Free Home Day Celebrates Oklahoma Free Home Law
Oklahoma settlers in the Cherokee Strip marked Free Home Day to honor the May 17 1900 signing of the law that granted homesteaders free homes. The effort began with Dennis Flynn in 1894, continued through J Y Callahan, and culminated in broad public celebration led by Grant County settlers in Jefferson and surrounding towns.
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Oklahoma
Jefferson
Guthrie
Cherokee Strip
McKinley
Dennis T. Flynn
Congress
Flynn
J. Y. Callahan
Callahan
Grant County
Delegates Head to Washington Over Oklahoma Constitution
Ardmore's W A Ledbetter Chickasha's S W Hayes Enid's Charles L Moore and J B Thompson chief of the state central committee depart for Washington to present the constitutional convention side of the controversy to Attorney General Bonaparte. They travel as officially accredited representatives sent by President William H Murray with party leaders doubting a reconvening of the convention soon.
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Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Oklahoma City
W. A. Ledbetter
Ardmore
S. W. Hayes
Chickasha
Charles L. Moore
Enid
J. B. Thompson
Democratic State Central Committee
Washington
William H. Murray
Attorneys Are Let Out From Choctaw Citizenship Work
Muskogee Oklahoma commissioner's note says Mansfield McMurray and Cornish are dismissed as attorneys for the Choctaw tribe after seven years of service. Their withdrawal follows completion of enrollment work by Commissioner Tams Bixby and Secretary of the Interior Garfield confirms the action. The firm had earned a $750,000 fee for citizenship cases during the McAlester court of claims session.
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Muskogee
Tams Bixby
Secretary of the Interior
Garfield
Mansfield, McMurray and Cornish
Court of Claims
McAlester
Bixby
Alladin's lamp not needed in Oklahoma town
The town of Ranchett in the virgin prairie grew into a thriving community of about three thousand residents in a single day. The scene reflects rapid settlement and expansion on the prairie.
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Alladin’s
Oklahoma
Ranchett
Woods County Attorneys Seek Agreement on Supreme Court Appeal
Horace Speed, Woods county attorney, says the convention appeal from Judge Pancoast's decision will be advanced by agreement among Woods county lawyers, allowing the case to be heard when the court convenes on June 4.
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Woods County
Guthrie
Horace Speed
Supreme Court
Pancoast
Oklahoma Republican Convention Move From Tulsa Favor Likely
The Oklahoma GOP committee is expected to postpone and relocate the state convention from Tulsa to Oklahoma City with a July or August gathering seen. Tulsa residents have sent letters urging members to oppose a date change from June 6 and to keep the meeting in Tulsa, citing $1 000 spent in preparation. Governors and editors warn against unity viewed as machinery for statehood, as delegates consider sessions at Oklahoma City or McAlester amid tensions.
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Tulsa
Guthrie
Republican State Committee
Oklahoma City
B. F. Rice
Oklahoma
Muskogee
McAlester
AFL Organizer Lynch Arrested for Libel in Shawnee
J Harvey Lynch Oklahoma AFL organizer and editor was arrested on a libel warrant against C N Haskell Democratic governor candidate. Patrick S Nagle of Kingfisher acted as counsel. Bond posted and case set for June 17. Lynch defended by publishing Shawnee trades assembly resolutions condemning Haskell for Muskogee Citizens alliance membership.
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American Federation of Labor
C. N. Haskell
J. Harvey Lynch
Oklahoma Federation of Labor
Patrick S. Nagle
Kingfisher
United States
Lynch
Bond
Shawnee Trades Assembly
Haskell
Muskogee Citizens’ Alliance
Court Martial Finds Knowles Guilty Of Shooting Captain Macklin
Corporal Knowles of Company A Twenty-fifth infantry found guilty of murdering Charles Edgar Macklin at Fort Reno. He will be nameless under a number until further order. Findings sent to General McCaskey for review. Defendant to be sent to Leavenworth or Alcatraz.
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Macklin
Fort Reno
Knowles
Company A. Twenty-fifth Infantry
Charles Edgar B. Macklin
Fort Sill
McCaskey
Panic on stage lamp explodes at Fort Gibson graduation
At the Fort Gibson colored schools commencement a lamp on stage exploded causing a panic among about 300 degree attendees. Three people died Polly Ross Laura Large and Alora Grandan a child. More than twenty were seriously injured as the audience stampeded to escape.
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Fort Gibson
Colored Schools
Polly Ross
Laura Large
Alora Grandan
Dempsey Lauderdale Dies After Pony Runaway Accident
A 13 year old boy Dempsey Lauderdale died at Perry from injuries after being dragged a mile head downward when his foot slipped from a stirrup on a runaway pony.
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Dempsey Lauderdale
Perry
Hitchcock Coming West After Cortelyou Dinner
Frank H. Hitchcock first assistant postmaster general said he would attend the Cortelyou dinner in New York on May 22 and then immediately travel to the western territories after the event. Oklahoma and Indian Territory Republicans invited him during their conference with party leaders.
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Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Territories
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Hitchcock
Tulsa Plans Marble Monument for Old Chief Namesake
Tulsa will raise a marble statue on an prominent overlook to honor the city’s namesake chief whose remains were secretly moved by the Creek Indians who refuse to reveal their whereabouts.
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Tulsa
Buckner reports Otoe big medicine dance tied to payments
Colonel C R Buckner returns from the Otoe Indian agency and says the tribe plans a big medicine dance late this month or early June. The Otoes expect per capita interest money within ten days, from 35 to 200 dollars per family, and a 300 dollar tribal payment. The Otoes will host guests from several tribes for the event.
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Guthrie
C. R. Buckner
Otoe Indian Agency
Lawyer Shoots Politician in Tulsa Street Corner
Haskell B. Talley a young lawyer wounded B. F. Pettus cousin of Senator Pettus of Alabama after a long feud over Talley courting Pettus's daughter. Pettus, once a Missouri school superintendent and Texas public instruction candidate, is expected to recover. Talley, Tennesseean, was arrested after the incident on a crowded downtown street.
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Tulsa
Haskell B. Talley
B. F. Pettus
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Talley
Pettus
D Weter
W. R. Lawrence
Warrensburg
Texas
Alfalfa Bill Backs Election Move For Constitution
Alfalfa Bill Murray urges moral and financial backing for a constitutional ratification vote, defying a court order. He would appoint either Judge Dickerson or Judge Sulzbacher to the election board and run a nonpartisan campaign. He calls sovereign citizens to meetings May 25 from 2 to 8 PM to pledge support and determine backing.
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Alfalfa Bill
Citizens League of Oklahoma Formed to Oppose Prohibition
Guthrie organized Citizens League of Oklahoma led by Representative Isaac B. Levy and J P Goulding to oppose statewide prohibition. Delegates from Blackwell Oklahoma City Enid Perry Ponca City El Reno Shawnee Woodward Lawton Hobart gathered as state headquarters to be set up and an aggressive campaign launched.
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Citizens League of Oklahoma
Guthrie
Isaac B. Levy
J. P. Goulding
Enid
Blackwell
Oklahoma City
Perry
Ponca City
el Reno
Shawnee
Woodward
Lawton
Hobart
Berlin Exchange and Washita Valley Banks Closed in Okay
After a Saturday examination by assistant state bank examiner E B Sutton, the Berlin Exchange bank of Berlin and the Washita Valley bank of Hamburg in SW Oklahoma were closed by State Bank Commissioner Herbert H Smock. Both banks had $10 000 capital and liabilities of 7000 and 5000 respectively. president R L Converse and cashier GC Converse. Commissioner Smock expects no loss to depositors.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Smoek
Hobart Approves $140,000 Surface Sewerage and Water Mains Extension
Hobart voters approve a $140,000 expenditure via an easy vote in a special election. The plan funds surface sewerage, water mains extension, and street improvements with bonds. The tally was about five to one in favor. Earlier voters approved $75,000 for paving, bringing total civic outlays to roughly $1.49 million.
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Guthrie
Hobart
Injunction Suit Challenges Oklahoma Constitution Plan
J O McCollister of Mangum sues in the Oklahoma supreme court demanding an injunction against Governor Frantz Territorial Secretary Filson and officials of the constitutional convention from calling a referendum to ratify the proposed constitution. The suit argues initiative and referendum create city states and threaten U S constitutional limits, also challenging county division and electoral arrangements. A parallel suit will be filed in district court.
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Guthrie
J. O. McCollister
Mangum
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Frank Frantz
Territorial
Chas Filson
William Murray
John Young
Constitutional Convention
McCollister
Horace Speed
United States
Atorney
Virgal Hobbs
Oklahoma
District Court
Farmers' National Congress to Meet in Oklahoma City
More than 4 000 delegates from Farmers' unions nationwide will gather in Oklahoma City for the 1907 annual session. President John M. Stahl of Chicago announced the selection and expects a national corn show under Oklahoma Corn Breeders. Governor A B Cummings of Iowa will speak, with arrangements aided by railroads offering special rates.
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Farmers’ National Congress
Oklahoma City
Farmers’ Unions
John M. Stahl
Chicago
Oklahoma Corn Breeders’ Association
Stahl
A. B. Cummings
Iowa
Congress
Association
Two Happy Girls Drown at Canadian River Runway Collapse
A photograph party of ten at Wheeler Park near the Canadian River suffered a deadly accident when a runway collapsed. Two Oklahoma City girls Mabel Winn and Mattie Morris disappeared into the swift current and were not recovered for about 45 minutes. The remaining party members were rescued by young men’s heroic efforts.
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Oklahoma City
Canadian River
Wheeler Park
Mabel Winn
Mattie Morris
Granite Citizen G W Spears Gored by Jersey Bull
G W Spears of Granite was struck by his Jersey bull while guiding the animal. He suffered three broken ribs and significant injuries to the skin and remains at home recovering.
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G. W. Spears
Granite
Tragedy After Train Accident In Oklahoma City
Charles Mathews, 22, was crushed by a Rock Island freight train as it entered Oklahoma City. His right leg was almost pulp and amputated, the left ankle crushed, and a deep hip gash noted. Doctors believe recovery possible after he jumped from the moving train.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Mathews
Rock Island
City
Oklahoma convention guests press Bonaparte on election law
Three Oklahoma constitutional convention members met with Attorney General Bonaparte in Washington to seek a legal opinion on the election for ratification. They discussed injunctions delaying the proclamation and the validity of Judge Burford and Judge Pancoast rulings, and asked how far the convention can act under the enabling act before final submission. The AG warned that giving opinions without a president’s request would imply picking a side in the dispute.
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Washington
Messrs. Ledbetter
Moore
Hayes
W. H. Murray
Bonaparte
Pancoast
Oklahoma
Department of Justice
Department
Ledbetter
Frantz
Burford
Supreme Court of
WILL DELIVER DEEDS Fifteen Thousand Cherokee Patents on Tour
A special car will deliver fifteen thousand Cherokee deeds by blood across the nation starting May 21 from Muskogee. Deeds go only to Cherokees by blood, not to freedmen or minors, with J. O. Rosson in charge and a large clerical staff. The route spans Porum to Fort Gibson with dates through June 29, mirroring the Choctaw and Chickasaw system.
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Muskogee
J. O. Rossan
Fairbanks Oklahoma Network Builds Presidential Path
Eight years of organizing in Oklahoma forge a Fairbanks slate for the state delegation. Oklahoma leaders name James Cottingham of Guthrie as possible state Republican chairman as Taft and Roosevelt factions vie for influence in Tulsa on June 6.
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Fairbanks
Guthrie
Oklahoma
McKinley
Territories
Indiana
Burfore
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Charles Watson
Oklahoma City
Joe Norris
James Cottingham
Republican Committee
Tulsa
Taft
Frantz
Roosevelt
Dennis Flynn
Washington
Flynn
Murdock to Mail Clerks at Oklahoma City Banquet
Congressman Victor Murdock of Kansas spoke at the first annual banquet of the Oklahoma Railway Mail Service association in Oklahoma City. He described efforts to raise railway mail clerks pay and seek favorable legislation. Also speaking were D. A. Barnes of the National Association of Railway Mail Service and W. C. Hughes, a former railway mail clerk, with C. M. Reed presiding.
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fFrst
Oklahoma City Association
Oklahoma City
Victor Murdock
Eighth Congressional District
Kansas
Frirst
Oklahoma Railway Mail Services Association
D. A. Barnes
National Association of Railway Mail Service
W. ¢C. Hughes
Roosevelt to Take a Trip Down the Mississippi
Presidents Roosevelt invited by Mississippi valley governors Folk and Hoch to visit the Mississippi as part of the deep water project. The White House received the formal invitation and the president will respond Sunday. He plans an October trip between St. Louis and Memphis and may invite the governors to join at government expense.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
White House
Folk
Hoch
St. Louis
Memphis
Doctors End Convention in Shawnee Oklahoma
The Oklahoma State Medical Association adjourned its annual convention in Shawnee after electing officers. The auxiliary elected officers as well. About four hundred doctors and many spouses attended the meeting.
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Shawnee
Oklahoma State Medical Association
Sulphur Springs
I. T
Ladies’ Auxiliary
State Association
Pressent
C. H. Dove
Norman
Bradford
Waterfield
Holdenville
I T
Barker
Guthrie
Bradfod
Ms. White
Oklahoma City
Pigg
South McAlester
Holdenvile
Fruit crop fortunes tied to Tuesday night freeze
A Tuesday night freeze in Kansas and Nebraska is expected to push up the value of the Oklahoma fruit crop, already on a strong footing. The development suggests higher prices and increased demand for the harvest.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Indians File on Lands Held by Intermarried Whites
In Muskogee a large Cherokee population forms a protesting crowd as they queue to file on allotment lands designated under the March 2 1907 act. Indians receive numbers and the filing proceeds slowly with about thirty five per day.
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Muskogee
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Cortelyou
Mangum Man
Porum
Wagoner
Claremore
Nowata
Lenapah
Bartlesville
Ramona
Collinsville
Chelsea
Vinita
Pryor Creek
Welch
Afton
Southwest City
Siloam Springs
Westville
Tahlequah
Stillwell
Sasticaw
Ilinois
Pegge
Murdock
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