The Ripley Bulletin (Ripley, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1916 Page: 4 of 6
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TABLEAU FOR WOMAN SUFFRA6E DEMONSTRATION
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Casualties among «h« Russ-an ar>
Air a during tala yru* uRptnltv <o
Ibv eastern front, according lo Gar- *•* wrvrbH noar Victoria Va.
Man calculation*. havo Urn at least I °*rr * »cor* ol *»or»c« wrra killed,
1.2(0.000 o(Atari and men I Th*‘r# »“ »« I®** of Ufa.
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A apodal tram on
railway bearing (he
Buffalo Hill wild we*
iba Virginian
101 Ranch and
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Italian troops fighting In thn Corso
region southeast of Gorilla, havo re
autnrd their march toward Trleat. cap-
turing several lines of Austrian
tremhee and more than 5.0>0 prls
oners.
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According to Information received
received at the Roumanian legation at
The Hague, 25(1 persons, of whom 200
were women, have been killed or
wounded by German aircrafts in bom
bardment of Bucharest.
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A German submarine operating In
the Knglish channel between Septem-
ber 30 and October 5, says a telegram
received from Merlin, destroyed seven
merchantmen belonging to hostile
countries and three neutral steamers.
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The city of Kronstadt, In the south
eastern part of Transylvania, and its
leading industrial and commercial
center, which was occupied by the
Rumanians shortly after their entry
Into the war, haH been recaptured by
the Austro-German forces, the Berlin
war office announced.
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Vice Admiral Dartige Du Fournat,
commander of the Anglo-French fleet
In the Mediterranean, presented an
ultimatum to Greece, demanding that
Greece except the armored cruiser
Ave^ofT and the battleships Lannoc
and Kilkle to the entente allies. The
demand wa# complied with.
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The Roumanian invasion of Bulgar-
ia has failed and according to Sofiu
dispatches has ended In disaster, a
large portion of the 24,000 men sent
across the Danube river being wiped
put as the retreating forces scurried
back to their native soil. The south
bank of the river between Rustchuk
.and Turtukal is said to be covered
with Roumanian dead following the
iattack of the Bulgarians.
Domestic
Cheering citizens, and flag decked
buildings greeted the Second regiment
Illinois national guard, which returned
to Chicago after three months’ service
of the government in Texas.
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During the past two years the sum
of 16,000,000 for the relitrf of Jews In
countries affected by the war has
been raised and distributed by the
Joint Jewish distribution committee.
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Frederick L. Small, formerly a Bos
ton stock broker, was held for the
grand jury at Mountain View, N_ H,
on a charge of murder in connection
with the death of bis wife, Mrs. Flor-
ence A. Small.
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I Chicago police were notified that
Neil Hood> head of the Oklahoma Oi
Company of Carter, Okla. accused of
swindling Adolph Whipper, of Chicago
of $10,000, has been apprehended in j
Salt Bake City.
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Warren K. Billing*, convicted of the
murder of Mrs. Myrtle Van Loo. in eon !
neetton with the preparedness day |
parade bomb explosion at San Fran-1
cisco July 22. in which ten person* '
lost their Uvea, * a* sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
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Sen. Thom a* J. Watch of the west
ery democratic headquarters issued a
statement declaring Wi son will carry
Indiana. Ken’nrky. Mls-ourt Nebraska. I
Montana. Colorado. Nevada and 1
Art sows and have reasonable ground* I
for hope for lit * now. Wwenst*.
tajrOr*t«n >ml I tili.
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Teas*. Arizona and New Mexico
guardsmen for the present are not la
<onto under the recent order of the
war department relieving troops on
the border with fresh organizations
from the northern states.
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Twelve carloads of cotton seed
raised on the state convict farms were
-old by the Mississippi prison trus-
tees st the rate of 150.37 a ton. Local
cotton brokers declared the sale es-
tablished a high recorl in the stale.
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A divorce auit was filed at Reno,
Nev„ by Philander C. Knox, Jr., non
of the former secretary of state,
through Attorney Cole L. Harwood.
The plaintiff makes but one charge,
desertion, shortly after he was mar-
ried in December, 1914, at Burling-
ton, Vt,
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•Property left by James J. Hill, rail-
road builder, subject to probato in
Minnesota courts is valued at more
than $2,000,000. The inventory does
not Include several parcels of real
estate in the northwest or Mr. Hill’s
properties in other states. Market
value of the estate Is estimated at
$100,000,000. The inheritance tax in
Minnesota is expected to total $1,-
500(000.
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Lloyd’s underwriters Will not insure
California saloon men against the
passage of the prohibition amend-
ments at the November election. The
London insurance corporation, which
dropped nearl>* $30,000 by insuring fair
weather for the proposed open air
production of the grand opera ’’Aida'*
at San Francisco, has declined to
gamble on whether California will be
wet or dry after the next election.
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Houston Wagner, negro under a
death sentence for the self-confessed
murder of Miss Zaola Cramer, a train-
ed nurse, last Marcht and under in-
dictment for the murder of W. H.
Humphries, an aged store keeper at
Lisbon, Texas, early in April, was
shot and instantly killed by Police-
man Parsons at the culmination of
what was almost a successful and sen-
sational escape from the county jail
at Dallas.
e>ay m ngmsfi
1 away witch*-* than to k
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John
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il. Oak
lavn at
nf hi* wife’* wrtnl superstition*. Mr,
llahu dwtiW that Mr*. Gable-* cam-
(hiigtt tu prevent a threatened drive by
the witriii-* waa nut productive of
household harmony. Ill* recommen-
dation la equivalent to a decree.
Charms for Protaction.
Mr. Guide testified he did not mind
so much when Mrs. Gable marked a
double cross on the d«*»r to keep awuy
witches nud wore a charm around her
neck nnd ps|M-rs with prayers and In
carnations In her hulr for the purpose
of keeping the evil one where he be-
longed.
He remonstrated mildly when. In
stead of preparing food for the table,
Mrs. Guide used the top of the kitchen
stove to make strange brews In u cal-
dron, while he took his three tueuls a
day more or less uncomplainingly from
the pantry shelf. There wait coolness
hut no open hostilities when Mr. Guide,
returning lute one night, stumbled over
Ills cane und the family collection of
umbrellas arranged in the form of a
puntugram Just iuslde the front door.
Patience No Virtue.
Patience censed to be a virtue with
Mr. Gable when Mrs. Gable’s fear of
“hexes” led iter to use the family
purse to visit “hexerel” specialists In
t*-ti>iM-r •') I* to I* celebrated by suffragist* all over toe country u* the second of the "Federal Amendment days,'*
and In many cities a tableau will be stage* l representing th<* political statu* of women In the United State*. TtA illus-
tration shows a dre** rehearsal of the tableaux, lo serve as a model for all. U lefty. Jstatlre and Victory are sym-
bolised at the hack of the picture, the nonsuffrage states In chains at the right, the partial suffrage state* on the left,
while ms*sen) in front are the vidurtou* states, flunked on one elde by Muthrflnmd and on the iMUr-r by Womanhood.
JERSEY SPECIAL, IOWA TO MASSACHUSETTS
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Foreign
The Vorwaerts, the German social- j The cIlniax came.one night when Mr.
1st organ, has again been suppressed. 0nhlp W11S nwillt ' , ,IV n ahnnf
This Is the Jersey Special, u fast train yn which ten show herds of Jersey cattle were taken from the National
Dairy congress show at Waterloo, la., to the National Dairy show- at Springfield, Mass. The ten Arms palace cars
contained 168 cows anti hulls, and the owners nnd attendants occupied* four Pullmans that were attached to the
npvel train. The Jersey Special made three stops, at Indianapolis, Columbus and Utica, N. Y„ at each of which
cities there was a parade and banquet Id its honor.
THE “ANGEL OF ANTWERP”
HINDOO WEDDING IN NEW YORK CITY
Was Awakened by a Shout
“Abracadabra!”
Pittsburgh and New York city. The
war between husband and wife Was
on in earnest when'Mrs. Gable was in-
formed that rock salt was a sure “hex”
exterminator, nnd sprinkled a liberal
supply between the bed sheets.
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The Spanish government has given
deflnate orders prohibiting the revict-
ual mg of submarines in Spanish wa-
ters.
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According to the English magazine
Aeroplane, Orville Wright has pre-
sented all his patents to the British
government
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The municipal board, consisting of
one American and four Filipinos, has
voted to establish a municipal golf
course in Manila.
Gable was awakened by a shout of
“Abracadabra!” and found a keen-
bladed knife driven into the pillow
within an inch ofNhis nose. Although
satisfied that any “hex" which might
have been lurking underneath was
there no longer. Mr. Gable felt no In-
clination for further slumber, and
passed the rest of the night in the
lim S*-nr»c«
Miss Radhabai Pawar and S. M. Pa gar. who were married at the rooms of
the Vedanta society in New York. In the rear is Swarni Bodhananda. who
performed the ceremony. The bridal couple wore rose-colored robes. Mr. and
Mrs. Pagar are graduates of Columbia university and expect to return to India
Sister Maria Somers, the brave Bel- to en«a*e in government educational work.
glan nurse who has come to be known
as the “Angel of Antwerp.” wearing
attitude of a sentinel fearing a sur- ,wo med«Is recently conferred upon
prise attack from the enemy’s first- I ^or distinguished service at Ant-
line trench. ( werp where she saved the lives of
The action for ‘divorce followed. ,*irw ro*ai marines. One medal was
After what ha hud been through, Mr. I **ven **7 **1‘> I1108 Belgium. ^ Ty
Gable si,hi Tu. hnr» n.» f...r in other »a* the Militaire War (>■*-.
!‘conferred by General Konings of th
Washington
Gable said he would have no fear in
meeting the maddest “hex" that ever
rode a broomstick face to face.
PRESIDENT WILSON’S “PORCH CAMPAIGN”
Belgian army.
Resolutions urging that lyt
made a fee
sons pro>e<
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It be trie
their owl
onal Equa
chlag bo
that per-
td in an-
Rights
HUSBAND WORE THE SKIRTS! The lC!l\binc^ pmdoc j
- 1 Uob of aeroplanes during the war
Now He Is in Jail in Lewistown, Pa., lends point to a warning regarding
Charged With Masquer- 12se- varnish employed. At the aero- -
a deg. plane worts la J<*fcsnnl«thal a number i
- gf workmen fispk*jvd in tk* vattchk :
Lewistown. Pa.—James Burned la ,n| department were taken sntsadj J
serving 39 days In Jail Trrame be pee- ;u ami two death* resulted. The meet j
ferred to wear kis wife’s skirts while important symptom was Jaemlice dee i
enjoying a day la Rurahsm nark Rue. ... .UrnmnsStlm *f the b’ong Os Its- I
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Roff Brothers. The Ripley Bulletin (Ripley, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 19, 1916, newspaper, October 19, 1916; Ripley, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1078314/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.