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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
4
Conductor Mike Davie and brakeman Nollie Brown were involved in a confrontation on the rails, resulting in a man being shot during the incident. Investigators seek witnesses and details of the affray.
About 6 o clock Thursday evening an affray occurred in the caboose of a work train near the Frisco depot. Conductor Mike Davie was seriously wounded when a bullet passed through his abdomen and liver. He was taken to Sherman hospital after briefly resting at Maddox's drug store. Nellie Brown, a brakeman, surrendered at the courthouse and posted $1,000 bail. Brown said Davie drew a gun first and attempted to shoot, but Brown wrestled the weapon away and returned fire.
The Ada News prints obituaries and resolutions of respect under 100 words free. Items over 100 words incur a charge of one cent per word. authors should count words and remit with manuscript. Corrections to any erroneous reflections will be made upon management notice.
The Durant Democrat notes that faith and activity transform small towns into growing cities. It cites Bates wile Arkansas as the source of a marriage notice titled Bone-Cutter and compares it to a past Wood-Pyle event. A Hem from high society says King George holds levee. Oklahoma oil strikes ignite gas and oil interest and Ringling railroad work proceeds Ardmore to Lawton despite delays. Asher branch of the Rock Island is urged for wider western access.
The piece discusses a possibleeitian proposal and favorable commentary. It notes Hugo fttinsonian doubts convictions under a whiskey felony law and bootleggers’ ability to dodge rules. It mentions a notorious ally of poisoners resigning effective March 4 to avoid backlash.
A remarks long and rambling about a man who proclaims his own genius in every spare moment. The speaker notes such self-assertion would go unheard without his constant boasting.
The text discusses the freedmen allotments and the likelihood that much land will be sold for taxes. It notes that minors may owe large accumulated taxes and penalties upon reaching majority, potentially preventing redemption. The fear is land falling to speculators rather than to farmers.
A McAlester Fribune opinion piece argues that while home environment influences boys, individuals bear responsibility for their misfortunes and questions whether easier paths tempt them.
A Guthrie dated dispatch reports Sherlock Holmes like discovery that Tulsa chamber plans a bill to divide Oklahoma into two states with the old Indian Territory becoming Sequoyah. The note says Sequoyah was buried years ago and unlikely to rise again, and compares odds of Oklahoma division to Texas, four times its size.
After ratification by enough states the income tax amendment removes a barrier and allows Congress to fund deficits from tariff reductions. The change targets eastern interests seen as profiting from high duties and weakens arguments for maintaining high tariffs to raise revenue.
Weathered snow clouds shade the land as the famed Groundhog appears on front pages amid editorials. A Kansas City Star critique of Judge Guthrie triggers calls for press safeguards while U S tariff and income tax debates stir political tempers as reform mood grows.
London reports the death of J. W. H. Mason noted by the Westminister Gazette. Mason is linked to the Civil War via his historic role as a Confederate envoy with Slidell and the 1861 interception by a U S Navy officer that nearly sparked a clash between the United States and Britain.
Superintendent Robison reports January shows rising public school enrollment from 1161 to 1268 and higher attendance, with average daily pupil figures up from 3897 to 950. Tardies number 85, best this year, and fumigation followed illnesses. Next teachers institute at Irving on Feb 22 with talks on personality of the teacher and class control and a lecture by Prof J Frank Fallie.
A discussion on General Sickles, his bitterness toward the South, and the strained postwar reconciliation. The piece recalls his 1904 Bull Moose stance and Roosevelt’s repudiation, noting Southern donors and the politics of reconstruction. It reflects national sentiment and warnings about sectarian divisions.
The Virginia Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union began a three day session in Lynchburg with about 800 delegates from nearly every county attending.
The case involves a 38 Smith & Wesson used in a fatal or serious shooting between two Sherman residents. Brown’s statement aligns with other testimony, noting a past trouble with one man who allegedly tried to shoot the other years ago. L Mullins left for Vernon on a prospecting trip, likely yielding little at Pontotoc County.
Chiefs and leaders of the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota gather at Cass Lake for a great council. The meeting aims to form a permanent corporate body with constitution and by laws to act in unison for protecting property and pursuing government claims.
Gubin and Barack, owners of a long established Ada clothing business, will move back to St Louis and ship their stock. They have rented their current building and will relocate around the fifteenth, citing growing stock and need for larger quarters.
Notice states Taye secured Ramsey's Drug Store as choice site and that the jewelry business will continue with refractive eye work. Thanks patrons and invites customers to the new location with satisfaction guaranteed. Signed A D Coons.
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