Newspaper Men Must Pay Cash for Transportation
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules that rail transportation for newspaper publishers or editors cannot be exchanged for advertising space. Massachusetts Press Association protests, urging cash payment at full rates. Chairman Knapp says tariffs are in dollars and cents and must be paid in money to ensure equal treatment and avoid favoritism. The session focused on forming an agriculturists' organization to fix and regulate farm prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Massachusetts Press Association
the Association
Knapp
Commission
Equity
Agriculturists
Equity convention hears Narrows farmer urge action
East St Louis Illinois October 25. The first annual convention of the American Society of Equity featured a keynote address by M F Sharp from Narrows Kentucky. He urged farmers to organize and unify farm actions for collective bargaining and mutual aid.
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East St. Louis
American Society of Equity
M. F. Sharp
Narrows
Five Bodies Recovered From Kansas City Chamber Fire
Kansas City October 27 five bodies were recovered from the ruins of the Chamber of Commerce building after a Thursday fire. It is now known at least eight persons died and eight remain missing. Charles A Lynch a laborer was found late yesterday along with Edward Winslow and his wife and two daughters.
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Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
Charles A. Lynch
Edward Winslow
Ada Citizens Contribute for Port land Cement Site Purchase
A list from Ada shows public spirited residents and firms pledging funds to buy a twenty acre site for Port land Cement Co. The Daggs brothers set the price at $1,000 and the campaign raised slightly more to fund the purchase, with surplus given to the 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. Tinberlake
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
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
R. S. Tobin
Mason Drug Co
C. J. Warren
Ike Sein
Tom Chambers
C. C. Hargis
J. F. McKeel
Dr. Bisant
E. H. Lucas
E. W. Hardin
Ala Nat
Tom Hope
Frank Janes. Snead
O. Cannon
J. P. Beard
J. L. Barringer
Freeman &Co
J. P. McKinley
Frierson Bros
Scott-Heard Co
W. C. Duncan
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 Preven Us Vundry Co
Z. T. Henderson
C. F. Orchard
J. W. Davis
E. P. Meigs
J. C. van Meter
Ada Electric and Gas Co
Harry Parks
Ed Vanderlohe
P. B
Campaign Debate Highlights Farmers Driven Issues
Carlton Weaver and J J Burton held joint debates at Knox and Midland focusing on farmer and labor demands. Weaver attacked the Republican platform while Beard Winn Bolen King McKeown and others defended or attacked tariffs and trusts amid strong crowd support.
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Carlton Weaver
J. J. Burton
Knox
Midland
Weaver
Mr. Beard
Judge Winn
Muskogee
Tom
McKeown
City approves warrants to pay for Indian land
Last afternoon the Ada city council held a special session and ordered warrants totaling 1300 dollars to pay for 120 acres of Indian land condemned for a new reservoir site. The amount was assessed by the jury at the recent term of court and completes the condemnation, vesting full title to the land in Ada.
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Ada
A H T A Convention Completes Its Labors
The Anti-Horse Thief Association Indian Territory division held an all day and night session in Guthrie to elect officers for next year and set meeting placements with Claremore chosen for 1907. A parade and exemplary work closed the event as officials reported a healthy treasury and minor constitutional amendments.
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Anti-Horse Thief Association
Indian Territory Division
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
M-Kellup
Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
College
Oklahoma Corn Breeder’s Association
United States
Merrill Hall
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma Horticultural Society
Weaver Reports Democratic Lead After West Ada Tour
Carlton Weaver democratic nominee for constitutional delegate returns from a speaking tour west of Ada and says early tallies show a 3 to 1 Democratic lead.
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Carlton Weaver
Ada
A. m
Tolbert Dies in Ada Fire at Fourche Arkansas Hotel
Ada mourns J B Tolbert after he perished in a Thursday night hotel fire in Fourche Arkansas. Tolbert, a lumber shipper, led Ada Commercial Club and was an elder and Mason. His widow Mary Savage Tolbert and two children mourn his loss as funeral plans unfold.
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Ada
J. B. Tolbert
Fouche
Ark
Tolbert
W. W. Sledge
J. T. Conn
Frisco
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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H. R. Lander
L. E. Mitchel
Mr. Armstrong
Mr. Dismukes
J. Bedford
Joe Rushing
Mr. Hilton
Jim Shaw
W. A. Chapman
W. Owens
Geo. Thompson
Campbell-Harriss Lumber CO
Smith Lumber Co
Ada, I.T
Little Brothers South Side Main Street
Thoro
Poland
China
A. F. Manning & CO
Caddo, Ind
T. Douglas, V. Pres
M. D. Timberlake, Cash’r
1St National Bank of
Capital Stock
W. L. Walsh
General Merchandise
East Main Street
da, 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
Ana Real Estate
Beautiful Sunrise Addition
Prospectors
Weaver Building
12Th and
Broadway
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