Prisoner Freed After Newspaper Ad Contest
Oklahoma City paper sparked public interest through an ad writing contest. A jailed man in Newkirk, John L. Silber, whose innocence was argued, received petitions for pardon after the prize prompted letters to officials and attorneys.
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Oklahoman of
Oklahoma City
Trary
John L. Silber
Kay County
Newkirk
Oklo
Oklahoman
The
Silber
Trainmen's Union
Buffalo
N. Y
Oklahoma
Gav
Roy
Stafford
Sitber a Promising Youth with Literary Bent
Sitber is described as a young man of good habits and handsome appearance. He is somewhat of a vollinlet and decidedly literary in his tastes with several poems and other compositions published in New Kirk from editor and publishers E. K. Gaylord.
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Sitber
Vollinlet
Newkirk
E. K. Gaylord
Mallonee's affidavit untrue in political dispute
Daily Sentinel reports Senator Bailey calling Mallonee's sworn statement false and denied. Article notes allegations of stock in the Sentinel being urged and Wilkin Wilkinson stock claims denied. Describes party harmony efforts and accusations used to influence Republicans as harmful to the party.
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Bailey
Wilkinson
Grafton Sentinel Co
Daily Sentinel
Wil Mallonee
Evenign
West Main Street
Sentinel
Ste Wilkinson
Washington Quiet Wedding Ties Nation's Social Elite
Miss Elizabeth Oliver daughter of the Assistant Secretary of War wed Frederick I Stevens in a limited ceremony at General Oliver's home on H street. Rev Roland Cotton Smith officiated. gowns featured rare lace. The bride is sister to Mrs. Joseph H. Choate Jr and has English ties through her sister. The groom is linked to New York and Lawrence Carlisle families. A second wedding with Edith Sanger and Mandeville Carlisle is planned for tomorrow. Great Sacrifice sale of wallpaper and paint advertised at Blaney's D and W.
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Washington
National Capital
Elizabeth Oliver
Robert Shaw Oliver
Frederick I. Stevens
New York
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
England
Choate
United States
Legation
St. James
Roland Cotton Smith
St. John's Church
Alexander H. Stevens
Lawrence
L. T
Edith Sanger
Joseph P. Sanger
Mandeville Carlisle
Calderon Carlisle
Local visits and family news across Grafton to Webster Springs
Mrs Isabelle Reese visits relatives at Grafton while Charley Reeese and others visit Fairmont friends. Mrs Robert Neel hosts her daughter and Miss Lena Neel visits near Gratston. Neels and Reeses attend Mt Nebo Santo church. Albert Neel and family visit Grafton parents. Zeck and Son install heating system in Webster Springs sanitarium. Fred Zeck and Walter Cole begin work on No 3. Browning Hamilton Co promotes a sale for the 20th.
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Isabelle Reese
Grafton
Charley Reeese
Fairmont
Robert Neel
Henry Stevens
Ernie and
Bennie Reese
Hammond
Lena Neel
Letha Neel
Gratston
Nancy Neel
Ivy Reese Sunda
Mt. Nebo Santo
Mary Neel
Rosa
Albert Neel
George Neel
Alex Zeck
Swisher and Scherr to Divide Delegation In Wood County
Parkersburg May 26. After a late night conference candidates Arnold C. Scherr and Charles W. Swisher settled a dispute over the gubernatorial primary by agreeing to a division of Wood County delegates. The county executive committee will name the delegation to the Charleston convention, with details of the share not disclosed.
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Parkersburg
Scherrs
Swisher
Wood County
Charleston
Dispatch News
Arnnold C. Scherr
Charles W. Swishver
Chancellor Hotel
B. P. Stewart
Scherr
Mr. Scherr
Woman faces charges for throwing stones at neighbor’s window
Mrs. Vinnie Proudfoot of Webster pleaded guilty before Squire Gra ham to throwing stones through the window of Gus Posten’s dwelling. Deputy Zella Means reported the warrant. Dr. Suddarth recommended rest under supervision. the squire entrusted Proudfoot to her son Joseph Proudfoot to cover costs. The brief notes also mention Worms Music Club May concert plans and a wallpaper sale at Blaney’s.
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Vinnie Proudfoot
Webster
Squire Graham
Seriff Zella Means
Gus Posten
Posten
Suddarth
Joseph Proudfoot
South Side
Remains of George Clinton to be re interred in Kingston
The mortal remains of George Clinton first governor of New York and twice U.S. vice president arrived in New York from Washington aboard the Mohawk. After lying in state at City Hall the body will be taken to Kingston for interment on Memorial Day with a Hudson River escort and a public tribute by David B. Hill. The preserved corpse was exhumed after 96 years and found in remarkable condition, witnessed by notable officials and researchers.
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New York
George Clinton
United States
Washington
Battery
City Hall
Kingston
N. Y
Clinton
Hudson
David B. Hill
Empire State
Congressional
National
Louis F. Ganet
Benjamin M. Brink
R. R. Hoes
Navy
Robert M. O'Reilly
Army
Marcus Benjamin
Smithsonian Institution
Society of the War of 1812
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Lads Took French Leave
Three colored lads escaped from the reform school at Pruntytown early this morning. Reform school officers and Grafton constables pursued them with blood hounds and they were captured near Shaffer cut on the B. & O. and returned to the school.
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Reform School
Pruntytown
Grafton
Dean
George E. Mouser
Guy Fawcett
Shaffer
Taft Supporters Decline Taft Delegates In Parkersburg
In Clarksburg and surrounding coverage General George W. Curtin and Col. Charles F. Teter, two of West Virginia’s Big Four, are urged to attend the Chicago convention for Taft. They report party instruction binds them to decline if not voting for Taft, with calls for a new convention to name replacements to honor the Taft mandate.
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George W. Curtin
Charles F. Teter
Chicago
William H. Taft
United States
Taft
Roosevelt
Parkersburg
Qiere
General Curtin
Col
Teter
Col. Teter
Jin
Another Roosevelt Enthusiast West Virginian Backs Nomination
Col. John W. Carpenter of Salem, traveling in Parkersburg, confirms West Virginia Republicans favor Theodore Roosevelt for president. He predicts a uniform Roosevelt vote from Texas to Pennsylvania if nominated, and notes strong party unity in West Virginia for the ticket. The piece also covers labor and liquor issues and lists delegates elected to the Denver convention.
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John W. Carpenter
Salem
Parkersburg
Ohio
News-Dispatch
Chicago
Curtin
West Virginia
Col. Carpenter
Roosevelt
Texas
Southwest
Lone Star
Pennsylvania
Theodore Roosevelt
Justice of the Peace
Reid Ward Wedding to be witnessed in London
Washington May 27 A party of Washington friends of Miss Jean Reid daughter of the American ambassador to Great Britain will sail this week to witness her marriage to Hubert Ward in London on June 23. Entertained A pleasant reception was given for the First Ward school teachers by Mr and Mrs J Anderson on the West Side yesterday afternoon.
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Spokane Wash
Halliene Elizabeth Hall
B. C. Kingsbury
Spokane County
Mary G. Wood
Maryland
N. H
Sarah Kingsberry Gilson
Bethel
Amanda G. Hall
Spokane
Byron F. Kingsbury
Charles G. Gingsburg
Miss Hall
Cal. J. ©. Wakefield
First Ward
J. ©. Anderson
West Side
Missea Lena Woodyard
Florence Hall
Ora Newman
Seble Bailey
Minnie Rhinewald
Lena Wetzel
C. L. Queer
Clyde
Coureélu
Arthur Elder
J. E. Robinson
Fairmont
Jennie Newton
Pennsylvania
Rogers
A. L. Blue
Glenn Sapp
Barbour County
Ry & Rogers
Prohibitionists Score Dramatic Victory in Washington
Spokane May 27 Prohibitionists celebrate a clear win as Washington politial party conventions pledge local option and prohibition. Democrats back Bryan while Republicans endorse Taft and local option, reshaping the anti liquor ballot. The push for constitutional amendment gains momentum amid bitter factional battles.
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Spokane
Wash
Washington
John Anderson
Northwest
William H. Taft
William Jennings Bryan
United States
George Turner
Blueville Notes Highlight Personal Visits and Local Games
Blueville residents share visits and health updates as Mrs. Jennie Newton travels from Pennsylvania to visit relatives. The community reports on sickliness, a horse purchase, and a pneumonia case. Local voters meet for district nominations and Blueville baseball defeats Chestnut Ridge 10 to 2 in the first game by Edge boys. Rev. Knotts leads a Sunday service with a large turnout. Church announces new Sunday school officers and urges attendance this afternoon at 2:30.
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Mollie Swindler
Grafton
W. T. Brown
Minnie. Phillips
Chas, Brown
John Keener
Stephen Carroll
George Grennaman
Daugh
Lonnie
George Reese
Marcellus Summers
McCorkey
Herbert
Emery Henderson
Belle Hotsinpiller
Irwin Kinter
Sol. Poe
Tra Rogers
M. Knotts
Universal Peace Conference to Represent Nation in London
Mrs. Belya 1A. Lockwood announces a country will be well represented at the Universal Peace Conference in London opening July 27. Miss Edith Sanger, daughter of General and Mrs. Joseph F. Sangers and Mandeville Carlisle were married today in St. John’s Church Washington May 37. Jama Cole of Uniontown Pa spending social days with friends at Gratton.
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Washington
Belya
Lockwood
London
Sanger
Edith Sanger
Joseph F. Sangers
Mandeville Carlisle
Bt. John's Church
Jama Cole
Uniontown
Gratton
Eek
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