Great throng here celebrate Fourth of July in Winita
A vast turnout from Welch, Bluejacket, Chetopa, Centrelis, Afton, Fairland and nearby towns filled Winita for the Fourth of July celebration. The parade and park program drew huge crowds, with swimming and boating as major amusements. Seymour Riddle gave a welcoming address to enthusiastic listeners. A crowd watched the rope-tilting contest at Duntittle's, with prizes awarded to McSpadden, Squirrel, and Hawking Ard.
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Winita
Owne Welch
Bluejacket
Chetopa
Centrelis
Afton
Fairland
Big Cabin
Adair
Shelven
Hieetric Park
Seymour Riddle
Riddle
Dun ‘Tittle’s
McSpadden
Squirrel
Hawking
August Term County Court Notice to Jurors
Petit jurors summoned for the Craig County Oklahoma County Court July 1900 term are notified that the court has been continued from July 6 to August 17 1909. Jurors must appear at 1 20 p m in the court room Vinita Craig County. Theo D B Frear County Judge.
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Craig County
Vinita
Oklahoma
Hotel Rulaslament Fire Destroys Lake Placid Resort
A blaze at Lake Placid's large summer hotel Rulaslament destroyed the property early today causing an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. About fifty guests narrowly escaped death and one hotel employee is believed fatally injured.
Senate finance panel backs general tobacco tariff rise
Associated Press reports Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee agreed on a broad tobacco schedule increase in the tariff bill. The rise on cut and plug tobacco, cigars, and cigarettes will total about twenty percent above House rates. Fort Smith papers The Times Record consolidated last night under The Times and News Record name with capital of 100000 dollars and exclusive evening field.
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Associated Press
Washington, DC
Nnance Committee
Senate
House
Fort Smith Newspapers
Fort Smith
Ark
Times and
News Record
Times Record
Government Report Advances Cotton Crop Receipts
New Orleans July 2 Fallow reports that the government crop report boosted cotton prices with advances of twenty five thirty and thirty two points on the local exchange as traders note improved receipts and market sentiment.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
North McAlester Post Office Consolidated Into McAlester
North McAlester mail service merges with McAlester office and will operate as North McAlester Station. The station will handle mail via the M K T trains, with temporary clerks from McAlester and plans to add service soon. Patrons should address mail to McAlester North McAlester Station.
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McAlester
Okia
North McAlester
North McAjouter
Okla
Railroad official arrested for labor law violation in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City on July 6 W E K Brown superintendent of the Missouri Kansas Texas railroad was arrested again on a labor law charge for refusing a clearance letter to A M Johnson formerly a train dispatcher. Johnson seeks 725000 damages claiming he could have joined Santa Fe but Brown refused and later issued a letter stating Johnson was dismissed for incompetency.
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Oklahoma City
W. EK. Brown
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
A. M. Johnson
Brown
Johnson
Santa Fe
Made Money Selling Liquor To Prisoners
Riod Oklo July 4. Corruption charges against county officials may follow the arrest of William Wilson after his jail term ends for bootlegging. In the county jail Witton finished a year for grand larceny and left with three hundred dollars believed to be profits from selling seized liquor to inmates. Wilson allegedly used the seized cellar to run an extensive bootlegging operation during the year.
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Roid
Oklo
William Wilson
Witton
Timw
Wilson
Havers
Cushman Tacoma Congressman Dies in Washington
Frances W Cushman representative in congress from Tacoma Washington died this morning at Roosevelt hospital from pneumonia. At his bedside were Senator Samuel H Piles and Andrew Burleigh lifelong friend. Cushman had undergone an operation recently before the pneumonia.
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New York
Frances W. Cushman
Congress
Tacoma
Wash
Roosevelt Hospital
Samuel H. Piles
Washington
Andrew
Burleigh
Thie Elty
George Gritts Jr Shoots and Kills His Cousin
Associated Press dispatch from Muskogee Oklahoma reports that George Gritts Jr killed his cousin John Manus Gritte while guarding the body of Manus who died from a heat stroke at a home near Wellington. Details are sparse but the Gritte family are Cherokee Indians prominent in the tribe.
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Muskogee
Okina
John Manus
Manus
Wellington
Okla
George Gritte, Jr
John Gritte
Gritte
Committee Reports on Federal Meat Inspection in East St. Louis
The committee appointed by Secretary Wilson found East St. Louis inspectors diligent and duties performed properly and all meat passing was fit for human food. Wilson ordered dismissal of two inspectors Harme and Bischof and veterinarian Michael who leveled charges of uncleanliness.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wilton
A. D. Melvin
Bureau of Animal Industry
George P. McCabe
Department
J. F. Harrs
Federal Meat Inspection Service
East St. Louis
Wilson
Harme
Bischof
Michael
New Katy Train to North Texas on September 4
The M K and T announced a new twenty two hour train from St Louis to north Texas set to begin Sunday September 4. It will operate daily in addition to the Flyer service, signaling growth in passenger traffic through St Louis to the northwest. The train will mirror the Flyer in modern engines and specially designed coaches for comfort, with a proposed departure from St Louis at 4 am and arrival in Dallas at 8 am the next day.
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Muskogee
Ohda
North Texas
Flyer
Texan
St. Louis
Great Northwest
Dallas
Child Injured In Runaway On Wilson Street
A buggy hitched to Bob Harrisons horse ran runaway after a fright near Minos avenue and Wilson street. It overturned after hitting a wagon near the Franco tracks with all occupants injured. A three year old boy sustained head face and body injuries and was cared for at Black Stone hotel before being returned home seven miles north.
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Bob Harrison
Mer. Harson
Yoo
Black Stone Hotel
Uniil
Osage County Votes on 325000 Bridge Bond Issue
Pawhuska July 2 Osage county plans a August 17 election to decide bonds totaling 325000 for eighty eight bridges across large and small streams. The county will fund seventeen stone bridges at 23200 and most work will be steel, with the Arkansas river bridged at four sites costing 86209 with half paid by neighboring counties.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Osage County
Osage Indian Reservation
Indian Territory
Board of County Commissioners
Arkansas
Osage
Dray Creek
Little Chief
Clear
West's Decision on Bullette Reward
Guthrie Oklahoma July 2 Attorney General West ruled that Hiram Stephens of Rogers county is not entitled to the reward for the capture of the person who killed John Bullette a Delaware citizen on April 15 Stephens collected clues in Coffeyville Parsons Joplin Kansas City and Springfield Missouri that led detectives to form a theory the murder was by Helen Ruffcorner or Helen Yarbough He arrested at Wichita Kansas by a detective and deputy sheriff Stephens says Mike Yarbough killed himself after arrest The opinion says mere simultaneous work with officers does not confer the reward and those who made the capture need a prior agreement to share The opinion adds that if the two officers sign a waiver the reward could go to Stephens
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Helen Ruffcorner
Helen Yarbough
Wichita
Kans
Steph @n
Mike Yarbough
Stephens
Stephenw
Laborer Confesses to Girl's Murder in San Francisco Office
Jas EB Cunningham, a laborer, has confessed to killing Caroline Brasch a cashier for a local construction company. He surrendered after another man was taken into custody on the crime amid an investigation of the company’s office murder scene.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
Jas
EB. Cunningham
Caroline Brasch
Tashier
Cunningham
El Reno Wins Joplin Western Association Franchise
Oklahoma City July 3 After inspection of the herd President D M Shrively of the Western Association awarded the Joplin franchise to El Reno Oklahoma Under the contract El Reno must pay 40 to the league and assume the 250 indebtedness of the Joplin team Construction of a baseball park and team strengthening measures are already planned with arrangements underway.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Herd
D. M Shrively
Western Association
Joplin
el Reno
Oklaa
Ehib
Tulsa Jail Breaker Recaptured at Wann
Henry Dowell, one of six desperadoes who escaped Tulsa county jail two weeks ago by sawing through the floor, was captured at Wann, Oklahoma, last night and brought to Tulsa this morning. he became the second fugitive recaptured.
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Tulsa
Okla
Henry Dowell
Wann
Dowell
Report shows average U.S. cotton crop condition
A June 25 report from the Department of Agriculture shows the cotton crop in the United States averaging ai per cent of normal. The government release prompted buying orders and a price rise of two dollars a bale in New York trading today.
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Associated Prone
Washington, D.C
Department of Agricultures
New York
Pei
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