Opposition to a compromise on liquor law in Texas senate
In Austin on August 12 protesters debated a plan to close saloons at night if prohibition senators agreed not to seek further restrictive laws during their terms. Anti prohibition leaders rejected any compromise. Democrat nominee Colquitt stated he would oppose any compromise and urged the legislature to pass the insurance bill and adjourn.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Ghent
Colquitt
Oklahoma Democrats Prepare Platform At State Convention
Oklahoma City August 10. Democratic leaders outline a platform endorsing Gov. Haskell’s administration and Lee Cruce for governor. The plan includes new salutary laws, opposition to territorial extravagance, party principles, and a forecast of a 50,000 plurality in November. Murray pledges support and urges unity amid speculation over liquor resubmission.
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Oklahoma City
Gov
Haskell
Lee Cruce
L. P. Ross
W. H. Murray
Murray
Col.Ross
Owen
Thomas
United States
Gore
Comanche County
Jackson County
Card of Thanks From Tom D McKeown to Seventh Judicial District
A message from Tom D McKeown thanks voters in Ada and Pontotoc County for the August primary. He expresses deep appreciation for the support and hopes to meet voters again before November election day.
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Seventh Judicial District of
Oklahoma
Ada
Pontotoc
Tom D. McKeown
Kate Barnard Moves to Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City August 13 Miss Kate Barnard commissioner of corrections and charities has moved from Guthrie to the state capital following the will of the people voiced June 11 She will maintain an office in Oklahoma City and run the bulk of business there while records await the dismissal of an injunction case Her temporary office is in the old high school building on East Fourth Street.
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Oklahoma City
Kate Barnard
Corrections and Charities
Guthrie
Miss Barnard
High School
East Fourth Street
Mammoth White Radish Grows in Ada Garden
Mr. Roy Tyler grows a radish claimed as the nation’s biggest. It measures twenty inches in circumference and fifteen inches long, weighing six and a half pounds. He notes other fine vegetables and teases beating his best with more time.
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Ada Garden
Roy Tyler
Tyler
Frantis
Strong candidates lead in auditor race and Morrris claim
W F Gilmer of Ardmore trails in votes for auditor while J S Morris of Texas County holds a strong lead due to his residence location. The readable text notes Gilmer as next highest and Morris as the front runner with regional advantage.
Leo Meyer Selected for State Auditor
The Democratic state central committee chose Leo Meyer as candidate for state auditor replacing the deceased Bill Cross. Meyer, assistant secretary of state, was defeated in the primary for secretary of state and received thirty eight votes. Blair Gilmer Morris and others received votes as competing candidates.
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Oklahoma City
Democratic State Central Committee
Leo Meyer
Bill Cross
Meyer
Secrrtary of State
H.S. Blair
Wynnewood
W. F. Gilmer
Ardmore
J. S. Morris
Hooker
Armour Man Indicted for Perjury in Armour Case
Thomas G. Lee of Armour & Co dressed beef sales Indicted by a federal grand jury for perjury and arrested by Deputy U S Marshals. He posted 5000 bail in U S district court. Albert H Onion Armour chief counsel and Chicago board of education president was served with a writ to appear Monday on alleged destruction of Armour books.
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Chicago
Thomas G. Lee
Armour & Co
United States
Davis
United States District Court
Albert H. Onion
Chicago Board of Education
McAlester Mines May Soon Reopen
McAlester Oklahoma August 12 Carl Scholz president and general manager of the Rock Island Coal Mining company spoke to Hartshorne miners but was blocked by the crowd. A fifteen man committee later conferred. He then addressed Alderson miners with no trouble and officials expect open shop mines to resume trading, though miners officials deny, merchants report readiness to work.
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McAlester
Carl Scholz
Rock Island Coal Mining Company
Hartshorne
Alderson
Reunion of the Blue and the Gray at Bridgeport Oklahoma
Plans mature for the annual Blue and the Gray reunion at Bridgeport from August 23 to 28. C W Sherwood serves as president with J B Lumpkin as vice president and C Whitehall as secretary. The event, held in a pavilion near the Rock Island railroad, will feature addresses, campfire scenes, and open dining in a park setting.
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Bridgeport
Okla
Oklahoma
C. W. Sherwood
J. B. Lumpkin
C. Whitehall
Rock Island
Bill Cross
Cotton in Commerce Shapes Southern Export Share
The South's cotton sector accounts for 504.5 million of 1.7101 billion dollars in U S exports for the year, with raw cotton at 450 million and cotton products at 54.5 million. The era's outward merchandise showed a 71.7 million increase from 1908 to 1909, led by raw cotton gains despite fewer bales, highlighting the South's rising role in national export totals.
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South
Will Replace Shorn Tresses with a Wig in Crippen Case
Quebec August 13 Bihel Clare Le neve will return to England to stand trial for murder wearing a wig. The girl gave $20 to Matron Phillips of the provincial jail, the remainder of the $60 from Antwerp on her flight with Dr Crippen, and told her to buy a peruke to disguise as a boy after Crippen sheared off tresses to mislead investigators.
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Quebec
Bihel Clare Leneve
England
Phillips
Two Homes Burned In Tipton Fire
A blaze in Tipton Oklahoma on August 10 destroyed two residences occupied by J R Wilson and Mr Baker. The structures belonged to Mrs Roquemore and carried 706 dollars in insurance.
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Tipton
J. R. Wilson
Five Die in Auto Train Crash Near Rochester Indiana
A southbound Lake Erie and Western passenger train struck an automobile at a crossing one mile east of Rochester Indiana at 6 PM. Five people were killed and two others injured. The auto owner was John Kelp, a local brewer, and the guests were traveling to Lake Manitou.
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Logansbort
Ind
Lake Erie and Western Railroad
Rochester
Lake Manitou
John Kelp
Wisconsin judge rules board bill enforceable against visiting relatives
A Milwaukee couple sued two second cousins who stayed five weeks and claimed 55 for board. The Wisconsin justice ruled the claim valid despite kinship and pleads of no agreement or expectation to pay. The decision hints that politeness cannot dodge provision costs at prevailing prices.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Oklahoma News
Senator G. C. Stokes Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
San Antonio Texas August 12 Senator G C Stokes of the Thirteenth District died here from a cerebral hemorrhage after being stricken in Austin ten days earlier. He was unconscious on arrival and never recovered his faculties. His wife was with him at the end. J K Norwood of Shawnee visited briefly today.
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San Antonio
Tex
G. C. Stokes
Austin
J. K. Norwood
Shawnee
Ballinger Talks Conservation At Portland Luncheon
Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger addressed the Commercial club in Portland on conservation. He dismissed sensationalism and argued reformers lack practical legislative proposals, praising Congress for major progress and urging adherence to existing laws guiding public lands administration.
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Portland
Ore
Secretary of the Interior
Richard A. Ballinger
Commercial Club
Secreary
Flodas
Interior Department
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Thomas H. Owen
Muskogee
J. Elmer Thomas
Lawton
Ben F. Riley
E Reno
George W. No ‘Ble
Leflore County
Cruce
Botth
J. B. Thompson
State Committee
Fred P. Branson
John R. Williams
Hobart
Bill Is
McAlester Mines
Beilgeport
W. D. Hays
C. C. Stokes
W. C.lee
Ballinger
Sledge Lumber Co
Ada, Okeahoma
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