Conservation Congress Ends In Dispute Over Taft Roosevelts Names
At St Paul on September 9 the National Conservation Congress adopted a platform for national control of natural resources. A Taft mention fight failed to reach the floor amid executive committee turmoil. Henry Wallace of Des Moines was elected president with Thomas R. Shipp as secretary and D. A. Latham as treasurer. The convention debated whether Taft’s name should be included alongside Roosevelt, with a close 8 to 10 vote in the committee.
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St. Paul
Minn
National Conservation Congress Inst Pteht
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Des Moines
Thomas R. Shipp
Indianapolis
Ind
D. A. Latahan
Kansie City
Gifford Pinchot
J. B. White
Kansas City
Wallace
Laval Conservation Congress
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Taft
Ferry Sinks With Loaded Freight Cars Off Wisconsin
A Pere Marquette car ferry, No. 18, sank in Lake Michigan about thirty miles off Sheboygan while en route from Ludington to Milwaukee. Twenty-nine freight cars were aboard. twenty were lost with thirty crew members missing, three saved, and damage estimated at about a half million dollars.
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Ludington
Mich
Pere Marquette
Lake Michigan
Port Washington
Alster
Milwaukee
Wis
Widdake
Sheboygan
Miwaukee
Lee O Neil Browne Freed of Bribery Charge
Chicago case ends in acquittal after eight ballots as attorney Lee O Neil Browne of Ottawa and Illinois legislative minority leader is cleared in a bribery case tied to Wu Lorine’s senate election. Court chaotic then reading of verdict with tears and sudden uproar. Marriage licenses issued for several couples including Check and Horton, Morey and Middaugh, Simone and Syphert.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ottawa
Milnois
Lorine
United States Senate
George Kersten
Criminal Court
Browne
Daniel Check
Wech
Misa Cors Horton
Bluejacket
Fred Morey
Chelsea
Mies Vinia Middaugh
Estella
A. Simone
Tulsa
Misa Marele Ruth Syphert
Oklahoma City
Roosevelt in Cincinnati Public Reception and Events
Colonel Roosevelt arrived in Cincinnati at eight this morning and was hosted at breakfast at Rockwood, the home of Congressman Nicholas Longworth, his semindaw. A forenoon public reception at Music Hall followed by luncheon at the exposition grounds preceded Roosevelt speaking at 2:30 and attending an opera that evening.
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Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Rockwood
Nicholas Longworth
Music Hall
Exposition Grounds
College building remade for city high school use
The Willie Hassell college building is being prepared for the city high school. Walls are patched replastered wallpaper renewed with a new roof and repainted woodwork. When school opens next week students will use one of the best school buildings in the state.
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Willie Hassell College
Bank Wrecked by Gas Explosion in Chelsea
A gas explosion at Chelsea damaged Union Bank & Trust interior and furniture after Assistant Cashier Floyd McSpadden lit a cigar and tossed a match into a gas leak filled directors room. The plate glass front was demolished. McSpadden was bruised but not seriously injured.
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Union Bank & Trust Company
Chelsea
C. Roberts
Floyd McSpadden
McSpadden
Little Japs Coming With Robinson Show at Local Friday
The Otari troupe of four Japanese performers, including three children and one woman, join the Yankee Robinson Shows arriving Friday September 28. They are the smallest Japanese performers in the Oriental world to grace American stages and have begun picking up English words since arriving in March. The boy and two girls will meet and greet young circus attendees, while their wardrobe features an elaborate, tiny attire.
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Robinson
Lost candidate found at Ancon Panama
Guthrie Ardmore Sept. 9 L T Burns of Ardmore the lost republican nominee for state Insurance commissioner has been found at Ancon Panama where he has a government position He grew uncertain about the nomination and went to Panama His name appeared first in the list for insurance commissioner and he was nominated He will return to Oklahoma to run the race after informing republican headquarters.
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Guthrie
Oklo
L. T. Burns
Ardmore
Ancon
Panama
Burns
Panatia
Oklahoma
Beauchamp Announces Candidacy in Seventh District
Mrs. Francis E Beauchamp of Lexington state president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union announced her candidacy for congress in the Seventh district. Her principal plank targets the liquor traffic and calls for reform.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Francis E. Beauchamp
Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Union
Congress
Cruce Seeks Fair Election Law in Oklahoma
Lee Cruce of Ardmore replies to J W McNeal calling for fair vote counts in the coming general election. He defends the Democratic stance against unfair elections, criticizes Republican practices, supports two poll watchers per side, carbon tally sheets, and upholds pre statehood election safeguards.
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Oklahoma
Cruce
Safe bank heist in Abilene prompts investigations
Abilene Kansas September report details a bank safe blew with dynamite after a new cashier took charge. Flack affidavits reveal altered combinations, large deposits earning 6 percent paid in lump sums, and substantial land holdings in Wallace county under Flack’s name. Chicago banks seek recovery as county officials prepare charges.
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Abilene
Kans
Sept
Flack
Chicago
Wallace County
Yankee Robinson Circus Showcases Notable Traveling Horses
The Yankee Robinson circus arrives September 23 with top quality horses, many bought this spring. A twenty dapple gray tableau team is hailed as the finest ever gathered, assembled by W P Hall Co of Lancaster Missouri, renowned for supplying horses to major shows. Visitors may tour the stables. the stock is offered as a traveling horse fair with free admission.
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Yankee Robinson Circus
W. P. Hall Company
Lancaster
America
Local Youth Ends Life Near Bluejacket
Roy Cohorn, 21, wrote he was tired of living after a note to see his siblings. He shot himself with a loaded shotgun at his parents’ home two and a half miles northeast of Bluejacket. The gun was fired against his neck using a garden rake to pull the trigger. he died and his body was buried in Bluejacket. The Cohorn family, prominent in the area, cannot explain the act.
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Roy Cohorn
Bluejacket
Ferry Disaster Ruled Beyond Clear Cause
Ladington Michigan September first report says the Pere Marquette ferry wreck that killed twenty nine was not caused by a storm overloading or machinery failure and the true cause may never be determined says General Superintendent W D Trump of the Pere Marquette railroad.
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Associated Press
Ladington
Mich
W. D. Trump
Pere Marquette Railroad
Injured Man Falls From Katy Limited Car
D. M. Marrs was thrown to the ground while alighting from the Katy Limited on a return trip from Kansas City. The fall fractured his nose and cut other facial parts, but officials report no major injuries. He remains in bed recovering.
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Katy Limited
Kansas City
D. M. Marrs
Solicitor General Lloyd W. Bowers Dies in Boston
Boston September 9 Solicitor General Lloyd W. Bowers died at 11 30 today from bronchitis after two weeks illness. He was fifty one years old.
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Hitis
Heedeaoa Press
Boston
Lloyd W. Bowers
Six Members Attend Ballinger-Pinchot Hearing Start
Only six members appeared as the Ballinger-Pinchot investigating committee opened the session. Senator Sutherland and two Republican representatives Samuel McCall and another refused to attend, the Friday action to condemn Bullinger blamed for the boycott.
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Fiy Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating Committee
Senator Sutherland
Utah
Samuel McCall
Massachusetts
Bullinger
Dennis H Wilson Elected New President of Commercial Club
Dennis H Wilson was elected president at the Commercial Club’s weekly meeting, with F M Smith as vice president and W B Coley as a director. The board will select a secretary soon and enthusiasm for Vinita’s development was emphasized. Plans discussed include inviting Sheffer Brothers nursery to locate in town and club support for this enterprise.
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Commercial Club
Dennis H. Wilson
F. M. Smith
W. B. Coley
B. Rogers
John A. Wise
Sam R. Frazee
A. J. Williams
D. H. Wilson
Vinita
Sheffer Brothers Nursery
Llut
County officers to meet on salary law interpretation
Oklahoma City will host a statewide meeting of register of deeds county clerks and county treasurers to resolve how the recent fees and salary bill applies. Attorney General West and District Judge Carney have created opposing readings, prompting the gathering of over 250 officers to seek a uniform interpretation and implementation across counties.
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Jubrle
Okla
Oklahoma City
Register of Deeds
West
Carney
Canadian County
Oflice
Kidnapped Son Found Alone in New York
In New York on September 10 a three year old boy, Michael Seimeca, son of a wealthy Italian, was found alone on Fifty fifth Street after three months in the hands of alleged blackhand kidnappers. A midnight phone call led the father to the location. the father denies paying the seven thousand dollar ransom demanded in a black hand letter.
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Associated Press
New York
Michael Seimeca
Fifty-Fifth Street
Roosevelt hints at return to public life at Freeport speech
In Freeport Illinois Lt Col Roosevelt suggested a possible return to public life if corruption arises again. He warned corrupt corporations or politicians that they would face consequences if they aided his influence. He also read Hearst's letter urging him to contend with the New York Republican machine and said he would return to his state to fight the bosses.
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Freeport
Roosevelt
Highland
William R. Hearst
Roosevelt Denounces Illinois Politics at Hamilton Club
Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the Hamilton Club banquet in Chicago before about twelve hundred Illinois citizens, denouncing Illinois political conditions amid the Browne Lorimer bribery case. The hall erupted in wild cheering as Roosevelt commended directness and faced questions about Speaker Cannon. He left for Cincinnati after a late reception and tumultuous applause.
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Chicago
Illinois
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Congress Hotel
Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Lee O'Neil Browne
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Joseph G. Cannon
Cannon
Lunton Station
Cincinnati
Batton
Robbins Highland Wedding in Vinita at Mrs Alma Robbins home
Friday's Daily reports the marriage of Belle Robbins and James Highland at 9 PM yesterday, officiated by Rev J M Cantrell. Only close relatives attended, and the couple will start housekeeping at their furnished South Scraper address, with many Vinita friends wishing happiness.
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Vinita
Belle Robbing
James Highland
Alma Robbins
J. M. Cantrell
South Scraper
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