Tillman Speech Under Guarded Security in Chicago
Senator Benjamin Tillman spoke in Chicago Tuesday night with private detectives guarding him by mayoral order amid threats of an injunction. He defended white supremacy and criticized the negro race while noting Booker T. Washington as a notable colored figure, as the audience engaged with questions but no disturbance occurred.
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Benj. R. Tillman
South Carolina
Chicago
Dunne
North
South
Tillman
Booker Washington
Tillman Claims Northern Guilt in Southern Crime Wave
Senator Tillman warned about attacks on white women in the South and asserted that Northern people bear responsibility for the prevailing state of affairs, citing a white father’s traits as inherited.
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Tillman
South
North
Oldest Texas resident J. W. Sheen dead at 128 in St. Jo
J W Sheen born June 9 1801 in New Orleans died November 25 in St. Jo Texas aged 124 128. He served as a drummer boy under Andrew Jackson at New Orleans in 1812. He worked hard his life and picked 100 pounds of cotton daily this fall. He was twice married and father of six.
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St. Jo
Tex
Texas
J. W. Sheen
New Orleans
Thie Town
Andrew Jackson
New York Refiner Fined for Railroad Rebates
The American Sugar Refining Company was fined 18000 in New York City on Tuesday for accepting rebates from the New York Railroad Company. The rebates totaled 26000 and the firm was given sixty days to file an appeal. The case highlights ongoing disputes over railroad rebate practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Sugar Refining Company
New York City
New York Railroad Company
Woman Arrested in Rockefeller Threat Case
Mrs. Rose Handfield, described as unstable, was arrested in New York on a Wednesday charge of threatening to kill John D. Rockefeller. She claimed her husband was in the oil business and ruined by Standard Oil Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Handfield
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Co
Mrs Whitaker Visits Husband Prospecting Here
Mrs. B. W. Whitaker arrives from Ardmore to spend a few days with her husband who is prospecting in the area. Their home is Beaumont, Texas.
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B. W. Whitaker
Ardmore
Beaumont
Texas
Bailey elected president of breeders association in NY
Senator Jo3 W Bailey of Texas was elected president of the American Association of Troting Hare Breeders, a club organized in New York City this week. Six men died and many were injured in a disaster, with details unclear. Reverend William Howe, a centenarian and noted Baptist preacher from Cambridge, died at his home. Mags Don Tolbert visited Ardmore on Tuesday.
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Jo3. W. Bailey
Texas
American Association of
New York City
William Howe
Cambridge
Convention Doings At Ada Thanksgiving Observed
The Ada convention featured a desk and gavel gift from Langston's Colored Mechanical College. President Murray urged focus on mechanics over law, while delegates debated printing the journals and controlling expenses. Thanksgiving in Ada saw business closures, a union service, charity collection over one hundred dollars, and a city dance at the opera house.
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Colored Mechanical College
Langston
Page
Brown University
Murray
Ada
First Presbyterian Church
Durant Visit By Attorney Robt Wimbish on Monday
Attorney Robt Wimbish was in Durant on business Monday, meeting clients and handling legal matters. The brief is a routine professional engagement during a regional visit.
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Robt. Wimbish
Durant
Stone and Warren wed in Oklahoma City ceremony
The contractors Duke Stone and Eleanor Warren married quietly Thursday morning in Oklahoma City. Stone, a prominent Ada attorney, has quickly become a leading citizen. The bride, a recognized teacher who served at Coalgate, ranks among Ada's best socially and intellectually. The couple earns the town and Democrat's best wishes.
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Duke Stone
Eleanor Warren
Oklahoma City
Stone
Ada
Coalgate
Democrat
Gambrell to Leave Ada for Altus Department Store Post
Bob Gambrell, serving FE L Steed's in Ada for over a year, will depart tomorrow for Altus Oklahoma to take a good position in a large department store. Friends regret his departure but expect profitable gains from the move.
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Bob Gambrell
Ada
FE. L. Steed
Altus
Okla
Mr. Gambrell
Konawa men travel to Sulphur in two days visit
W. M. Rainey A. W. Smith and G. W. Neal of Konawa were in town Monday night and Tuesday. Rainey and Smith went to Sulphur from here.
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W. M. Rainey
A. W. Smith
G. W. Neal
Konawa
Mr. Rainey
Mr. Smith
Pioneer Telephone Official Visits Local Exchange
L. W. Ray, district manager of the Pioneer Telephone Co., called on the exchange here to review operations and discuss service improvements.
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L. W. Ray
Pioneer Telephone Co
Hearst Declares He Won't Seek Office Again for Bryan Bid
William R Hearst says he will not run for public office again and supports William Jennings Bryan for president He urges the San Antonio Hearst club to rename itself the San Antonio Bryan club praising the editor’s view as a clear opening for his influence in national politics.
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William R. Hearst
Magees
Hearst
Bryan
San Antonio Hearst Club
San Antonio Bryan Club
Ft. Worth Telegram
Cotton experiment shows wide rows yield more per acre
The report notes yields from two 3 1 4 foot row experiments. First acre produced 1104 pounds across three pickings while the second yielded 1323 pounds. Wide rows gained 219 pounds over narrow rows.
Small Blaze in Rollow Building Suppressed Quickly
Tuesday night around 11 fire alarms sounded as water and chemical extinguishers battled a fire upstairs in C. O. Barton’s law office in the Rollow building. Damage was slight and blamed on an oil lamp explosion.
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C. O. Barton
Rollow
Brotherhood of American Yeomen to Organize Lodge
Mr. E. O. Thorp of Sherman Texas organizes a lodge in the Odd Fellows hall tonight. He has gained momentum and the group will begin with about fifty charter members.
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The
Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Odd Fellows’ Hall
E. O. Thorp
Sherman
Texas
Concreter H A Cummings Visits Vanose Plant
H A Cummings who runs a concrete plant at Vanose was in town the first of the week. He discussed production and local work opportunities with area builders.
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H. A. Cummings
Vanose
Judge Doss family to leave Ada for Corpus Christi
Judge J. M. Doss and Pleas Doss along with their family will depart Ada soon for Corpus Christi Texas after selling their real estate business to George Thompson and Son. The community expresses regret at their departure and wishes them well in their new home.
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J. M. Doss
Doss
Ada
Corpus Christi
Texas
George Thompson & Son
Blake Leaves for Roanoke Seeking Health Benefit
Young Blake travels from Ada to his former home in Roanoke Alabama after a stay in Texas and now hopes health improvement from the change. He had a crop near Ada this year but is in delicate health and seeks benefit from the move.
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Young Blake
Roanoke
Alabama
Texas
Mr. Blake
Ada
Former Editor Returns to Nursery Work in 30 Acre Orchard
A. D. Tanner, former editor of the Democrat, resumes nursery stock business prunes the 30 acre orchard of E. E. Parnell.
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A. D. Tanner
the Democrat
E. E. Parneil
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G. M. Ramsey
For Drug CO
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Guthrie
Haskell
Congress
Charles H. Filson
Stone- Warren
U. S
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Reed Rocker
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