Cloudburst Hits Oklahoma City Area Causing Deaths and Flood Damage
Special report from Oklahoma City describes a severe cloudburst ten miles east of the city at 10 near nightfall. Drowning deaths are reported, crops ruined, Rock Island and Santa Fe tracks washed out, railway service halted to Shawnee and between Shawnee and Purcell, and lines breaking down along with extensive property damage.
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Oklahoma City
Rock Island
Here
Shawnee
Katy
Newalla
Ada
Wunderlich
Capital Hill Addition
Purcell
Political Meeting in Tishomingo Ada Morning
Judge J A Baker, candidate for district judge, traveled to Atoka after a Tishomingo meeting. The event celebrated W H Murray’s return from the constitutional convention with an ovation and his announcement to run for the state legislature. Speeches by Henshaw and Baker followed a lunch and smoker.
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J. A. Baker
Ada
Atoka
Tishominge
W. H. Murray
Mr. Murray
Geo. Henshaw
Baker
Roosevelt Opens Jamestown Exposition in Norfolk
President Roosevelt arrives by Mayflower and reviews naval fleet at Hampton Roads then opens the Jamestown Exposition grounds with a dedicatory address. He presses a gold button to signal the formal opening as soldiers and sailors parade and guests attend luncheon and reviews.
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Norfolk
Roosevelt
Virginia
Washington
Fort Monroe
Hampton Roads
Exposition Grounds
Brooks Johnston
Tragedy in Oil City as Stephen Ross shot by Belle Stroup
Thaddeus Stevens was killed by Belle Stroup in Dr. Magee's office during lunch hour. Ross, a promiment local, was to wed Druissella Sampsell at 9 pm, when a call set the fatal sequence. Stroup later killed herself, both victims from notable families, no witnesses.
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Oil City
Thaddeus Stevens
Belle Stroup
G. W. Magee
Ross
Thad
Miss Stroup
Bradford
Dr. Magee
Lumber Trust to Face Arraignment in Guthrie
Federal court in Guthrie Oklahoma will hear arraignments next Monday for all persons indicted in a lumber trust case. Defendants include Farry Gorsuch F H Forsman T H Hogg S C Allen WM Gloyd and J P Marshall retail lumber dealers. bond set at 2000. P T Walton immunity witness. Additional indictments in Alva name F A Amsden Lumber Co and associates for Sherman anti trust violations.
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Guthrie
Okla
Farry Gorsuch
Kansas City
Southwestern Lumberman’s Association
F. H. Forsman
Long-Bell Lumber Co
T. H
T. B. Hogg
Shawnee
S. C. Allen
Peckham
S. WM
Gloyd
Oklahoma City
J. P. Marshall
Oklahoma
Burford
P. T. Walton
Alva
F. A. Amsden Lumber Co
Words County
Shermas
Opening Jamestown Exposition Receives Roosevelt Welcome
Norfolk April 2 Opening of the Jamestown Ter Centenary Exposition featured President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower reviewing ships in Hampton Roads. He attended ceremonies at Discovery Landing with diplomats and governors as Harry St George Tucker delivered the opening address. The event honored the 300th anniversary of America’s first English settlement.
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Norfolk
James‘town
United States
Roosevelt
Hampton Roads
Discovery Landing
America
Harry St
George Tucker
Robley D. Evans
An Ancestor Found Hanged for Piracy in Old Court Records
A well dressed woman sought genealogy at Mount Holly New Jersey's county clerk office. Clerk William Sharp guided her to an 1710 record but she left claiming no result. He later discovered the ancestor had been hanged for piracy.
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Burlington County
Mount Holly
N. J
William 8. Sharp
New York Times
Mr. Sharp
Young Lawyer Promises to Save Guilty Client
A jail scene shows a naively confident young lawyer bargaining with a stove thief. The client offers 10 000 guineas while claiming no money, and the lawyer vows to win release if the stove is sent to his office.
Fractured quarrel on Sutter street car ends in make up
On a crowded San Francisco ferry car the couple quarrelled then reconciled after a tense exchange. The scene stretched from Sutter street to Van Ness as the conductor finally asked how things stood and the pair declared they had made up.
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Sutter Street
Lucy
van Ness
Willarf
San Francisco Chronicle
Beaten by a Head and a Secret Night
A quaint London tale recalls a bashful young woman who blushes at her lover's name. Her brother hints at a peep through a parlor keyhole as a servant beats him to the scene. The piece captures social flirtation and curious youth in a late night anecdote.
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Love
Trousers Rumor Sparks Private Libel Exchange
A brief exchange from the Philadelphia Press records a quarrel over a claim of sighting at a tailor. Dudley denies the accusation while Gaddie insists on the sighting and libel implications.
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Gaddie
Dudley
Philadelphia Press
Last Not a Moment Molly
A fragment notes a conversation about a father and a sum of $560. The line hints at a financial or familial matter but lacks complete context to identify people or a clear event. Further text would be needed for a precise summary.
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Molly
Ada Streets Improvement Proposal and Council Actions
A Ada community letter urges laying drain pipes along Main Street to drain mud and proposes vitrified brick paving on a concrete foundation. The passage notes likely costs shared by property owners and urges timely action before Ada falls behind. The town council plans stricter street ordinances and enforcement, including removal of obstructions and costs taxed against property, with notices urging residents to clear obstructions.
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Ada
Main
Recorder
Oklahoma City Trade Excursion Visits Ada
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce conducted its seventh annual trade excursion to Ada. A thousand people greeted the visiting group as 120 uniformed attendees toured Main Street and the Oklahoma Portland Cement plant before a return trip to Oklahoma City.
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Ada
Okhamona City
Townsend
Main Street
Main
Broadway Corner
Oklahoma City
Bull Pup
W. L. Tull
Tull
Denison
Pup
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Beck, Whittaker
Wirtersmith and Rice
Ada Progress Impresses Galena Real Estate Man
Joseph Wallace of Galena Kansas visits Ada to review growth and reports Ada gaining good reputation abroad. He notes waterworks enlargement and a cement plant under construction and hears rail employees speak highly of the town calling it a live clean place.
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Joseph Wallace
Galena
Kan
Ada
Mr. Wallace
Opening of Electric Theatre by Sturgis and Hockaday
Ada hosts the Electric Theatre opening tonight by Sturgis and Hockaday of Durant two doors west of Hotel Harris. The house will show two or three programs daily with changes every Monday and Thursday featuring high class moving pictures and illustrated songs.
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Sturgis & Hockaday
Durant
Hotel Harris
Lillard Announces Candidacy for Francis Township Constable
James W. Lillard of Oakman area announces for constable in Francis township No. 3. Born in Kentucky, raised in Choctaw-Chickasaw country, twenty seven years in the territory. A farmer and Democrat, he pledges to enforce the law and preserve community peace.
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James W. Lillard
Oakman
Francis Township
Kentucky
Lillard
City Council Holds Special Session on Pound Ordinance
The city council met at 5 PM for about an hour in a special session. Present were Councilmen Kerr Denton Sutton Chambless Conn Lee Markham Mayor Barton and Recorder Warren. They discussed enforcing pound ordinance No 118 as written and a vote showed Conn Chambless Sutton and Deaton in favor of not enforcing it as is.
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Kerr
Denton
Sutton
Chambless
Conn
Lee
Markham
Barton
Warren
Deaton
Types of all nations in New York hotel lobby
The Fifth Avenue hotel lobby displayed a cosmopolitan scene with Japanese, an American from Blue Grass country, an Englishman with a Scotch companion, a German reader, an Anglo Indian, a Canadian, and Senator Dubois of Idaho among others. A colored hackman carried a trunk while three Irish porters moved baggage.
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New York
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Blue Grass
United States
Dubois
Idaho
Hackman
N. Y. Times
First Tool Was The Hammer
The hammer is described as an ancient, versatile tool and weapon with origins as a stone attached to a handle. Claw hammers appeared in the Middle Ages, illustrated in eleventh century manuscripts, with hammers ranging from tiny jewelers’ tools to 50 ton shipyard variants.
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Egypt
Shark leaps gap skiff near Garden Key injures tarpon pursuer
A tarpon chased by a shark near Garden Key California leaped onto a skiff with two fishermen who were netting. The skiff split and both men tangled in the net. The shark bit the side of Betton Larkin, nearly severing his body. Observers say sharks there rarely attack humans.
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Florida
Garden Key
California
Betton Larkin
Larkin
Diplomacy's Triumph Echoes in Suffrage Meeting
Henry Labouchere, editor of Truth, described a suffrage deputation in the House of Commons lobby. He noted the women spoke over one another before he conceded that beauty may tempt judgment, a remark he framed as a compliment to their presence.
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Henry Labouchere
Truth
House of Commons
Kindly Words and Deeds Shine in Everyday Life
The piece extols the power of kind words and deeds to heal and brighten souls. It emphasizes sympathy, gentle smiles, and the small cost to the giver that yields significant benefit to the recipient.
Dog Outsmarts City Rides Train Against Legislation
A clever dog evades control, rides through city streets, and defies anti passenger rules as it returns to its owner. The episode highlights the animal’s urban exploits and the public’s amusement at the roaming canine.
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Dog
Largest Admiral Sir Ayle Tes smtras tag of the used in a
A fragmentary OCR item mentions an admiral title and a list of names or phrases with unclear meaning. The readable bits reference an admiral and a tag or label used in a naval context, but specifics are obscured.
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Ayle Tessmtras
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Jamestown Exposition
Londons
Andy Ryan
Myrtle McAnally
U. S
Cummings
Rebee
Ryan
Missioner Winn
Ardmore
King and Currie
Duke Stone
Court House
Ada Pressed Brick and Tile Co
A. Vogt
Ada New Theatre
Constable
New York Hotel
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