Byards Mill Water Contention Heads to District Court
City of Ada through City Attorney James Webb seeks appointment of a Board of Appraisers to condemn Byrd's Mill water lands for public utility. Dr McKanna John Smith Buck Wall and associates oppose the petition claiming interests in the lands and intent to exploit water resources. No ruling has been announced by the district court yet.
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James Webb
Coalgate
District Court
City of
Ada
Byrd’s Mill Water Supply
McKanna
John Smith
Buck Wall
Byrd’s
Tocantine Rescues Sixteen Fishermen Off Brazilian Coast
The steamer Tocantine, famed for past escapes, returned to Brooklyn after a Brasil voyage with a new tale of rescue. It saved sixteen fishermen off the Brazilian coast on March 22 after a squall wrecked their boat. One survivor had clung to a plank for 24 hours as sharks circled.
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New York
Port Arthur
Brooklyn
Brasil
Rio Janeiro
Remarkable Stomach and Liver Tablets Boost Health
The splendid work of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is daily coming to light. No such grand remedy for liver and bowel troubles was ever known before. Thousands bless them for curing constipation, sick headache, biliousness, jaundice and indigestion. Sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Tragic High School Boat Tragedy at Huntington Mills
Eight students from Huntington High School, six girls and two boys, died when a boat sank at Paper Mill dam near Huntington Mills after a leak forced girls to cling to the craft. Two boys swam to shore while Minnich and Davenport perished trying to save them as grappling teams recovered all bodies within two hours.
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Wilkesbarre
Huntington Mills
Huntington High School
Dodson
Minnich
Miss Davenport
Governor Haskell to Visit Ada Delayed for Better Attendance
A May telegram from Otis Weaver urged a Friday rally in Ada with Governor Haskell speaking in the forenoon. local Democrats feared insufficient notice would hurt turnout, so Ada’s committee and Fred Branson agreed Haskell would come later with a larger reception and audience commensurate with his dignity.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Otis Weaver
Ada
Haskell
Muskogee
Fred P. Branson
Byron Norrell
Branson
James J Hill comments on King Edward’s death
James J. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern Railway executive board, in Spokane with eastern financiers, said King Edward’s death is a blow to business and England’s influence affects the world. He warned of negative effects but saw no cloud over U.S. prosperity.
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Spokane
Wash
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
King Edward
England
United States
Edward
Hill
Town Wiped Out by Fire in Denton County
Fire in the business and residence sections of Roanoke Texas destroyed property valued at 35 000 dollars. Losses include J H Seagraves hardware 4 000 dollars J R Page dry goods 6 000 dollars C E Robinson drug store 6 000 dollars C L Robinson grocery 3 000 dollars Ben Hutton and Son 8 000 dollars W W Prewitt dry goods 5 000 dollars. The flames also destroyed a residence.
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Roanoke
Denton Co
Tex
J. H. Seagraves
J. R. Page
C. E. Robinson
C. L. Robinson
Ben Hutton & Son
W.W. Prewi
Emporia Peeper Convicted in First Degree Burglary
John West, a Black man, found guilty of attempted burglary in the first degree by a district court jury in Emporia Kansas. West had been shot last month while peeping into a woman's bedroom. this was his second offense, with the prior case dismissed. Defense argued drunkenness and irresponsibility.
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Emporia
Kas
John West
West
Soldier Charles O Neal faces possible Leavenworth death
Topeka reports the department of justice will decide next Saturday whether regular army private Charles O Neal will be hanged at Leavenworth under a federal court decree. If not commuted, the scaffold is to be built next week with final action by the department of justice.
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Topeka
Department of Justice
Charles O’neal
Leavenworth
Federal Court
United States
Washington
Miners Dead After Wellington Coal Mine Explosion
In Whitehaven, 137 miners died in an explosion at Wellington coal mine. Rescue teams saved four, but a roof collapse halted further work as fire broke out. A day earlier papers warned of fire damp risk due to high barometric pressure. King George sent sympathy to the owners.
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Manchester
Eng
Wellington
Whitehaven
King George
Roosevelt to Represent U S at King Edward VII Funeral
Washington announces Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will serve as special ambassador to represent the United States at King Edward VII's funeral in London on May 20. Taft and Roosevelt exchanged cable messages confirming the assignment, marking their first direct communications since Taft's inauguration.
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Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
United States
Edward
London
Roosevelt
Edward VII
Mind Reader in Jail in Oklahoma City Suspect Case
Pierce Hammack, 19, son of a manufacturer, jailed in Shawnee Oklahoma, held as a suspect in actions likened to white slave trafficking. A county attorney complaint is to be issued tomorrow. Hammack claims employment with the Franklin Theatrical company of Oklahoma City and admits soliciting girls through mind reading and fortune telling after an order to stop two weeks ago.
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Shawnee, Okla
Pierce Hammack
Hammack
Franklin Theatrical Company
Oklahoma City
Antis Will Not Pro Test Re Submission
Guthrie Oklahoma May 11. Superintendent Conger says no objections will be raised against state petitions for re submission of the prohibition election. Gov Haskell would refuse to issue a proclamation for the election, citing constitutional grounds and statehood agreements with the federal government. Prohibitionists may seek a mandamus and federal court action to block or enforce the initiated measure.
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Guthrie, Ok
Danger
Anti-Saloon League
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Gov
Haskell
Conger
Supreme Court
Ballplayer linked to assault in Coalgate manhunt grows
Lizzie Schlicker 21 was assaulted Friday night near Coalgate Oklahoma as Arthur McKinley ex Browns player drove her and Ada Billow into woods before dragging Schlicker unconscious. A 100 man posse pursued McKinley toward Tupelo amid fear of lynching. McKinley claims baseball in St. Louis Browns last season.
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Coalgate
Oklo
Lizzie Schilicker
Arthur McKinley
St. Louis Browns
Lizzie Schlicker
Ada Billow
McKinley
Robert Turley
Miss Billow
Miss Schlicker
Tupelo
Lehigh
Okla
Umpire a Girl Knows the Game Thoroughly
Louise Davis a fifth grade teacher at Cleveland street school in Orange New Jersey umpired a boys class baseball game against Park avenue school. A former player who follows major league players closely she knows the rule book from cover to cover and her decisions were backed by teachers watching the friendly matchup.
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Orange
N. J
Louise Davis
Cleveland Street
Park Avenue
Miss Davis
Refugees Brave Forest Fire Night Near Grand Marais
Bareheaded refugees arrived in Grand Marais after spending the night in a stream bed to escape forest fires. Their clothing scorched and hair singed, they at times submerged in water while a blaze from timber, posts, ties, landings, and buildings a mile west of Grand Marais burned about $40,000 worth. A large fire rages along Stump river.
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Duluth
Grand Marais
Stump River
Eight murder cases set for trial in Seminole County
Wewoka Oklahoma May 12 eight murder cases are set for trial before the district court which opened here Wednesday. Seminole county has seen thirty five killings since statehood with ten of them since February 8 of this year.
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Wewoka
Okla
Seminole County
Indian Country Horse Theft Plot Ends in Shooting
Miller, long-time resident of the Indian country near Beardon, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriffs Cy Cope and Bras Adams as he attempted to steal a horse from Clay Alexander's pasture. Coff, who helped lure Miller, alerted authorities and escaped unharmed. Miller fired at deputies after being ordered to halt, then died shortly after the encounter.
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Wewoka
Oklo
Miller
Clay Alexander
Beardon
Cy Cope
Bras Adams
William Coff
Coff
Parrots as policemen protect Northern Idaho poultry yard
John Speedy Smith, a poultry farmer in the Coeur d Alene mining district, trained talking parrots to patrol his chicken yards. Since the birds began screeching warnings, hawks and rats have vanished, saving hundreds of dollars and drawing interest from other farmers to imitate the plan.
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Spokane
Wash
John “Speedy” Smith
Placer Creek
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Smith
Waters-Pierce May Settle Without Trial
Guthrie Oklahoma May 11 The state reports a settlement between the Garfield County district court litigation and the Waters-Pierce Oil Company is probable, likely preventing the May 23 trial. Attorneys for the company and the Attorney General have not agreed on terms after months of negotiations.
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Waters-Pierce
Guthrie, Ok
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Garfield County
Aged Woman Burned in Mangum Fire
A tenant house on farmer Joe McReynolds farm three miles south of Mangum Oklahoma burned this afternoon. Contents and Mrs Mary Ard eighty years old were killed in the blaze. An explosion of coal oil is suspected to have started the fire. Mrs Ard returned to the house as it burned, presumably to save valuables.
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Mangum
Joe McReynolds
Mary Ard
Ada's Largest Furniture Line Promoted by Local Agent
Ada dealer M Levin advertises Globe-Wernicke Bookcases Old Hickory Porch Goods and New Home Sewing Machines along with new and second hand cook stoves and refrigerators. Cash or Easy Payments offered.
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Ada
Globe-Wernicke
M. Levin
Merchant who killed burglar acquitted in Ada venue case
McAlester Oklahoma May 11 J M Lathim a merchant and ex Alderman who shot and killed a burglar in his store was arraigned and tried this afternoon in Superior court. He waived preliminary examination and was acquitted. The record was to show his justification.
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McAlester
J. M. Lathim
Professional Guards Practicing in Shawnee on Mondays
A Shawnee professional guards group will meet in Harris hotel on the second and fourth Mondays each month to conduct official business in a formal office setting.
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Harris Hotel
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