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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
4
The piece condemns vigilante justice after a man asked his wife in a hotel lobby if she was going to the show. It laments self appointed juries and urges restoring safety, citing Aden’s dark reputation and ongoing fear as a murder case unsettles the community.
A Shawnee Herald column defends state penitentiary warden Bob Dick against a wave of sensational criticism over the state dispensary affair. Dick is praised for readiness to expose records and for his steady, principled approach, contrasted with alleged agitators and “caterwaulers” in Oklahoma.
Grover Whitaker, who shot his wife Olive Whittaker in Oklahoma City last November, was captured at Cannell City Kentucky and released by about twenty armed men. Sheriff Garrison reported the incident after a letter from C H Castle described the capture and escape. Whitaker had returned to the mountains and has not been recaptured despite a $300 reward offer by the Oklahoma governor.
The article argues tariff revision renews free trade support as Aldrich tariff likely to pass. It cites Reform Party of New York urging national unity for free trade, condemning protection for raising prices, reducing wages, fostering trusts, and enriching favored classes.
Guthrie Oklahoma July 17 Governor Haskell praised the presidents move on a national income tax idea and noted Oklahoma proposed the measure along with other reforms including direct election of U S senators and state regulation of commerce. He said twenty seven states supported direct elections and the nation may follow Oklahoma. The memorial proposed a uniform tax on gains profits and incomes for all citizens and entities doing business in the United States with suitable exemptions.
A Philadelphia delegation of young women hosiery workers met Speaker Cannon during a tariff debate on ladies stockings. He quipped about Chicago club women and gloves before stopping and the group retreated.
District Clerk W T Cox reports Judge Rainey has granted bail to John Scribner for 7500 dollars and to Frank Scribner for 8000 dollars in the murder of Lillie Scribner. Bonds in the Putnam case were 1000 and 500 dollars, respectively, making 8500 dollars bonds for each case.
Citizens claim city water is unfit for drinking and nauseating for use. Ike Harris reports a sulfurous odor comparable to rotten eggs and worse than decaying horses. Ada draws supply from Sandy River and the 100 acre reservoir one mile east, prompting urgent health officer review.
A letter from Carthel Tanner, longtime staffer for the Democrat or the News, writes from Athens Texas that he is fattening every day while there for his health.
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