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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
3
A meeting at the News office discussed soil and climate suitability for canning in Ada. Topics covered included capital, factory location, preferred tomato varieties, crate handling, and price expectations to growers.
In Muskogee Oklahoma Territory's readers hear that Congress blocks rural school expansion and funding. Superintendent John D. Benedict says 800 rural schools exist with far more needed as land law limits revenue. A Creek roll theft trial of William T. Martin Jr. ends with a possible appeal and custody fate.
Washington reports that after the president warned he would reject any constitution containing repugnant provisions, Democratic leaders in Congress urged convention delegates to drop the Jim Crow clause. Loyd and other dissenters pressed to avoid provoking Roosevelt, fearing loss of Democratic support in Congress.
The Guthrie Leader urges swift removal of restrictions on Indian land sales while preserving limited protections for full bloods. It support Mr Weaver’s plan to bar land monopolies and require sales to natural persons in small, broad distributions. The piece warns evasion must be prevented by strong laws and enforcement.
Guthrie Oklahoma January 24. The smallpox epidemic prompts sanitary board review of the convention's safety. Delegates report city jail pesthouse accusations but officials say all cases are quarantined and under control. The convention continues work while amid debates on government terms and judicial structure.
W O Reilly Fogarty of Kingstown Jamaica commends Chamberlains Cough Remedy for quick relief from a persistent cough and plans to buy another bottle. Sold by G M Ramsey.
Guthrie Oklahoma January 26. A section of the agriculture committee report to the constitutional convention bans foreign nationals from owning or controlling land in Oklahoma. Aliens must dispose of their land interests within five years. The plan creates a state board of agriculture with five to twelve members, to supervise livestock matters and serve as board of regents for the state Agricultural and Mechanical College, with details for funding fixed by the legislature. A separate livestock sanitary department is also provided.
The Right Name Mr August Shery of Fort Madison Iowa endorses Dr Kings New Life Pills as a superior laxative to cure billiousness and constipation. The ad claims the pills act more agreeably and improve overall health and is priced at 25 cents at G M Ramsey's drug.
The evening featured a performance by a distinguished ensemble engaged for the occasion and their playing was praised as superb by attendees praising the orchestral execution and staging.
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