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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
4
Hot Weather Dampens Oklahoma Southwest
Ada reports the hottest day on record at 102 degrees in the shade. Heat sprawls across the southwest with two deaths in Oklahoma City and commerce hampered as people seek relief. Winds threaten crops without rain while ice and fan sellers stay busy amid a tense economic outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Oklahoma City
Confederate battle flag removed from Guthrie home
In Guthrie Oklahoma on July Fourth a Confederate battle flag draped with the Stars and Stripes was taken down by order of Chief of Police Mitchell after a call to his office. Secretary of State Cross, head of the Oklahoma Division UCV, said the chief was informed it violated federal law to display the flag as decoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Henry Derwin
Mitchell
Cross
Oklahoma
The
United Confederate Veterans
United States
Nothing Doing at Police Court Docket
The news reporter found the police court docket untouched for two days due to hot weather. Local comment notes a moralizing effect and suggests an outing if rain does not come. The piece uses humorous regional slang describing a quiet period in Coon Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coontown
Pioneer Company Repeats Phone Manager Changes
The Pioneer Company again rotates telephone managers amid a flurry of changes in leadership and oversight. The piece notes the frequent turnover rivaling moon phases and hints at substantial property stakes and staffing in the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Company
Ocal
Bob Caples Influenced Senate Path Through Oklahoma Ties
Bob Caple s land Washington July Bob Caples private secretary to Senator Chamberlain of Oregon a former Oklahoma newspaper man edited McAlester papers and later became Vinita Chieftain city editor He also worked at Ada Those who know say Caples helped Chamberlain become senator
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bob Caples
Senator Chamberalin
Oregon
Oklahoma
Caples
McAlester
Vinita Chieftain
Ada
Chamberlain
New Telephone Manager Named in Local Office
W B Beeson of Oklahoma City succeeds W A Woods as local manager of the Pioneer Telephone system. Woods returns to Oklahoma City and continues with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Beeson
Oklahoma City
W. A. Woods
Pioneer Telephone System
Woods
Barringer Parents Fall Ill During Ranch Trip
Walter Barringer was taken ill with acute rheumatism at his father's ranch yesterday. His parents from Barringer Heights went to assist him but Mrs Barringer became ill and could not return home, remaining in the country overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Barringer
Barringer Heights
Mayor IIL Little Ill at Home From Heat
Hon L J Little the mayor is confined to his home by illness on Wednesday and again today after learning his strength could not meet the demands of the heat and his business duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Little
Dog Bite Ft Thrown by Fist Dog At Byrd Hotel
Harry Parks proprietor of the Byrd hotel suffered a hand injury when his small fist dog attacked a bull dog during a humorous altercation. Friends describe the dog as spirited but undisciplined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Parks
Byrd Hotel
Harry
Stores Offer Best Bargains of the Year This Month
Ad readers note this month as ideal for rare value bargains in local stores and call it the best shopping period of the year.
Proper Care of the Insane City of the Insane at Gheel
The piece praises Gheel near Antwerp known as the City of the Insane where about 1500 patients live among locals. Patients are treated with family care, receive priority in seating and meals, and live without visible restraint while dangerous cases are moved to other settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gheel
Holland
Europe
Antwerp
Horror of African Night and Wild Beasts
Excerpt from Caroline Kirkland describing Africa as a dark, red earth night with stars that glare yet illuminate little. She portrays sleeping sickness as a sinister, slow death and notes that old lions often attack humans when driven by hunger and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Kirkland
Miss Kirkland
Boots and Gloves in a Scottish Divorce Case
A Scottish divorce case reveals a woman found 200 pairs of her own gloves in her maid’s trunks. A dealer notes that abroad gloves are cheaper and foreign women tend to wear more gloves and boots than American women, with examples of large glove purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Duchess of Somerset
It Was the Cat Keeps Guests in Uneasy Gaze
A yellow haired hostess reveals a cat skin from the center table claiming it as her pet cat died last spring. She praises the fur while guests react with shudder and whispered revulsion.
Children Victims in Labor Debate Highlight China Rivers Claim
A Society for Political Study member in New York argues factories, mines, and sweatshops kill more children than rivers in China. The discussion notes doubt mothers in China ever throw their children into rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For Politilcal Study
New York
China
Willin and Balzac Banter at First Washington Reception
A newly elected congressman met a Washington socialite at his first reception. When asked if he liked Balzac she inquired, he replied I never played it but I am willing to take a hand. The quip reflects light social chatter in capital circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Balzac
Willin
Lippincott’s
The Touch Artistic Theater Exchange
A brief theater scene shows an optimistic speaker asking an elder for five to attend a show. The elder replies with thanks, and the conversation ends with a polite constraint on funds.
Honeymooners Pass as Fresh Couple at Wisconsin Inn
A quiet Wisconsin resort hides a practical joke about a young honeymooning couple. Guests misread them as newlyweds until a joker reveals the truth: the pair are actually married five years, and plan to return to their children tomorrow after orchestrating the dining room scene. The romantic spinster retreats in solemn judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Woods
Twin Springs
Practical Joker
Arcadia
Chicago Daily News
Poor Little Dick a Stormy Domestic Row Over a Canary
In a tense domestic scene, Mrs. Cozzens and John argue over the care of a canary named Dick. She insists the bird needs exercise and air, while he resists, defending quiet reading and accusing her of forcing the bird to pant and flee. The quarrel centers on whether to release the pet from its cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Cozzens
John
Mrs. Corstens
John Cozzens
Mr. Cozzens
Mre. Cosseus
Richard
Johan
Mrs. Cossena
Mr. Cozsens
Missouri Floods Recede After Three Day Rise
Western Missouri and eastern Kansas floodwaters retreat with only minor damage expected as Missouri river gauges fall. A drowning near Chillicothe is reported when a farmer and son in law were swept by rising waters. Springfield faces flood damage from Jordan river overflow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Topeka
St. Joseph
Patrick Conner
R. A. Cameron
Colfax
Ill
Chillicothe
Grand River
Springfield
Man Sought for County Teachers Institute Conductor
Guthrie Oklahoma July 8 a county superintendent seeks a man with missionary and philanthropist spirit to conduct a county teachers institute. The applicant should work hard for small pay and intends to take pay when due, aligning with practical aims over celestial ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
J. B. Wilkinson
Rockefeller's seventieth birthday mystery trip sparks speculation
Cleveland on July 8 reports John D. Rockefeller turning seventy with a secret trip to New York. The Standard Oil Company touts a gasoline price rise and a "petroleum otter" claimed to threaten the dairy sector. Friends speculate on his exact birthday plans and birthplace connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Standard Oil Company
Richford
N. Y
Night Riders threaten tobacco growers in Kentucky
Warned by Night Riders in Western Kentucky, tobacco growers and buyers face threats to join the association or be attacked with hemp and bullets. A Madisonville Journal editor received a signed threat from “Night Riders, 800 Strong” as fears rise of renewed arson on tobacco barns and broader violence surpassing two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Kentucky
Association
Lexington
Kentucky
Night Rider
Madisonville Journal
Night Riders
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