Democratic primary delegates bound to convention on district results
For Sheriff Nester and colleagues listed, the note states action subject to the Democratic district primary. Delegated to the Constitutional Convention.
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
2
Bryan Urges Delegates With People's Interests in Mind
The Oklahoma City speech argues delegates to the constitutional convention must be chosen for sympathy with the people and independence from corporate interests. Bryan warns against hired delegates who betray public trust and stresses voters should select men who serve the public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt and the Third Term Decision Time
The prompt asks how long it would take Franklin D. Roosevelt to decide to run for a third term, analogizing from his three-year period before enforcing the eight hour public work rule. It suggests a lengthy deliberation before pursuing another term, implying a drawn out decision process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Busy public events loom in October and November
The calendar foresees a Democratic delegate primary on October 2 a water works bond election on October 8 and a constitutional delegate convention later in November. Amid these events the mammoth cement plant will be under construction indicating a period of activity in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prinary
Mammoth
Egg thrown at Mr. Bryan in Yukon speech
Report says a moral degenerate threw an egg at Mr. Bryan during a Yukon address Thursday night. The egg missed the Nebraskan but struck Chairman Jesse Dunn in the chest. locals urge swift action and a severe punishment for the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bryan
Yukon
Jesse Dunn
Ada Sees Surge of Home Seekers from Nearby Districts
A snapshot of Ada attracting many homeseekers with plans to rent or buy. Local residents and a few notable citizens push property sellers to start advertising now to reach the influx.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
A Gorgeous Parade of World Cultures and Feats
A vivid parade unfolds with living natural history scenes and grand floats. Spectators admire thoroughbred horses, acrobats and riders, and regal tableaux of nations with matched period garb. Bands from Germany, Russia, France, Scotland, India and Persia perform.
Doctor Bisant Reteras Returns Home With New Daughter
Dr. Bisant Reteras arrived Friday from Glen Jean Virginia where he has been for weeks. He mentions his wife and newborn daughter will join him in Ada within two months and sends greetings. He notes extreme cold at the Virginia border and heavy rains in the middle states with expected frosts and clearing weather.
Atonement Day Observed With Prayer and Fasting
Yom Kippur or Day of Atonement is the holiest Jewish holiday observed worldwide by orthodox Jews. It begins ten days after Rosh Hashana on the tenth of Tishri with fasting and no work. Local observance started yesterday at six. merchants closed and will reopen at six this evening.
Etherial Body Sight Seen In Live Persons
A recent discussion describes the etherial body, a subtler self interpenetrating the physical form. Some claim to see it via higher vision or X rays, suggesting the ethereal body connects mind and matter and could revolutionize mental science. The text notes eastern belief in its existence and immortality after maturity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occidentals
East
India
Monks Buy Auto to Carry Provisions Up Swiss Mountain
The St Bernard hospice monks in Switzerland acquire an automobile to haul provisions up the mountain. They hitch a horse to the motor wagon to avoid frightening teams. Government permission was required due to bridge limits on heavy loads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard Hospice
Switzerland
Lawyer Turns Shock into Damages in Odd Post Office Tale
Uncle Billy Smith recounts traveling with a lawyer who helped him claim damages after a derailment. The lawyer added 200 for the “shock to your feelin's,” prompting Smith to reconsider his view of lawyers as pirates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Smith
Rome
Sam
Woman Refuses Word Obey In Church Marriage
Mrs. Sarah J. Harper Starr of Belle Vernon defied the word obey in her Cincinnati marriage to Dr. Starr on May 22, 1849. The union, challenged as invalid, helped trigger a conference decision to strike the term from Methodist matrimonial ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah J. Harper Starr
Bellevue
Zelienople
Pen
Pittsburg
Macinnati
Methodist Church
England's Lottery History and Moral Debate Through Ages
A compact survey traces lotteries from ancient Rome to medieval Italy and English state bets. It notes the 1569 drawing at St Pauls, profits funding harbors, later suppression of private lotteries, and Parliament authorized schemes yielding millions before abolition amid moral concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Europe
St. Paul’s
England
Eva-Catharine’s Husband and Enmted Hunt Mention
A Chicago Daily fragment notes Eva-Catharine’s past enmity and asks if she hunted big game. It mentions her husband weighing 318 pounds and hints at notable strength or stature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva—Catharine
Chicago Daily
All Feature Circus Captivates Ada with Forepaugh Show
The All Feature Circus of Adam Forepaugh and Seils Brothers arrives in Ada Friday October 12. The massive show uses four trains to move, seats ten thousand, features three rings two stages and a mile long hip podrome, over two hundred performers and a famed educated animals act with musical and juggling feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Forepaugh
Seils Brothers
Forepaugh Sells Brothers
Webb
Ada
Frisco Sells Georgia Home Coming Tickets At Low Rate
Frisco System offers round trip tickets to Atlanta Georgia for a home coming event at one fare plus 2.00 with sales on October 8th and 9th. Final return thirty days from sale date. Open to all passengers. See Frisco agent F E Clark Wichita Kansas or D C Farrington Oklahoma City Oklahoma for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southwest
F. E. Clark
Wichita
Kansas
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