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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
1
A winter storm delivers sleet rain and snow across Oklahoma and Texas with schools closed and travel disrupted. Strong winds complicate conditions as authorities warn residents to stay indoors and monitor local updates.
A winter blast strikes the Panhandle with snow and sleet disrupting rail schedules and prompting school closings across affected districts. Officials warn of continued cold, slick roads and possible travel hazards through the day.
A bureau chief warns of serious danger to the public from eating Hale the Meat products. The statement calls for scrutiny of unsafe meat practices and potential regulatory action.
Dr. A D Melvin chief of the U S Bureau of Animal Industry reports serious gaps in meat inspection due to state limits and calls for joint state and municipal inspections. He notes diseased animals enter uninspected markets and cites rising condemnations despite overall progress in packing-house sanitation.
Charles W. Morse left New York for Atlanta to serve a 15 year sentence for banking violations. In a dramatic prepared statement he maintained innocence, criticized jury conduct and private detectives, and lamented the impact on justice. He wept while saying goodbye to his sons as the train departed.
Guthrie Jan 4 The governor's callers including Ben Wilson Ed L Dunn and Senators Hatchett Smith discuss a possible extra session limited to five or six subjects chiefly a revised fee system to save litigants money and curb overtaxation. Appropriations for the state board of affairs the code commission and the Fort Gibson blind school are considered with attention to banking law changes and a thirty day aim for work completion.
Washington reports Representative Adair of Indiana criticizes executive expenses and calls for deep spending cuts. He targets the President's $75,000 salary, $35,000 vehicle allowance, and White House greenhouse costs, arguing total appropriations could be trimmed by at least $75,000 annually with no loss of government services. He also denounces the detective service as a dumping ground for political appointees and notes excess in army and navy spending.
Guthrie Ok Jan 5 Fred S Caldwell State Enforcement Attorney briefs Governor Haskell on the impact of new federal regulation governing interstate liquor shipments into prohibition districts. The act restricts deliveries to bona fide purchasers, bars agents from collecting payments, and requires clear labeling. It aims to curb John Doe packages and broad agency terms hinder shipments via use of banks or collecting agencies. Caldwell notes penalties up to 5000 dollars and urges state federal coordination with local officials to enforce the act.
Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday shows Oklahoma and Kansas turning fair. Arkansas to see rain or snow with cooler conditions, then fair. Missouri to experience snow followed by clearing with cooler weather in the south and Thursday improving to fair.
Amarillo Texas reports a rapid temperature rise to 40 after a night of snow and sleet. A heavy shower of snow fell, adding about an inch in a short span under clear skies, with warmer weather forecast ahead.
Northwestern Oklahoma faced a sleet covered night with hazardous wagon and traffic conditions. Oil fields nearly halted by frozen water and pipes, trains delayed, and streetcar service crippled as Frisco line reports several hour delays and Enid records ten inches of snow with streetcar service impaired. Temperature dropped to 25 degrees.
Sleet and snow fell at intervals with warmer weather. The thermometer registered eight degrees below zero at times. Oil man John Taylor suffered a broken collar bone after a fall on the ice.
Cattle suffer in Osage country due to two days of cold weather. Rain and snow blanket the area as temperatures rise by day's end in Pawhuska Oklahoma on January 4.
Kwata Oklahoma January 4 freezing continued today with sleet in the morning and rain this afternoon no livestock losses reported but wrap and shelter urged for cattle and horses to prevent cold stress officials said all farms are coping.
Sleigh riding back in fashion after snow fell in northern Oklahoma last night and today. Reports say no suffering or injuries. Weather turn brings activity as residents enjoy the cold snap from Fedford Oklahoma dated January 4.
Shi awnee Oklahoma January 4 The Bell was closed today because of a smallpox epidemic. Miss Hard a teacher in the school is afflicted and several pupils show the disease.
Rain soaked Ardmore throughout the day with lingering ice on the ground. The morning low reached 24 and later rose to 30 as farmers report excessive moisture hindering early plowing.
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John R. Bradley, financier of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, telegraphs from Atlanta that he will outfit another Arctic voyage. He states he has written Captain Sverdrup to join an expedition to explore the Polar Sea north of Crocker Land in hopes of confirming Bradley Land.
Judge Henry M. Furman has been elected lecturer in criminal law in the law department. His first lecture will be delivered January 7. The position carries no emoluments.
Boston reports an active mayoral race under the new non partisan charter. Mayoral candidates James J. Storrow George A Hibbard John Fitzgerald and Nathaniel H Taylor have advertised heavily and traded charges as the election set for Tuesday January 11 approaches.
Berlin January 3 The emperor has consented to the betrothal of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia son of the late Prince Albrecht regent of Brunswick to Princess Agathe von Ratibor and Curyey Zu Hobenlothe. The announcement confirms a royal alliance as discussions conclude.
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