Oklahoma Convention to Reassemble for Statehood Edits
Murray calls Guthrie conven tion to reconvene July 10 1907 for correcting the election ordinance and other regulations to promote statehood. A committee on election ordinance and a separate testmony panel are named to review legislative apportionment and gather input from Republicans and others.
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Durant
William H. Murray
Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Convention of
Oklahoma
Guthrie
R. L. Williams
W. A. Ledbetter
S. W. Hayes
M. J. Kane
Henry S. Johnston
D. Rose
George A Henshaw
John B. Harrison
John J. Carney
Potatoes Soar in Oklahoma Market to Record Prices
Unusual activity pushes Oklahoma potato prices to as high as 1.05 per bushel with 15 buyers from commission concerns. Last year 800 cars shipped. price averaged 72 cents. Analysts expect car load prices to reach 1.25 before midweek due to general crop shortages.
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Shawnee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Peach Crop Demands Heavy Basket Exports
The report notes a large volume of baskets will be needed to handle this year’s peach harvest in Oklahoma, signaling a substantial logistical effort for picking and shipping.
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Oklahoma
Cattle Raisers Form Border Band to Nab Rustlers
Oklahoma Indian Territory cattlemen organize to halt rustling. Bristow farmers offer a 500 dollar reward for arrest and conviction of cattle thieves in the area.
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Perkins
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Bristow
Elberta Peach Crop Needs 400 Cars for Transport
It is estimated that over 400 cars will be required to carry off the Elberta peach crop from Olomato to market, reflecting a large harvest and the logistics needed for distribution.
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Olahoma
Weaver Ferris contest ends with Weaver named nominee
The Fifth District Democratic congressional convention adjourned after a long ballot fight. On the 296th ballot Scott Ferris of Lawton was declared the nominee amid protests of fraud. Claude Weaver supporters restored order and the final vote stood 124 for Weaver to 89 for Ferris and 15 for Massingale.
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Hobart
Fifth District
Weaver
Scott Ferris
Lawton
Ferris
Claude Weaver
Pauls Valley
A. M. Stewart
Greer County
W. E. Sutton
Wynnewood
Sam Massingale
Cordell
Massingale
Congress
Fate Sealed By Canine Dying in Oklahoma City
J A Street of Pauls Valley I T formerly a well known Ardmore man died in Oklahoma City after a mad dog bite at Mangum on May 4. He was treated at the Pas teur Institute and grew worse, with doctors forecasting only a few days to live. Street, amputee from a Rock Island wreck, had violent seizures in custody at the city jail.
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Ardmore
Oklahoma City
J. A. Street
Pauls Valley
I. T
Street
Mangum
Pasteur Institute
Territory Woodmen to Meet in Tulsa Event
Tulsa hosts the annual Modern Woodmen of Indian Territory log rolling and Royal Neighbors gathering on September 26. Local lodge plans grand entertainment for visiting thousands with $500 in prizes and events like prize drills tug-of-war and band contests led by Head Counsel A. R. Talbot of Lincoln Nebraska. Tulsa lodge is the largest in the territory.
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Tulsa
Indian Territory
Oklahoma Republicans Form Group to Oppose Constitution
A committee led by Chairman Jakin Hannon of the state Republican central committee was appointed to prepare objections to the constitution in reply to President W. H. Murray of the constitutional convention. The Guthrie meeting selected members from across the state including J. A. Harris Wagoner I. T. Mitscher Greer Johnson Arnett Raymond Ferguson Guthrie Lawton Johnson Bartlesville Rogers Guthrie Jones Oklahoma City and others.
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Oklahoma
J. S. Arnett
McAlester
C. W. Raymond
Muskogee
T. B. Ferguson
Watonga
G. B. Franklin
Lawton
William Johnson
Bartlesville
C. B. Rogers
Vinita
Ledru Guthrie
Oklahoma City
C. G. Jones
Guthrie
Hannon
Murray
Republican State Committee
J. L. Hamnon
United States
Hack of Hoe May Kill Him Guthrie
Albert Hayter, jailed for cutting his wife Minnie Jones Hayter, is dying after being struck with a hoe by Ed Jones, his father in law, in Jones cotton field following the assault. Hayter wrote The Negro Race predicting white dominance in ten years.
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Guthrie
Albert Hayter
Minnie Jones-Hayter
Ed Jones
Hayter
Jones’ Cotton Field
Oklahoma Farmers Union to Elect Officers by Referendum
Ballots are mailed from state headquarters in Shawnee as Oklahoma and Indian Territory farmers prepare for the annual election of officers of the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America. The referendum vote will be counted before the state convention opening on August 20 with results announced July 20.
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Shawnee
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Indiahoma
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of America
Farmers’ Union
J. A. West
Pauls Valley
N. T
E. Duffey
Lexington
Okla
B. Cc. Hansen
C. C. Lee
Granite
J. D. Erwin
Snyder
E. C. Sullivan
Ada
I. T
Tornado hits Indian Territory oil pools causing huge losses
Tulsa reports a Saturday night tornado over Indian Territory with heavy rain hail and lightning. Oil tanks at Glenn pool including Prairie Oil and Gas 1600 barrel tanks Quaker Oil and Gas 100000 barrel pool Victor Oil and Gas struck. fire rages with estimated damages over a half million in Glenn pool and more than three fourths of a million overall. Hundreds flock to witness the blaze. no deaths reported, several injuries.
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Indian Territory
Tulsa
Glenn Oil Pool
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Quaker Oil and Gas Company
Shawnee Parks Compared With World Beauty
Shawnee parks are praised for their beauty and variety, drawing favorable comparisons with renowned landscapes worldwide. The article highlights serene trails, lush greenery, and well maintained grounds as defining qualities.
Will Make Arrest Soon El Reno
County Attorney S. H Reed returning from Geary says the murder of Forest Welborn has an identified suspect and an arrest will be made soon. Jurisdiction questions arise whether the crime occurred in Blaine or Canadian county near the county line where the body was found.
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EL Reno
S. H Reed
Geary
Forest Welborn
Blaine County
Canadian County
New Society at Muskogee Organizes Law and Order League
Muskogee reports the formation of the Muskogee Law and Order league with officers named: B F Wood President O E Goddard W R Whitesides A M Young Z T Walrond Vice Presidents H L Rose Secretary A F McGarr Treasurer H C Thurmond Counselor.
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New Society
Muskogee Muskogee
Muskogee
Johnson grass seed smuggled into Oklahoma in oats
In Enid and across Oklahoma Johnson grass is spreading from Texas seed found in oats and hay along rail lines. The weed is hard to kill and must be pulled and roots burned to remove it.
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Oklahoma
Enid
Texas
Land Office at Woodward Faces Possession Dispute
Government plans to auction its old Woodward land office building but the landowner has moved in and occupied the property. Interior Department attorneys question the owner's right to recover possession, noting the deed may have granted title to all improvements when the government abandoned the site.
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Washington
Woodward
Oklo
Interior Department
Census Bureau Will Not Send Women To Oklahoma
Oklahoma officials accuse Washington census workers of being unnecessary as no women clerks will be sent to field headquarters in Guthrie. A Western senator asked to detail a local woman for the Guthrie office, but officials cite Oklahoma as too wild for Washington girls in response to the president's census order.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Bureau
Guthrie
Unexpected Clue In Priester Murder Mystery Unfolds
In Tulsa a chilling development follows the disappearance of 9 year old Harry Priester son of a West Tulsa blacksmith. His body was found hidden in a wheat car en route from Blackwell to Houston. Three Black youths were arrested then discharged.
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Tulsa
Harry Priester
Francis
I. T
Blackwell
Okla
Houston
Tex
Woods county braces for record corn harvest
Woods county focuses on a booming agricultural season with vast wheat and alfalfa crops already in hand and preparations underway for what could be one of the largest corn harvests in the region's history.
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Woods County
Indian Woman Smasher Destroys Liquor Joint at Red Fork
Susie Yargee a full blood Creek wife of Vanney Yargee attacked a Red Fork joint with a hardware store tomahawk. She demolished Hiawatha beer stock and bottled whisky in a single assault, forcing her husband to surrender a half pint of bonded goods.
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Susie Yargee
Vanney Yargee
Oklahoma Teachers Attend Summer School Formals
Over 1 000 teachers attend summer schools at three state normal schools in Oklahoma. The programs will close in two weeks as educators prepare for next fall and winter workloads.
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State Normal Schools
Oklahoma
Peck on Osage Commission Appointed to Board
Secretary Garfield appoints Cassius Peck, secretary to the Osage allotment commission, as a member. He will replace Charles O. Shephard, transferred to Muskogee. The Osage allotment commission, created last fall, oversees land allotment under a congressional act.
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Guthrie
Chas. O. Shephard
Muskogee
Washington
Garfield
Casius Peck
Charles O. Shephard
Congress
Gerrymander Criticized as Grand Larceny by Republicans
A GOP letter to President Murray denounces the constitutional gerrymander as grand larceny and alleges the convention excluded Republican input and testimony. It accuses Democrats of crafting the apportionment in the dark for political gain and declares the plan illegitimate.
House Crushes Bay Youth in Farm Accident Near Enid
Earl Fager 20 died when a house being moved four miles northeast of Enid collapsed onto him as he worked under it removing stones. His mother freed the body by cutting a hole in the floor. the tragedy occurred during a family effort to relocate the residence.
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Enid
Earl Fager
Fager
Mulhall Cat Protects Found Rabbit From Nest Destruction
A cat owned by Frank Forest in Mulhall has adopted a young rabbit and is raising it with her kittens. If anyone removes the rabbit from the nest the cat seizes it by the neck and carries it back to the litter.
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Frank Forest
Mulhall
Jury Freesman 96 in Tulsa Murder Attempt Acquittal
Dock Barnes, 96, was acquitted in a United States commissioners court of attempted murder in the case involving Richard Williams. Barnes collapsed upon the verdict and was carried from the courtroom. Williams may recover.
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Jury Freesman
Tulsa
Dock Barnes
United States Commissioners Court
Richard Williams
Williams
Ponca City Livery Stable Known As Hotel de Hoss
A Ponca City stable operates under the nickname Hotel de Hoss, serving travelers with horses and wagons. The property is listed as a livery stable in local records, reflecting the era’s travel needs and business names.
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Ponca City
Hotel de Hoss
Murray Must Have Money Appeals for $6 000 for Clerk Expenses
William H. Murray urges Oklahoma citizens to contribute 6000 to cover clerk hire and related costs of the constitutional convention. He notes reporters and stenographers have worked since adjournment and calls for immediate remittances, requesting names and addresses of all $1 donors for records and reimbursement by the state. Murray signs from Tishomingo Indian Territory as president of the convention.
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Tishomingo
William H. Murray
Constitutional Eonvention
Oklahoma
Congress
WM. H. Murray
I. T
Plan to Stay Election Blocker in Woods County
Attorneys for Woods County seek a supersedeas writ to keep the Pancoas injunction alive while appealing to the U S Supreme Court or the U S Circuit Court. They aim to prevent an election tied to county division in the constitution and may pursue a hearing before October when the Supreme Court convenes.
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Guthrie
Woods County
Pancoas
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court
Circuit Court
Not Going to Rough Rider Guthrie
Oklahoma politicians announce that Charles Watson, clerk of the U S court in the Fourth district under Judge Bayard T. Hainer, will receive the clerkship for the western district of the new state, despite claims by Charles E. Hunter that President Roosevelt promised him the position. Watson is brother of Indiana Congressman Jim Watson, the Republican House whip, visiting Oklahoma for four weeks of campaigning.
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Guthrie
Charles E. Hunter
United States District Court
Oklahoma City
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Charles Watson
United States Court
Fourth
Bayard T. Hainer
Watson
Jim” Watson
Indiana
Republican House
Wynnewood Peach Grower Sells Crop to Pittsburgh Buyer
Perry Froman of Wynnewood sold his Elberta peaches on the trees to a Pittsburg buyer for 1500 dollars. The buyer assumes all risks from providential causes and pays all gathering expenses. Froman cultivates twenty acres of peaches.
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Perry Froman
Wynnewood
Pittsburg
Mr. Froman
Fifth City in Eight Years Bartlesville Grows Fast
Muskogee reports Bartlesville likely the fifth city in Indian Territory by population. Eight years ago the site was farmland with wheat and a rail fence. Now a $25,000 opera house and a $15,000 apartment rise near the old field as Rupert and Jackson opened the first store in 1889, and Bartlesville becomes a hub of Cherokee oil activity with about 7,000 residents.
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Muskogee
Bartlesville
Indian Territory
William Johnston
Gilfillan
Rupert and
Jackson
Enid Attracts Two Factories In One Month
Local business leaders in Enid celebrate two new factories arriving in the past month, boosting employment and signaling a growing manufacturing sector. The developments reflect sustained economic momentum and forge new ties with regional suppliers.
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Enid
Boll Weevil Reported In Oklahoma Near Durant
Guthrie notes the first state report from Matoy near Durant where weevils are abundant. J S Gray tests a denatured alcohol and worm seed oil spray claimed to destroy the pest in experiments last fall before frost, with trials also at the Austin experiment station in Texas.
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Guthrie
Matoy
Durant
J. S. Gray
Austin
Tex
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