Ada North Gets New Train From Frisco to Okmulgee
Oklahoma City May 23 1913 officials announce restoration of Ada to Okmulgee local train service. Central division trains 705 and 782 will run from Ada to Okmulgee and back with arrivals around 9 a m and departures around 5 15 p m. Dr F Villiers and Retail Merchants Assn backed the effort.
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Ada
Frisco
Okmulgee
Muskogee
Hopkins
The
Springfield
Oklahoma
Dr. F. Villiers
Merchants’ Organization
Dr. Villiers
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
Okla
F. Villiers
Ass’n
Central Division
Briles Demonstrates Winter Cabbage Success
President C. W. Briles of Ada normal asserts winter cabbage can be grown locally. He planted November 10 and May 10 heads were large and firm. A five pound head shown at News office marks a record hard to beat.
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C. W. Briles
Ada Normal
News Office
Ada Elks Narrow Heartbreaker In Extra Inning Loss
Ada Elks drop a 4 to 3 extra inning decision to Sulphur after a seesaw contest. Chauncey and Short pitched well for their teams with bases loaded moments and a squeeze play miscue fueling Sulphur’s late rally. Roddie stole second and Tolbert delivered the go ahead run in the tenth.
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Ada Elks
James
Chauncey
Ada
Short
Giltedge
Taylor
Roddie
Sulphur
Tolbert
Receivers appointed for the Frisco railway line
In St Louis on May 28 the Frisco railroad faced a looming receivership as bondholders and directors prepared a petition led by Thomas West. Judge Walter H. Sanborn arrived to hear the case while ancillary actions targeted the Chicago and Eastern Illinois subsidiary.
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Walter H. Sanborn
Eighth Judicial Circuit
St. Paul
James Campbell
Thomas West
Festus J. Wade
B. L. Winchell
T. Murray Carleton
St. Louis Union Trust Company
Frisco
West
St. Louis Trust Company
St. Louis
San Francisco
North American Company
Ada Visitor Highlights Frisco Dispatch Chief
T. C. Looney, chief dispatcher for the Frisco at Francis, was a notable Ada visitor today, meeting locals and observing operations.
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T. C. Looney
Francis
Well Known Lady Dies at Tishomingo
Mrs Osborn Fisher died Saturday at Tishomingo after a long illness. She was well known to the older citizens of the Chickasaw Nation and widow of Osborne Fisher a prominent Chickasaw official who served as treasurer during Gov Byrd administration then district judge and delegate to Washington. Sunstroke Kills Oklahoma Farmer in Eagle City John Reed aged 36 was found dead in his corn field after a day hoeing death due to sunstroke leaving a widow and eight children.
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Osborn Fisher
Tishomingo
Osborne Fisher
Gov
Byrd
Washington
Oklahoma
Eagle City
John Reed
Normal enrolls almost four hundred students
From Tuesday's Dells report Ada normal began the summer term with 370 enrolled and more arriving to total near 400. Officials noted no ill effects from the Woodard initiated pill and praised the smooth start with regular work underway.
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Normal
Woodard
Ada
The
Death of Mrs Beat Rice Turner at Ardmore
Ardmore Ok May 26 Mrs Beat Rice Turner wife of R F Turner died after a lingering illness She was a prominent club woman of the state and a member of the Carnegie library board.
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Ardmore
Beatrice Turner
R F. Turner
Carnegie Library Board
Night and Day drug store assets seized by state ruling
Oklahoma City May 27 enforcement officers won a victory as County Judge John W. Hayson ruled the state may seize all furniture from the Night and Day drug store, not just items used in liquor sales. The approx 1500 dollar property was challenged by Logan Billingsley and other mortgagees, with appeals likely.
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John W. Hayson
Billingsley
Logan Billingsley
Istant
John W. Choate
Hayson
Ees
Rts
George Harrison Nominated as Pontotoc County Crop Reporter
Congressman Carter recommends George Harrison for the Pontotoc county crop reporter post. The role is modest in pay and time but honors Harrison for his loyal Democratic service and qualifications.
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George Harrison
Carter
Pontotoc County
Harrison
Teddy the Terrible targets editor over campaign damage
In a defamation dispute Teddy the Terrible claims the editor who once alleged he loaded up on something not tea damaged his reputation. The question arises if the accused can prove there was no reputation to damage.
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Teddy
Sixty Teams Pledge For Ada Road Working Day
G A South of Egypt calls for Ada citizens to join sixty farm teams in a one day road labor event from city limits to Sandy Bridge. C H Rives and F F Brydia offer gravel from north of town to build a first class road if workers haul it. The commercial club is urged to organize and close the city for a day.
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G. A. South
Egypt
Ada
Sandy Bridge
Commercial Club
South
C. H. Rives
F. F. Brydia
Stonewall
Man Killed Near Ardmore Details Terse
Walter Hickman of Springer was shot to death on a public road near Ardmore Oklahoma on May 26. A buckshot load and pistol bullet struck him in the head. An arrest was hoped for by authorities.
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Ardmore
Walter Hickman
Springer
Two Mexican Soldiers Executed for Plot in Juarez
El Paso Texas May 25 Antonio Rodriguez and Agnacio Hernandez soldiers of the Fifteenth Battalion of Federal Infantry were executed in Juarez for conspiring with Constitutionalists to spark a revolt. Hernandez faced the firing squad without a blindfold and died at once. Reports say Rodriguez survived the first volley before being shot again. The Juarez garrison was forced to pass the bodies as an officer warned such sedition would meet the same fate.
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Rodriguez
Agnacio Hernandez
Federal Infantry
Juarez
Hernandez
Normal enrollment passes 400 as summer term near
Enrollment at the normal surpasses 400 with about 425 in attendance and more to follow. President Briles expects summer term enrollment to reach 700, pushing the yearly total over 1,100. The normal hosts active students and a summer teaching staff including W. H. Durham, T. B. Liner, Darwin T. Stiles, and others.
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Briles
Cood Progress Of Purcell Scouts After Stratford Visit
A phone from T O Cullins reports the Byars scouts rested after dinner and planned to start for Purcell, aiming to arrive by night. They averaged 2 1 2 miles per hour, enjoyed a Stratford welcome, beat Stratford 12 to 4, and received ice cream and hospitality. The visit spurred local Scout organization by Stratford residents Copeland and Davis hosted them at Center.
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T. O. Cullins
Byars
Purcell
Mr. Cullins
Mmee, Copeland
Davis
Stratford
Gore Would Trim Indian Allotments for Choctaw Chickasaw
Washington May 28 Senator Gore introduced a bill to let Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians reduce allotments to eighty acres and relocate homesteads. The measure targets one half or more Indian blood and requires the allottee's own approval for any transaction. It could expose thousands of acres to sale and taxation.
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Washington, D. C
Gore
Secretary of Interior
Ada Area Wheat Ridgeline Shows Strong Growth
Henry Young's Ada area farm reports well headed wheat with rain at the right time likely yielding at least 30 bushels per acre. Agent Kennedy recently inspected the field noting tall stands with wheat shoulder high in many sections.
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Henry Young
Ada
Kennedy
Madill Bonds Approved for Waterworks Upgrade
Madill Oklahoma voters approved a 7000 dollar bond issue in a special election by a 4 to 1 margin. Officials plan to sell the bonds promptly and begin waterworks improvements at once, noting turnout was low.
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Madill
Fort Worth trip yields top drive of day
Klein returns from Fort Worth with a car of 73 hogs. He claims the top drive of the day, Croan set.
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Klein
Fort Worth
A Campaign Against Socialism Pamphlets Offer
A list of about fifty anti socialist pamphlets and books will be sent free on request to address 9 B Barnhill Station B Washington DC. Endorsed by several congressmen including Carter Gun now Rainey Taggart Oldfield Burke and others. Pamphlets include The Failures of Socialism and What Socialists Have Said Against the Family.
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B. Barnhill
Washington
DB. C
C. D. Carter
W. S. Gunnow
H. T. Rainey
Joseph Taggart
W. A. Oldfield
M. E. Burke
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Bradlaugh-Hymérian
Berger
Incebus
Russia to Exhibit Crops at Tulsa International Farming Congress
Russia will attend the International Farming Congress in Tulsa next October with crop exhibits from six provinces. The government has appropriated funds to collect and ship Russian crop products for the event. Alexander Kol, Russian agricultural commissioner in the United States, will oversee the exhibit.
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Tulsa
Okla
Russia
Tuls
Russian Agricultural Department
Alexander Kol
Unite States
St. Louis
Banker Promises $1 Each New Kenosha Baby
Kenosha Wisconsin May 27 Henry B Robinson banker announces every newborn in the city will receive a bankbook credit for a $1 deposit. Last year there were 830 births in Kenosha.
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Kenosha
Dis
Henry B. Robinson
Mrs Z Sanders and son Head to Tennessee for Ill Daughter
Saturday afternoon Mrs Z Sanders and her son James left for Chatanooga to Etowah Tennessee where Mrs Sanders was called by the illness of her daughter Mrs D C West.
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Z. &. Sanders
James
Chattanooga
Etowah, Tennessee
Boy Scouts Reached Purcell This Morning
A telegram from T. C. Cullins informed a scout parent that the group had arrived in Purcell safely. All boys are well and activities proceed smoothly as work on the Frisco passenger depot nears completion but a large amount remains to be done on the surrounding plat.
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T. C. Cullins
Purcell
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