Prohibitionists Lead in Oklahoma Constitutional Debate
Guthrie dispatch notes Prohibitionists won a key vote in the constitutional convention defeating a provision to let amendments be voted only in affected areas. The revised revenue and taxation report sets a maximum levy of 30 mills with state, county, high school, township, municipal, and school district shares and caps state indebtedness at 400000 while municipalities face a 6 percent limit plus a 2,000 populace allowance for utilities. Impeachment and removal proceedings were briefly discussed but no progress reported.
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Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Lawton Faces Water Famine Amid Urgent Appeals
Lawton Oklahoma faces a water famine with citizens and officials appealing to Senator Long and Delegate McGuire for a $60 000 congressional appropriation to extend the water works system. An interior department release and wires from the city warn that the health of the entire city is in danger without drinking water or fire protection and call for immediate relief. Secretary Hitchcock has delayed action as the War Department seeks a plan to supply Fort Sill, and the issue has been under cabinet discussion ahead of Hitchcock’s retirement.
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Cawton
Washington
Lawton
Oklahoma
Score
Senator Long
McGuire
Congress
Interior Department
Hitchcock
War Department
Fort Sil
Rich gas flow in mid continent district
The Reese Oil company of Independence Kansas struck the richest gas well in the mid continent on the Poloke allotment five miles east of Sapulpa. The well reached 1200 feet depth and soon flowed 175000000 feet daily, proving an exceptionally dry gas of superior quality, with capping difficulties lingering for a time.
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Sapulpa
Mid-Continent
Reese Oil Company
Independence
Kan
Poloke
Glenn Pool
Oklahoma City treasurer resigns from school land office
After eighteen months of service Clarence W. Buxton resigns as treasurer in the school land office. A. C. Seeley of Watonga resigns as bookkeeper in the territorial auditor's office and will succeed Buxton in the school land department.
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Clarence W. Buxton
Oklahoma City
School Land Office
A. C. Seeley
Watonga
Territorial Auditor
Buxton
School Land Department
Oklahoma City Committee To Visit Dallas On Fair Management
A committee from Oklahoma City prepares to visit Dallas to study how to run a successful state fair. The delegation aims to learn event planning, vendor coordination, and crowd management practices used at a major fair in Dallas.
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Oklahoma City
Dallas
Business Man Arrested in Poison Plot in Duncan
Duncan report says W. P. Evans a four year dry goods merchant was arrested on a warrant charging an attempt to poison J. S. Belew husband of a saleswoman. He is held for grand jury action. A dish of chicken said to have contained the poison killed three cats.
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Indian Territory
Duncan
W. P. Evans
J. 8
Belew
Dean's Kidney Pills Praised By Jersey City Woman
Mrs. Jane Farrell of 606 Ocean Ave Jersey City New Jersey testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her heavy backaches swollen feet puffiness dizziness and irregular kidney action. She credits the pills with making her a well woman and keeping her health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Jane Farrell
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Real Ruler at Floors Castle
The duchess of Roxburghe Miss May Goelet of New York has begun a miniature zoo at Floors Castle as part of her collecting spree. An old castle retainer quips that there is no master in the house now and they should see the duchess instead.
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Duchess of
Isabell Beecher Hooker Will Contested by Granddaughter
Expect contest over the will of Mrs. Isabelle Beecher Hooker sister of Henry Ward Beecher. Katherine Burton Powers of Brookline Mass granddaughter of Mrs. Hooker is expected to challenge the will. The estate about 70000 mostly goes to Dr. Edward B. Hooker of Hartford son of Mrs. Hooker. Mrs. John C. Day of New York daughter receives nothing.
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Isabelle Beecher Hooker
Henry Ward Beecher
Katherine Burton Powers
Brookline
Mass
Hooker
Edward B. Hooker
Hartford
John C. Day
New York
Long Sermons and the Moral of Mark Twain
A humorous anecdote from Southwestern University echoes Mark Twain on church sermons and generosity. The tale follows a man moved to aid the heathen, but dwindling enthusiasm as the sermon lengthens ends with him stealing ten cents from the collection plate.
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Mark Twain
Southwestern
Postum Cereal Contest Offers Gold and Prizes
Wide call for letters about coffee to Postum Cereal Co. Ltd of Battle Creek Mich. Writers share experiences switching from coffee to Postum with 325 cash prizes, top five winning letters win ten dollar boxes, others receive gold or greenback awards. Contest ends June 1 1907 and judges are unaffiliated.
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Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
Some Wives Are Different Says Quiet Cynicism
A magazine anecdote contrasts two wife types. Dave Potter's wife reads a flattering letter from a would be lover, calls the writer a fool, and silently forgoes a dramatic scene. The episode is used to illustrate a deeper judgment than mere jealousy.
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Dave Potter
Dave
The Vegetable Treatment Cyclone Blood Purifier Remedy
A pamphlet prescribes Fluid Extract Dandelion half an ounce Compound Karyon one ounce Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces. Shake and take teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime. Sold by pharmacies at small cost. Claims to ease rheumatism and chronic backache.
Monster crocodile guards its realm near shiplike hulk
A London Field writer recounts spotting a 27 to 28 foot crocodile seen near a shiplike mass about 400 yards away. Five or six small muggers, described as bodyguards, hovered nearby, and an elderly Cawnpore resident later claimed they act as guards warning of danger to their overlord.
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London
Cawnpore
Hunt's Lightning Oil Advertises Pain Remedy
A vintage advertisement extols Hunt's Lightning Oil as a universal remedy for burns bruises cuts and sprains claiming it aids the toil worn worker seeking relief and quicker recovery. The copy targets laborers who earn their own way and suffer everyday accidents.
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Hunt
Grapple Ends In Risting Exchange Between Rivers And Brooks
Two men confront each other in a tense exchange, declare the other wrong, deny knowledge of a grip, then shake hands and move on. The confrontation ends without further incident.
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Rivers
Brooks
Frugal starch solution improves home laundry results
The article argues that traditional starches dull fabric and reduce wear, urging the use of Defiance Starch for a stronger, thinner application. It compares stubborn workers to horses that bolt when restrained, implying better control with the new starch.
Allcock's Plasters Prove Merit Through Testimonials
The article extols Allcock's Plasters with sixty years of voluntary testimonials as proof of superiority. It asserts originality and warns against substitutes or plasters with holes, urging avoidance of counterfeit imitators and self promotion.
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Allcock
Emigration from Norway in 1906 Corrected Figures
Norwegian emigration for 1906 totaled 28 274 persons with 11 290 leaving from Christiania. The February 1 Daily Consular Reports wrongly listed 31 158 and 14 174 respectively.
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Norway
Christiania
Simmons' Cough Syrup Endorsed for Persistent Colds
An advertisement urges readers to use Simmons' Cough Syrup during the lingering cough season. It claims the remedy heals soreness and stops the cough and urges prompt use.
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Simmons
Building Up Manila Permits Soar in Daily Range
Manila issues building permits at a brisk rate from 1 to 25 per day, covering both large and small projects as the city expands.
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Manila
Laxative BromO Quinine Promoted in 1900s Ad Copy
An old notice extols BromO Quinine as a laxative with a white package and black red markings. It mentions K W Grove as signer and references Garfield and Nature's laxative for liver regulation and constipation relief. The text includes social commentary on hospitality and critiques overstuffed knowledge.
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K.w.grove
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Prohibition
Muzzles
J. T. Voters
Committee ON Revenue and
West
Superior
Infans
peLelsit
Dee Tad
Stgria
Tork Cry
Bears
California In Syrup Company
California Fig Syrup Company
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
Cal
U.S.A
England
New York, N. Y
ST. Jacobs Oil
Ww. L. Uo
Misees’ & Jen’s
W. L. Douglas
Sae
Brockton
Doug
Rey
Jeer Era
Thedford
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