Rich New York couple court peace with signed agreement
Mrs. Meyer reveals a formal contract to curb her husband’s conduct after a clash with rival Mrs. Harkness. A hotel incident and letters show romantic entanglements, but Mrs. Meyer insists on remaining married and enforcing the agreement amid hospital injuries from a car crash involving all three.
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New York
Louis G. Meyer
Meyer
Louis C. Meyer
Kathryn Conrad Fuller Harkney
Meyers
Broadway
Ninety-sixth Street
Harkness
Fifth Avenue
Tenderloin
Agreement Signed by Husband and Wife in Divorce Case
Ada E. Meyer of Manhattan sues Louis G. Meyer for absolute divorce in the New York Supreme Court. The parties file a reconciliation promise. he agrees to treat her kindly, abstain from other women, and pay her fifty dollars weekly for three months as a probation period.
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Louis G. Meyer
Ada E. Meyer
Borough of
Manhattan
New York City
Supreme Court
Lo G. ‘Meyer
State of
New York
Ada F E. Meyer
William Harkness
Conscience and public office in the grip of fear
The piece discusses how conscience torments officials tainted by crime and complicates their duty to prosecute. It questions how a public servant can uphold justice when associates know of past sins and fear of exposure looms over every action.
Noted Cowardice Suppresses Honest Desires
A Knoxville Journal and Tribune commentary laments a man who is earnest and sincere yet restrained by cowardice. He fears exposing his own shortcomings because others know them, preventing him from acting on what he wishes to do.
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Knoxville Journal and Tribune
Wisdom of Methuselah Flattery in Details
A quatrain from Smart Set advises a son to avoid generic praise and speak with specifics to please a woman. It suggests detailing features and traits, noting that women are aware of their own qualities from big to small and that a mirror reflects her fame, inviting contradiction.
Mikado Fond of Night Rambles
The Japanese emperor, 54, enjoys nightly rambles in Tokio. He is famed for activity and is said to be the empire’s busiest man at night, wandering the capital with hands in pockets and a cigar to ensure quiet and that subjects sleep peacefully.
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Mikado
Japan
Tokio
Capital
Don’t Strut While Your Wife Manages the Family
A Farmers Union message urges men to speak well of the Union, treat children kindly, provide water for poultry, keep yards clean, avoid saloons, and plant June corn promptly. It stresses personal responsibility and prudent farming steps for the South.
Time to Persist in Education Campaign
The statement urges ongoing educational work as times change and ideas about action evolve, stressing that progress requires continuous effort regardless of shifting circumstances. It frames education as an enduring necessity for adapting to new conditions and policies.
Gentlemen Cigars Gone as Men Skate and Dudes Proliferate
A humorous note observes a shift in smoking culture where traditional gentlemen who smoked cigars are replaced by modern male crowds including skaters and casual smokers. It hints at changing manners and social trends reflecting broader urban life.
Cotton Prices Era Echoes Fifteen Cent Hopes
In 1896 to 1897, the world’s leading fabric staple sold at three to four cents a yard and often went begging at that price, illustrating a sharp historical drop in cotton value and industry struggles.
No strict duty to household chores says admonitory note
A sharp admonition targets husbands who avoid housework and wifely duties by citing traditional gender roles. The speaker calls such behavior hoggish and urges men to provide for children and engage in family tasks rather than shirking domestic responsibilities.
Horse Worker Reaps Reward for Kind Hydration
A brief note urges offering a drink to Mr. Horse during hot workdays. It says he is grateful and will return the favor with better performance. The passage emphasizes steady hydration and mutual courtesy between worker and animal.
Seed Shortage Tightens Cotton Replanting Plans
The article notes farmers struggle to obtain suitable seed for replanting cotton. It suggests the seed question deserves close attention similar to concerns over cotton lint.
No Abandonment of Garden Hints in Heat
Advice to keep gardening despite hot dry weather noting a garden is cheaper than doctor visits and preferable to pills. The message promotes continuing outdoor care and cultivation as a healthy activity.
Best Paying Farm Crop After Hen Mules
The grain of farming profits highlights mules as top income after hens. High quality mule spans bring around four hundred dollars, while decent ones fetch about two hundred fifty, reflecting strong demand for sturdy work animals.
Duty to guard implements and vehicles for Union men
The speaker urges full care and protection of all implements and vehicles entrusted to Union workers. Emphasis is placed on steadfast duty and accountability to the union, ensuring safety, maintenance, and reliability of property used by members.
Local Unions urged to form literary societies
The writer calls on every local union to establish a literary society immediately. He urges engaging the boys in thinking and discussing practical life issues, forming and upholding independent opinions to build men with backbone and character.
Farmer’s business shifts to selling and warehousing
The speaker notes farmers often handle many tasks from milling to shipping and warns against overreaching. He advises farmers to pursue selling products to the final purchaser, praising warehouse efforts to assist in this goal.
Legacy of a Hard Life in Farming and Land Grabbing
The speaker argues that the grand father's success came not from farming skills or education but from seizing unwanted land and profiting when buyers appeared. He contrasts past poverty with the modern family’s tighter expenses and home-made clothes.
Attending Meetings Matters for Everyone’s Benefit
A concise reminder urges individuals to prioritize attendance at meetings. It stresses that participation helps ensure information flow, collaboration, and informed decision making among colleagues and teams.
Do Not Demand From Your Wife What You Would Not Do
A moral admonition warns against demanding services or faithful living from a wife that a husband does not practice himself. It urges honesty and mutual respect within marriage, stating a dishonest man cannot expect a faithful spouse.
Smokehouse lore and neighborly loans in a rural tale
A compact rural vignette links planting warehouses and pigs to a smokehouse in the yard. The speaker notes how during sudden emergencies neighbors with smokehouses are the source of small loans, drawing a common local pattern of self sufficient households and informal credit.
Texas Carriage Ready for Family Camp Meeting Outing
The notice urges preparing the Texas carriage for a family trip to the camp meeting. Stock the horses with feed and bring hampers of food for friends and neighbors. Focus on enjoying life rather than chasing riches.
County rallies shape Union’s future, farmers to lead
The speaker urges substituting proven farming men for worn politicians at summer county rallies. Old politicians seek only notoriety from public speeches, while real work belongs on farms.
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Union
Keeping the boy at home starts with a home
The Union Banner argues the first principle to keep a boy at home is to have a real home. It urges making the home more than a place to sleep and eat, surrounding it with memories of good deeds and kind words and using it as a retreat from daily discord.
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The
Union Banner
Winnfield
Personal effort and reward in a divided society
The speaker warns against believing that communal interests will replace individual achievement. He contrasts socialism of general effort with the necessity of personal time, talent, and interests yielding personal results. He argues against a future where private effort lacks personal payoff.
The Home as Vital to Society and Government
A reflection on the home as the core of life and value. It argues that government should protect the sanctity of the home and that the happiness of the individual and the home are central to national well being.
Thrift and virtue urged for farmer families’ children
An editorial stresses the duty of unions to instill thrift honesty and economy in young people. It urges daughters to become wives of good men and mothers of righteous children while sons deserve opportunities to become worthy husbands. It cautions about shaping the current raw material into such ideal patterns.
Farmers Union Promotes Collective Action and Education
The text outlines the Farmers Union as a group where individuals pursuing their own business join to act honestly together. It emphasizes united effort as wiser than solitary effort and highlights education as a core principle guiding all union activities.
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Farmers Union
Diversification Meaning Beyond a Single Crop
The passage argues true diversification goes beyond replacing cotton with peanuts. It asserts a farmer who shifts entirely to peanuts is not diversified, while partial shifts toward multiple crops mark real diversification.
What would happen to the choir if masters injunction on vain repetitions
The Home Herald ponders a question on liturgical practice. It asks what becomes of a choir when the injunction on vain repetitions is heeded, implying a shift in worship style or discipline within church music.
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Home Herald
Misunderstandings Ahead Say Dr Watson Call
Dr John Watson urges fewer complaints about being misunderstood and more care to avoid misunderstanding others. He emphasizes listening and clear communication to reduce conflict and improve relations.
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John Watson
Had the Advantage First Man How Do You Do
Two men spar over an old romance as they admit rivalry over a past engagement and the same woman. The exchange hinges on who finally won her hand, revealing lingering pride and old grievances.
Could Hear Him Patience Yonkers Stands by Soup Story
A Yonkers Statesman brief notes Patrice remarks about her husband still taking soup daily. She clarifies he is not lingering, yet remains a daily presence in his routine.
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Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Sour Grapes
An old bachelor teases Newed over marriage while a former suitor notes his wife weighs 90 pounds in a sharp witticism from a Chicago Daily News column.
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Newed
Chicago Daily News
300 FIGHT OIL FLAMES In Glenn Pool Fire Near Sapulpa
A massive blaze six miles southeast of Sapulpa on Quaker Texas and Victor Oil property destroyed a 35000 barrel tank and spread to six Texas Oil tanks. Estimated losses reach 75000 dollars with 300 workers battling flames expected to last 48 hours. Lightning is suspected as the ignition cause.
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Glenn Pool
Sapulpa Sapulpa
Quaker, Texas
Victor Oil Companies
Quaker Oil Company
Texas Oil Company
Sapulpa
St Howenstein Named Arapahoe Postmaster in Yearlong Fight
St Howenstein a Republican committeeman for Custer county is appointed postmaster at Arapahoe, replacing J. W. Lawton editor of the Bee. The selection ends more than a year of dispute over the position.
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St. Howenstein
Custer County
Arapahoe
J. W. Lawton
The
Bee
President orders special census on Oklahoma constitution
President directs Commissioner North of the Census Bureau to conduct a census of Indian Territory and Oklahoma to probe possible gerrymandering in the Oklahoma constitution. Justice announces the move under laws creating the Commerce and Labor Department, seen as a win for anti constitution forces backed by Oklahoma Republicans.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Census Bureau
Indian Territory
Department of Justice
Department of Commerce and Labor
Burke to Probe McComb Nomination for Insurance Chief
J D Burke of Guthrie charges fraud in the Democratic nomination of T J McComb for insurance commissioner. He says Logan Harper and Cimarron counties returns were ignored and that the old line firms conspired against the nomination. He will seek to compel the state democratic central committee to certify Burke's own nomination.
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Guthrie
T. J. McComb
J. D. Burke
State Democratic Central Committee
Logan
Harper
Cimarron
Burke
Old Line
Wind storm destroys home killing infant in Claremore
A wind storm eight miles west of Claremore destroyed James Adkins residence. Two year old baby killed. Mrs Adkins and five children were injured with Mrs Adkins in critical condition possibly fatal.
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Babe
Claremore
James Adkins
Adkins
Shawnee Hosts State Meeting Of Architects
Shawnee welcomed the state meeting of architects last week as professionals gathered to discuss design standards and regional projects. The event showcased local firms and visiting experts, highlighting collaboration and upcoming construction initiatives.
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State Meeting of Architects
Kansas Two-Cent Passenger Fare Proposed by Commissioners
Kansas plans a flat two cent passenger fare issued by the state board of railroad commissioners. Some officials have discussed the move informally with railroad executives, and railroads may not oppose the order. The mileage book plan annoys conductors and is cited as a source of discontent.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Grant Evans Retained as President at Henry Kendall College
Rev. E. T. Gordon named dean of the faculty after the college moved from Muskogee to Tulsa. He serves as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Okmulgee. Rev. A. Grant Evans, long-time president, continues in that role.
Mystery offer for Indian lands in oil rich territory
A Washington dispatch reports an offer made today to an Indian to obtain lands in a western territory. The proposal included a $60,000 bonus and a 10 percent royalty, though the exact location and extent of the oil bearing lands remain uncertain.
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Washington News
Shawnee Launches Campaign for State Capital Seat
Shawnee formally announces her campaign for the state capital as she seeks to win the gubernatorial political position. Her bid aims to rally supporters across districts and highlight her policy priorities.
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William A. Feigelstock
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Farmers’ Educational
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A. Grant Evans
Kendall College
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