Cotton leakage matter. large sum pledged in Holmes case
In Judge Stafford's court Louis H. Van Riper testified that Edwin H. Holmes Jr. claimed to make up crop reports with Statistician Hyde accepting them. Holmes said he earned about 550,000 from influencing reports and kept funds in a vault. Holmes promised Van Riper two thirds profits for advance figures and named Theodore H. Price and Moses Hass as contacts. A Wesley memorial plan in Atlanta includes auditorium, hospital, nurses home, and more with subscriptions atop 200,000. Asa Chandler led a 75,000 gift.
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Washington
Peckham
Holmes
Hyde
New York
van Riper
Theodore H. Price
Moses Hass Holmes
Atlanta
Episcopal College
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Georgia
Asa Chandler
Wesley Memorial Enterprise
The
Wesley Advocate
Hilding Amusements
Warned to Quit Over Time Law Violations
A Kansas City report says telegraph operators on the Chicago and Alton lines were ordered to quit work to avoid fines under a new overtime law. A Ryder Mo message warned operators at Watson Booth and Curryville to stop work late. six complied. The statute, effective last Friday, makes railroads liable for forcing any operator to exceed eight hours per day.
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Kansas City
Chicago and Alton
Ryder
Watson
Booth
Curryville
British Envoy James Bryce Tours Indian Territory
James Bryce the British ambassador visited Lawton Fort Sill and Sapulpa on Sunday. He met Geronimo and Quanah Parker and received a copy of the Oklahoma constitution in Sapulpa. He called the copy a good elementary law and said a constitution cannot contain too much.
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Lawton
Oklo
James Bryce
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sill
Geronimo
Quanah Parker
Sapulpa
Bryce
Steps Planned for New Haven and Poughkeepsie Ridge Merger
New Haven announces near term steps to merge with the Poughkeepsie Ridge system, including the Central New England on its subsidiaries. The combined lines total 256 miles of track with capital stock of 10.714 million dollars under New Haven control.
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New Haven
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway Company
Poughkeepsie Ridge
Central New England
New Haven Corporation
Haskell leads in Oklahoma governor primary with 51,721 votes
From Oklahoma City results through Sunday night seventy counties report Haskell 51,721 to Creese 47,467 for governor. Gore leads Hoffman for US senator and McComb tops Burke for insurance commissioner. Five-way race narrows for corporation commissioner with McAlester highest at 35,460. Other incumbents and leaders named with votes and margins.
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Oklahoma City
Haskell
Creese
Cimmaron
Harper
Ellis
Woods
Nowata
Gore
United State
Hoffman
McComb
Burke
McAlester
Watson
Callahan
Love
Pittrhan
Owen
United States
Trapp
West
Menefee
Cameron
Taylor
Prorogued Until Nov. 13
St. Petersburg June 17 reports the Council of the empire has been prorogued until November 13.
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St. Petersburg
Council of the Empire
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Austin Streets
Bryan, Texas
Texas State Bottlers Association
Brazos
Madison Counties
Robertson County
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Isd
Cavitt’s Drug Store
C. E. Bullock & CO
Southwestern Life Insurance CO
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Joe B. Reed
Friend-In-Need Society
R. R. Company
Bryan
Wilson
Sax
S.H. Dunlap«Co
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