Oklahoma News Roundup Reads Anew Across Turbulent Times
A mix of civic, criminal, and economic notes from Oklahoma towns. En Sawyer, 13, faces rifling charges after mailbox thefts. Apache hotel destroyed by fire. fifth annual Eastern Star in Enid February 14 15. Chickasha cotton sold 3380 bales. Ardmore eyes new political ties as Sterrell seeks county seat status. quail frightened by railroad surveys. Muskogee stenographers press for cleaner streets or forked clothing. Shawnee exports pecans worth 10900 dollars at 11 cents a pound via Kellar and Clark.
El Reno duo seeks site for advanced therapeutics school
Dr. Lambin and Judge Bashore traveling to Shawnee to find a location for a school teaching an advanced branch of therapeutics akin to osteopathy. They plan to establish an institution offering specialized medical instruction.
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Lambin
Judge Bashore
el Reno
Shawnee
Rails Arrive in Enid for Street Railway Project
Two cars of steel rails for Enid street railway arrived and strung along Grand Avenue. Rails shipped from Tulsa, and construction work is progressing rapidly.
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Enid
Grand Avenue
Tulsa
Nancy Miller 79 Celebrates Birthday and Weighs 450 Pounds
Mrs. Nancy Miller, a Shawnee resident, marked her 79th birthday. She is described as a colored woman with a clear mind who recalls times before the war and can walk at most about twenty feet.
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Nancy Miller
Shawnee
Nancy
Granite quarries to expand in Cold Springs area this year
A Cold Springs dispatch reports that this year several thousand dollars will be spent in Wichita mountains vicinity on operating granite quarries and opening new ones. Most funds go to acquire new machinery.
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Cold Springs
Wichita Mountains
Muskogee Plans New Golf Club and Clubhouse
A new golf club is being organized in Muskogee with a fine property overlooking the Arkansas river and a clubhouse to be erected. The group considers buying the Town and Country club property at Fort Gibson, which is owned by Muskogee residents.
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Muskogee
Arkansas River
Fort Gibson
Oklahoma Millers Hold Monthly Meeting in City
The Oklahoma Millers association met in Oklahoma City to discuss the pure food law and an upcoming interstate commerce commission meeting on January 31 and February 1. They also talked about wheat conditions and commissions and valued the monthly discussion for its exchange of views.
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Oklahoma Millers’ Association
Oklahoma City
Interstate Commerce Commission
New State Telephone Company Forms Charter
The New State Telephone company, recently chartered for $25,000, has been organized and is preparing for business in Kiowa, Comanche, Caddo and Greer counties.
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New State Telephone Company
Kiowa
Comanche
Caddo
Greer
Shawnee Chamber Seeks Next Southern Cotton Association Convention
The Shawnee Chamber of Commerce sends a telegram inviting the Southern Cotton Association to hold its next convention in Shawnee, aiming to attract a major regional gathering and showcase local facilities.
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Shawnee Chamber of Commerce
Southern Cotton Association
Bank of Red Fork Opens with Capital of 5000 Dollars
The Bank of Red Fork launches as a new financial institution reporting a capital of 5000 dollars. It marks a developing local banking presence and introduces services typical of small town banks.
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Bank of Red
Martin Mining to Erect Smelter in Wichita Mountains
The Martin Mining Company of Chandler plans to build a smelter in the Wichita Mountains. The project signals expansion for the firm and potential employment in the region. Local officials have been notified and permits are anticipated.
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Martin Mining Company
Chandler
Wichita Mountains
Cotton valued at hundred thousand dollars shipped from Gotebo
A shipment from Gotebo last week moved cotton valued at about one hundred thousand dollars. The consignment represents a large cash value and reflects significant trade activity in the region.
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Gotebo
Paving Damaged by Freezing Hinders City Work
The new paving at Chickasha has suffered significant damage from freezing temperatures. The Masons of Oklahoma and Indian Territory seek to raise $100,000 to fund a home for aged Masons and orphans.
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Chickasha
Masons
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Florida Representative Proposes Selling Philippines to Japan
Representative Clark of Florida introduces a congressional bill directing the president to sell the Philippines to Japan or any country willing to pay the price. The measure aims to reimburse the United States for expenses incurred governing the islands.
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Clark
Florida
Shawnee, Okla
Philippines
Japan
United States
Senate to Hear Testimony on Texas Discharged Battalion
The full senate committee will conduct hearings in Texas beginning February 4 concerning the tie up over a discharged negro battalion. Enlisted men may be examined before Feb 4, with no counsel allowed. Senator Foraker will conduct the case for the enlisted men as the trial proceeds.
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Tie
Tex
Senate’committee
Texas
Senator Foraker
Senate
Committee
Grief Brewing for Sharks as Landslide Suits Grow
Suits are being prepared to set aside deeds to Kickapoo lands near Shawnee Oklahoma after Indians, including I Nish Kia, challenge sales for far less than their value. W W Ives and Martin J Bentley are named in deeds canceled claims as Bentleys ties to investigations and Mexican authorities emerge. Bentley’s moves draw attention as Outcelt’s Mexican inquiry proceeds and remains in federal hands.
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District Court
Oklahoma
I-Nish-Kia
W. W. Ives
Martin J. Bentley
Kickapool
Bentley
George Outcelt
United States
Frank A. Thackery
Shawnee Mission
Mexico
Outcelt
Department
Washington
Fist Fight Turns Fatal Near Norman
The clash between Fred Kennedy and Will Bumgarner ended with Kennedy crushed skull and dying later. Bumgarner claims Kennedy blocked his alley passage and exchanged insults before Kennedy struck. Bumgarner delivered the fatal blow and was jailed. Kennedy, a farmer east of Norman, had been drinking. Bumgarner, a Berry Mercantile employee, lives in town with his family.
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Bumgarner Norman
Fred Kennedy
Will Bumgarner
Bumgarner
Kennedy
Grand Central Hotel
Norman
Bumegerner
Berry Mercantile Company
Corn farmers suffer low price for large Oklahoma harvest
Between Okmulgee and Morris more than 50000 bushels of corn are shucked and piled awaiting transport to northern states. Farmers are receiving 82 cents a bushel for their crop despite the enormous harvest and earlier seed sales to territory farmers.
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Okmulgee and
Morris
Territory
Judiciary Committee Reaches Tentative Agreement on State Judiciary
Guthrie reports the constitutional convention judiciary committee has tentatively agreed on a state judiciary plan. It establishes a seven member supreme court with six year terms, twenty judicial districts, four year district judges, and two year county judges. A district prosecuting attorney and a county attorney serving as deputy district attorney are also provided.
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Judiciary
Guthrie
Judiciary Committee
Constitutional Convention
Supreme Court
Accident at Apache cotton gin halves worker’s arm
Alex McKinney lost his left arm near the elbow after his hand was caught in saws at a cotton gin in Apache. The incident prompted a local response and an investigation into machine safety.
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Apache
Alex McKinney
Not Unanimous Guthrie Opposes Coal Lands Purchase Plan
Opposition grows in Guthrie against a constitutional convention proposition to buy segregated coal lands via a committee appointed by the convention president, a Chickasaw citizen. Delegate Baker, head of the state school lands committee, says he will oppose appointing a commission to negotiate the Choctaw coal and asphalt lands purchase.
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Guthrie
Citien
Baker
State School Lands Committee
Local option appears to be favored in Guthrie election
Democratic leaders consider appealing to President Roosevelt to rule on a Jim Crow clause in the constitution. A memorial was sent to the judicial committee while divisions over prohibition split delegates with fifty for local option and 57 needed to win, signaling a tense convention.
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Oklahoma
Judicial Committee
Com
Roosevelt
Washington
C. N. Haskell
John Sharp Williams
United
Roosevelt Pledges Firm Stand Over Oklahoma Constitution
President Roosevelt weighs the Oklahoma constitutional convention. He met with Delegate McGuire Judge Hainer and Chancellor Boyd in Washington and Guthrie updates inform his view. He warns the constitution must protect property rights or he will turn it down.
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Washington
Roosevelt
McGuire
Hainer
Boyd
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Capitol
White House
Franklin's First Almanac 1733 Maxims Rise
Benjamin Franklin issued his first almanac in 1733. It offered a broad range of information and was filled with maxims that elevated his fame alongside his services to the American cause in Paris and his electrical experiments.
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Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Paris
Oklahoma Abolishes Courtesy and Dower Heir Rights Defined
A constitutional convention report declares the abolition of courtesy and dower in Oklahoma. Surviving partners inherit one half of a deceased spouse’s property if there are no issue, or one third if children exist. The measure also defines a wife’s property rights, including property owned before marriage and acquired afterward, with plans to clearly register the wife’s separate property.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Never Perfect Avalanche Metaphor From Yonkers Statesman
The Yonkers Statesman quotes the Observer of Events and Things musing on the phrase of a perfect avalanche and offers a contrast with the imperfect nature of real avalanches. The remark playfully critiques overstatements in public discourse.
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Yonkers
Open Section Lines Aim To Precede Statehood In Chickasha
A coordinated drive seeks to open section lines for roads before statehood. The government bears all costs under an Indian agent direction. Ed F. Johns of Citizens National Bank chairs the Commercial Club committee organizing petition signatures.
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Chickasha
Ed F. Johns
Citizens’ National Bank
Commercial Club
Nine Provisions Adopted On Tuesday Butter churning guidelines detailed
The piece explains how feeding practices and feed composition affect butter yield. It covers temperature control, equipment use, and procedures to accelerate churning, including milk and cream handling, temperature adjustments, and ripening considerations for optimal butter production. It emphasizes gradual temperature changes and careful observation to achieve desired results.
The Value of Crops and Oklahoma Convention Actions
Crop values across the board show corn leading at over 100 billion, cotton near 640 million, hay around 600 million, with wheat at 450 million and sugar beet emerging as the ninth valued crop at 34 million. In Guthrie the constitutional convention adopts fellow servant and contributory negligence provisions, with committee reports guiding damages, carrier definitions, and school land sale decisions.
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Wilson
Guthrie
Asp
Ledbetter
Committee of the Whole
S. W. Hayes
Hayes
Population Pressure Answers by James J Hill
James J Hill criticizes the ruinous farming system and urges intelligent farming. He predicts U S population reaching 130 million in 20 years and over 200 million in under 50 years. He questions where the growing generation will find work and support.
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James J. Hill
United States
Honest Boy Helps Farmer and Chooses Discretion
A boy returns a found coin to a farmer and declines the farmer’s offer of cherries, choosing to give rather than receive. The farmer notes the boy’s honesty and gives him a hat in gratitude. The exchange ends with a witty reply about the boy preferring to give because the farmer’s hand is bigger.
How to Prepare for Alfalfa
Apply stable or lot manure and plow deeply in small cuts to pulverize soil. Harrow after lime application and let the ground settle until firm. Sow alfalfa for a better start. winter preparation is advantageous.
Fort Sill Court Martial Targets Corporal Knowles
A military board fixes February 15 for the assault case involving Corporal Knowles at Fort Sill. Captain Mack is among the involved officers as dark tobacco men press for higher prices and a court martial amid tensions with Fort Beak’s agricultural interests.
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Matkinn
Fort Sill
Military Board
Knowles
Mack
Fort Beak
Bailey Returned to Us Senate in Texas Political Crisis
The Texas legislature re-elected J. W. Bailey as United States senator amid strong opposition. Bailey won 9 of 50 in the House and 19 of 62 in the Senate while a pending investigation looms. lawmakers cite unresolved charges and a party split as causes. Senator Harvey and Duncan led opposing blocs.
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Austin
Texas
J. W. Bailey
United States
Bailey
House
Senate
State Senate
Harvey
Dallas
Duncan
Smith County
Farmers to Organize Bank in Lawton
Tom Green calls meeting of farmer associates to organize a farmers bank with capital stock of 15000 dollars, naming himself president.
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Bank
Lawton
Tom Green
Farmers’ Bank
Convict Contract Between States Renewed for Two Years
At Topeka a conference between Governor Hoch, Warden Haskell of Kansas, and Governor Frantz of Oklahoma renewed the Oklahoma convict care contract with Kansas for two years beyond January 31. The agreement allows termination with four months' notice and notes statehood delays in Oklahoma. Kansas will be paid 35 cents daily per convict plus clothing costs upon release. the 1895 contract remains in effect until termination or new arrangement.
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Frantz
Hoch
Haskell
Kansas
Oklahoma
Topeka
Kansas Penitentiary
State of
Renfrew
Oklahoma Woman in Patent Office Appointment
Guthrie resident Miss Marie Saunders has been named an assistant examiner in the Washington patent office at a salary of 1200 dollars per year. This marks the first time a woman has held such a position in the office. Saunders is a Guthrie native, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Saunders, and previously worked as a clerk and stenographer in the U S land office. She was active in local social circles.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Marie Saunders
Washington
Patent Office
Miss Saunders
Joseph Saunders
United States Land Office
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Lahoma
Aceria
En Sawyer
Pine Bear Cement
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Oklahoma Eastern Star
Ardmore
Sterrell
McAlester Capital
Commission
Five Civilized Tribes
Kellar and Clark
Brownsville
Mallory
McCumber
Culberson
Sutherland
Reed Smoot
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