Labor Day Celebrations Placed Across Oklahoma
Plan announcements show Labor Day events set for September 6 in many towns including Lawton Reno Chickasha Enid Bartlesville Muskogee Sapulpa McAlester Shawnee Coalgate Lehigh Durant Hugo Ardmore Oklahoma City Mangum Anadarko Waurika and Ada Governor Haskell and Labor Commissioner Daugherty to speak. parades and athletic contests planned.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Lawton
Reno
Chickasha
Enid
Bartlesville
Tolan
Muskogee
Sapulpa
McAlester
Shawnee
Coalgate
Lehigh
Durant
Hugo
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Mangum
Anadarko
Waurika
Ada
Dennis T. Flynn
United States
Gore
J. Luther Langston
State Federation of Labor
Scott Ferris
Charles L. Daugherty
Thomas P. Gore
Haskell
Conlgate
Daugherty
Mina Littie Stone
Drifting Wood Burn Plan Tied to Oklahoma Law
Township official D T Witt announces action to clear driftwood from Locust, Two Cabine, and Bull creeks to prevent overflow. He cites Section 4671 and urges trustees to enforce the law, with burning drifts as a method to protect lands. The measure aims to reduce flood risk in municipal streams.
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Tranter
D. T. Witt
Witt
Reid
Pbtte
Wier
Tristeor
Mrs Halloway Held For Husband Death
Coroner's jury in Wellington Kansas finds Mrs Join Halloway responsible for the death of her husband, a prominent Sumner county farmer believed poisoned. She was arrested and jailed pending further proceedings.
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Halloway
Associated Pres
Wellington
Kans
Join Halloway
Sumer County
Stubbs Personally Requests Requisition in Kidnap Case
In Topeka on August 27 Governor Stubbs telephoned Governor Hadley of Missouri requesting the requisition for the return to Kansas of Mrs. Barclay and J. R. Gentry, alleged kidnappers of Marian Bleakley. Governor Brubbia assured Hadley no danger of violence in Topeka.
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Stubbs
Wopeka
Kans
Goverie
Hadley
Minnouri
Kansas
Weight Declines Flight in Wright Patent Clash
Dayton report says Wilbur Weight will not fly at St Louis in the competition with Glenn H. Carting. Cartiser is accused of infringing upon Wright brothers patent rights.
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Associated Press
Dayton, O
Wilbur Weight
BL Louis
Glenn H. Carting
Cartiser
Wrights
Will Flyin Attitude Answer Questions in Oklahoma Race
Guthrie Oklahoma report notes Republican candidates Flynn Mow Neal and Cash Cade would face tough inquiries after securing the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Farmers may press plans to tax hawks and railroads fairly, citing past exemptions and alleged tax avoidance.
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Guthrie
Okla
Deonik Flynn
Joe Mow Neal
Cash Cade
Notable Attempts to Reach the North Pole Through History
The article surveys early 20th century polar pursuits. It cites Walter Wellman’s balloon voyage attempt in 1909, Peary reaching near 87°6′ in 1906, Amundsen’s Northwest Passage voyage, and other expeditions by Toll, Brickset, Mial, and Andree, noting mixed outcomes and hardships.
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North Pole
Walter Wellman
Laland
Apts
Dergen
Pole
Robert A. Peary
Peary
Aellohip
Sidney
Ronald Amundaod
Pamiage
Christiania
Herachiele Island
Aretic Ocean
Haron Toll
They
Siberia
Brickset
Lone Bandit Robs Express Train Near Lawltown
A lone bandit robbed an express train on the Pennsylvania Railroad eight miles from Lawltown Pa early this morning. The porter was injured by a gunshot to the hand. About one hundred dollars in small change was taken and the bandit escaped into the mountains after wrecking the train by a torpedo blast.
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Associated Press
Lawltown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Fanely Point
Cook Declares North Pole Reached in 1908
Copenhagen reports Dr Frederick A Cook American explorer of Brooklyn New York announced by telegram he reached the North Pole on April 21 1908 aboard the government steamship Hams Egade near Lerwick. Paris and Washington press carry Cook accounts plus Eskimo corroboration and details of the voyage with polar conditions and crew.
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Anthony Mial
Brooklyn
Ameriga
Duke of Avruss
Duke of Abcurel
Nunnon
Andree
Trymse
Norway
Engle
Pole
Leon Beant
Huis
DeLoe
Joanette
Hearlettnitlande
Gresley
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
Frederick A. Cook
N. Y
North Pole
Colonial Office
Cook
Hams Egade
Lerwick
Dr. Cook
Upernavik
Cape York
Esquimaux
New York
Fr. T. Davidson
Joiny
Antnie
Paris
New York Herald
Terrenties
Seticsus
Bradley
Hich
Tigaton
Smith Sound
J. St Bradley
Apelle
Antatank
Associatid Press
John R. Bradley
Seven Bodies Found in Orphanage Ruins
Seven bodies of children were recovered from the ruins of Majachais Home Roman Catholic Orphanage in Rockaway Park, Logteland, with more believed buried in the rubble. Fire drill execution allegedly aided quick evacuation and rescue efforts by nurses and firefighters.
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Associated Prow
New York
Rockaway Park
Log Teland
Cota
Officers Think Negro Murdered Mrs Luke
A garbled report states officers suspect a Black man in the murder of Mrs Luke. The text mentions arrests and a preliminary jury decision, with unclear names and locations, but indicates a crime investigation and alleged criminal activity surrounding the case.
Explorers Laud Dr Cook As Pole Discovery Praised
Reports from New York Washington and London say sponsors like John R Bradley and Peary aide Dr Frederick A Cook affirm his North Pole reach. Deterick praises Cook route and planning while Amundsen notes Cook will not block future polar expeditions.
Ray McPherson shoots James Batter
A local incident reports Ray McPherson shooting James Batter, with details unclear due to damaged text. The report mentions a possible fatal outcome, an attempt to intervene by Satterfeld, and rainfall data across Wellington and surrounding counties in central Oklahoma.
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Ray McPherson
James Batterry
Honny Satterfeld
Ordered to Leave Hotel After Blackman Draw Incident
An Associated Press report from Wichita dated September describes a disorderly room incident at a hotel involving Blackman of Oklahoma City and an armed confrontation with a hotel owner. The suspect was ordered from the premises and medical authorities attended to the injured.
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Hote
Blackman
Associated Press
Wichita
Kans
Bomterauaeond Blackman
Oklahoma City
Lewis J
Hindkom
City Hospital
Martie
GRAFTING WO BE HAZAR GRAFTING WO BE HAZAR tte Enemies
Guthete Oklahoma and Acs report corruption fears as a state board of public affairs contemplates reorganizing duties to reduce graft. Officials warn that misused funds and overlapping departments obscure spending, urging tighter oversight and clearer appropriations to restore accountability.
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Guthete
Okla
Acs
State Board of Public Affairs
State Board
Affa
Hasardour Ox Jie
Eafew
State Board of Ttyl
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