Severe New Year cold wave grips Vinita and Midwest
A brutal cold snap sweeps through Vinita and surrounding areas with a drop of about forty degrees in four hours. By night, temperatures fall to near ten below zero in parts of Kansas and neighboring states, with widespread wind and wind chill. Telecommunication lines suffer as winds reach high speeds and trains run cautiously.
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Vinita
Gilaad
Topeka
Kanstan
Kansas
Mercury
Santa Fe
Chicago
Rockies
Newton
Kansas City
Newton Weat
Rock
Union Pacific
Salina
Kans
Atchison, Kans
The
Parsons, Kans
Robbers Drill Through Five Doors For Funds At Rex Bank
Robbers entered the North Muskogee State bank at Rex seven miles north of Muskogee, blew open the safe and stole $1,200. The burglary was detected this morning, bloodhounds failed to follow the trail, and the loss is fully insured. The robbers drilled through five doors and used six shots of nitroglycerin.
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Muskogee
Okla
North Muskogee State Bank
Rex
North Muskogee Bank
Commercial National Bank of Muskogee
Standard Wants Control Of Rich Osage Lands
A Tulsa report says Standard Oil may offer the Osage and those intermarried a 6 million cash payment and 1 million acres of old Mexico land for a fifty year Osage county lease. The proposal, with tribe relations provisions, follows efforts by Oklahoma oil producers to access Osage reserves. Osage county papers denounce the move amid mounting tribally driven opposition.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Oil Producers
Ballinger
Eas
Osage
Old Mexico
Osage County
Independent
Standard
Former editor Howe to publish a book soon in Atchison
Atchison Kansas reports former editor W Howe will publish a new book titled Country Town Sayings a collection of short paragraphs from his Globe Sighs column. He plans to visit Mexico in February and begin Smith's Quarterly at his country home while continuing journalism duties. Nearby notes reference Oklahoma mining pride and a 1910 state inspector report noting coal lead and zinc production. Also reported a Kentucky railroad accident killed seven on a locomotive pilot near Vinelur on Miller's Creek railroad after colliding with abandoned coal cars.
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Atchison, Kans
Gan
W. Howe
Atchison Globe
Globe
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Ashland
Miller’s Creek
Vinelur
Portland
Kansas
Bheffer
Sheriff Says Boots Will Face Raids After New Year
From Monday's Daily Sheriff Ridenhour led early raids capturing thirty bottles of whiskey and arresting Judd Taylor and Roy Goodpaster. Jack Newman was released on promise to reveal bootlegger sources as the sheriff vows a 30 day crackdown and renewal of liquor dealer arrests with deputies warned they may surrender commissions.
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Ridenhour
Judd Taylor
Roy Goodpaster
Jack Neweman
Plegger
Dolley Seeks Action on Bank Robbers Across States
State bank commissioner Dolley sent letters to Nebraska and Oklahoma governors urging joint action with Kansas to pursue bandits who rendezvous in those states and operate in Kansas. He cites local indifference notably from Wymore officials and urges coordinated effort with Kansas governor.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kane
Jai
Dolley
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Wymore
Katinas
Balloon Hilbrant Missing After Baltic Search
Berlin January 2 reports a spherical balloon named Hilbrant rose from Schmargendorf with four passengers and has not reported. It has not been seen moving toward the Baltic Sea and aviation circles fear the crew was lost in the Baltic.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hilbrant
Schmargendorf
Baltic Sea
Baltic
Dix Inaugurated Governor of New York
John Alden Dix, a Democrat, was inaugurated governor of New York at noon today. He succeeds Horace White, who became chief executive last October after Charles E. Hughes resigned to join the United States Supreme Court as associate justice.
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Dix
Associated Press
Albany
N. Y
John Alden Dix
New York
Horace White
Charles E. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Wealth of Spokane Men Reach into the Millions
Spokane, January 2 report: 133 residents own property in Spokane and district valued at 58 million dollars. Twenty one are millionaires, 28 exceed 500000, and 81 hold quarter million or more. Notables in the $1,000,000 class include J. Finch and L. M. Davenport among others. Per capita wealth about 2000, city bank deposits imply about 205 per person if evenly distributed. Building operations in 1910 reached 60 dollars per capita with 112000 population.
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Spokane
Wash
PA. Blackwell
James Breen
J. J. Browne
Malcom B. Brownlee
Amasa B. Campbell
F. Lewis Clark
Patrick Clark
Daniel C. Corbin
William H. Cowles
Harry L. Day
Louis M. Davenport
John A. Finch
Jay P. Graves
Levi W. Hutton
Thomas Humbird
D. P. Jenkins
James Monaghan
L August Paulson
Patrick Welch
William Winters
Fire destroys four story Wichita block and store
A four story printing office and business block and the Herman Hess clothing store stock on the first floor burned in Wichita. The loss totaled 150000 with 150000 insured. A basement gas explosion started the blaze. Fireman Berrie was dangerously trapped.
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Wichita, Kans
Herman Hess Clothing
Berrie
Trogen
Woman Declares Husband 10 Blame In Fatal Fight
Lawton Oklahoma reports a dramatic clash on a bridge after a wife and two daughters witnessed G P Robison confront J B Smith who used a knife. Robison, badly cut but walking home, is dying while Smith is jailed without bail. Mrs Robison accuses her husband, while Robison accuses his wife and denies discussing Smith.
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Lawton
Okla
Jat
G. P. Robison
J. B. Smith
Robison
Smith
Violet
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