Oklahoma legislature may hear school board charges
Oklahoma City Aug 28 reports say the state board of education faces hearings by Governor Cruce with a possible special legislative session to decide confirmations and investigate charges. Analysts predict at least two board members may be denied confirmation and a legislative inquiry could target the board and related agencies.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
Cruce
Senate
Wilson
State Board of Public Affairs
Friends of the Old Capitol Commission
Board of Affairs
Capital Commission
House of Representatives
House
Board of Education
Oklahoma
Beattie 10 Takes Stand in Pinch Beatty Murder Trial
Chesterfield County jury hears defense plans as Henry Clay Beattie Jr. may testify to save himself from the death penalty in the Louise Beatty murder case. Witnesses recount the car tied up at Colonel Lovington's home and police bloodhound leads in the investigation.
Electric light nets kill codling moth in Spokane test
In Spokane valley a six year old orchard became the site of a world first demonstration using electric light nets to destroy codling moths. W M Frost and J C Lawrence report that a battery powered six candle light globe in a wired net kills moths instantly, saving spraying costs. Frost plans 10 acre wiring as neighbors follow. If light wires extend, batteries can be saved by direct connection.
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Spokane
Wash
Spokane Valley
W. M. Frost
Opportunity
J. C. Lawrence
Frost
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Montana
Local Team Defeats Ketchum 7 to 5 in Exciting Game
The Ketchum baseball team arrived Monday and lost to the local club by seven to five. Strong fielding highlighted the well played contest from start to finish. Earlier, Saturday, the Jobbers beat the Hoo Hoos in the City League by ten to two.
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Ketchum
Jobbers
Hoo Hoos
New Race Found in North by Stefansson Arctic BC Discovery
A letter from Vilhimar Stefansson to the Brooklyn office reports the discovery of a new race of people in Arctic British Columbia. Stefansson, leader of the American museums scientific expedition that departed in April 1909, says the discovery concerns a group who reportedly sever before have beheld a white man or Indian. The report was received Friday in Brooklyn.
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New York
Arctic
British Columbia
Vilhimar Stefansson
American Museums
Brooklyn
Clark Nomination by Leader Mann at Delta Convention
Chicago Aug 28 Champ Clark speaker of the house received the financial nomination for the presidency by the Republican minority leader James Mann at the Delta convention. Clark declined no, saying the office is too great to seek. He praised tariff issues and criticized Taft’s vetoes, predicting a Republican campaign built on tariff and trusts concerns.
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Chicago
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
James Mann
Ulingis
House
Clark
United States
White House
Two
Seas
Eyven
Mr. Clark
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Indiana
Rhode Island
Taft
Payne Aldrich
Winona, Minn
Rains and Gool Wave Predicted for Southwest
Washington reports a weather bureau bulletin forecasting rains over the country from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast within forty eight hours and in the southwest. Strong Atlantic winds accompany disturbances off the South Atlantic coast. A cooler air mass follows, likely bringing frosts in northern Rockies, northern plains, upper Mississippi valley and upper lake region early next week. Another disturbance is expected in the northwest by Wednesday and will move eastward.
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Washington
Mississppi
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
Great Central
Lake Region
Rockies
Plains States
Mississppi Valley
Upper
Northwest
New Witness Discovered in Meattie Murder Trial
Richmond Aug 28 A new witness, George Jones, huckster, claims he knew before the murder of Henry Clay Meattie Jr.’s wife that the crime would occur. Prosecutors plan to subpoena Jones and contractor J B Chewning to Chesterfield courthouse as the trial resumes, with questions about Beattie and the Binford girl. Detective Sherer corroborates parts of the statement, though Jones wavers. The defense prepares cross examination as Beattie rests in jail.
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Richmond
Henry Clay Meattie, Jr
George Jones
J. BH. Chewning
L. J. Sherer
Jones
Sherer
Chewning
Binford
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Beattie
Chesterfield
Asl Beattle
Fred Beattie
Pursuit abandoned after night and day hunt
Durant Oklahoma August 28 after eighteen cars searched for an unknown negro who attempted to attack Mrs A Wilkerson at Colbert fifteen miles south of here Sunday night Sheriff Hamilton dropped the pursuit Sunday morning Intense excitement followed the affair The unknown man dressed in women s clothing went to the Wilkerson home Mrs Wilkerson fled when she found it was a man He seized her five year old child and threatened to kill the infant if she did not return He carried the child some distance toward Red River before fleeing Officials believe he escaped to Texas pursuit continued to Denison
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Durant
Oklo
Red River
Texas
Denison
Supreme Court Commission to Be Sworn In Sept 1
Oklahoma City, Aug 26 A meeting will be held September 1 for the swearing in and organization of the newly created supreme court commission. The court will not deliver opinions until the second Tuesday in September.
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Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Commission
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Chesterfield County
Henry Clay Beattie Jr
Louise
Marty JM. Smith, Jr
Ajil Carter
Raul Beattie
Richmond Desquire
Chester
Wendenburg
James D. Patten
Penitentiary Board
Battie
Henan
Oes
Loptin Business College
North
Mann
State 13
F. M. Gwinnup @ Son Halsell Building
Vinita, Ohlahoma
The
Farmers State Bank Vinita
Okla
Kansas City Weekly Star
Weekly
STAR
Kansas City
Cobb Hotel
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