Robbery Tale From Ramona Bank Aided by Little Girl
A Ramona Oklahoma bank robbery narrative recalls assailants forcing guards and a woman hostage labeled the Little Girl, with teller Lenhart and cashier Lenhart, bank staff and a constable all involved as the pair fled on horseback after threats and an attempted vault entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiss Grace Dobson
Bank of Aid
CK. Tilson
Ramona
Okla
Rarolina
Miss Dobson
Lenhart
Auilitier
Jefferson
Mr. Alexander
Phelan
Mr. Spaulding
Art
Alexander Toad
Damages Sought Over Empire Cream Separator Patents
Suits have been brought against Sears Roebuck Co Chicago and a later named company for damages over the use of Empire Cream Separator patents. The Welch Watchman notes the Empire patents were infringed and that Sears Roebuck customers using the machines may owe damages for continued use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Kater
Saya
Will Bee
Sears
Prospecting Near Spavinaw Spreads Hope Of Development
George Kapp and Dr G W Williams report favorable land conditions in Spavinaw lead country with Musingre and Joplin capitalists employing thirty experienced men sinking prospect shafts. They suggest further development possible, noting samples and a potential sale offer of £50 000 for a 30 acre tract four miles east of Spavinaw and about five miles southeast of Vinita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kapp
G. W. Williams
Spavinan
Musingre
Joplin
Neck of the Woods
Spavinaw Town
Vinita
Learned To Love Them. Cherokee Chiefain to continue weekly
The Vinita Daily Chieftess suspended publication on March 1 after ten years of service. It served the Cherokee Nation with more special interest news and AP dispatches than rivals, though it had become a money loser for publishers. The writer recalls reading Cherokee Council and Chief's messages as a boy and now welcomes the Vinita Weekly Chieftain as an old-fashioned weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita Daily Chieftess
Daily Chieftain
Cherokee Nation
Associated Press
Vinita
Grand River
Staterman
Centralia Improves With 40 Percent Rate Reduction
Surveyor Genege Ashby returns from Centralia with an order cutting express rates by forty percent and easing street grade costs. He notes future improvements this spring as press concerns, with banks and brick plant activities mentioned and talks of a railroad expansion.
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Comitty
Genege Ashby
Centralia
Express
Will Drill For Oil And Gas In Neosho River District
The Welch Watchman reports that the Misheggee mining Company will not begin earth drilling for oil and gas near the Neastin river bottom seven miles away. The company plans mining privileges in the same Neosho river bottom district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neastin
Welch
Neosho River
Never Better Gorge Piersall Gardener Overall Harvest Claim
Wagoner Record reports gardener Piersall and his brother claim strong returns from 40 acres of fruit and vegetable farm. They cultivate multiple crops across numerous small patches including cabbage peas turnips lettuce and celery with several acres dedicated to fruit and berries. The brothers note plans for continued production and leverage from 40 acres of land near Wagoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorge Piersall
Wagoner
Plersall Bros
Public Improvements and Community Rise in Vel. 2 No. 2 1882
The editorial notes widespread prosperity with new real estate inquiries and better buildings. Mentions Worcester academy, a planned $5,000 new school, the Chiefain editorial push, and a growing town economy including cattle shipments, church plans, and local social events.
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Chieftain
Wey
Natory
Vieletas
Worcester Academy
Eas
Howe
Will East
Cheftain
A. Raymond
A. P. Crontyheatty
Nathaniel Skinner
J. E. Hatsell
G. W. Green
Hare
Missouri
Kansas
New York State
Grover Cleveland
Imayor
Buffalo
Frank Genet
Oklahoma Senator Boasts Bryan Address Sparks Political Fire
The speaker rails at publicans and trusts, invoking Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt while criticizing current party leaders. He cites taxes on the poor and price manipulation by manufacturers, praising and belittling figures from Michigan to Nebraska in a rousing platform moment. The crowd responds with cheers as the address ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Abraham
Linenti
Pharmahdows
Theodore Roosevelt
Rhine
Wayne County
Michigan
Johsson
Sapedomn
Plumed Koight
Nebraska
William Jane Mires Bryan
Crud
Goneatte
Davenport Back From Washington Court After Waiting Trial
Davenport returns to Washington, D C after a sequence of court cases. The report cites lingering duties and possible political shifts while referencing ongoing investigations and actions by associated parties amid a tense legal backdrop.
Stolen Horse Found Near Afton After Escape
Deputy Wowdull located a missing mare four miles north of Afton after a thief rode it through Chanute and towns along the river. A $25 reward was offered for the mare’s return. The thief is believed to have driven the animal toward Grind River bottom, near Avie vicinity. An Oklahoma Farm Journal subscription offer is noted in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W
Duncan
Mary Wright
Green
Reva
AON
Chambertaler
P. Hawieth
Citzferm
J. Te. Shenk
Chetoipa
Lernaelf Kregty
Leeson
Stepinens
Mawkogee
Pat Fear
Grand River Beidge
Hanuiitem
Aorand
Atfor
Afton
Chondier
Waeedall
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Worcester
Academy
Methodist
Geninka
Nat Shinfer
France
J. H. Aldin
Piannigin
Carumon
Panine Biyd
Mise
Ila Beatty
Maree Miller
Wade
Gol
J.B. Curie
Prise House
Wadal
Goody Koontz
Mee
Halll
Misses Firth
Miller
Greet
McCallon
Beatty
Mowers
Sketch
Cole
Acarmen
Beles Art Hollingewerth
Porter
Timpar
Andy de
Auguiat
Patton
Taluy
Georgia
Mr. Declirt
Oklahoma
Bryan
Davenport
Ington
DD. C
Gourt
West Wall
Chalinian Sharman
Medak
Maine
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