Sulzer Removed From Office by New York High Court
The high court of impeachment in Albany declares Governor Sulzer removed from office by a 43 to 12 vote. The disqualification question is defeated unanimously, acting Governor Glynn becomes governor, and Robert F. Wagner ascends as lieutenant governor. Sulzer is acquitted on articles five six seven and eight.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
High Court
Cullen
Glynn
Robert F. Wagner
Senate
Secretary of State
Associated Press
Wende
Moval
Frederick L. Colwell
Frawley
Lake Mohonk Conference Opens With Focus on Dependent Peoples
The thirty first annual Lake Mohonk Conference of Friends of the Indian and Other Dependent Peoples opens in Lake Mohonk New York with leaders from philanthropy education and public service. Dr Elmer E Brown of New York University presides. Discussions cover the Philippines including independence questions under the Jones bill and Moros treatment as well as American Indian issues among the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma with emphasis on protecting Indians from ruthless exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Philippines
Islands
Oklahoma
Congress
Supt. Richards to address Pontotoc teachers
Ardmore school Supt. C. W. Richards will speak at the Pontotoc County Teachers Association meeting to be held there Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. He is regarded as an engaging and informative speaker whose address should benefit all educators attending.
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Supt. Richards
Pontotoc CO
Supt
C. W. Richards
Ardmore
Pontotoc Co. Teachers Association
Young asks pensions for Confederate veterans and widows
Gen Bennet H Young, Commander in Chief of the United Confederate Veterans, asks Congress to allocate 60 million dollars in cotton tax funds, deemed unconstitutional, to southern states for pensions to Civil War survivors and Confederate widows. He portrays the move as just compensation for wartime losses.
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Washington
Congress
Bennet H. Young
United Confederate Veerans
Supreme Court
Treasury
Gen. Young
House
Senate
South
Ben. Young
Confederae Veterans
New Saan Mos
Haar
Gore Backs Henshaw for Interstate Commission Post
Senator T P Gore in Muskogee announces support for George A Henshaw for the Interstate Commerce Commission appointment to fill the Prouty vacancy Henshaw is discussed as likely to be considered by President Wilson amid Western rate and transport concerns Gore plans remarks at the upcoming Dry Farming congress in Tulsa and notes a Western origin may influence the choice
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Muskogee
T. P. Gore
Stat
George A. Henshaw
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Interstate Commission
George A. Prouty
Henshaw
Senator Gore
Oklahoma City
Checotah
Gore
Tulsa
Wilson
New England
Commissioner Prouty
Murderer Pfanschmidt Faces Stay Of Execution In Illinois
Quincy, Oct 17. Ray Pfanschmidt, jailed youth condemned for killing his father mother sister and a schoolteacher, remains in good spirits as his appeal suspends the scaffold. A six month or longer delay is expected while higher court weighs the case. The quadruple murder, motive to inherit an estate, terrors Illinois remembers.
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Quincy
Ill
Ray Pfanschmidt
Pfanschmidt
Illinois
Opening of New Railroad Line to Kirby Mont
Casper Wyo Oct 20 The Chicago Burlington and Quincy line from Casper to Kirby Mont, recently completed, was opened to passenger and freight traffic today.
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Casper, Wyo
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
This Place
Kirby, Mont
Will Exhume the Body of Mart Lancaster
A local order has authorized exhumation of Mart Lancaster to conduct a new investigation. The action aims to confirm prior findings and resolve questions surrounding the death. Court directives designate the cemetery and timing for the procedure.
Ardmore body exhumation ordered for Mart Lancaster case
A special commission named by Jaige T. D. McKeown will travel to Ardmore cemetery Thursday to exhume Mart Lancaster’s body for full identification after doubts about his death at an Ardmore hospital last August.
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Mart Lancaster
Ardmore
Jaige T. D. McKeown
R. C. Roland
R. F. Smith
W. W. Sledge
Airship Disaster Kills 28 on Zeppelins Latest Test Flight
Berlin reports 28 Admiralty Board personnel perished in the S II dirigible explosion and fall near Johannisthal during a trial to join the German aerial navy. One guest survived but died later. three army officers also died in separate plane crashes. The airship exploded from gas ignition above the forward gondola as it descended 900 feet into a public street.
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Berlin
Johannisthal
Count Zeppelin
Admiralty Board
Barran von Bleul
Queen Augusta Grenadier Guards
L. IT
Navy
Army
Haeseler
Lieut
Koch
Sergt
Mante
Johanistha
Village Youths Named in Valley County Event
Six young residents including W. E. Walker 23 from Vaness Lillie Tines 18 Vaness Louis Patterson 21 Stratford Es telle Copeland 18 Ada Oscar Odom 18 Chism and Pearl Rose 18 Maxwell are listed as participants in a local activity with ages and hometowns.
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W. E. Walker
Vaness
Lillie Tines
Louis Patterson
Stratford
Estelle Copeland
Ada
Oscar Odom
Chism
Pearl Rose
Maxwell
Sugar Beets Grow Well in Pontotoc County
C. W. Zorn argues sugar beets will thrive here after ordering seed from Colorado. A ten pound beet left at the News office proves the county could yield 10 to 20 tons per acre. He offers beets for tests of saccharine quality and may send samples to A and M College. Even without a factory, beets serve as stock feed and a reliable fallback when other crops are short.
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Pontotoc County
C. W. Zorn
Colorado
News Office
A. & M. College
Peanut profits show in Stonewall rent share
F. F. Brydin received twenty one bushels as his share from an acre of peanuts near Stonewall, yielding sixty three bushels plus hay. The year was dry.
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F. F. Brydin
Stonewall
Gore Makes Formal Stop in Ada with Local Friends
Senator T. P. Gore arrived Tuesday afternoon at four accompanying J. W. Hays and toured the town in a strictly formal visit. He spoke little of politics and departed on the 10:30 evening train to Coalgate.
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T. P. Gore
J. W. Hays
Coalgate
Proposed to Open More Indian Land
Western Oklahomans push to open a portion of the Kiowa Comanche old reservation between Elgin and Fort Sill for settlement. Congressman Scott Ferris offers cooperation, with the War Department deciding if Fort Sill needs the tract and Col. Granger Adams at Fort Sill to be consulted.
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Washington
Old grudge erupts in Seymour killing two men
Former Sheriff A L Board is shot dead and T J Bruce mortally wounds Sheriff W R Ellis who then kills Bruce during arrest. The dispute stems from a ten year old case when Board and a deputy killed Bruce's brother while attempting to arrest him. The report also notes Napoleon and Leipzig history and a Pontotoc county slot machine ban.
Tax Warrants Now In Hands Of Sheriff’s Office
Delinquent taxes for 1911 and 1912 are in execution. Tax director A. R. Sugg will be at the sheriff's office on Saturdays and on streets during week for immediate payment. Paying in town saves mileage. Don’t fail to hunt him up to avoid extra expense. Ada and Chickasaw.
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Chickasaw Township
Sheriff’s Office
A. R. Sugg
Grand Lodge I O F Opens Four Day Session In Bozeman
Delegates from all 101 lodges and Rebekah circles gather in Bozeman Montana for the Grand Lodge meeting opening a four day session with more than five hundred delegates in attendance A reception is planned at Electric Hall this evening and the Grand Encampment will elect officers Thursday at Odd Fellows Hall.
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Bozeman
Mont
Rebekah
Grand Lodge
Electric Hall
Odd Fellows
Great Celebration at Leipsic
Leipsic Saxony Oct 17 significant gathering marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Leipzig battle. Emperor William and rulers of most German states attend with foreign monarchs sending delegates. Attendees include officials in European army uniforms. the clash decided Napoleonic dominance in Europe after Napoleon’s 1812 invasion and a three day fight near Leipsic ending in a French retreat.
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Leipsic
Saxony
William
Austria
Russia
Sweden
Leipzig
Napoleon
Germany
Murphy Constable Named in Fitzhugh Township
The county commissioners appoint C. D. Murphy of Roff as constable of Fitzhugh township to succeed W. O. Allen who was killed by lightning about a week ago.
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C. D. Murphy
Roff
Fitzhugh Township
W. O. Allen
Artesian Oil wells boost Oklahoma field near Henryetta
The Artesian Oil company, led by Oklahoma City men, has brought in two 100-barrel wells on sections 1 and 12 in township 11 range 11 just west of Henryetta. Well 1 found in the 1200 foot sand while well 12 reaches 1100 and 1200 foot sands. The pool now yields nearly 500 barrels daily with many new rigs under construction and widespread field activity.
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Henryetta
Artesian Oil Company
Oklahoma City
Township 11
Range 11
Currency bill near bipartisan path in White House talks
Washington reports say President Wilson and Senate Banking and Currency Committee Republicans plan further talks to craft a nonpartisan currency bill. a committee report could come by nov 10 and passage before the december session if accords are reached. hearings run to oct 25 with early work possible next week. fights listed: Jack Sullivan versus Gus Christie at fond du Lac and Patsy Drouillard versus Steve Ketchel at Windsor Ont.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
White House
Senate Committee
Nelson
Senate
Representative Underwood
House
Jack (Twin) Sullivan
Gus Christie
Fond du Lac
Patsy Drouillard
Steve Ketchel
Windsor
Ont
Program for Pontotoc County Teachers Association
Ada Oklahoma November 23 and 28 1913 Normal building event schedule features music by the Normal Male Quartet athletic talk by Maxx Brents from Roff and other speakers from Stonewall Frisco and Fitzhugh including Oscar Hatcher J W Shipp S J Philpott and T B Stonewall plus a Girls basketball game and cadet program with remarks by C W Ardmore adjournment led by T W Robison and Tra Myers
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Ada
Okla
Normal
Maxx Brents
Roff
Vanton
Stonewall
Lucile Lutts
Frisco
Oscar Hatcher
O. H. Graham
Allen
W. O. Pratt
S. J. Philpott
Fitzhugh
S. T. Malone
Janie Allred
T. Melton
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Young
Seymour
France
Hanau
Rhine
Irector Ada and
Montana
Reeves Saw Mill
W. T. Tarkenton
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Graduate ‘College
University
Grover Cleveland
Graduate College
Francis L. Patton
Andrew Fleming West
Dean West
Europe
America
Arthur Shipley
University of Cambridge
Arthur Denis Godley
University of Oxford
Alois Riehl
University of Berlin
Emile Boutroux
University of Paris
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Cleveland Memorial Tower
Board of
Trustees
John Grier Hibben
William H. Taft
Murphy
E. F. Messinger
Teachers’ Association
C. J. Moore
T. B. Stonewall
C. W. Ardmore
T. W. Robison
Tra J. Myers
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