Yorktown Victory Day Celebration Planned in Yorktown Va
Yorktown prepares for a grand 128th anniversary commemoration of the Cornwallis surrender to General Washington. A parade, address by Amos Memhers, and a program featuring Col. Oxnald Tikehman, J Hamilton Moore, and schoolchildren will mark the observance with soldiers, naval reserve members, and decorated vehicles in attendance. A nighttime parade of lanterns and color is planned.
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Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
General Geo
Washington
Yorktown Mlemorieal Society
United States
Jolood
Uie Ameriony Arma Antrong Rentiment Iis Beer
Amos Memhers
Putelotic
Netting Nyart
Lafayette
Mexander Hamilton
Thomas Nelson
Virginia
Meury Norris
Oxnald Tikehman
Maryland
Cincinnatis
Lord Corwallis
J Hamilton Moore
Philadelphia
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Columbia
York County
Thomie Nelson, Jr
Naval Reserve of
Mounted Citicene
York
Constitution Attacked by Special Interests in Oklahoma
In Guthrie Oklahoma on October 18 observations argue the state constitution faces persistent assault by special interests and tainted press coverage. The Midland Valley railroad seeks exemption from two cent fares and argues parity with Katy lines to win business between Tulen and Muskogee. Citizens urged vigilance to defend the constitution and keep offices under those favorable to it.
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Futhrie
Okla
Taft
Midland Valley
Santa Fe
Corporation Commission
Midland Valley Road
Tulen
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Change in Katy Directory Made Change in Katy Directory Made
New York January 1. Following a Wednesday announcement of changes in the control of the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway a meeting of the executive committee was held in New York. Edwin Hawley and Frank Trumbull were elected directors replacing several former directors. Hawley became chairman and A A Allen was elected president, with Jotine remaining general counsel. Whiter tot no partner in Speyer & Company. van derアップ president of National City Bank. Trumbull previously led Colorado Southern.
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New York
Get
Kanaan
Texas
Lune
Edwin Hawley
DY Yeatiam
Frank Trumbull
Adrian J. Joline
W. Maguire
Henry W. Poor
J. Metcalf
Charles GC. Hedge
Mousta Hawley
Yoakum
Winterfeldt
Vandevup
Speyer & Company
Vanederup
National City Bank
Hawley
Chesapeake & Obie
Trombull
Colorado Southern Railroad
Italo
State Inspector Reports On Craig County Treasurer
State Inspector A Edmondson completed an office inspection of County Treasurer Micklin in Craig County. The six months ending October show total collections of 94,200.76 while total disbursements were 100,000.73. Receipts credited to taxes collected amounted to 12.50 with miscellaneous receipts 15,191. Amount of state taxes remitted 4,080.92. Balance on hand across banks shown as 90,039.78.
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A. Edmondson
Gta
Chas. A. Taylor
Micklin
Craig County
Miltvellanowun
Taft Heads to Brother's Ranch for Four Day Stay
President Taft spends a busy day in San Antonio before departing for his brother Charles Taft's ranch at the state's southern end. He plans horseback riding and golf during the four day visit, with activity expected to fill the schedule.
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Taft
Brother's Ranch
Aanvelated
San Antono
Tex
Charles P. Taft
Golf
Honda
Spokane Mayor Backing Commission Form in Favor
Spokane Mayor Nelson Pratt announces he supports the commission form of municipal government and suggests shortening his term after an upcoming election. He criticizes the current city council and public works board, citing delays in street and bridge projects and asserts the plan would empower voters to decide the city's governance. Pratt, a Democrat, was elected last May while C Herbert Moore, a Republican, tours Japan with honorary commissioners and advocates reform.
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Spokane
Waeh
Board of Public Works
Nelson
Pratt
Apakane
C. Herbert Moore
United States
Japan
Line
Two Men Examined Charged With Murder in Massachusetts
Wilfred Thebowult and Professor Frank Mill, examined yesterday for the murder of Amelia St. Jean, were formally charged today. Their cases proceed, with ten days set for continuation. The victim, a Woonsocket resident, was found dismembered in a nearby peat bog.
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Associated Press
Pall River
Mays
Wilfred “Thebowult
Frank Mill
Amelia St. Jean
Woonsacket
I. B
Thepe
Holdenville Excited Over Stevens Murder Case
Holdenville Oklahoma residents buzz with fear after the murder of J. P. Stephens by a lone bandit. John Black is identified and jailed, with reports of possible lynching looming as Sheriff King keeps the prisoner under tight guard.
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Holdenville
Stevens
Owla
Opt
J. P. Stephens
John Black
Hesro
Stephens
Black
Calvin
Sheriff King
Wanted No Landlord Calling For His Rent
Associated Press report from Salt Lake City dated Oct 18 notes Warren Foster a newspaper man speaker and writer died in Oregon Saturday He left a brief letter asking for cremation or burial in a potter s field and to have no landlord calling him about rent The record cites Foster as a prominent figure in the pep Met movement in Kansas and recently linked to the acelalinte.
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Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Warren Foster
Oregon
Potter's Field
Foster
Kansas
Desire for more inspectors in Coal County Oklahoma
Following the arrest of H A Davies district court clerk of Coal County charged with embezzlement other county officers have invited the state inspector to examine their offices. The arrest sparked rumors about office conditions and the Coal County commissioners will choose a successor to Davies today.
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Coalgate
Okla
Ocah
H. A. Davies
Coal County
Whele
Davies
Cook refutes Barrill charges over Mount McKinley claim
New York report states Dr. Frederick A. Cook challenged J N Barrill's assertion he did not reach Mount McKinley in Alaska. Cook alleged Barrill perjured himself in affidavits and outlined plans for a new expedition with Anthony Plata and Professor Parker to document the ascent. He also noted detractors hired an agent in Montana to coerce Barrill into an affidavit. Cook was honored as the north pole discoverer.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
J. N. Barrill
Mount McKinley
Alaska
o+ ward N. Barri
Cook
Barrill
Anthony Plata
Aretic Explorer
Mh, ¢, Parker
Colombian University
Pratt
Montana
Barrilwan
Hewt
Dr. Cook
North Pole
Murphy pays $500 fine imposed by commission
Chicago report states Charles W. Murphy, president of the Chicago National League club, paid a $500 fine within 72 hours after notice from the National Commission regarding Pitcher Pfeiffer of the Toronto club. The ultimatum warned that nonpayment would revoke the Chicago franchise and declare the players free agents.
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Chicago
Charles W. Murphy
National League Baseball Club
National Commission
Pfeiffer
Toronto
Murphy
Japanese Emperor to Present Ten Cherry Trees in D C
A delegation led by Torajira Watine, a leading Japanese florist, plans to present ten cherry trees to the United States. The trees, to adorn the Potomac Drive in Washington, are part of a horticultural gift from the Japanese imperial mission. The trees will be given to President Taft and then transferred to the government.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Potomac Drive
Washington
Torajira Watine
Watese
Mia
Taft
Bank cashier commits suicide after bank failure
Hanscom, father of the wrecked First National Bank of Mineral Point, Wis, shot and killed himself. The body was taken to his mother inaw Mrs Johnny Gray, who dropped dead at the sight. Despondency followed the bank's failure days earlier.
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Associated Press
Mineral Point
Wis
T. BE. Hanscom
First National Bank of
Indaw
Johnny Gray
Hanecom
Columbia Gan Pay Individual Deposits In Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma delivery reports say funds exist to fully pay all individual deposits of the defunct Columbia Bank and Trust Co of Oklahoma City. State Bank Commissioner Cet ka M Young says obstacles to liquidation are overcome and full payment to state banks is expected within ten days. State Banking Board to meet near Monday.
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Guthrie
Okla
Cet
M. Young
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
Oklahoma City
State Banking Board
Haskell Case Set for October 26
Ardmore Okla Oct 18 Defense attorneys in the conspiracy case against Governor C N Haskell and associates were given until next Wednesday to file a general demurrer to the indictments. Arguments to begin Thursday Oct 28, likely two days, with trial possibly at the earliest term or moved to Muskogee or Tulsa if not ready.
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Ardmore
Oklo
C. N. Hapkell
Creek Nation
Marshall Querriles
Federal Court of the
Chickasha Vo
Muskogee
Tulan
French Aviator Flies Over Paris Circles Eiffel Tower
Paris dispatch describes Count De Lambert piloting a Wright biplane in a remarkable flight. He soared to about a thousand feet above Paris, circled the Eiffel Tower, then returned to Juytay, showcasing bold aerial maneuvering in daytime.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Count de Lambert
Wright
Jaindy Aviation
Paria
Eiffel Tower
Juytay
Supreme Court Denies Company Petition in Insurance Case
Washington Oct. 18. The Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York vs trustees of the estate of Lucius H. Porkina of Lawrence Kansas. The case involved a one hundred thousand dollar policy and was a technical proceeding.
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Associated Press
Washington, J
United Bites Supreme Court Today
Mutual Life Insurance Company
New York
Lucius Hi. Porkina
Lawrence, Kans
Four men and thirty horses burned to death in feed yard
Four men and thirty horses were burned to death in a feed yard in Wichita today. The dead include W. B. Kepplinger of Oluatee Oklahoma Alonzo Verling and James Gilmore of Wichita. One body is unidentified. Fred George, twenty, was totally burned. The ten were asleep in the hay and the fire is believed incendiary.
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Associated Prose
Wichita
Kans
W. RB. Kepplinger
Oluatee
Okla
Alonzo Verling
James Gilmore
Fred George
Spokane Man Lands Patent for Non Leak Joint
Spokane veteran Charles H. Coleman gains a patent for a non leak joint used inside locomotive boilers. A steel pin welds inside the boiler to prevent leaks, saving railroads $60,000 to $190,000 annually in repairs and downtime. Coleman, once part of the Northern Pacific line crew, lives at 2612 Adams Avenue Spokane.
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Spokane
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Det
Charles 8. Coleman
Ty Ing
Adame
Northwest
United States
Canada
Coleman
Wa Froman
C. B. Grant
Henry Villard
Northern Pacific Railway
Montana
More Affidavits Against Cook Rise From McKinley Tale
Four more affidavits published by the Globe in New York allege inconsistencies in Cook's Mount McKinley ascent story. Affidavits by Fred Printz Walter Miller and Samuel Borcher claim Barrill said Cook's tale was false. Dr John Shore also swears Oscar Blanken provided an account that Cook had no time to climb during a brief absence of the expedition.
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Associated Press
New York
Globe
Cook
Mount McKiney
Fred Printz
Walter Miller
Samuel Borcher
John &. Shore
Leavenworth
Wash
Barrill
Printz
Shore
Oscar FP
Blankenahip
Forestry Service
Mount McKinley
Explorer
Southwest rail rate challenge filed by shippers
An Associated Press report from Washington notes a sweeping complaint filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The action challenges the reasonableness and lawfulness of railroad rates for shipments to interior and middle west points. The Southwestern Shippers Traffic Association, representing Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and other states, sues the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and thirty seven interstate carriers.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwestern Shippers ‘Traffic Association
Texas
Ohio
Homa
Kansas
Colorado
Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Jeffries Next Star in Sport Firmament
Former pugilist and Los Angeles liquor dealer Janes J. Jeffries, now abroad in Europe, returns to American soil amid talk of a $150000 purse for a possible comeback. He has sparred with controversy, delayed action, and wrangled with managers, casting doubt on a swift, decisive match with Johnson or any rival.
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Janes J. Jeffries
Los Angeles
Jeffries
Bis
Jobieson
Volonnon
Johnson
Jefree Fnally
Jomneon
Fit Johnson
Chicago
Europe
Forfelt
Windy City
Berger
Lince
Hare
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