Friction Between State Boards Faces Open Rift
Guthrie Oklahoma—Col Hoffman criticizes the friction between the state board of agriculture and the board of public affairs as power struggles over building work and supplies. Auditor Trapp with attorney general guidance delays warrants without PA approval. Roy Hoffman urges courts to uphold agriculture control of construction and procurement. Ed Cassidy notes Lincoln county school land appraisements adjust after flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman
Guthrie
Okla
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Public Affairs
Board of Affairs
Board of Agriculture
Iit
Cook Construction Company
Trapp
A. & M. College
Attorney General
Roy Hoffman
Guthrie, Okla
Ed Oo. Cassidy
School Land Commission
Lincoln County
Gale
Wellston
Luther and
Fallis
Oklahoma Dairy Industry Expands With Cremeries Growth
State dairy inspector O E Holmes reports rapid dairy progress in Guthrie Oklahoma. There are 26 creameries and about 500 local stations receiving cream. Output is estimated to exceed 5 000 000 pounds for the year 1900.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
O. E. Holmes
State Board of Agriculture
Navy Recruiting Station Abandoned Oklahoma City
Under war department order the navy recruiting station in Oklahoma City will be discontinued and become a sub station of the Dallas Texas office. Most officers and men will transfer to Chattanooga Tennessee. All Oklahoma territory offices will report to Dallas. Wichita office will close and become a sub station of the Kansas City office.
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Navy
Oklahoma City
War Department
Wasington
Dallas
Texas
Chattanooga
Tenn
Oklahoma Territory
Wichita
Kansas City
Contract Awarded for Norman Administration Building
The State board of regents in Guthrie awarded the Norman administration building contract to Homboi & Co. of Louisville Kentucky. The project costs 200000 dollars with construction to begin within thirty days and includes provisional modification rights.
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University
Norman
Okla
State Board of Regents
Board of Public Affairs
Guthrie
Homboi & Co
Louisville
Grand jury to probe irregularity charges in Sapulpa
Sapulpa Oklahoma Judge Barnum orders empaneling a grand jury to investigate alleged irregularities involving city and county officers in the area.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Barnum
Peeping Through Fence At Game Brings Fines
In Muskogee Oklahoma seven persons were fined for peeping through a knot hole to watch a negro ball game, a misdemeanor offense with penalties listed.
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Muskogee
Okla
Bellamy Ordered to Return State Funds in Oklahoma
Lieutenant Governor Bellamy received a formal demand from Oklahoma Attorney General Charles West to repay 1937.50 to the state bank board treasury and to refund any additional salary as president of the banking board. The action follows a constitutional restriction on extra compensation beyond the office salary.
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Bellamy
Guthrie
Okla
Charles West
Treasury
State Bank Board
Banking Board
Cannot Raise Officers Salary in Oklahoma
Guthrie officials note employees in state offices created by the first legislature but funded by the last legislature may only receive the salary set by the original act. The attorney general says salaries cannot be increased by the general appropriation bill, and recent actions did so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Counties to Inspect Road Plans in Guthrie and Lincoln
County commissioners will travel to Lincoln County to study road plans and costs for the $100,000 bond issue recently approved. A separate plan seeks election on a $400,000 bond to macadamize 75 to 100 miles of roads in Legar County.
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Guthrie, Okla
Lincoln County
Legar County
Former Banker Under Arrest In Oklahoma Fraud Case
Kingfisher Oklahoma. N J Cuddy a former banker of Carnegie has been placed under arrest charged with defrauding the estate of Mrs A Richardson of Hennessey out of $100000 and is being held for further proceedings.
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Kingfisher
Okla
A. Richardson
Hennessey
N. J. Cuddy
Carnegie
Politician to Be College President
J M Dyer Jefferson county clerk resigns to assume presidency of Southwest Baptist College Hastings Oklahoma. Dyer leaves county office to lead the Hastings institution as its new president.
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Ryan
Okla
J. M. Dyer
Jefferson County
Southwest Baptist College
Hastings
Lawton Celebrates 8th Anniversary of Opening Kiowa-Comanche Country
Lawton Oklahoma marked the eighth anniversary of its opening and of white settlement across Kiowa-Comanche country. This year nearby towns joined in the celebration with unusual preparations and wide participation.
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Lawton
Okla
Bank Charter Still Lives In Guthrie Oklahoma
State banking board, guided by an attorney general opinion, ruled that the charter of the defunct Bank of Indian Territory in Guthrie remains valid. Guthrie National Bank may reopen a state bank under that charter with an estimated capital of 50 000 dollars.
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Guthrie
Okla
State Banking Board
A. M. Young
Bank of Indian Territory
Guthrie National Bank
State Bank
Peddlers Heavy License Payers
Guthrie Oklahoma State Examiner A Taylor concludes an inspection of the state pharmacy board accounts. Itinerant vendors or patent medicine peddlers contributed 5714.45 to the state treasury from November 16 1907 to April 1 1909. During that period the board collected 8750 in other fees and paid out of this and the territorial balance for board expenses all but 235.51.
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Guthrie
Okla
A. Taylor
Stat Pharmacy Board
Doan’s Kidney Pills Backed by Paris Tenn. Testimony
H. Mayne of Market St Paris Tennessee reports back stiffness and weakness from weak kidneys with cloudy urine and night trips emptying. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills his symptoms disappeared and health and strength returned. Remember the name Doan’s. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Bright
Dean
H. Mayne
Market St
Paris
Tenn
Doan
Hard reputation for stealing food in scarce times
A colloquial exchange highlights how chicken scarcity in hard times forces people to live up to a stolen-food reputation. The dialogue features two speakers discussing the difficulty of maintaining a notorious image when resources are tight.
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Chile
Cure for Children's Boils with Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin reports her child Vivian suffered sixty boils at six months old and later a scalp eruption each spring. She used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting complete healing with no recurrences in two years. Detroit Michigan February 24 1908. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
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Vivian
M. A. Schwerin
Spring Wells Ave
Detroit
Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Died in Good Company Joke
An Irish man hired by a clergyman to clean a cellar tosses empty whisky bottles at the sun. The preacher mistakes them as dead ones, but Pat notes they all had the minister with them when they were dying, a grim punchline in Tid-Bits humor.
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Pat
Starch Makes White Goods Look New in Home Laundering
The article praises white wash goods and explains that proper home laundering enhances their beauty. It emphasizes using starch with enough strength to stiffen without thickening, recommending Defiance Starch for better results.
Evening Rivalry Settled In New York Court
In a general sessions case Judge Rosalsky and Judge O'Sullivan faced off over identity claims. Last week O'Sullivan appeared to dominate with Rosalsky as a witness who swore he was Irish. On Friday Flynn appeared before Judge Rosalsky and swore he was a Jew, eveninging the rivalry.
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Rosalsky
O'Sullivan
New York
Flynn
Straight Men See Him Dead Beat Crook
A rhetorical critique notes that a dead beat loses respect and trust from friends and society. It argues such a criminal harms others and faces continual adversity, ending with a harsher fate than the criminal who acts honestly. The piece cites the Atchison Globe.
A Sunday Sermon and Laundry Advice Collide in Print
A New York Times quote urges acceptance of life with its joys and sorrows and promotes universal kindness. The second item promotes Defiance Starch as a stronger, thinner option for home laundry that preserves fabric appearance and wear.
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New York Times
Politician Bennett Recounts Campaign Moment
In a district meeting a young Mr. Bennett recalls a chairman who urged attention to his remarks and then teased him as the evening’s featured speaker. The anecdote captures a moment of political theater from his past. Also appears are vintage therapeutic ads and a Rough on Rats exterminator promotion by E. Wells in Jersey City New Jersey.
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Bennett
Williams
New York City
Wells
Jersey City
N. J
Press humorist echoes Shakespeare and Montaigne on wit
A press humorist notes that Shakespeare never repeated himself, contrasts with Montaigne who copied good ideas. The quip suggests humorists share common traits with writers, as the speaker comments on originality and imitation.
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Shakespeare
Montaigne
Home starch promises stiff finish without iron sticking
A smooth iron and Defiance Starch claim to launder shirt waists at home as well as steam laundry. The starch allegedly preserves proper stiffness and finish, reduces wear on fabrics, and provides a pleasant ironing experience without sticking.
Enlightening Rollo on the egotist comparison
A Washington Star quip presents a fatherly answer to a boy’s question about an egotist. The metaphor likens an egotist to a burnt match that mistakenly believes it is the entire fireworks show.
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Rollo
Washington Star
Among Women Bridge Tension Over Child Care
In a social scene, two women discuss child welfare during a bridge game. One asks why worry about children, while the other resists, claiming she cannot help it, and their exchange hints at the emotional strain affecting their play.
Dr Biggers Huckleberry cordial cures dysentery
A testimonial notes that Dr Biggers Huckleberry cordial quickly cures dysentery diarrhoea and teething troubles in children. Available at druggists for 25 and 50 cents.
Faith and ailments tip the scales of daily life
A compact moral note contrasts faith as a maker of people with warnings about sore throat and infection from food. It then touts IZARD Oil as a quick cure and ends with a cautionary quip about a girl describing a young man as a bearable bear.
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow Use Red Cross Ball Blue
Consumers are advised to brighten faded garments with Red Cross Ball Blue a two ounce package priced at five cents The ad notes the product promises whiter whites though the text shifts to unrelated lines about reforming men and a stray misprint about binders and smokers ending with the phrase tying the text together.
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Atlanta
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W.l.douglas
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