Wreck on the Rock Island near Chickasha
Two Rock Island passenger trains collided head on at Ninekah Oklahoma. An unknown baggage rider was killed and several passengers and one mail clerk were injured. Engineers Powell and Hutson escaped or were injured. firemen unhurt. A relief train carried injured to Chickasha.
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Chickasha
Rock Island
Ninekah
Malelerk
William Powell
James Hutson
J. A. Liter
Caldwell
Kan
T. J. Brown
Tuttle
Hilbish
Hennessey
J. W. Cunningham
Bowie
Tex
S. F. Baker
Duncan
Sfef Kimbre
Comanche
Alfred ©. Walters
Roysden
Thomas Dwyer
Charles Pearson
P B Wilson Lumber Co., 1912 Yearly Greeting Card
A brief 1912 era message thanks customers for their favors and invites continued friendship and patronage from P B Wilson Lumber Co. The note mentions availability in the lumber line and ends with a cordial sign off.
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P. B. Wilson Lumber Co
The Doctor’s Prescription for Stingy Man
A January Woman’s Home Companion tale tells of a stingy farmer who cannot read his prescription until a pharmacist points out the text hidden in the lines. The note mocks his frugality by proposing a hired girl, new dresses, and a fashionable hat to bring daily consideration to his household and cattle.
Cheap Oranges for Christmas Brighten Holiday Shopping
Oranges will be sold at two for five cents this Christmas season. G W McCorkle of Turner Produce Co notes a cleaner, larger orange crop than in a quarter century due to improved fields and production this year.
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Santa Claus
G. W. McCorkle
Turner Produce Co
Cotton receipts at Konawa fall short of last year
By Wednesday the gins at Konawa had processed a little over 500 bales less than the same period last year, effectively ending the season with only scattered remaining cotton in the town.
Grandfather Cages Go To U Supreme Court
Two questions on Oklahoma grandfather clause challenge the 1866 voter qualification rule. Officials Frank Guinn and J J Beal were convicted for denying ballots to African American voters under the law and sentenced to a year in Fort Leavenworth plus a $100 fine. The case was appealed and sent to Washington for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. & Supreme Court
St. Louis
Frank Guinn
J. J. Beal
Fort Leavenworth
Washington
Sledge Lumber Co Christmas 1912 Greeting
The Sledge Lumber Co extends thanks to customers for a year of good business in 1912 and wishes a merry Christmas and prosperous New Year. It promises continued service in 1913 for any lumber needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sledge Lumber Co
Dascomb-Daniels Lumber CO
J. H. Chappell
Mgr
Merry Osper
Demonstration of Deep Plowing Scheduled for Saturday
An eye opening public demonstration of deep plowing will be held Saturday at the Frisco demonstration farm between the city and the cement plant. A Spalding deep tilling machine will turn soil to 16 to 18 inches under the direction of A. J. Kennedy with possible attendance by F. F. Ferguson.
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Frisco
A. J. Kennedy
F. F. Ferguson
Anniversary of Washington Death Observed by Lodges
Delegations from Masonic lodges in Alexandria and Fredericksburg placed memorial wreaths on George Washington The tomb at Mount Vernon marking the 1123t h anniversary of the first President's death Fredericksburg Lodge No 4 records the meeting when Washington became a Mason and preserves the Bible he was obligated as master.
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Mt. Vernon
Alexandria
Fredericksburg
George Washington
Fredericksburg Lodge No
General Washington
Washington
Howe Rule Completes The Committee Stage
London December 13 The committee stage of the Home Rule bill completed in the Commons amid excited demonstrations and counter demonstrations. The bill’s progress showed a series of readings and amendments with a major Unionist setback during debate on financial provisions and a subsequent amicable arrangement in Parliament.
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Howe
London
Commons
Asquith
House of Commons
Frederick Banbury
Holdenville Completes Water Works System
Holdenville proclaims completion of its water works extension with a new filtration system. City officials assert an unlimited water supply for now and the future, noting the shutoff during cleaning and the pending final inspection by the chief engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keenhow
Holdenville
Holdeny Ocrat
Ile Dem
Chautauqua Course for Ada Draws Business Support
Mrs. Nova H. Gaiser of Ridpath Chautauqua bureau Kansas City is canvassing Ada business men for a summer Chautauqua course. She aims to complete the campaign within a day or two. Past Ada courses have shown benefits, and a summer session at the normal would add value by pairing leading talent with the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova H. Gaiser
Ridpath Chautauqua Bureau
Kansas City
Ada
Marriage Licenses Issued Nearby For Local Couples
W R Birdsong of Conway and Liz Flowers of Stonewall seek license. John Latta of Ada and Nellie Smith of Ada appear with J S Jared of Ada and Mabel Noe of Ada seeking licenses as well.
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W. R. Birdsong
Conway
Lizzie Flowers
Stonewall
John Latta
Ada
Nellie Smith
J. S. Jared
Mabel Noe
Seek federal control of liquor traffic
Washington D C December 16 Prohibitionists and other supporters of the liquor traffic from distant sections gathered in force for a national conference on liquor legislation. The main aim is to urge Congress to pass a federal law to protect prohibition territories from interstate shipments of intoxicating liquors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Want Grain Futures Abolished
In Chicago representatives of grain exchanges gathered to discuss legislation aimed at abolishing grain futures trading. The proposed measure, prepared in response to a call by Charles D. Jones, will be presented at Congress during the current session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles D. Jones
Grain Dealers’ National Association
Congress
Petitioned Rural Route Aimed From Ada To Knox Area
George Thomason in the Knox community pushes a proposed rural route from Ada through the section. The plan would span twenty four miles and serve about 200 families. Thomason has gathered 117 signatures toward the required 100, with Rural Route expansion urged to aid parcels post and local merchants. DASCOMB DANIELS LUMBER CO extends holiday greetings to customers for 1912 and 1913.
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George Thomason
Knox
Ada
Await
Big Doll for Somebody at Reed’s Grand Ave Store
J. T. Reed owner of the Racket on Grand avenue displays a four foot tall doll with hair and eyes praised as superb. The doll will be given away free. with each 25 cent purchase a numbered ticket is issued and at 3 pm on Dec 5 a matching ticket will win the doll from a box draw. Reed also advertises holiday goods and bargains.
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J. T. Reed
Grand Avenue
Reed
North Dakota Holds First Rural Life Conference
Seek Rural Life Improvement Fargo N D December 7 North Dakota's first country life conference opens at State Agricultural College Fargo and runs through Friday with talks by qualified speakers on rural life topics. Day one centers on the country school as a social center.
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Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
Country Life
State Agricultural College
Hughes County Land Sales Post Low to High Prices
Government completes sale of unallotted Hughes county land about 200000 acres south of the Canadian river. Prices range from 1.50 to 11.75 per acre. Most purchases by oil and gas prospectors. Some oil and gas indications in Hughes county with more found in nearby Okfuskee Okmulgee and Coal counties.
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Hughes County
Oklahoma City
Canadian River
Okfuskee
Okmulgee
Coal County
Pontotou County Produces Large Turnips
Saturday pine era report notes Ey. Davis of Ada area raised a giant turnip from a quarter acre patch. The vegetable measures 29 inches in circumference and weighs 9.5 pounds. Davis has fed or sold 75 bushels from the same patch, illustrating Pontotoc county’s productive soil.
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Ey. Davis
Ada
Boston Tea Party Anniversary Observed in Boston
Boston marks the one hundredth and thirty ninth anniversary with meetings and exercises under patriotic and historical societies. The city observes the era that preceded the American Revolution amid stirring events and activities reflecting historic remembrance.
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Boston
Mass
Fire at Eufaula destroys Fears-Puller building
Fire swept the Fears Puller building in Eufaula causing about 30000 in damage. The brief item notes extensive insurance or structural loss without detailing casualties or cause.
Better System of Enumerating Pupils
Oklahoma City December 17 About thirty thousand dollars was saved to actual scholastics by a new enumeration method introduced by Supt Wilson last year. The reform replaces district clerks reports with a family visit to verify children residing in the district on January 15 with June reporting. Counties found padding in many districts, especially large cities, but the new system yields fairer distribution of state funds and reduces per capita payments from 2.00 to 1.95 dollars on the earlier year.
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Oklahoma City
Supt
Wilson
Lawmak
Peace Conference prep in London as Balkan issues loom
Plenipotentiaries gather in London for a peace conference to end the Balkan war. Turkish and Greek envoys arrive amid talks over Adrianople and Roumanian participation. powers consider a broader conference in Paris to finalize eastern settlement.
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London
Europe
Constantinople
Greece
Balkan
Adrianople
Charalja
Roumania
Germany
Austria
Italy
Romania
Adriatic
Sone
Berlin
Paris
Mareh King's Daughter a Bride in New York
Miss Helen Sousa daughter of John Philip Sousa married Hamilton Abert at St Thomas Church. Rev Ernest M Stires officiated. A reception followed at the St Regis Hotel in New York.
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New York
Helen Sousa
John Philip. Sousa
Hamilton Abert
St. Thomas's Church
Ernest M. Stires
St. Regis Hotel
Ada men visit Shawnee on business
Messrs. John Ward T J Moore Tobe Wardlow James Pool and Billy Smith of Ada spend the day in Shawnee on business for the News-Herald.
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John Ward
T J. Moore
Tobe Wardlow
James Pool
Billy Smith
Ada
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
News-Herald
High School Play David Garrick Postponed
The high school play David Garrick scheduled for Friday evening has been indefinitely postponed by the pupils.
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David Garrick
Monster of Roebuck Lake Captured Near Hugo
In Hugo Oklahoma on December 16 a fisherman named ix F. Hall captured a massive monster identified by Choctaws as over a century old. The creature weighs about 19 pounds with an alligator like head and back, reportedly ten feet long, seen by farmers for years.
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Hugo
Okla
Salor Gar
Roebuck Lake
Byeix F. Hall
Baeg
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid Dies in London
Whitelaw Reid American Ambassador to Great Britain since 1905 died at Dorchester House London shortly after noon. His wife Mrs Reid and daughter Mrs John Hubert Ward were at his bedside. Cause given as pulmonary oedema following a bronchial attack and asthma, with exhaustion and delirium prior to death.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Ise Down
Dorchester House
Reid
William Hale Whie
Sadar
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Oke
Konawa
Weeshigton
Holpenville
Pontotou County
Eufaula
A. and M. College
Fris-Co
Santa Fe
Midland Valley
Texas
Dallas County
Okklahhaa
Muskogee
Bermuda
Mareh
Ambassador Reid
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