Anadarko Fire Destroys Half Block in Postoffice District
A major blaze gutted the south half of Anadarko's postoffice block on Broadway destroying several buildings and contents valued around 20000 dollars. Authorities suspect an incendiary fire possibly tied to a post office and Freeman's newsstand robbery. This marks the second large fire in two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Postoffice
Broadway
Ab. Mehew
Charlies Freeman
M. N. Gish
Mr. Layton
Loudermilk
Caddo County Times
O C. W. M. Divers
Mr. Whitlock
Wells @ Shockey paint shop
William McFayden
O. C. Stephenson
Mr. Beard
Garfield County
G. W. C. Rohrer
Charles Freeman
News Stock
W. H. Campbell
Gish
Brook & Co
Mr. Loudermilk
Dickenl
Austin & Sigrist
Divers & Taylor
N. Whitlock
Wells & Shockey
Pioneer Drug Co
People’s
Scott & Ben’s
Karl Preger
Anadarko
Interior Department
Freeman's Place
Bogart City Fire Sweeps Lane to Capture Business District
Fire spreads through Bogart destroying four city blocks of shops and the Citizens National Bank. About 160000 in damage. A. W. Kerr of Terry & Kerr Dry Goods Company dies. Six injured. Four men and a woman arrested for starting the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens National Bank
Myeshoff Clothing
Brady's Cigar
Jumbo
Telephone Exchange
Mack's Cafe
Way & Dunn's
A. W. Kerr
Terry & Kerr Dry Goods Company
Big success at Ardmore two day shooting tournament
Oklahoma shooters swept the event with C. F. Renst from McLoud taking the high average medal. Donnelly and Weal of Guthrie won the team medal, breaking 47 of 50 targets, while F. Houston of Skodee won the live bird medal. Dallas competitors Fourete and Harden, Jr. impressed as scores soared on an ideal day.
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Ardmore
Oklahoma
C. F. Renst
McLoud
Messrs. Donnelly and Weal
Guthrie
F. Houston
Skodee
O. T
Fourete
Dallas
Spleff
Young Harden, Jr
Refuge home plan gains eastern aid for South McAlester
Miss Bradley at the union station reports an eastern mission society offers 4000 toward a refuge home for travelers in distress, on condition South McAlester raises 1000 in cash. Citizens back the idea and L W Bryan pledges 100 toward a ten-member fund. The plan aims to buy depot area property to run an affordable hotel offering temporary shelter for destitute women and girls awaiting trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Society
South Mcalester
Miss Bradley
Union
Eastern Mission Society
L. W. Bryan
Mountain View maid of honor for Hobart carnival
Miss Ola Cole of Mountain View has been chosen as maid of honor from that town to participate in the Hobart carnival this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Cole
Mountain View
Hobart
Deserter From Fort Sam Houston Re-Arrested in Oklahoma City
Ernest Edward Spoon, a Fort Sam Houston deserter about eighteen months on the run, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Bartell in Oklahoma City. The escaped soldier used the alias Walter Williams and worked as a Delmar stage hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sam Houston
Oklahoma City
Ernest Edward Spoon
Texas
Bartell
Walter Williams
Delmar
Two Unknown Men Found Ground to Pieces on Missouri Kansas & Texas Tracks
Two unidentified men were found killed on the Missouri Kansas & Texas tracks one mile south of Sterrett. One body was mangled beyond description and the other lay along the track with evidence several trains passed over it. Hats indicate Greenville Texas origins. A $3.05 find and possible Texas laborers. No IDs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterrett
Denison
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
T. E. Wells
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company
Greenville
Texas
Lord Dry Goods <Company
Tex
R. K. Lane
Colbert
North
Tariff Reform and Philippine Trade in Election Year
A detailed editorial discusses possible Congress actions on tariff concessions for the Philippines and reciprocity with Cuba. It argues Republicans fear public backlash over tariff reform, while Roosevelt may push to end protection for trusts and advocate free trade with the Philippines and Cuba before the next election. It notes monied interests backing protection and the potential political risks for lawmakers in swing districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov
Taft
Roosevelt
Philippines
Congress
Iowa
Allison
Cuba
Evansville Vet and Augusta Woman Wed on First Meeting
Robert H. Fore, 76, of Evansville Indiana, a Union veteran, married Ellen R. Houston, 67, of Augusta Kansas. The couple, who met six months earlier through a matrimonial paper, became engaged by correspondence and wed the same day they first met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Robert H. Fore
Evansville
Ind
Ellen R. Houston
Augusta
Kas
Bridge Gave Way Over Willamette River Tragedy
A Willamette River bridge in Portland collapsed plunging over a hundred people into the water. Three known drownings confirmed with fears of a larger death toll. Two boats under the pier aided rescues and many victims were bruised but saved by quick local efforts.
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Portland
Obe
Willamette River
Attorney Roy Bruce LAPSES INTO MORPHINE ATTEMPT
Ada young attorney Roy Bruce attempted suicide by taking morphine after facing indictment last fall and inability to post bonds. His wife and family desertion driven stress, but the attempt failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Bruce
Ada
Bruce
Will Surrender Official Position
MUSKOGEE E A Enright of Kansas City will resign as United States commissioner at Checotah. The job pays 1500 a year. Appointed last May by Judge Raymond through Senator Burton influence. Enright, a former Kansas state legislator from Wyandotte county, cannot juggle duties and will resign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
E. A. Enright
Kansas City
Kas
United States
Checotah
Raymond
Burton
Enright
Kansas
Wyandotte County
Incomplete Text Reflection on Political Stance and Figures
Fragmentary remarks reference a Republican state, a Democrat in a Democratic state, and a railroad man named Jay. The jumble mentions Mike and Erie but provides no clear event, date, or outcome to summarize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckers
Han Eager
Mke
Jay Bo Pees
Erie
New Zealand Prosperity Praised by Visiting Doctor
Dr. J M Peebles reports New Zealand as the most prosperous and liberal country, with state owned railways telegraphs and telephones far ahead of the US and England. He notes no visible poverty or unemployment and urges readers to compare with domestic strikes and unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Republican Party
J. M. Peebles
New England
United States
England
Carnegie Caught Between Protectionist Play and Global Trade
The article portrays Andrew Carnegie as a dual figure on tariffs, a heavy American protectionist profiting from iron and steel duties while urging England away from protectionism. It suggests his motive may include maintaining foreign markets and reveals a complex view on global tariff wars and the profits tied to domestic mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Dr. Jeyks
Mr. Hyde
Mr. Carnegie
England
United States
Great Britain
America
Roosevelt nerves in Russia policy and Manchuria ports pledge
A analysis of State Department notes on Russia refusing to receive the Kishenifs petition against Jewish persecution. China promises to open Manchurian ports, offsetting the rebuff as Roosevelt faces possible war and diplomatic pressure. Justice Brewer comments on Roosevelt's nerve in sending the petition. Russia’s Manchuria withdrawal by September could justify China port promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Russia
Hay
China
Manchuria
Roosevelt
David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Milwaukee
St. Petersburg
Kisheriff
Spain
Maria
Unglaciated soils in Illinois linked to acidity and nitrogen loss
The article explains that ungliaciated soils in southern Illinois are highly acidic and nitrogen deficient. Quick lime applications of 600 to 1000 pounds per acre and the cultivation of leguminous crops can restore fertility. Professor Cyril Hopkins notes lands worth $25 per acre could reach $100 with proper treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atch
Illinois
Massac
Pulaski
Union
Alexander, Johnson, Pope
Hardtv
Calhoun
Deviess County
Cyril G. Hopkins
Inventor claims milk powder process tested in Coburg report
A German inventor reportedly developed a method to dry milk into flour like powder at 40C without a vacuum. The powder supposedly reconstitutes with water to normal milk and resists souring, bacteria, mold, and temperature changes. Estimated yield is one pound powder per ten pounds milk and daily capacity 2,600 gallons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aventor
United States
Coburg
Kaffir Corn Varieties and Cultivation Guidelines
Kansas station bulletin highlights two top Kaffir corn forage types black hulled white and red Kaffir. Red matures earlier but yields less grain. both can be drilled or broadcast. Recommend row spacing three to three and a half feet and seed two holes per stop drill. Seed rate one bushel per five acres. depth similar to wheat. For dual grain and fodder harvest, cut when seed ripens. Average yield 46 bushels per acre over 11 years. stock fed Kaffir alone lacks fat and protein and needs laxative feeds for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Kansas Station
Alsike Clover Proves Hardy on Reclaimed Marsh Land
Oscar Dinwiddie reports eight years of growing alsike clover on 24 acres of rye on reclaimed marsh. The hay crop has persisted since, with clover thickening pasture for cattle horses and sheep. He notes strong growth even where water stands for weeks and extra alsike appears where not sown.
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Farmers’ Review
Alsike
Timothy
Oscar Dinwiddie
Why Milk Should Be Aerated
A professor of dairying argues that aeration of milk affects fermentation by increasing oxygen and reducing carbon dioxide. He notes that sealed high temperature storage lacking air can foster anaerobic poisons, while proper aeration fosters desirable fermentations and suppresses poisonous anaerobic microbes.
Testing Cream Samples Across Farm Separators
Professor Eckles of the Missouri station discusses the challenge of obtaining fair cream samples for testing with new separators. He notes accurate testing requires careful methods, near 100 degree warming, and thorough mixing by pouring between jars or dividing portions between bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckles
Missouri Station
Buttermaking Boosts Farm Use Of Milk Byproducts
The text notes that making butter, though not highly profitable, supports farm sustainability by using milk components on site and that skim milk has greater value than many farmers realize.
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Mew
Trous
Bogart
Mann
Payne
Alsike Clover
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