Oklahoma Legislature Adopts Gas Conservation Measures
Oklahoma City May 6 A recess of the legislature to May 19 6 p m and a resume at noon June is reported by the conference committee. The Senate will likely agree. Key bills include the State Capitol and general appropriation measures. the Meminger gas bill tightens conservation with cap or bore limits and addresses waste. The Carr act aims to make gas lines common carriers, tied to a federal court suit involving Oklahoma Natural Gas Company.
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House
Senate
Sutherlin
Cushing
Uch
Interior Department
Washington
Jones
John Smith
Independence
Kan
Oklahoma
D. A. Richardson
Kansas Natural
Oklahoma Natural Companies
Sapulpa
Indiana
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company
County Judge's Office A Revenue Producer
The county judge's office shows April earnings of 588.68 in fees and fines. April term expenses include jury 383 and bailiff 24, totaling 407. Net profit stands at 181.68.
Government deposits to bear interest for banks
Secretary McAdoo announced that starting June 1 all United States deposits will accrue 2 percent interest annually, with balances credited twice yearly. The government will place an additional 10 million dollars in banks, alongside existing deposits totaling over 42.6 million. The move follows the 1908 emergency currency act and congressional pushes for competitive bidding by national banks for public funds.
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Washington
Wwlson
Congress
MccAdoo
Pomerene
Goeke
Ohio
Deaths May Follow Ire at Richardson
A missive from Minnie McCain to Ada friends reports Mr Terry and one child badly burned in a Richardson Texas house fire about a week ago remain in critical condition. Other family members burned are improving, and neighbors supplied relief and care per the Richardson Echo.
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Richardson
Richardson Echo
Oklahoma Government Cotton Report for 1912
The government bulletin shows Oklahoma ginned cotton at 1 005 016 bales for the past season, slightly below 1911. Pontotoc County produced 24 480 bales, down from 30 068 previous year due to an early frost, while Jackson County leads with 1041 326 bales.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc
Montenegro King Evacuates Scutari After Siege
May 5 report from Cettinje says King Nicholas of Montenegro agreed to evacuate Scutari after a six month siege that killed thousands. Powers sided with Albania’s future autonomy and Austria moved troops while a blockade of the Montenegrin coast was imposed. Negotiations floated territorial compensation as an alternative.
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Cettinje
Montenegro
Nicholas
Scutari
Albania
Austria
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Setting Out Trees in Oklahoma Gardens
Practical guidance on when to plant set out trees in Oklahoma spring or fall with fall nurseryman orders, heeling in, proper depth and alignment, and firm tamping. Detailed pruning tips note peach trees need severe cuts while apples require lighter pruning. stressed trees may need harsher top trimming. N. C. Booth, Horticulturist and Botanist, Oklahoma A. and M. College.
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N. C. Booth
Experiment
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
Robert Nester Dies in Mississippi
Jesse Warren receives a letter stating Robert Nester died in De Kalb Mississippi on April 28. He had long been in ill health after leaving Ada and did not find relief near his old home before dying. Nester was an early Oklahoma pioneer and a noted deputy during the Indian Territory era. His death will be mourned by many who knew him.
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Jesse Warren
Robert Nester
de Kalb
Miss
Ada
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Bracken Son Sent To Workhouse After Hit-and-Run
Harold Bracken, 19, was jailed at the work house for failing to pay a $200 fine after striking a pedestrian with his car on Sunday night and attempting to flee the scene. His wealthy father refused to pay the fine, saying the imprisonment would teach him a lesson.
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Chicago
Ill
Harold Bracken
Bracken
Skull Fracture Hits Negro Ball Game Injuries
A serious accident at a Tuesday afternoon negro ball game left three boys Leon Farrie Cremo Hodge and Peter Harris injured Dave Albert a Ada player slipped the bat and it struck all three boys causing Leon Farrie to suffer a fractured skull requiring trepanation He later rallied and was expected to recover barring complications.
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Leon Farrie
Cremo Hodge
Peter Harris
Ada
Dave Albert
Ruling clarifies old Oklahoma road fencing rules
Judge McKeown holds roads used seven years before statehood cannot be closed unless owners fencing them provide alternative routes along section lines. The decision, urged by Pontotoc county officials, aims to reduce long standing road-opening disputes amid the state’s mixed road laws.
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Oklahoma
Statehood
McKeown
Pontotoc County
Proposal to divide California into two states
Sacramento May 6 A resolution introduced by Senator Sanford of Ukiah proposes splitting California at Tepachipi Pass creating a northern California and a southern division named California and South Cafeteria respectively. The measure argues unequal representation versus New England states and calls for a popular vote at the next general election with referral to the committee on federal relations.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
Tepachipi Pass
Senate
Sanford of
Ukiah
United States
New England
Committee On Federal Relations
Stanford
South
Los Angeles
Greer County’s Long Battle for State Territory
Greer County Oklahoma endured a centuries long dispute involving France Spain Mexico Texas the United States and the Confederacy. The area changed hands through colonial and civil conflict before Congress finally placed it in Oklahoma Territory resolving the long standing territorial question. Texas fought hard but yielded its claim due to political and legal pressures.
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Greer County
Oklahoma
Checker Board of Chance
France
Spain
Mississippi
Louisiana
United States Territory
Texas
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Oklahoma Territory
Mexico
Confederacy
Greer
Purifying Cistern Water With Potassium Permanganate
A reader asks how to purify cistern water without emptying it. The answer suggests dissolving one ounce of potassium permanganate in a quart of water and adding it to the cistern until a light pink color remains, a method reportedly used by armies in war.
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Claremore
Okla
House Takes Up Income Tax in Tariff Debate
The Democratic majority in the House advances the income tax feature of the Underwood tariff bill amid opposition. Amendments to tax or retain free articles are rejected as debate ends with a chair ruling that a tariff commission amendment is not germane, 164 to 87.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
Clark
Underwood
Fitsgerald
New York
Appropriations Committee
Sherley
Kentucky
Hardwick
Georgia
Garrett
Tennessee
Tariff Commission
Representative Mann
Fertilizer Advice Clarifies Potash Content for Potatoes
A reader asks if sulphate of potash is the proper fertilizer for sweet and Irish potatoes and whether the enclosed sample is sulphate of potash. The expert replies the sample is sulphate of potash containing about 48 percent potash, worth about $62 per ton, with muriate options around $57 per ton.
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F. C. Bluff
Oklahoma
Charles K. Francis
Oklahoma A. and
Clyde Roland Marries Unnamed Bride
Roy Adair returned from Chickashe on Monday to inform J. C. Roland that Clyde Roland has married recently to a woman whose name was not learned by the informant.
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Roy ‘Adair
Chickashe
J. C. Roland
Clyde Roland
Rail rate Ada to Chattanooga set at 15.80
Monday’s notice states railroad round trip fare from Ada to the Confederate reunion in Chattanooga is fixed at 15.80 with expected stopover privileges for travelers visiting the old states before returning to Oklahoma.
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Ada
Chattanooga
Oklahoma
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