Taft intervention push debated by military and pundits
The piece argues Taft seeks intervention in Mexico to boost his White House bid, citing Brig Gen Anson Mills and army officers who warn of a long war. It contends the plan is a desperate tactic, while noting Mills urges letting Mexicans settle their conflict and criticizing intervention as risky and unnecessary. Mathews of E Company X youth team also noted as arriving.
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Winfield Jones
Washington
Taft
Mexico
Roosevelt
White House
Anson Millé
U. Say
Mexican Boundary Commission
Mills
Boundary Commission
United States
War Department
Mexico City
Madero
Texas
England
Germany
France
Austria
Ience
Faculty Selections At East Central Normal School
The East Central State Normal School announces its teaching staff for the upcoming term. Presidents, professors, and assistants include W Briles as President, M L Perkins Pedagogy, J Frank Lilly Biology, A L Fentem Mathematics with Kate K Knight as assistant, W D Little English with E C Wilson and Irma Spriggs as assistants, Josephine Clarke Latin German, W H Cox Manual Training, T L Wilson Physics and Chemistry, Bertha M Ruble Domestic Science, Helen A Turner Drawing, Mildred Timberlake Miss McClain and Margaret King as critic teachers, R G Sears U S History, W L Roddie History, Albert N Harrison Custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Perkins
J. Frank Lilly
A. L. Fentem
Kate K. Knight
W. D. Little
E. C. Wilson
Irma Spriggs
Josephine Clarke
Bertha M.ruble
Helen A. Turner
Mildred Timberlake
Miss McClain
Margaret King
R. G. Sears
U. S
W. L. Roddie
Albert N. Harrison
A Fine Entertainment at the City Wall
The entertainment at the city hall last evening for Methodist parsonage benefits was a thorough success. Performers did their parts excellently and deserve praise for thoroughness. Attendance was gratifying with receipts over 30 dollars.
Georgia voters to choose Democratic nominee in statewide primary
Between Wilson and Underwood in Atlanta on April 30 voters will express Georgia's choice for the Democratic presidential nomination in a state wide primary. The state convention will meet later to ratify the result. The contest is between Woodrow Wilson and Oscar W Underwood with Wilson favored by Hoke Smith supporters and Underwood backed by the anti Smith faction led by Governor Brown and Clark Howell.
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Wilson
Underwood
Atlanta
Georgia
Woodrow Wilson
Oscar W. Underwood
New Jersey
Hoke Smith
Joseph Iix
Brown
Clark Howell
Supreme Court rules Seminole freedmen may dispose of surplus lands
In a sequence of decisions on 1900s Eastern Oklahoma land cases the Supreme Court held that surplus lands of Seminole freedmen became alienable after May 27, 1908. The ruling marks the third test case outcome and affects thousands of government suits filed in 1909, with many cases to be dismissed.
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Washington
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
John R. Goat
Deming Investment Company
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth Circuit
Federal Circuit Court
District of
Clark Carries Colorado State Democratic Convention
Colorado Springs April 29. The state convention voted to instruct Colorado's delegation to back Champ Clark for the national convention unless he is no longer a candidate or released. An attempt to name Gov. Wilson as second choice failed on roll call 676 to 372.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
Champ Clark
Gov. Wilson
New Jersey
Misses and Guests At Alleyne Shands Event
Misses Carmel Dallas of Konawa Corinne Hardin and Kennedy of Tecumseh are the guests of Miss Alleyne Shands at a local social gathering.
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Carmel Dallas
Konawa
Corinne Hardin and
Kennedy
Tecums-2
Alleyne Shands
Macon reunion to advertise Ada and Pontotoc county
J W Davis and George West canvassed Macon business houses and raised funds to publish 10000 folders to be distributed at Macon by Davis. He plans to mount soap boxes and promote Oklahoma to visitors, aiming to rival a socialist agitator.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
Macon
J. W. Davis
George West
Davis
Oklahoma
Editor Held on a Charge of Murder in Oklahoma
Nowata Oklahoma April 29 After a three day hearing H Jeffries editor was bound over to the Nowata county district court on a murder charge in the death of Mrs Irene Goheen an advertising solicitor on the paper Jeffries was jailed without bond The body of Mrs Goheen was found April 10 with a fractured skull Authorities expect more arrests and Jeffries plans to edit his paper from jail while trial is set to proceed promptly
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Nowata
H. Jeffries
District Court of
Nowata County
Irene Goheen
Jeffries
Ed Hill
Bond Jefferies
Mrs Josie Jetton Visits Fort Smith Relative
Mrs Josie Jetton of Fort Smith is visiting her daughter Mrs R T Kerr, staying with the Kerr family during the visit and visiting local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Jetton
Fort Smith
R. T. Kerr
Life is a Funny Proposition by Wills Point Chronicle
A reflective quip on human contradiction tracing a life from infancy to old age. The narrator notes universal judgments based on age, wealth, politics, religion, and manners, concluding life remains a humorous yet shared journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Shaw
Wills Point
Program of Ada Young Democratic Club Meeting
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Ada invites members to the court house on Tuesday evening May 7 for the regular meeting and a rendered program outlining activities and topics.
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Young Men's Democratic Club of
Ada
Court House
Democracy songs inspire Oklahoma audience
The Normal Quartet led by Luther Harrison of Oklahoma City will perform selections from The Wages of Republicanism by Jeath Hon and Beauties of Democracy by Miles Grigs. Tom D McKeown and C A Galbraith also featured. audience invited to hear songs of democracy.
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Tom D. McKeown
Thomas Jefferson
C. A. Galbraith
Miles Grigs
Willian Edwards
Luther Harrison
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
First State Bank of Vanoss Seeks Prosperity
The First State Bank of Vanoss reports deposits over 13000 and describes a solid foundation for future growth. It states the bank plays an important role in national development and will remain a factor to be reckoned with.
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First State Bank of
Vanoss
Holdenville Joins State League. Splendid Team Delights Town
Holdenville residents celebrate their town’s entry into the Oklahoma state league and praise a splendid team. Citizens funded the team generously and the opening game is set to be played at home with the mayor declaring a half holiday.
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Holdenville
State League of Oklahoma
Dixie Dockery Claimed by Death at Age Six
Dixie Dockery, six year old daughter of L. L. Dockery and wife, died April 23 and was buried April 24 at Oakment cemetery near town. The obituary notes her passing and funeral details in a local notice.
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Battle Dixie Dockery
Dixie
L. L. Dockery
Oakment Cemetery
Little Dixie Dockery
Akman
Little Dixie Dockery Dies at Age Six
Dixie Dockery, six, daughter of L. L. Dockery and family near town, died recently. Her remains were interred at Akman Cemetery amid family mourning and a quiet funeral observance.
Fitzhugh Bank Submits Excellent Report
The Farmers bank of Fitzhugh reports solid figures with deposits near 12000 and loans around 28000 despite large outflows for feed. The institution, while not the county’s largest, is meeting its mission and earning patrons’ continued confidence.
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Fitzhugh Bank
Farmers Bank of Fitzhugh
Annie Nash Visits Brother Will Guest at Roff
Mrs. Annie Nash of Roff spent the day visiting her brother Will Guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Nash
Roff
Will Guest
Honor for Capt. W. H. Fisher as Confederate aide
This morning Captain W. H. Fisher received a commission from General Hailey, commander of the Confederate Veterans of Oklahoma, naming him an aide de camp with the rank of captain. The award honors his active service in the organization that preserves Old South history and tradition.
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W. H. Fisher
Gen. Hailey
Confederate Veterans of Oklahoma
Bodies of Titanic Victims Brought to Halifax
Halifax N S May 1 The cable ship Mackay Bennett arrived carrying the bodies of 190 Titanic victims rescued at sea. Fifty seven bodies were picked up and identified with families notified where possible.
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Halifax
N. S
Mackay-Bennett
Bethlehem Chapel Opening At National Cathedral
Eminent Episcopal church leaders gather in Washington to open the Bethlehem Chapel of the Holy Nativity as part of the National Cathedral project. Bishop Tuttler of Missouri preaches the opening sermon as services run through the week on Mount St Albans suburb site.
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Nation’s Capital
Washington, D. C
Episcopal Church
Mount St. Albans
National Capital
London
Democratic Club Organized at Fitzhugh May 4 1912
Young democrats plan a Fitzhugh program with a debate on recalling federal judges and addresses by local figures. Speakers include Prof C J Moore Albert Russell and Senator R M Reddie Joe E Bridges with Leslie Maxey Miles Grigsby Cal Bolen Jesse Warren. Everyone invited.
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Young Democrats
Fitzhugh
Leslie Maxey
Miles Grigsby
Cal Bolen
Jesse Warren
Good Roads Move Deserves Careful Materials Choice
A letter from H. R. Snyder urges Petersburg Indiana readers to back the good roads movement. He warns against poor materials like soft limestone or shelly stone and praises durable granite-like road bed material from local sources. He credits Ada Weekly News readers and cites Adam Beck of a cement plant as a local ally in proper road building.
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Petersburg
Ind
Ada Weekly News
Ada
Okla
Good Roads
Adam Beck
H. R. Snyder
New West 12th Street Brick Building Rising in Ada
E S Collins funds a one story brick 30 by 60 feet structure on West 12th next to his concrete building replacing an old barn to improve street appearance. W M Cooper holds the contract and the walls are nearing completion.
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Ada
E. S. Collins
West 12Th
Creed of T. R. Followers from Williams Speech
The piece presents a revised creed praising Theodore Roosevelt with satirical overtones. It mocks political ambition and references power, the taft era, Africa, and a mock resurrection of presidential aims, ending with a mock religious amen.
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Africa
Ananias Club
McVay Brothers Trial Opens in Pine Bluff Arkansas
The McVay brothers Ed and Cullen face first degree murder charges in Jefferson County for Etheridge s slaying during his trial for Albert McVay s assassination two years earlier. John McVay was convicted and sentenced to death last February. an appeal stays the sentence. Perry Walker was linked to the group but released.
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McVay
Pine Bluff
Ark
Cullen McVay
J. W. Etheridge
Jefferson County
Etheridge
Albert McVay
John
Louisiana Centennial Celebrations Mark State's 100th Year
Louisiana observes its centennial admission to the Union with events led by the Louisiana Historical Society. A week of historical exercises banquets parades and pageants will honor early and later state history.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Historical Society
Commonwealth
First National Bank Shows Strong Local Standing
First National Bank appears prominently as a leading financial institution in the region. It reports deposits near 250000 dollars and loans around 200000 dollars, underscoring its solid position among Ada's institutions.
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First National Bank
Ada’s
Uniform Milk Standards Meeting Opens in Louisville
Louisville hosts a two day session on forming nationwide certified milk production standards attended by medical men and health authorities from leading cities. The event seeks better child health through milk quality and production methods.
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Louisville
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