Jesse James Relic Found In East Ninth Street House
A mail pouch with scattered letters tied to A. F. George of Kansas City was found in a sealed closet during remodeling at 1836 East Ninth street. Federal inspectors questioned its authenticity. doubt remains it belonged to the United States government. Also notes a Tennessee night watchman’s illness and a pitch for King’s New Discovery cough medicine with testimonial.
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Kansas City Journal
Jesse James
E. N. Watts
East Ninth Street
Watts
Wats
Post Office
A. F. George
East Fifteenth Street
Kansas City
Mr. George
Federal Building
Orvice
W. J. Atkins
Banner Springs
Tenn
Dr. King
G. M. Ramsey
Indian fined for drunken street condition
Isom Gilcreast, an Indian, was picked up in a drunken near freezing state by Officers Foster and Mitchell Tuesday night and fined $9.75 in police court.
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Isom Gilcreast
Foster and
Mitchell
K C Baking Powder Praised for Better Results
A single trial shows K C Baking Powder outpacing old style baking powder with greater economy and improved performance in household use. It costs less and works effectively.
Vagrants to Ada find work on public roads on arrival
Ada residents learn that visiting vagrants are immediately sent to hard labor on roads. Eight hoboes are already at work near Roff with two more set for hearings today. The grim policy aims to crack down on panhandling and idle lodging.
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Ada
Bar of Justice
Roff
Phenix Insurance Company Faces Scrutiny and Solvency Assurance
Otis B. Weaver reports to Judge J H Lenehan about a press claim that Phenix Insurance Company of New York misappropriated up to one million dollars. A reply from General Agent George Sheldon states the firm is solvent, with over two million dollars surplus, continuing operations and no alarm needed.
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Phenix Insurance Company of
New York
Insurance Department of
Phenix
Otis B. Weaver Fire Insurance Agency
J. H. Lenehan
Chicago
Phenix Inc. Co
Robertson
Daily Press
Otis Weaver
Chicago, Ill
Otis B. Weaver
Ada
Okla
Phenix Insurance Company
Telegraphers Vote Ordered After Stalled Negotiations
After days of failed talks between a Big Four telegraphers committee and railroad officials a referendum vote is set. The outcome depends on how about 1,000 telegraphers, who seek 20 percent pay raises and inclusion of telephone operators interlocking tower men station agents and staff, vote. General Manager Van Winkle rejects both demands citing past pay raises and fair treatment.
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Cincinnati
van Winkle
Railroads Highlight Holiday Rates and Homebound Travel
Railroads announce Christmas and New Year holiday rates with ads urging travelers to go home. The St Louis and San Francisco line promotes low southwest fares on December 18 to 20 as Ada residents consider visiting family while visitors may arrive for the holidays.
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Railroads
St. Loui
San Francisco
Ada
Gore Sees Congress Busy With Taf Roosevelt Clash
United States Senator Gore of Oklahoma visited New York on December 9. He said Washington would be busy in winter as President Taf pushes his policies while Roosevelt aims to carry out his. Gore noted the president’s message lacked interstate commerce detail and pointed to missing items.
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Columbia Bank and Trust Company
The
Oklahoman
Oklahoma
Prusett
Columbia
State Banking Board
Haskell
West
Grand
Guaranty Act
Congress
New York
United States
Gore
Washington
Taf
Roosevelt
Telegraph Operators Demand 10 Percent Wage Increase Refused
Chicago December 9 telegraph operators with the Illinois Central Railroad and the Order of Railroad Telegraphers demanded a 10 percent raise. Officials refused the demand but agreed to submit the dispute to mediation by Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Knapp and Federal Labour Commissioner Neill.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Labor Comm
Couples Seek Marriage Licenses In Regional Notices
O C Runyan 22 of South Greenfield Missouri and Almeda Ross 18 of Ft Scott Kansas secured a license to wed yesterday. EB Turknett 22 and Sallie Bonner 22 of Francis also sought licenses in a brief regional notice.
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O. C. Runyan
South Greenfield
Almeda Ross
Ft. Scott, Kas
EB. T. Turknett
Sallie Bonner
Francis
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State Bank
Jackson Loan & Trust CompAny
Ft.Worth
Texas
Jackson, Mississippi
Ben Franklin
First National Bank
Ada, Oklahoma
Waskell
Columbia Bank
OkLhoma
Ceen
Gneral
George Sheldon
Connecticut
Ers
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