Cotton crop projections show large shortfall this year
Washington, Aug 5 1909 The cotton crop in the south will be 1500 bales shorter than last year says Harvie Jordan president of the Southern Cotton Association now in Washington He cites poor moisture west of the Mississippi and heavy rains east of it predicting extremely high prices this fall He questions government crop estimates and notes 144000 acres restored to entry under interior department policy with entry due Nov 15
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Harvie Jordan
Atlanta
Southern Cotton Association
Washington
Jordan
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Department of Agriculture
Interior
Garfin
Roosevelt
Frank Pierce
Umatilla
Oregon
Sun River Project
Colorado
Williston
North Dakota
Oklahoma Tax Exhibit Defends State Expenditure
Gov Haskell in The New State Tribune argues Oklahoma’s 25 cent tax per hundred dollars shows modest state spending. He highlights allocations for education, mental health, the insane and orphans, legal codification, and judicial salaries, asserting most funds target education and welfare.
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Oklahoma
Union
Haskell
New State Tribune
Taft Endorses Payne Tariff as Downward Revision
President Taft released a statement praising the Payne tariff bill as a sincere Republican effort toward downward revision and platform promises fulfillment. He cautioned the bill is not perfect but notes substantial rate reductions and fewer excessive charges.
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Washington
Taft
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Gannon's Lash May Fall on Insurgents
The speaker argues the tariff bill is not a free trade measure but preserves protective ratios, allows reductions if production costs abroad rise, and aims to spur American industry while enabling import balance. He endorses the Philippine tariff provision and praises administrative and corporate tax provisions for clarity, speed, and public risk data.
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Republican Party
Triple Tragedy and Political Fallout in Two States
In Chickasha Oklahoma Jack Thompson shot and killed his brother in law and wounded his sister in law before killing himself in a family yard dispute. The same dateline notes Republican insurgents facing punishment in the House as committee chairs are reassigned amid tariff row.
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Chickasha
Jack Thompson
Prisoner origins and crimes listed at Oklahoma state pen
On August 1 1001 convicts were in the Oklahoma state penitentiary with counts by county and crime. Muskogee leads with 108 inmates, followed by Pittsburg 46 and Oklahoma 43. Crimes include larceny 304 and murder 100, among others, with every county represented.
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Oklahoma State Penitentiary
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Muskogee
Pittsburg
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Gequoyah
Comanche
Tulsa
Canadian
Lincoln
Bryan
LeFlore
Wagoner
Carter
Pottawatomie
Logan
Kiowa
Pontotoc
Rogers
Greer
Pawnee
Kingfisher
Atoka
Seminole
Murray
Craig
Kay
Tillman
Caddo
Payne
McCurtain
Woods
Grady
Creek
Coal
Custer
Adair
Okfuskee
Johnson
Nowata
Cleveland
Blaine
Grant
Garvin
Garfield
Washington
Noble
Pushmataha
Haskell
Woodward
Alfalfa
Washita
Delaware
Jefferson
Latimer
Beaver
McIntosh
Roger Mills
Jackson
Stephens
Marshall
Dewey
Beckham
Harper and Ellis
On Border of Jordan
Judge W H C Davenport is reported critically ill at Tishomingo. His sons in Oklahoma City Ada and Chickasha, along with Mt Vernon Tex relatives and friends, are hastening to his side.
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W. H. C. Davenport
Tishomingo
Oklahoma City
Ada
Chickasha Ag
Mt. Vernon
Tex
Wireless towers planned for Oklahoma statewide system
J B Dickinson state manager for the Ellsworth company spoke to the 25 000 club about establishing ten wireless telegraph and telephone towers in Oklahoma. The plan targets long distance communication with towers in Ada and other towns. Stock is $10 a share and subscriptions are needed for each town securing a tower.
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J. B. Dickinson
Oklahoma City
Elsworth Company
New York
Dickinson
Sanity hearing details Thaw case in White Plains
Proceedings in the Thaw sanity hearing before Justice Mills reveal lurid anecdotes about Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. Thaw testifies to counter claims of delusions while his mother Mary Copely Thaw testifies, adjournment follows and summations are planned for the weekend with a decision hoped for next week.
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White Plains
N. Y
Stanford White
Madison Square Tower
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Justice Mills
Thaw
White
Mary Copely Thaw
Debbs Praises Constitution on Oklahoma Visit
Socialist leader Eugene V Debs praised Oklahoma's constitution as embodying democratic principles and warned that capital would exploit the state without intervention. He plans three more trips to Oklahoma before fall, then moves to Pittsburg for the pressed steel car strike before addressing audiences in Woodward and Aline. Miss Mattie Gardner departs Tyler after a two week visit with her uncle A D Tanner.
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Oklahoma City
Eugene V. Debbs
New York
Oklahoma
Dobbs
Pittsburg
Woodward and Aline, Ok
Miss 'Mattie Gardner
Tyler
Tex
A. D. Tanner
Captain Hines Honored Visitor at Ada News Office
Capt C M Hines a veteran Oklahoma newspaper man and former owner of the McAlester Capital visited the Ada News office. He recalled the trials of running a daily paper in Ada and reflected on his long career with integrity and enduring business pursuits.
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C. M. Hines
Oklahoma
McAlester Capital
Ada
McAlester
Sunday Baseball Ruling Frees Muskogee Pittsburg Teams
Justice Bailey ruled on the Sunday baseball case in Muskogee Oklahoma August 3 releasing the Muskogee and Pittsburg teams arrested for playing on Sunday. He condemned Law and Order League members who sought a contrary opinion calling them perjurers. The ruling holds city ordinances cannot contradict state law which does not prohibit Sunday baseball. Noted locals C F Gardner W H Kincaid and A G McGregor are registered at the Chapman hotel.
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Muskogee
Okla
Justice Bailey
Law and Order League
Pittsburg
Law and Ordeal League
Messrs. C. F. Gardner
Chickasha
W. H. Kincaid
End
A. G. McGregor
Chapman Hotel
Visit to South Carolina by Judge McKeown family
Hon. and Mrs. Tom D. McKeown with Tom’s mother traveled to South Carolina for a visit and a spell of recreation. Judge McKeown, noted as a hard working attorney in the state, will likely enjoy this trip alongside his clients or their contestants.
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Tom D. McKeown
Tom
South Carol
Judge McKeown
Byers Murder Case Moves Court Of Appeals Jurisdiction
Attorneys for A N Byers ask the Oklahoma Supreme Court to set aside the transfer of his murder case from Territorial to state court claiming the Criminal Court of Appeals lacks exclusive jurisdiction over criminal cases arising before statehood. The motion argues sustaining it would affect all cases pending at statehood except those decided by the supreme court.
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Criminal Court of Appeals
Statehood
Supreme Court
A. N. Byers
Territorial
State Supreme Court
Byers
Criminal Court
Furman
Territorial Supreme Court
Ada Plans Third Story Opera House Over City Hall
Ada residents push a cooperative plan to add a third story over city hall to serve as an opera house and convention hall seating 1700. Cost estimate is 3750 dollars more or less for finishing, with a 99 year lease offered to a responsible local company under civic supervision.
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Ada
City Hall
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Shawnee
Oklahoma Cities
Soutthwest
Briles
East Central State Normal
State Normal College
State Normal
Minister Forced from Kethel After Handshake Incident
The Rev. Frank R. English says he fled Kethel Mississippi after shaking hands with a negro presiding elder of an African M E conference. He declined the presidency of Rust University in Holly Springs Mississippi and was warned not to speak to the colored conference. After his address he hid in a railroad station to escape a white mob.
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Cincinnati
Frank R. English
Kethel
Miss
English
Rust University
Holly Springs
Ethel
Charters for Three Banks Named in State
Three new state banks were chartered here yesterday by the secretary of state. The Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Tupelo is capitalized at $25,000 with directors Ed King Price Statler C M Witter all of Tupelo and Cortez J Brewer of Murpheysboro Ark.
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Tupelo
Capital Stock
Ed King
Price Statler
C. M. Witter
Cortez J. Brewer
Murpheysboro
Ark
Sapulpa Gets New Daily Morning American Democrat
Sapulpa Morning American Democrat debuts under James Dennis Flynn as Sapulpa’s first seven day morning paper. Flynn, an Ardmore arrival, has invested heavily in local business and promises full yearly publication with quality press service.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Sapulpa Morning American Democrat
James Dennis Flynn
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Post
Flynn
Ardmore
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