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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
11
A Denver Property League committee proposes allowing saloons in a defined saloon zone in upper downtown while prohibiting them in residence districts. The plan limits licenses to 200, raises fees, and excludes wine rooms, with churches and schools within radius also barred. The goal is to avoid Denver becoming a dry town and preserve its convention and tourist image.
Local notice claims Marsh of Giler City endured itching distress from piles until using Bucklen's on Ive, which allegedly cured the condition. Also touts Bucklen's for burns boils ulcers fever sores eczema chapped hands and chilblains with 25c at G M Ramsey's store.
A bomb, likely set by the Black Hand, wrecked a Brooklyn four story tenement entrance late last night. The blast forced sixteen families from the building and started a cellar fire. No serious injuries reported. Piero, a tenant, had received prior Black Hand threats and is believed to be the target.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's cough remedy as a universal cure for obstinate coughs colds and throat and lung irritation. It claims unrivalled effectiveness and notes it is sold by all outlets.
Prof. T C Chamberlain of Chicago told delegates at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Cambridge that no planetary collision or geological eruption can cause the end of the world. He dismissed fears as unfounded.
A reader complains about paying too much for powder, claiming a 25 ounce can should cost 25 cents and urging shoppers to seek lower prices rather than overpaying.
Government thermometers show extreme cold from St Louis to Chicago with the Ohio River frozen from Pittsburgh to Cairo and coal shortages feared. Columbia Missouri records six below, Kansas City none. Snow blankets Alabama Georgia and Tennessee as temperatures plummet. A heater explosion in St Louis claimed one life this morning.
Chicago records 1 degree above zero as the weather bureau forecasts colder conditions tomorrow. The Northwest remains frigid with Charles City at 12 below, St. Paul at 10 below, Madison 4 below, and Duluth 6 below, with zero expected in Chicago and colder readings inland.
Bitter cold weather dominated today across the Missouri River Valley. Kansas City, Omaha, and Des Moines reported subzero readings with Omaha and Sioux City well below zero and Des Moines at 12 below.
Extreme cold prevailed across Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Manitoba on December 29. St Paul registered 18 degrees below zero, Duluth 16 below, Huron 20 below, with Winnipeg at 28 below, marking severe winter weather across the area.
New York December 30 Andrew Carnegie slipped on ice near the reservoir in Central Park and injured his left knee. He missed a dinner at his home for Governor Hughes and others and could not attend a Carnegie Hall meeting of the American Historical Association and American Economic Society. His doctors report the condition is not serious, and he remains in his room.
A report in Wall Street Today says Theodore Shonts will resign as president of the Interborough Rapid Transit and Interborough Metropolitan companies on February 1. C. H. Ackerr, vice president and general manager of the Southern Railway, is named as successor, but Ackerr also denies the claim and his secretary disputes the report.
An Oklahoma auto crash in Lawton kills 8 year old Johnny Haile and injures him fatally. Driver Joe Huck, who owned the car but was at the wheel, surrendered to police and remains jailed. The boy died after his skull fracture at Lawton Hospital early Tuesday morning.
Oklahoma City December 30 with thousands attending the three day Oklahoma Educational Association convention at the auditorium. Miss Kate Barnard urged action to move the Boys and Girls Training School from its delayed site noting 40 acres of Indian land impeded progress and calling for governor support. J L Brown defended delays and argued for keeping Pauls Valley as the campus while seeking land approvals.
George A. Terrill, a longtime Alaska prospector, will leave on a steamer for Seward and hike nearly eight hundred miles to the Iditarod gold camps. Despite losing both feet above the ankles and living with a 58 year old handicap, he aims to reach the Iditarod early and believes the new diggings will be a success. Residents in Fairbanks raised funds for his artificial feet after his 1920s injury near Tolovana River.
Rev W F Bostick a University of Chicago divinity student trekked 12 miles through a driving snow to reach a Yorkville Baptist church Christmas celebration. He faces possible amputation as physicians fear loss of both feet after being turned away at a farmer's door when exhausted, nearly freezing.
William Nixon, once a Tammany leader and brother of a famed shipbuilder, collapsed at a railroad station in Jersey City and died after being taken to the hospital. A separate notice promotes a cough remedy sold by druggists.
A man identified as Frank Carpenter, a Capitol Hill real estate dealer, was killed during an attempted robbery of the First State Bank in Harrah, eight miles east of Oklahoma City. Two accomplices were injured and captured after a Guthrie Norman and Oklahoma City police pursuit, with the crime planned in Oklahoma City and tipped to authorities by a betrayer.
Governor Haskell presides over a closed door session with about thirty Oklahoma bankers to discuss amending the guaranty of deposits law. The talks aim to include changes in the governor's message for a special legislative session likely January 18 to address rising costs and funding, amid recent federal court rulings in Nebraska and Kansas that threaten the fund. The meeting also touches on the Columbia Bank and Trust Company case tying up assets and $490 000 in surety claims.
Three Chicago based groups plan elaborate suffrage plays to tour Illinois. Actors managers stage crew and property staff will be drawn from the suffragist movement. One troupe will use University of Chicago students including undergraduates.
New York observers report Hailey's Comet visible to the naked eye for the first time this visit. Prof. Eastman of Columbia University has studied the comet without a telescope. It lies in the northeast about 20 degrees long and will be visible for two weeks with clear sightlines for several nights.
A Com est J W Beard is a candidate for Ada postmaster with indications of a lively contest for the office.
G. M. Millican, 24, of Francis and Alvin Jacobs, 19, of Noble, secured a license to wed yesterday and were married by County Judge Terrell. Another license issued to J. M. Buchanan, 23, and Mary Barnett, 19, Maxwell.
Burglars entered the Belle Plaine postoffice about 20 miles south of Wichita and blew open the safe at 2 a m. They took a small cash amount and $200 in stamps.
A short promotional note urges saving money in family cooking and suggests using a can of KC der to cut costs and improve baking results. The fragment emphasizes frugality and practical kitchen tips.
A sum reportedly $20,000 and George A. Capron cashier of United States Express Englewood branch vanished on Christmas Eve. Capron and the money disappeared while six other employees were present in the same room. Several valuable Christmas packages are also missing.
A vintage ad extols Bake Day rituals and praises Mrs. Janet Kenzie Hill plus KC Baking Powder. It guarantees no failures and offers a free copy of The Cook's Book with a mail-in certificate from Jaques Mfg. Co. Chicago, claiming a cent can offer instant access.
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