Weaver Ferris Fight Over Fifth District Nomination
Oklahoma City June 28 Claude Weaver of Pauls Valley contests the Fifth district nomination citing 113 votes to 115 for Scott Ferris with 28 contested ballots from Cleveland Pottawatomie and McClain. Ferris claims 296th ballot 115 votes and says he is the nominee. The matter may go to the state election board or a primary.
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Oklahoma City
Oklo
Claude Weaver
Pauls Valley
State Election Board
Weaver
Scott Ferris
Lawton
Cleveland
Pottawatomie
McClain
Ferris
Gainesville
Texas University
Congressman Onvy
Texas
R. E. L. Knight
Dallas
Missouri
Okla
Hobart
Tonisht
Rominzsm
Fifth Congressional District
Comanche
Tilman
Jackson
Kiowa
McLain
Grady
Government finally pays Garfield funeral expenses
William R. Speare, a veteran undertaker, reveals the government had not paid Garfield funeral costs for 26 years. After Congress funded the funeral, a treasury commission investigated bills and required receipted receipts. Heirs will comply and the bill will be paid.
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Garfield
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Speare
Best Medicine in the for Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy
Mr. C C L Carter of Skirum Alabama praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best in the world. He recounts severe attacks and says half a bottle cured him, noting he feels like a new man. Sold by G M Ramsey.
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Chamberlain
Cc. L. Carter
Skirum
Ala
G. M. Ramsey
Republicans refuse to participate in Murray conference
Guthrie Oklahoma June 28 The Republican committee named by state chairman Jake Hammon met all day to prepare a statement criticizing the constitutional convention gerrymander. They decided to take no part in the July 12 conference and will publish a statement Sunday morning outlining their reasons for abstaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Republican Committee
Jake Hamnon
Murray
The Doctor Away from Home When Most Needed
Patients fear finding their family physician away during cramps colic and cholera morbus. Prompt treatment with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can save lives. keep a bottle at home. Sold by G. M. Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Ramsey
Reducing the Temperature on Hudson Ice Boating Skating
Leslie Niblack in Guthrie Leader covers plate matter on skating and ice boating on the Hudson River. The piece hints at weather theory and political analogy, suggesting Niblack aims to ease heat in Oklahoma or shift focus from a brewing Democratic dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Niblack
Guthrie
Hudson River
Niblack
Oklahoma
Harmony
Congress man Sheppard Seeks Red River Navigation Start
Paris Texas June 28 Congressman Morris Sheppard is in town gathering data on Red River tonnage for the upcoming district engineer report. He meets with Secretary Ragland Captain Wright and plans to visit Fort Towson to interview George Harvey who runs a lumber steamboat on the river.
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Paris
Texas
Morris Sheppard
Red River
Ragland
Board of Trade
S. J. Wright
Fort Towson
I. T
George S. Harvey
Fulton
Ark
Cairo
Ames Shovel and Tool Company
Lyons
Iowa
Archer City
Sheppard
Herbine Liver Regulator Praised in Fort Worth Ad
An old advertisement touts Herbine as a liver regulator and cure for constipation and liver complaints. A Fort Worth Texas reader claims it improved her family's health, with the product sold by G. M. Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
G. M. Ramsey
Hopeful deadlock at Fifth District congressional convention
Hobart Okla June 26 The convention to nominate a congress candidate from the Fifth district is hopelessly deadlocked after 250 ballots. Claude Weaver began with 74 votes and still has them while 115 are needed. Sam Massingale of Cordell is next with 68 votes.
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Hobart
Okla
Fifth
Claude Weaver
Sam Massingale
Cordell
The Charming Woman and Electric Bitters Benefit
The passage extols a plain woman as possessing admired qualities and claims Electric Bitters restore weak women, give strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth skin, and a beautiful complexion. Guaranteed at G. M. Remsey's Druggist for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Remsey’s
Douglas Prospects Rise in Republican Slate
Judge W. C. Raymond, a leading Republican figure in the territory, prepares his nomination slate for party selections and is likely to name Clarence B. Douglas, an attache of the Muskogee Phoenix, as one of the two legislature candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
W. C. Raymond
Clarence B. Douglas
Muskogee
Raymond
Remarkable healing tale from Port Byron patient
Amos F. King of Port Byron New York claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a leg sore he had suffered with for over 80 years. He says he is now 85 and endorses the remedy as guaranteed to heal all sores, offered by G M Ramsey, Druggist, for 25 cents.
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Port Byron
N. Y
Amos F. King
Bucklen
G. M. Ramsey
French Wigmaker Andre Autard Critiques Rockefeller Tax
Andre Autard, a Paris wigmaker for John D. Rockefeller, calls the last wig tax sharp practice. He recalls his London apprenticeship where a boss cut pay for not speaking Dutch, illustrating biased treatment in labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Autard
John D. Rockefeller
Paris
Mr. Rockefeller
M. Autard
London
Memorable Day and Dr King Brand Purifiers
A nostalgic note recalls the day of meeting Dr King s New Life Pills advertised at Ramsey s Drug Store. The pills are described as painless purifiers that cure headache and biliousness and improve health and profit.
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Dr. King
Ramsey
Falsity of Quack Claims
Senator Hale denounces long speeches as ineffective and compares them to quack claims. He cites overheard quacks boasting that treating all patients gratis has doubled their receipts, illustrating the deceit of grandiose promises.
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Hale
Ballard's Snow Liniment Endorsed For Pain Relief
All the world knows Ballard's Snow Liniment has no rival for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains lumbago and pains. Buy it try it and you will always use it. Trial bottle offered with prices 25c 59c and 1.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
G. M. Ramsey
Neighborly Question Backfires Over Mrs Brown’s Age
Mrs Smith asks her son to learn Mrs Brown’s age from across the street. The boy returns with the reply that Mrs Brown says it is none of your business how old she is.
Postmaster Endorses Remedy in Cherryvale
F. M. Hamilton, Cherryvale postmaster, also sells general goods and patent medicines. He says Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is standard in his line and never fails to give satisfaction, adding they could hardly afford to be without it, for sale by G. M. Ramsey.
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F. M. Hamilton
Cherryvale
Ind
Chamberlain
G. M. Ramsey
Approved Father's Choice
A well known New York family sister is married and has a little girl adored by aunts. When the child tires of auntly advice, she replies that she is grateful her father married the sister he did. The incident stems from a row of well meaning but nosy aunts.
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New York
New York Times
Quote about talent and purpose
A concise maxim asserts that possessing little talent paired with noble purpose is preferable to having great talent without any purpose. It emphasizes moral aims over sheer ability.
Shooting in Black Bottoms ends with wife in jail
Tom Thomas was shot in the neck by his wife Mary after a domestic quarrel at 5 30 PM Friday. Mary surrendered to the United States marshal and faces charges as Tom lies wounded but likely to recover. The narrative notes the couple’s past as orderly workers with the Frierson Bros cotton firm.
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Tom Thomas
Black Bottoms
Mary
Tom
Dora Rhodes
Dora’s
United States Marshal’s Office
Frierson Bros
Women Dress Like Men In England Says Argonaut
Harper's Weekly notes fashion trend as young English women adopt riding coats caps breeches and boots attracting attention. A London tale shows a woman asking for Wareham and a rider’s reply. The piece ends with a moral line about serving Christ.
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England
London
Wareham
Young Rockefeller’s Cleveland Trip Shocks Rail Liners
John D. Rockefeller Jr. travels with his party from New York to Cleveland. The son pays porters and staff modestly, tipping 50 cents per section and totaling 6.70 for breakfast for eighteen, with dining car rates noted as unusually low.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mr. Rockefeller
Pullman Trust
Rockefeller
New York
Russell Sage
John D., Jr
Secretary Straus to Lead Largest Immigration Tour
Washington June 28. Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor and Mrs. Straus will depart Saturday on an extensive two month trip. He will visit all major stations of the department across the northern western and southern regions.
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Hawaiian Islands
Montreal
Vancouver
San Francisco
Honolulu
Straus
Lighthouse Service
Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
M D and G Extension Work Moves South and North
William Kenefick of Kansas City arrives in Denison with engineers to survey red river low grade as Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf extends from Dustin to Calvin Texas by 1908. He plans surveys in Sherman and Beaumont and sails to France in July returning in August for further construction and financing.
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Kenefick
France
Wagoner
Pittsburg
Kansas
Dustin
Texas
Calvin, I . T
Denison
Strikers in Ugly Mood On Oklahoma Central Line
About 150 Black workers on the Oklahoma Central railway at Lehigh to Chickasha have struck demanding back pay of more than three months. They have purchased firearms at Blanchard and threaten commissary agents. The carrier has been able to raise funds to pay wages.
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Chickasha
I. T
Oklahoma Central Line
Blanchard
Oklahoma Central
Lehigh
The Only Women Who Bear More Than Wives
A witty remark contrasts burdens on married women with those borne by single women, implying independence and resilience in those not married. The line emphasizes social expectations and gender roles in personal responsibility.
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W. H. Hussey
Secrtary
the Tribune
Muskogee County
New State Tribune
William R. Speare
Taker
Govern
Ment
RED River Navigation
Corr
Negro
Spouze
Galveston
New Orleans
Charleston
South Carolina
Harper’s Weekly
Christ
Young Rockefeller
Strauss
West
Calvin
Soir
Farm and
Rancuh
Farrm and Ranch
Southwest
OM Roberts
Department of “Farmers’ Organizations
Farm and Ranch
Home Builder
Farm and Stock Journal
Farm and Ranch Pub. CO
Dallas, Texas
Holland’s Magazine
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