Meeting of Mexican Congress Prepares for Open
In Mexico City on November 17 the Huerta government completed its Congress organization with a Senate quorum and deputy credentials committee. Talks of U S intervention and a possible port blockade circulated amid cabinet changes and Huerta’s possible resignation as Washington weighs policy toward Mexico.
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City of
Mexico
Huerta
Congress
Francisco Pronce
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Mexican
Wilson
Washington
O’shaughnessy
Vera Cruz
Aureliano Blanquet
Aldape
Hunter dies in his own bear trap in New Mexico mountains
Henry Severson a 65 year old wealthy Denver mining man vanished into Embudo New Mexico mountains while hunting. Found later his arms were caught in a bear trap and carcass left in the snow with evidence he ate trap bait and gnawed a nearby tree. He had lived a hermit life and left Denver many friends.
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Denver
Colo
Caugh
Embudo
N. M
Henry Severson
Severson
Meritol Ecpema Remedy Drives Largest Sales
Our Best Seller claim notes Meritol Ecpema Remedy outselling all competitors combined. The ad attributes the high volume to its unusual merit and single purpose use for ecpema in its various forms. It urges immediate use for those afflicted.
Frisco Builds New Passing Track at Ada Frisco works on passing track for trains
Frisco crews grade for a new passing track from Cherry street to the cement plant extending toward Ada. Fifteen to twenty teams labor to lay the track sufficient for the longest trains. Completion will give Ada trackage facilities as good as any in the state.
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Frisco
Cherry Street
Ada
Centenary of Allen G Thurman’s Birth Celebrated
Columbus marks the centenary of Allen G Thurman born November 13 1813 in Lynchburg Virginia. Thurman led Ohio Democrats for a generation and was a 12 year U S senator later a vice presidential nominee with Grover Cleveland His death occurred in Columbus on December 12 1895.
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Columbus
Allen G. Thurman
Ohio
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Lynchburg
Chillicothe
Young Thurman
Gov. Lucas
Ohio Supreme Court
Rutherford B. Hayes
Thurman
Senate
John Sherman
United States
Grover Cleveland
Protracted Meeting At Church Of Christ
The meeting in progress at the Church of Christ is well attended with good interest. Services begin each evening at 7 10. A cordial invitation extended to all.
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Church of Christ
Call for Stark Bros. fruit tree orders at local markets
All parties who have fruit trees or dered from Stark Bros. Nursery please call at B. A. Gay's, E. 14th across the Katy, or City Market and get same. 1 tw
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Stark Bros. Nursery
B. A. Gay's
E. 14Th
Katy
Carranza Holds Firm on Mexican Affairs in Talks
In Nogales Carranza rejects external interference as he meets William Hale. He seeks free arms imports to fight Huerta and pursue order and a representative government through elections, while Hale remains silent after a two hour conference. Carranza’s aides clarify that “interference” refers to mediation, not a halt to arms.
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Hale
Carranza
Washington
Lind
United States
Mexico
Huerta
Prairie Oil and Gas Company Drills First Oil Sand Well at Wewoka
On Nov 18 in Wewoka Oklahoma Prairie Oil and Gas struck oil at 2970 feet in section 11 9 6. Oil flowed from the sand and was capped awaiting tenkage. Northwest of the city the well is Sem inole county’s first since a year ago. Wewoka Oil and Gas plans to spad in lot 38 on the town site Thursday as work proceeds and only minor details remain before drilling resumes.
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Wewoka
Okla
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Seminole County
Wewoka Oil and Gas Company
Revolutionists Capture Juarez As Villa Leads
Juarez fell to 2500 constitutionalists under Gen. Villa after a four hour street battle. Federal commander Gen. Castro fled. Villa freed the city and set a protective post for Americans. Casualties reported heavy on the federal side, with one American killed.
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Huerta
Villa
Castro
Leggerson
el Paso
International Bridge
Juarez
Four Thousand Teachers Expected At State Meeting
Tulsa Oklahoma November 13 Four thousand Oklahoma school teachers are expected to attend the state teachers meeting convening in Tulsa December 29. The executive committee arranged to use the basement of a large Catholic church for seating several thousand. The three day session features speakers including John E Gunckel A E Winship Bishop Edwin D Mouton S P Brooks Walter Sargent Stuart A Curtis J F Kimball and P W Born.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
John E. Gunckel
Toledo
Ohio
National
Walter Sargent
University of Chicago
Palace of the Arts
Stuart A. Curtis
Detroit
J. F. Kimball
Temple
Tex
P. W. Born
Houston
Noted Surgeons Receive First American College Degrees
More than 1,000 surgeons from the United States and Canada received degrees at the first convocation of the American College of Surgeons in Chicago. Sir Rickman Godlee officiated, with notable honorees including Charles F. Stokes, George H. Torney, and Rupert Blue. The college aims to elevate American surgical standards and acts as an association of leading surgeons.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
Canada
American College of Surgeons
Rickman Godlee
Royal College of Surgeons
Charles F. Stokes
United States Navy
George H. Torney
United States Army
Rupert Blue
Public Health Service of
Washington, D. C
J. M. T. Finny
Baltimore
Mormon President Joseph F. Smith Observed On Birthday
Salt Lake City observed the seventy fifth birthday of President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon church. He was born in Far West Missouri in 1828 and rose to the presidency in 1901 after serving as a missionary and ox team driver in 1846. His family and church dignitaries marked the day across Utah Idaho and other states.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Idaho
Smith
Chicago
East
Far West
Salt Lake Valley
Lorenzo Snow
Mr. Smith
Joseph Smith
Missouri-Iowa
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Tulsa Boosters Build 28 Miles of Good Roads
Tulsa county completed an extended good roads crusade with 23 miles improved and an extra day granted by laborers, bringing total work to three days. Farmers in outlying districts agreed to continue road improvement until all cross roads match the main road standards, with several miles topped off using crushed shale.
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Tulsa
Farm Produce Exhibits Shown At Tulsa Congress
Elmo Ellis the new demonstration agent received a barrel of farm product specimens from Kingfisher boys and girls clubs for the Tulsa dry farming congress. The kafir corn took first prize and several rare types of ordinary corn were noted for exceptional merit. He distributed the exhibits to four banks for public viewing.
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Elmo Ellis
Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs
Kingfisher
Tulsa Dry Farming Congress
Proposed Motor Car Service to Sherman
George W. Lee of Denison toured the area Thursday securing signatures for a petition to the Frisco receivers to install motor car service between Francis and Sherman. He aims to extend the plan to other towns along the line and is hopeful of success.
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George W. Lee
Denison
Frisco
Francis
Sherman
Lee
Jurors Named for Allen Term Court in December
The list of jurors summoned for the next county court term at Allen includes G. W. Turner C. O. Yoakum W. L. Wallace C. F. Wallace Floyd Gill G. P. Halton A A Caldwell M. E. Shipley Lee Reynolds J. B. Sparks J. W. Ruble G. W. Daugherty R. L. Donaghey Sid Ward John Tigner J. F. Webster W. D. Watson with locations Allen Stonewall Steedman Conway listed.
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Allen
G. W. Turner
C. O. Yoakum
W. L. Wallace
C. FE. Wallace
Floyd Gill
G. P. Halton
Stonewall
A. A. Caldwell
M. E. Shipley
Steedman
Lee Reynolds
J. B. Sparks
J. W. Ruble
Conway
G. W. Daugherty
R. L. Donaghey
Alen
Special Booster Edition Delay Due To Ada Ohio Shipment
A shipment of cuts for the booster edition of the News went astray and were sent to Ada Ohio. The delay prevented this week’s big edition but most of it is printed and will be released next week. Thanksgiving tweaks the schedule with the issue moved to Wednesday.
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Ada
Ohio
Labor world notes show growing union strength worldwide
The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada exceeds 80 000 members. Bombay day laborers earn about 20 cents daily. Holland carpenters union doubles its membership in five years. UK railways employ over six hundred thousand workers. The Order of Railroad Telegraphers added nearly 1 000 members in September.
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Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Bombay
India
Carpenters’ Union
Holland
United Kingdom
Order of Railroad Telegraphers
Rebels Capture Victoria and Take Tamaulipas Seat
Constitutionalists seized Victoria after 49 hours of heavy fighting, routing about 3,000 federal troops. The city, key in Tamaulipas, fell at 8:30 am with hundreds dead and prisoners taken. rebels pursue Tampico as Gen Luis Canhallero may become military governor.
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Brownsville
Tex
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Government Palace
Rabago
Arzamendi
Eugenio Aguilar
Tula
Constitutionaliste
Mugia
Villarael
Pablo Gonzales
Gonzales
Jesus Carranza
Matamoros
Jiminez
Tampico
Luis Canhallero
Aug
Two Seminole Indians Charged With Murder in Seminole County
In Wewoka Oklahoma on November 18 Ishmi the Yahola and Cerpuchogee two Seminoles are jailed on murder charges from a Sunday night clash in the county. Wattle Wildcat and Ed Tiger were killed in the violence. Reports say more were wounded. details are scarce. Wildcat faced a separate murder charge from last August for running his horse over his wife and was slated for trial in December.
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Wewoka
Marriage Licenses Listed for Porter Tate and Others
Porter Tate of Bebee aged 19 marries Jessie Bennett also of Bebee aged 17. C B Fields aged 34 wed Maud Williams of Maxwell aged 21. IL Page of Ada 18 wed Bessie L. Stewart.
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Porter Tate
Bebee
Jessie Bennett
C.B. Fields
Maud Willams
Maxwell
Page
Ada
Bessie L. Stew
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Our
Nogales
Sonora
William Bayard Hale
Venustiano Carranza
Constitutionalists’ Revolutionary Movement
di Paso
Carranzas
Seggeroson
J. K. Brumley
Vaness
Tulsa Boosters
Allen Term CO
Labor World
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