Infatuation Tragedy Ends With Double FataI Shootings
Pittsburg, April 6. Samuel Gardner, 59, a MeKester Rocks civil engineer, shot and killed Dorothy Yost in her home and then shot himself in the mouth, dying later. Gardner’s infatuation with Yost, a young woman, sparked the fatal act witnessed by her mother. Gardner had purchased a revolver at a hardware store earlier that day and confronted Yost in her kitchen. The families’ prominence and the youth of Yost made the incident sensational.
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Yost
Dorothy
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Bryan speech follows Colorado banquet strike
In Denver on April 7 W J Bryan addressed 850 banquet attendees at E Jabez hall after a caterer strike disrupted the meal. Bryan urged stronger Democratic support in Colorado citing currency gains and tariff reform while noting Republican divisions and potential candidates. A separate Ada News letter condemns liquor joints and urges anti saloon action.
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W. J. Bryan
E Jabez
Bryan Democratic Club of Colorado
John Shaffroth
Mr. Bryan
Oklahoma Law Bans Card Games for Money
Oklahoma lawmakers approve an amendment to broaden anti gambling measures. Euchre and bridge with stakes become illegal, with gambling felonies and penalties for operators and property renters. The debated bill also touches oil inspection funding and other state measures amid a busy legislative day.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Vandeventer
Bartlesville
House
Senator Owen Ordered to Pay Firm for Cherokee Case Fees
United States Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma must pay the law firm Dudley and Michener ten thousand dollars for services in connection with the Cherokee Indians grant of five million dollars approved by the last Congress. The decision stems from the ongoing legal action surrounding the grant.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Dudley & Michener
Senate Rejects Bills in Oklahoma Conference Fight
Guthrie Oklahoma April 7 The senate rejected the conference committee report on the appropriation bill with a call for another conference. It objected to an oil inspector provision and vowed elimination. The senate also rejected the Billups revenue agent bill and a bill for agricultural education, plus a two district court plan for Seminole County.
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Sente
Standard Oil Company
House Committee On Agriculture
Oklahoma
Billups
State Revenue Agent
Texas
Russell
Torrens
Hatchett
Senator Stafford
Guthrie
Okla
Conference Committee
Seminole County
Guthrie Elects Black Board Member in School Election
Guthrie Oklahoma April 7 a Negro named C M Butler was elected to the Guthrie school board by a large margin amid a lighter turnout than in recent years. Butler’s victory marks a notable local political milestone in a Republican dominated vote.
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Guthrie
C. M. Butler
Life Sentence for Wright in Slattery Killing Trial
In federal court at Oklahoma City on April 7, R A Wright confessed to killing William Slattery during a hunting trip in the Wichita Mountains two years earlier, as he testified on the stand.
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Mountains
Slattery
Wright
Hobart
Missouri
Oklahoma City
Oklo
Wm. Slattery
Wichita Mountains
R. A. Wright
Partisan Tactics Whip Up House Row Over President's Reforms
Washington reports contrast a presidential push for reforms with Republican filibuster and delayed action. Democrats attack delays, urging earlier sessions. Republicans push regular four to five hour sessions to advance big appropriations and local measures before adjournment.
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Pior
Congress
Charles Edwards
Georgia
House
Republican Rules Committee
John Sharp Wiliams
Champ Clark
Bourke Cochran
General Sherwood
Ohio
Serena E. Payne
John Dalzell
Pete Hepburn
John Sharp Williams
James Mann
Iillinois
Sanié
Wild Riot in Lisbon After Elections Bloodshed Declares Terror
Seven people were killed and about 100 wounded by soldiers after Lisbon elections ended. Rioters brandished weapons while guardsmen fired into their own ranks. Cavalry and police patrolled as disorders resumed in San Dominique with Republic supporters dispersing.
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Lisbon
Carlos
San Dominique
Bishop Key Addresses Oklahoma Methodist Conference
Bishop Key of Sherman Texas condemned Christian Science as Hindooism praised Oklahoma officials for enforcing prohibition and criticized Taft’s school prayer decision. He spoke to about 600 delegates at the state Methodist Sunday school conference in Oklahoma City on the topic Our Boys Can We Save Them and How.
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Taft
Congress
Fairbanks
Knox
Hughes
Ada
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ohio Supreme Bench
Key
Sherman
Texas
Liquor Order Not Honored In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City report shows B J Waugh arriving from Guthrie with a state order to seize liquor collected by Sheriff Garrison in raids and move it to Guthrie. Garrison refused, citing legal procedures. looser interpretations and court deadlines are noted amid a broader political battle in the statehouse.
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B. J. Waugh
Guthrie
Robert E. Lozier
Garrison
Waugh
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