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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
4
The upcoming production of The Land of Nod generates unprecedented demand for reserved seats. The show requires a special train and two 80 foot baggage cars for scenery and equipment, with advance sales expected to sell out quickly as the company tours nationally.
Guthrie Ok Oct 1 I E Cameron state superintendent of public instruction has canceled all political dates set by the democratic state committee He offered his services but due to charges that the state school system was being politicized he suspended his planned stamping tour of the state He may speak in defense of the agency and against the sale of school lands.
The Commercial club met last night to discuss farmer sentiment on a county fair and to review progress on charging the farmers as reported. A debate on Vinita public improvements followed with Donny Wilvan and J.W. Orr arguing for and against spending more next year. E Lahman acted as judge with the affirmative favored.
Indictments charging Captain Peter C Haines and T Jenkins Haines with first degree murder were returned by the Queens County grand jury at Flushing. The case concerns the killing of William Bennis at the Bayside Wood Club in August amid a chaotic event featuring a high dive from a ladder into a net and a rumored fire department wagon used in the feat.
Great Patterson showcases Cherace Gum in city during Det. 24 ToSL event. Tangent wind marks the best cara val company Uberomk. Cast includes a pumpher and acts free. City residents seek top attractions with merltomas across eight weeks of festivities.
The article notes how the French revolution influenced 1600s attire and how Victorian tastes shifted. Powder declined due to taxation, short hair spread, trousers and Wellington boots entered civilian wear, and the dandy favored starched collars then black silk kerchiefs. Snuff boxes faded and seals on watch chains became characteristic.
Rev W Gordon of Winnipeg urged clergy to "waive souls right off the bat" as slower approaches spoil outcomes. He contrasted honest conduct with venomous social circles and recounted a Washington reception dialogue between two grand dames. One quips a living mother keeps her youthful look, provoking pointed satire.
A Washington Star column muses on poultry in markets and the attention a disabled child draws as he is wheeled along. It contrasts ordinary fowl with the boy’s daily life and explores how environment shapes interest in creatures large and small.
The Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society records a striking lightning event on a peat moor in Northumberland. An open tract experienced a 4 to 5 foot flash, furrows radiating outward, and tart fragments scattered over a wide area. The study notes subsurface notes bored into the earth radiating from the impact, indicating effects beyond the surface.
A fragment reflecting on the importance of proper dress as a societal duty in the modern era. It stresses that appearance matters, urging readers to present themselves well as a sign of responsibility and social status, with a nod to Men’s Wear in New York.
The article explains how a vast flow of money moves from the United States to Europe each year. Immigrants send funds to relatives, financing passages and debts, often through a Postal Remittance system and the American Express Company with banks and steamship lines handling transfers.
Notice to owners of multiple properties in Vinita to pay city tax assessments or have warrants listed with property descriptions and forwarded to Craig County Clerk for annual levy. City Clerk G. P. Foote warns six consecutive days in the Vinita Chieftain. 1908.
An ordinance levies a special tax and directs a tax warrant against Lot 29 in Block 55, Vinita Oklahoma, to cover sidewalk construction costs in front of the property. The measure cites ordinance 264 and notices served to S Nell, owner, with lien actions to follow within ten days after notice.
City officials approve a $134.98 special sidewalk tax against Lot 84 in Block 58, Vinita Oklahoma for Tarrant Bros construction. Tax warrant to be drawn, notice published, and collection pursued via Craig County Clerk for 1909 levy.
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