Burglar Steals 17 Six Shooters From Owen and Coffman
A mysterious burglar entered the Main street hardware store of Owen and Coffman Wednesday night and seized 17 six shooters along with three to four dozen knives. Loss estimated around $200. No solid clue yet. two rear windows tampered with and a small, well lit outside. City Marshal Couch and the mayor questioned four suspects who were released. Authorities note suspects claimed to seek work as farmers consider Oklahoma. Territorial agriculture board discussed congress delegates excursions to wheat and cotton belts.
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Owen & Coffman
Main Street
Owen
Couch
Cit
Oklahoma
Territorial Board of Agriculture
R. Kliener
Oklahoma City
C. A. McNabb
Guthrie
Ewers White
McCloud
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Democratic Presidential Prospects: Culberson of Texas
The Dallas News article in Harper’s Weekly admires Hon. Chas A Culberson as a vigorous, shrewd Texas leader. It praises his calm, deliberate nature, gray hair with black brows, gray hazel eyes, and a bull terrier like resolve, describing him as a virile personality and a strong looker among nominees.
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Chas. A Culberson
Texas
Culberson
Senator Culberson
W. J. Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Frantz Draws Curious Response in Ada Speech
Guthrie dispatch notes Gov Frantz seen as a curiosity by Ada listeners as he campaigns for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. He recalls twelve democrats aged 60 to 70 saying it was the first Republican speech they had heard in their lives after moving to Indian Territory. Pliny Soper likens the noise to a runaway freight train in a Simplon tunnel.
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Guthfrie
Kansas City
Frantz
Ada
I. T
Indian Territory
Pliny Soper
Simplon Tunnel
Green corn dances in Creek nation draw crowds and bootleg trouble
In the Creek nation towns the annual green corn dances draw 50 to 100 participants, sometimes 600, after a June busk ritual. Medicine men brew a secret cleansing drink, then crowds gather for several days of corn meals and nightly dances. Bootleg liquor spurs fights and deputy marshals arrest bootleggers, with old feuds often settled during the revelry.
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Muskogee
I. T
Pile Remedy Promoted In Sloppy Online Ad
A poorly worded online notice promotes a pile remedy claimed to ease soreness and inflammation with a nozzle device. The vague ad touts quick relief but provides no verifiable details or safety information.
Farmers National Congress Preparations in Oklahoma City
The local Chamber of Commerce gears up to host the Farmers National Congress in Oklahoma City from October 17 to 21. Officials expect more than 4,000 delegates to arrive for the event and related activities.
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Oklahoma City
Farmers’ National Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Strawberries Take the Spotlight in Oklahoma Folklore
In Blackwell Times Record an Oklahoma city official touts a perfect ripe strawberry as a sample of a second crop. Auditors debate, citing stories from Indiana Tennessee and Kansas about extraordinary berries. The crowd recalls wild clusters and a dry weather berry size resembling a walnut, then the tale ends with a local official quietly retreating.
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Ananias Club
Blackwell Times
George Hines
Oklahoma
Dr. Skerd
Indiana
John R. Tate
Tennessee
John Crawford
Cowley
Kansas
Hines
Post Cards Urge Roosevelt Third Term Campaign
From across the nation printed postal cards urge President Roosevelt to reconsider his 1904 declaration and accept another nomination. Cards feature a White House image and the inscription Uncle Sam will Renew the Lease, with Philadelphia as the print location and cards said to come from many states.
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New York
Roosevelt
White House
Sam
Philadelphia
Haskell Campaign Itinerary For Oklahoma Cities In August
An itinerary for C. N. Haskell the Democratic governor candidate is arranged by J. E. Wyands manager for the speakers bureau. Campaign stops include South McAlester August 5 with state campaign opening Lawton August 6 Hinton August 7 Edmond August 8 a farmer picnic and barbecue then four speeches in Lincoln county August 9 and 10.
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Haskell
Oklahoma City
Okla
C. N. Haskell
J. E. Wyands
Democratic
South McAlester
Lawton
Hinton
Edmond
Lincoln County
Neighbors Fooled by King's New Discovery
Mrs. Eva Uncapher of Grovertown Stark County Indiana credits Dr King's New Discovery with curing a severe cough after being bedridden. The testimonial notes four one dollar bottles restored her health with a 50 cent trial bottle offered by grocers G M Ramsey and F Holley.
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Dr. King
Eva Uncapher
Grovertown
Stark County
Ind
G. M. Ramsey
Holley
Morning prayers vs burglars and fire at night
A Life anecdote contrasts a child asking why prayers should be said in the morning. The child explains daytime safety concerns, saying burglars and fire at night loom, while daytime traffic or an accident could end life at any time.
Ada School Board Bars Free Admissions for Nonpaying Pupils
The Ada city school board adopted a resolution restricting free admission to pupils whose parents are taxpayers for 1907. Orphans may attend free. all other tuition must be paid in advance, per page 13 of the 1906-7 catalogue. A second resolution fixed the term start for the third Monday in September, with term length undetermined.
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City School Board
City of
Ada
Lincoln and Seward quip in telegraph office anecdote
The narrative recalls a remark by Lincoln about swearing when he joked with Secretary Seward. It credits Lincoln with his only real curse upon receiving a tense Civil War telegram from Burnside about Jonesboro and Rosecrans. A Kansas City Journal note adds a separate incident of a confrontation with a gun-wielding man in Waurika.
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Mexico
Tambipas
Bartolo Rodriguez
Cuba
Yucatan
Tampico
Monte Alto
United States
Switzerland
Seward
Jinks
Lincoln
Burnside
Rosecrans
Chattanooga
Bragg
Jonesboro
Mentionables and Unmentionables in New York Press
Victor Smith critiques modesty as the New York Press notes fashion shifts in undergarments. He contrasts women's underlinens, men's stockings, and public attitudes while observing country washing on Mondays and the influence of athletes on fashion. He hints doctors backing a One Fourth movement.
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Victor Smith
New York
Warning Order in Indian Territory Court
Citizens National Bank files against R. J. Lewis in the United States Court Southern District. Lewis must appear within thirty days to answer the complaint. Judge J. T. Dickerson presides. clerk C. M. Campbell signs. dated July 11, 1907. Attorney for non resident Tom D. McKeown.
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United States
Indian Territory
Citizens National Bank
Plaintiff
R. J. Lewis
C. M. Campbell
Tom D. McKeown
Cupid's Sparring and Society Gossip in Defiant Tone
The Baltimore American notes a playful inquiry into how Jibbs fell for his fiancée with a quip about a first glance. It reports fans writing to Alfalfa Bill Murray to challenge a trust and mentions Alfonso urging Spaniards to take up golf, promising a fresh Castilian vocabulary.
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Bill” Murray
Alfonso
Minneapolis Journal
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