Oklahoma Republicans choose Hunter state chairman in Tulsa
The 1908 Oklahoma Republican state convention in Tulsa selected Charles E. Hunter of Oklahoma City as state chairman and completed nominations and the platform. Debates centered on Roosevelts Rough Riders and party lines, with minority platform dissenters voting down their proposal.
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Tulsa
Charlie Hunter
I. T
Charles E. Hunter
Oklahoma City
McGuire
Haman
Sam Murray
Oklahoma Territory
Jones
Hunter
Roosevelt
Kay
Pawnee
Stephens
Muskogee County
Ed Perry
Coalgate
Indian Territory
Perry
Democratic Party
G. A. Ralls
Atoka
Chas. H. Egan
Mangum
Joe R. Folts
Antlers
J. A. Harris
Wagoner
Frank Lee
Britt Wins In Bloody Fight In San Francisco
Jimmy Britt of San Francisco defeated Battling Nelson of Hedgewisch Illinois by decision after twenty rounds in Frisco Auditorium. The bout featured little danger of a knockout until late when Britt's flurries nearly finished Nelson. Referee Welsh scored two rounds for Nelson, seven for Britt.
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Britt
Nelson
Auditorium
San Francisco
Jimmy Britt
Hedgewisch
Ills
Welsh
For Sale Or Trade Sorghum Mill Near Ada
One two horse sorghum mill offered for sale or trade. In good condition located at a residence three miles south of Ada. Contact G. E. B. Pryor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Place
Ada
EB Pryor
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
A testimonial touts Chamberlain's remedy as superior to three doctors for a child's illness. Mrs J B Johnston of Linton Mississippi credits the product with swift recovery after prior failed treatments. Ramsey's Drug Store sells the remedy.
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Chamberlain
J. B. Johnston
Linton
Miss
Great Southwest Railway charter granted in Indian Territory
A territorial charter is issued to the Great Southwestwestern Railway with 40 million dollars capital and bases in St. Louis McAlester and Muskogee. The route will run from St. Louis to El Paso via Salisaw and McAlester through Indian Territory into Comanche county Oklahoma. Incorporators include H P Moseley R P Moseley A D Gibbs Peter Deichman and John B Yanger L C Donica.
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Guthrie
Great Southwestwestern Railway
St. Louis
McAlester
Muskogee
el Paso
Texas
Salisaw
Indian Territory
Commanche County
Oklahoma
H. P. Moseley
R. P. Mosely
A. D. Gibbs
Peter Deichman
Wagoner
John B. Yanger
L. C. Donica
Oklahoma City
Remedy for Diareah Never Known to Fail
A consumer testifies that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy has never failed in five years of use in York county Pennsylvania. The speaker praises it as the best remedy of its kind and cites family and peer recommendations in Jemison Spring Grove.
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Chamberlain
York County
Jemison
Spring Grove
Train wreck near Red Rock endangers fifty passengers
Santa Fe passenger train 16 derailed four miles south of Red Rock at 10 35 in the forenoon after leaving the track from speed. The crash injured 32 people including four from Oklahoma City. Engineer Mac died from scalding injuries after becoming trapped in the engine as it overturned.
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Ponca City
Okla
Santa Fe
Red Rock
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Mac
Herbine Praised By Southern Reader For Liver Help
J. B. Vaughan of Elba Alabama writes he suffers from constipation and a disordered liver. He says Herbine has been the best medicine for these troubles and that he has used it constantly, urging others to know the good it has done him.
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J. B. Vaughan
Elba
Ala
Federation to support Pettibone defense in Idaho murder case
James Kirwan acting secretary of the Western Federation of Miners says the federation will spend freely to defend George A. Pettibone at his Boise trial for complicity in the killing of former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg. The group will match Haywood’s defense efforts if needed.
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Denver
James Kirwan
Western Federation of Miners
Geo. A. Pettibone
Boise
Frank Steunenberg
Idaho
William D. Haywood
Murdered Man Found Near Oklahoma City Amid Violent Mystery
An unidentified man, likely under 25, was found dead with multiple gunshot and severing injuries three miles east of Oklahoma City. Authorities suspect an organized gang linked to a Chickasha boxcar murder, while a severed ear was found at Grand Avenue and Hudson Street. The case remains baffling with no clues to the killers. In Chickasha a second victim, identified as Crawford, was found in a boxcar and later identified by residents of Tuttle. A scrap of paper in his pocket named his mother and brother, offering the sole clue to his identity.
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Frank G. Gillette
Anadarko
W. W. Snoddy
Alva
G. F. Applegate
F. M. Magee
West Enid Lake
Chickasha
D. A. Shriver
Grand Avenue
Hudson Streets
I. T
Arties
Tuttle
Crawford
Marshall Company
R. F Schafer
Undertakers
Moses Nedeau
Charles Genreth
East Sixty-third Street
Chicago
New Lawyer for Thaw Named for Stanford White Trial
Martin W. Littleton of Brooklyn has been chosen by Harry K. Thaw to conduct the next trial for the murder of Stanford White. Littleton, who spoke for Parker at the last Democratic convention, will reportedly charge a 25000 dollar fee. He was reared in north Texas and later moved to New York City where he built his practice.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
the Times-Democrat
South
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Texas
Tennessee
Georgia
Mississippi
Smith
New York
Martin W. Littleton
Brooklyn
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Littleton
North
Gotham
Raucous musings on tariff talk and power politics
A column lampoons tariff revisions and political figures. It jokes about Fairbanks saving the Republican Party, Rockefeller’s clouded fame, and England’s aristocracy while noting war talk, railroads, and Japan. The tone is satirical about era policies and personalities.
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Fairbanks
Hunting for Trouble Bucklin Arnica Adclaims Cure
Charles Walters of Alleghany Serra county praises Bucklin's Arnica Salve for instant relief from burns sores wounds and wounds. The ad notes a money refund by druggists G M Ramsey and F Z Holley and lists the price as 25 cents.
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California
Bucklin
Charles Walters
Alleghany
Serra County
Mr. Walters
G. M. Ramsey
F. Z. Holley
Pontotoc County Seeks Census Enumerators Delayed
A notice notes Pontotoc county lacks enumerators as other counties appoint batches and await hearing from Census Supervisor Hunt. The piece urges residents to count, eat sparingly, and consider Kodol for digestion, promoted by Crescent Drug Store.
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Pontotoc County
Crescent Drug Store
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promoted For Rheumatism Relief
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as an instant relief for rheumatism and various aches. It cites a testimonial from Mr. I. Z. Boggy, a Willow Point merchant in Texas, claiming it is the best all round liniment he has used.
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I. Z. Boggy
Willow Point
Texas
Ballard
Ramsey’s
Prince Henry Recovers Queen Wilhelmina’s Dauchshund
The Dutch royal couple praised Prince Henry for recovering their beloved dachshund in a Pine forest near one of the Queen’s residences. He searched all night, visiting the forester’s house, and found Paulinchen as first light broke.
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Kansas City Journal
Prince Henry
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Forrester
Paulinchen
DeWitt Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Offered
Crescent Drug Store sells DeWitt Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve said to penetrate pores and heal quickly. Local shoppers urged to visit the downtown pharmacy for this remedy.
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DeWitt
Crescent Drug Store
Pepper Hash Recipe and Odd Historical Anecdotes
A household preserves recipe mixes twelve green peppers twelve red peppers and twelve large onions into a fine hash then preserves it in a vinegar brine with salt and sugar. The piece shifts to quotes about Nicola Tesla praising the body as art and ends with a note about Lord Rosebery giving pheasants to London omnibus workers with 17 000 pheasants mentioned.
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Lord Rosehild
London
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Territorial
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Indiana
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Sioner
Theodore von Keller
Mike Burke
Ramsey’s Drug Store
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Ramsey's Drug Store
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Thaw
Mr. Littleton
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Standard Oil Company
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Washington Herald
Nicola Tesla
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