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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
7
Paris reports the arrest of Madame Steinheil after she confessed to attempts to shield the real killer of her painter husband and Mme Jappy. Crowds throng the Palace of Justice as nationalists lash parliament, and warnings of a national scandal ripple through Paris.
Guthrie Ok November 26 The Oklahoma Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Williams, sustains C M Bradley of Muskogee in his land purchase from a Creek citizen who falsely claimed to be of age. The ruling sets a precedent limiting equitable relief for fraudulent Indian allottee sales and requires return of money received.
Snai Indians of the Creek tribe, previously stubborn, are deserting the Crazy Snake Band over allotment issues near Holdenville Oklahoma. The situation reflects divisions within the tribe as the allotment process proceeds.
Vinita Oklahoma November 25 night officer Charles Jeans lies in hospital fatally wounded after a gunfight with John Parks an elderly Vinita resident. Parks fired first wounding Jeans in the right arm then shot him through the lung as both drew revolvers. Parks fled on horseback with a posse pursuing.
In Sorely Afflicted Family Sam Harding faces crisis as his wife bedridden with a newborn and another child dying in a hotel fire on Monday night. Samuel Harding already convicted of statutory rape and awaiting a five year sentence while his wife and infant struggle at home. George Stevens rescued the mother and carried the two year old who died. Stevens was badly burned.
Classified item lists legdl blanks available for purchase at the News Office with pricing and contact details for ordering. Clean sheets suitable for forms and notices are described, inviting readers to inquire in person or by mail.
Oklahoma governor C N Haskell, amid testimony on Osage oil land and Delaware affairs, asserts President Roosevelt is in error on multiple points. He cites overruled Interior actions, Prairie Oil and Gas franchise, and deliberate influence over Dawes commission decisions. He warns forthcoming testimony will refresh the president's memory.
Miami Oklahoma November 26 Robert Sorrell twice suspended for drunkenness and once for extortion mal administration and habitual drunkenness has vanished amid affidavits accusing him of forcing local business interests to pay protection. He faced ouster talks after funds from litigants alleged not turned in and his wife’s breakdown follows his conduct.
Hobart officers pursue J T Burgess a man wanted for bootlegging after he vanished from his home. Henry Dick owner of a farm near Rainey Mountains reports missing rent and uncovers six pint bottles of whiskey in a cellar pile. State authorities tag Burgess with possible involvement with his daughter in law posing as his wife.
In dense fog near Sandy Hook the freighter Georgie rammed the government Panama line steamer Finance, sinking the Finance and claiming four lives while many passengers and crew were saved by lifeboats and rafts. A second notice reports Citizens National Bank of Ada Oklahoma closing its affairs and calling creditors to present claims.
John D. Archbold, Standard Oil vice president, testifies on Nov 26 about the company’s extensive business reach and its effect on oil prices by cutting out jobbers and retailers. The hearing adjourns until Monday as he resumes testimony in the federal suit to dissolve the oil combine.
Guthrie Oklahoma November 26 Secretary of the state election board Will Lynn closed his office and returned home. He handed sealed election returns to the secretary of state addressed to the speaker of the house. The speaker will open them after the house and senate organize and proclaim the results as required by the state constitution.
Holdenville Oklahoma November 26 John Hainey Horace Brains and Lloyd Brisco were brought to Holdenville by Sheriff King and jailed on murder charges in the killing of Robert Armour at Non last Friday. They had a preliminary trial after authorities say they entered Armour's store drunk and quarreled with him the night of the killing.
Fort Gibson Oklahoma November 26 a 14 year old boy whose name is withheld for now shot his step father after being reprimanded for staying away from home all day. The bullet hit the eye and exited near the ear but did not enter the brain. Dr Rye attends the injured man and no arrest has been made.
Ardmore Oklahoma residents report Charles Whitaker who shot his wife Olive Whitaker in Oklahoma City Sunday night is seen in Ardmore early this morning. Police with bloodhounds pursue and expect capture soon after daybreak.
The Citizens National Bank Ada Oklahoma reports it has arranged with the newly organized Oklahoma State Bank to take charge of all deposits of the old bank. Directors include J W Hays F S Houpt Jno Crawford and B H Epperson.
A San Francisco wireless station reports receiving aero grams from Japan across 4,700 to 5,000 miles of sea. Operators Watkins and McLarin first noted distant signals four months earlier and, after cross checking with Honolulu, confirmed the transmissions originated in Japan.
The piece discusses Andrew Carnegie on tariffs, contrasting a protection tariff with a revenue tariff. It notes the shift from protection to revenue aims, argues duties reduce national taxes, and cites Britain and dominions like Canada Australia New Zealand adopting protection for developing resources while America trends toward free trade.
A reflective line compares growing older to a child avoiding danger. It suggests wisdom comes slowly and messages the desire to avoid ongoing trouble as one matures. The mood is cautionary and lightly humorous.
A meteorite reportedly struck seven miles south of Muskogee Oklahoma, hitting Frank Smith's barn and killing two horses before burying itself deep in the ground last night.
Carlton Weaver plans a new residence on East Capital Hill beside his farm. The project reflects a rural housing effort within the city limits and signals ongoing development near the original farm site.
An early 20th century advertisement touts ZEMO as a clean external liquid that draws germs to the surface and destroys them. It claims instant relief and permanent cures for all skin and scalp diseases, with sales through Gwinn Mays & Co and E W Rose Medicine Co of St. Louis.
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