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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
1
Tulsa delegates approve a platform praising the liquor sale law for medical use and referendum submission. They back sale of state school lands under fair terms, pledge funds from sales to be invested, and applaud prohibition enforcement while urging legislative support.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor spoke at an informal banquet in Fort Worth praising democracy for liberty and urging voters to support the Democratic candidate. He criticized injunctions in labor cases and cited Montana Supreme Court decisions supporting labor positions.
Oklahoma reports up to September 1 show manufacturing output near 25 million dollars with 16 million capital, 11,000 workers, and a 3.25 million payroll. Data from 144 plants include 6.16 million in goods and 3.15 million in invested capital, with 2,556 employees.
Chicago notes a Democratic campaign book for 1908 titled A Story Book for Adults. It spans China to New York, mocks the congressional record, and attacks Republicans and republicanism with hero tableaux and the refrain We want a change. It also calls out the Republican advisory committee highlighting William Nelson Cromwell and associates linked to major trusts.
A Thursday night boating outing on Orcutt Lake three miles south of Tulsa ended in tragedy as Ward Cornelius and Miss Babble Metcalf drowned after their boat leaked and capsized. Miss Francis Kemble and James Lafferty survived, with swift searches locating the bodies the next morning.
The piece notes Republican slogans urging work for idle labor to boost Taft and avert defeat, reflecting fears of hard times and the need to restore party confidence. It mentions regional idle workers and a political dynamic tied to the 1908 era. It also includes a brief local church matter about a man expelled by the First Baptists of Little Rock and later joining Russellville and then the Second Baptist in the current city.
The document notes a telegram from Toledo dated Sept 1 1908 to J B Thompson Democratic chairman in Tulsa praising Ame militant. It records a political exchange featuring Gore and Thompson with three cheers and a tiger sentiment.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 31 the Independence party filed with the state election board the list of presidential electors for the fall general election. Names include B C Hanson Shawnee S W May tubby Caddo G Y Young Enid C C Zeigiar Oklahoma City J W Wallace Jr Wagoner F C Burkhart Atoka and M K Akin Shawnee. The party adopts pair
United States Senator Jeff Davis, long a spectator since Arkansas Democrats nominated a governor candidate in March, stepped forward in Danville Yell County. He announced he is on the water wagon and will stay, claiming he has not touched intoxicating liquor since late March.
About fifty populists from across the state gathered in Oklahoma City for a state convention. John Allan of Norman opened the meeting and predicted 5000 populist votes. The convention endorsed The People’s Voice and the national platform and named electors for five districts: Craig, Smoot, Swango, Menee, Parker, Straughen, and Scott.
Fire at the Osage Indian government school in Pawhuska Oklahoma consumed the girls dormitory at 5 pm causing about 30000 dollars in damage. The blaze started on the third floor from a fumigating candle. Two firemen were slightly injured by falling timbers and glass while fifty pupils were safely evacuated from the four year old stone building.
A. O. Brown & Co. released a statement of assets and liabilities through its attorneys. It asserts assets exceeding 4.5 million against liabilities just under 4 million, indicating substantial net assets despite the firm’s assignment report.
Fort Smith Ark September 1 records note two prominent local citizens, Dr. and H. Hern, recognized for community leadership and public service in the region.
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