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Newspaper
Ada Weekly Democrat
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
3
Three people shot, including a girl fatally, as Sunday night disturbances erupt amid the carmen's strike in Philadelphia. Police report 20 000 to 120 000 workers on strike with unorganized joiners expected. leaders claim up to 150 000 by Monday.
In Dallas Texas a mob of about 5000 seized Allen Brooks a age African American man accused of assaulting a 2 year old white girl. They stormed the courthouse overpowered officers and hanged Brooks from a rope at the Elk’s arch after dragging his body through Main Street.
Reports say revolutionary forces in Managua Nicaragua are breaking up after a disastrous defeat. Nearly 200 men deserted near San Vicente in the last week as General Chamorro, per a Panama cablegram, imprisoned provisional president Estrada and proclaimed himself president.
The National Labor alliance was organized with secrecy to oppose the American Federation of Labor in politics. It includes congressmen and independent labor groups, with capitalists and manufacturers pledging over $1,000,000 to fund the campaign. Knights of Labor belong but avoid discussion as plans leak.
Famous actor Louis James died at 8 30 Saturday morning from heart disease while his Shakespeare company toured the West. The troupe was stalled in the Washington mountains a week ago and James fell ill without access to medical care. He died while attempting to rise from bed as the company prepares to disband and ship the body to Kansas City for burial.
Henry Far man Saturday established a new world record for aeroplane flight with two passengers, remaining in the air for one hour and ten minutes.
Oklahoma miner Ed Oglesby shot and killed R. B. Miller, former Krebs police chief, on Sunday after Miller allegedly insulted Oglesby's wife, per her statement.
A Pikeville special reports whites and Negroes near a clash in Lexington Kentucky following an attempted murder of Marion Cecil a prominent lawyer by a Black man.
Twenty three miners died and eight were seriously wounded in a powder magazine blast at the 1100 foot level of the main mine on Douglas Island near Juneau Alaska. The blast occurred after the last shots by the shift and men had gathered at the ship landing preparing to enter the vessel.
Union Pacific and Rocksland railways contend in a marathon race to boost mail contracts after the government launches a thirty day mail weighing campaign. Trains cut running time as each line vies for the prize.
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt will reach Naples in the first week of April and stay several days before proceeding to Rome to meet the king and the pope. He then travels to Paris for a Sorbonne lecture, followed by visits to Vienna Christiana and a Berlin stop on May 10.
No bodies were recovered as the avalanche search continued with workmen focusing on removing bodies from the snow atop the mountain to Scenic. Thirty bodies were loaded into baggage cars for transport to Everett and Seattle as the storm of ten days subsided and brief sun appeared.
H. H. Brenner, president of the First National Bank of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, has given $100 to every church in Pawhuska. The action supports local congregations amid economic strain.
Following the Tuesday resignations of premier Siphi dar Kahn and interior minister Sardarassad, Russia may be compelled to act in Persia. Moscow could either pull its troops from the country or assume formal control of Persia.
Thousands of union members in Philadelphia halted work at midnight as a major strike began. Workers from multiple crafts gathered citywide, signaling broad labor action and possible shutdowns across key industries. Authorities urged peaceful picketing while workers pressed for contract concessions.
More than 75,000 union workers across 100 trades joined a sweeping strike in Philadelphia causing rioting and at least two gunshot injuries. Police prepared for further unrest as Rapid Transit crews, bakery and milk wagon drivers, and many building trades walk out.
Secretary Barrett releases the first 1910 crop bulletin showing 70 of 75 counties reporting. Wheat acreage reaches 1.50 million in the belt, with overall gains in corn oats and cotton. cattle hogs and poultry in excellent condition. Barrett calls the outlook the most favorable in Oklahoma's history.
A joint senate resolution in Guthrie proposes a constitutional amendment to replace Article IX Section 9 with a provision granting eminent domain to foreign public service corporations and railroad consolidations. It requires in-state agents, allows inspection of books by the commission, and preserves state powers. The plan is a compromise to supersede rival railroad measures and will be decided under the Murray initiative process.
Charles Meyers a Rock Island depot porter was shot and fatally wounded by Charles Williams after a quarrel over a game of pitch. Williams left, retrieved a gun, and fired twice, with one bullet striking Meyers. Williams was arrested.
Alf Hunter also known as James Kingsbury faces execution by hanging in Watonga on May 8 after Oklahoma's criminal court of appeals denied his appeal. The case centers on the murder of Sheriff George W. Garrison during a July 1908 pursuit in Blaine County following the 1908 Oklahoma City killing of Susie Pride.
In Shawnee Oklahoma on Thursday over 400 lots sold before noon as excitement mounted. The three day sale began with more than 160000 dollars in first day totals and drew crowds of strangers reminiscent of the old boom days.
Oklahoma Senate advances Stafford bill to third reading authorizing purchase of land with fair grounds in Oklahoma City valued at $30,000 and improvements costing many thousands of dollars. The State Fair association expected to obtain the land.
William Canto, confined on a five year robbery sentence, escaped from McAlester Ohio penitentiary Wednesday night, prompting Rogers county authorities to issue a manhunt and coordinate alerts.
In Pawhuska Oklahoma 67 of 84 Osage land tracts held by noncompetents who applied to sell were sold by the agency Saturday. Appraisements totaled about 36000 dollars while sale prices reached 63000 dollars with bids often well above appraisal. The city attracted land buyers from across the country.
Cotton seed interests nationwide urge the U S government to resist France plan to raise tariff on cotton seed oil. Over twenty five letters have been sent to the state department from parties in several states urging a strong stand against the proposed prohibitive tariff.
The corporation commission orders the dissolution of the Rock Island and Frisco railroads to take effect March 10. The change will impact rates charged to shippers along these lines.
Two train crewmen were hurt when a Rock Island passenger train crashed into cars on a sidetrack after an open switch. Engineer Isles suffered a head cut, Fireman Bledsoe was uninjured, Conductor Bacey sustained a broken leg, and one unnamed passenger was slightly injured. The engine was demolished and three flour cars were wrecked.
The government will begin a $300,000 payment to Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians on April 15 at Idabel, with continued parity payments to Hugo Durant Atoka McAlester Kinta Pot aeu Talihina and Tuskahoma. The funds are for fractional allotments unallotted by the Indians.
Arthur Owen twenty one year old manager of the Owen hotel was shot and killed by Foster Hudson an alleged bootlegger on Main street late Saturday night. The feud traced to a two year old family dispute linked to the presumed murder of William Owen the victim's brother.
Captain William Jackson, 75, a Confederate Army veteran and later Texas Rangers captain, dies at his Muskogee home. An early mover to Indian Territory, he shaped Cherokee politics and served as Wagoner’s first mayor, the territory’s first elected mayor.
An elderly man, Thomas Cardwell, was struck by a touring car driven by B. B. Burnett of Sapulpa. Cardwell died four hours after the collision from a fractured skull. W. A. Tucker, the car’s chauffeur, was arrested and held on a manslaughter charge.
In a historical note J F Rhodes praises three biographies Life of Parwin Life of Huxley and Life of Pasteur as essential to understanding nineteenth century scientific progress. He argues mastery of these works outweighs scattered college courses for the historical student.
A retrospective notes historic triumphs of Scipio at Zama at age 29 and credits Watts with turning steam into a driving force of progress. It highlights Josiah Wedgwood’s china invention and Shelley’s literary impact before his death.
Louis Paulhan describes his ascent in Los Angeles as almost uncanny. He says he soared like an eagle, paused in the air, and felt breath become liquid ecstasy. He claims the machine has a soul and that reaching 5,000 feet, while scientifically marginal, elevates the dream of invention.
An item claimed to be the world’s smallest watch once belonged to the late Marquis of Anglesey. The timepiece measures about the size of a three-penny piece and features a minute hand roughly an eighth of an inch long.
The text notes Turkish women applying a gold brush with a dark tincture to brows for daytime use and rose-tinted nails that gleam at night. It mentions Peruvians valuing a nose ornament, where a heavy ring shows rank of husbands, though the accessory seems unnecessary to some.
An advertisement urges women to mail for a free high quality piano, promising to give away over one hundred thousand dollars worth of pianos for advertising. It asks replies within ten days, with a self addressed envelope, and provides the address Allen W. Ward B 700 Farmingdale South Dakota.
Reverend Dr. Peckman told a Jersey City audience a prohibition anecdote. He described placing a worm first in water then in whiskey to illustrate liquor’s evils, ending with the worm dying after a few contortions. A man in the back asked what brand of whisky it was.
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