Ada booze raid nets whisky and beer seizures
Sheriff Tom Smith and deputies raided several joints in Ada and Stonewall seizing about thirteen barrels of Original Budweiser and 25 to 30 pints of whisky at Lancaster's, nine pints at New man joint, and two pints at Bounty's. Multiple arrests followed with bonds set at 500 each.
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Ada
Tom Smithers
James Place
Lancaster
Newman Joint
Court House
Sim Marshall
South Townsend
Uas
Newman Bros
Sim
Lancasters
Ollie Lancaster
L. J. Shook
Bob Walker
Sam MccClure
Frank Smith
Geo. Culver
Judge Terrell
Stonewall
Sherif Smith
Walter Gagne
Nineteen Liquor Cases Filed After Raid Arrests
During the raid eleven men were arrested for illegal liquor disposal. Indictments total nineteen, with Jim Johnson Shorty Carter and C. C. McAdoo among those named. Carter faces two charges and McAdoo three. Sim Goslin, linked to the South Townsend Joint, was arrested at Stratford and brought to Ada by Sam Hyden. Bonds: $500 for multiples, $750 for single counts.
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Jim Johnson
Shorty Carter
C. C. McAdoo
Carter
McAdoo
Sim Goslin
South Townsend
Stratford
Ada
Sam Hyden
House Finds Alfalfa County Clerk Guilty of Contempt
The Oklahoma House of Representatives found H. L. Kincheloe, Alfalfa County Clerk, guilty of contempt and ordered sixty days in Logan county jail. The sentence ends with the legislative session, unless Kincheloe complies by producing ballots and testifying before the Election Committee after twenty four hours, in which case he will be released.
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Guthrie
House of Representatives
H. L. Kincheloe
Alfalfa County
Logan County
McCalla
House
Kincheloe
Milton Bryan
Shawnee
House of Election Committee
Murray
Allen
Tulsa Seeks Northwestern Normal School Bid
Representative Woodson Norvell of Tulsa told a special commercial club committee that Tulsa has bright prospects to secure the Northwestern Normal school. The club will mobilize support, seeing the Normal as a major state educational asset. Broken Arrow in Tulsa county also seeks the school while Tahlequah vies, backed by a Cherokee tribal school complex they would donate if Tahlequah hosts the Normal.
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Tulsa
Woodson Norvell
Creek County
Commercial Club Today
Northwestern Normal
Commercial Club
Normal School
Broken Arrow
Tulsa County
Tahlequah
Guthrie Arraignment Over Ballot Contempt in Alfalfa County
Guthrie Oklahoma March 12 County Clerk Kincheloe of Alfalfa County was arraigned before the Oklahoma House of Representatives on contempt for refusing to deliver ballots cast in the September election. The hearing covered refusal to open ballot boxes and included testimony about election processes and suspected poll book mutilation.
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Guthrie
Kincheloe
Alfalfa County
House of Representatives
Murray
Committee On Elections
Morley
C. H. Parker
Enid
W. L. Owen
McCalla
Marietta
Love County
House
Putnam
Oklahoma City
Garfield Replies To Charges On Choctaw Court Fees
Secretary Garfield today rejected allegations of corruption in the Choctaw Shickasaw citizenship court and Mansfield McMurray & Cornish fees. He cited contract records from 1903 and noted the court set total compensation at 750 908, with interior approval awaited from the attorney general. The Ada versus Holdenville baseball game ended in a 5-5 tie after 11 innings with Ada’s Kyser Jones and Davidson among players.
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Washington
Garfield
Senate
Choctaw- Shickashaw Citizenship Court
Mansfield, McMurray & Cornish
Stephens
Tillman
Congress
Citizenship Court
Secretary of the Interior
Ada
Holdenville
John Kyser
Summer Jones
Clyde Kyser
Reed
Tom Davidson
Charley Baldwin
Less’ Martin
Oscar Tilman
Larry Wright
Ada V8 Holdenville Ends in Eleven Inning Tie
Holdenville baseball team travels to Ada on Sunday afternoon for a swift eleven inning game near the cement plant. A large Ada crowd and local boys watched the tied contest as both sides battled to a draw.
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Holdenville
Ada
Aéa
Bryan Democrats to Oust Sullivan in Illinois Feud
Chicago reports a life and death struggle between William Jennings Bryan and Roger C. Sullivan for control of Illinois politics. Sullivan must retire and no ally of his ideas can replace him. Bryan arrives in Chicago as factions eye a wider national clash and possible convention drama.
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Chicago
Illinois
William Jennings Bryan
Roger C. Sullivan
Bryan
Sullivan
Iman
Linois
Nichols and McClatchs Add Shawnee News Update
Nichols and McClatchy report from Shawnee Oklahoma on March 14 as Tom Nichols and Mace McClatcha are involved in a developing incident with McClatcha unconscious for much of the time and observed to be sinking.
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Mace McClatcha
Death by own action at Francis county man found in car
A man found in a box car near Francis in an irrational state died later that night. County Attorney Robi Wimbish conducted an inquest and ruled death by a personal crisis in tent. No name or residence could be determined, but he claimed work at the Harris hotel in Ada and used the name Bush.
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Robi. Wimbish
Harris
Ada
Bush
Oklahoma Delegation Plans Special Train to Denver
Oklahoma Democrats arrange a special train to carry delegates and citizens to the Denver National convention on March 13 from Guthrie, Tulsa, and surrounding towns. An exhibit car will showcase Oklahoma’s natural resources provided by local commercial clubs, with Tate Brady coordinating exhibits.
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Denver
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Tate Brady
Tulsa
Brown Pal
Governor Signs Bills Transferring Civil Cases to State Courts
Guthrie Oklahoma March 12 The governor announced he had signed a pair of bills by Senators Franklin and Brooke to transfer civil cases from federal to state courts with amendments ensuring judgments are not liens on exempt property. He also approved a bill by Senators Roddie and Franklin requiring electric headlights on all passenger and freight locomotives.
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Guthrie Ok
Franklin and
Brooke
Roddie and
Franklin
Wil Rae Case Goes to Sentencing Pending Judgment
Wil Rae was tried before Judge Terrell on the charge of unlawfully disposing of liquor, found guilty, and awaits sentencing. The court did not issue a sentence Monday.
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Will Rae
Terrell
Miss Lucile Mulhall Plans Europe Exhibition Tour
Guthrie Oklahoma March 13 Miss Lucile Mulhall daughter of ranchman Zack Mulhall prepares to travel to Europe to display riding and roping feats. She has trained a new horse for the performances.
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Guthrie
Lucile Mulhall
Zack Mulhall
Europe
Ehéches
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Winbish
Mr. Bryan
George H. Wood
Constitutional Convention
House Committee
Alfalfa
Beclares Interior Department
Illinois Row
Francis
Wil Rae Case
Bellamy
Semele
Mare Eee
Sprague Bros
Psa
Spero, Michael & Sons
Ada Naional Bank
Ada, Oklanoma
Frank Jones
R. E. Haynes
Okla
JOE Kemp & Co
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