Great Cherokee Strip Horse Race Ordeal Remembered in Perry Parade
Surviving aged horses from the 1893 Cherokee Strip race will headline a Perry Oklahoma parade on Sept. 16 to mark the strip’s opening anniversary. About 25 aged horses will lead a festival featuring free watermelons, a barbecue, livestock show and political addresses, with numerous towns hosting events across the strip. An eyewitness account recalls the 1893 race chaos, the boundary line shooting incident, and the rapid population surge along the frontier.
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Perry
Okla
Cherokee Strip
Guthrie
New York Sun
Blackwell
Ponca City
Alva
Pond Creek
Cherokee
Medford
New
Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Kansas
United States
Lfe
Boundary
ChLlocco Indian School Reservation
Kansas Inn
Macon
Eel
Robison
Rhodes
Missouri
Rockefeller Ancestors Found as French Barons in Albany Report
Dr. Aaron R. Lewis told the Rockefeller Family Association reunion in Albany that the southern France line is older than the German branch, tracing Rockefeller origins to 950 A. D. and revealing earlier coats of arms dating to 1050 A. D. The report notes John D. Rockefeller was not the original money maker and describes historical family dispersals and symbols.
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Rockefeller Family Association
Albany
Aaron R. Lewis
Rockefeller
Europe
Dr. Lewis
Rockefellers
France
South
Fahr
Lewis
John LD
Triguenot
Germany
Louis XIII
Money Shower For Charivari Party In Goldfield
George Wingfield and banker Murdock’s daughter returned to Goldfield Nev from a Southern California wedding tour. A charivari party gathered below the Consolidated Mines office, and Wingfield showered the crowd with silver dollars from a fourth story window. The display attracted two crowds and news of his generosity spread through town. Teagala reportedly gave away 700 dollars in similar fashion.
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George Wingfield
Murdock
San Francisco
Goldfield
Nev
California
Consolidated Mines
Sleeves to Fasten Up the Arm
Women of American society embrace European fall fashions with sleeves that fasten from shoulder to wrist this winter. The trend will appear on evening gowns and afternoon house dresses, while many winter dresses will feature front fastening to offset the new sleeve style.
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Europe
Paris
Needed In Every Home Solves Cushion Display Problem
A man returns home with placards reading For Show and For Use and claims to have solved a problem by placing them on cushions around the house. The exchange reveals a plan tied to Ghent and ecards as the reader questions the intent.
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Baum
Ghent
Philddelphia Taquirer
Coming Events at Lexington Hall and Grand Opera House
Prof. Fred R E Dawson hosts a social dance at Lexington hall on September 1. The Yankee Doodle Boys perform at Grand Opera House on September 16. The show When We Were Friends appears September 17, Jane Eyre on September 24. Harvey Dramatic Co. presents a one week engagement starting September.
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Fred R.E. Dawson
Lexington Hall
Grand Opera House
Harvey Dramatic Co
Collecting for Cemetery by C M Reed at Bresport
C M Reed of Florence township collected for Hart's cemetery in Bresport on Saturday reporting good success and favorable responses from donors.
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C. M. Reed
Florence Township
Bresport
Hart’s Cemetery
Reed
Humor Of The Hour At Police Court
A woman brings a boy to the magistrate claiming he should go to reform school. She says he disobeys and breaks windows, but admits he is not her child. The magistrate questions if he is her son. The tale ends with the boy not following orders despite the claim he is hard to manage. In a parallel scene a minister asks a parishioner where he has been. The man jokes about attending a wedding or funeral, calling it an extraordinary success.
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Arkansas City
Bar
Iia
Jere Johnson
Republican News-Journal
Newkirk
Jonson
Rhodes
Ife
Kildare
Oklahoma
Missouri
Oklahoma Wheat Belt
de Anand
Reformatory School
Andrew
Bellinan
Millionaire and farmer in Potatoes Cart Collision
A Detroit Tribune item describes a raving millionaire crashing into a farmer’s cart, overturning a load of potatoes. The irate farmer threatens to fix him, while the millionaire quips he might need plaster and arnica as he climbs from a ditch.
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Detroit Tribune
Pastoral Clash Between Father and Daughter
A Washington Star excerpt shows Mr. Cainrox praising a pastoral scene while his daughter reads aloud. He rejects the portrayal as unrealistic, arguing anyone speaking like that on a farm would be swiftly expelled or sent to an asylum.
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Mr. Cainrox
Ike
Washington Star
Opera vs Wakeful Baby Quip by Musician on Floor
A great musician jokes that composing a grand opera is easier than keeping a wakeful baby quiet. He remarks during a floor stroll while holding his bowing offspring, eliciting a dry comparative aside on parenting and artistry.
A Clear Conscience Reflects on Bargains in Europe
In a Washington Star excerpt, Mr. Comrox says he has not exploited anyone in a bargain recently, noting a long life dealing with European great capitals that has made him the sort to pay up without questioning the details.
Sizing Him Up
A brief quip from a Philadelphia Press item contrasts vanity with honesty. One man boasts of a single fault, while the other replies that a small hole can ruin a nickel. The exchange highlights self deception and blunt candor in a concise, humorous exchange.
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Philadelphia Press
When Wealth and Title Unite
The dialogue centers on two women, one noting the bride's family is undeniably unique while the other asserts the groom's family is historically poor. The fragment suggests social contrast and possible marriage market concerns reflected in a private conversation.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Stella Chira Says She Loves Tom in Patience
Stella Chira says she loves Tom enough to tarry him but Mabel wonders why she does not act. Stella replies that Tom believes in letting well enough alone. Chicago News.
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Stella
Chira
Tom
Mabel
Chicago News
Btella I will be a sister to you. Jack Humph
In a playful exchange from the New York Sun, a speaker teases about family roles, joking that Btella will be a sister while Jack Humph contemplates being a brother to Charles in a lighthearted dialogue.
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Jack
Charles
New York Sun
It’s Very Queer Language Laments in Rude Terms
A playful lament on gendered terms and insults, noting that calling a girl a kitten cat or a man an old dog provokes anger. The verse mocks human reactions to labels and highlights social double standards in naming people.
Superintendent Beck Visits Freeport Line Inspecting Properties
Mr. W. D. Beck, superintendent of the Galena division of the Chicago Northwestern railroad, was in the city this morning inspecting the Freeport properties of the line and departed on the 9 10 train for Chicago.
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Beck
W. D. Beck
Galena Division
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Freeport
Chicago
Fresh home killed pork at sausage factory
Fresh home killed pork offered at 123 cents per pound at the sausage factory with price listing noted as 9 24 d8 cents.
It Is No Use Advertising Without Goods
A fragmented arcade of ad copy notes that promotion is useless without products. The snippet hints at pricing or timing constraints, but readable facts center on the adage that advertising fails without goods to sell.
Architect Eisenman offers symmetrical flag redesign proposal
Cleveland architect John Eisenman launches a movement to replace the current flag with a symmetrical design centered stars and a moved union. He suggests red six pointed stars for states and white disks for territories, including Arizona and New Mexico, to allow future growth while preserving proportions. He argues decor issues and distress signaling are addressed.
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John Eisenman
Cleveland
Congress
Hilsenman
Eisenman
United States
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Seisenman
District of Columbia
Arizona
New Mexico
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
New Mexicco
Ansberry
Ohio
Elvenmman
Betsy Noss
Hsenman
Segislature
Ohio Wisenman
Hall of Fame For Navy Men At Naval Academy Crypt
The Navy hall will honor officers who rendered distinguished service during war. John Paul Jones will share the crypt in Annapolis with memorial tablets or statuary. No memorial will be installed until at least five years after each officer’s death.
Beans Worth Two Millions Harvest in Ventura County
The lima bean harvest began at the McLaughlin ranch in Springville near Oxnard California. Ventura county expects about 700000 bags worth around 2240000 at current prices over the next two months. The thrashers will enter the fields soon. The Old Oaken Bucket line recalls Woodworth's remark about brandy and a home well drink.
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McLaughlin Ranch
Springville
Oxnard
Cal
Ventura County
Woodworth
Canadian Pacific Railway Land Peony Plant Plan Near Calgary
A brief item notes a plan to grow peony plants on Canadian Pacific Railway lands near Calgary Alberta. The main line in the Gleencook belt is involved with a ten peony bed layout and a special rate arrangement for Sophia A parsot.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Alberta
Gleinook Belt
Sophia Aparsot
Peart Te
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Dr. Pierce
Dal Pierce
Investine
Eatact
Pierce
Onefron Storrsey
William Macauley
W. B. Patton
Arcade Mfg. Company
Lena
N.J. Marks
Stockton
John Trunck
Galena Ave
W. EB. Macky
Rice
Hisar
Freeport OF
Blunt
Freeport, Fl
Bud Hicks
Yankee
Halton Pes OY
Carielle
Goenery
C. P. Guenther
Mondey Morning
Edw. Allington, Jr
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Geo. A. Stemm
Galena St. Opp. N. Y. House
W.J. Young & Co
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