Oklahoma Lynching In Ada After Jail Break
A mob of about 100 men stormed the Ada jail at 1 o clock Monday and lynched four prisoners held on murder charges. The victims were J. B. Miller of Fort Worth Texas B B Bussell of Duncan Oklahoma A C West of Canadian Texas and I C Allen of Canadian. They were suspected in the February murder of deputy U S marshal A L Bobbitt near Ada. The men were arrested in Fort Worth two weeks earlier and brought to Ada for trial. the court had barred publication of evidence and indictments were not made public.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Commercial Club
J. B. Miller
Fort Worth
Tex
B. B. Bussell
Duncan, Ok
C. West
Canadian
I. C. Allen
A. L. Bobbitt
United States
Rich
Editors and Publishers Banquet At Waldorf Astoria
About 60 editors and publishers attended a joint banquet of the Associated Press and the American Newspaper Publishers Association at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Honored guests included German ambassador Johann von Bernstorff and former U S ambassador Joseph Choate who spoke praising the press. Other speakers were Major John C Hemphill Rev Robert E Burdett and ex Senator T M Patterson.
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New York
Associated Press
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Johann Weinrich von Bernstorff
Joseph H Choate
United States
Great Britain
John ¢. C Hemphill
Charleston News and Courier
Robert E. Burdett
Los Angeles
T. M. Patterson
Colorado
Kansas Democratic League seeks charter for state wide party network
An application for a charter was filed in Topeka to form the Kansas Democratic League. Supported by prominent Democrats, the league aims to launch a movement and establish a Democratic newspaper in every county. Henderson Martin chairs the state committee with W. H. S. Pepperell as secretary and Frank Thomas as treasurer, joined by 12 other committee members including Senator George H. Hodges of Olathe.
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Kansas Democratic League
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Henderson Martin
Democratic State Committee
W. H. S. Pepperell
Frank Thomas
George H. Hodges
Olathe
Newspaper Publishers Gather in New York for Association Sessions
Newspaper publishers from across the country, totaling upward of 45, attended the opening session at the Waldorf Astoria. The gathering focused on advertising problems after reports from directors committees and officers including Treasurer J. W. Pattison and General Manager L. B. Palmer.
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New York
N. Y
Dukes Plan Great Cotton Mill Trust in South
Winston Salem reporters claim the Dukes who control American Tobacco intend to form a large cotton mill corporation in the South as a strategic business move.
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Winston Salem
N. C
vThe
American Tobacco Company
South
Canal Expenditures Reach $93.9 Million Total
Washington monthly spending on the canal zone for January brings the cumulative outlay toward the canal project to $93,915,000. The fund covers construction, civil administration, sanitation, and plant building efforts.
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Washington
Proposed $25,000 Traveling Expenses for President
An amendment to the census appropriation bill proposes an appropriation of 25,000 dollars to pay the traveling expenses of the president at his discretion during the 1910 fiscal year, to be expended in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Smallpox Outbreak In Oklahoma State Prison Stockade
Smallpox has appeared among state convicts confined in the stockade at McAlester Oklahoma. Prison officials are working to stamp out the disease. The stockade has imperfect equipment and sanitation is poor.
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McAlester
Oklahoma
Kidnaper Identity Linked in Mercer Case Mystery
Unclear fragments indicate a Mercer Pennsylvania case naming Mrs Boyle as wife of James H Boyle. Text suggests alleged wife Willie Whitla is involved and hints at a person named Helen McDermott of Chicago as a potential identity.
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Mercer
Pennsylvania
Kansas Wheat Prospects Rise On Strong Central Belt
Kansas aims to harvest one of its largest wheat crops if conditions hold. C A Cooper reports for Harris Winthrop & Co. that germination in central Kansas is near perfect and spring growth is robust. He notes limited plowing and good stands despite uneven growth and cites earlier winter wheat yields in western counties.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Chicago
C. A. Cooper
Harris Winthrop & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Cooper
Rice County
Great Wheat Belt
Coburn
Kansas Guard Reorganization Under New Adjutant General
The Kansas National Guard will be reorganized under Charles Martin, the new adjutant general, and the state military board to meet federal rules. Key aims include minimum 58 men per company and creation of four offices including an inspector of rifle practice and two captains. Company K of the Second Regiment at Eldorado has been mustered out for inefficiency, with Caney favored to receive it.
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Kansas Guard
Kansas National Guard
Charles Martin
Adjutant General
Kansas
State Military Board
Eldorado
Caney
Grand Jury Called for Ada Lynchings Case
Oklahoma moves to punish those involved in the Ada lynching of four men. Chief Justice M. J. Kane ordered a special Ada term of court to begin April 27 for empaneling a grand jury and issuing instructions to investigate the riot.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Ada
M. J. Kane
Supreme Court
On Verge of Civil War in Constantinople
In Constantinople the clash between Mussulman piety and Western political ideas nears civil war. Zest for faith is rigid, and the Sultan's relation to the Union and Progress committee may delay but not avert the armed struggle between traditional religious authorities and Western-leaning reformers.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Mussulman
Committee of Union and Progress
Europe
Wheat King Patten Withdraws From Market After Selloff
James J. Patten known as the Wheat King has pulled back from trading after disposing of May and July wheat. Prices fell over nine cents in a week and Patten reportedly sought rest at a New Mexico ranch.
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Chicago
James J. Patten
Mr. Patten
New Mexico
No Gag Rule In Senate Paragraph Reading
Full senate attendance as tariff bill was read paragraph by paragraph. Under Aldrich suggestion any amendment facing objection would be passed over with the understanding that any senator may move to take up a paragraph after its reading.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Aldrich
Owner May Face Costs in Fort Scott Nuisance Suit
A district court case at Fort Scott targets Louis Ining Bell owner of the former Jenkins Noonan saloon site. He is to be sued for the fines and costs unpaid by defendants totaling about 1,750 dollars under Kansas law that holds property owners liable for nuisances if they knew or could have known the business conducted there.
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Fort Scott
Louis Nling Bell
Jenkins Noonan
Water Pipe Line Project For Union Pacific
Work on a new eight inch water pipe line at Sharon Springs for the Union Pacific Railroad begins. William Beatty and a partner from Omaha will oversee the project, estimated cost about $50,000. Water will be delivered by gravity along the entire line, claimed to be the best on the SYSLOID line.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Sharon Springs
William Beatty
Hanmied
Omaha
Nebraska
New Weights and Measures Prof Returns From Washington
Prof KE A Stimpson returns from Washington where he studied new standards for weights and measures to be installed at the university. Two years ago the legislature appropriated funds to purchase standard weights and measures for the university under Chancellor Strong. Several hundred dollars worth will be purchased and sent to the Washington bureau for standardization.
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KE. A. Stimpson
Washington, D. C
Strong
Washington
Woman Kills Wildcat in Argentine Home
Mrs. Hattie Wurst of 385 South Ash street killed a 52 pound wildcat found beneath her house. She fired at the animal’s eyes with a revolver. neighbors later found the cat dead with a bullet wound through the head.
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Argentine
Hattie Wurst
South Ash Street
Carnegie warns Britain and Germany threaten world peace
Andrew Carnegie told the Peace Society that a great world conflict over naval armament looms between Great Britain and Germany. He urged other nations to intervene between the two powers at their annual meeting where he presided.
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New York
N. Y
Germany
Andrew Carnegie
Peace Society
The Greek Fumbled English After Sleep Trance
A Greek patient in Kansas City Missouri hospital fell into a cataleptic trance forty one days ago and spoke English fluently. Upon waking for the third time during his record breaking sleep he could not speak a word of English.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Betoreeo
Karolinas
City Hospital
Clay Center Restricts City Officers From Poles and Plant
Judge Pollock granted a temporary injunction Monday forbidding Clay Center Kansas city officers from cutting down poles or interfering with the operation of the electric light plant.
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Clay Center
Topeka
Kan
Pollock
Mercer authorities fear Boyle escape attempt at Whitla prison
Mercer County officials report an alleged death attempt by James H. Boyle the Whitla kidnapper. They also fear an outside plot by supposed friends to liberate the prisoner.
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Boyle
Mercer
Mercer County
James H. Boyle
Whitla
Twine for Wheat Fields From State Penitentiary
The state penitentiary has 2,000,000 pounds of binding twine ready for shipment to Kansas wheat fields this year. Warden Haskell says the plant is turning about 10,000 pounds daily and will meet the usual demand.
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State Penitentiary
Kansas Wheat Fields
Haskell
Mother Falls With Infant in Stair Accident
A tragic incident at John Riffel’s home near Lost Springs left a mother dead after tumbling stairs while carrying her eight month old baby, who died in the fall. The mother sustained severe injuries.
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Babe
John Riffel
Hope
Lost Springs
City awards electric street railway franchises to two firms
The city council granted to two companies electric street railway franchises. C Cc Sullivan of Dayton Q was granted a franchise for a car line serving Lawrence, while Whitsed Laming received a franchise for an interurban right of way through town.
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C. Cc. Sullivan
Dayton
Lawrence
Whitsed Laming
Topeka State Journal Named Official State Paper Again
The State Journal was chosen again as the official state paper by a unanimous executive council vote. It had previously been elected official state paper two years ago, and its renewed commission covers two more years.
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Topeka State Journal
Usually They Are Monologue Derivation Joke
A quip on word origins jokingly rewrites monologue as money wordplay. A professor explains derivation, noting mono means money and logos means word in a playful punchline.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised cure from feet discomfort
Mrs W J Walker of Camden New Jersey endorses Allen's Foot-Ease noting it cured her burning itching and coins like sensation in feet after use. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist and states price twenty five cents. Sold by all druggists.
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Allen
W. J. Walker
Camden
N. J
Wish for roads prompt to gift assemblyman support
The Brooklyn Ledger notes a lighthearted exchange suggesting bribery to win political favors. A speaker asks if a contribution can persuade an assemblyman to advocate good roads, while another responds to give him a car.
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Brooklyn Ligs
Murine Eye Remedy Aids Red Weary Watery Eyes
Relieved by a marine eye solution compounded by experienced physicians that conforms to FDA law. Murine does not smart and soothes eye pain. Available at druggists.
Growth of hopeful thinking as daily habit
A quotation on cultivating cheerful perception and hopeful thoughts as a daily habit, comparing it to others learned over time. It suggests mindset can be trained like any behavior, shaping outlook through consistent, positive mental practice.
Hamlins Wizard Oil Promoted as Pain Remedy
An advertisement claims Hamlins Wizard Oil has served for over fifty years as a popular United States remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and inflammation.
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United States
No woman really believes that she is In the homely class
A brief reflective line notes how women perceive their social standing within traditional class roles, challenging notions of inferiority tied to appearance and standing. It hints at inner doubt about belonging in a role deemed humble.
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Camden
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Ave
Camden, N. J
Ailing Women Learn Cure for Back Aches
Mrs. W. Q. Davis of Groesbeck Texas credits Dean's Kidney Pills with easing back pain dizziness and headaches and passing gravel stones after use. She reports lasting health improvement and sets forth her experience as a testimonial. The product sells for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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W. Q. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Weaker Vessel Quip Echoes Through Old Maxim
A saying links gender and paint density, noting the woman as the weaker vessel. The old maxim suggests the weaker the vessel, the thicker the paint, reflecting a stereotype from historical discourse.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises White Clothes
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue powder to whiten faded garments. It promotes a large 2 oz package priced at 5 cents and emphasizes restoring whiteness through laundry use.
Fifteen U S Cities Exceed 300000 Population Milestone
The record notes that fifteen cities in the United States have reached or surpassed populations of 300000 at some point. It highlights urban growth and regional distribution without naming specific cities. The data reflects historical census estimates indicating expanding metropolitan areas.
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United States
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