20 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
The Tulsa Star
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
1
The Star extends season greetings and best wishes for Xmas and the New Year. It urges readers to reflect on moral choices, encourage goodwill, and aid the less fortunate, citing the scripture promise that giving to the poor is lending to the Lord.
The Colored Orphan Home for Tulss is now an assured fat Aty meeting held last night by citizens interested in the movement. The organization was perfected and officers elected including Roy TJ Jonas president Vis Arana Tax secretary HB Al mat treasurer Vis Biller Kejiew Marvon. The board of directors includes Barney Cleaver H T Wilan Revdas A Johnson Dr Capt T D Jackson PSk Watley F R Williams and Dr A C Jacksna.
J B Stradford greets his son C F Straford from Columbia Law School New York who arrives Monday to spend holidays in Tulsa. The father praises the youth as bright clever and destined for greatness among his peers and race.
An unreadable OCR fragment asks where Chief Sam is and references a Vitee Shee and Afvdew. It mentions ships, debts, and a person named Netty with quoted phrases, but overall content is garbled with unclear events and identities.
Denis Waynes, brother of T Haynes the banker, pursues a stated project in Boley aiming to fund a major investment. If the plan succeeds, it could transform street access and telegraph connections, bringing new enterprises and opportunities to the town.
Text shows a mistranscribed report debating Law 19, citing Attorney General Wey and Governor, with references to Sunday observance and a minister’s opinion. The fragment hints at a court action or ruling tied to religious observance, but details are unclear and names are garbled.
The Grand theater manager Madame Louis Schlicker plans a Christmas Day event for 160 colored children in Tulsa. Free tickets will grant 160 invited boys and girls admission to a high class luncheon and a decorated Christmas tree with gifts from Santa Claus. Wm. McClain of the Tulsa Star selected to attend as guest organizer.
A garbled ad extols Bardon store’s Christmas edition offering cheap goods and a chance to aid the needy. It touts Dick Bardon’s shop as a better choice than pawnbrokers, invites readers to visit for winter clothes and other items, and notes a Greenwood office for submissions of worthy poor and orphans.
Merchants and advertisers praise the Star as a strong promotional vehicle. The column urges readers to back the Star for value, urging continued support and long term payments to sustain effective local ads. Record urges confidence and continued partnership for revenue and public notice.
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