Ada Hosts Ex President Taft for Lyceum Visit
Ada welcomed former President William Howard Taft for a two day lyceum engagement. He spoke at the Lions Club banquet on Americanism and Bolshevism, then at the Normal auditorium on the League of Nations, praising world peace and noting bipartisan support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cradducks
Reeves
Franks
Indianola
Liddie Goldy
Stonewall
Mable Clark
Ada
John Chambers
Dorsey Harper
Roy Lyndsey
Blue Mound
This Place
Eula Jones
Jesse
O. S. Stewart
McGraw
Lula
United States
William Howard Taft
Ada High School
A. L .Fentem
Fentem
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Harris Hotel
Taft
Robert Wimbish
Harris
Mrs. McFarland
Ada Music Company
League of Nations
Mr. Taft
Paris
Senate
Wilson
France
England
Normal
The
High School
Willard School
VanAllstyne
Texas
Lyceum
Striking Miners Resume Work in Pittsburg Kansas
Six of nine mines idle yesterday by the strike over National Coal Commission awards were operating this morning, according to the operators association. Three mines remained idle. About 1,900 miners quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kans
National Coal Commission
Operators Association
Mrs. Orel Busby Injured In Auto Accident
Mrs. Orel Busby sustained injuries Saturday afternoon when a car backing from a curb on Main Street struck her as she entered her own vehicle near the Palm Garden. She suffered a knee bruise and minor injuries to other parts of the body, though not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orel Busby
Main Street
Palm Garden
Women Need Swamp-Root Kidney Health Remedy
Advert says thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often misdiagnosed. It warns symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness may stem from kidney disease. Promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root with sample offer and purchase details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghampton
N. Y
Ada Evening News
Roff High School Beats Coalgate in Dual Track Meet
ROFF Okla April 6 Special In a dual track and field meet the Roff High School defeated Coalgate High School 70 to 26. George Washington led with five firsts and helped win the relay as Roff dominated most events despite wind and dust.
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Roff, Okla
Roff High School
Coalgate High School
Roff School
Coalgate School
George Washington
Roff
Washington
Firs Berry
Boanemore
Percy George
Washington Roff
R. Allen
Coalgate
Dixon
Stevens
Cealgate
Berry
Allen Brothers
L. Allen
Roquemore
Carver
Lamb
Stow
Studges
Cross
H. W. Carver
Supt. E. O. Davis
Rofs
Three Years Without Hope Promised Remedy Persists
A New Britain Connecticut woman, Rozalia Kania, reports three years of cramps and stomach catarrh improved after using PE-RU-NA. The ad urges readers to rely on PE-RU-NA for coughs colds catarrh and general digestive relief and promotes its availability in tablet or liquid form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rozalia Kania
Silver Street
New Britain
Conn
Oklahoma convict seeks clemency for murder sentence
I D A Collier, convicted February 17, 1917 in Pontotoc County District Court of murder and sentenced to life in the penitentiary, will apply to the Governor of Oklahoma for clemency thirty days after this notice dated March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Arthur Johnson
W. M. Elliot
Guardian
Mary Jane Shields
Watson Shields
W. M. Elliott
Sarah E Izard
Mary Carson
J. E. Jackson
J. F. Jackson
Willie Ervin Anderson
Tom Anderson
Ada
Oklahoma
Ada Weekly News
I. D. A. Collier
Pontotoc County
Oldest Local Newspaper Copy From 1808 St Louis Gazette
Rev J W Woote of Love lady community owns a rare issue dated July 26 1808 from the St Louis Gazette. The three column four page paper is well preserved, with St Louis then a village called Louisiana and Missouri unorganized. A leading article protests possible war with Great Britain. Jefferson was president and Henry Clay had just been elected to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Woote
Lovelady
St. Louis
Louisiana
Missouri
Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson
Henry Clay
Senate
Kentucky
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Oklahoma State Bank
C. H. Rives
H. P. Reich
Joe Stafford
L. A. Ellison
H. J. Huddleston
Main and Townsend, Ada, Okla
Hunt
Gwin & Mays Rrug Co
Hoover
Bart Smith
Adv
WM. Howard Taft
Fordson
Wichita
Kansas
Watson Garage
Fords
Fordson Tractors
Gwin and Mays Drug CO
A. R. Sugg
J. F. McKeel
Plaintiff
D. A. Collier
Pontotoc Citizen
Ada Seed and Feed Co
Broadway
Cooper’s Store
West Main ST
Ada, Okla
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