Tulsa Slayings Stir Tulsa as Harris Fleeing
A Tulsa man, Cleve Harris, shot and killed his wife and baby in Vinita and wounded Walter Vann, an American Express driver, during a running gun chase that sent a posse into the Osage Hills. Harris, with a $1,000 reward on his head, fled toward Osage country amid frantic crowds and continued manhunt efforts. Walter Vann, a Vinita native and Tulsa resident, is reported recovering from a serious but non fatal wound.
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Tulsa
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McDowell
Brady Javenue
Walter Vann
Myron Brown
Wm. T. Baxter
Osage Hills
Harris
Lewis
Doland
Walker
Cameron Street
Fairchild Grocery
de T. Fairchild
Vann
American Express
Cameron
Denver
Fairchild
Fair
P. R. Brown
Elwood
W. T. Baxter
Brown
Elwood Avenue
Osage
Mowbray
Newblock
Lon Lewis
Soodhounds
Flat Rock Creek
Horris
Harrises
Chauncey Owena
Arkansas
Chauncey Owen
Katy
Osage Junction
Walter
American Express Company
Tom Monroe Dies After Apoplexy Stroke Near Cleora
Tom Monroe prominent in Cherokee Nation affairs died at his home near Cleora after being stricken while talking with a neighbor. He collapsed at his doorway shortly after noon and died at midnight, ending a long period of public service.
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Tom Monroe
Cleora
Monroe
Howe
Oliver
Former Vinita Girl Married Saturday
Friends learned Miss Mabel Chouteau wed Roy Mulden in Kansas City where the Chouteau family has lived. Born and raised in Vinita she is daughter of Mr and Mrs Woo Chouteau who later moved to Kansas City. Mulden is manager of Kansas City Natural Gas Co. Sam Zeno, long at a St Louis hospital, has undergone two bladder operations and is recovering.
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Roy
Malden
Kansas City
Ue Chouteau
Miss Chontest
Vinin
Mra
Wo. Choviteau
Geenue
Miller Street
Mabel
Mr. Mulden
Kansas , City
Sam
Zeno
St. Louis
Telepathy Debate: Dog Brings Cigar Without Prompting
New York dog fancier recalls a tale of a dog that fetched a cigar after seeing a matchbox. He argues the dog understood what he wanted without being told, though he doubts true telepathy, noting the dog might have inferred the cue from the matchbox and context.
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New York
Varieties of College Gowns Across Institutions
A Harper's Weekly summary notes wide gown variety in America and English-speaking nations. It explains bachelor gowns as plain black with pointed sleeves, master gowns with long pendants from elbows, and doctor gowns often featuring hoods indicating different doctorates.
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America
England
Scotland
Harper'n Weekly
Monkey Sent to Boys' Home in Peculiar Jersey Justice
A live monkey, seized after its Italian owner was jailed, was committed to the State Home for Boys at Jamesburg. The sheriffs papers were filed and the superintendent accepted the animal, marking an unusual case in the state’s handling of odd legal matters. Meanwhile a wood-sawing bee at Mrs. Nettle A. Allen’s Auburn home supplied a year’s worth of wood for the institution through donations and portable sawmills.
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Jersey
Jamesburg
Booth River
Padre
Nettle A. Allen
Oxford Street
Fry Auburn
Not a Comic Opera Frat Tale Of Naval Chorus Woes
A fragmentary complaint quotes a disappointed narrator about a frat venture to a battleship. The speaker laments indifferent chorus and a captain described as Go edmedian, with none of the liedlenante present. The garbled text hints at a chaotic or satirical campus harbor event.
The Unfortunate Weather
A quotation from the Atlanta Constitution remarks on weather as a changing force. It suggests weather cannot please all, as any praise will be fleeting and subject to perpetual change. The speaker uses a dialect to frame weather as a persistent, unfulfilled effort.
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Atlanta
Old Balls and Odd Uses From The Times
An old friend notes worn-out billiard balls are made into dice while footballs become wall hangings as relics. Baseballs end with street urchins who tear them for the rubber cores. Moth balls keep tarnish off a liver. Golf balls lose value and drift away.
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Walla
New York Press
Present Appreciation
A reflective line from Jean Paul Richter urges daily or weekly reckoning of virtues in our belongings like wife, children, and friends. Contemplation builds pardoning and love before loss removes them to a better world.
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Jean Paul Richter
Oldest Encyclopedia Sent to Pin by Pliny in 37 Books
The so called natural history encyclopedia Ex Tanta to Pin is described as 37 books and 2 493 chapters covering cosmography astronomy meteorology ecology geology botany and medicine. Pliny died in 79 A D.
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Pliny
New York
Weinsbach Hotel Privileged Solitude Draws Global Guests
A Swiss hotel in Weinsbach markets itself as a premier retreat for solitude seekers. The prospectus notes visitors arrive from around the world to enjoy quiet surroundings in this favored resort.
Optimistic remark amid urban tragedy a tale of hope
A toned down account recalls a mild man urging optimism amid a near fatal city incident. A man on a 40 story building allegedly cries out to another on the 30th floor asking if he is all right, underscoring themes of resilience.
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Tim
Don’t Nag. Admonition to Family Authority Over Anger
A brief admonition urges family authorities to control anger and refrain from constant scolding. It warns that frequent harsh admonishment dulls its impact and fosters resentment, urging measured governance.
Rushers and the costs of hurried education
A critique notes that rushing students through sale, college, and into professions harms quality. The author argues young men are pushed ahead without sufficient training, leaving poor work and unsatisfactory outcomes as a misfortune of hurried systems.
Reclaiming the Sahara Water Wanders to Wad Air Region
Fifty years ago the Sahara had about 300000 date palms. Now over a million are cultivated and the population of the region, about 10000, has quadrupled in a generation.
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Sahara
Wad
All the Game, Aged Admirer Thinks of Luxuries for Rich Husband
In Stray Stories a humorous exchange unfolds where an older admirer boasts of the luxuries a wealthy husband could provide while a young woman counters with the idea of a rich father. The dialogue playfully tests social norms and material expectations.
Natural ways to Be Trusted Quote by Henry Van Dyke
A compact reflection notes that trust arises from recognizing the need and preparing the soil of character. It asserts nature will respond when one aligns actions with genuine intent, regardless of personal judgments by others.
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Henry van Dyke
Proof to the Contrary quote from Princeton Tiger
The capital chief remarks as his lean explorer is brought in. He questions bias by asking who ever claimed the bravest are the tenderest, reflecting a controversial line from the Princeton Tiger.
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Princeton Tiger
How to Keep Hees and Public Bankers’ Manual
A brisk note contrasts a book on keeping bees with a public bankers’ demand for a manual on how to make and release funds. The line hints at a satirical take on expertise and public finance with a playful, enigmatic tone.
Found Letter by Great Artist in Ba eponl archives
Archive discovery reveals letters by Mileb sel Angelo addressed to Giorgio Vaoari, stored among Count Ba eponl Apineli’s collections. The fragile documents suggest intimate artistic exchanges and potential historical context for Renaissance era studies.
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Milebsel Angelo
Giorgio Vaoari
Baeponl-Apineli
Trained Bull Runs Treadmill for Farm Tasks
Local farmer Thomas Hil of Lawreteeritic New Jersey trains a bull to power a treadmill that pumps water churns butter and performs farm chores. The remarkable animal named HU! reportedly outperforms a windmill driven qusoline engine in these tasks.
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Thomas Hil
N. J
In Pawn We Suppose Enlightened by Three Dreame
A wan man in a blurred tale speaks after a five year gap about a wedding ring lost by his wife. The fragment hints at a broader world and possible travel to a coast or city described with oblique references.
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Bie
New York
Paper Church Planned for Paris Construction Idea
A plan proposes a church built entirely of paper in Paris. The structure would be rendered impermeable with a coating of quicklime mixed with curdled milk and white of eggs. It would accommodate about 1,000 people.
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Paris
Oklahoma Banks Face Charter Change Pressure
Governor Charles N. Haskell and the state banking board say Attorney General Boupartin’s ruling forces many smaller national banks to switch to state charters to avoid forfeiting charters. Forty seven banks have opted for the guarantee law, with potential refunds of assessments and questions about board authority to rescind them.
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Guthrie
Charles N. Haskell
State Banking Board
Booapartein
Oklahoma
Haskell
Pure Food Law Charges Saloonkeepers in Muskogee
After a conference between United States District Attorney Weekly and Chief of Police Ledbetter, saloonkeepers who opened Friday face federal charges under the national pure food laws in addition to state laws. Seven arrested in raids posted $500 bonds each as beer and wrappers were seized. Mrs Davenport and children travel to Kentucky for a visit with no provision for refunds except possible future federal action. Bankers await OCC ruling before acting on depositors guarantees.
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Muskogee
Oklo
United States District Attorney Weekly
Ledbetter
Milwaukee
St. Paul
St. Louis
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