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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
2
Oklahoma notes cover county fairs forestalling events, fair reports, and local meetings. Mentions Fair program details, bonds, property, and civic issues across counties, with scattered names and places such as Carter, Jefferson, Chickasaw, and Okmulgee. Reports reference crops and infrastructure, plus a misdated lynching remark and a plant fire.
Report from the Hussell Sage Foundation shows that sane Fourth of July observances cut fire and accident deaths from 3603 to lower totals as hundreds of cities adopted safer celebrations. Springfield Massachusetts staged a multiethnic parade with floats from Pilgrims to Vikings, Magna Charta to Highlanders, uniting diverse communities in a patriotic pageant.
A colossal flag hangs in the Washington post office building, claimed to be the largest official flag ever displayed. The structure houses the postal service leadership, built around a hollow square with a glassed floor and five stories of masonry surrounding the flag’s towering presence. People visit to view the impressive curtain of red white and blue as it dominates the interior.
A brief reflection notes that many of the nation’s most notable men achieved enduring support or influence, metaphorically described as retaining all their gagers. The remarks imply lasting loyalty and authority among capable leaders.
A highway robber calling himself McElfee, matching the alias William Meckifer, is pursued by officers after a series of confrontations at the Colon saloon. Captains, lieutenants, and detectives corner and identify the suspect near Union Station before he agrees to go home.
In York a wolf named Mutt, once ruler of the dens and feared bully, has reformed and become as tame as other wolves. An incident involving a bone and a cub led to a fall and injuries, with Mutt receiving splints and bandages after the hospital visit.
An empty interurban car on the Lake Shore line near Rocky River encountered a tree with a hive of bees. Bees crawled through vents, swarming the car while the motorman and conductor fled along the track. The bees attacked from outside after the interior was vacated, ending the incident.
Anton Baca, longtime resident of 624 West Harrison, returned from weeks with a railway gang in Montana to find his house moved onto skids in the middle of South Halsted Street. Neighbors offered no help, but Baca located his wife inside the moving structure as agents had decided to relocate the home.
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