Oklahoma convention to receive opponents’ objections
Ardmore aide Ledbetter says Attorney General Bonaparte will furnish a copy of objections and criticisms filed against the proposed constitution for the constitutional convention. The notice follows a promise to allow defense of the convention’s position. Bonaparte explains forwarding the complaints does not reflect an opinion of the department.
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Okla
W. A. Ledbetter
Ardmore
Bonaparte
Vention
Ledbetter
Attorney General
Law Ofice
Lawson Booms Roosevelt for Third Term in Boston Ad
Thomas W. Lawson publishes a half page Boston advertisement praising Theodore Roosevelt for a third term. He argues Roosevelt would again occupy the White House if alive and rejects confiscatory terms for securities holders, contending the financial structure remains intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Thomas W. Lawson
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Annual Marriage Fair in Belgium Yields 27 Engagements
Last month's annual marriage fair at Eeaussinas Belgium produced twenty seven matrimonial engagements. It is said about a dozen more bachelors may soon decide to wed. The event aims to keep youths at home as maidens and bachelors dine together and mingle. Mottoes in the market place encourage suitors with lines like a bachelor is only half a man.
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Eeaussinas
Belgium
Bryce Denies Criticizing Oklahoma Constitution
British Ambassador Bryce disputes a World dispatch quoting him on the Oklahoma constitution saying the statements are unfounded. He notes he never expressed opinions on American political questions since arriving in the United States in official capacity.
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New York
Bryce
Intervale
N. Y
Oklahoma
United States
Hill's Business College Promises Fast Job Placement
Hill's Business College touts strong training in office work with a model office and personal supervision by Mr Hill. It reports several graduates securing positions in Oklahoma City firms and offers July specials with fare paid to school.
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Maroney
Demorest
Stillwater
Gem City College
Illinois
Oklahoma City
Hill
Business College
Beggars Ride Donkeys Across Persia to Mecca
A historical note on Persian beggars who travel long distances by donkey to Meshed or Mecca and return with the title Hadji. It describes the harsh treatment of the donkeys by their mendicant masters and mentions the use of a pleat chain as needed.
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Persia
Meshed
Mecca
Gentle Ephraim Farlowe Sees Positives In Farmers Life
In a humorous vignette from Youth's Companion a farmer Ephraim Farlowe criticizes neighbors with patience. He defends a roaming cow by praising its eye for spots and admires a hen that attempts to lay in his Sunday hat. A milking accident turns his praise to rueful humor.
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Ephraim Farlowe
Farlowe
Indian Chief Quana Parker to Visit England with Bryce
Quanah Parker head of the Comanche tribe with three wives and vast property will travel to England next summer as a guest of Ambassador Bryce during Bryce's vacation. Bryce met Parker during a western trip and invited him after a long, cordial visit.
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Chief Parker
England
Ambassador Lawton
Oklo
Quanah Parker
Bryce
Parker
West
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Pain Relief
All the world knows Ballard's Snow Liniment has no superior for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains lumbago and all pains. Buy it try it and you will always use it. Trial bottle requested with proof of effectiveness. Price 25c 50c and 1.00. Sold by G. M. Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
G. M. Ramsey
Disbursing Agent Appointed for Indian Territory Schools
George Hilman is named disbursing agent for all government school funds in Indian Territory under J. D. Benedict superintendent of schools. Benedict will now devote full time to school work. The schools require about $300 000 annually and about 1000 teachers are employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hilman
Indian Territory
Hillman
J. D. Benedict
Benedict Wil
Baptist Assembly Plans Week-Long Session at Sulphur
The Baptist assembly will convene at Sulphur next Tuesday and stay one week. Rev. Harrell and family will attend, along with many Ada residents, with expectations of a glorious time.
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Baptist Assembly
Sulphur
Harrell
Paris Jeweler Buys Looted Czars Mine Stones
A Paris jeweler has purchased a large quantity of stones found in mines on the czar’s private property. Each year stones from these mines are offered for sale by tender, similar to imperial forest lands and mines sold by the cabinet.
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Paris
Imperial Cabinet
Charlie Recalled as River Baptism Spectacle
A young woman of social prominence planned baptism by immersion in a river. A four year old boy named Charlie watched as the minister struggled to keep footing on the turbulent waters. Later she visited the family and asked the boy to identify her, and he replied You is that woman that went in Swimmin with the minister on Sunday.
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Charlie
His Turn for the Coat Shaming Winter Fashion
Giovanni shows up in a full winter suit on the first hot day provoking the teacher to ask him to remove it. He explains his brother wore it all winter and now it is his turn, revealing a humorous family exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giovanni Allessandro
Guiseppe
Pietro Tellegreni
G. A. G. P. Tellegreni
Giovanni
Finish Census in Two Weeks in Guthrie
Census department officials in Guthrie expect to complete the new state census within two weeks after organization and finish all work by August 1.
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Guthrie
Okio
Census Department
Had Seen Her Double and Local Anecdotes in Pontotoc
A garrulous man remarks on doubles and Colonel Highball notes his wife’s double is a close friend. Pontotoc County is described as rich in agriculture including cotton wheat corn oil gas coal cement cattle and hogs with abundant mineral wealth and a land of homes churches and schools.
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Colonel Highball
Pontotoc County
Local Yonkers train delayed by express clash
A Yonkers local, stopping at many points, lost 32 minutes en route to New York due to running behind an express train. Passengers reacted with despair and profanity as the conductor offered a terse justification for the delay.
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Yonkers
New York
Dela
New Yo: Times
Guessing at It Lifts a Phrase from Transit Gloria Mundi
A dialogue fragment shows Dum asking for meaning of a quotation transit gloria mundi and Wig replying search me while speculating the two initial words resemble an ambulance sound. The exchange highlights misreading and curiosity over Latin phrases.
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Dum
A Future Son and Tiggs in Wars and Peace
A future son asks about Tiggs who supposedly fought in a peace conflict. The text links Tiggs’ lineage to the revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War era, raising a question about his own role in the peace effort.
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Tiggs
Fou
Duty of the Rich as I See It in Wealth Use
Andrew Carnegie argues surplus wealth should be a sacred trust to advance public good. He criticizes bequests to heirs and public donations made only under death’s compel. the noble use, he says, educates the mind and helps the poor climb the ladder of advancement. Oyster Bay July 7 notes Roosevelt era naval maneuver adds.
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Andrew Carnegie
Cooper
Cooper Institute
New York
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Brownson
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Washington
Loeb
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Advertised
Thousands suffer from kidney and bladder troubles and should seek prompt checks. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are promoted as the best remedy for backache weak kidneys and inflammation of the bladder. Sold by Crescent Drug Store.
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DeWitt
Crescent Drug Store
Local Baseball Team Organizes For Picnic Games
Community efforts form a new local baseball squad led by C. I. Patterson to play at Calvin Thursday and Sulphur next Monday. The lineup features Chas Baldwin Kaiser Coffman Chambers Pirtle Jones Roberts Maddox LeFevre with Mason as substitute. Also included is a medical ad for Pineules promising kidney relief and a 30 day $1 trial from G. M. Ramsey's drug store.
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C. I. Patterson
Calvin
Patterson
le Fevre
Kaiser
Jones
Chas. Baldwin
John Kaiser
Billie Coffman
J. W. Chambers
Skyrocketing Mail to Pacific Islands Highlights Risky Delivery
Ingenious system uses skyrockets from a mail steamer to launch letters to the Ton ga island group amid dangerous rocks and breakers. A floating post office at Tierra del Fuego, South America, links with a boat to post and collect letters.
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Tonga
Pacific Ocean
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Iig
Post
Coleet
Eyebrow Care and Dims on Public Figures
A brief guide on grooming eyebrows with cold cream alcohol and water, finishing with a nail file brush for a neat line. Notes that regular care yields fuller, more attractive brows and a witty aside on historic figures seen pursuing lighter diversions to cope with office strain.
Coal and Diamonds Describe Hidden Link Between Coal and Diamonds
The Dundee Advertiser notes coal is crystallized carbon and calls the popular phrase black diamonds a closer truth than it appears. It highlights the blood relation between the two forms and their chemical bond.
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Dundee Advertiser
Insects Plague British Bolivian Frontier Explorers
Letters from P H Fawcett detail hardships of the British survey party mapping Bolivia's northern frontier. Explorers faced fierce insects along the Acre river and Bahia frontier, with swarms of bees and thousands of wasps during the ascent and mapping work.
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Livia
Brazil
Acre
Bahia
Remarkable healing tale from Port Byron
Amos F. King of Port Byron New York reports Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a leg sore that had troubled him for over 80 years. He is now 85 and says the salve is guaranteed to cure all sores. Sold by G M Ramsey, Druggist, for 25 cents.
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Port Byron
N. Y
Amos F. King
G. M. Ramsey
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