Progress of Sulzer trial in New York impeachment case
After a day of lengthy arguments the High Court adjourned without deciding if Sulzer must answer charges on campaign fund abuses. Prosecution witnesses including Jacob H. Schiff and Abram I Elkus are expected tomorrow. Sulzer argued the Assembly has constitutional right to impeach, while prosecutors outline nondisputed facts and the governor’s sworn statements.
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Albany
N. Y
High Court
William Sulzer
Tomor
Assembly
Jacob H. Schiff
Abram I. Elkus
Henry Morganthau
Sulzer Election Fund
Sulzer
D. Cady Herrick
San Jacinto Survivor Zuber Dies in Austin at 90
W P Zuber known as last survivor of the San Jacinto battle died at 90 in Austin after a stroke. He spent a long Texas life, once guarding the Senate chamber and guiding visitors to the McArdle canvas of San Jacinto. He did not serve in combat due to tender age.
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Ring
Twiggs County
Georgia
Texas
Brazoria
Rvans Prairie
Grimes County
Mr. Zuber
Twenty-First Texas Cavalry
Carter
Bremond
Robertson County
Owensville
San Jacinto
Austin
Tex
W. P. Zuber
Alonzo Steele
Limestone County
State Capitol
Senate
Battle of San Jacinto
Zuber
Col William Busby Dies in McAlester Oklahoma
Colonel William Busby Oklahoma coal operator and McAlester business leader dies at eighty eight o clock infection from a carbuncle at his home. He built the Busby hotel theater and many city ventures and led efforts in Scottish Rite and Masonic circles. He leaves a wife and six children. The funeral will be held at the Masonic temple with interment at the local cemetery.
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McAlester
Okla
William Busby
Southwest
Busby
Pemberton
New Jersey
Parsons
Kas
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad
Rock Island
The
Road
Oklahoma
Colonel Busby
United States
Masonic Temple
Thaw Hearing in Concord on Extradition Battle
Exhaustive argument in Concord NH over State of New York’s bid to extradite Harry Kendall Thaw as a fugitive. Jerome asserts NY justice would not bow to Thaw money. governors hear arguments as briefing extends to next week.
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Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Harry Kendall
Felker
William Travers Jerome
New York State
Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Jerome
New York
Inventor of the mask dies near Boston
Frederick Winthrop Thayer, Harvard captain who led the team to three straight wins over Yale, died suddenly of heart failure at his Canassett summer residence. He invented the baseball catcher's mask during his early years at Harvard after entering in 1875.
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Boston
Mass
Frederick Winthrop Thayer
Canassett
Thayer
Harvard
Yale
Cotton Price Peaks on Ada Streets Today
Cotton reached the season high as lint sold for 13.50 and seed cotton for 4.80 on Ada streets. Despite a crowded Saturday, a surprisingly large quantity was brought in today.
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Ada
More Money for Good Roads Fund
Durant Democrat reports the October 5 1913 law change on hunting license fees. Seventy five percent goes to the county treasury for road and bridge funds. twenty five percent minus twenty five cents is remitted to the state game and fish warden for the game protection fund.
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Erent
Game Protection Fund
Durant Democrat
Lost art piece ad recovery sparks local search
A brief classified notice notes a lost item and a public appeal for information. The notice calls on residents to contact local authorities with any sightings or tips to recover the artwork.
Court Roundup: Nelson v Price Decided for Defendant
District court sessions spanning Thursday and Friday report verdicts in several cases. Judge McKeown ruled Nelson against Price, while Judge Bolen sided with defendants in Gammel v Hynes and Breckinridge. A further case, J Gunter versus First National Bank of Ada, was on the docket today.
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J. ©. Gunter
The
First National Bank of
Ada
Mother of Dr N B Shands Dies in Forney Texas
This morning Dr N B Shands received a wire announcing the death of his mother Mrs H J Shands at Forney Texas. The funeral is expected Thursday afternoon. The deceased was about ninety five and a pioneer in North Texas settlement, living at her last home over thirty years.
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N. B. Shands
Forney
H. J. Shands
Texas
North
Candle Shooting at Mountain Camp Inspires Guests
In a 19th century Women's Home Companion Entertainment column a reader recalls a candle shooting game during a mountain camping trip. A neighborly group gathered around a campfire as a candle at a hundred feet served as the bull's eye. A guest, a young woman with little gun experience, was the only one to extinguish the candle by shooting at it.
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Woman’s Home Companion
Tulsa visit boosts Pontotoc exhibit at Tulsa expo
W G Brandenburg of the Dry Farming Congress and Soils Products Exposition toured Ada to drum up Pontotoc county interest in a Tulsa exhibit opening Oct 22. He urged observation of the international gathering and its potential benefits for the county's agriculture and visibility.
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W. G. Brandenburg
Tulsa
Pontotoc
Unveiling Sunday for Pontotoc W O W ceremony
Twenty two applicants joined the local camp raising membership to just over 300 the largest in Pontotoc county. The unveiling Sunday includes a cemetery ceremony with 2 pm hall departure and transport by floats. J N Morgan Ardmore and F B Swank Norman will speak. Uniform rank led by Capt Will will participate with other camps in uniform. Ada visitors Henry Coulter and J A Rushing attended Tuesday for the Williams meet.
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Pontotoc County
J. N. Morgan
Ardmore
Henry Coulter
J. A. Rushing
Francis
Williams
Mysterious 1911 disappearance linked to forged warrants
The text notes Mc Brine's sudden disappearance in April 1911 and estimates that between 10,000 and 40,000 dollars were missing from the state. Authorities suspect the funds were acquired through forgery of state warrants in the auditor's office.
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Brine
Who Owns the Rifles
In Meridian Mississippi a carload of rifles abandoned by owners after investigation by the Department of Justice may be sold to satisfy small claims. The rifles were moved along the Mobile and Ohio line and unloaded into a warehouse. Lawyers suggest the owners may be uncertain of who can direct the handling of the shipment, with a likely long delay before any action.
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Meridian
Miss
Mexico
Department of Justice
Mobile and Ohio
High School Pupils Volunteer Cotton Picking Benefit
High school pupils hungry for books volunteer to pick cotton on a farm to fund a library. About sixty five to seventy students plan the day with sacks ready and seek a host farmer for work. Professor J W Shipp is asked to help locate a site. A Roff High and Tishomingo A and M football game ended in a 7 to 7 tie.
Joe Davis to Be Tried for Train Robbery
Judge Preslie B. Cole in Eufaula district court overruled a venue change motion in the state case against Joe Davis charged with train robbery. affidavits from both sides were presented. the trial is set for Sept 29.
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Eufaula
Preslie B. Cole
Joe Davis
McIntosh County
Cole
Raising Early Cabbage for Spring Harvest in Oklahoma
A Oklahoma A&M College horticulture note explains planting Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage in September in prepared beds. Rows six inches apart, keep watered, then transplant in November for mature heads by May, with careful handling to avoid burying the terminal bud.
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Gulf and
Atlantic Coast
Ada
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Jersey Wakefield
D. C
Department of Horticulture and Botany
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma Supreme Court Texts on School Book Contracts
Supt. Wilson issues statement on the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling reversing the trial court and affirming that governor approval is required for school book contracts. He notes Lieut. Gov. McAlester approved bonds while Cruce was absent and discusses Crump case implications and Board of Education legitimacy amid removals.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Bok
Supt. Wilson
Trial Court
McAlester
Cruce
Criminal Court of Appeals
George Crump
District Court
Supreme County
State Board of Education
Crump
McBrine Sentenced to Year in Penitentiary for Forgery
William H. McBrine former chief clerk in the state auditor s office pleaded guilty to second degree forgery on a $1 000 warrant in Oklahoma County. Judge E D Oldfield sentenced him to one year in the penitentiary with time already served in the county jail. He faces further charges in Logan County and current forgery counts.
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Oklahoma City
William H. McBrine
State Auditor’s Office
McBrine
E. D. Oldfield
Oklahoma County Superior Court
Oklahoma County
Logan County
Ole
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Nelson
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Bousier
Cessor
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Roff High
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