Campaign of 1904 recalled by Parker firestorm
The 1904 Democratic bid led by Judge Alton B. Parker is recalled as he carried New York earlier, faced Roosevelt’s surge, and triggered a dispute over alleged big-corporation campaign contributions. Parker’s resignation to accept the nomination followed by later legal practice is noted.
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Alton B. Parker
W. J. Bryan
St. Louis
Parker
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Moon and Minors Boost Streams and Bee Industry
The article argues for state action to stock streams like Blue with minnows, cites Pontotoc county bee culture, and notes shifts in fishing popularity with cars. It recounts a state press association meeting and reflects on moon phase planting ideas supported by science and scripture.
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Dearborn Independent
Henry Ford
Grandad
Scripture
War fears and politics mix in Oklahoma news and opinion
A column of editorials and observations covers a proposed federal war ban, Oklahoma political races, agricultural plans for Pontotoc, radio station growth, and legal questions. It cites Governor Trapp, Gov Coolidge, Dr People, and Harry M. Daugherty while urging practical tax reform and voter scrutiny.
Allen educator Treadwell invited to teach at Ada college
Treadwell, superintendent of Allen schools, will teach in the Department of Agriculture at East Central State Teachers College Ada starting May 24. He has taught in summer sessions there for two years, and his selection among over three hundred applicants reflects the college’s need for thirty special instructors to serve about twenty four hundred students.
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T. K. Treadwell
Allen
East Central State Teachers College
Ada
Treadwell
Department of Agriculture
Teachers College
Allen Democrat
Self valuation and social discount in daily judgment
The quotation notes that some men overestimate themselves which allows room to accept a lower valuation of others placed upon them by society. It contemplates the tension between personal ego and external judgment in social relations.
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Oklahoma
Illinois
Ada Council to Confer Royal and Select Masters Degrees
Ada Council No 10 plans a June 3 visit to Sulphur to confer Royal and Select Masters degrees with a large class. Ardmore R A M will assist, bringing 75 to 125 candidates for the Super Excellent degree as Oklahoma grand officers attend the ceremony.
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Ada Council
L. S. Chilcutt
M. Z. Thompson
Ardmore
Chilcutt
Thompson
Rural County Schools Close Early For Spring Term
Rural schools across the county are closing early this spring due to farming demands. County Superintendent Hefley notes many rural schools recess soon with some high schools also ending early as funds run low. Some teachers will attend East Central State Teachers College for the spring term.
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Hefley
Ray
East Central State Teachers College
Oklahoma Debates Prison Labor Crusher Contract
Assistant Attorney General Edwin Dabney rules the proposed Dolse Brothers contract to run a rock crusher at Granite Reformatory illegal. He cites constitutional limits on convict labor and notes rock must be labeled convict made goods if the deal proceeds. The opinion follows Rice’s request two weeks earlier and clarifies state equipment use. Waukomis banks report combined deposits of $412,276.
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United States
Frazier
North Dakota
Oklahoma City News
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Dolse Brothers Company
State Reformatory
Granite
Edwin Dabney
Carl Rice
State Board of Affairs
Debney
Rice
Attorney General’s Office
Maine
Tranite Rock
State Supreme Court
McAlester
Dabney
Supreme Court
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Byron Norrell
The
News Publishing & Printing Co
Ada Weekly Democrat
Pontotoc County Enterprise
Ada Star-Democrat
ADA Evening News
ADA Weekly
Bristow
State Press Association
Pontotoc County
California
Texas
Oklahoma Press Association
Poteau
Kidd
Ozarks
Rockies
England
Trapp
Vater
Coolidge
McKinley
Hoover
Harry M. Daugherty
Cam Russell
Lincoln
FORD
NDA Council
County
Mother
Presbyterian Church
Elks Lodge
Lodge
Presbyterian
E. O. Whitwell
Jackson
Dan New York
Andrew Jackson
William Green Shilaber
Boston
Tulsa
Association of Natural Gasoline Manufacturers
Tulsa—Cities Service Company
Okmulgee
Dabney Frowng
Crusher
Waukomis
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