29 Jun 1906
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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
1
The passage urges readers to avoid dangerous actions with cannon crackers and firearms. It warns against riding behind nervous horses, dissuading youths from firing in crowds, and placing fireworks near vulnerable people. It reminds readers to note the fire department number and considers the anxieties of parents with children about firework dangers.
The narrative recounts the 1777 anniversary of American independence in Philadelphia with feasting marching bands Hessian music and fireworks. Adams notes crowds bonfires bells candles and a grand parade as the nation marked its youth.
A detailed account describes how the Declaration of Independence nearly vanished during the 1812 war. Secretary of State James Monroe ordered caretaker Pleasonton to secure and move crucial state papers to Leesburg, fearing a British advance on Washington. The tale covers Pleasonton’s transport efforts, fires at Washington, and the eventual protective measures for the nation’s records.
Fragmentary text notes troops advancing to establish bases and seize quarters as the operation begins. Names and locations are unclear, but the action implies early military activity with forces moving to secure positions.
President H A Calvin disseminates warehouse regulations for Texas unions detailing certificate requirements, bond, receipts, transferability, and penalties. It outlines construction costs for three warehouses, insurance rates, hydrant credits, and blanket policy plans to cover stored cotton statewide.
A dense 1910s style tract urges farmers from Maine to California to unite under wage and price controls, promote a “square deal,” and demand homesteads free from mortgages. It warns against “pullers” harming organizations, advocates scientific farming and marketing, and laments market fluctuations caused by independent farming. The piece stresses personal responsibility, mutual benefit, and steady, cooperative action to improve rural life.
The piece argues price of cotton matters more than crop size. It criticizes trusts like Standard Oil and railroads, calls for farmer cooperation, bonded warehouse receipts, and farm co operatives to reclaim capital and control. It notes rising cotton mills and urges union-led investment and governance. It cites Elbert Hubbard and warns trusts rely on patronage.
At Wetumka boarding school in Indian Territory Superintendent Edward Swengel demonstrates farming science to Creek full blood Indians. Three adjacent plots compare fertilized cultivated, cultivated only, and neither, teaching seed vitality and crop yields with side by side trials. Indians learn garden truck corn cotton and potatoes, testing which seeds prove useful for their allotments and future farming success.
In Sallisaw Indian Territory theatre promoter Terry MeAtester plans a city opera house if citizens back his investment by purchasing tickets for opening night. A wall cost estimate of 10000 dollars was noted. Nearby, Ervin Drake, sixteen, was killed while plowing with a mule three miles west of town after his foot was caught and the mule ran, dragging him to the house.
Washington D C The House adopted the conference report on the Osage division of lands and funds bill and the post office bill. The sundry civil bill goes to conference. The pure food bill faces final passage. Bartlesville oats head early as harvest shifts to mowing. Farm labor shortages shrink cultivated land by about a quarter. C W Faulkner of Caddo convicted of forging a money order for 19 50.
Porter I T Chief Engineer J T Payne arrives with surveyors for a preliminary railroad survey from Kansas City to El Paso Texas. It will cross the Grand river in Indian Territory through Wagoner Porter Haskell Beggs and Hampton, intersect Fort Smith Western and Canadian Southern near Ada. Two hundred miles completed.
Ike Parry of the University of Chicago, a top hammer thrower, will depart collegiate athletics after this season. He dominated meets with consistent throws around 155 feet, contrasts with Yale’s Shevlin in style, and excelled in recent events while teammate Shevlin starred at end for Yale. Also noted: J R Graham wins state trap shooting title, and Michigan claims the Western Intercollegiate baseball championship with a 6 0 win over Northwestern.
A tall young man with long hair asks a pretty girl if she told his father he was a humorist. She replies that she did and that the father laughed. He notes the father once said writing jokes is hard on the brain, but he insists the father never heard of his jokes.
Readable fragments reveal a Yonkers Statesman style exchange about stubborn behavior and humorous put downs between Mrs Bacon and Mrs Egbert. It captures a light, domestic quarrel tone with unclear surrounding context. The item seems part of a larger social page.
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