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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
8
Across Washington Birmingham Memphis and Chattanooga the day brought extreme heat with highs from the upper 90s to over 100 degrees. Reports note heat prostrations and deaths in several cities along with dangerous humidity levels delaying relief.
The article discusses Mr. Burbank’s potato experiments at Santa Rosa and his 10 000 varieties, Cecil Rhodes’ seed plum trees, and a Sunday issue piece arguing liquor harms labor. It contrasts prohibition rhetoric with Oklahoma statehood calls and political strategies from Guthrie Leader.
Mack Alfred, previously charged with ambush murder in the Cicero Davis case near Porum, Oklahoma, was killed on a Muskogee road the same day as a friend. The prior Davis trials were long and bitter, with police already en route to the scene for further arrests. The article also includes a string of prejudicial remarks about Japanese people and interactions with whites.
An Oklahoma City advertisement for Hill's Business College touts swift placement of graduates at good salaries Sherman Mfg Co and a real estate firm are named as employers. The copy urges immediate enrollment, promises an unusually strong fall demand, and offers a no cost visit and special low rate, inviting readers to apply.
Guthrie July 23 Harry A Noah of Alva attorney for Woods county Plaintiffs in the county division suit pressed the belief that the writ would be granted. Guire are conducting an investigation. Manzilla left his home in Langston early Thursday morning. He had been ill with malaria fever.
Langston's School is highlighted as teaching foul play in a controversial incident involving a Black professor. Report mentions accusations and surrounding debate, listing Langston's name and the incident context.
Two hundred Rock Island shop workers at Shawnee Oklahoma began a noon strike after a fellow worker at Silvis was discharged for removing his jumper and overalls before closing whistle. A full shop walkout may follow if the company does not reinstate the Silvis employee.
Fragmentary quotation praises a man shaping agricultural practice in this country. It highlights his work breeding plant, fruit and vegetable life and calls him a godfather of horticulture.
A protest laments a growing pet craze in English society. It argues any animal can become a household pet regardless of appearance or captivity. Monkeys in tropical heat are kept in blankets for idle women. Dangerous animals like pythons and panthers are kept, as is a lizard, under social pressure.
The article cites estimates of vast human losses in ancient engineering projects, notably the Red Sea canal, with figures such as 120000 Egyptians attributed to the enterprise. Buckle doubted the number but used it to illustrate the scale of labor and risk in pyramid building and quarrying.
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