Prohibition in Oklahoma Shapes Convention Debates
The Oklahoma constitutional convention debates prohibition provisions and statewide enforcement. The liquor traffic committee plans a report for the convention while health and quarantine issues arise in Guthrie. Section work covers referendum rules, governor veto abrogation, and election timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Liquor Traffic Committee
South McAlester
Hanraty
Haskell
Committee On
Hayes
Judiciary Committee
Secretary of State
General
Public Charity and Corrections Commissioner Proposed
A constitutional convention report proposes electing a Commissioner of Charities and Corrections like the governor, with a 1500 salary and travel expenses. The official may be any sex, 35 or older, empowered to investigate prisons and publicly funded shelters, summon witnesses, and report findings to the governor and legislature.
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Guthrie
Charities and Corrections
Committee On
Census Mandamus Sought in Oklahoma City Charter Change
In a mandamus case the Oklahoma Supreme Court is asked to compel the city council to perform a census and hold annual city elections as required by the new charter law for cities with 26,000 or more population.
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Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Stevens In Full Control Washington Isthmian Canal
War Department announced that the offices of chairman and chief engineer of the Isthmian Canal Commission would be merged and John F Stevens named to the post He will maintain a residence on the Isthmus Shonts resignation will also end his presidency of the Panama Railroad Company Secretary Taft will fill four vacancies by appointing bureau chiefs now on the Isthmus
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Washington
War Department
Isthmian Canal Commission
John F. Stevens
Shonts
Panama Railroad Company
Taft
Isthmus
Lawyer Sues Choctaw Nation Over Legal Fees
A Bentonville Arkansas lawyer, S. W. Peel, sues the Choctaw Nation after a 1895 Pike heirs suit. Peel seeks $5,000 plus costs from the Nation, contending Congress appropriated $75,000 for Pike heirs and the Nation has not paid or reimbursed him. The bill asks the Court of Claims to determine any due amount with interest charged to Choctaw funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Court of Claims
S. W. Peel
Bentonville
Ark
Albert Pike
Pike
Peel
Congress
Geologic Survey Headquaters Abandoned in Lawton
The United States Geological Survey office in Lawton has been abandoned after the resignation of principal southwest engineer George S. Warner. Warner will remain in Lawton.
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Geological Survey
Lawton
The
United States Geological Survey
George S. Warner
Survey
Warner
Longs Amendment Removes Restrictions On Indian Lands
Washington report details Senator Longs amendment to the Indian bill removing restrictions on alienation leasing or encumbrance of lands in the Indian Territory from July 1 1907 except homesteads of allottees and lands of non Indian blood allottees now incorporated in the legislation.
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Long
Washington
Senator Long
Indian Territory
Million in a Word Redefines Descendant in Indian Roll Dispute
Washington reports a Senate vote seven to four approving Ballinger amendment to the Indian appropriation bill. It transfers Choctaw and Chickasaw freedmen to the citizen by blood roll, risking tribal control of citizenship and potentially altering land and fund distributions. Proponents argue descent includes all Indian blood. opponents warn of turmoil in land titles and unfair expansion of eligibility.
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Washington
Interior Department
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Leupp
Tams Bixby
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Senate
Ballinger
Clapp
Clark
Wyoming
Brandegee
Warner
Sutherland
LaFollette
Teller
McCumber
Long
Uvois
Stone
Indian Territory
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of the Five Civilized Tribes
Department of the Interior
Department
Government
Arthur Ballinger
Muskogee
W. O. Beall
Arthur J. Lee
Ardmore
President demands Oklahoma railroad clause conform to U S law
Washington says he will not approve Oklahoma’s proposed railroad provision unless it matches the U S constitution. Representative Watson notes the president would protect railroad rights to defend property during necessity while not acting as a friend to railroads. The convention has not acted on the railroad protection clause.
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Washington
Oklahoma
White House
United States
Watson
Indiana
Committee On Railroads
Fruit Crop Is Safe Guthrie Says
C A McNabb secretary of the Oklahoma board of agriculture says there is no danger to fruit from recent warm spells followed by cold days. Reports of possible damage are not considered significant. The danger is likely around the first of March if sap rises after late February warmth and a sudden cold snap occurs.
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Guthrie
C. A. McNabb
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Mr. McNabb
Senators Wire Oklahoma Convention to Drop Jim Crow
A telegram from Senator McLaurin of Mississippi urged Oklahoma constitutional delegates not to include Jim Crow in the constitution, saying statehood would make the law unnecessary. It was reportedly the tenth such message sent to Democratic leaders from U S senators during the event.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Washington
McLaurin
Mississippi
United States
Farmers consider levy to fund cotton storage and sale
The Texas Farmers' Union proposes a $150 levy per member to raise $30,000,000 for baleing and storing cotton from a 3,000,000 bale crop. Funds aim to bypass local buyers and merchants and push toward cooperative mills with farmers as shareholders, led by President Calvin.
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Texas
Farmers’ Union
Dallas
Farmers’ Union of Texas
Calvin
Railroad Cuts Coal Freight Rates to Oklahoma Points
Attorney General Cromwell reports Rock Island Railway reduces coal freight rates from Arkansas mines to Oklahoma points. Average cut 36.4 cents per ton, about 14.50 per 40 ton car, with Guthrie and Oklahoma City at 15 cents and Mangum at 80 cents. Effective in 20 days. Cromwell seeks immediate enforcement. Similar rate expected from St Louis and San Francisco Railway.
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Guthrie
Cromwell
Rock Island Railroad Company
Hartford
Arkansas
Wilburton
McAlester District
Henrietta
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Mangum
St. Loui and
San Francisco
Milk and Butter Said to Poison Muskogee Residents
An expert asserts that about ninety percent of Muskogee residents poison themselves daily with milk and butter tainted by acids and drugs. He reports chalk saltpeter boric acid tar and germ laden water in milk and says butter is embalmed in fluid acting like embalming fluid. Prosecutions of sellers are threatened.
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Muskogee
Indian Territory
Enid Contest Draws Roping Entrants for $1000 Prize
Entries for the roping contest at the cattlemen's convention promise a strong field for the $1,000 Chamber of Commerce prize. Participating locals include Clay McConnigal Carroll's top rival, William Garrett the Fort Smith winner, Rene Stone, Hal Wood of Higgins Texas, J A Sellman from northwest Oklahoma, Charles Rinerson from West Texas, Fred Baker and Joe Gardner of San Antonio, with additional interest from Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory ropers.
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Enid
Chamber of Commerce
Clay McConnigal
Carroll
William Garrett
Fort Smith
Rene Stone
North
Hal Wood
Higgins
Tex
J. A. Sellman
Northwest
Oklahoma
Charles Rinerson
West Texas
Hanging Machinery Missing Stirs Indian Territory Officials
The M K and T railroad reports a government gibbet lost with detectives searching. Last used at Vinita for Robert Cotten, it was shipped to South McAlester in September for the next hanging but did not arrive. Marshals in Muskogee prepare for a possible execution as inquiries begin.
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Checotah
Indian Territory
Vinita
Robert Cotten
South McAlester
Marshal Bennett
Muskogee
Couple Died Together In One City Cemetery
H T Grace aged 75 and his wife died within minutes of each other after a long marriage. He spoke of joining her in death and then collapsed in his son's arms. She had suffered Bright's disease for years and followed him to the grave twenty five minutes after his passing. One grave will hold both in the city's cemetery.
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Hennessey
H. T. Grace
Bright
Equal Representation Proposed for Oklahoma Legislature
Guthrie reports the legislative apportionment committee favors equal numbers of representative and senatorial districts on both sides of the state line. The convention faces potential fights over statewide Prohibition and constitutional provisions. A notable proposal expands voting rights to women, while the structure plans 34 senators and 103 representatives split between Indian and Oklahoma territories.
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Guthrie
Legislative Apportionment Committee
Oklahoma County
Hughes
Okmulgee
Board of
Leon
I. T
United States
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Oklahoma constitutional convention adopts broad business rights
The Oklahoma constitutional convention approves a provision allowing state engagement in mining manufacturing and transportation within the state with limits, reflecting lessons from Kansas two years earlier. Amendments remove the phrase within the state to allow external sourcing, following input from King of Newkirk and others.
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Guthrie
Kansas
Standard Oil Co
Oklahoma
Committee On General Provisions
Leahy
Pawhuska
King of
Smallpox Outbreak Hits Guthrie Constitutional Convention
An epidemic of smallpox spreads in Guthrie over two weeks and reaches the constitutional convention. Delegates and staff including Henry S. Johnson, Pat Oates, and Francis Burke show illness. Reports say Burke’s father J D Burke and a sister are also affected while the page was serving.
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Guthrie
Henry S. Johnson
Perry
Pat Oates
Oklahoma City
Francis Burke
Monay
J. D. Burke
Board of County Commissioners
Sulphur Awards Third Ward School Contract to Rawlins
A contract to build the third ward school at Sulphur has been let to M. S. Rawlins for 7315 dollars. The two story pressed brick structure will occupy a half block and mark Sulphur's second modern school building.
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Third Ward
Sulphur
M. S. Rawlins
Navajo irrigation project urged abandonment in Oklahoma
A Snyder dispatch reports J. G. Camp, reclamation service engineer, recommends Navajo project abandonment. Farmers should install private irrigation systems using gasoline engines and pumps. A testing outfit will measure underground water flow in Kiowa and Greer counties.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Snyder
J. G. Camp
Reclamation Service
Senate Approves Broad Salary Increase for Top Officials
The Senate rejected a 17 to 56 vote on an amendment limiting the pay raise to the vice president speaker and cabinet members. It then concurred with the house provision by 63 to 21, ensuring the amendment remains in the legislative appropriation bill. Discussion on the measure was general.
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Washington
Senate
House
Mining idleism worries Guthrie in Indian Territory
J Hamp Willis a Kingston based mineral trustee reports widespread mining standstill across Chickasaw country due to car shortages and labor scarcity. Ardmore district shows only an asphalt producer at about 400 tons for the quarter. Willis cites pressure from large trusts and lacks protection for small operators against being squeezed out.
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Willis
Indian Territory
Kiowa County Railroads Underassessment Sparks Tax Debate
Kiowa county township assessors warn current tax rates fail to fund county government. Railroads are assessed at three to ten cents on the dollar while individual property runs about 40 cents, prompting calls to relevel the tax base.
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Kiowa County
Hobart
Desolated Baby Left Aboard By Stranger On Train
Mrs. Brooks of Stillwater aided a six week old infant after a young woman with the child asked her to hold it on a Rock Island train between El Reno and Enid. The stranger jumped off near Enid, leaving the baby with Mrs. Brooks who planned to adopt the child.
Ginners report shows large Pottawatomie cotton crop
The ginners report for Pottawatomie county lists 45,700 bales ginned so far with enough in sight to reach 52,000 bales. At 50 dollars per bale the crop is valued around 2,690,000 dollars and described as a first class crop in size.
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Pottawatomie County
Father and Sons in Jail Charged With Murder
John Duncan and his two sons aged 12 and 14 were jailed in Ardmore for the murder of Jim Williams a Petersburg stockman. Deputy Marshal C A Halem of Ryan arrested them. Little is known of the circumstances. the killing occurred last Sunday.
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Jim Williams
Ardmore
Petersburg
I. T
John Duncan
C .A. Halem
Ryan
Duncan
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State Board of Agriculture
Board of Regents
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Board of Agriculture
Stevens
Canal Commission
FEAR
Corral
Committee On Militia
National Guard
Capital City
Mrs. Brooks
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