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Newspaper

The Weekly Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1912

Page

2

Oklahoma Loses to Colorado in Thanksgiving Game

Oklahoma lost 14 to 12 at Broadway Park in a clash marked by altitude and disputed calls. Key moments featured a Colorado score off a punt that struck the crossbar, referee decisions upheld, and Oklahoma touchdowns by Spears and W Clark. Colorado’s Kemp added a kickoff and Glendenning kicked two goals. Attendance was 3,500 as Bennie Owen protested the ruling while Colorado coaches acknowledged the unfairness.

Denver Colo Rock Altitude Bennie Owen Sooners University of Oklahoma University of Colorado Broadway Park Colorado Glendenning Oklahoma Kemp Boulder Courtright Coal Owen Spears W. Clark Reeds Holland L. E. Kemp T. Andrews Mecham LG Knowles Speare Ce Ecols Berry

University News Notes Recap From Norman Oklahoma

Thanksgiving recess spans Wednesday to Monday December 2 with students home visiting friends and relatives while many stay to study in Norman. Washburn Pharmacy Club met in Science hall with Dean Stocking speaking on The Possibilities of the Pharmacy Graduate. Dean Monett of the Law School had an article The Latest Phase of Negro Disfranchisement appear in the Harvard Law Review. he former editor of the Review. Burton Witherspon, ex student, toured Norman selling Rheem Jewelry from Detroit. Mrs. Divigan students gave a piano recital praised as excellent. Elton Bo Hint named pledge to Theta Sigma fraternity, a top leader in campus debate. Inaugural activities of the president reprinted for friends nationwide. SM. Pady has improved health. a former school contestant. Championship games: engineering vs sophomore class, engineers led in weight but sophomores won 6 to 9. Paul Walker, recent law graduate, elected Shawnee justice of the peace, visited Norman. Missouri Valley critics place four Sooners on all-star list. Reeds, Purdy, Meacham, Courtright, Clark cited. About fifty seniors held a Monday class gathering at Bishop Springs. Intercollegiate Debating Guide lists debates by Oklahoma speakers.

Rewess Norman Washburn Pharmacy Club Science Hall Dean Stocking Dean Monett Law School Harvard Law Review Dean Monnet Burton Witherspon Rheem Jewelry Company Detroit Mich Divagan Elton Bo Hint Senor Linten Maenos SM. Pady Nas Fiere Vlagses Engineers Sophmores Paul Walker Inn School Shawnee Missouri Valley Sooners Reeds Purdy Nebraska Meacham Courtright Clark Bishop Springs Recenty Oklahoma

Vinita High School Romps On Neosho

Vinita High School defeated Neosho 71 to 0 in a Friday football game. Carter scored seven touchdowns and a drop kick, as Vinita demonstrated superiority while trying new plays. Next week in Oage they face West Side champions for a post season test to claim regional state title. Chickasha High School holds the western half title.

Neosho Vinsta Focal Boys Carter Oage West Side Oklahoma Arkansas Chickasha High School

Oklahoma Divorce Made Difficult at Guthrie and Perry

Oklahoma divorce rules highlighted by a Perry district judge, with publication by registered letter required for service by publication. A Big Cabin wedding at the Colonial hotel drew a large crowd for Joseph F. Madison and Mrs. Ketty BR. Coble as the couple exchanged vows under a white chrysanthemum arch with Mendelssohn’s Wedding March.

Guthrie William Bowles Perry Big Cabin Colonial Hotel Joseph F. Madison Ketty BR. Coble Mendelsoln Beulah Parker Cincinnati W i Parker Turkey Pollip

Vegetation in the Snow Above Timberline

A note on alpine flora at 10 000 feet and higher describes how snowstorms in summer affect small delicate Sowers flowers, their frost resilience, and quick recovery after snow melt. It also mentions a four petaled flower and tiny snow fleas reappearing with thaws and vanishing with freezing weather.

Rocky Mountain

The Creator Within Man Shapes Eternal Character

Gertrude van Pelt in the Theosophical Path asserts nature forms all life and, beyond external forces, humans craft their own character. Each event and circumstance becomes material for the mind, and through choice and effort the immortal self is developed.

Nature Gertrude van Pelt

Tea Fuddle Raises Funds at Australian Bazaar

A New South Wales and Queensland custom called the tea fuddle raises money for church sales. Participants pay a shilling, have their names pasted on teacups, and blindfolded pick cups at a tea table. If a subscriber grabs their own cup they win a prize, though this rarely happens as about a hundred entries crowd the table.

New South Wales Queensland England Australia lLondon Shrontele

Origin of the Phrase Man of Straw In English Courts

The article explains that the phrase man of straw arose in England when forged evidence could be procured on oath. It describes witnesses walking with straw projecting from their shoes in Westminster Hall to signal availability. Advocates would offer a fee, prompting the witness to feign memory and swear as required.

England Westminster Hall

Brazilian Statue Honors Father of Brazilian Journalism

In Rio de Janeiro a statue in Jardin Pub Hco honors Ferreira de Arajo founder 37 years of Gazeta de Noticias, hailed as father of Brazilian journalism, reflecting a trend of commemorating poets and statesmen with public monuments.

Republic of Brazil Rio de Janeiro Jardin Pub Hco Ferreira de Aranjo Gazeta de Notisias

Deep Breathing Before Bed Reported By Medical Times

A Medical Times correspondent notes that deep breathing before sleep, with nose breathing, air retention using a handkerchief for blocking, and repeated cycles, may fix the habit. The observer reports pulse increases after heavy meals, especially after meat, when the technique is not followed.

Byron Framed Through Frances Leigh's Eyes 1787 1817

Frances Lady Shelley recalls Lord Byron during a stay near Newmarket with Mrs. Leigh from Althorp to Colonel Leigh's. She notes he writes The Corsair, remains in his room until midday, is handsome yet easily outraged, and endures children with patient humor while Mrs. Leigh exerts moral influence.

Frances Lady Shelley Lord Byron Althorp Colonel Ueigh Newmarket

Corneille Not So Poor As Often Believed

A Rouen study of Varione bld documents shows Corneille owned land and homes and received a royal pension, though payments were irregular. He also earned rewards for his dedications. The dramas Polyeucte Horace Le Cid likely sold well despite rough classroom reception.

Corneille Rouen Gell

Ancient Egyptian to Renaissance locksmithing chronicles

The piece traces locks from ancient Egypt with wooden pins to Roman padlocks and Green origin keys. It notes Latin locksmiths designing ironwork for gates, railings, and latches, peaking in the fifteenth to sixteenth centuries with doors at Notre Dame cited as exemplary hinges, celebrated as devilishly superb by contemporaries.

Bramah France Notre Dame

Tennyson's Pension and Peel Contempt for Literature

Peel secured Tennyson's £200 pension, but not for love of poetry. Monckton Milnes, urged by Carlyle, was the alleged lover though Milnes balked, fearing constituents would see it as a job. Carlyle pressed Milnes to act or face judgment for not obtaining the pension.

Tennyson Peel Sir Robert Monckton Milnes Carlyle Milnes Richard Milnes Alfred Tennyson Westminster Gazette

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