Indians to Draft Constitution as State Convention Adjourns
At Muskogee on August 22 the Indian state convention named a fifty-one member committee to draft a constitution. Twenty-six members will be elected from recording districts and twenty-five appointed by Chief Measant Porter. The group will meet daily to shape the document with a liquor question plank to be drafted by prohibitionists. The convention will adjourn for two to three weeks to let the committee proceed.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
State Convention of Indians Today
C. N. Haskell
Measant Porter
Owen
Earthquake Rumors Rock Illinois and Surrounding States
Chicago reports a strong tremor at 9 or 10 last night shaking southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Dishes rattled, furniture moved, and occupants fled homes in fear. Springfield felt the quake, with three distinct shocks reported across the Mississippi valley and nearby Indiana.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ratsas City
Mimisalpp
Mipsburt
Roosevelt party seeks hunt to beat bear record
Kermit Roosevelt Stanley Bullock and Paul Martin with Capt. Seth Bullock and two guides left for a hunting trip aiming to surpass his father's bear logging record. A fire in Portland destroyed four blocks of business centers, an estimated $150,000 loss.
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Associated Press
Twadwood
Kermitt Roosevelt
Stanley Bullock
Paul Martin
Seth Bullock
Kermit
Portland
Ore
Market Report Nationas Stock Yards St Louis Aug 23
Cattle receipts at St Louis total 3,000 head as market opened firm to higher. Trading notes indicate steady to higher prices with active demand. Prices for cattle led by beef and feed classes expected to advance into the session. Market tone remains cautious amid listless trading conditions.
Storm Ravages St Paul Area with Widespread Destruction
A Sunday night storm devastated towns from Anoka to Fillmore, causing numerous casualties and missing families. Debris and fires hinder efforts as authorities assess the full toll.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Anoka
Fillmore
Lfe
FAVORS PEACE
Paris August 22 reports say the St Petersburg Temps contradicts London Times and Berlin dispatches about a Peterburg council. It claims the council favored peace by a small majority and the Emperor ordered Russian delegates to propose a new indemnity settlement.
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Associated Press
Paris
St. Petersburg
Temps
London Times
Berlin
Peterbut
Giraffes at the Zoo Describe Their Unsteady Gait and Cooling Seeks
A zoological note describes giraffes in a garden setting breaking strain to drink cooling water. The long necked animals spread their legs awkwardly, balance poorly, and appear comical when two or more stand together. A visitor remarks about a giraffe’s possible appetite for grain and a fleeting wish for better access to shade.
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New York Tribune
Giraes
Phil
Peace Conference Postponed as Edison Witte Delays
Envoys in Portsmouth defer the conference until tomorrow morning due to unfinished protocols and lack of word from St Petersburg. Russian adviser consensus leans against further concessions to Sakhalin or indemnity, arguing it would dishonor Russia, though Roosevelt may suggest a different path. Roosevelt’s envoy and Rosen at met with Witte to arrange the postponement and keep the secret meeting hidden.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
Witte
St Petersburg
Sakhaelin
Russia
Rosevelt
Roosevelt
Baron Rosen
Naval Stores
Pierce
Roof Collapse At World’s Fair Campus Injures Eleven
At the St Louis World’s Fair grounds a roof collapse during demolition work injures eleven men, three of them seriously, as workers labored on the educational building. The incident prompts safety concerns and investigation.
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Associated Press
St Louis
First Published Awe Warning Order
unreadable OCR fragment mentions a warning order and a president defendant with a court or legal action context. The text is incomplete and difficult to parse for full facts but indicates a legal action involving a president or defendant and proceedings are flagged as a warning order.
Fullblood rock erels offered at 50 cents each
A sale lists fullblood rock erels priced at fifty cents per animal. Address for inquiries is G L Hexxerr in Vinita LT Dalwin.
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G. L. Hexxerr
Vinita
Marshal's Claim Held Up and Obituary Notes
The Department of Justice in Washington suspended payment of the marshal's expense for bringing Joseph J. O'Brien back to this district from Idawe, seeking more information on court orders. William W. Ward died last night in Vinita, survived by wife and son, with services to be announced. A packing plant is planned in Vinita by Roberts & Martin, shipping from Indiana and aiming to grow. A minstrel show by Bidy Kensand's troupe drew a large crowd last night. The delivery horse formerly owned by Balentine grocery sold at auction for 542.9, while various locals returned from Afton and Pula on the noon Frisco.
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Department of Justice
Washington
U. S
Joseph J. O'Brien
Idawe
Department
O'Brien
W. W. Ward
William W. Ward
Vinita
Rande
Ward
Fraternal Aid Society
Roberts & Martin
Indiana
Bidy Kensand
Balentine Grocery
B. Hogs
B. Hittelsnoek
Afton
iTarrison Bolte
Watsons Our Motto Better Values for Same Money
Local listing shows multiple discounted goods with prices noted in a dated style. Items include preserving kettles at 1.25, men’s work shoes, 50 envelopes, galvanized wash tubs, overalls, soap bars, coffee, dried peaches, navy beans, evaporated apples, and pearl shirt buttons priced per dozen.
Roundup Tickets On Sale Daily Until October Third
Round up tickets for the St. Louis state event are available daily at reduced fare. Front return limit applies starting October 1, 1605, with details linked to the Frisco Agent Watsee.
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Denver
Colorado
Prisco
Tia
Pushto
Teket Witl
Frisco
St. Louia Tate
Tambert
Father Partle- Watsee
De Witts Witch Salve Promises Quick Heal for Piles Burns
Ad claims De Witt's Witch Salve cures sunburn skin diseases and a wide range of ailments including blind bleeding itching and carbuncles. Warns against substitutes and notes sale by Peoples Drug store.
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de Witt
DeWitt
Peoples Drug Store
Bee s Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Ad
An ad touts Bee s Laxative Honey and Tar for croup whooping cough and all coughs claiming to act on the bowels to rid congestion. No opiates. Sold No P Owens. A two year old black mare pony with blue face and a right forearm mark is up for public sale at 2 pm Friday August 35 at the city pound conducted by H and Ripesnour city marshal.
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P. Owens. A
H. &. Ripesnour
City Marsh
Doctor Praises Foley's Kidney Cure in Personal Note
A physician from Smiths Grove Kentucky with over thirty years of practice recounts his long kidney and prostate troubles. After using Foley's Kidney Cure he reports full relief and urges fellow doctors to consider it, noting many successful prescriptions in his own experience.
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Geosawing
Smith's Grove
Foleys Kidnay
Foley
Peoples Drug
Citizenship Rights Notice to Interior Department Contacts
Citizens are urged to claim citizenship rights and contact W. W. Wright, registered attorney, Corporan t hag. Washington D. C. for matters not on the rolls or with business before the Interior Department.
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Interior Department
W. W. Wright
Ington
D. C
Dr Boschee's German Syrup Promises Cure for Consumption
Advertisement touts Dr Boschee's German Syrup as a cure for consumption. It claims dramatic results and urges readers to tell those afflicted to use the remedy, praising its effectiveness and healing properties amid promotional language.
DeWite's Witch Hazel Salve Ad Promotes Healing
An outdated advertisement touts DeWite's Witch Hazel Salve as soothing and cooling. It claims quick relief from minor skin irritations and cautions against counterfeits sold by local merchants.
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Peopien A
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Stork Goods
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