Oklahoma Agricultural Conference Opens In Muskogee
Three thousand business men farmers bankers and professionals gather in Muskogee for the Oklahoma Agricultural Conference under the banner Back to the Soil. Leaders include J F Darby Tom Hale and editor Robins as sessions hear speeches on livestock markets dry farming and tenant farming concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Kangee
Red River
Arkansas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Tom Hale
Robbins
McAlester Bunch
Commercial Club
T .P. Martin, Jr
Oklahoma City
H. H. Bell
Association
Barnes Company
J. F. Darby
Tom Wall
Poteau
S. C. Avery
Tulsa
Thomas Hale
McAlester
W. R. Hockaday
Katy
Kirby Fitzpatrick
Bulgarians Pull Back From Chatalja Left Wing
Constantinople reports say Bulgarian forces are retreating from the burning village of Chatalja on the left wing. Analysts view the move as strategic, possibly to lure Turkish forces into an offensive while expecting Adrianople to fall soon. The fortress is believed to resist for a long time, with Enver Bey and Mahmoud Shefket Pasha taking charge of renewed efforts.
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Constantinople
Chatalja
Adrianople
Enver Bey
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
Prohibition bill passes Oklahoma House with others
Oklahoma City February 5 The house sent four abolition measures to the senate including the state printing department and a bill to abolish deputy constables. The body also approved the Mitchell Franklin liquor felony bill and a blue sky investor protection measure.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Pruett
State Printing Department
Giles W. Farris
Emanuel, Teehee, McCrory and Hill
Pittsburg
Oklahoma
Wright
Farris
Mitchell-Franklin
State Printer’s Department
Sharp
Childers
State Highway Department
Wright Iil
W. J. Caudill
Reece
Balkan War Drums Resume As Armistice Ends
The Balkan war resumed on February 3 as bombardment of Adrianople began at seven. Scutari may fall. Turkish envoy aims to capitulate Serbs. Meanwhile Southern Baptist Laymen open in Chattanooga drawing thousands from many states with leaders and governors attending three days of discussions.
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Ern Baptist Church
Chattanooga
Maryland
Texas
Missouri
Florida
City
Hooper
Tennessee
Brown
Georgia
Smith
South Carolina
J. Campbell White
New York
Mitchell
University of South Carolina
J. B. Gambrell
Patent
Wake Forest College
Brooks
Baylor University
Witnesses Silence Prolongs Grand Jury Probe
The grand jury continues its investigation into various affairs. Robert Gladson was jailed for refusing to talk, and F. H. Cooley was committed after a lapse of memory. Judge McKeown warned that silence could cost a crop this year.
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Robert Gladson
F. H. Cooley
McKeown
Carnival Parade Headlines Gasparilla Krewe Mardi Gras
Tampa observed Mardi Gras with the Gasparilla Krews street parade in fantastic garb. Hun dreds of visitors and many tourists from the North joined in the Tampa day’s festivity.
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Tampa
Fla
Judge McKeown's Yearly Court Report for Pontotoc County
Judge T D McKeown presents Pontotoc County district court figures for 1912. Criminal costs total 3933.93 dollars with 25 jury trials and 22 guilty pleas. Civil business includes 205 non jury cases and 20 jury cases, totaling 272 cases heard.
Beginning of Lent Ash Wednesday Observed in Lent
Ash Wednesday marks the start of the forty day Lenten fast in the Christian church. It leads to Easter and is a season of penitence and preparation. Easter falls on March 23 this year, the earliest possible date. Weather zodiac rules determine equal day and night on March 21.
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Washington
D. C
Oklahoma House OKs Muskogee State Fair Bill 55 to 41
The Oklahoma House passed the Muskogee state fair bill by a 55 to 41 vote with Speaker Maxey leading the drive. Opponents argued over a proposed new title and alleged swap of fair for a capitol appropriation while impeachment plans loomed for state officials Meyer and Farris.
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Oklahoma City
House of Representatives
Maxey
Wyand
Carr
Muskogee
Welty
Oklahoma County
Williams
Comanche
Messrs
Curtis
Hunter
DeFord
Nanes
Messrs. Wyand
Pinkham
Kay
McGuire
Guthrie
Leo Meyer
Giles W. Farris
Senate
House
Demonstration Train Promotes Oklahoma Poultry and Hogs
A special train run by Oklahoma A&M College and Frisco railroad arrives Ada at 1 30 p m February 15 after visiting towns along Santa Fe and Frisco lines. Lectures on hogs poultry grain and domestic science accompany exhibits and motion pictures, with about 51 towns to be reached and audiences of several hundred per stop.
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Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Frisco Railroad
Ada
Stillwater
Santa Fe
Frisco
Oklahoma
W. A. Linklater
A.C. Hartenbower
C. H. McElroy
H. A. Bittenbender
Irma Mathews
John W. Wilkinson
Henrietta Kolshorn
Katy
State College
Popular Trio Offer Cuts News Subscriptions
A promotional note advertises Ada Weekly News Texas Farm and Ranch and Holland's Magazine as a trio at reduced rates. Individually each paper costs $1.00 yearly, with combined options of Ada Weekly News plus any one other paper for $1.50 or all three for $1.75.
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Aga Weekly
Texas Farm and Ranch
Holland
Ada W News
Ada Wedikly News
Wtf
Bill to Abolish Township Boards In Oklahoma Senate
Senator Roddie introduces a bill to abolish township offices in Oklahoma and transfer powers to county commissioners. He says passage is assured and cites savings on salaries and reduced conflicts over road and bridge authority to aid the good roads movement.
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Roddie
Oklahoma
Suspected Bootleggers Make Quick Move
County Attorney Roland learned the residence was used as a joint with booze moved in recently. He watched from a neighbor’s window and, within two hours, Deputy Attorney Croxton and Deputies Dun can and Chandler arrived, but the occupants had fled leaving no whiskey or belongings behind.
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Roland
Croxton
Duncan
Chandler
Bruner Passenger to Stonewall This Morning
J. M. Bruner was a passenger to Stonewall this morning, according to local transit notes. The brief item confirms Bruner’s travel and the destination cited in the day’s schedule.
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J. M. Bruner
Stonewall
Building Bridge Across South Canadian River
Preliminary work has begun on a bridge to span the South Canadian River at Norman Oklahoma. Soundings for pier foundations have started and several carloads of steel have arrived. The project carries a price tag of 38000 dollars and aims to boost Norman’s southern and western trade upon completion.
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Norman
Okla
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Great Agricultural Conference—Organization
Martin
Jonah
Jonahs
Tate Brady
States of the Union
Nations of the Earth
John T. Burns
Dry Farming Congress
Warfages
Far East
Hill
Rogers
Teehee
Senator Fields
Cherry and
L. J. Little
O. D. Lindsey
Adrianople and
Chatlaja
Waria
Turkey
Balkan
Europe
Daneff
Edward Grey
Osman Nizami Pasha
London
Berlin
Arabia
Izzet Bey
Tripoli
Fethy Bey
Southern Baptist
Tenn
T. D. McKeown
the District Court of
Pontotoc Coun
J. C. Roland
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