Murder at Byrd Hotel Stuns Ada Community
T F Morrow was shot and killed in Ada Oklahoma's Byrd Hotel lobby around seven pm. Bill Nutt fired three shots using a .45 Colt revolver killing Morrow. Nutt fled to Collins livery barn then surrendered after police arrived. An inquest jury returned the verdict as reported by Forties Daily.
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Byrd Hotel
Bill Nutt
T. F. Morrow
Twelfth and
Townsend
Nutt
Byrd
Mr. Morrow
Mr. Rains
Byars
Goodwin
Mrs. Nutt
Morrow
Twelfth Street
Rains
Collins
Roy Adair
Hat
Parks
H. H. Fitzgerald & Co
St. George Hotel
Bufaula
Baby
Mill Creek
Frisco
Connerville
Pontotoc County
Ada
Said
H. J. Brown
Oklahoma
Payne Angry in Tariff Conference Interlude
Washington July 20 Payne chairman of the House Ways and Means committee and key conferee on the tariff left the room after clashing with Fordney over lumber and cotton goods. Aldrich says conferees cannot proceed without further consultation. Payne warned he had one resource left as the session adjourned awaiting tomorrow.
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Washington
Payne
House
Wax and
Aldrich
Irs
Taft
Senate
Serena Payne
Texas
White House
Fordney
Eight Prisoners Escape Madill County Jail
Eight inmates escaped from the Madill Oklahoma county jail about 11 o clock last night as guards unlocked the corridor door for medical aid. Names include J F Shears Ab Edgman L W Anderson Jack Ivy Dan Kennedy C Duncan Henry Hamilton Dave Johnson with Jim Sears feigning illness to lure guards. Despite bloodhounds and a noon train arrival by Sheriff Smith the escapees remain at large after scaling a ten foot fence and breaking McDougall’s hand in the door slam.
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Madill
J. F. Shears
Ab Bedgman
L. W. Anderson
Jack Ivy
Dan Kennedy
C. €. Duncan
Henry
Smith
Ada
Pontotoc County
McDougall
Norris Indian Inspector and Ada Bank Formations
Joe Lo Nor was sworn in as Indian Inspector covering California Nevada Arizona and southern Oregon Utah replacing Lewis Dolby who retires August 1. Herbert House named district Indian agent for eastern Oklahoma. Ada adds Merchants and Planters State Bank with C H Rives president B H Mason cashier and directors Rives Mason Davis Donaghey Semple. opening August first in Freeman building.
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Washington
Joe Lo
Herbert House
Republican Central Committee of
Oklahoma
Norris
Taft
Ballinger
Merchants and Planters State Bank
C. H. Rives
B. H. Mason
J. W Davis
M. B. Donaghey
J. K. Davis
C. Y. Semple
Freeman Building
Cor
Nward
Rives
First National Bank
B.H. Mason
Appleton City
Pioneer and Strongest Bank
Mason
Missouri Bank
A B. Tull Loan and Investment Co
Oklahoma City
New Merchants & Planters Bank
Donaghey
Davis and Semple
Belligerent Mood Hits Ways and Means Chair
The chair man of the Ways and Means committee shows growing belligerence in recent days suggesting he may bluff strongly in upcoming proceedings.
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Ways and Means Committee
King seeks writ to block superior court in Oklahoma
Frederick King filed a petition in Guthrie alleging the law creating superior courts violates the Oklahoma constitution and enabling act. He asks for a writ of prohibition against Superior Judge Abernathy to try a transferred district court case. Chief Justice Kane issued a temporary writ returnable September 1.
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Guthrie
Okla
Frederick King
Abernathy
Pottawatomie County
Kane
Mrs Margaret Hayes Davis Daughter of Jefferson Davis Dies
Colorado Springs Colorado July 20 Mrs Margaret Hayes daughter of Jefferson Davis president of the Confederacy died after a protracted illness. The remains will rest in the family lot in Richmond Virginia cemetery. The body will stay in a receiving vault at Evergreen cemetery until fall then go to Richmond. Condolences poured in from many southern friends and telegrams reached the Davis family today.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Margaret Hayes
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Evergreen Cemetery
Davis
South
Ada Visit By Mrs Branch Smith Former Ada Resident
Mrs Branch Smith nee Louise Timberlake arrived in Ada Saturday evening to visit relatives. She is married to a man in banking in Refugio Texas and has many friends in Ada from her earlier years.
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Branch Smith
Pinkey Louise Timberlake
Refugio
Tex
Ada
Smith
Haskell Refuses to Warn Offenders Over State Probes
Guthrie Oklahoma July 20 Governor Haskell defends secrecy around secret operatives used to enforce state laws. He argues the public should not know how investigators are hired or funded citing discretion in state affairs and the danger of tipping off law offenders. He cites figures from state examiner Taylor and details expenses for C A Lawler including telegraphing, travel, meals, and lodging.
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Guthrie
Haskell
Taylor
Caldwell
Caltwell
C. A. Lawler
Secret Service
State Examiner
Popular Vote for Senators In Illinois Oregon Plan Favored
Chicago July 20 Illinois lawmakers will consider adopting the Oregon plan for direct popular election of United States senators. A special session is expected to address a new primary election law and prevent a repetition of the prior legislative deadlock.
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Chicago
Illinois
Oregon
United States
Cassaday Returns to Ada for Preparations to Move Family
Daily Rev. report states Mike Cassaday now involved in YMCA work with headquarters at Mart Texas came to Ada this morning to prepare to remove his family. The city will hate to see him leave.
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Mike Cassaday
Mart
Tex
Ada
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Will Moss
H. D. Lambert
F. R. Harriss
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T.M. Hughey
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White Swan
Wapco
Norris Indian Inspector
Republican State Central Committee
Utah
Fifth Bank
Ner
Broadway
Main Street
Pottawatomie
Jeff Davis
Ilinois
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