Census officials arrive to begin Oklahoma enumeration
Ten census officials led by William C. Hunt arrived in Guthrie Oklahoma on July 2 to set up offices and hire a large force of enumerators and clerks. The 1,800 enumerator appointments stir a power struggle between J L Hamon and Governor Frank Frantz as Washington directs Hunt to consult Hamon regarding naming the workers. Applications for jobs are already flooding Republican headquarters.
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Guthrie
Okla
William C. Hunt
Oklahoma
J. L. Hamon
Republican State Central Committee
Frank Frantz
Frantz
Hannon Re
Washington
J. L. Hamnon
Oklahoma City
S. N. D. North
Cutting the Long Sheets in Fort Worth Hotels
Fort Worth hotels prepare for the Griggs bed sheet length law ahead of its July 12 start. Hoteliers order new sheets cut to at least nine feet to prevent contact with blankets and toe exposure, following legislative action backed by the Travelers' Protective Association to curb tuberculosis spread.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Griggs
Travelers’ Protective Association
Sheriff Fines Drummer For Peddling Without License
A New England patent medicine man tries to sell Brown's Boston Bitters to a Texas drummer. The sheriff, posing as a buyer, demands a license and fines the drummer $25 for trading without one after a brief exchange.
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Texas
New England
Harper’s Weekly
That Panther Again in Oklahoma Panhandle Neighborhood
Holdenville Oklahoma territory July first reports say a panther or Mexican lion is again terrorizing near Wewoka creek bottoms east of Wewoka. Otho Samuels, a farmer six miles northwest, met the animal at ten in the morning while riding through swamp. horse panicked and both fled. Residents fearing further attacks rally around the sighting as the fourth reported incident in the area.
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Holdenville
I. T
Wewoka Creek
Wewoka
Otho Samuels
Samuels
Buying Creek Lands in Thirteenth District Sparks Rush
Holdenville Oklahoma Territory July 1. Wild excitement as restrictions on mixed blood Creek lands in the Thirteenth district may be lifted. Deeds began recording after midnight and today about 150 deeds covering 16 000 acres were filed, with estimations of 20 000 acres purchased.
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Holdenville
I. T
Congress
Campaign Committee Appointed in Oklahoma Dems
Shawnee June 29. Chairman Joe Thompson of the Oklahoma state democratic committee announced appointments to the state campaign committee. List includes Ed O Cassidy Shawnee First district. Robert Dunlap Newkirk. E C Newall Yale. John B Doolin Alva. O D Hallsall Oklahoma City. W W Haskings Tahlequah. Tate Brady Tulsa. J P Connors Canadian. George A Henshaw Madill. John R Williams Hobart. John A Young Lawton.
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Shawnee
Okla
Joe Thompson
Oklahoma State Democratic Committee
Ed O. Cassidy
Robert Dunlap
Newkirk
E. C. Newall
Yale
John B. Doolin
Alva
O. D. Hallsall
Oklahoma City
W. W. Haskings
Tahlequah
Tate Brady
Tulsa
Linn shooting claims life of local farmer Joe Lindsay
A Linn farmer named Joe Lindsay was fatally shot Wednesday night at the home of M. T. Moore in Linn. Moore, who is totally blind, surrendered to the U S marshal and faces a hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
Wild West Show Promises Pay Despite Dangers
In Idaho's Salmon River Meadows a rough band of cowhands learns a hair raising stunt by a traveling show. Riders are hired at high pay to appear tossed from horses and dragged. After practice one rider asks if it is dangerous and receives the reply that the salary will continue.
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Salmon River Meadows
Idaho
Lippincott’s
Slaves Prices Across Ages and Professions
The passage discusses historical slave values, noting before the war a strong man at 2500 dollars, a woman at 1500, and a child at 510. It cites Roman pricing for skilled slaves, including a scribe bought by Cicero for 1000 dollars, a Cataline cook at 2000, a gardener 300, blacksmith 750, an actor 5000, and a physician at 10000.
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Cicero
Cataline
Copies of Constitution Available at The News Office
The News offers several hundred copies of the Oklahoma constitution in good readable type. Individuals desiring a copy can call at the office to obtain one.
The God of the Christian and the God of the Jew novel
A Vienna published work by Count Adalbert Sternberg centers on high society. The plot follows a nobleman who deserts his family for an actress, loses his fortune and dies, while a money lender claims the actress and recoups value from castle pictures. The work mirrors Vienna's smart set, boosting its popularity.
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Adalbert Sternberg
Vienna
Imperial
Wealthy bachelor Aloys Hummell found dead near Elks City
The coroner's jury ruled Aloys Hummell died of heart disease. His body was found in a barnyard at his home ten miles northwest of Elks City, three days after death. The report notes he died shortly after the discovery and the cause was heart disease.
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Dog
Elks City
Okla
Aloys Hummell
Here
Hummell
Farm and Ranch of Holland's Magazine and Weekly News Offer
One year cash subscription is $1.50 with the same rate extended to delinquent subscribers who pay by January 1, 1908.
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Holland
Wanted Girl in Small Family for Light Work
Ada News advertises a position for a girl in a small family requiring light work. Applications directed to the Ada News office.
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Ada News
Slick Stranger Ploy Traps Arkansas Farm Family
An elegant visitor asks farm children to help locate a misplaced pin promising $100. The pin not found, he leaves his address and returns with a diamond tale. A tramp sells the supposedly found pin for 50, but no reward follows. Taney County Republican vows Missouri readers won’t be swindled and warns swindlers with a bulldog.
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Arkansas
Taney County
Molasses Health Test Divides Scientists and Planters
The Sugar Exchange of New Orleans counters Dr. Wiley claiming molasses is deleterious to health. Experiments on enslaved prisoners in the parish prison are cited as groundwork for the assertion that molasses benefits the human system and aids digestion. Planters argue the test protects a southern industry worth millions yearly, and would collapse otherwise.
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New Orleans
Sugar Exchange
Wiley
South
Louisiana
Dr. Wiley
Irishman Fails Police Entrance Fitness Test Joke
In a civil service police screening a muscular Irishman refuses a series of tests. He balks at stripping, heavy chest and leg checks, bar jump, pushups, cold shower, and wind test. When asked if he will marry, he replies he will stay single, revealing the joke about the wrong bureau.
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Civil Service
Irisman
Ladies’ Home Journal
Katy Railroad and City Ordinances Debate
The text argues the Katy railroad enjoys police protection from the city and questions why it should not obey ordinances. It advocates that the railroad deserves a trial at least.
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Katy Railroad
Dreams that shaped great works and clever inventions
The article surveys famous dream inspired feats from Stevenson and Dante to Voltaire and Condorcet. It cites creative breakthroughs and mathematical solutions remembered and written after sleep, and narrates a Bristol workman dreaming rain turning to lead that produced the shot tower at St Mary Redcliffe.
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Robert Stevenson
Stevenson
van Swinden
Amsterdam
Marquis de Condocet
von Swinden
Cabanis
Franklin
Paris
Dante
Voltaire
Henriade
Bristol
St. Mary Radcliffe
A Phenomenal Rooster and His Stellar Traits
Cooley extols a neighbor's rooster comparing him to a political mascot and genius. He praises crowing pace courage sympathy intellectual culture and musical talent claiming the bird trained fought rivals and even mocked Bach Mozart and hymn tunes. The scene ends with a vow to kill the rooster to end the lies.
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Rooster
Sexton
Weathercock
Pitman
Poland
Gen. Beller
Old Byerly
Cooley
Prized Philanthropist Girard Outwitted by Quaker
Portrait of Stephen Girard admired for generosity in Philadelphia. A Quaker adviser avoids cashing a $2000 gift then persuades him to add $10,000 more, showcasing Girard’s eccentric approach to charity and his lasting impact on a local school.
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Stephen Girard
Philadelphia
Girard
Stephen
Girar
Ants that sew up wounds in Brazil tale
A sailor recalls Brazil where a injured man used surgical ants to stitch a cut after a knife attack. A compassionate woman captured large ants and, with repeated squeezes, stitched the wound, leaving no scar and calling ants surgical insects a common practice.
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Brazil
Twelve Minute Egg Boiling Puzzle
A playful exchange about boiling eggs ends with the joke that four eggs boiled three minutes each equal twelve minutes. The dialogue highlights a miscommunication over timing and technique in a brief humorous scene from Lustige Blaetter.
Why do you take the bad roads
The speaker questions the motive behind using rough routes. The line attributes a strange justification: a doctor and his employer want the roads traveled to cure the doctor’s wife of an automobile habit, a satirical bit from Fliegende Blaetter.
Sugar Trust Leader Dismisses Muckraking Feature
H O Hevemeyer denounces a muck raking magazine article saying it lacks sincerity and justice. He likens reading it to hearing a bored exchange between a rich mother and daughter with a dismissive yawn and a ring for the cook.
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H. O. Hevemeyer
Sugar Trust
The Marriage Pocket
A tailor jokes about adding a secret pocket in the wedding suit lining to hide the groom’s change before bed after the couple says they are newly married. The playful exchange from the Los Angeles Times reflects light humor in a wedding attire moment.
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Los Angeles Times
Coolest June on Record Across Regions
The weather bureau reports June was the coolest on record in Washington for the last several years and likely similarly cool in New England the Middle Atlantic states and the lower lake region. Other parts of the United States experienced below average temperatures as well.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
The
United States
Oklahoma Votes and the 1908 Electoral Bets
A Washington Post note argues Oklahoma could swing the 1908 election with seven electoral votes and warns both parties about potential unfairness. An Argonaut item recalls a shipyard manager who urged workers to vote freely yet promised beer if a favored candidate won, prompting cheers.
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Washington Post
Blank
Argonaut
Man Kicks Against Government Feels Life Is Good
A reflected viewpoint on dissent notes that when a man can challenge the government he believes he has a solid reason to keep living. The statement hints at personal meaning found in resistance and autonomy.
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