S. M. Shaw Built Ada Mercantile Giant with Quiet Faith
S. M. Shaw arrived in Ada as a budding citizen and built a vast mercantile establishment through steady effort. He focused on service, fair pricing, courtesy, and persistent advertising, drawing customers and shadowing Marshall Field as a model. His routine discipline and daily messaging, including regular Ada Evening News notices, propelled sustained growth.
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S. M. Shaw
Ada
Mr. Shaw
Marshall Field
Ada Evening News
Costly art works smashed by C Bail Lihme's cooks
At Fifth Avenue apartment three elevator operators held a drinking spree after wage and tip disputes with employer C Bail Lihme. Police say they destroyed 250000 dollars worth of rare furnishings and masterpieces including Van Dyck and Rubens works. Two men confessed. Dismayed daughters mourned irreplaceable gifts. Lihme, an immigrant zinc magnate, once chief chemist for Pennsylvania Lead.
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New York
C. Bail Lihme
Fifth Avenue
Lihme
Newport
John Healy
George Tierman
Ruben
van Dyck
Lomellini
Anita L. Lebkowicz
Climent A. Grisscom III
Philadelphia
Denmark
Pennsylvania Lead Company
Pittsburgh
Shaw's Department Store hero of Ada boosters era
Byron Norrell profiles S. M. Shaw who moved to Ada in 1902 to open Shaw's Nickel Store later Shaw's Department Store. He built a lasting business with fair deals, expanding from a tiny frame shop to a two story, multi-line department store and helped Ada grow with local boosters.
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Byron Norrell
Texas
Ada
S. M. Shaw
South Broadway
Main
Twelfth
Shaw
Sutton
Francis
West Main
A. P. Brown
East Main
Shaw's Department Store
Mr. Shaw
J. L. Shaw
Shaw's
Smut Outlook Brightens for Oklahoma and Kansas Wheat
June report from extension agmnomist L. W. Osborn and plant pathologist F. C. Meir finds less smut this year in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. Most surveyed counties show minimal infection, with copper carbonate treated seed avoiding smut. One Ellis county field with untreated seed had 25 percent infection, while last year’s losses stemmed from reduced yield and dockage.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Kansas
L. W. Osborn
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
F. C. Meir
United States
Blaine
Major
Alfalfa
Woods
Woodward
Ellis
Ellis County
Threats of Tidal Wave Raise Beach Warning
A tense warning cautions that a future tidal wave could hit the shoreline, implying danger for beachgoers and prompting concern for safety measures or evacuation plans. The remark highlights potential female beachgoers facing risk if a surge occurs.
Oklahoma City and railroads near St Louis talk station sites
Oklahoma City officials and railroad executives planned a conference in St Louis to settle the Frisco Rock Island joint station location. Santa Fe did not attend, and a union terminal for all lines appeared unlikely. Officials expect concessions but doubt final agreement this week.
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Oklahoma City
Citizens Referee Committee
Frisco
Rock Island
St. Louis
Santa Fe
Walker Avenue
Union Terminal
Western Avenue
C. B. Ames
Robert Hefner
8. W. Hayes
John A Brown
J. R. Koontz
Frisco Railroad
Pms
Courtesy fire chiefs receive state inspection powers
Oklahoma City June 29 Courtesy cards issued by state fire marshal C R O Ne al grant chiefs of all city fire departments authority to inspect buildings within their jurisdictions and to issue orders to correct fire hazards The aim is to cut fire losses in the coming fiscal year and encourage thorough supervision of each territory by the chiefs
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Oklahoma City
C. R.o’neal
Oklahoma
Yale alumni urged to aid tenant for Yale Hall estate
New Haven reports an appeal to Yale alumni to help find a tenant for Plas yn Yale Yale Hall in Yale Valley near Wrexham Wales. The hall, once owned by Elihu Yale founder of Yale University, is proposed as a vacation camp by the present disabled war veteran tenant seeking support from Yale men.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale
Plasyn-Yale
Yale Hall
Yale Valley
Wrexham
Wales
Elihu Yale
Yale University
Franco-German airport planned between Treves and Luxemburg
A joint airfield for German and French aviation firms was agreed between Treves and Luxemburg. The aerodrome will be located roughly halfway between the two cities, serving both nations.
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Luxemburg
Treves
Deficiency warrants sought by officers in Oklahoma
Four state departments seek deficiency warrants to continue operations with last year’s aid. The departments include labor, charities and corrections, the state issues commission, and the mine inspector. Legislature cut appropriations this year hindering work volume. governor undecided on granting deficits. Separate note from London Lloyds about wide insurance coverage including a quirky policy by two daughters protecting against their father remarrying.
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Oklahoma City
Henry S. Johnston
State Department of Labor
State Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
State Issues Commission
London
Lloyds
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Ada Merchant
Samuel M. Shaw
Father
LEO
Wawona
Cal
Here
A.B
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Fire Chiefs
Shaws Department Store
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