Fragments Linked to Two Deaths in Rock Island Explosion
Shawnee Oklahoma reports fragments of human remains found beneath debris from Friday’s Rock Island shops explosion. Two deaths confirmed, Fireman Cook located, injuries expected to recover though some maimed. Remains of A J Kerr to Creston Iowa and H W Jones to Paoli Oklahoma. No inquest expected as senior officials are dead. Repair shop to be rebuilt. city resumes Christmas events.
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Shawnee
Okla
Rock Island
Cook
A. J. Kerr
W. Hawkins
Creston
H. W. Jones
Paoli
Oklo
State Capital News Special Correspondence
Guthrie reports the labor department schedules for manufacturers and express rail shipments for 1909, with railways cited for contempt over accounting order 201. Taxation for territorial purposes averaged $6.08 per $1,000 before statehood and fell to $2.50 this year, with 25 cents allotted to schools.
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Guthrie
Commissioner of Labor
Express
Midland Valley
Atchison Topeka
Santa Fe
Gulf Colorado
Sana Fe
Frisco
Rock Island
Kansas City Southern Railways
Corporation Commission
Guthrie, Okla
Lindstrom Roddie Wedding Quiet Christmas Day
On December 25 at the bride’s home in Ada, Miss Ruth Roddie and Mr George Lindstrom of Shawnee were married. Rev W M Wilson officiated this small family ceremony. Ruth is the daughter of Prof and Mrs W L Roddie. George is M E and T freight office superintendent in Shawnee. The couple left to visit Udall, Kansas, then will reside in Shawnee.
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George LindStrom
Shawnee
Ruth Roddie
W. M. Wilson
First Methodist Church
Ruth
W. L. Roddie
Pronger Telephone Co
Ada
Lindstrom
Perdue Bound Over on Robbery Charge
Robert Perdue faced a preliminary hearing on robbery and was bound over to await grand jury action under a $1000 bond.
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Robert Perdue
Christmas Day Suicide in Ada Puzzles Community
T J Boyd, age 61, a vegetable grower in Ada, drank carbolic acid at his son in laws home on Gh and Cherry streets after calling his grandchildren to say he would not live to see the sun. He died Sunday morning after days of suffering. Survived by wife and four children, buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
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T. J. Boyd
Charles Durham
Cherry Streets
Bond
Ada
Rosedale
3Rd
Oak Streets
Early Morning Dispute Between Neighbors Ends With Joke
Farmer Brown visits Farmer Jones at 2 a.m. to settle who rises first. He finds Mrs. Jones hanging clothes in the garden and learns Jones was early but is now unseen, prompting a humorous reply.
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Farmer Brown
Farmer Jones
Bob
Invention of spectacles traced through history
The text argues glasses were unknown to ancient civilizations and challenges Nero’s supposed use. Italians Armanti and Spina reportedly invented spectacles at the end of the 13th century. Early lenses were convex, later concave lenses appeared. Thomas Young and Airy advanced cylindrical lenses for astigmatism, with Benjamin Franklin introducing bifocal spectacles in 1785.
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Nero
Armanti
Spina
Thomas Young
Airy
Benjamin Franklin
Corset Saves Woman's Life in Chicago Shooting
Miss Ethel Eitelhuber narrowly escaped a fatal shot when a bullet pierced her bedroom window but tore through her corset, deflecting off and saving her life. Neighbors and family heard her cry as she fled to the kitchen after the incident.
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Chicago
Ethel Eithelhuber
Arrest of Zelaya’s Son-in-Law Shocks Nicaragua
In Managua the new president Jose Madriz moves to curb Zelaya’s legacy with arrests of Joaquin Passos Zelaya’s son-in-law and Ernesto Marez Zelaya's former finance minister for misappropriation and bond irregularities. Also jailed are Santos Ramirez and other officials as Madriz recalls expelled generals and plans to revoke monopolies. Zelaya may travel to Belgium via Mexico City.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Jose Madriz
Zelaya
Madriz
Counry
Joaquin Passos
Ernesto Marez Zelayas
Francisco Baca
Julian Linas
Passes
Santos Ramirez
Anastasio Ortiz
Benito Chavarria
Paulino Godey
Mexico City
Belgium
Castro
Diaz
Most Prosperous Christmas Season In Ada History
Ada merchants report Christmas 1909 as the most prosperous in Ada's history with earlier shopping, widespread turnout from distant towns, and evening buying. Consumers completed purchases on an expanded, costly plan. merchants note fastest selling period and highest revenue in Ada careers.
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Ada
Big Four Treasurer Seeks Quick Punishment on Embezzlement
Cincinnati December 22 Charles L Wardner former local treasurer of the Big Four Rail Road pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to six years hard labor in the state penitentiary. The case centers on at least 643000 in theft tied to blackmail involving a woman. He may face further counts but prosecutors said they would not pursue unless he concealed proceeds. Mrs Jeanette Stewart Ford faces trial next Monday as the principal witness in the blackmail case.
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Cincinnati
Charles L. Wardner
Big Four Railroad
Warriner
Jeanette Stewart-Ford
Hunt
Negro Sheriff Wounded in Atoka Capture Drama
Sheriff Jesse W. Phillips was seriously wounded in a struggle with Will Miles a negro bootlegger who had escaped from county road gang in Atoka Oklahoma. Miles was shot in the hand and jailed. a lynching risk followed as tensions flared during the escape attempt.
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Atoka
Okla
Jesse W. Phillips
Will Miles
Phillips
Miles
Westbrook House Targeted by Shootout. Reward Offered
Mr J W Westbrook assistant county treasurer said a gunman fired two leaden balls at his home last Saturday night between 10 and 11 o clock. One ball went through the front door and a balcony post while the other struck the bed where his child slept. Westbrook and Mayor Lit were nearby moments earlier. He offers a $50 reward for the assailants and calls for life imprisonment.
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J. W. ‘Westbrook
Mr. Westbrook
L. J
Marriage Licenses Issued for Davis Barnet Sawyer
Marriage licenses granted to J. C. Davis 21 of Asher Pottowatomie County. Alice Barnet 21 of Asher. O. J. Sawyer 35 of Rosedale. Local records show these confirmations.
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J. C. Davis
Aasher, Pott, Co
Alice Barnet
Asher
O. J. Sawyer
Rosedale
Mrs. J. C. Jeter and eon are here
Local note records Mrs. J. C. Jeter and an heir or descendant visiting the area visiting relatives and noting a social stop. No further details available in the fragment.
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J. C. Jeter
Eon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Bond Claim 1886 Toledo
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every uncured case of catarrh. Oath dated December 6 1886 before Notary A W Gleason. Cure taken internally and claims testimonials. products sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
F. J
Cheney & CO
All
Ada Growth Amazes Traveling Visitor on Main Street
A Katy train visitor in Ada exclaims the town’s growth is remarkable and faster than ever. He praises Ada’s progress and notes his own heavy night, then wonders if he should relocate, while reflecting on Mary at home.
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Yassiree
Mary
Adam's
Main Street
Katy
Kate
Ada
Davenport Family Christmas Visit Noted in Oklahoma City
Dr. and Mrs. Davenport of Oklahoma City spent Christmas day as guests of Mrs Davenport's sisters Mesdames McKeel and Asbury and Dr. Davenport's brother Mr. C. K. Davenport. Dr. Davenport is described as a prominent physician in Oklahoma.
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A. E. Davenport
Oklahoma City
Whiskey Grabbed in Sheriff's Depots Heist
Two cases of whiskey were captured yesterday by the sheriff's force while being transported from the Katy depot to The Flats. Earlier this morning three more cases were seized, marking a coordinated stake in the ongoing police action.
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Katy
Gas Explosion Kills Child in Muskogee Home
Aud reed Condrey, 10, dies after a natural gas explosion that blew the roof off a three room Muskogee house. Her father Charles Condrey and mother Mrs. Condrey, plus three siblings, are seriously injured. Mrs. Lillian Harris, who helped rescue them, is also badly burned. The blast occurred after an open gas pipe in a neighboring room and ignition of a stove.
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Muskogee
Okla
Audrey Condrey
Charles Condrey
Condreys
Electric Bitters Proclaimed Great Gift to Women
Mrs. O Rhinevault of Vestal Center New York says Electric Bitters restore buoyant spirits and vigor. She claims the tonic cures nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backache fainting and dizziness and helps the weak and sickly. Sold for 50 cents at G M Ramsey's.
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G. M. Ramsey’s
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