congress
Hawaiian Islands
Honolulu
Insane Man Goes on Rampage Near San Diego
Bev S Durham, a former fireman discharged six months earlier, opened fire as an engine arrived in the city outskirts. Driver Don Grant was killed, Captain Sampsell shot in the chest, hoseman Guy Elliott wounded, and Durham then killed his wife and baby with an iron bar before fatally shooting himself.
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New York
Supreme Body of the Knights of Pythias
Milwaukee
the Knights of Columbus
Quebec
W. H. Israel
Lewis
Kas
Edward Israel
Thomas Haun
Kinsley
Cairo
Ill
Alexander County
John Pratt
Williamsburg
Sugar Trust
Henry P. Cole
Humboldt
Tenn
Burbank
San Dego
Calif
Bev S. Durham
Don Grant
Captain Sampsell
Durham
Guy Elliott
Fires Sweep Western Forests Threaten Montana Creeks
Fires race eight miles along the Montana Idaho divide and Cedar Creek blaze threatens Trout Creek district. Forest service officials plead for more men as new fires are reported across sections, risking extensive timber loss.
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Missoula
Mont
Montana-Idaho
Cedar Creek
Forest Servce
Trout Creek
Interurban Route Approved Tecumseh to Sulphur
The Rapid Transit Interurban Company wins Tecumseh franchise and Pottawatomie county road-crossing permission. Preliminary line construction from Tecumseh to Sulphur will begin at once and proceed rapidly where approvals exist.
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Interurban
Tecumseh, Okla
Rapid Transit Interurban
Train Hits Burning Trestle Near Augusta
A passenger train on the Spartanburg division of the Augusta to Charleston line ran into a burning trestle 19 miles from Augusta. The entire train was burned and the engineer and fireman are missing with others likely killed.
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Augusta
Charleston & Western Carolina
Spartanburg
Body of Joe Evin ski found in lake near Hartshorne mine
A bullet hole through the head marks the death of Joe Evin ski whose body was recovered from a lake at No 5 mine after he left home to water his horse. A search followed his disappearance.
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Hartshorne
Okla
Joe Evininski
No. 5
Ardmore Shooting Leaves Charles Clements Dead
Charles Clements is killed by bullet wounds in a street fight in Ardmore Oklahoma. Jake Lewis was jailed after the incident. Clements was wounded three times in the chest by a .45 caliber gun.
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Ardmore
Okla
Charles Clements
Jake Lewis
Clements
Witness Killed in Night Rider Case Trial Looms
Paducah Kentucky relative of Milton Oliver Tom ooper, a key witness in the night rider cases, was shot and killed by night riders. Three suspects are reportedly under arrest as the case heads to trial this fall.
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Paducah
Tom Ooper
Milton Oliver
Amusement At State Fair Showcases High Class Features
The State Fair Amusement Park hosts The Great Patterson Shows with sixteen acts and two rides including elephants horses lions tigers and dogs. Free daily acts feature human skills and a 60 foot unicycle descent. A 16 piece band, Venice canals boating, a Figure Eight, Carousel, and extensive vaudeville acts accompany the fair’s permanent attractions.
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Patterson
Stroebel Airship Captivates Crowds At Oklahoma Event
The Strobel dirigible promises top attendance with daily flights at a state fair context. It notes past successful demonstrations at Arkansas State Fair Memphis Tri State Spokane San Antonio Cambridge New York and repeated annual runs. Acrobats Cordua and Maud perform a dramatic strength act balancing on one arm and carrying their partner.
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Cambridge
N. Y
Cordua
Maud
Europe
Cordun
Plover Eggs Camouflage and Nesting Habits Observed
Plovers lay four eggs with central points that always align. If moved the mother swiftly rearranges them. The eggs blend with surroundings, making them hard to spot.
Warranted Heart Whole Quote from Rosalind
A quoted line attributed to Rosalind warns against breaking a promise in love. The speaker notes that someone may be praised for cleverness yet will emerge with a whole heart, emphasizing intact affection over calculated measures.
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Cupid
Rosalind
Gardener A Case for Garden Tools Noted
A compact Gardener A case contains pruning knife thorn scissors tools for gathering flowers noseday wire a measure a notebook and other convenient items for gardeners.
Marriage Rules for Foreign Officers in Germany
In Germany marriages by any foreign consular officer are strictly prohibited except where special treaty stipulations apply.
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Germany
Cotton for China: Vast Cloth Needs Measured in Cards
The piece estimates China’s cloth needs in extraordinary volumes. It compares eight billion cards of cotton to ordinary feats, suggesting enough fabric to carpet a 60 foot wide path to the moon and to span roughly 20 miles from New York to Chicago.
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China
Moon
New York
Chicago
Value of Confidence Proverb Reflections on Creed and Conviction
The passage argues that creed and character align with action and that a confident, pushing man often wins in life. It contrasts the creedless dwarf with those who boast of beliefs and convictions, suggesting self belief correlates with favorable outcomes.
Silk Workers of England Employment Figures
About 30 000 people worked in England's silk industry per the latest returns, with over 20 000 of them women.
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Silk Workers of England
England
Gallery Uses Rag Carpet as Wall Covering
A New York art gallery wallpapers its walls with a massive neutral tone rag carpet woven specifically for the space. The owner says the carpet sets off the paintings and even draws as much attention as the artwork.
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New York
The New Way in Politics Skeptical Wit
A sharp quip from Puck mocks political rhetoric as a practical approach that flatters all voters. It notes a shift from courting women and babies to addressing body types, claiming similar results with less crudeness.
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Puck
Feline Food Drives Up Cat Weight in Import Era
An article notes we imported 375000 canaries last year, suggesting a link to rising weight in domestic cats. It highlights the unexpected effect of pet dietary shifts on feline health and food markets.
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Canaries
Nightmare Dream Frights Algy in Chicago News
A humorous dialogue depicts Algy recounting a terrifying nightmare about walking the avenue without his walking stick. The scene features a terrified valet asking about the disturbance, with a startled exchange of concern and reassurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Chicago News
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