Murray Dream 18 Coming True in Boliva Colony Plan
Former Oklahoma congressman Bill Murray prepares to lead about 250 families from Oklahoma and Texas to a Bolivian colony on the Paraguay Parana rivers. He plans land grants at 30 cents an acre plus home sites, with 10 years tax exemption and government support.
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Murray
New York
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Texas
Cale
Tishomingo
Bolivia
Alfaifa Bill
Galveston
South America
Murray Concession
Paraguay
Parana
la Plata
Andes Mountains
Republicans Meet 10 Times in Chicago
The Republican national convention here marks the tenth time the event has been held in Chicago dating to 1860. Past host cities include Philadelphia Baltimore Minneapolis St Louis and Cincinnati with nominees such as Lincoln Grant Garfield Harrison McKinley Roosevelt Taft Hughes and Fairbanks.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
John C. Fremont
W. L. Dayton
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Schuyler Colfax
Henry Wilson
Rutherford B. Hayes
W. A. Wheeler
James A. Garfield
C. A. Arthur
James G. Blaine
John A. Logan
Benjamin Harrison
Levi P. Morton
William McKinley
G. A. Hobart
Theodore Roosevelt
C. W. Fairbanks
W. H. Taft
J S. Sherman
J. S. Sherman
Charles E. Hughes
PITY THE POOR CHAMBERMAID
Paula Mayer a 22 year old Swiss hotel worker in San Francisco says chambermaid life beats office work. She earns 45 dollars monthly room meals laundry plus tips averaging 100 dollars a month, saving over 125 dollars. She works eight hours daily and has free evenings, challenging office girls’ assumptions.
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Paula Mayer
Paula
San Francisco
New York City May Be World’s Largest City, Census Forecast
The June 7 report compares New York City and London populations. Estimates suggest New York City proper around 6.1 million and the metropolitan district about 8.2 million, while London’s 1917 estimates place Greater London at about 6.28 million. War effects and migration shifts are noted, with New York expected to show slower metro growth than ten years prior.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York City
London
New York
Census Bureau
Greater London
Charing Cross
New Jersey
Newark
Paterson
Jersey City
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Richmond
City of London
Sidelights on Republican Party from Chicago convention
The piece recalls the first Republican National Convention in Chicago 60 years ago with vivid details. It notes Iowa delegates walking 150 miles, special rail rates, hotel rooms at 1.50 to 2.50, hotels used as beds, the Wigwam decked by Chicago Republican women, and crowds outside the hall. It mentions a Massachusetts arrival announced by rockets, a gallery crowd, a man with moccasins excluded, brief nomination speeches, Lincoln nominated in 26 words, and celebratory cannons, bonfires, parades, and improvised props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Iowa
Massachusetts
New England
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago Historical Society
Cruel Treatment Alleged in Atwell Divorce Suit
Bertha May Atwell filed for divorce from John R. Atwell in district court alleging crude abuse and inhuman treatment. She married him at Poteau on October 2 1918 and left June 14 1919 after claims of cursing, verbal vilification, and beating.
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Bertha May Atwell
John R. Atwell
W. C. Edwards
Defendant
Poteau
Goose Ancestry Traced to Scottish North and Hebrides
The grey lag goose that still breeds in northern Scotland and the Hebrides is the probable ancestor of the domesticated goose. The note highlights the geographic origin of domestication and dental research of bird ancestry.
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Scotland
the Hebrides
Ex service men get priority on public lands under new rule
War Department bulletin announces a two year window for ex service members to claim homestead or desert lands. Prior entry rights apply sixty days before general opening, with residence and cultivation requirements and allowances for absences. Applies to veterans of World War I and Mexican border service with honorable records, and millions of acres are available with details from the Interior Department.
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Service and Information Branch
War Department
Congress
Army
Navy
United States
Germany
Mexico
Washington, D. C
Great Gobi Desert Noted For Extreme Temperature Shifts
The Gobi Desert in Manchuria is recognized for its severe temperature fluctuations. The climate features drastic day to night swings and wide seasonal variation, shaping its harsh desert environment.
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Gobi Desert
Manchuria
Colored Citizen Charged in Theft of Woman's Shoes
A warrant issued by Justice Anderson for John Black charges larceny of a pair of slippers from his ebony hued sweetheart in Darktown. If slippers were new, grand larceny could be the result.
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Justice Anderson
John Black
Darktown
Bound Over for Criminal Assault to District Court
Cam Boyd was brought to Ada by the sheriff and arraigned before Justice Brown on assault with intent to rape. He waived preliminary examination and was admitted to bail of $1,000. The defendant lives near Stonewall.
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Cam Boyd
Ada
Sheriff’s Office
Justice Brown
Stonewall
Seventy five year old rheumatic throws away his crutches
A 75 year old Delphos Ohio resident Isaac Ludwig writes of long rheumatism and itching. After taking eight bottles of Number 40 he reports complete relief and even returned to walking without crutches. He endorses the remedy for gouty conditions and impure blood and says he will continue treatment.
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Isaac Ludwig
Delphos
Ohio
J. C. Mendenhall
Evansville
Ind
It Mays Drug Cw
Raise Your Own Pearls Necklace Makin's Way
A column extols novel animal husbandry to grow pearls at home. A fictitious tale attributed to Sir Ernest Birch recounts seeds of pearls planted in Boreno and fed with rice, growing over decades into sizable strands and thousands of small pearls.
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Sir Ernest Birch
Borneo
Sir Ernest
Boreno
England
Sir Earnest
Bureh
Eleven Killed in Passenger Train Wreck Near Schenectady
An Associated Press report from Schenectady New York dated June 9 describes a deadly train wreck when an express train crashed into the rear of a passenger train stalled two miles from Schenectady. Eleven people were killed and twenty-one injured, most of them sleeping in Pullman cars.
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Pres
Irish W N Convention Opposes Covenant
Free Ireland sympathizers at the American Federation of Labor convention oppose ratification of the League of Nations covenant The delegates say the covenant binds the United States to Britain’s territorial integrity and denies self determination for small nations Dan MacKillop leads the Irish delegation warning of threats to Ireland’s republic prospects if the league is ratified
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Associated Press
Montreal
Free
Fashion in Focus a Retrograde View on Women’s Dress
A columnist laments modern dress trends as a slide back toward Edenic fig leaves, arguing toward more modest attire has faded. The piece recalls past styles, warns of increasingly sheer fabrics, and predicts this season will reveal more of the female form on promenades.
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Garden of Eden
Shakespeare’s phrases permeate everyday speech
Waiter Savage Landor notes Shakespeare is not ours alone but the world’s. He argues that common sayings such as that’s the leg and short of it, as good luck would have it, brevity is the soul of wit, and others originate from Shakespeare, often without recognition of their source.
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Shakespeare
Waiter Savage Landor
Normal College Students Organize Two Year Normal Class
The two year normal course graduates formed their class this morning and elected officers. James H. Hodges became president Edna Rayburn vice president and Esther Lamar secretary. Members present included Edna Rayburn Emeline Collings Mrs A C Bray J W Zimmerman Oscar Parker Esther Lamar and James H Hodges. The group plans to invite Gladys Stotts Maude Steward Bernice Rayburn Nellie Bob Kennon H A Bowers Clara Kyle and others to the next meeting and aims for a spirited summer.class
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James H. Hodges
Edna Rayburn
Esther Lamar
Emeline Collings
A.C. Bray
J. W. Zimmerman
Oscar Parker
Gladys Stotts
Maude Steward
Bernice Rayburn
Nellie Bob Kennon
H. A. Bowers
Clara Kyle
Labor Federation Denounces Kansas Governor
Alexander Howat, for the Kansas state federation of labor, denounces Governor Allen for despicable efforts to enslave the working class of Kansas and to prostitute his office by crucifying the working class in the United States. The denunciation was presented in Montreal on June 9.
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Montreal
Alexander Howat
Kansas State Federation of Labor
Allen
Kansas
United States
Italian Cabinet Resigns in Rome
Premier Nitti announced in the chamber that the cabinet had resigned. The sudden move follows political pressure and reshapes Italy’s government.
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Rome
Nitti
Window Glass Emerges in Fourth Century Use
The article notes that window glass did not appear before the fourth century, indicating early building practices relied on different transparent materials or openings. It discusses historical adoption and regional variation in glass production influencing architecture of ancient to late antiquity.
Marriage Licenses Reported From Oklahoma Towns
A list of marriage licenses shows pairs from Holdenville, Ada, Bebee, Russellville, Byng, Stonewall, Sapulpa, Okmulgee, Maxwell, Rebee, Akron and more. Licenses include C E Hutchings with Annie Anthony and several other couples with ages ranging from 16 to 47.
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C. E. Hutchings
Holdenville
Annie Anthony
Davis
Richard Green
Ada
Alene Craven
George Atkeson
Bebee
Clyda Downs
Bébee
W. P. Carter
Russellville
Ark
Cleo Guest
Virgil Fox
Byng
Annie Fulton
J. B. Norris
Francis
Vernie Scroggins
Tyree Tinsley
Stonewall
Jessie Dyer
William H., Hangst
Sapulpa
Marguerite Kinsey
Okmulgee
Warren Ray
Wichita Falls
Texas
Martha Porter
Oklahoma City
Dewey Notham
Maxwell
Josie Rains
Rebee
Thos
Watson Osborn
Akron
Ohio
Ella Vay Willcoxson
Local Notes From Bebee and Ada Social Roundup
Eunice Whitson and her brothers shopped in Bebee while Bud Humphers wife and mother browsed Ada on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Meddley welcomed a newborn boy at home and Mr and Mrs Karns share the joy. Clyda Mae Downs and George Atherson wed on Sunday. Singing at Mr Wells’ Sunday night drew a large crowd. Mrs Raines is ailing. Josie Rains returns from Illinois to study at E C S N. Union Hill invites more fun as the note ends.
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Bebee
Eunice Whitson
Small Brothers
Ada
Colbert Church Events and Local Socials Reported
Last Thursday's singing drew a good crowd in Colbert. The Partist church held the Lord's Supper Sunday night. Miss Grace Hyder visited Vera Lane Sunday. Mrs Bazemore hosted a youth party Friday. Colbert residents joined the Pecan Grove singing Sunday. Miss Alma Lane, new Stratford teacher, returned home last week. Rev Brothers to preach Saturday and Sunday. Mrs Sales and daughter Ola are recovering from smallpox.
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Colbert News
Partist
Grace Hyder
Vera Lane
Bazemore
Colbert
Pecan Grove
Alma Lane
Stratford
Brothers
Sales
Ola
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Norris-Haney
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