Colorado River Flood Destroys Homes and Bridges at Ballinger
The Colorado River swelled to three miles wide at Ballinger Texas with a ten foot rise expected. Many lowland houses flooded forced residents to hills while a crossing bridge collapsed drowning a man and his team. A negro was rescued from a house roof after twenty four hours. Trains halted to San Angelo due to unsafe bridge. Business district goods damaged and a mass meeting sought shelter and food for the homeless.
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Ballinger
Tex
Colorado
San Angelo
Disaster Off Cape Palos Claims 300 Immigrant Lives
The Italian steamship Sirio with about 800 aboard wrecked off Hormigas Island near Cape Palos on a Saturday night. About 300 emigrants, mainly Italians and Spaniards, perished. the captain killed himself. Some bishops and fishermen are among the missing. Survivors await aid at Cape Palos in dire condition.
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Cartagena
Spain
Cape Palos
Sirio
Genoa
Barcelona
Cadiz
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres
Hormigas Island
San Pedro
Brazil
Districting Board Delayed in Guthrie Oklahoma
The districting board in Guthrie Oklahoma reports the work is progressing but will take longer than expected. Officials say it will be after the month’s middle before results are public. The Indian Territory board plans to report with the Oklahoma board, at a simultaneous release.
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Guthrie
Districting Board
Congress
Districting Board of
Indian Territory
Oklahoma Board
Heavy Rains Sweep Indian Territory Causing Rail Damage
Torrential rains flood Ada and surrounding districts as bridges on the Frisco and Santa Fe lines wash out. The Katy fights to save its South Canadian bridge while trains detour via Missouri Kansas Texas. Byars reservoir breach floods nearby land with many crops at risk. Traffic disruption expected for days as inspectors assess washouts across Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
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Denison
Texas
Frisco
South Canadian River
Indian Territory
Missouri
Kansas
Katy
Oklahoma City
Okla
Rock Island
Here
McAlester
Francis
Bridge at Sandy Bottom Floods Destroy Crops
T. J. Chambless Tom Hope E A Lucas Ike King and Geo Harrison drove to Sandy bridge about 11 o clock and reported it the highest in memory. Water reached 8 feet above the bridge floor and rose 1 foot in 45 minutes and 2 feet in 1 hour 10 minutes. Thousands of acres of fine crops in Sandy bottom were totally destroyed.
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T. J. Chambless
Tom Hope
E. A. Lucas
Ike. King
Geo. Harrison
Sandy Bridge
River Blazes Back to Peak Levels Says Francis
The Wicked Canadian reports the Canadian River running high, matching levels from two years ago with an eight foot rise noted above normal. Francis cites the surge as a major concern for nearby communities and crossings.
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Francis
Torrential rainfall reported across town with varying amounts
I M King cites eight inches in a night, Sherwood Hill reports eighteen at East Tenth Street, Jack Moore notes a half tub, others a water bucket. Rain fell in torrents for hours as brooks and creeks swelled and rivers ran high. Miss Tyrola and a river bottom farmer describe the dramatic flooding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. King
Sherwood Hill
East Tenth Street
Jack Moore
Miss Tyrola
Tyrola Under Water as Tracks Flooded by Rising Waters
The Katy agent at Tyrola reported water on both sides of him and covering the track as he moved toward the hills to escape the flood. Mr. Orchard was referenced in the fragment.
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Katy
Ada
Tyrola
Mr. Orchard
Tammany Plans Bryan Endorsement for 1908 Nomination
New York Aug 7 Tammany will call a special general committee meeting to back William J Bryan for the 1908 Democratic nomination. Charles F Murphey will lead Bryan arrangements and join the executive committee. Plans include permanent Bryan headquarters in New York City and a broad literature campaign after the reception.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Charles F. Murphey
Tammany General Committee
Tammany
Murphey
Bryan
New York City
Victoria Hotel
Vardaman Proposes Jim Crow Seats and Education Cuts
Governor Vardaman appealed to white voters to elect legislators who will block funding for educating negro children. Speaking at a farmer meeting in Brookhaven Mississippi he urged a Jim Crow law in Washington to reserve seats for negros and said he would push such a bill annually if elected to Mississippi’s senate. He preferred repealing the fifteenth amendment to serving as King Edward the Seventh.
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Vardaman
New Orleans
Mississippi
Brookhaven
Miss
Farmer’s
Washington, D. C
Mob Lynches Three Negroes in North Carolina
A 3,000 strong mob seized Rowan County Jail in Salisbury near 11 pm and lynched Nease, Gillespie, and Dillingham, leaving three others unharmed who were later moved to Greensboro. Mayor Boyden closed saloons. U.S. Senator Overman and Judge Long spoke from the steps as the crowd watched. Deputies reported arrests of two men attempting entry with hammers.
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Charlotte
N. C
Rowan County
Salisbury
Lyerly
Barber Junction
Nease
John Gillespie
Jack Dillingham
Henry Lee
George Ervin
Bella Dillingham
Greensboro
Sundown
Boydon
United States
Overman
Long
Hammer
Government vows vigorous crackdown on illicit liquor in Indian Territory
Vinita Oklahoma August 6 The United States attorney Wade S Stanfield pledges diligent enforcement of the liquor law in the Northern district of Indian Territory. A published note cites the attorney general's directive to suppress contraband beverages including longhorn and other malt drinks.
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Vinita
I. T
United States Attorney’s
United States
Sapulpa
Texas
Okmulgee
Tulsa
Oklahoma
One
Tne
Ardmore
Muskogee
South McAlester
Indian Territory
Department of Justice
Wade S. Stanfield
Appointment of Thomas P Holt as Referee in Bankruptcy
Judge J T Dickerson appointed attorney Thomas P Holt as referee in bankruptcy for the Sixteenth Recording District to succeed Judge Howard West. The judge notes Holt’s qualifications and the vacancy arises from West’s continued absence from Ada.
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Thomas P. Holt
J. T. Dickerson
Sixteenth Recording District
Howard West
Ada
Holt
Judge West
Fatalities Reported From Emancipation Day Events
Reports from the Western district U.S. marshal’s office list fatalities at Emancipation Day celebrations. York Sange died while participating in a picnic 6 miles west of Muskogee. Bennie Friday was shot and killed near Begg on Saturday.
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Muskogee
I. T
United States Marshal’s Office
York Sange
Bennie
Begg
University Location in Norman Oklahoma A Healthful School Town
Norman sits 18 miles south of Oklahoma City on the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe line. A healthful, central town with 4000 inhabitants and a diverse citizenry. Citizens unite for education and uphold strong moral and religious influences around students.
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Norman
Oklahoma City
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
United States
Four new professors named for Oklahoma state university
Norman August seventh New faculty for the state university next year include four additions Geo D Davidson will head modern language from the University of Virginia and Johns Hopkins Doctor of Philosophy H G Thorsenberg Yale graduate with three degrees and fresh Doctorate Clara Miller Chicago graduate will teach English Latin and Mathematics J H Felgar Armour Institute of Chicago will teach Mechanical Engineering The substitute for E G Woodruff is yet to be named
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Norman
Okla
State University
E. G. Woodruff
Geo. D. Davidson
University of Virginia
Davidson
John Hopkins University
H. G. Thorsenberg
Bucklin
Yale
Thorsenberg
Dean Wright
Dean Phillips
Graduate School
Yale University
Clara Miller
University of Chicago
J. H. Felgar
Felgar
Armour Institute of Chicago
Farmers Hold Many Meetings in Oklahoma Conventions
Perry Oklahoma August 7 annual territorial convention of the American Society of Equity drew large attendance. Oklahoma society with 4000 members promotes dollar wheat and elected delegates to the national convention in St Louis October 23 to 26. County unions also met electing officers and delegates for Shawnee and other regional gatherings.
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Perry
American Society of Equity
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Society
J. A. Hill
Noble County
C. W. Palmer
Oklahoma County
St. Louis
W. L. McCibbin
Blaine County
R. Sassen
J. H. Cox
W. B. Wilson
C. P. Barnes
Logan County
J. T. Rindsleck
Kay County
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
Society of Equity
Kingfisher County
J. M. Jones
Dover
J. Lindsay
Kingfisher
G. T. Gentry
Kiel
J. Sturgeon
Dr. Dotterer
J. A
Lynching Fear Spurs Rapid Move to Federal Jail
Tulsa reports say three accused negroes Jackson Murray and Howell implicated in the Priester murder were moved to the Muskogee federal jail as mobs gathered. A key informant Eugene McQueen, who led to arrests, was attacked and later disappeared. In Durant Oklahoma the Retail Merchants Association set a meeting for August 14 to organize with about 200 delegates expected.
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Tulsa
I. T
Jackson
Murray
Howell
Harry Priester
Katy
Muskogee
Eugene McQueen
Durant
H. G. Connell
Retail Merchants’ Association of Oklahoma
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Colorado River
Jupiter Pluvius
Neptune
Santa Fe
Byars
Sandy
the Wicked
William Jennings Bryan
N. Carolina
Indian T
University
United States Marshal
Hanna
McQueen
Territory Retail Grocers
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