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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
5
Time table notes express and local trains for northbound and southbound routes. No. 142 Express runs daily except Sunday, No. 564 Local available on Sundays, No. 11 Express runs daily, No. 61 Local operates except Sundays. Invalid OCR text.
Fragmentary timetable notes eastbound and westbound trains with local freight details. Mentions No 512 Eastern Express at 5 Q40 am, 510 Meteor, 504 St Louis and Kan Day Plinth 12:50 pm priced at 42 dollars, plus partial stamps of times and routes.
Ada area chatter covers court attendees, bids for land in the Big Pasture, and visits by Kittie, Sherman, and Vernon residents. The column notes birthdays, Valentine sentiments, railroad politics, and town merchants like E L Steed. Nearby moves include families relocating to Texas and farmers shipping cattle.
The piece cites Oklahoma and Texas debates on railroad regulation, warning against premature rules and noting how Texas created a railroad commission that failed to curb progress. It contrasts this with warnings about Jim Crow laws and political actions shaping state policy. The dialogue ends with a line about Oklahoma pursuing restrictive laws and a quip about the legislature’s focus.
The Oklahoma Times Journal notes a delegate proposed barring any convention member from office for two years post adoption. Spectators mock the proposal as hokey pokey while the public laughs at distracting fun. The delay wastes funds and leaves members to work for free and to fund themselves.
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