Stolen Jewels Nabbed After Hotel Custody in Afton
Yesterday in Missouri a lookout for Lucy Gosseth led to her capture at the Dawson Hotel in Afton where she wore clothing and diamonds stolen in a pair of pins valued at 700 dollars. City Marshal Dry detained her until a detective arrived and returned with her to the scene for further processing.
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Ote
Lucy Gosseth
Dawson Hotel
Afton
Fairiach
Dry
Court dates set for Craig County Oklahoma terms
The County Court of Craig County Oklahoma declares fixed terms at the Vinita courthouse on January April July and October Mondays for law and fact trials with juries. Additional nonjury hearings occur every Monday year round excluding July August and September. ex parte business and probate proceedings are available in judge's chambers.
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Okahoma
Craig County
Oklahoma
Vinita
Craig
Peeranalns
Ora County
Tuo. D. B. Farman
Fifteen Minute Divorces Ended by Oklahoma Judges
Oklahoma City Times reports District Judges George W. Clark and Joseph W. Lowe agreed to require a thirty day period after filing before divorce cases are heard. Previously waivers of summons allowed swift five minute trials, leading to abuses. Future proceedings will include full service and merit investigations to prevent hasty, improper settlements.
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George W. Clark
Joseph W. Lowe
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma City Times
Local Happenings and Community Notes
Sunday activities include Jobo Blue at Parsons and L. B. Scott with his wife plus Wid Marry and wife at Afcon. Tom Sheehan and wife visit Claremore. Yom takes radium baths for rheumatism. L. D. Dalquest and family return from Junction City. McClellan house moved from lot to Congregational churches for rent. Garland Marrs may join Daily Chieftain staff after Tulsa visit. Mrs. Sarah Osborn, mother in law of Dr I. D. Hitcheck, dies at 83. Remains sent to Lexington Missouri for interment. Seven hundred forty voters registered in four wards. city population about 4000 with a gain of seven hundred this year.
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Parsons
L. B. Scott
Wid
Afcon
Tom Sheehan
Claremore
L. D. Dalquest
Junction City
McClellan
M. Marrs
Garland Marrs
Tulsa
Vinita
Harris School House Items from July Twenty Seven
A July twenty seven column notes neighbors at George Pennington’s ice cream supper Bert Ballou returns to Spring Creek after two weeks with his uncle Ed Hayes Ed Fry and Charney Payne visit Dr Nolen Nolen visits H A Williams Me and Mrs H A Williams visit George Pennington A A Ellis to Vinita Wee Harris and wife visit Vinita J G Carley digs a well at new residence Old man Pennington ill since Missouri trip Weather warm corn crop plows farmers The Blount boys break ground for wheat K J Curley builds a pole fridge Baker family from Nolen Woodall go to Gatale to visit friends Three codes go to Harria school house get lost return to Big Cabin Baker says she wants prairie life more L S Baker to Missouri Priv day Bud Kincaid returns home John G Curley visits Mrs J W Harry’s daughter sick but better Sunday
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Ed Fry
Charney Payne
Dr. Nolen
N. H Nolen
H. A. Williams
George Pennington
A. A. Ellis
Vinita
Wee Harris
J. G. Carley
Pennington
Missouri
Baker
Nolen
Woodall
Harria
Big Cabin
Bud Kincaid
Marvelous Machine Reveals Human Brain Capabilities
An excerpt from Harper's Magazine extols the human brain as a marvel, detailing its intricate control over muscles nerves glands skin and senses. It describes advanced perception through vision hearing taste smell touch and a vibrascope like inner camera and notes the brain can think in all languages and even imagine its own mortality.
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Chamber of Sound
Secret-Service
Harper's Magazine
The Mysterious Rear Occupant Revealed by Gate Visit
A timid man answers a door inquiry about Evana who occupies the rear of the house. A placard on the door reads Out and the woman moves unseen. Neighbors call Evana mysterious and independent and note she comes and goes as she pleases, with no one knowing her habits.
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Alan
Lyddy K. Mukom
Lodla EL Pinkham
Wolf Hunter's Record in Bounty Sweep
James MacIntyre of Quataine reports killing ninety three timber wolves in under a month and seeks $1,395 at a $15 head bounty. Some wolves predate February 1, earning only $5 per head. February work could net about $1,000, while Indians in the area plan larger hunts due to a bounty increase to $16 a head.
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James MacIntyre
Quataine
MacIntyre
Tita
The Call of the Green in a Winter Boarding House
A young woman teacher vents about hunger for fresh vegetables beyond winter fare in a boarding house. She recalls spring greens, asparagus, and peas, envies others with garden produce, and laments lacking proper kitchen tools to make salads.
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Turket
Pias & Green Racer
Marred Visit of Kaleer dog incident reported
Marred visit details two unrehearsed incidents mark the balers list to Venton. A dog ashore from a Holi naollem without a tag was seized by a municipal official who bit the dog’s owner as the incident unfolded. The owner’s pane was covected and the officer remained unscathed.
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Kaleer
Venton
Holi Naollem
Moreno
Frart
Witchcraft rumors flare as drought grips natives
Lourenco Marques Guardian reports renewed native belief in witchcraft blamed for protracted drought. Accused individuals Mahe Jembaan and Hob faced mob action, property seizure, and violent beatings after being accused of withholding rain and casting rain-preventing charms.
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Maamba
Mahe Jembaan
Komade
Mahelembaan
Hob
Ralm
Lourenco Marques Gurdian
Houghton Recounts Dinner Fire With Cockburn
In a Cornhill account, Lord Houghton recalls a dinner dispute with Sir Alexander Cockburn the lord chief justice. Cockburn allegedly mocked Houghton as lacking intellect, prompting a sharp exchange. Houghton later quipped about inviting Cockburn to dine only with a fire engine nearby.
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Cornhill
Alexander Cockburn
Sponge Garden Claim Sparks Ocean Venture Record
The speaker touts a Mediterranean sponge garden extending far along the coast. He boasts profits of about $30,000 yearly from sponges and compares sponge beds to oyster beds, noting a three year maturation and sponge beds reaching 180 feet deep.
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Syrian Coast
Mediterranean
Chesapeake Bay
Walter
Shortage of Batter Prices Rise in England Amid War Effects
The piece notes batter shortages in England driven by the war and Russian conflict, with Siberian butter replacing Western supply. It mentions Japan Korea and Manchuria as better markets, and a shift of refrigerated butter trade eastward. The text blends unrelated comic lines and a joke about a hospital scene.
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England
Siberia
Japan
Korea
Manchuria
Germany
Angteh Magistrate Harsh On Recurrent Swaiting Charge
A stern magistrate, recently popularizing a wig, scolds a prisoner saying he believes the man has appeared before on a waiting charge. The garbled text suggests a courtroom exchange with blunt challenge and mockery.
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