Deficiency found in Guthrie constitutional convention report
A special committee report to the Guthrie convention warns of a projected deficiency of 150000 to 200000 dollars. It items election and convention costs, printing, and per diem, with total expenses under the enabling act estimated at 246242 dollars and a second election cost of 79500 dollars. The panel urges a controlled printing contract to curb costs.
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Guthrie
Asp
House and Council Journal
Convention Printing Committee
Election Boards
Oklahoma City reformer calls for child labor protection
Miss Kate Barnard told the Oklahoma constitutional convention of visiting slums and sweatshops in St Louis and Chicago. She urged creation of a state commissioner of charities, compulsory education, an eight hour miners law, and safeguards against messenger boys entering high risk districts to protect unfortunates.
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Kate Barnard
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Guthrie's Asp Introduces State Railway Commission Resolution
A series of new resolutions were introduced including one by Asp of Guthrie proposing creation of a state railway commission.
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Asp of
Guthrie
Abe Attell Plans Three Featherweight Fights in Two Months
Featherweight champion Abe Attell has three bouts lined up over the next two months. The schedule targets frequent ring activity as he defends his title and builds momentum for upcoming challengers.
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Abe Attell
Pasture Opening Opens Bids on Kiowa Comanche Apache Lands
The opening of 505000 acres of former Kiowa Comanche and Apache Reservation lands in Southwest Oklahoma began with sealed bids at Lawton. Thousands from northern and eastern states arrived, with bids estimated at least 30000 by Saturday 4 pm. Officials from the general land office and Indian bureau supervise. Min price set at 5 per acre. By Wednesday night 1666 bids were received, 664 that day.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
General Land Office
Indian Bureau
Washington
Guthrie Governor Denies Pardon for Cyde Mattox
Governor Frants refuses pardon for Cyde Mattox who is serving a twelve year term for killing a cowboy named Swinney at Ponca City in 1899. Mattox's mother Mrs. Hatch has filed four applications since then. Mattox had been pardoned by President McKinley during a prior murder sentence.
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Mattox
Guthrie
Frants
Cyde Mattox
Swinney
Ponca City
Hatch
McKinley
Congress Holds Busy Session With Broad Bill Batch
Washington reports a busy congressional session with a large batch of bills in both houses. The president sent six transmittal letters backing a Walter Reed memorial, Alaska home rule repeal, and Philippines church funding, plus a navy officer dismissal bill. The House approved two measures: banks may lend up to 26 percent of capital on farm land for 50 percent of market value up to 12 months, and navy contracts require certified checks with flexible amounts.
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Congress
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Walter Reed
Alaska
Philippines
Foraker
25Th Infantry
Penrose
Culberson
Department
Brownsville
Texas
House
Secretary of the Navy
Boundaries Hearings Draw Large Guthrie Audience
Guthrie hosts a constitutional convention committee on county boundaries with about 300 delegates arriving by committee. Night hearings are planned as the panel prepares a state map, while a Comanche Lawton hearing is scheduled for Tuesday amid controversy over division lobbying.
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Guthrie
Gardner of Stigler
County Boundaries Committee
Oklahoma
J. H. Tackett
Hastings
Comanche County
Dick Cummins
Cummins
Allen
Gore
Lawton
Congress Passes State Protections Against Convict Labor
The House approved a bill allowing one state to shield itself from products made with convict labor from another state. After rejecting a bill on compulsory pilotage for coastwise vessels, lawmakers show tempered stance influenced by the AFL in the recent campaign.
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House of Representatives
Anther
House
American Federation of Labor
Oklahoma Drainage Association Adopts Aggressive Plan
Oklahoma City reports the National Drainage Association meeting ended with St Paul Minnesota as next host. Officers elected include Barstow of Texas as president Osburn of Kansas first vice president Fellows of North Dakota as second vice president and an eight member executive committee. The group urged constitutional convention to authorize drainage of overflow lands and endorsed federal and state cooperation for topographic surveys and reclamation projects.
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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. Ashbaugh
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 From Cherokee Allotment
The interior secretary, urged by the agriculture secretary, orders the Dawes commission to withhold about 2,073,600 acres of timber land in the southeastern Cherokee Nation south and east of the Kiamechi river. No allotment certificates or patents will be issued to those who already claimed these lands. The land, selected by full bloods, is rugged hills and mountains with heavy pine timber and many streams, and forestry officials favor designating it as a timber reserve rather than allotting it.
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Muskogee
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Dawes Commission
Cherokee Nation
Kiamechi River
Forestry Reserve Division
Washington
Forestry Division
Marshall Farmer Wm Hughes Killed In Accident
Wm Hughes a farmer seven miles west of Marshall was fatally shot when loading a shotgun in his wagon the hammer caught on a wood box and discharged into his chest just above the heart. He had lived in Oklahoma since its opening.
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Marshall
Wm. Hughes
Roosevelt Explains Dismissal of Negro Troops at Fort Reno
Washington secretary of war Taft releases an official defense of the army action dismissing three companies of black soldiers. He argues the move serves the public interest by removing potential threats and that the troops were discharged without honor, a necessary separation under statute.
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Roosevelt
Fort Reno
Washington
Taft
Muskogee Man Proposes Capitol Site for Oklahoma
Guthrie figures Muskogee businessman C. M. Bradley offers ten acre capitol site in center of new state and pledges 250000 toward a state house. He favors building a modern Athens and asks to be allowed to shape the town layout and manage a large land sale 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 Nation Lands
Rosa Brown of Nowata files in the Northern District federal court seeking 200000 from R C Adams and E N Ratcliff. She claims one half of oil belt lands and leases as part of a prior debt of 40000 between Adams and her late husband A J Blackwell. The case cites Delaware ties and notable Cherokee land settlement dealings. 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
Delaware
Oklahoma anti trust law challenged by Kane and King efforts
M. J. Kane of Kingfisher pushed an elaborate provision to shield trade from monopolies and filed suits against coal lumber and grain combines. Judge Irwin ruled the Oklahoma anti trust law invalid. Another measure by King of Newkirk aims to require listing corporate property to set rates.
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M. J. Kane
Kingfisher
Irwin
Oklahoma
King
Newkirk
Haskell Proposes Reform Provisions on Trusts and Public Utilities
Muskogee's Haskell outlines Sequoyah convention measures including criminalizing trusts and monopolies and barring convict labor from competing with free labor. The plan advocates municipal ownership of utilities and disqualification for corruption such as accepting passes, along with prohibiting railroad rate inequality.
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Haskell
Muskogee
Sequoyah
McKanna Cure Promoted as Safe Sobriety Solution
The article argues whether drinking is a vice or disease and touts Dr. J. J. McKanna's treatment as the only proven cure. It claims three day cures, no injections, and permanent results with clinics in Oklahoma City and Kansas City, urging those seeking help to contact the doctor.
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J. J. McKanna
Texas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
Missouri
Ilinois
California
West
Dr. McKanna
Railways
N. C
Ninth and Western
Oklahoma City
11Th and
McGee
Kansas City
Japan Forges Path Toward Respectful Army in Power Showdown
Japan seeks an army that earns respect from all powers and advanced toward that goal amid a recent confrontation with a major nation.
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Japan
Professor Wiley Objects to Borax and Saltpetre in Food
The report notes Prof Wiley protests the use of borax and saltpetre in food unless labeled plainly. He cites the risk of deception and urges clear labeling of ingredients such as alum in old dough and borax in beans.
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Prof. Wiley
Berkeley inventor crafts language free of swear words
Dr. A. Frazier of Berkeley California has created a language that excludes swear words and expressions for conveying unpleasant emotions. The creation aims to depoliticize discourse by removing crude terms from political talk.
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8. A. Frazier
Berkeley, Cal
Minnesota teacher faces fine or resignation over spanking
A Minnesota teacher who spanked two girls must choose between paying a heavy fine or resigning. The report notes the possibility that one of the girls might marry him someday and he would regret not leaving his post.
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Minnesota
Havsling
Rome College Students Wear Distinct Ecclesiastical Garb
In Rome several colleges cast a uniformed look with ecclesiastical garb, each college presenting its own cut and color. Germans stand out in long single breasted close buttoned coats of vivid scarlet.
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Rome
South Carolina Promotes Immigration From Europe
South Carolina efforts to attract European immigration have led the North German Lloyd company to run an emigrant vessel directly from European ports to Charleston, marking a significant development for the state.
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South Carolina
Europe
North German Lloyd Company
Charleston
Police recover pearl found in oyster worth $69
A Philadelphia police officer who nearly choked on a pearl removed from an oyster discovers the gem is valued at 69 dollars. The incident highlights a rare lucky break amid routine duties.
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Philadelphia
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