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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1911
Page
4
The Vinita area advocates building a county road network radiating from Vinita across Craig county, arguing economic gains and local improvement. A May 15 meeting aims to decide on action while concerns about road funding and governance persist. editorial voices stress transparent leadership and party integrity amid broader statewide road construction trends.
The new county board ordered sew bridge plans and bids overseen by County Engineer Pitts, canceling old contracts and restarting work. The change saved $17,908 plus the cost of three extra bridges, reflecting the administration’s economy and businesslike governance, according to the Times-Democrat.
At the Norman field meet, multiple records fell including the 100 yard dash in 11.13 seconds and the high jump at 5 feet 32 inches. Nielsen of Ardmore led sprint wins, while Chambers of Purcell set a new discus mark and a one mile run bested the field. University Preparatory SchoolTonoka won the team title with 24 points. Ardmore 14. Logan and Purcell tied for third with 21.
In Kansas City a murder case against Karl Bickel, a divinity student, moves forward as the defense signals an attempt to prove Frances Peters underwent an operation before her death last September.
The Dietz family John FP Dietz wife and son Leslie stood trial before Judge Alexandr tt in circuit court charged with shooting and killing Oscar Harp deputy sheriff and member of a posse that besieged the Dietz cabin at Cameron Dam on the Thornapple River last October. The gunfight left Harp dead and the Dietz family contends with the case.
A fragment from a 19th century style dialogue shows Hiram Strood facing bankruptcy and a creditor meeting where an expert accountant projects four cents on the dollar. The cautious tone contrasts virtuous men with practical debts as Strood weighs options and the speaker laments past honesty versus present obligations.
A fragment from the Youth's Companion cites Ayinver Raude's Life of Tolstoy noting a clash between the natural man and ascetic, with humor drawn from mental eroticity. Hersh Moertsardt in Moscow condemns proletary theater and family drama. a guest plans to use a French actress, prompting Tolstoy's unexpected, good-humored smile.
An elderly Scot who lived on the moors and never rode a railway joins his two sons on a trip to Sheffield. At the station he fears the train and pleads to return. Placed in a carriage he remains terrified, muttering that something will happen. The train vanishes into a tunnel and he cries that he is track blind.
The London Saturday Journal recounts a gown bought for £170 by a very wealthy woman, worn briefly, then sold to a dealer for £160. It passed through increasingly modest circles, each buyer paying less, with the dealer profiting on every resale until it faded into tawdry anonymity.
John F. Ryan of Montreal reports the Canadian cavalry faces a mounting shortage of mounts and horses. He notes thirty three thousand re mounts are lacking and Eng latid is 298000 short, with posts in western Canada showing weak mounted vestments and scarcity of suitable horses amid abundant farm stock.
The London Titres reports arrangements in Glasgow for no official welcome to the midsummer homecoming of Scots residing in Canada the United States and overseas. Local corporations will join in a suggested plan to include settlers in Australia and South Africa, invitations to the colonies to follow shortly.
Switzer land company half holiday on Saturdays provokes protests by female workers who say men spend leisure away from home and money on other diversions, deeming Saturday afternoon a waste without compensation.
The Philippine Railway company promotes agriculture along its Cebu and Panay lines. At every station exhibits showcase local products and guidance on best farming methods. Company shops are extensive and modern, with up to date machinery on display.
A servant girl received a testimonial praising her as temperate prompt at excuses and faithful over a year with honesty, noting she kept to the back door and proved trustworthy during the service period.
Chronicle notes a rule from 1655 when Sir John Trevor chaired the House. It addressed eye contact in speaking, as two members often caught the Speaker’s eye simultaneously. A new rule protected the member addressing the body, ensuring the Speaker’s privilege to select the speaker and require good memory and eyesight for holders of office.
This note traces the term tabby from its Arabic roots relating to Bagdad and its famed fabrics. It notes Tabby as a seventeenth century word for striped silks and later for a brindled cat and an elderly maiden, contrasting with tar H Z which stayed largely unchanged since the sixteenth century.
The Japan Mail notes a pattern of sham confessions used to gain time in Japanese prisons. Police slang describes the rice criminal who steals a small item, pretends to suffer the theft, and is handed to authorities. He serves a brief period, then repeats the ruse for warmth and comfort inside.
Artificial sponges are produced by zinc chloride acting on pure cellulose to form a viscous paste. It is mixed with coarse rock salt, pressed in a mold with pins to create canals, washed in dilute alcohol to remove salts, and then used for water absorption like natural sponges.
The text explains wind as a mover of warmth, noting wind distributes solar warmth and heats colder areas by movement. It questions wind’s direction and movement, hints at movement by weight, and discusses its drifting nature and power in drawing a fasting money toward the earth.
A garbled passage describes a domestic scene with odd phrases about fishing gear and purchases. Names and coherent actions are obscured, leaving a puzzling, dreamlike snippet with stray terms like waltine ioniteg reels and brybara foray sticks.
Fragmentary report describes a class for over twenty four year olds who cannot read or write. Fifteen participants, mostly older, have begun basic exercises and can form short sentences after a few weeks of nightly lessons.
The German American alliance outlines plans for a monument in Vernon Park Germantown Pennsylvania to honor the first German settlement. Congress approves adding 25 000 dollars alongside a similar amount raised by the alliance to fund the memorial.
A cryptic remark debates methods to reform a twelve year old boy with a cruel metaphor about skinning him. It notes a pause to wonder if such "cleansing" would spoil the boy's beauty, invoking the proverb that beauty is only skin deep.
Ohio leg lawmakers seek immunity baths from bribery probes as prosecutors and Attorney General reject testimony. Governor Harmon and Judge Blair questioned, while a push to purge Blair from the bench faces bills. Burns and Nye cited as key figures as resignations and committee wrangles unfold. no report issued.
The third annual Oklahoma City Jockey Club summer meeting runs June 18 to July 4 at the state fair grounds. Daily racing begins at 3 pm except Sundays, with six or more races each afternoon. Notables will preside and top stables from Jacksonville, Tampa, and Juarez will race in what officials expect to be a premier event in the Southwest. The June 13 Oklahoma Derby for 3-year-olds offers $1000 at one and one half miles. On July 4 the Independents will race for $1,000. The summer park will open in time for the meeting.
A May 3 declaration from the United States shoe industry association reported a united grip on a trust in shoe manufacturing across the country. The hearing before the Senate committee on reciprocity opened to examine the Cana issue and industry practices.
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