Patterson Murder Trial News From Beaver Colorado
Gertrude Gibson Patterson faces a murder trial as prosecutors portray a life of crime and motive while defense stresses doubt. Judges and jurors endure long sessions with exhibits, including a coat with powder holes, as witnesses recount relationships with Emil Strauss and Joe Briscoe. The case heads to verdict as courtroom tensions rise amid harrowing testimony. Separately, Oklahoma's high court stays mandamus while allowing an appeal on a $2 million deficiency warrants levy, aiming to enable refunding of state debt.
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Beaver
Colo
Gertrude Gibson
Patterson
Husband
Allen
Benson
Atterson
Patter
Hilton
Emil W. Strauss
Chicago
Charles A. Patterson
Joe Briscoe
Strauss
Oklahoma Boy Chief of Irrigation Service
Willard Gorton, Guthrie and Pawnee alumna now Guthrie and Pawnee graduate with BA class of 1903, has been named acting chief of all government irrigation works in the Philippines. Gorton, a top student and leader, rose through the reclamation service in Montana and Idaho before joining a private Idaho irrigation firm. He receives an initial salary of 5000 dollars and travels with his wife, Catherine Larcher of Guthrie, a state university graduate, aboard the Korea.
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Oklahoma
Willard Gorton
Guthrie and Pawnee
Phillipines
Gorton
Government
Montana
Idaho
Richfield
Philppines
Gorton Teaver
San Francisco
Korea
Philippines
Catherine Larcher
Guthrie
The
State University
Supreme Court upholds new fee and salary act in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the 1910 fee and salary act became effective ninety days after adjournment, fixing district clerks' compensation. Edward B. Reardon sued Hathaway Harper to compel reporting of August 1910 fees. ruling reverses lower court and orders mandamus. Expect potential suits to recover fees and back pay.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
R. L. Williams
Edward B. Reardon
Oklahoma County
Hathaway ‘Harper
District Court
Mandamus
Harper
Bohart Et al
Anderson
Territory
Obituary for Mrs. Mary F. Dickerson 1881–1911
Mrs. Mary F. Dickerson died November 22 after a five month illness of catarrhal pneumonia. Funeral from the residence November 24, conducted by Rev. Sinders, with interment in the family cemetery. Born at the Tucker home on Mustang creek, she was daughter of W. H. and Ella Tucker, survived by husband Nat Dickerson four children two boys and two girls, and siblings Dudley Tucker of Parsons Kansas Logan Tucker of Vera Oklahoma. The family thanks friends for aid during her long sickness.
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Mary F. Dickerson
Sinders
Old Tucker
Mustang Creek
W. H
Ella’ Tucker
Mick
Ada Parrish
Okoee
Dudley ‘Tucker
Parsons, Kans
Logan Tucker
Vera, Okla
Nat Dickerson
Oklahoma Meadow Crops Prove Large Resource
Oklahoma's native meadow hay, valued at 1 783 501 dollars for last year, supports a vast grazing network across 433 956 acres. With 7 255 ponds forming a fresh water base, the meadow system underpins the state's dominant livestock industry, yielding 420 773 tons of hay and fueling cattle bound for major packers. The Norfleet sisters headline a Grand Theatre recital Friday night after early starts in regional towns.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Norfleet Sisters
Paderewski
Schoman-Heink
Liberati
Mickwitz
Venth
Morenthal
Hoffman
von Fyelite
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Pal
Grand Theatre
Editors Say Of Wilson Rise In Democratic Nomination
A compilation of editorials from North Carolina to Georgia assessing Woodrow Wilson as the likely Democratic presidential nominee in 1912. Comments note Wilson’s rising favor in the Midwest and South, while others warn of his temperament and stance on tariffs and big business.
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Norman
Okla
Middle West
Woodrow Wilson
Tafts Trust Message to Congress Focuses on Trust Question
Washington November 29. President Tafts third annual message to congress will address the trust question almost exclusively with a possible reference to federal incorporation as a solution. He signals opposition to amending the Sherman act and plans to discuss tariffs and other topics in separate messages, with the trust topic set as a landmark precedent. The cabinet met five hours to revive the trust message, while other commissions prepare reports before adjournment.
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Washington, D.C
Taft
Congress
Alaska
Postal Commission
Railway Securities Commission
Economy and Eferoncy Commission
George Bakhmeller
White House
Muskogee Banker C A Nichols Dies on Street
C A Nichols president of the Guaranty State Bank and U S commissioner at Muskogee and a wealthy property owner in Muskogee and Asheville N C dropped dead on a street yesterday in Muskogee Oklahoma.
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Muskogee
Okla
C. A. Nichols
Guaranty State Bank
United States
Muskogere
Asheville
N. C
Maximum rate limits set for Oklahoma banks
Oklahoma City November 29 The State Banking Commissioner J D Lankford fixed the maximum interest banks in Oklahoma may pay on all deposits effective December 1 A 4 percent cap on regular balances a 4 percent cap on time deposits six months or longer up to 8 percent for time deposits at least ninety days and 4 percent on savings accounts Banks may not pay interest on checking accounts except for public funds Public funds payments capped at 3 percent for city county state and school funds The ruling applies to state and higher rate national banks acting as reserve agents Existing certificates at higher rates may run to maturity but renewals must not exceed the new limits Violations carry penalties under the law
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. D. Lankford
Tate
Board of Education
Taeeet
Nixon Seeks Public Backing After European Tour
Sparks dispatch notes United States Senator George S. Nixon of Reno has returned from Europe and says Taft is favored for the Republican nomination while Wilson leads Democrats. Nixon plans to stay in Reno until December before returning to Washington for Congress opening. The Chestertown Transcript endorses Governor Woodrow Wilson for president, praising his leadership, statesmanship, and appeal to plain people, and urges Wilson clubs and delegation support in Kent County.
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United States
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Wilmington
N. C
Libe Erie
Sparks
Sparks Tribune
George 8
Nixon
Reno
England
France
United State
Taft
Washington
Congress
Chestertown
Wilson
Hopking University
G Tan
Ames
Wilson Clubs
Kent
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