Destructive Fires Hit Cache and Nearby Towns in Oklahoma
A major blaze in Cache Oklahoma destroyed ten key buildings including the M G Harris store and bank of Cache. Est losses around 50000 with limited insurance. Fires also struck Binger Perry and Tuttle with homes and businesses burned. several residents injured while efforts kept adjacent blocks from burning.
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Lawton
Cache
M. G. Harris General Mercantile Establishment
Harris
J. W. Cooper
T. M. Herrendom
Twineham
H. B. Miller
Bank
Miller
Co. C. Maupin
Bank of Cache
Phil McCrery
Binger
Judge Harbour
Gracemont
John Long
Perry
J. M. Thomas
Cleve Wilkerson
Oakdale Township
Tuttle
George Lowry
Lowry
Office of the Times
Jess Rose
Hattie Gardner
Times
Nicaragua Cruelities Reported From Mandaimo and Granada
A letter from Narciso Arellano to the American consul in Managua describes torture of men and boys in Mandaimo and Granada, including 17 cases of thumb hanging, lashings, arson, and a shooting. He appeals for U S attention and intervention, citing Admiral Kimball and potential inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Managua
Nic
Narciso Arellano
Nicaragua
Republic
Senor Vastrillo
Estrada
Arellano
Mandaimo
Granada
Calixto Talaveras Guerillas
America
State Department
Sorinto Harbor
Kimball
Congo Free State
Senor Castrillo
Insurgent Victory Thwarts Taft Railroad Bill
In a Senate conference the insurgent Republicans appear to have gutted Taft’s railroad measure removing key sections on traffic agreements and mergers. The plan to create a court of commerce remains uncertain as house approval falters. Taft's fate framed by Aldrich and other leaders as conference doubt grows.
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Senate
Cummins
Court of Commerce
House
Taft
Aldrich
Victory for Progressives over Aldrich Machine in Railroad Clash
Washington May 3 The surrender of sections 7 and 12 of the railroad bill marks a major shift as progressives and Democrats gain momentum. Senate and House moves pare back traffic agreements and mergers while preserving a House adverse clause on long and short haul. The battle centers on conference control and the fate of a radical reform bill likely to pass with altered provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Aldrich Machine
Senate
Taft
Aldrich-Elkins
Senate Democrats
Gore
Chamberlain
Middle West
Aldrich and Elkins
Newlands
Nevada
Cummins
la Follette
Dolliver
Clapp
Aldrich
Republican Party
Presi
Wickersham
New York
Ruth Bryan Leavitt Weds British Officer in Quiet Ceremony
Ruth Bryan Leavitt, formerly Ruth Bryan, married Lieut Reginald Altham Owen of the Royal British Engineers in Lincoln Nebraska. The ceremony was simple with limited attendance, echoing secrecy in advance and contrasting with her 1903 wedding to William Homer Leavitt.
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Lincoln, Neb
William Homer Leavitt
Ruth Bryan-Leavitt
Reginald Altham Owen
Royal British Engineers
Kingston
Jamaica
Leavitt
Ruth Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Books of the Secretary of State in Good Shape
Guthrie Oklahoma April 30 The total receipts of the office of secretary of state from April 1 1909 to March 30 1910 were 113 345 90 according to a report approved by State Examiner George Mekling It shows that the total amount received from charter fees during the twelve months was 104 894 35 from notary fees 4 358 and from the sale of statutes and session laws 2 801 15 The remainder was received from the issuance of certified copies of records placing the seal of state requisitions etc The books of the office were found in excellent shape No account had been kept of statutes and session laws on hand and the report fixes a basis of accounting for this in the future Farms Loans See Carlton Weaver.
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Guthrie
Okla
George Mekling
Patten Leads May Cotton Bull Clique to Rough Gains
New York reports profits near 320 000 in May cotton as James A. Patten and associates control about 200 000 bales. May cotton rose from 14 50 to 14 82 cents while July moved from 14 61 to 14 65 cents as the bull crowd expands purchases. Brokers list 183 500 bales taken over by Patten firms including Carpenter Baggott Co and Bache Co with 45 000 to Great Britain announced for shipment. Patten predicts a shorter October crop and notes substantial carrying charges being cut from May.
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New York
James A. Patten
Chicago
Patten
Shorts
Wall Street
Mr. Patten
Eugene Scales
Texas
William P. Brown
Frank Hayne
New Orleans
Hayne
Mr. Brown
Fall River Mills
Great Britain
Bull Clique
Carpenter, Baggott & Co
Mr. Scales
Bache & Co
Lipper & Co
Swanson & Co
Springs & Co
Hopkins, Knight & Co
Father seeks 30000 for son's accidental death
J S Silver sues in Oklahoma City seeking 30000 for the death of his son Mark J Silver killed by a live electric wire on April 11 1910 while working for the Oklahoma Gas and Electric company at Tenth and Rob inson streets. He adds his wife as a party defendant to enable proper distribution of any recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. S. Silver
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Mark J. Silver
Tenth and
Robinson Streets
Flood Threat Grows as River Rises at El Paso
Government observer reports 9 000 second feet flowing at Selden, up 6 000 which pushes the Stage past 14 feet. Officials warn flood danger will rise higher when the flood reaches El Paso, and precautions are taken locally and in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Selden
Fire Sunday Morning Burns Bob Eaton's Home
Judge Eugene Ray visiting Ardmore in editorial role. Ray, formerly with the Atlanta Constitution, has gained favorable attention for his editorial writings published in the Press since moving to Oklahoma.
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Bob Eaton
Eugene Ray
Ardmorelle
Judge Ray
Atlanta
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Oklahoma
Tornado Strikes Emporia Area Uprooting Buildings
A tornado hit the southwestern section of Emporia last night unroofing several houses and tossing a large new barn. One person was not reported killed or injured. Plymouth, six miles southwest of Emporia, was said to be entirely destroyed by the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Emporia
Plymouth
Roosevelt Boasted and Declined Papal Meeting
Theodore Roosevelt did not meet Pope Pius during his Rome visit. Archbishop William H. O Connell of Boston called the action insulting and a breach of Roosevelt's square deal principle at a public meeting of the American Federation of Catholic Societies in Lowell Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt
Pope Pius
Rome
Mr. Roosevelt
William H. O'Connell
Boston
American Federation of Catholic Societies of the
Cruce Denies Alliance With Haskell In Oklahoma Campaign
Shawnee and Tecumseh crowds heard Lee Cruce deny any alliance with Gov. Haskell or others as he campaigned for the Democratic nomination for governor. He pledged to govern without promises of positions, opposed state purchase of segregated coal and asphalt lands, reiterated prohibition, and endorsed the current administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee, Ok
Lee Cruce
Tecumseh
Shawnee
Gov
Haskell
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Octavio Marence
Congress
Pittsburg
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Elkins
Carter
Kean
Crane
Root
Curtis
Flint
Brandegee
Lodge
Madden
Serena E. Payne
Walter Smith
Iowa
Norris
Payne
Judge Smith
Dixon
Montana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Wm. J. Bryan
Secretary OF State
Carlton Weaver
Pinch
Son
Rio Grande
Ada
Tion
Kansas
Roosevelt
Cruce
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