Oklahoma Admitted as 46th State in Historic Celebration
Guthrie and Washington report Roosevelt signing the proclamation admitting Oklahoma to statehood. Bells, cannons, and cheers mark the moment as inaugural events unfold in Guthrie with a grand ball and public festivities. The flag is to be updated with a 46th star on July Fourth, per official board guidance.
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Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Loeb
Department of State
United States
Army
Navy
Congress
Utah
Union
Army and Navy
Admiral Dewey
Mary
Wedding presents valued at millions at French royal wedding
London reports a grand ceremony at Wood Norton for Prince Charles of Bourbon and Princess Louise of France. Notables from Europe attended as jewels and gifts totaling between 2.5 and 5 million dollars were received by the couple.
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Wood Norton
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Bourbon
Louise
France
Duke of
Orleans
Europe
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Evesham
Birmingham
Prince Charles
V P I Beats George Washington 34 to 0 in Blacksburg
College football results list Virginia Polytech 34 George Washington 0 at Blacksburg. In Richmond William and Mary 12 Randolph Macon 4, Nebraska 62 Denver 0, Cornell 18 Swarthmore 0, Navy 6, Yale 12 Princeton 10. High school game ends with High School 32 Athletic Club 0 amid scrappy play and strong end runs by Easley and Wade.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
George Washington University
Richmond
William and Mary College
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Nebraska
Denver
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Yale
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Syracuse
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Cornell
Swarthmore
Purdue
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Washington and Jefferson
Minnesota
Carlisle
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Case School of Science
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Missouri University
Washington University
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Wade
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Gibereon
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Athletic Club
Crozier
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Croy
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Easley Stovall
Laney
Giberson
Alonzo McCue
Frank Bond
Fred Swiver
Frank O'Brien
Mr. Dalton
Mr. Barden
Mr. Garrett
Millions More Money Than Ever Before
Secretary Cortelyou urged New York merchants that returning hoarded cash to circulation could revive business within a day. Reports show currency in circulation rising, with gold receipts and expanding bank note issues boosting interior deposits and easing exchange.
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New York
Cortelyou
Treasury Department
National Municipal League Convention An Ends Meet in Providence
Delegates arrive for a three day National Municipal League and American Civic Association convention in Providence Rhode Island with about 200 reform representatives expected. Attorney General Bonaparte will preside at league sessions while J Horace McFarland will lead the beautification focused meetings. Reform organizations from major cities will be represented.
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Americsia Civic Association
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Harrisburg
American Civic Association
America
Labor Not in Favor of Federal Ownership
Norfolk conference reports the American Federation of Labor will not take a stand for government ownership of railways and mines. Delegate Feeley argues ballots can shift power to labor, noting wives of current leaders host at Newport. Presidents salary increases are approved: Gom pers from 3000 to 5000, Morrison from 2500 to 4000, Lennon from 3000 to 5000.
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American Federation of Labor
Feeley
Milwaukee
Newport
Gompers
Morrison
Lennon
Norfolk and Western Stock in Demand
New York trading opened lower amid nervous mood with many stocks sliding to new lows. Norfolk and Western stood out after prior lows near 61 and later traded around 61 5 eighths as some buyers emerged before a late day bounce near closing highs.
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New York
London
Norfolk and Western
Clearing House Association
Famous Convent Destroyed by South Miss Fire
A wind swept blaze at Bayou St. Louis Mississippi on November 16 leveled St. Josephs convent a renowned institution. The Catholic Church parsonage Ojisane Theater Hotel Clifton Cumberland telephone building and the Butter building were also destroyed causing about 200000 in damages.
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Bayou St. Louis
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St. Joseph's Convent
Ojisane
Outlaws Kill Ten in Formosa Town Office Attack
A Taiboku dispatch reports Aiyou tribe outlaws attacked government offices on Formosa island killing ten. Government forces dispersed the rebels with heavy casualties.
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Tokio
Taiboku
Formosa
Pressmen Quit Work in Roanoke Strike
About twenty five pressmen, assistants and feeders at the Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co in Roanoke Virginia walked off the job at noon today after a Monday eight hour strike date passed. The company had been informed by the committee that non participants could quit at noon today and workers began leaving at 11 40 this morning.
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Roanoke
Stone Printing and Manufacturing Co
Temporary receivers appointed for New York banks and trust firms
Temporary receivers have been appointed for six New York city banks and trust companies that recently suspended payment. The banks named are the Hamilton the Brooklyn Bank and the Borough Bank of Brooklyn and the trust companies the Williamsburg the Jenkins of Brooklyn and the International of New York.
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N. Y
New York City
The
Hamilton
Brooklyn Bank
Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Jenkins
Brooklyn
International
New York
United States Buys Gold From England in Week Total
London reports the United States purchased 171000 in bar gold today and about 2.75 million this week from Beak of England. An additional 600000 was bought in open market on November 11.
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London
United States
England
Notice to Union Men From the Bartenders Local No 796
A union notice lists city saloons employing union bartenders and recognizing Bluefield Local Union No 796. Signers include Kelley, Moyer, Hunter, Baker, Stinson, Cohen, Lazarus and the Bartenders Union with F Merers, K E Yost, S R Woolwine. Dated 11 12 1w.
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Kelley & Moyer
H. KR. Hunter
Baker
W. F. Stinson
J. L. Cohen
L. Lazarus
Bartenders’ Union
F. Merers
K. E. Yost
S. R. Woolwine
Tax discount offer for Bluefield taxpayers 1907
Notice to taxpayers invites payment of taxes between November 11 and November 30, 1907 to receive a 24 percent discount. The office is in the Telephone Building, Bluefield, West Virginia, under Sheriff W. Hawley.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Roanoke Woman Dies From Burns In Lamp Explosion
Roanoke Virginia November 16 Mrs KE B Harrington widow of the late D J Harrington died this morning from heart failure due to severe burns from a lamp explosion in her home last Thursday Her brother M T Novan who was present and tried to extinguish the flames was badly burned and listed in critical condition Harrington is 38 and leaves five children along with several brothers Her mother Mrs Mary Nunan also survives in the city
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Roanoke
KE. B Harrington
D. J. Harrington
M. T. Novan
Herrington
Mary Nunan
Federal Ownership Split by AFL Vote Tie
Norfolk action reports the American Federation of Labor voting 154 to 60 against endorsing government ownership of railways and mines. The stance marks a clear division within labor ranks on a central economic policy issue.
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Norfolk
American Federation of Labor
Haskell Inaugural Marks Radical Oklahoma Policy Shifts
Guthrie Oklahoma November 16. Governor Haskell denounces combos profiting from robberies of the people and backs prison terms for offending corporations. He orders county attorney Bartlesville to halt One Standard Oil’s gas pipeline export to Kansas and allows saloons to stay open until midnight amid unclear prohibition timing. Retiring territorial officials attend. Frantz declined invitation. I. McCabe named deputy auditor excluded for race.
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Okla
Taskell
Bartlesville
Standard OM Company
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Oklahoma
Haskell
Oklahoma Territory
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I. P. McCabe
Territorial
Professor Coleman Wins Confederate Education Essay Prize
On the final day of the United Daughters of the Confederacy national convention in Norfolk Virginia Professor Coleman of Toronto Canada won the $100 prize for the best essay on the status of education in the south before the Civil War. The Jefferson Davis monument committee reported its balance will go to the New Orleans monument project. The group established a scholarship at Teachers College New York via Dean Russell with $330 annual living expenses, to be rotated among states.
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
South
States
Coleman
Toronto
Canada
New Orleans
Teachers College
New York
Dean Russell
Democratic split over Bryan and Cleveland ticket in Illinois
Illinois and Indiana Democratic leaders plan a November 22 meeting to oppose William Jennings Bryan and back Grover Cleveland as standard bearer. A French Lick conference may be arranged with the national committee to deter Bryan supporters, while other prominent Democrats are not invited.
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French Lick
Bluestone Traction Co Refuses City Franchise
Bluestone Traction Co declines city franchise after recent council decision. President Edwin Mann says requirements cannot be met without reduced daily trips and altered switches, risking service levels and losses. Next year possible reapplication is hinted. Hue to South Bluefield rail line construction canceled this winter. committee chair W S Fouts defers on street track work pending further action.
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Edwin Mann
Daily Telegraph
East End Bridge
South Bluefield
W. S Foutz
South Holand Street
Heould
Judge Refuses to Sign Bill of Exceptions in Ojib Company Appeal
In Chicago on November 16 Judge Lan dis refused to sign the bill of exceptions prepared for the Standard Oil Company appeal seeking to overturn a 29 million 240 thousand dollar fine. The court gave the company until November 21 to include verbatim testimony of F S Holland Horace Tucker F A Wann and other key witnesses. Government attorneys argued the bill contained transcripts that could misstate the evidence and urged a neutral record.
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Chicago
Ilc
Landis
Standard Oj
F.S. Holland
Horace Tucker
F. A. Wann
Bank Suspends in Sandpoint and City News
Traders State Bank in Sandpoint Idaho suspended with deposits estimated at 125000 dollars. Carrie Nation ends saloon smashing. plans to visit saloons and speak to patrons. Streetcar workers strike in Louisville with arrests for rioting. 700 strike breakers hired in Chicago and Cincinnati. Grain weak then firm in Chicago as New York bank tone lifted prices. Over 3000 mines closed in Mexico copper and silver due to price declines. silver expected to rise. Panama bond issue eyed after White House meeting to spur circulation and deter crime.
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Idaho
State Bank
Mexico City
Mex
Mexico
Joyful Reunion Ends Sadly as Mother Dies at School Yard
Mrs. Fannie Vitale of 230 East 109th Street died from heart failure after reuniting with her twelve year old son Angolone at Public School No. 83 on East 110th Street in New York. The boy had been missing for three days, and Principal Casey sent word to the mother when he returned.
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New York
Fannie Vitale
East 109Th Street
Angolone
East 110Th Street
Casey
Fire damages $85,000 at Willis-Smith Co building
A fire in Norfolk on November 16 gutted the two upper floors of the Willis-Smith Co furniture building. Estimated damages reach $85,000 with most insured.
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Norfolk
Willis-Smitham Company
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