Firing 150 Pounders Upsets Railroad Practice
The Delaware and Hudson railroad discharged nineteen employees weighing under 150 pounds claiming lightweights cannot do a real man’s work. Supportive rail officials counter that lighter workers can perform tasks, citing Edward Dickinson of the Orient Railway and Union Pacific remarks praising ability over weight.
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Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Orient Railway
Edward Dickinson
Eastern Railway
Orient
Edward H. Harriman
Jay Gould
Union Pacific
Night cashier foils Chicago restaurant burglary by herself
Lillie Beck a 19 year old night cashier at a Chicago restaurant confronted two burglars who forced a basement window. She descended unarmed, warned them to leave, and their retreat ended the attempt. Her calm presence of mind is praised as strongest burglar defense.
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Lillie Beck
Chicago
Miss Beck
Ada Remembers 1909 as Phase of City Progress
The text reflects on 1909 improvements in Ada, noting population growth and widespread development. It highlights fifteen miles of sidewalks, street paving, extended water works and sewerage, city hall construction, Oklahoma Central railroad entry, and new educational facilities including a Normal building and a projected $100,000 temple of learning. Paving of three principal streets also planned as 1910 begins.
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Ada
Evening News
Watter
Oklahoma Central Railroad
State Normal
Temple of Learning
Farmer Boys Corn Contest Gains State and Federal Notice
The Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture and Supt. Bentley report strong interest in the farmer boys corn contest. Seed corn was supplied by the state, and 14 boys in many counties received seed. Yields range from 40 to 60 bushels per acre despite poor weather, with several winners at corn shows and fairs.
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State Board of Agriculture
Bentley
State Board
Federal Department
Agriculture College
Oklahoma
Hold Your Hat On Early Candidacy Declarations
Prospective county and district candidates debate the propriety of early announcements. Editors urge delaying campaigns to conserve funds and reduce personal and party conflicts, noting August primary is far off and winter spring should build stronger fundraising.
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Ees
Peary thanks editor for apology over Cook remark
Commander Robert Peary writes to Denison Herald praising the paper for admitting an error about his accusation that Dr Cook was a fakir. He notes the Herald is among the few papers to acknowledge the misstep and defends his past language as misrepresented by many newspapers.
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Denison Herald
Robert ‘Peary
North Pole
Peary
Herald
Cook
Railroading Tales and City Costs Across America
A Kansas train incident is recounted where a Missouri Pacific Central Branch train paused for a street fight on the Jamestown platform. The piece then reviews a Census Bureau report on municipal costs, noting merging cities, total revenues, debt, and per capita police and recreation expenditures.
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State of
Kansas
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Central Branch
Missouri Pacific
Jamestown
Jimtown
Census Bureau
United States
United States Steel Corporation
New York
Oskosh
Red Cross Plan Aims Aid for Cherry Illinois Miners Families
The American Red Cross National Mine Workers Association and Illinois lawmakers back a permanent disaster relief fund. If approved in January February the fund will be managed by a board and used to visit Cherry Illinois families and provide aid until self sufficiency is reached.
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American Red Cross Society
Cherry
Ilinois
Red Cross
Naional Mine Workers’ Association
Minois
Miners’ Association
Investigation to address high living costs by Congress
Washington plans a six member committee to study why living costs are high. A recent meat price study shows retail profit margins above wholesale, ranging from 20 percent in New York to 36 percent in Boston. The Ada Evening News notes 1909 was prosperous and hints at 1910 improvements.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
New York
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Boston
The
Evening News
Ada
Oklahoma judge Furman praised for Harmless Error ruling
Ada judge Henry M. Furman receives national notice for his Harmless Error decision. Collier's highlights the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals in a recent editorial praising the court's stance on form and reason to protect the innocent and deter violations.
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Oklahoma
Henry M. Furman
Ada
Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals
Collier's
National Weekly
Criminal Court of Appeals of Oklahoma
State of Oklahoma
Criminal Court of Appeals of
Bryan Heads For Jamaica After Havana Honors
William Jennings Bryan continues his nationwide reception tour. Despite his persistent presidential defeat, he receives lavish entertainments as he travels from Havana Cuba to Jamaica with authorities planning similar honors for his visit.
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William Jennings Bryan
Havana
Cuba
Jamaica
Choctaw investor to build 240 mile Texas railroad
Lon C. Hill Jr of Harlingen Texas, a Choctaw, plans to build a 240 mile railroad from Harlingen to San Antonio. Over eight years he leveraged land options bought at 2 to 3 dollars an acre into a fortune and now the money keeps piling up. He aims to transform the lower Rio Grande region with irrigation and land development.
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Lon C. Hill, Jr
Harlingen
Texas
Rio Grande
Lone Star
Beeville
Harlington
Brownsville
Hill
San Antonio
Leslie’s Weekly
Booth, aged General, writing his Salvation Army autobiography
At a very old age and almost blind General William Booth of the Salvation Army is engaged in writing his autobiography. The veteran leader lives near London and receives daily congratulations on his remarkable energy.
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William Booth
Salvation Army
London
Census directs Negro enumerators in southern districts
Washington on January 3 prediction cites about 10 000 000 Negroes in the United States and outlines where Negro and white enumerators will serve to avoid cross listing. Census Director Durand says Negroes can better report their own race while Southern areas may bar them from enumerating white families. Secretary Nagel approves the efficiency test.
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Washington
United States
Durand
Mr. Durand
South
Nagel
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Halcottsville
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