Panic Insurance Urged by Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie urged that money panics hurt workers, not the rich, and called for a cooperative banking reserve to provide insurance against financial panics. He contrasted American banking with Europe, citing central and reserve banking as stabilizers and urging congressional action to empower banks to issue legal tender in times of stress.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Deli
Carnegie
Europe
Germany
Berlin
England
France
Reichsbank
Congress
America
Co-Operative Banking
East ern Star Ladies Attend School of Instruction
A large gathering of ladies from Afton Chelsea Welch and nearby towns participates in a School of Instruction this afternoon led by the grand matron directing the session.
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The
Eastern Star
Afton
Chelsea
Welch
Council Grants Alley Closures and Carnival Permit
City council met in an abbreviated session granting the Catholic church the right to close the north south alley through the block housing Sacred Heart Institute with the area donated from school property for an east west alley. The carnival company is approved to operate there next week to aid the fire department. Only five members attended.
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Daly
Catholic Church
Church
Sacred Heart Institute
Carnival Company
Fire Department
Choctaws at Conference Vote to Sell Lands
McAlester Oklahoma November 16 A mass meeting of Choctaws attended by about three hundred tribal members pressed for winding up tribal affairs and pushing Congress to act. Resolutions favored selling surface land, unallotted lands, school buildings and coal, with per capita payments by January 1 1913 and limited duties for the principal chief. A central committee to petition Congress and a telegram to President Taft protested tribal appropriations and a contract for an attorney seen as reopening rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Okla
Congress
Dick Locke
W. F. Semple
Caddo
W. H. Durant
Chocta
Washington
Govoram Locke
J. P. J. Hartey
Christian Endeavor Convention Set for November Gathering
Christian Endeavorers of the fourteenth district meet in Winita for the second annual convention. District covers Ottawa Rogers Nowata Mayes Delaware and Craig counties. Free entertainment for district society delegates. Two sessions Sunday 2 30 pm business meeting at the Congregational church and an address by Rev. Frederick Hawley at the Presbyterian church.
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Christian Endeavorers
Winita
Ottawa
Rogers
Nowata
Mayes
Delaware
Craig
Congregational Church
Presbyterian Church
Frederick Hawley
Hawley
Oklahoma
Grand to Be Dark Next Week
The Dorothy Reeves Stock Company cancels the final week of its engagement here and will depart Sunday for Thomas to begin a new engagement. The Grand will be dark next week due to the carnival.
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Dorothy Reeves Stock Company
Thomas
Commercial Congress Receives New Life Blood
Delegates at the Trans-Mississippi Congress in Kansas City adopt new bylaws and a sustaining membership plan creating a permanent year round organization. Kansas City likely as permanent headquarters. annual sessions in various cities. Board of directors formed from each state and territory with staggered terms. new secret ary and treasurer to be elected by the executive committee.
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Kansas City
United States
Congress
John J. Powell
Wichita
Committee
Sweetman
Powell
Executive Committee
M. M. Sweetman
Fred Fleming
The Traveling Salesman at Grand Theatre
James Forbes drama about Bob Blake a jovial drummer who spends Christmas in a village and bonds with Beth Elliott. He helps protect her land from a railroad plan, risking his job as counts grow and complications arise. The play, praised for its humor, has earned travel agents’ endorsements and is expected to draw crowded houses.
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James Forbes
Grand Theatre
Bob Blake
Beth Elliott
Blake
United Commercial Travelers of America
Travelers Protective Association
New York
Chicago
Governor Denies Beattie Respite in Wife Murder Case
Governor Mann refused to grant a respite for Henry Clay Beattie Jr, convicted in Chesterfield county of wife murder. The decision upheld by the supreme court sets an electric chair execution for November 24. Beattie, informed by Rev Benjamin Dennis, showed quiet, while family members visited later. Mann called Beattie's appeal an attempt to dodge guilt and dismissed an affidavit by Paul Beattie as evidence.
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Richmond
Mann
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Chesterfield County
Supreme Court
Beattie
State Penitentiary
Benjamin Dennis
Paul Beattie
Rodgers Recovering Says He Will Complete Flight
Calbraith P. Rodgers, recently awakening from a semi coma after a 100 foot fall near Compton, muttered his intent to finish his ocean to ocean flight. Doctors expect no complications and estimate completion in about ten days as his seroplane is rebuilt at Long Beach.
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Pasadena
Cal
Calbraith P. Rodgers
Compton
Long Beach
Thanksgiving turkey market on the slide in Vinita
A Vinita poultry dealer notes turkeys are four cents cheaper than last year and predicts Chicago prices may rise to eight cents before Thanksgiving. He says locally turkeys will stay lower than in recent years while the egg market remains the booming poultry item and may rise into February.
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Vinita Poultry
Chicago
Ethereal asphyxia blamed for aviator fall
Pasadena reports transcontinental navigator Cyraith Rogers claiming ethereal asphyxia lurks in upper air strata and caused the deaths of several aviators including Arch Hoxsey Ralph Johnstone and Eugene Ely. He described a drowsy sleep and a loss of consciousness before his own fall near Compton California while on a cross country trip.
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Pasadena
Cal
Cyraith P. Rodgers
Compton
Rodgers
Dogena
Arch Hoxsey
Ralph Johnstone
Eugene Ely
Governor Wilson Leads New Jersey Toward State Insurance
A Duquesne Times article praises Governor Wilson for pushing New Jersey toward a state insurance system. It notes opposition from insurers who warn of higher rates, but claims he will stand firm and push progressive reform. The piece reflects on Wilson's impact since taking office and compares potential Pennsylvania outcomes. Also mentions Jesse Chouteau’s departure for Kansas City after a visit.
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Duquesne
Fla
New Jersey
Wilson
Genemen
Pennsylvania
Woodrow Wilson
Culver Gets Ten Year Sentence
From Thursday's Daily a jury convicted Chas Culver on rape after a four day trial. The panel, in twenty minutes, sentenced him to ten years in the penitentiary. Attorney W H Kornegay plans an appeal. The paper notes other trials: George Greenfeather for obtaining money under false pretense involving hogs and a sow, and John Parks accused of shooting Chas Jeans, a former city police officer.
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Chas. Culver
District Court
W. H. Kornegay
George Greenfeather
Greenfeather
Jim Harmon
M. G. Hawking
Andy Rider
John Parks
Parks
Chas. Jeans
Oklahoma Educational Association Plans 10 Meet in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Educational Association executive committee met in Oklahoma City to outline the 10th meet. Officers named include Thos W Butcherpres ident W T Dodson vice president M L Perkins Ada chairman W W Cunningham Shawnee secretary treasurer L B E Christian McAlester A J Love Blackwell. The annual gathering was set for December 27 29 with sessions in Convention Hall and additional rooms in the new high school and city churches. A fare rise of a third for round trips on all state railroads was announced.
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Oklahoma Educational Association
Oklahoma City
Thos. W. Butcher
Enid
W. T. Dodson
Durant
M. L. Perkins
Ada
W. W. Cunningham
Shawnee
L. BE
Christian
McAlester
A. J. Love Blackwell
Southwest
United States
Brandenburg
Commercial Club
Convention Hall
Dorothy Reeves Company Delivers Strong Five Act Drama
At the Grand Theatre last night the Dorothy Reeves company presented a five act comedy drama with sensational touches yet just contained. Critics and patrons called it the best of the week. Reeves led with a capable performance in a leading woman role. The full cast performed smoothly and the show runs tonight featuring The Devil.
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Dorothy Reeves
Miss Reeves
First Hunt Ends Tragically Near Guthrie
Guthrie Oklahoma reports a fatal hunting accident as B Renfro, a business man and Republican state committeeman, was shot in the head during a hunt with Joseph Willis. Renfro, who was believed to be behind Willis, was hit when a discharge struck him in the head and cheeks. He is under a physician's care.
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Guthrie
Okla
Noy
Lil
B. Renfro
Joseph Willis
Renfro
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Christian Endeavor Convention
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Turkey
Jesse Chouteau
Kandas City
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