Dallas State Fair to Crown World Racing Supremacy
The twenty fourth annual State Fair of Texas opens October 16 in Dallas. Dan Patch and Minor Heir headline a star studded program on the speed track with $50,000 in purses and multiple stake races. Automobiles vie for supremacy with $4,500 in prizes as drivers seek world record mile times.
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Thagmarness
Texas
Dallas
North
New York
Philadelphia
Dan Patch
Minor Heir
Dan Pateb
State Fair Management
State Fair
Barney Oldfield
America
Panhandle
G A. R
Woman’s Relief Corps
Too Deep for Englishman at Opera Tea
A young Irish-descended woman attends an artists’ tea after an opera event. In the library she quips she brought only eight languages instead of twelve, searching her muff for the others. An Englishman misreads the joke, asking if she meant TT, leaving the room in puzzled amusement.
Gardens at Sunnyside Reflect Irving’s Colorful Era
The Sunnyside gardens planned by Washington Irving showcased a riot of color with vines trained by Irving himself. A friend brought a plant from Abbotsford said to originate at Melrose abbey, once a favorite delight shading the porch where Irving read in summer. The formal plantings and radical changes by his grand nephew altered the scene, and Sunnyside is no longer the author’s property though descendants still occupy it.
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Sunnyside
Washington Irving
Abbotsford
Melrose Abbey
Irving
White-Faced Girls and a Parisian Face Mask
A fashion note describes an spring trend where young women aged 18 to 23 wear powder to create a pale face look. The style, inspired by Paris, gives a deathlike mask appearance on the lower face while the upper face is hidden by drooping hats, observed across Broadway and Fifth Avenue.
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New York Times
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
New Tape Measure Improves Accuracy For Dressmakers
A New York inventor patents a tape measure with a short springy end segment that becomes self supporting. The stiffened end allows quick accurate small measurements without needing to hold the tape, addressing a key drawback of traditional limp tapes.
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New York
Press Day at Texas State Fair Opens October 16
Press Day at the twenty fourth annual State Fair of Texas runs from October 16 to October 31 in Dallas. On October 23 newspaper makers and their families will be guests of the association with a gold plated ivory tinted press badge granting access to all amusements and entertainments on the Fair Grounds.
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State Fair of Texas
Dallas
Newspaper Makers of Texas
Press of Texas
State Fair of Texas plans improvements and new children division
The twenty fourth annual State Fair of Texas will be held in Dallas from October 16 to 31. The management spends about 160000 dollars on improvements and creates a new division for school children featuring manual art, domestic science, and children’s handiwork with prizes. Texans boast their fair as the greatest on earth.
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Texas
Dallas
Irreparable Loss to Mexico Fire Destroys Chamber Building
The Springfield Republican notes a devastating blaze in Mexico City destroying the chamber of deputies building and many archival documents. It reports the loss of key constitutional texts from 1861 1821 1824 1857 and other historic records tied to Mexican independence and history.
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Mexico
Springfield Republican
City of
Chamber of Deputies
Chilpancingo
Iturbide
Lampton’s Inventions Stir New York Punch Fame
Kentucky poet W J Lampton touts two inventions in New York praise a cinnamon splash drink and toothpicks served with punch. He says toothpicks help pick out fruit in punches common here and questions why others didn’t think of it sooner.
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New York
Pontotoc County Commissioners Motions and Bid Awards 1909
Ada Oklahoma August 17 1909 Pontotoc County Commissioners met in adjourned session and allowed county claims and warrants. Bids for Negro school houses in Districts 16 20 and 48 were awarded to R Vaughn C A Sherrin and others. road and highway designations approved. district clerks report on fees ordered. payments for health officer and other claims adjusted.
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Ada
Okla
Board of County Commissioners
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
JM McCarty
Grand Jury
Thompson
Allen Two
D Futon
T Potts
R. Vaughn
C. A. Sherrin
RT King
Coutty
Stonewall
W LL Tinsley
Twp
State of Oklahoma
C. W. Floyd
Crim. Board Co
W. S. Kerr
Secret Service officer escapes enraged mob at White Earth
Sioux City Iowa October 9 A special officer of the United States Indian service T E Brents fled from a vigilant committee at the White Earth reservation near Detroit Minnesota He leaped an outbound Great Northern train as pursuers reached the station and reached Sioux City then headed to Helena Montana Brents smashed 626 gallons of whisky and a wagonload of beer before evading armed townsmen and slipping away Brents duties included wrecking saloons on the reservation and the crackdown was supported by Chief Special Officer W K Johnson and deputies were shut down in Mahonomen Calloway Ogema and Wauban saloons had defied federal law since September 24 and Brents said the government would prosecute the cases.
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Sioux City
T. E. Brents
United States Indian Service
White Earth
Detroit
Minn
Great Northern
Helena
Mont
Brents
W. EK. Johnson
Fontier
Pussyfoot
Mahonomen
United States
Oakley
St. Paul
Wauban
Johnson
Calloway
Ogema
Missing 14-year-old White Keene sought by Oklahoma police
Information wanted on White Keene a fourteen year old boy with dark complexion and a squint left eye wearing a black suit and small soft hat. He was last seen at Francis on September 16. Contact David E Smallwood Rose Oklahoma for details.
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White Keene
Francis
David E. Smallwood
Rose
Okla
Dean's Kidney Pills hailed for kidney relief
Ada reader I M Aten of Tenth St Woldenville Okda reports severe kidney pain joint stiffness and nocturnal distress prior to using Dean's Kidney Pills. After other remedies failed the pills provided relief and a complete cure with continued use. For sale by dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents United States. 288-640
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I. M. Aten
Carpenter
Tenth St. Woldenville
Okda
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Ada Impresses Chicago Seeker of Machine Shop
H. E. Werner of Chicago, who visited Ada last week seeking a site for a machine shop, praised Ada's prospects for growth and said he plans to return next spring to install an up to date outfit, a move expected to fill a much needed want.
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Chicago
Ada
Mr. Werner
Bill Nutt Murder Case Continued For Term
Neither side ready for trial. the case against Bill Nutt for killing T. F. Morrow was continued for the term. A material witness was absent.
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Bill Nutt
T. F. Morrow
Abent
Ad Buying Reminder for Democrat Readers
Readers are encouraged to cite the Democrat ad when purchasing from advertisers. Mentioning the paper supports both the advertiser and the Democrat, aiding local commerce and community funding.
Williams Daughter Elopes With Drummer
Rev. Sid J. Williams confirms his daughter Stone Williams aged 22 eloped with traveling salesman C. C. Quillian. The couple reportedly married and plan to return in about two weeks. Williams says he has no objections and hopes to meet the couple for congratulations.
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San Antonio
Tex
Sid J. Williams
C. C. Quillian
Stone Williams
Miss Williams
Mr. Williams
Reward Offered for Tyrola Post Office Robbery Capture
The note offers a reward for the capture of those who robbed and burned the Tyrola post office and store on the night of October 6. A further offer promises one hundred dollars for capture and conviction. Signed by R. W. Carnes of Tyrola Oklahoma.
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Tyrola
R. W. Carnes
Okla
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Exposition
Secret Service
Tany
Democrat
Oid Williams
East Main St
Ada, Okla
Mt. Penn Kennels
Dept. OX
Reading, Penna
Walsh
M. Walsh
Arca
J. B. Ingram
Choctaw Cotton Oil Co
ADA Cotton Oil Co
W.H. Ebey
Pres
W. H. Braley
Secur-Treas
ADA Title & Trust Co
Mile & Trust
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