Embryo saloon case shocks Katy depot scene
A dapper traveler in a blue coat arrived at the Katy depot and handed draymen checks for liquor to be moved to Frisco. John Chapman exposed the stash as eight and a half gallons were wasted when bottles were broken and spilled assets flowed into the street. The man gave names T M Jones then M A McDaniel of Hickory and was jailed for possession of liquor.
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Katy
Drayman
Epate
John Chapman
Marshals’ Office
Javee
T. M. Jones
M. A. McDaniel
Hickory
Kansas
Carrie Nation
Atlanta executive to inspect Oklahoma City plant merger talk
C C Hanson president of Gulf Compress Company is due in Oklahoma City to review the local plant. The firm has bought compresses at Muskogee and Shawnee and may acquire Ada plant this week as talks continue on leasing the facility.
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Oklahoma City
C. C. Hanson
Atlanta
Gulf Compress Company
Muskogee
Shawnee
Ada
Oklahoma Events and Officials Face Summer Plans
Arrival of the first M O and G train to Dustin kicks off a massive barbecue and celebration with excursion rates from Muskogee and Guthrie. Muskogee hosts the first Chautauqua July 17 to 31. Tableiquah Commercial Club reports 100 members with a 50 member auxiliary. Secretary Shaw misses Muskogee bankers meeting. South McAlester reservoir fishing draws fines. Judge Foster of South McAlester dies, a noted lawyer and the first U S commissioner there. Bartlesville printer Brenner survives an assassination attempt after winning $6,000 at a World’s Fair contest. Ardmore forms a fair and park association with $5,000 capital. officers listed.
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M. O
Dustin
Muskogvee
Guthrie
Muskogee
Tablequah
Oklahoma and
Bartlesville
Ardmore
J. B. Wall
E. KE. Guillot
G. W. Stuart
Don Lacy
Chicago Strike Cripples Yards Factories Shut Down
Chicago reports say the Teamsters strike cripples lumber and building trades with mills and sash and door factories forced to shut. Carpenters laid off as employers struggle to obtain teams. industry-wide disruption spreads through Chicago. Governor Deneen abandons trip to stay in Springfield amid the crisis.
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Chicago
Phantog
Deneen
Springfield
Presbyterian Assembly Debates Worship Form Adoption
At Winona Lake Indiana the Presbyterian general assembly debated whether to depart from American church laws and traditions by adopting a new form of worship. Speakers for and against filled the day as the special committee on forms of service presented a mild form of worship. Critics warned it could become a stepping stone to more radical obligatory rituals. The committee urged continued consideration at the next assembly.
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Winona Lake
Ind
Presbyterian General Assembly
Church In
America
General Assembly
Committee
Presbyterian Church
Riot toll rises as lumber strike shocks Chicago
Chicago reports a surge of arrests in the lumber district amid riots tied to non union drivers during the Teamsters strike. Mayor Dunne opposes troops, while J. W. Landis Mill shuts after a failed police escort and fear of a broader labor conflict.
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Udunne
Landis
Chicago
Secretary Shaw in Topeka on brief private visit
In Topeka on May 9 27 Secretary Shaw stopped en route to Washington from the Indian Territory. He received an informal reception at Gov Hochs office and was entertained at luncheon before a short city drive and continuation of his journey.
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Topeka
Kan
Shaw
Washington
Indian Territory
Hoch
Hosh
Benson Given Bond in Land Bribery Indictments
John A. Benson of San Francisco appeared in Washington criminal court and posted bonds totaling 15000 to answer indictments of bribery and conspiracy over charges he misused public lands for his own benefit.
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Washington
John A. Benson
San Francisco
Missouri Supreme Court limits policy revocation rights
Jefferson City Mo May 27 a Missouri supreme court opinion finds that fraternal and assessment life insurers lack the authority to revoke policies after at least three annual payments have been made. The ruling narrows the insurer power to cancel in long standing policies and clarifies contractual protections for policyholders.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court of Missouri
Attorney General Seeks Receiver for Manila Bank
The attorney general petitions for the appointment of a receiver for the American bank at Manila, closed on Governor General Wright's order for depositor protection. The institution, capitalized at $100,000, faces receivership amid ongoing action.
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Manila
Wright
Philippines Parties in Manila Consider Taft Independence Plank
The federal party convention in Manila on May 27 debated changing the 1902 annexation plank to endorse Secretary Taft’s policy favoring eventual independence for the islands.
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Philppines
Manila
Federal Party
America
Taft
Southern Presbyterian assembly rejects federation
Fort Worth Texas May 27 The general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church voted against federation but kept its committee for conferences with other branches of the church.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Feneral
The
Southern Presbyterian Church
Judge Overrules Motion for New Trial in Cody Divorce
The court has overruled Col. Cody's motion for a new trial in the ongoing divorce suit. The ruling moves the case forward toward final disposition, with proceedings continuing under existing court dates and filings.
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Col. Cody
Judge Cunningham 113 in Critical Condition
Emporia Kansas May 27 Judge E W Cunningham of the Kansas supreme court is in a critical condition from intestinal trouble. His recovery is uncertain and considered doubtful.
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Cunningham
Emporia
Kan
E. W. Cunningham
Kansas Supreme Court
Tornado Strikes Platter Causes Damage and Injuries
A tornado swept through Platter I T on Friday night wrecking houses tearing the depot roof off and injuring a man inside the depot. The storm damaged buildings and uprooted trees across areas north and south of Platter leaving residents bruised and shaken.
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Platter
I. T
Death in Whirlpool Claims Government School Teacher
May 25 report from Lawton Oklahoma says Ola Gribth, a government school teacher for Apache Indians at Fort Sill, drowned in Hydes Hole on the Medicine River when swept to a depth of 25 feet. The Whirlpool, a famed dangerous bend near Hydes Point, has claimed at least twenty lives in thirty years.
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Lawton
Ola
Arar Gribth
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Hydes Hole
Meaicine River
South West Country
Hydes
U. S. Arm
Mayor Weaver Tightens Hold in City Gas Lease Fight
Philadelphia May 27 The mayor appears to control the dispute with Republican leaders over a city gas works lease while impeachment talk lingers. Council pressure and citizen mobilization surround looming veto action as the mayor seeks to block the organization’s plan and secure a veto sustaining majority.
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Philadelphia
Weaver
Durham
United States
Penrose
Couscis
McNichol
Select Council
Judge Parker Speaks on The Lawyer in Public Affairs
Ilinois state bar members hear Judge Alton R. B. Parker of New York at the Chicago Beach hotel as he opens with applause and discusses the role of lawyers in public life.
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Dudgeé Parker
Chicago
Alton RB. Parker
New York
Ilinois State Bar Association
Chicago Beach Hotel
Parker
Grand Army encampment closes with campfire in Lawton
Lawton Ohio May 27 The Grand Army of the Republic encampment ends after three days of pleasure and patriotism. Veterans from Indiana ranked first in the encampment. G M Parks of Enid was elected commander.
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Lawton
Grand Army of the Republic
Indiana
G. M. Parks
Enid
Caronia Arrives as Queenstown Sees Yacht Cup Race
Queenstown May 27 The Cunard steamer Caronia arrived from New York and did not sight any of the yachts competing for the cup offered by E veror William.
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Queenstown
Cunard Line
Caronia
New Yt
E.veror. William
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