Bank robbery suspect escape at Asher jail breakout
Shawnee Oklahoma May 20 B W Franks and Dave McCullough charged with robbing the Asher bank of 30900 last week. J W Henderson charged with criminal as county jail escape last night. Prisoners aided by Franks who used keys and sawed bars, freeing inmates during a bold breakout observed by witness.
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Oklo
B. W. Franks
Dave McCullough
Asher
J. W. Henderson
Bastiie
Franks
Fatal Panic at Fort Gobson Opera House
Three people died and fifteen were seriously injured in a deadly panic at an opera house in Fort Gobson during negro school graduation exercises when a lamp toppled and exploded. A porter, a woman, a baby, and several others perished amid a crowded hallway as others were injured. authorities hold three men under arrest for overturning the lamp.
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I. T
Fort Gobson
Hayse Thompson
J. H. Reed
Capitol Hotel
Polly L. Evans
James Lawrence
B. Bethel Young
Alice Star
Bessie Albritton
John Burgess
James Haun
Chering Vann
Weaver outlines Oklahoma legislative vision and reforms
Ons B Weaver presents a program for the first Oklahoma legislature emphasizing economy, tax reform, and anti‑trust laws while advocating railroad regulation, separate schools for Negro children, highway construction with convict labor, and preservation of school lands. He pledges to support Furman for U.S. Senate and urges broad public engagement.
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Henry M. Furman
United States Senate
National Senate
Parodic snippets from a comedic newspaper column
A collection of humorous clippings and quips about politics, society, and daily life. Jokes cover U S presidents, international affairs, Irish humor, and railway yard mishaps, illustrating satirical punchlines and tall tales in a brisk reader style.
The Girl Who Works
A defense of working women and the dignity of those who support themselves through labor. The piece condemns slurs from privileged critics and urges kindness and respect for girls facing hardship and striving to maintain high character.
Photographs to Advertise Oklahoma at Jamestown Exposition
A lecture on The Story of Oklahoma will be illustrated by stereoptical views from real life in the new state. A small auditorium attached to the Oklahoma building seats 150 to 200 and will host the presentation at stated intervals, showing Oklahoma’s attractions and progress.
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Vale Plain
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Getting Back at Her
Poem contrasts joyful May with rainy miserable May. References to May as maiden with blue eyes and golden hair. Ends with a quip about May’s mood and a signature Baltimore Abserien.
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Baltimore
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