The Curse of Colin and the Flatwoods Welcome
In 1849 Buckeye, the Warhope and Colin families shape a tense meeting. The new preacher Caleb Hopkins arrives to a wary town as Texie Warhope and woodsman Jack Warhope navigate loyalty, attraction, and a rumored family curse tied to the red lock on Ken Colin.
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Ken
Colin
Red Colin
Flatwoods
Father
Nick Wilkles
Nick
Buckeye
Zeke Polick
White House
Washington
River Road
Warhope
Jack Warhope
Colins
Simon Colin
Zeke Pollok
Simon
Mlord
Silver Road
Eagle Run
Caleb Hopkins
Taxpayers Slow in Meeting Obligation in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county taxpayers are slow to meet personal and real property tax obligations as delinquency period nears January 1. About 2300 warrants have been tendered to date, versus roughly 8000 issued last year, with emphasis on responding to current year obligations before paying for the present year.
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Pontotoc County
Milford Cliff Drive sparks tense pursuit scene
In a fast moving moment a woman grips a man’s hand and drags him toward a cliff as the Milford stage begins to emerge from the bronze shadows. The scene conveys urgency and a clash between pursuit and hesitation.
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Milford
Sewage tax delinquent date moved to December 16
Taxpayers have not responded to the sewage tax, which becomes delinquent on December 16 instead of January 1. Few payments have been made so far, but officials anticipate a last minute rush to avoid delinquency penalties.
Ancient relics shipped to Philadelphia museum for light on Bible tales
Dr George B Gordon director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum reports 100 tons of antiquities being shipped to Philadelphia from Egypt and Palestine. Items include the throne room of Merneptah basalt tablets bronze jars and mummies. Excavations at Ur Beisan and Jerusalem aim to illuminate Exodus and Egyptian history.
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Philadelphia
Palestine
George B. Gordon
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Gordon
University Museum
Memphis
Lord Carnarvon
Tutenghamun
Carnarvon
Dr. Gordon
Mespotamia
Beisan
Jerusalem
Exodus
Sati I
Rameses II
Sati
University of Pennsylvania
British Museums
Judge Clark Refuses Disqualification in Walton Trial
District Judge George W. Clark declined to sit aside in the J. C. Walton case alleging diversion of state funds and obstruction of a legislative meeting. Walton's lawyers said they would seek mandamus relief in the state criminal court of appeals to remove the judge from the case.
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Oklahoma City
George W. Clark
J. C. Walton
Walton
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Clark
Walton seeks disqualification of Oklahoma judge in Walton case
Walton's counsel files a motion to disqualify District Judge George W. Clark and to change venue as Walton appears for arraignment. Walton faces five counts for diverting state funds and payroll placement of his chauffeur T P Edwards Jordds. Edward also faces a quash motion. both men face felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with indic tments returned by a grand jury.
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Oklahoma City
George W. Clark
J. C. Walton
Walton
Clark
T. P. Edwards Jordds
State Health Department
Edward
Trusty Foils Jail Escape at Ottawa County Jail
A jail delivery attempt in the Ottawa county jail was stopped when a trusty rushed to aid jailor Foreman during a surprise assault by two prisoners. Foreman was knocked down as he fed inmates. the trusty restrained both escapees with a broom handle.
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Miami
Ottawa County
Mace
Foreman
Assault charge follows delay in Ada case
A. J. Woods, who waited sixteen hours in the sheriff's office, was released on bond after a complaint charged him with assault with intent to kill. The incident at Woods' Maxwell area home involved his son in law Wilburn Stone, who was thought shot. Stone reportedly escaped with minor injuries. a preliminary hearing was set for December 7, and County Attorney J. W. Dean announced a thorough investigation.
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A. J. Woods
Maxwell
Wilburn Stone
Woods
Ada
Stone
J. ‘W. ‘Dean
Dean
Osage Scouts To Organize First Troop Thursday
Osage plans the first Boy Scout troop organization on Thursday December 6 with C H Richard scout executive from Pawhuska as guest at a luncheon hosted by the Osage Commercial Club. He will outline scout work to the local body.
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OSAGE
C. H. Richard
Pawhuske
Richard
Osage Commercial Club
Reading Gap Plagues China With Illiteracy
Report states about eighty percent of Chinese people cannot read. Officials cite rural gaps, limited schooling, and uneven literacy programs as major barriers to nationwide literacy progress.
Girl not injured doctors refuse interview with delirious girl
An x ray of Nell Austin of Hugo Oklahoma a Seattle public school teacher found on a Vancouver back porch shows no head injuries. Doctors diagnose delirium from nervous exhaustion after she vanished in Seattle and was found Wednesday.
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Vancouver
B. C
Nell Austin
Hugo
Oklahoma
Seattle
Miss Austin
Seattle closes inquiry into Nell Austin disappearance
Seattle police chief Severine formally closes the case of Nell Austin a Hugo Oklahoma school teacher who vanished Sunday and was found in Vancouver British Columbia. He states she left home voluntarily and encountered no violence.
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Seattle
Nell Austin
Hugo
Oklahoma
Vancouver
B. C
Severine
Hheif
Seattle Teacher Nell Austin Missing Then Found Delirious in Vancouver
Nell Austin, a Seattle school teacher from Hugo Oklahoma, disappeared last Sunday night and was found unconscious in Vancouver on Wednesday night. Hospital officials restrict questioning and her sisters resist narration of her story while investigators seek motive and details of the cross border disappearance. Footprints near the beach are noted as potential evidence but authorities offer no clear theory yet.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Nell Austin
Seattle
Hugo
Oklahoma
Leila
Georgia Austin
Miss Austin
November records four fires for local fire department
November saw four calls reported by the local fire department, a small figure versus the year’s average. Estimated losses total about 1250 dollars, largely covered by insurance, with December forecasted as a high-activity month. Through eleven months, over fifty calls were answered, eclipsing 1922’s annual record of 42.
Mule Bite Verdict Against Rail Set Aside
Oklahoma Supreme Court nullified a $1,500 verdict against Fort Smith & Western in favor of L. & G. Vie from a mule bite. A World War era wreck at Clinton left a mule biting bystander Vic. The court ruled the mule’s vicious tendencies were known to the plaintiff or he assumed the risk.
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McAlester
Pittsburg
Fort Smith & Western Railway
State Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Clinton
Vic
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The
Irwin Myers
Bobbs-Merrill Co
Mason
Chapter
Texie
Mr. Hopkins
Almin
Brother Hopkins
Texter
Jack
Mrs. Mason
Hopkins
Eagle Run. “Whispering Spring
Whispering Spring
Avith
Ory
Maxwell Man
Girl
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