Newspapers Must Pay Cash for Interstate Transport
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that rail transport cannot be paid with property and must be settled in cash, affecting newspaper publishers and editors. Massachusetts Press Association protests the ruling, urging equal cash payments for advertising transportation. The session focused on forming an agriculturists organization to fix and maintain farm product prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Massachusetts Press Association
the Association
Knapp
Commission
Equity
Agriculturists
Equity convention hears Narrows speaker urge farming union
East St. Louis Illinois October 25 the first annual convention of the American Society of Equity featured M F Sharp of Narrows Kentucky delivering a strong address urging farmers to perfect an organization for collective action and mutual benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
American Society of Equity
M. F. Sharp
Narrows
Eight Still Missing After Kansas City Fire Tragedy
Five bodies recovered from the Chamber of Commerce building ruins in Kansas City Kansas after a Thursday fire. Charles A Lynch a laborer Edward Winslow and his wife and two daughters identified among the dead. Eight persons still missing.
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Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Charles A. Lynch
Edward Winslow
Ada Citizens Fund for Port Land Cement Site Raised
Ada residents contribute to a fund to buy a twenty acre site for Port land Cement Co. The landowners Daggs brothers set a purchase price of $1,000, with donors from local banks, firms, and individuals totaling more than the required amount. The surplus was given to the Ada Commercial Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Portland Cement Co
Daggs Brothers
Commercial Club
E. E. Parnell
James & Co
Dr. Ligon
Duke Stone
1St National Bank
W. L. Reed
M. D. Tinderlake
C. H. Rives
S. M. Torbett
Bob Wimbish
J. A. Islinger
Mr. Davidson
J. T. Conn
J. T. Higgins
O. B. Weaver
C. M. Chauncey
Owens & White
W. C. Rollow
Pete Rollow
K. Jeter
H. M. Parkhart
Dr. Runyan
G. M. Ramsey
Sprague Bros
Lee Daggs
Sam Shaw
Jack Moore
Ada Furniture Co
W. A. Alexander
I. Harris
R. W. Simpson
Little Bros
R. O. Lawrence
W. T. Nolen
D. A. Dorsey
A. L. Nettles
W. T. Coffman
Mr. McGraw
R. E. Haynes
Citizens Nat’l Bank
Gallery & McKeown
W. H. Ebey
Reed & Harrison
W. C. Lee
R. S. Tobin
Mason Drug Co
C. J. Warren
Ike Sein
Tom Chambless
C. C. Hargis
J. F. McKeel
Dr. Bisant
E. H. Lucas
L. T. Walters
S. J. Martin
Ada Hardware Co
Henley & Biles
Jas. M. Walsh
Moss & Scribner
Browall & Faust
C. S. Aldrich
J. D. Rinard
Ada Steam Laundry Co
Z. T. Henderson
C. F. Orchard
J. W. Davis
E. P. Meigs
J. C. van Meter
Ada Electric and Gas Co
Harry Parks
el Wanderlohe
P. B
Campaign Debates Highlight Farmer and Labor Issues
Carlton Weaver and J J Burton clashed with Republicans at Knox and Midland urging clear stances on farmer and labor demands. Republicans Beard and Winn dodged the issues while touting Republican prosperity. Pro and anti tariff voices from Bolen King and McKeown drew applause from local crowds.
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Carlton Weaver
J. J. Burton
Knox
Midland
Weaver
Mr. Beard
Judge Winn
Muskogee
Tom
McKeown
Ada City Condemns Indian Land for Reservoir Site
The Ada city council met in a special session and ordered warrants for 1300 dollars to pay for 120 acres of Indian land condemned for a new reservoir site. The payment completes condemnation and vets city title to the land.
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Ada
A. H. T. A. Convention Completes Its Labors in Guthrie
The Anti-Horse Thief Association Oklahoma division held its annual session in Guthrie, electing officers for 1907 and setting Claremore as next year’s meeting site. A parade and public display followed the sessions, with the treasury reported healthy at over $1,100.
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Anti-Horse Thief Association
Indian Territory
Claremore
A. P. McKellup
Muskogee
J. W.duncan
Talequah
W.H. A. Harrison
Checotah
John French
Collinsville
Fred Moore
J. B. Hallam
Afton
W. C. Ricketts
Broken Arrow
J. W. Wall
Parsons
Kansas
Larely
Court House
13Th Street
Rennie Ave
Main Street
Hargis
Mitchell
Ada Merchants
Wood
J. W. Davis
McKellup
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Oklahoma
College
Oklahoma Corn Breeder’s Association
United States
Merrill Hall
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma Horticultural Society
Democratic nominee Carlton Weaver Return From West Ada Tour
Carlton Weaver democratic nominee for constitutional delegate has returned from a speaking tour west of Ada. He reports a strong liberal mood with a ratio of 3 to 1 in favor of democratic candidates.
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Carlton Weaver
Ada
A. m
Tolbert Dies in Ada Hotel Fire at Fourche Ark
Ada residents mourn J B Tolbert a trusted banker and community leader who died in a hotel fire in Fourche Arkansas He had moved to Ada last July after a career in Texas and served as Ada Commercial Club leader and church elder His widow and two children survive as Masons plan funeral and burial with services in Ada and Rosedale cemetery
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Ada
J. B. Tolbert
Fouche
Ark
Tolbert
W. W. Sledge
J. T. Conn
Frisco
J-B.t
Mars
Shiloh
Western
Texas
Mary Savage
Vernon
Ada Commercial Club
Benjamin
Rebecca
Messrs
James R. Tolbert
Hobart
Oklahoma
13Th Street
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
J. M. Martin
Rosedale Cemetery
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L. E. Mitchel
Mr. Armstrong
Mr. Dismukes
Mr. J. Bedford
Joe Rushing
Mr. Hilton
Jim Shaw
W. A. Chapman
W. Owens
Geo. Thompson
A. A. Bobbit
Campbell-Harriss Lumber
Successors To Lumber Co
Adte
Little Brothers South Side Main Street
Thoro
Poland
China
A. F. Manning & CO
Caddo
Ind
J. L. Reed
Ht. T. Douglas, V. Pres
M. D. Timberlake
Cash's
1St National Bank of
W. L. Walsh
General Merchandise
Æa, i. T
Ada Nurseries
Cales Bros
Hughes
Props
17Th St
Graham-Pyeatt Abstract CO
Dortch Young, Mgr
Cit. Nat’l Bank
Crawford & Bolen
Otis
F .I
Scm
Ana Real Estate
Beautiful Sunrise
Prospectors
Weaver Building
12Th and
Broadway
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