Census figures show Oklahoma manufacturing surge 1909 vs 1904
Washington D C April 8 preliminary census of manufactures for Oklahoma shows large gains in 1909 over 1904. 2 910 establishments 1909 and 1 128 in 1904 with capital rising to 38 875 000. 953 682 000 value of products and 19 529 000 value added by manufacture.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Durand
William M. Steuart
Manufactures
Bureau of the Consid
Launchlee
Dhs
Banker Must Go Back to Indiana
Oklahoma City, April 18. Unless habeas corpus succeed, Hugh A. Burrell must return to Brownsville, Indiana to answer charges of wrecking the Peoples State Bank. The offenses were committed in 1906. he fled in 1907 during an investigation. Indiana demands extradition. Burrell was arrested in Oklahoma City and held after a jeweler alleged he was a fugitive. Habeas corpus proceedings were expected to be filed in district court.
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Oklahoma City
Hugh A. Burrell
Brownville
Ind
Peoples State Bank
Indiana
Lee Cruce
Burrell
Haskell
Norman A. Haskell
Muskogee
BR. G. McAdams
North Park Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted
The Improve ment of North Park group reports park renovations with flower beds and planned paths. A public warning bans trespassing and restricts driving, riding, and grazing of stock. violators will be prosecuted. Pedestrians will be asked to stay on walks once completed.
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North Park
Vinita
Ladice
Washington Encouraged Armistice Talks Progress Report
AP reports state department receipt of advices confirming armistice negotiations between federals and rebels are in progress. Experts say proactive actions by Mexican revolution aides helped avert U S complications. Vasques Gomez, intermediary for rebels, may submit terms to Francisco Madero Jr and the Mexican government. A House foreign affairs subcommittee will confer with Taft and the secretary of state on border issues amid possible abdication rumors for President Ding.
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Washington
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
United States
Vasques Gomez
Francisco J. Madero, Jr
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Taft
Ding
Monument to Ten Unknown French Soldiers Dedicates Annapolis
On St John’s College campus in Annapolis a bronze tablet honors the nameless French soldiers and sailors who aided American independence in 1781 1783. Taft Jusser and others spoke while dedication notes honor by the General Society of Sons of the Revolution and various allied groups. The pink granite monument features a relief figure group, inscriptions in French and English, and graves marking the site.
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Annapolis
St. John’s College
General Society of the Sons of the Revolution
Taft
Jusser
Midshipmen
The
National Naval Acamedy
Sons of the Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
Society of Cincinnati
Maryland Historical Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Henri Marion
Department of Languages
Naval Academy
Alliance Francaise
Baltimore
Lafayette
Rochambeau
St. Johns College
America
John Paul Jones
Paris
Oswald Tilghman
Maryland
Military Burying Ground
J. Maxwell Miller
Alto Relieve
France
David Ridgely
Annals of
Centralia burglary case heard in Justice court
The preliminary examination of Lee Jarrett Glen Jarrett and Arthur Connor on charges of robbing a Centralia store March 4 proceeded in Justice of the Peace Meredith's courtroom. About a dozen witnesses testified while store owner Mr. Graham testified as the hearing continued. The defendants are also suspected in a Lenapah train robbery.
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Justice of the Peace
Meredith
Lee
Glen Jarrett
Arthur Connor
Centralia
Lenapah
Caldwell
0. L. Rider
Graham
Battle Rumored Near Juarez as Insurrectos Move Cannon
El Paso dispatch reports Insurrectos south of Juarez shifted their cannon to a position near the city overnight and Juarez residents anticipate a battle on April 18. The tense scene raises fears of renewed fighting as forces regroup.
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Juarez
el Paso
Tex
Recount On School Board Tie Postponed To April 26
The county election board postponed the recount of the fourth ward school board ballot after a tie. W H Deck filed a protest and questioned ballot custody, prompting the delay to April 26 to allow court actions on legality. Deck vows to pursue the case, citing custody gaps and tampering concerns raised by critics.
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County Election Board
Poara
Fourth Ward
Smith
W. H. Deck
Deck
Government finances show a deficit in April report
Washington April 19 government finances slipped from surplus to deficit for the fiscal year. April began with a surplus but now shows a deficit of about 4,000,000 dollars. Expenditures for the month exceed last year by 3,000,000 dollars and receipts are 1,000,000 dollars lower, with a broad drop in receipts from all sources except the corporation tax.
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Washington, D. C
Mexican War Crisis Deepens As Agua Prieta Falls
Agua Prieta reports say rebel army evacuated peacefully before dawn after hours of fighting. Federal forces, about twelve hundred strong, occupied the town as rebels fled. In Washington, Taft says no American will cross the border without Congress, amid warnings of a growing international crisis. Mexico pledges a strict border policy to prevent repeats.
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Agua Prieta
Federels
Medina
United States
Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
White House
Mexico
Oklahoma judge blasts Sunday laws as a farce
Oklahoma City April 18 The criminal court of appeals judge Henry M Furman reversed Ted Cheeves conviction in Stephens county for acting as umpire at a game on the Sabbath. He ruled no admission was charged and the Sunday gaming ban was not violated. He urged amending or repealing the law noting gambling on Sunday with only a $1 fine.
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Oklahoma City
Henry M. Furman
Criminal Court of Appeals
Ted Cheeves
Stephens County
Furman
Cheeves
French Naval Officer Killed In Aerial Crash
Versailles April 18 Captain Carron of the French navy aviation corps fell from 250 feet and was crushed to death. In Kansas City on April 19 C A Barber a 45 year old building contractor killed his wife and wounded himself at his mother in law's residence after a separation and a recent divorce suit.
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Associated Press
Versailles
France
Carron
Navy Aviation Corps
Kansas City
C. A. Barber
Barber
Oklahoma City hears state valuation plan for 1911 telegraph firms
Representatives from major Oklahoma telegraph and telephone firms told the state board of equalization on April 18 that depreciation should reduce original cost by at least 5 percent yearly. Officials from Pioneer Telephone and Western Union argued for depreciation-aware assessments and consistency with rate-making valuations, while other firms cited obsolescence and actual earnings to justify lower or fairer taxing bases.
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Oklahoma City
Telegraph
State Board of Equalization
Ali
S. H. Harris
Pioneer Telephone Company
E. D. Nims
Pioneer Company
Home Enterprise Company of
Woodward
L. B. Collins
Postal Telegraph Company of Texas
F.C. Cole
Dallas
Postal Telegraph and Cable Company of Oklahoma
W. A. Logan
T. Bledsoe
Western Union Telegraph
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Debate on reciprocity continued in Congress
Washington April 18 The reciprocity debate resumed today but will not conclude as planned. Chairman Underwood of the Ways and Means Committee announced an appeal for more time and said the debate must be prolonged at least another day.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Panama California Exposition Ground Breaking Dates
Ground breaking ceremonies for the Panama California Exposition are set for July 19 to 22 in San Diego. Preparations are underway for a four day celebration featuring historical pageantry and floats depicting key moments from 1513 Balboa discovering the Pacific to 1769 Father Junipero Serra founding the California missions.
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California
San Diego de Alcala
Conaty
Los Angeles
Monerey
Father Berra
Balboa Park
San Diego
Cal
Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
California Missions
Junipero Serra
Order of St. Francis
Kansas Cashier to Stand Trial for Bank Shortage
Topeka April 19 J A Dolley state bank commissioner said FE FP Burns cashier of the Home State Bank Tipton Kansas would be prosecuted. Automobiles and fast horses were blamed for a shortage of 10257 found in Burns accounts. Relatives made good the shortage.
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Kansas
Associated Press
Topeka
Kans
J. A. Dolley
FP. Burns
Home State Bank
Tipton
Burn
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Census Bureau
Cruce
Ambassador Jusserand
National Naval Academy
Trenton
N. J
Special Assembly Committee
Atlantic County
House
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