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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-12

seure corner of St. Clements church. yard
 Here is striking story of detection and conviction of guilt from book with the amazing ttle Memoirs and Anecdotes Of Philip Fhelnesse, Late Governor of Land Guard Fort and Unfortunate Fa- ther to George Touchet. Baron Audley." This Phillip Thicknesse's father-in-law. Ford, was sent for as a solicitor by d foreign minister to trace the villain who had robbed him by forgery of a large sum of money. For, perceiving that the spelling on the forged notes was not only phonetic, but phonetic according to a for eigners mispronunciation, suspected the minister's secretary of the forgery. Yet 1t was with the secretary that he was asked to concert measures for the detec- tion of the criminal
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Age-Herald DTS. Dozier Dozier's long standing record and approved ablli- ties entltle them to the proud distinction of standing at the head of their profes- sion.
 The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Doz- fer and Dozier are without doubt the best known specialists In the South, and their fame is due entirely to their great skill
 The Birmingham News: This firm pr. Dozier & Dozier.i has been dolng business in Birmingham continuously for number of years and they have yet to be accused Of having dealt un- fairly with patient in any way whatsoever. They are both gentlemen of the highest type and carry their honor and gentlemanliness into their business.
 The Southern Odd Fellow: We cannot add anything to the reputation Drs. Do-
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 Mountain Home: The press Q hal and all over Alabama ighest terms of Drs De.
 as physicians. surgeons an, We have no hesita i:IE them to our .atr r. 1 Meridian Star: i of Birmingham 1 distinguished pl .,.Ic:ice in the
 Masonic CuIc
 clans and with
 cal knowleds
 the profession
 disease in a mo
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The Southern Odd Fellow: We cannot ,dd anything to the reputation Drs Do-
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
MANDAMUS The MAYOR
CHlckASHA CITY CoUNcr- SEEKS
TO HAVE HIM SIGN AN
ORDINANCE.

Chickasha. |. T.. Aug. 16.-Mandam.
us proceedings have been begun by
the city attorney to compel Mayor
Bridges to officially sign an ordinance
that was passed yesterday. The coun.
Gil is democratic and the mayor and
the chief of police are republicans.
Since the election last spring there
has been breach between the two in
regard to the appointment of the po.
lice force. the council refusing to rati.
fy the men named by the mayor upon
the recommendation of the chief Of
police. Yesterday the council passed
an ordinance taking away from the
mayor the right to make any appoint.
ments and vestin gthe power in the
council. Mayor Bridges Immediately
told them that he would not sign the
ordinance until he was compelled TO
by the courts. BY motion of the coun-
ell the city attorney wa1 instructed 20
begin mandamus proceedings imme.
diately.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
WENT sTRycHNINE ROUTE
DeSPoNDeNT WIFE TAkes peAu.
~ DOSE LEFT PALMETTO
NOTE TO FRIEND.

Tulsa, l. r. Aug. -Despondent
because her young husband had left
her, Mrs. Annie Miller. 10 years old
committed suicide by taking strych
nine at the home of her uncle. August
Dawson. in the northeast part of the
city, last night She was the wife OF
Adam Miller and the two were mar.
ried at Alton two years ago. 1t is
said that the parents of the young
man were opposed to their union and
1t was at their instigation that the
young husband was led to leave his
wife.
The couple came here from Jennings.
Okla. early in the evening and went
at once to the Dawson nome. After
giving her some money, Miller told
his wife he was leaving her for good
and went away.
Plunged into deepest dependency
because of his desertion. she indited
note to a young lady friend and
procuring poison swallowed large
amount of 1t. She died In terrible
agony about an hour afterward
The note she wrote is as follows:
Dear Effie: am now far away.
Goodby. ! couldn't leave him; 1t near.
ly killed me to think of It. did 1t
for him. In my lonely grave I'll sleep
and DER my mound the night winds
will chant requiem. 1t is then. dear
friend. | will think of you no more
II you ever see Adam tell him that
did this deed for his sake.
ANNIE"
The young woman's parents reside
at Alton and are said to be promi
nent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
REPUBLICAN MEETING
CARTER COUNTY CENTRAL RE.
PUBLICAN COMMITTEE FAIL.
Ed TO FILL OUT TICKET.

The republican central committee
Of Carter county In session In the
court house in the city Saturday after
noon failed to nll the vacancies on
the county and township ticket for
which purpose the committee was call
ed To meet and this work will be
completed 10y committee Of three at
"A meeting to be held NJ o'clock
Monday afternoon when this commit.
tee will meet Jointly with the chair
man of the central committee.
The delegates which compose the
central committee, were called to or
der by Guy Cobb. VINO acted as tenn
porary chairman. G. W. bingham was
elected temporary secretary.
On motion of l.. s. Dolman the
committee was formed into IA perma-
nent organization. Sam Butler was
elected chairman of the permanent
organization. Guy Cobb, vice-chair.
man and H. w. McGill secretary. c.
NJ Bingham and Amos r. Maxwell
assistant secretaries, and Sam Nobl =,
treasurer.
In the absence of the newly elect
ed permanent chairman Mr.. COBB
was asked to retain the chair, as was
the temporary secretary.
On motion the chairman was in.
structed TO appoint an executive com
mittee at a later date. This commit
tee is to have In its hands the man
agement of the campaign In Carter
county and Is to be instructed to de-
wise means for raising money to car.
ry on the campaign.
On the subject OF raising money
for the fight, l. s. Dolman stated that
in his opinion $1,000 would be need
ed to make the fight in this county
He voiced the sentiment that a part
of the republican ticket would win
and called upon the members of the
central committee to stir up theiI
clubs when they returned home.
J. w. Harreld also spoke severa
words of encouragement for the can
didate on the republican ticket.
The committee of three members
as appointed by the chair to receive
nominations and fill the vacancies or
the ticket, after retiring to privat,
caucus for thirty minutes, reported
that on account of several contest,
they desired more time on the matter
| This was granted and they will NEE
at o'clock Monday in this city t.
complete their labors. This committe,
is composed of A. l.. Finley of Prov
ence. NJ. w. Grisham of Graham. an,
@. w. Bingham Of Ardmore.
To this committee was also assign
ed the task of filling the vacancies
in the central committee made b.
the resignation of Committeeman T
! 4. Payn. After instructing the com
mittee to weigh the matter OF nomi
nations carefully the committee ad
/ journed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
NEGRO lyNcHED
TENNESSEE MOB ovERPoWERs
OFFICER, TAKES HIS PRIs-
oNER, WHO CoNFESsEs.

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 16.-Consta-
BILE Burris OF Tiptonville. Tenn. was
overpowered by a mob last night at
Maple, KY, and VIII Clifford, a ne
gro prisoner, was taken from him,
carried to within one mile of Clifton
and hanged.
The negro confessed besides the
crime for which the mob was
about to hang him. he had murder.
ed a white woman about two years
ago
Mrs. aMry Cowan. fifty.six years
old was murdered last Tuesday and
her body thrown into a river clifford
was arrested and thrown in the Tip
tonville jail Wednesday night a mob
stormed the jail but the prisoner
could not be found. Sheriff J. A. Cor
lew told the mob that the prisoner
had been taken to Dyersburg Thurs
day night the negro. who had been
concealed in the barn Of Squire Lam
bert, was taken secretly by Consta-
BILE Burrus toward Maple. Farmers
along the road telephoned back to
Tiptonville. were a mob of one hun
dred mounted men were soon form
ed.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special
Denver, Colo, Aug. l7.-Thousands
of former soldiers of the kaiser who
States are today the guests of Den.
yer. coming here to take part in the
annual reunion OF the National Fed
GRAFTON of Former German Soldiers. or
Observation-Disclosures kriegerbund
This is the first time the body has
met west of the Mississippi, and this
fact has helped to greatly swell the
attendance. The local society of eX'
German soldiers is in charge of the
reunion and has raised $4,000 to EN-.
tcrtain the visitors.
The Kriegorbund was organized In
the fatherland shortly after the Ger
man armies had vanquished the grand
army of France, and when the mem.
DRY OF the glorious victories over Aus
tria and Denmark In the sixties was
still fresh in the minds of all Ger
mans everywhere. Early In 1870 the
first federation was formed and has
since spread to every country where
former soldiers of the emperor are to
be found. The American body is found
ed on lines similar 10 the Grand Army
Of the Republic and the United Con
iederate Veterans.
one Of the features of the reunion
will be the big parade on Monday,
when 1t Is expected that not less htan
10000 men will be In line. With the
marchcrs clad In the gay uniforms
OF German regiments, the pageant Is
expected to be one OF the most i'm
pressiye ever seen on the streets o.
Denver.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
LARGE Water Main Bursts.

Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. 17.-With a roar
that brought frightened sleepers from
their beds thirty.six inch water
main burst today directly in front OF
the Stockholm hotel. The yards in
the vicinity are four to five feet be.
low the level of the street and they
were completely inundated and the
families had to be rescued from base
ments to keep from being drowned.
There was a panic among the 500
guests OF the hotel the women and
children being carried out by the
police to places of safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
THE DEMOCRATIC THEN

The anti-pass sentiment IS not
original with this generation. In the
archives Of the Pennsylvania railroad
is letter dated March a. 1893,
from President James Buchanan OF
the United States. in which he re
turned a free ticket In the Northern
Central, politely acknowledging the
courtesy. and stating that be Wac op.
posed to travelling free ON railroads
also opposed to granting such iaNorS
to those not connected with railroads.
The Republicans Now
By the provisions Of the railroad
rate bill passed by the last congress
and the ruling of the interstate com
merce commission, the Issuance oi
railroad pass. even to an editor III
exchange for advertising, is made a
Unable offense. And yet the voters
of these two territories are treated
to the spectacle of high cabinet
minister and a governor appointed by
the great trust buster travelling over
the new state on political mission
in luxuriously furnished private cars
and special trains furnished by OH
cials without expense.
Times have certainly changed.
democratic president thought II
wrong forty-eight years ago for
public official to accept a free pass
although there was no law against H.
but the Satellites Of the great repuo
llcan reformers are permitted To set
aside the laws of the land ana parauo
around the territory in special trains
in regal style that makes the pomp
and spiendor of an oriental potentate
visiting conquered province look
like "A cheap imitation.
Times May Change Again.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
"Square Deal" in Census.
Ardmoreite Special.

Ardmoreite Special.
Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 1.-THE claim
of Oklahoma City that 1t is being
slighted by the enumerators is alb.
surd," was the statement at the head.
quarters of the census takers today.
Every town in the two territories is
getting a square deal" said the super
visor.
Oklahoma City papers assert that
the enumerators are not working their
full quota of time and are refusing to
take the names of all the bona fide
residents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
Conduct Novel Campaign.

Muskogec. I. 7, Aug l6.-As the
cattlcmcn once gru2cd over the prairie
OF Mayes county, following the herd
with his chuck wagon. so will tn"
democratic candidates Craze over the
county with chuck wagon ana a
sleeping tent following them They
will visit every precinct in the county
and make remarkable canvas.
This plan OF campaign was inaugu.
rated By the county central commit
tee. Money Is provided for a full
camp outfit, consisting of a sleeping
tent hig enough for all the candidates
aud a chuck wagon and tent The
candidates travel in buggics aud
spread out all over the voting pre-
cinct during the day soliciting votes,
and at night where their chuck wagon
is located they gather and there Is
speaking by the candidates. Every
precinct in the county will be covered
In this way,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18


Attorney General Bonaparte admits
that he promised the Chicago 4 Alton
Railway company immunity from pen
alties involved in the Standard oil re-.
bata cases In consideration OF fun and
free testimony concerning these cases
and II the Alton has complied with
this condition, It will 20 uupuuished
In almost any conspiracy proceeding
II is hard to convict without the con
fcssion OF one or more ot the CON
spirators. II Is common therefore. 10
grant immunity for states evidence
distastrtul as this practice is to the
concrete idea of Justice Vet it is bet
ter 70 convict some than To convict
none and in this instance it is con
soling TO know that immunity was Civ.
en- 10 the railroad rather than the
powerful trust that has made prac
tice Of holding NJ an transportation
companies with which it has done bus
iness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Some crank on statistics has figured
g out that Adam would have had To
earn a salary of SO a week from the
dawn OF creation until next Saturday
night In order TO have accumulated
enough TO pay the Standards fine.
But he does not think how easy It Is
TO accumulate money when you don't
have 10 earn 1t at all and all the $40
n week men bring It to YOU every
Saturday night and deposit 1t in your
Golfers. .-Okluhoman
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
Rober, Pinkerton Dies at Sea.

Associated Press by Long Distance
Telephone)
New York, Aug. l7,-Robert Pin
krton, head of the famous Pinkerton
Detective agency, died on board the
steamship Bremen at sea on August
12. Mr.. Pinkerton was en- route to
Germany for his health and was ac.
companied Dy Florence Switzerland.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
Great Congress OF Reds

Ardmoreite Special
stuttgart, Aug. l7.-One OF the
greatest assemblages OF socialists ana
labor agitators ever held in Europe
is that congregated here today Tor
the International Social Democratic
and Trade Union congress. Delegate ;
are here from all civilized countries
the American representative, includ'
ing ]. G. Phelps Stokes. DIR. George
II Heron and Robert Hunter, the so
Geological writer. Resolutions con
graduating the American socialists
and labor unionists on their victorious
legal battle to save william ID. hay
wood from "capitalistic conspiracy
have been presented and Will be pass
ed by acclamation. resolution
against capitalism and economic op-
preston" will also be passed.
An international conference OF wo'
men socialists will be held In connec-
tion with the congress. Among the
questions to he taken up are woman
suffrage. which will be moved strong
ly by the delegates from all countries
and the establishment of regular com
muuications and a bond of union be
tween the woman comrades OF all
countries The International congress
has pcldred itself to fight for woman
suffrage as one Of the first demands
of socialism
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Delegates attending the sessions OF
the Mississippi Commercial con.
gress at Muskogcc, I'm the new state
of Oklahoma, November 1922. may be-
assured that no excess charges will
be eXacted whilst they are in Okla.
homa The business men that have
this matter in charge guarantee that
all visitors during congress week will
be treated right The houses of the
citizens, IL necessary, win be- open
to the delegates and every means will
be taken to give every visitor pleas.
ant time.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

When you visit Sulphur do not fail
to ride the donkeys and have Wade
make your photo.
Number l3 South Second street.
Phone 260, Sulphur. 2s.lm.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

John u. Rockefeller said Taft and
Hughes are high-minded men and
ideal statesmen. As Taft Is AS radi.
cal as Roosevelt and Hughes is a re-
former of the Roosevelt type. why
should the Deacon throw rocks at the
president?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Theodore Roosevelt Is not the first
TO give oyster Bay presidential dis
tinction George Washington once
spent two days three.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

President Roosevelt and Secretaries
Root. TAFT and Meyer, after holding
a long conference at Sycamore Hill
gave 1t out that politics had not been
mentioned. The public will at once
enroll the entire Quartettc in the An.
anias club
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

A Cincinnati preacher declares that
true Innocence Is now rarely found
among men The good brother has
evidently had limited opportunities to
observe the vast multitude Of by
ISLANDERS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

The man who votes against the con.
stitution and statehood will vote the
republican ticket. for the defeat of
statehood IL what the republican
platform stands for.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

This year lsS,0OO tons of pig iron
have been shipped from Scotland. of
which the United States took $4,000
tons, eleven times as much as In the
same period of last year.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

There are many complaints about
the strike. but they are not emanating
from those who are accustomed to re-
ceiving kilograms for more money.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

There are two things about Kcne-
saw Mountain lands the public does
not endorse, his name and the way
he combs his hair.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
Ardmore, Sunday. August. ts, 1907.

Keep it in mind that vote for the
republican ticket Is a vote against
statehood and In favor Of long range
government
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

When you want your tin and
plumbing work done promptly phone
No. o. SPREKELMEYER co.
Timers, Plumbers and Gas Filters
Is
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18
Times May Change Again.

Gov. Frantz. Col Hunter. ex'Com'
missioner Robinett and other distin'
guished and extinguished piewumps
will accompany the big guns on th's
special" tour. In fact. this is part
NJ the "whirlwind" campaign that Col.
Hunter has promised them.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Before acting on free advice, inyes-
tigato the motive behind It,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Actions and some peoples clothes
speak louder than words.
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AIRDOME.

1000 feet OF moving pictures and H.
lustrated songs all week. Admission
10 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Chances are against the man who
never takes chances.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Every order, whether large or small
Is appreciated and has our most care
nut attention Give US a trial and We
will guarantee satisfaction
SPREKEI MEYER co.
Timers. Plumbers and Gas Filters.
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AIRDOME

1000 feet OF moving pictures and H.
lustrated songs all week. Admission
10 cents.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

a girl believes in love ~ first sight
until she marries on that sy,tem.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Remember that vote for the dem
ocratic ticket is a vote for statehood
and organized selfgovernment
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-18

Family arguments are always run
under forced draught.
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The Glenwood post., 1907-05-18
CHAPTER VI.
An Anonymous Letter.

An anonymous Letter.
The first lot of bills that l paid for
the Carney establishment contaiEed
one for two dozen bottles of Scotch
whiAky which had been ordered by
Mr., Carney and shipped by express
to carney-Croft on the day that he
and Bobbs were in my Office made
no mention of this item to Miss Car
ney when I was going over the &C.
cornts with her, but paid it on the
chance that 1t was correct. In this
| was not mistaken, for, although l
never saw John Carney again except
for an instant, l did see the identical
"a bottles, empty, of course, in the
cellar at Carney-Croft.
L: was more than three years after
the death of the old gentleman and the
stable boy, and had gone back to the
place to arrange for its opening after
The Glenwood post., 1907-05-18

reached the gates. when, as I was IN.
locking them with key from the big
bunch that had brought with me, he
unbent enough to say: Don't look
much like it uster, here!"
He was quite right. The grass stood
knee high on the lawns, the road
beds and paths were choked with
weeds, and the asphalted walks, lead
ing from the front and sides Of the
mansion, and winding gracefully down
under the trees to the river, were
blanketed under the leaves and other
accumulations of three long years.
The man waited until l had unlock
ed the front door, which swung in
ward with the fitful creaking of dis
use, and then asked: CD We want me
teh waltz"
"Oh, no." l replied. Not at ALL"
"All right" he returned, clucking to
his horse, I'll tell Hoskins teh save a
room fur ye, an it haint much of a
walk frum here. anyhaow"
Hold on" l shouted, as he was
turning the corner. Don't do any.
thing of the sort! I'm going to sleep
here tonight, if can find any lights
and manage to turn on the water. !
don't want to sleep at Hoskins un.
less | have to, but I'll be over there
for breakfast in the morning.
His expression of amazement was
wonderful to behold, as he pulled his
horse down on its launches to hear
me through. Then, with a grin, he
chuckled: wal, it's gol dummed little
sleepin' yell do, I'll warrant" and he
drove on up the road"
l wandered over the house, raising
windows and opening shutters to let
in the light and air and then, making
frugal lunch of some things l had
purchased on the train for this pur.
pose, l lighted a cigar and, drawing
chair out on the veranda, watched
the sunset far away over the river and
waited for bedtime.
/ had no doubt that my rustic
friends astonishment at my determin
alton to sleep in the house was found