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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1912
Page
6
A local track meeting reports Hem the Hinton mentor guided athletes through a tense outing near Leronan against rivals. Officials noted timing issues as tensions rose with a late clash at the bridge and a neck injury to a runner controlled by a stern timekeeper.
Fragmentary OCR text mentioning names and places in a garbled form. Contains scattered references to people and items without clear events or dates. Reads like a damaged historical document with unclear provenance and disrupted phrasing.
Article reports on growth of Christian missionary or church denominations, noting Roman Catholic dominance and gains by Methodist, Baptist, and other groups. Mentions 2011 figures, membership increases, and plans for an International Convention in Louisville October 15 to 22 with expected attendance 15,000 to 30,000 at the Armory.
Confederate veterans planned a special train from Ohehome City to Oklahoma City on May 2 at 1 pm for a statewide reunion. Delegates from Oklahoma expected 10 to 200 riders aboard multiple cars, with the trip highlighting participation by Confederate groups and related gatherings across the state.
Postmaster E. Wallen installed as Vinita postmaster this morning. New arrangement keeps most staff, with George Minley staying and J. G. Trapp moving from city carrier to office role. Trapp previously served as a cobbler for the Weekly Chieftain until early 1919.
The text describes early global cable routes and distances, noting a vast transatlantic line from England to Australia via the Cape of Good Hope, about 500 miles of bas feet, and a Vancouver to Warning Island route of 2400 miles. It references North Atlantic segments and routes centered on St Lawrence, New York, with British government rules governing relay stations.
Miss Harriet J Keeler superintendent of Cleveland schools argues the world has progressed only so far by male leadership and that progress must come with women's input. After 28 years teaching she returned from retirement to help fix a troubled public school system in Cleveland.
A fashionable San Francisco suburb faced a social rift over whether a woman should be invited to afternoon teas and bridge parties. The dispute lasted for several days as the woman continued to be received, provoking quotes about the so called best people being a hopeless minority.
A fragment from a New York paper touts pyramidal stoves with lion’s feet and a bust of General Washington. The advertisement promises a sturdy coal or wood stove suitable for churches offices balls or large stores, with ornate molding and regulating doors in a masterly design.
Remnants on the St Apollinare shore reveal Roman wells gathering tidewater used as a fountain. Ruins also identify the nearby villa as the villa of Lento Fiaccus, a figure tied to Cicero. The find underscores ancient Rome’s regional presence in the area.
Australian bird man W B Hart launched from Penrith to Sydney achieving 47 miles in 66 minutes. His biplane rose to 6000 feet at times and battled air pockets and obstructions including fences and telegraph lines. He landed safely at the Agricultural Society ground in Sydney with notable nerve and skill.
A speaker prides himself on tailored attire but faces frank critique from his partner. She quips that saving money beats forcing ill-fitting dress coats, noting the long term cost of continual alterations and the dull, tedious business of keeping up appearances.
The piece describes the trade in Korman hair and Limoges hair fair, noting import bans on pig tails, the strength of citizenship rhetoric, and prices for hair products. It mentions the Limoges fair on December 23 with bids in the range of 66 to 70 dollars per pound for white batt and lower for red hair, drawing dealers from major world capitals to a key western European market.
Two workmen who were repairing the North Broad Street Presbyterian Church steeple in Philadelphia last week died after a fall. One slipped and dragged the other from the ledge as they slid down the incline, a passerby witnessing the tragic scene and finding one man clinging to the other’s overalls.
The United States Geological Survey co operated with thirteen states during the past fiscal year, states contributing over $43,000, and with the reclamation service, the office of Indian affairs and the forest service. Ninety six gauging stations were maintained in cooperation with the reclamation service, thirteen with the Indian office, and one hundred ninety four with the forest service, totaling one hundred five gauging stations in operation at year end.
The piece notes there is no antidote for the Australian tiger snake and that bites are nearly instantly fatal. A standing government reward seeks a remedy, recounting a man years ago who claimed an antidote, suffered repeated bites publicly to prove its value, but died after misplacing the antidote with his secret dying.
A spanking machine operated by electricity, claimed to reform unruly youngsters, was shown in New York. It resembles an electric vibrator, with rubber disks applied to the treated area and current turned on. Smaller disks are provided for younger offenders, and the device reportedly causes no more pain to the parent than to the child.
A fragmentary account recalls a deadly 1872 clash at the courthouse in Tahlequah involving Cherokee and US marshal forces. Ezekiel Proctor and others were killed or wounded, including deputies and Cherokee attendees. Proctor survived wounds and was later released to live near the old courthouse until his death.
Willie Hoppe, the billiard champion now managing a New York City billiard parlor, recalls a game on a patchwork table near St Louis. He describes hay stuffed cushions, many table hazards, colorless balls, and a proprietor who knew balls by their shapes to claim a win. The Weekly Chieftain features this anecdote for 50 cents.
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