Ardmore hosts State Press Association amid city hospitality
Ardmore welcomed the State Press Association with lavish Ardmore Commercial Club help and city citizens. Supt C W Richards greeted editors at the High School, Mayor Roberts gave a gold key, and tours highlighted the oil boom era. Evening lectures, concerts, a fish fry, and a Chickasaw club visit followed, plus a new linotype at the Ardmore Statesman office.
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State Press Association
Ardmore
Commercial Club
C. W. Richards
Walter Ferguson
Cherokee Republican
Roberts
Chickasaw Club Lake
Col
Sidney Sugg
DeWitt
Chickasaw Club
Ringling
Jake Hannon
Ringling Road
Elbert Hubbard
Statesman
Ardmoreile
Indian Territory
Guthrie
Trade at Home Ada Merchants Urge Local Purchases
Merchants and business men of Ada urge residents to buy locally to sustain the city’s economy and the Summer Normal. They credit local patronage with financing water, streets, lights, and the college addition plans, and warn against outlet shopping. The piece ends with a call to patronize Ada firms and keep trade in the community. It is signed by E. F. Messenger, Secretary of the Merchants Association. Also promotes McGEE'S BABY ELIXIR from Ramsey Drug Co.
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Ada
State
Dan Hays
Byrd
Sonable
McGee’s
Ramsey Drug Co
Oklahoma Governor Compromises Healdton Land Suit
Ardmore Ok May 7 Gov Cruce and C R Smith joined in a compromise of a suit over ninety acres in the Healdton oil field. The governor receives sixty acres while Mr Smith gets thirty acres and the $26000 bonus money is split equally. The land lies in the best producing district and is highly valuable.
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Healdton
Mr. Smith
Lehman and Lamar Appointed to Represent U S in Canada
Washington May 11 Secretary Morgan announced that former Solicitor General Frederick W Lehman and Supreme Court Justice Lamar have been chosen to represent the United States before mediators meeting in Canada on the 18th.
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Washington
Srgan
Frederick W. Lehman
Supreme Court
Lamar
U. S
Canada
Gompers
Morrison and
Mitchell
Buck Stores
Supreme Courts
American Federation of Labor Chiefs
Buck Stove & Range Co
St. Louis
Roose Vuelt
Taft
Wilson
Morrison
United States Supreme Court
Husband Rescues Despairing Wife in Ky Letter
In Catron Kentucky a letter from Mrs Bettie Bullock details years of severe womanly troubles. After failing to improve with doctor care she credits Cardus a tonic for women with restoring strength allowing walking two miles and doing her work. The note urges others to try Cardui the tonic trusted by many and notes a Chattanooga company offer for personal guidance and a 64 page treatment book.
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Catron, Ky
Bettie Bullock
Torturing Prisoners Brings Promotion In Russia
United Press reports that M. Gregus is promoted to assistant director of the Criminal Investigation Department in Russia, seen as cynical given his alleged torture of prisoners in Riga to force confessions. Witnesses testified 17 workers were coerced during an attempted-murder case of an engineer, with Riga’s "museum of horrors" noted as a pre revolutionary symbol of torture.
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Rors
Gregus
Riga
Miners Ordered to Disarm Amid Union Tension
In Trinidad on May 9, strike leader William Diamond announced that any Miners Union member who refuses disarmament will be stricken from Union relief and barred from membership, following operators’ accusations that leaders would not disarm strikers.
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Trinidad
William Diamond
Pine board provokes belt During Sunday church service
At a West Virginia resort Barrett sat near the president during a Sunday service. A pine board pew and no cushions caused a rip revealing his trousers. Barrett leaves for his hotel without explanation as the incident is noted amid other reports.
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Barrett
West Virginia
Wilson
Pan-American Union
Satve
Hunt's Cure skin disease remedy promises cure
An advertisement touts Hunt's Cure as guaranteed to cure all forms of skin disease with a refund of the purchase price. It claims wonderful results and says cases unresponsive to other treatments are cured, advising readers to ask their druggist.
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Hunt
Moose Minstrels Shine at Ada Majestic Theatre
A large Ada audience enjoyed the Moose Minstrels last night praising the home talent blackface play. The review notes clever cracking jokes and strong late songs, with the cast well coached from start to finish. Simmons Liver Purifier is advertised as a pleasant remedy for constipation and biliousness.
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Moose Minstrels
Majestic Theatre
Ada
Simmons
Occupation of Lobos Island Justified by International Law
The state department replies to Huerta’s protest filed with mediators says the occupation of Lobos Island between Tampico and Tuxpam is legal. Admiral Badger seized the island after receiving word that Mexicans planned to destroy the lighthouse. There is alarm over Zapata’s forces near Mexico City and fears of foreign executions if Huerta’s threats are carried out.
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Washington
Lobos Island
Tampico
Tuxpam
State Department
Huerta
Admiral Badger
U. S
Zapata
Mexico City
United States
Vera Cruz
Diplomat John Barrett Regroups Amid Church Talks
Washington on May 9 John Barrett director of the Pan American Union is described as usually suave but grows ruffled when the topic turns to White Sulphur Springs or churches.
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Washington
John Barrett
Pan-American Union
Hunt's Cure Promises Refund for Skin Ailments in Texas Ad
An advertisement touts Hunt's Cure with a positive money back guarantee if it fails to cure eczema ring worm tetter and other skin diseases. It claims standard effectiveness and urges druggists to confirm the guarantee. Price 50c. A B Richards Medicine Co Sherman Texas. Bob Christian plans to open his own bakery soon after leaving City bakery run by J M Hoover.
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Hunt
Bob Christian
J. M. Hoover
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