Meteor Wreck Narrowly Averted on Canadian River Bridge
A northbound Meteor train 510 derailed near Francis on the Canadian River bridge, seven cars including mail and baggage overturning and plunging down a 40 foot embankment. Mail clerks shaken. one unhurt. Engine remained on rails. wrecking crews mobilized. trains detoured via Shawnee and Holdenville. Miss Mary Mize dies. Miss Murphy and Miss Alice Dunn expected to live. Hudson girl critically injured with a crushed skull. Snyder set to rebuild. Buffalo Girl nickname for Clarence Jones.
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Francis
Snyder
Asoon
Mary Mize
Murphy
Alice Dunn
Lawton
Hudson
Fans Boycotting Preachers Over Sunday Ball Games
In Muskogee two thousand fans attend Sunday ball games while preachers denounce the games. Players claim fans will refuse support to any preacher who condemns Sunday ball. The preacher can play on weekdays, and some others do not.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Kelsey Appointed Indian Agent Clerk Succeeds Shoenfelt
Washington May 18 Indian Agent J Blair Shoenfelt at Muskogee Indian Territory has resigned and Dana H Kelsey chief clerk in Inspector Wrights office is named his successor Secretary Hitchcock says resignation accepted to take effect when successor appointed and qualified An investigation finds no dishonor in Shoenfelts six years service with millions disbursed creditably handled
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Blair Shoenfelt
The
Five Civilized Tribes
Muskogee
I. T
Dana H. Kelsey
Wright
Shoenfelt
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Union Agency of the Indian Territory
Teachers Elected and School Board Actions Noted
The Sulphur school board elected Miss Warren Long Hughston Alderson Wilson Killingsworth Crawford and Mrs Frierson to fill five vacancies. New assignments put Warren as principal at South School with several grade roles, Killingsworth and Timberlake in North Ada, and Timberlake at high first. The board approved curriculum revisions and vacation duties and urged supervision to protect buildings from vandalism. The report also notes the annual editorial association gathering in Sulphur with hotel arrangements and social events amid Frisco wreck delays. Foley's Kidney Cure is endorsed by local ads as a remedy for kidney disorders.
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Cgireeg
Bolen
Russell
Killingsworth
Crawford
Long
Wilson
Warren
Hughston
Alderson
Frierson
Nell Gawyn
Moyna Taylor
Naomi Sawyers
Mildred Timberlake
Ella Sims
Gainesville
Texas
Timberlake
Burnitt High School
Sims
University of Mississippi
South School
Eleanor Warren
Eva Hughston
Alice Long
Elia Sims
Mass Pearl Crawford
Cora Alderson
Willa Wilson
North Ada
Jucy Killingsworth
Minnie Frierson
Naomi Savvers
Iovan Pavior
Aiac
N Gb
Nillingsworth
Jow West
Jo. Hendrix
Prof. Hendrix
North School
Hendrix
I. T
Editorial Association
Randolph
Sulphur
F. M. Dunham
Sulphur Journal
Gompers Central to Chicago Teamsters Strike Tensions
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor is in Chicago amid the teamsters strike. His presence is seen as a hopeful path to peace while strikers demand arbitration, which employers firmly reject.
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Chicago, Ill
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Teamsters
Chicago
Interior Orders Deeds Before Removing Restrictions
Washington reports the interior department requires applicants for removing restrictions from Choctaw and Chickasaw nations to show a deed from tribal authority. Without this deed the removal request will not be considered, pending Secretary Hitchcock's approval. The move is seen as challenging Governors Johnston and Mccurtain over deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Johnston
McCurtain
Plans Accepted for $100,000 Indian Temple in South McAlester
The Indian consistory Scottish Rite Masons approved plans for a $100,000 temple to be built in South McAlester Oklahoma. Groundbreaking will occur October 10 during a class of candidates for the higher degrees and the cornerstone will be laid at the January reunion. A site has been purchased and Harper S Cunningham calls the temple the finest Masonic building in America surpassing even San Francisco's new edifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South McAlester
I. T
Harper S. Cunningham
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Indiana
America
San Francisco
Cal
Blood poison tale from Belle Plaine saves man
A Belle Plaine resident recounts a friend who nearly died from a hand infection that swelled toward the heart. He credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for drawing out the poison, healing the wound, and saving the man’s life. The product is sold at Clark’s and Holley’s drug stores.
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J. E. Stearns
Belle Plaine
Minn
Bucklen
Clark’s
Holley ’S
Yoakum Killing Ties Provoked by Nurse’s Death
Shell Mason, a prominent Yoakum businessman, is dead after a killing linked to the death of Miss Lillian Newman a trained nurse and sister of Pat Newman and Arthur Newman Both men from Fort Worth and Alice surrendered to officers and are jailed pending investigation in the Yoakum case
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Yoakum
Tex
Mays
Shell Mason
Pat Newman
Fort Worth
Arthur Newman
Alice
Lillian Newman
Newmans
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Endorsed For Cough Cure
A Houston Texas reader reports Ballard’s Horehound Syrup cured a severe cough after exposure to cold winds and throat strain. The ad notes the product is sold by Clark Drug Company and dated January 31, 1902.
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Ballard
A. Barr
Houston
Tex
Clark Drug Company
Wreck Halts Frisco Meteor Trains South for Two Days
Following the wreck of the Frisco Meteor on Wednesday night no southbound trains have run for about forty eight hours, leaving passengers and freight delayed pending repairs and service restoration.
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Meteor
Oxilahoma City
Sapulpa
Shawnee
Houldenville
Katy
Rock Island
Clarence Jones
Buffalo Girl
Kelsey
He. A. Hitchcock
Knights of the Road
Whittaker Martin and
Meaders
Jesse
Stonewall
Martin
Whittaker
Tam
Meader
Roosevelt
House
Konawa
Jacoma. Wash
Centennial
Ry Centennial
Seattle
Sailors Union
Longshoremens Union
Piercy
Tacoma
Speggalto Evening News
Col. Swords
Hiotel Bland
Jungling
Foley
A. H L. Davis
Sterling
Iowa
Poley
Lari Drug Co
Mason Drug Co
Gompers
Business College
Oklahoma
Tecumseh, O. T
Henderson
Kansas City
U.0
Busi Hook Ang
Mores Chemical Co
Rzezio
Clark Drug Co
Mott's Pennyroyal Pills
Wwhite’s
TRE
Ballard-Snow Liniment Co
ST. Louig, MO
Dr. King
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