History

Today in 1911, the smallpox epidemic begins to take a heavy toll on workers in nearby oil fields; the nearby town of Hilton was "practically depopulated" as a result... this and more in today's Headlines in History!

Today in 1910, Sapulpa newsies deliver papers with the Sapulpa Fire Insurance Co.—which the Sapulpa Light calls "the only show of the kind put on in any city in the United States" ... this and more inside!

In 1920, Sapulpa boys jokingly chased down the high school principal and tossed him in their new school pool...only to realize the poor guy couldn't swim! Or could he?

Today in 1917, a man dropped dead at the Yale Theater after singing a contract to work on Ozark Trail Road. In 1934, a Kite Flying Contest is announced; in 1977 the Kiowa Tribal Dancers come to Sapulpa schools, and more inside!

Today in 1907, a huge gas well 2.5 miles southeast of Sapulpa exploded, blowing stone and shale hundreds of feet and opening the earth a quarter-mile in every direction. Oil men say that "never before has such a condition been known."

Today's headlines in history: a prairie fire approaching Sapulpa in 1910, and a scheduled Easter Egg Hunt has to be rescheduled due to the meningitis epidemic in 1929. This and more inside!

Today in history: suspected bank robber turned loose due to his alibi, Creek County to get a courthouse in 1914, and five dealers agree to cooperate in a show of new electric refrigerators, radios and more! See inside for details.

When one of Sapulpa's newspapers alleges that the Frisco Railroad might be getting its water for free from the city, or that the water plant might be sold to a syndicate, how did the others respond? See the details of the back-and-forth in Sapulpa's newspapers of 1912.

Headlines in history for March 26 - Mounds school construction stalls, Sapulpa's Moose Lodge dance in 1914 gives hope to men who will be out of work for the summer, and more inside.

Today's headlines in history include tornado-like hurricanes in 1913, the grand opening of Welch Clothing Co. in 1914, and more! See the full story inside.