Tornado Flatten Brinkley Ark Kills 30 and Wrecks Town
A catastrophic twister struck Brinkley Arkansas last night killing about thirty people and injuring sixty others. The Catholic church survived, while the storm left Main Street and Cypress Avenue impassable with widespread destruction to hotels and businesses. Governor Donaghey arrived to coordinate relief as trains carried doctors nurses and supplies to the town and nearby cities organized relief drives.
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Legislature Near End as Minor Bills Stall
With three days left in the session, many minor bills remain on the calendars. The House failed to pass the Strain Yeager oil pipeline bill but scheduled it as a special order for tomorrow. A second attempt at agreement between opposing factions also failed, setting up a debate on the Mid Continental Oil Producers Association measure.
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Eastern Oklahoma Insane Asylum
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Kansas bills pass. bank deposits insured and law to June
Topeka March 3 both Kansas houses approve the bank deposit guaranty bill. It becomes law June 30 and covers savings deposits up to 100 dollars and time certificates bearing up to 3 percent interest. Open accounts in insolvent banks receive 6 percent, time deposits 3 percent. The session also votes against a Confederate Soldiers Home maintenance appropriation and debates state printing plant creation and code commission reforms.
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Roosevelt Letter Sparks Private Citizen Reaction Abroad
In Oyster Bay on March 8 Former President Roosevelt reacted to the publication of a December letter quoted as urging U S intervention in Haiti Venezuela and Central America He called the letter authentic but said he is a private citizen and has nothing to say The scene included Roosevelt reading headlines and declining further comment on the print version
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Judge Furman Addresses Memorial Service in Ardmore
The Ardmore memorial for Judge Townsend includes Judge Furman praising judicial impartiality and public duty. He contrasts lawyers’ partisan roles with a judge’s obligation to the community and divine law as the foundation of all law, citing Job and divine creation.
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Oklahoma primary and city election rules 1909 summary
Governmentctions specify primaries on the first Tuesday in April 1909 and general elections on the fourth Tuesday in April 1909. It covers terms for city officials in first class cities and towns, per diems for county election boards, ballot provisions, registration procedures, and candidate nomination by party or as independents. It sets begin dates for offices and outlines precinct boards and counting duties across cities, towns, and villages.
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