Midland Continental railroad project announced at Racine
A new Midland Continental railroad project is launched connecting Winnipeg to Houston and Galveston through the Dakotas Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. Frank T Bull leads the effort with Chicago and Eastern financiers backing it. Financing is reportedly nearly complete and surveyors will soon locate the line with right of way efforts starting immediately.
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Oklahoma Press Service
Racine
Wis
Midland Continental Railroad
Winnipeg
Manitobia
Dakotas
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texan
United States
Houston
Galveston
Frank T Bull
Chicago
Mysterious Murder Claims Cecil Warren White
Cecil Warren White died today in a city hospital after being shot early Sunday as he walked on West California street. Joel Day, a negro, is held in connection with the shooting as investigators pursue motives. White’s remains will be sent to Paris, Texas, his old home.
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Oklahoma Press Service
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cecil Warren White
Joel Day
Nero
Warren
West California
Paris
Tex
May Prove Fatal After Hugo Fist Fight
In Hugo Oklahoma Aug 9 a fight between Sam Miller a railroad worker and John McIntosh and Bill Hoskins left Miller and McIntosh with serious cuts to sides and legs. McIntosh, from a prominent eastern Indian family, is feared not to recover. Grace Evants a longtime city schools teacher will leave for Milburn to teach primary, earning 75 dollars monthly. She was elected marshal of the schools for another year but resigned due to heavy workload.
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Oklahoma Fress Service
Hugo
Okla
Sam Miller
John McIntosh
Bill Hoskins
Miller
McIntosh
Mins Grace Evants
Milburn
Miss Evante
Minis Grace
Fifty Years of Marriage Celebrated Nearby
Mrs. Nellie Woolery traveled to Brooks Iowa for her parents fiftieth wedding anniversary. The clan totals nine siblings twenty four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. all but one sibling will attend. Mrs. R H Mann and daughter Myrtle Hickox of Virginia are en route to Carnegie to oversee their farm duties.
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Nellie Woolery
Brooks
Woorley
Fort Cobb
R. H. Mann
Myrtle Hickox
Virginia, Sr
Carnegie
Oklahoma Weather Report Highlights Cloudiness and Light Rain
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with no temperature change. Light rain was reported in Ardmore Holdenville Durant Mangum Shawnee and Tulsa.
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Ardmore
Holdenville
Durant
Mangum Shawnee
Tulwa
Injunction Bill Blocks City From Interfering With Sunday Game
In Muskogee Oklahoma authorities clashed with baseball fans as Mayor MecGare ordered special police and workers to tear down fences blocking Sunday games. An injunction was sought and granted, fences were replaced, obstacles removed, and the game proceeded as scheduled.
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Oklahoma Press Service
Muskogee
Mila
MecGare
Spants
Suspect Arrested in Cordell Court House Fire
Charles Jonson of Mountain View was arrested and held for burning Washita county court house at Cordell with malicious intent. He had been convicted of bootlegging and faces charges if convicted. Deputy Sheriff Allen and Constable Mall may receive a $1,025 reward. A Anadarko fire department demonstration on Sixth street showcased their chemical apparatus after an eight thirty p.m. bonfire alarm. About half the citizens attended, cheering the fire crew, who were then treated at Baird's confectionery.
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Oktamoma Press Service
Hobart
Okla
Charles Jonson
Mountain View
Washita County Court House
Cordell
Johnson
Allen
Constable Mall
Anadarko
Sixth Street
Dean Baird
Baird
Woman Hurt in Fall at Haut Broad Way
Mrs. M. E. McCrae, Haut Broad Way, slipped while carrying a pan of water Saturday afternoon, severely wrenching her back. Doctors Corbin and Boyd attended. she remained in serious condition but was believed to be improving and friends hoped she would recover soon.
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M. E., McCrae
Haut Broad Way
Bids Opened For School Desks And Bank Fixtures
The Board of Education invites bids for desks and school banks due by Monday August 23, 1000 at six P.M. Specifications are available from Harry Brown, President of the Board. Sheriff Baker visited Hinton Saturday for a celebration and arrested Nathan Welch for illegal possession of liquor. Welch was brought to Anadarko and pled not guilty on failure to post a $300 bond, and remained jailed.
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Board of Education
Harry Brown
Ma We & Sat
Sheriff Baker
Hinton
Nathan Welch
Anadarko
Bells Ever Present in Mexico City Cathedrals T: Bellringers uphold sacred sound amid city life and history in Mexico
Mexico City relies on an army of more than 2000 church bell ringers who toll through day and night on religious occasions. Bells from Spain adorn cathedrals and towers, with workers praised for strength and skill. Some towns ban constant ringing while others permit quarterly tolls. Bell rings serve as timekeepers and cultural icons, with work passed down generations. The article also notes a curious tale of a Kaiser lookalike tailor and various historical snippets.
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Mexico
Mexico City
National Palace
Tollere
Spain
Potato Chips Sold At Skaggs And Beall & Pluvarty Groceries
Fresh crisp and sweet potato chips made by Acme Mfg Co of Oklahoma City. Available at Skaggs stores and Beall Pluvarty groceries for the local shoppers.
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Skaggs
Beall & Pluvarty
Acme Mfg. Co
Oklahoma City
Means Clean Milk and Safe Storage
A period piece advises thorough washing of milk vessels using cold rinse first to remove proteins that hot water would set. It urges warm soap wash, complete rinsing, and proper drying to keep milk sweet. It warns against leaving containers with any sour traces and suggests a light cover when left on the doorstep.
Old Fashioned Bread Wrapping Advice From Home Economists
A reader suggests wrapping loaves in a cloth to keep bread fresh longer than using tin or wood boxes. The advised method argues that cloth preserves moisture and avoids pores that attract spoilage, favoring this traditional practice over newer containers.
Anadarko Beats Ft Cobb In Eleven Inning Tilt
In a tense ten inning draw turn to the eleventh Anadarko finally beat Ft Cobb 4 to 3. Hang kept Anadarko from a late scare with strikeouts, and Haag cleared the bases with a decisive hit as Oldham, Fitzgerald and Ellison contributed. Brown's sensational catch and Main's presence in the field highlighted a pitching duel as both sides fought for control. Fire Chief Slemp left for Oklahoma City to attend national fire conventions and will showcase firefighting practices and apparatus on his return.
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Anadarko
Cobb
Ball Park
Hang
Cab
Page
Oldham
Fitzgerald
Ellisan
Thompson
Haag
Main
Cobh
Brown
Slemp
Oklahoma City
Lansley
Mich
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