Dust Epidemic Hits Noblesville and Hamilton County
Seventy one days without rain cause dust storms blocking streets in Noblesville and Peru Hill, with throat illnesses spreading among residents. Horses bred in gravel road work die from inhaling powdery dusts, corn yields fall, and prices rise as dairies push milk costs. The health boards seek state intervention in Hamilton County.
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Noblesville
Ind
Peru Street
Cicero
Indiana Traction Company
Board of Health and Town Council
State Board of Health
Hamilton County
Land of Nod 15 to Perform in Vinita Auditorium
The Land of Nod comes to the Vinita Auditorium on October 19 for a grand spectacle. The company, near a hundred strong, includes many skilled singers dancers and soloists whose famed reputation promises a exceptional performance full of extravagance and lasting appeal.
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Vinita
Land of Nod
Council Reaffirms Overley Sewer Contract Bid
City council, after interviews with members, revisits Bagby sewer bids in the west part of town. Overley & Co of Joplin bid 90 cents per foot. subsequent bids exceeded 60 cents. Council rejects Overley but majority favors revival at 60 cent bid, denying alleged motives and noting no local bids.
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Bagby
E. J. Overley & Co
Joplin
Overley & Co
Overley
Law
Halsells Survive Ocean Disaster Aboard Mauritania
Ewing Halsell reports his Halsell family, touring Europe, were aboard the steamer Mauritania during a severe hurricane that crippled the ship. Twelve persons suffered injuries, while the Hatnell family escaped unharmed.
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Ewing Halsell
Halsells
Europe
Mauratania
Hatnell
Bryan Attacks Steel Trust In Delaware Campaign
William J. Bryan toured Harrington and Shell Pot Park in Delaware denouncing the steel trust and Republican funding. He accused officials of United States Steel of backing the GOP in return for immunity and warned against voter bribery. Ten thousand people gathered as he criticized Taft and the party’s ties to corporate money.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Rochester
N. Y
William J. Bryan
Republican Party
Steel Trust
Harington
Thy
Shell Pot Park
Bryan
George Gray
Pennsylvania
New York
Camegie Hall
United States Steel Corporation
Campasde
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Afton Bank Consolidation and New Coal Chute Plans
The First National Bank and the Bank of Afton merged today with F. L. Walker as president and Marion Reed as cashier. The bank will carry state guarantee and continue as the Bank of Afton. Five more coal chutes, each worth ten thousand dollars, plus three additional ones planned at St Mary Missouri Fayette Junction Arkansas and Oklahoma City Oklahoma bring Frisco expenditure to about eighty thousand dollars.
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Afton Bar 'S
First National B”ok
Bank of Afton
F. 8
Walker
Marion Reed
St. Mary, Mo
Fayette Junction
Ark
Oklahoma City
Okla
Frisco
Public Reading Room and Gymnasium Here
The town plans to open social library reading gymnasium rooms in the Christian Church basement around October 1. Clase 7 will furnish the rooms and offer shorthand typewriting and bookkeeping courses if interest grows, with nightly openings and 9:45 meetings for planning. Adelaide Murray Concert Company may perform September 20 to raise funds for furnishings.
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Christian Church
Clase 7
Adelaide Murray Concert Company
Premium for Best Corn Offered by Vinita Bank
The International Bank and Trust Co of Vinita Oklahoma authorizes The Chieftain to publish a two week premium for corn. Cash prizes of 2 dollars for the best six ears and 1 dollar for the second best. Farmers may bring corn to the bank for public display starting September 1, 1908.
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International Bank & Trust Co
Vinita
Okla
The Knocker Exchange Riff on Town Troubles
A verse fragment attacks a figure called the Knocker who stalks streets with judgment and sows discord. It mocks big investors, party splits, and church frictions, urging elimination of this disruptive force and naming the Knocker as the target of scorn in a satirical exchange.
Prairie Oil and Gas to Seek Tulsa County Right of Way
Prairie Oil and Gas company Western branch plans September 23 meeting with Tulsa county commissioners to secure right of way for a pipeline and telegraph and telephone lines. The Ramona to Glenn pool segment could precede a trunk line from Oklahoma to New Orleans, halted earlier by Interior Department ruling and court actions affecting the Standard Oil case.
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Tulsa
Olu
Sept. B
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Standard
Tulsa County
Ramona
Glenn Pool
Oklahoma
New Orleans
Department of the Interior
State Supreme Court
West
Standard Ol Company
Oklahom
Vinita Gun Club Wins Chelsea Shoot at Fair
The Vinita Gun Club wins the Chelsea fair shoot with 100 of 125 targets. Chelsea places second with 85 of 125. Sam Ridenhour shoots best individual score 24 of 25.
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Vinita Gun Club
Chelsea Shoot
Chelsea Fair
Chelsea
Sam Ridenhour
Sentence of Death Passed on James in Riot Case
Springfield Sept 18 Yesterday the jury in the Joseph James murder case returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty at death. James is described as the principal cause of the recent riots and showed little concern. No public demonstration occurred.
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Springfield
Joseph James
James
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