Ada Territory Post Office Second Class Mail Matter
Notice records the entry at the Ada Ind Territory post office as second class mail matter dated May 10 1901 with official stamp.
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Ada
Indias Territory
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
2
Oil and gas boom hoped near Ada town
The piece urges rapid drilling near Ada after a large oil and gas discovery at Wewoka. It says the region is within a proven belt and suggests a deep well could tap the rich underground flow. The author urges quick action to unlock wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewoka
Ada
Konawa Lands New Rural Route in Indian Territory
Since the enabling act, interest in territories grows. Konawa now has a rural route, bringing the total to 18 free delivery routes in Indian Territory. Postal authorities are paying attention, and a congressman may be sought to secure benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konawa
Indian Territory
Okla homa embryo state name sparks debate
Citizens quarrel over naming an embryo state term, with some proposing Okla homa as a witty or bold option. Critics warn of confusion or misinterpretation while supporters say it captures regional identity.
City Dairies Move Beyond Limits Face Water Pipe Hurdle
The city council seeks to relocate dairies outside city bounds citing water pipe access as a key reason, beyond merely removing the industry from town.
Democratic Groups to Merge at Shawnee to Fight Republicanism
At Shawnee on Monday the Democratic organizations of two territories will meet and merge to eradicate the greatest evil in the new commonwealth namely Republicanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Territories
Push for Four Year Terms in New State Offices
A proposal to extend terms for all offices to four years gains favor. Supporters call the biennial elections a nuisance to candidates and voters, while opponents warn of reduced accountability and slower turnover.
Oklahoma State Institutions Seek Indian Territory Students
Oklahoma state universities and the agricultural college push to admit more Indian Territory students next year. Free tuition for two years is rumored. towns vie to host two new normal schools, Northeastern and Southeastern, with Claremore Tahlequah and Winita Muskogee Okmulgee among contenders. President A C Scott expects attendance to rise after statehood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
State University
Norman
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Stillwater
University
Agricultural College
Negro University
Claremore
Tahlequah
Winita
Muskogee
Okmulgee
Hartshorne
South McAlester
Ada
Atoka
Ardmore
Pauls Valley
A. C. Scott
A. & M. College
Origins of the Name Oklahoma Sparks Dispute
The July 5 dispatch from Oklahoma City reports competing claims on who coined the name Oklahoma. E C Boudinot is tied to a 35 year old Fort Smith meeting, while Atoka’s J S Murrow cites Rev Allen White from 1866 Choctaw treaties who allegedly said Call it Oklahoma meaning Red Men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
E. C. Boudinot
Indian Territory
Fort Smith
Ark
Boudinot
J.S. Murrow
Atoka
I. T
Allen White
Mr. Murrow
Territory
United States
Allen Wright
Allen
Carrie Nation Arrest Warrant Issued in Obscene Publication Case
Guthrie Oklahoma July 6 Acting United States Attorney John W Scot Horn issued an arrest order for temperance advocate Carrie A Nation on charges of publishing obscene matter in The Hatchet and mailing it United States Marshal Abernathy holds the warrant The article allegedly offered private information aimed at guiding readers to lead pure lives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
John W. Scothorn
United States
Carrie A. Nation
Temperance Worker
Abernathy
Man killed after salvo fired at McGee homestead
Les Hart shoots Caldwell during an early morning shootout near McGee after Caldwell and an unknown companion fired into sleeping homes. Hart then kills Caldwell and recaptures the outlaw’s horse, with federal officers to coordinate due to the Pauls Valley district location. Hart, famed for once killing Bill Dalton, faces a standard investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
McGee
Saddle Horn
Les Hart
Hart
Pauls Valley
Southwest
Bill Dalton
Elk
United States
Man Held on Creeks Fraud and Impersonation Charge
Wylie McIntosh was arrested in Muskogee on a charge of defrauding Creek citizens and impersonating a government officer. The complaint, sworn in the Five Civilized Tribes commissioner's court, says he promised Nellie Redding he could place her name on citizenship rolls and claimed U S government employment. He waived examination before U. S. Commissioner W R Hoyt and awaits grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie McIntosh
Muskogee
Tams Bixby
Five Civilized Tribes
Nellie Redding
McIntosh
United States
U. S
W. R. Hoyt
Muskogee Phoenix
Oil and Gas Boom in Wewoka Oklahoma
Wewoka Oklahoma reports a major oil and gas strike at 1700 feet with oil sand and a gas flow near three million cubic feet per day. The well is temporarily capped for casing and expected to surge as more sand is penetrated. Real estate dealers rush prices while additional derricks near completion draw oil men to the town. The Wewoka Trading Company owns the townsite and drilled the first well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wewoka
I. T
Wewoka Trading Company
Henryetta Man Disappears After Eye Treatment
Henryetta I T resident J D McLaughlin vanished after leaving Drexel hotel in Kansas City on June 27. Police from both cities search for the Scotch man about five five to six feet tall with blue eyes, dark sandy hair, wearing a black derby hat, dark coat and vest, light trousers. He has traveled widely and one collar shows a Fresno California laundry origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
J. D. McLaughlin
Henryetta
I. T
Drexel
McLaughlin
Fresno
Cal
Two Stockmen Killed in Kansas Railroad Collision
Two stockmen were killed and two others seriously injured in a rear-end collision on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific near Maple Hill Kansas. The engineer and fireman escaped by jumping. Dead are Thomas Johnson Duncan Indian Territory and James Carson Lindsay Indian Territory. Injured are James Lindsay Ryan Indian Territory and John Cogg Ryan Indian Territory.
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Topeka
Kan
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Maple Hill
Thomas Johnson
Duncan
I. T
James Carson
Lindsay
James Lindsay
Ryan
John Cogg
Tragic Lake Manawa Collapse Drowns Dozens at Fourth Event
At Lake Manawa Iowa a platform collapse during a July Fourth concert and celebration left fifty to one hundred people dead. The lake, formed by river overflow, is ten feet deep in parts and drew several thousand attendees to Omaha's largest pleasure resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Lake Manawa
Iowa
Court on Wheels Roams Wapanucka for Liquor Busts
Traveling court led by Commissioner Hicks with deputies Dowell Cassada and Le Fore raided booze shops in B F Strouds joint destroying 255 quarts of whiskey. They jailed or bonded liquor sellers and busted a gambling den, arresting about six Indian liquor sellers and gamblers as they moved through Coalgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapanucka
I. T
Hicks
Dowell
Cassada
le Fore
Hick
B. F. Stroud
Coalgate
Oklahoma to gain star on national flag in 1907
After consultation between Quartermaster General Humphreys and Navy official Admiral Cowles the admission of Oklahoma will be marked by adding a star to the blue field in the flag. The star will appear on July 1 1907 and prior salutes were premature.
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Washington
Humphreys
Admiral Cowles
Navy Department
Army
Navy
Oklahoma
Judge Clayton Initiates Census Effort for Fourteenth District
In Poteau Oklahoma Territory Judge Clayton, member of the districting committee, convenes Fourteenth District citizens to form executive and subcommittees to take township population totals. The plan aims to speed districting for the November elections and constitutional considerations, with committees appointed in Spiro, Poteau, Bokoshe, Heavener and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth Recording District
R.jl. Redwine
Spiro
P. C. Bolger
Poteau
Henry Cooper
Stiger
C. A. Billingsley
Howe
John J. Thomas
Talihina
S. T. Phillips
Chant
M. Nelson
Bokoshe
Jno. Robinson
Coalington
Levi Wigginston
Wall
J. J. Riggs
Wister
O. J. M. Brewer
Heavener
Clayton
Antlers
Hugo
Garvin
Will
Katy
Chickasaw
Citizens’ Committee
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