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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
7
In a brisk thirty foot course on the Jersey shore Reliance defeats UL by nine minutes actual time marking the first cup victory in 1903. Lipton’s challenger showcases a larger plan as spectators witness a record international race with ideal conditions and a swell from the south.
The Reliance defeated Shamrock by three minutes twenty four seconds upwind and five minutes thirty six seconds downwind in a decisive race off Sandy Hook. The result, seen as a conclusive test, dampened Sir Thomas Lipton’s enthusiasm though he stayed sporting.
Adjutant General Bur Mingame orders a special inspection of the Oklahoma national guard. Captain Walter S. Ferguson will review Companies B C D G I K the hospital and signal corps. Captain J C Herr will inspect Companies A E F H L M the First battery engineer company troop A and the armory at Guthrie. Reports may affect participation in Fort Riley maneuvers Kansas.
An examination in Commissioner Payne's court at Chickasha found United States Marshal Madsen blameless in the shooting of Elbert Gray during a resisted arrest. Madsen was fully exonerated after the inquiry.
Directors of the Big Four Milling Company in the Wichita mountains plan to ship a carload of ore to Denver or Omaha for testing. The aim is to determine how valuable the ore may be.
E M Fuller special agent of the Kiowas Comanches and Apaches reports in San Antonio that forty Indian farmers have secured a large tract of farming land in Mexico between Victoria and Monterey. The Indians will occupy the land in about six weeks and will form one large community to pursue agriculture. This marks a forerunner to a broader exodus of thrifty Indians to Mexico.
Chickasha city council schedules a special election for September 21 to approve 93 000 in bonds for waterworks and sewerage. Secretary Hitchcock rejected 135 000 but suggested 93 000 is reasonable, with a five mill levy to cover interest based on current valuation.
Governor Ferguson announced the annual Oklahoma National Guard encampment will run October 10 through 16 in Guthrie. If allowed to join Fort Riley maneuvers, troops will break camp and move immediately to that site.
Nine elderly men in Mustang have leased a local hotel to run a boarding club. The arrangement aims to provide lodging and social space for members, with plans to operate as a private club in town.
Three prisoners escaped from the Caddo county jail in Anadarko after breaking out. Authorities described the incident as a jail delivery gone awry.
The former prime minister fell asleep beside his daughter Lady Gwendoline Cecil as shadows closed in Hatfield House. Viscount Cranborne becomes Marquis of Salisbury and informs King Edward and Queen Alexandra. His passing may prompt a new foreign secretary appointment and changes in Rochester district.
The Rock Island Frisco and Seaboard lines merge to form the largest railway system in the world spanning 15,486 miles across 20 states and three territories. The new network links the Gulf with the south Atlantic, stretches 2000 miles end to end, and handles about 35 million passengers annually with freight value near 2 billion dollars.
Richardson Lubricating Co of Quincy Ill returned forty two barrels of coal oil from Weatherford after condemning the sample and challenging the test. A subsequent test upheld the officials ruling and no further examination will be made at this time.
Andrew Adams, the waiter who attacked Mrs. Jennie Gerald with a razor, then slashed his own throat, died by placing his mouth on a faucet and turning on water at Holy Cross hospital. He had earlier attempted to reopen throat wounds. a sister intervened as he held the faucet and fainted. Mrs. Gerald is believed to recover.
The last monthly payroll for the Coalgate mine totaled 120000 dollars, reflecting labor costs for the period.
Dover reports Mrs. Keenan wife of John Keenan long employed near Wharton hid money found in her two sons pockets. She stored funds in secret places around the house. She died recently and a posthumous house search uncovered about 3500 dollars in scattered hiding spots.
Byron W. Halt reports on the Home Market Club of Boston opposing ship subsidies and favoring tariffs or other protections. The club canvassed governors colleges railroads and merchants to seek views and argued subsidies are unconstitutional while predicting Congress will not enact ship subsidies due to distrust of private corporations.
The article denounces the administration for not praising Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles upon his retirement under the 1882 law. It condemns the lack of acknowledgment after forty two years of service.
The excerpt portrays a shady scheme to promote indirect tariffs hidden from the public to benefit trusts and shipping interests. It criticizes Roosevelt and Root, defends Gen. Miles, and condemns political meddling in military retirement, framing a corrosive elite struggle over power and patriotism.
The narrator recounts a carriage stop where a poor girl with one blue-gray eye and one black eye draws pity. A noble companion begs for charity and the pair exchange quips about copper coins. The narrator, though noncommittal to beggars, ends up giving two coppers after the escort demands them.
Dr Andrew Wilson explains that flowers exist to aid seed production and species propagation. Colors attract pollinating insects, scents invite them, and nectar offers nourishment, while bloom timing and flower structure enhance cross fertilization and plant success.
A city woman prized her parrot until a morning outburst about an old woman arose. Her minister advised a counterfeited lesson from his parrot and the exchange ends with the minister’s bird saying The Lord hear our prayer.
A lyrical verse exalts summer as a lush bride of nature. It compares summer to spring, describes golden corn and red poppies, emerald trees, and roses. The scene shows sunlit fields, breezes, and joyous, perfume-filled rural beauty with streams and fountains.
A hostess jokes about row houses making mixups as a woman and her child visit a friend. The child quips that mothers can identify houses by dirty windows, highlighting a sly remark on scandal and mischief.
Frank Munroe of Porter Massachusetts found a wooden signet ring near Whitman lake. The ring features a silver shield in the bezel and diamond shaped silver accents on each side, making it a distinctive curious piece.
Dialog snippet shows Singleton asking about club time and trouble at home. Wederly replies the club keeps him out of it, implying avoidance of domestic issues through social outings.
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