Constitutional Convention Faces Large Deficiency Report
A Guthrie headed committee reports the convention may face a deficit of over 175000 dollars after the second election. Estimated costs include first election 76762 dollars, convention expenses 51280 dollars, printing 40000 dollars, and second election at 79500 dollars. The panel urges contracts to limit printing and outlines the second election budget. President Roosevelt Watterson Beckham sent regrets for not attending. A plan for electing US senators by popular vote was proposed, with governor removal powers for noncompliant lawmakers.
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Guthrie
Asp
House and Council Journal
Convention Printing Committee
Constitutional Convention
Harrill Vs. Harris
Seventy-first District
Roosevelt
Henry Watterson
Beckham
Kentucky
Stillwater
Wood
Scipio
Frye
Sallisaw
United States
Murray
Sater
Miss Kate Barnard Urges State Charity Commissioner
In Guthrie at the constitutional convention Miss Barnard from Oklahoma City appeals for a state commissioner of charities to oversee child welfare. She cites slum and sweatshop conditions in St Louis and Chicago and urges compulsory education, an eight hour miners act, and protections for messenger boys.
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Kate Barnard
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Guthrie Asp Proposes State Rail Way Commission
A new batch of resolutions includes one by Asp of Guthrie proposing the creation of a state railroad commission to oversee railway matters.
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Asp of
Guthrie
Abe Attell Plans Trio of Featherweight Fights
Abe Attell the featherweight champion announces three scheduled bouts over the next two months. The dates and opponents are to be finalized, with venues likely in major urban rings. Attell seeks to extend his title defenses and build on recent performances.
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Abe Attell
Pasture Opening Begins for Kiowa Comanche Apache Lands
The opening of 505000 acres of former Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservation lands in Southwest Oklahoma began Monday with sealed bids at Lawton land office. Officials from Washington supervise as thousands bid, with at least 30000 total bids expected and 5 dollars per acre minimum. By Wednesday night 1666 bids had been received, with 664 new bids that day.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
General Land Office
Indian Bureau
Washington
Frantz Denies Pardon for Cyde Mattox in Ponca City Killing
Governor Frantz refused clemency for Cyde Mattox who is serving a twelve year term for the 1899 killing of cowboy Swinney in Ponca City. Mattox’s mother, Mrs. Hatch, has petitioned multiple governors, including four requests to Frantz. Mattox had previously received a presidential pardon from McKinley during a prior murder sentence.
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Mattox
Guthrie
Frantz
Cyde Mattox
Swinney
Ponca City
Hatch
McKinley
Congress Faces Busy Session With Bills and Treasury Report
Congress held a busy Wednesday session introducing a large batch of bills in both houses. The treasury secretary’s annual report was received and the president sent six letters endorsing a Walter Reed memorial, Philippine church funding, and navy officer dismissals. The House passed two bills, including a bank lending measure and a navy contract check discretion.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Walter Reed
Alaska
Philippines
Foraker
25Th Infantry
Penrose
Culberson
Department
Brownsville
Texas
House
Secretary of the Navy
Boundaries Committee Hearings Draw Guthrie Delegations
Guthrie hosts a large gathering as 300 or more delegates arrive to present claims to the county boundaries and county seats committee. The committee, with Gardner of Stigler as secretary, will hold night sessions to allow all views on the new state's map, likely taking weeks to complete its Titanic task.
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Guthrie
Gardner of Stigler
Guthrie hearing erupts over county division lobbyist payoff claim
At a county boundaries committee meeting in Guthrie on Friday night the accusation that a lobbyist would receive 10000 if the county division succeeded was labeled a lie by Dick Cummins who faced the charge from J H Tackett of Hastings. The chair moved to keep peace as Senator Gore sought extra time for Comanche county versus division with Lawton hearings scheduled for Tuesday.
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Guthrie
County Boundaries Committee
Oklahoma
J. H. Tackett
Hastings
Comanche County
Dick Cummins
Cummins
Allen
Gore
Lawton
Lawmakers Pass Convict Labor State Protections Bill
House review of national affairs from organized labor's view shows passage of a bill allowing a state to shield itself from convict labor products from other states. The vote follows defeat on compulsory pilotage prohibition and signals tempered opposition from last session amid AFL campaign activity.
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House of Representatives
Anther
House
American Federation of Labor
First National Drainage Assoc elects officers in Oklahoma meeting
Oklahoma City reports the first annual National Drainage Association meeting adjourned after selecting St Paul Minnesota as next host. Officers elected include Barstow as president Osborn first VP Fellows second VP and Bernard Brockman Melluish McCowan Ashbauga Rushing on the executive committee. Dues set at five dollars. A lecture by Arthur Davis followed and a push to Guthrie urged constitutional convention to authorize drainage of overflow lands.
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Oklahoma City
National Drainage Association
St. Paul
Minn
George E. Barstow
Barstow
Texas
J. S. Osbourn
Coffeyville
Kan
A. S. Fellows
Bismark
N. D
A. S. Bernard
Cass Lake
F. W. Brockman
St. Louis
J. G. Melluish
Bloomington
Ill
H. S. McCowan
Snyder
Okla
Lewis E. Ashbauga
Ames
Charles L. Rushing
Meridian
Miss
Arthur R. Davis
United States Reclamation Service
Reclamation Service
Bernard
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Congress
United States
Senate
Flint
California
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention
Timber Land Withheld for Timber Reserve in Cherokee Nation
The interior secretary orders the Dawes commission to withhold about 2,073,600 acres of timber rich land in the southeastern Cherokee Nation south and east of the Kiamechi river from allotment. No patents or certificates will be issued to previous allottees. Forestry officials visited the area and support reserving it as timber land. The rugged hill and mountain terrain features heavy pine and numerous streams with most allotments in the valleys.
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Muskogee
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Dawes Commission
Cherokee Nation
Kiamechi River
Forestry Reserve Division
Washington
Forestry Division
Farmer fatally injures himself with accidental shotgun discharge
Wm Hughes a farmer seven miles west of Marshall dies after his team is hitched to work when the shotgun in the wagon muzzle off and birdshot hits his chest just above the heart. Hughes had lived in Oklahoma since the opening.
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Marshall
Wm. Hughes
Roosevelt Justifies Dismissal of Negro Soldiers at Fort Reno
In Washington Secretary of War Taft releases an advance copy of the annual report arguing the discharge of three companies of black troops was necessary for the public good. He calls the action not a punishment but a contractual separation “without honor” to protect the government and service.
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Roosevelt
Fort Reno
Washington
Taft
Muskogee Man Offers Capitol Site for Oklahoma
Guthrie Mildred C. Bradley of Muskogee proposes to donate a ten acre capitol site in the center of the new state and contribute 250000 toward a state house. He favors a modern Athens style capital and would oversee town lot sales as part of the plan.
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Guthrie C. M. Bradley
Muskogee
Mr. Bradley
Committee On
Oklahoma
Athens
Grand New Commonwealth
Bradley
Rosa Brown Sues for 200000 Over Cherokee Lands
Rosa Brown of Nowata sues in the Northern District federal court to recover 200000 from R C Adams and E N Ratcliff claiming half of lands and leases in the Cherokee nation worth about 400000. She asserts Adams owed 40000 to her and her husband A J Blackwell and that the oil belt lands increased in value due to oil development. Suit filed at Nowata.
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Rosa Brown
Nowata
Adams
Ratcliff
Muskogee
Northern District
R. C. Adams
E. N. Ratcliff
A. J. Blackwell
Laware
Wes Commission
Cherokee Land Office
Provision to curb monopolies and regulate corporations
M. J. Kane of Kingfisher filed a complaint against coal lumber and grain combines before Judge Irwin struck down the Oklahoma anti trust law. Another provision by King of Newkirk calls for listing corporate property to fix rates.
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M. J. Kane
Kingfisher
Irwin
Oklahoma
King
Newkirk
Haskell Proposes Reform clauses at Sequoyah Convention
Haskell of Muskogee unveiled a major portion of the Sequoyah constitution introducing provisions to treat trusts and monopolies as criminal acts, bar convict labor from competing with free labor, allow municipal ownership of utilities, disqualify officials for corruption and passes, and prohibit unequal railroad rates.
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Haskell
Muskogee
Sequoyah
Cure for drinkers praised by Texas doctor
Proposes a single cure for alcoholism by Dr. J. J. McKanna, claiming three day treatment with no injections, rapid sobriety, and permanent results. Campaigns across the West and South report testimonials and widespread use from Oklahoma City to Kansas City.
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J. J. McKanna
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
California
West
Dr. McKanna
Railways
McKanna
Oklahoma City
Okla
Phoenix
Arizona
Kansas City
Reidsville
N. C
Corner Ninth and Western
McGee
Japan Aims Army That Earns Global Respect
Japan seeks an army that commands respect from other powers and took a step toward that goal amid a recent dispute with a major power.
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Japan
Wiley Attacks Food Label Tricks With Borax Allegations
A note cites Prof Wiley criticizing use of borax and saltpetre in food subject to proper labeling. He denounces schemes like "Old dough's Alum Bread" and "Tinplate's Borax Beans" as misrepresentation.
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Prof. Wiley
Berkeley Doctor Invents Clean Language to Tone Politics
Dr. A. Frazier of Berkeley California claims to have invented a language free of swear words and expressions to convey unpleasant emotions. He argues this could reduce inflammatory rhetoric and remove language from politics.
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8. A. Frazier
Berkeley, Cal
Minnesota teacher faces fine or resignation over spanking case
A Minnesota teacher who spanked two girls must choose between a heavy fine or resigning. The article notes a hypothetical consequence if one of the girls later marries him, implying regret over declining the chance to fly.
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Minnesota
Students in Rome Colleges Dress in Distinct Ecclesiastical Garb
The students at several colleges in Rome wear ecclesiastical garb, each differing in cut and color. The Germans are most conspicuous in long single breasted close-buttoned coats of brilliant scarlet.
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Rome
South Carolina Sees North German Lloyd Emigrant Vessel
South Carolina promotes European immigration and wins a direct emigrant ship route from North German Lloyd to Charleston. The decision enables an ocean passenger vessel to sail from European ports straight to Charleston boosting regional settlement efforts.
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South Carolina
Europe
North German Lloyd Company
Charleston
Pearl in Oyster Turns Penn Cop Toward Fortune
A Philadelphia police officer recovered a pearl worth 69 dollars after nearly choking on it. The discovery followed his recovery of the oyster and its winded moment of luck, highlighting a rare fortunate outcome amid everyday duties.
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Philadelphia
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