State News Digest: Barded by Ant i-Horse Lea der and Local Developments
Thomas builds an acetylene plant as the anti horse theft association backs its president James Kirkwood for governor. Shawnee eyes a hospital site with a cash grant while Ardmore may gain a Jefferson named county. Elks plan a temple style home in South McAlester. Shawnee Episcopal church buys Broadway site for a 12000 cathedral. Enid council extends streetcar start deadline by 30 days. Muskogee Turf and Fair Association forms with 50000 capital, directors Pate Morris Adams. Oscar McKay 11 shot by Dana Bryan 7 at a Coyle party. Oscar may recover. El Reno Elks home loses 1000 in fire from heating defects.
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Oscar McKay
Dana Bryan
Coyle
Bryan
Little Dana
Oscar
Bridge Fire Forces Cotton to Wynnewood Route
The Gardner wagon bridge over the Wichita river has been burned. Destruction of the bridge requires cotton growers to haul their product to Wynnewood, a neighboring town.
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Gardner
Wichita River
Wynnewood
Oklahoma farmer reports cotton yields near Mountain View
B F Sanford living near Mountain View Oklahoma has eight acres yielding a bale per acre and notes neighbors with similar results. He also grows 43 acres of sod cotton expected to produce half a bale per acre.
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B. F. Sanford
Mountain View
Okla
Ada Carnival Features Cole Younger on Parole
Ada hosts a two week street carnival presented by the Ada Merchants band. The lineup includes Cole Younger the ex bandit who is on parole from the Minnesota penitentiary and draws crowds with his notoriety.
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Ada
Ada Merchants’ Band
Cole Younger
Bandit
Minnesota
Enid Woman Attacked by Aggressive Cow Injures Broadly
Mrs. John W. Brooks of Enid was attacked by an obstreperous cow recently and sustained injuries so severe doctors fear she may not recover.
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John W. Brooks
Enid
Report Finds Governor Frantzas Exonerated by Federal Inspectors
The report of federal inspectors on the private and public character of Governor Frantzas has been submitted to the president and completely exonerates him.
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Frantzas
Health Board Orders Vaccination for Muskogee Children
The Muskogee board of health orders all unvaccinated children to receive vaccines within the next two weeks or face suspension.
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Board of Health At
Muskogee
Lawton Prepares for Opening as Big Pasture Attracts Crowds
With the opening date set Lawton heats up as locals ready to welcome a large crowd. Preparations include prunes and biscuits to serve visitors expected to board at the new pasture event.
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Lawton
Wr Moores Values Plaincounty Fruit Farm at 29000
Wr Moores owns a fruit farm in Plaincounty valued at 29000 dollars. The description uses a proverb-like flourish comparing the farm to apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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Wr Moores
Perry Families Welcome New Arrivals in Local Note
Mrs. J. E. Greenwood of Perry is a grandmother at 36 and Mrs. J. E. Smith is a great grandmother of the new arrival, having been a grandmother at 32.
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J. E. Greenwood
Perry
J. E. Smith
Newcomer
Drying of saloons hits Weatherford and nearby towns
In the last ninety days Weatherford has seen four saloons close, one in Custer City, and one saloon plus a wholesale liquor house in Arapaho. Reports indicate all remaining establishments will close as their licenses expire.
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Custer County
Weatherford
Custer City
Arapaho
Woman award $350 damages from Frisco railroad
Mary Edington won a $350 damages award from a Vinita jury after claiming rough handling by a train porter at Miami. The verdict implicates the Frisco railroad in the incident and sets a monetary remedy for the plaintiff.
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Mary Edington
Vinita
Frisco
Miami
Mayor McGinnis Resigns As Sulphur City Council Refuses
Mayor F K McGinnis of Sulphur tendered his resignation to the city council but the council refused to accept the notice. The move creates an unresolved leadership situation as officials await further action.
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F. K. McGinnis
Sulphur
Oklahoma City Chamber Visit Set for Sulphur on November 8
The Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce accepted an invitation to visit Sulphur on November 8, outlining a day of meetings and a potential chamber-related program in the city.
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Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
Tulsa oil operator eyes Madill field as rival to Tulsa
W. M. Tomlinson of Tulsa, a leading oil operator, returns from the Madill field and predicts it may soon rival the famed Tulsa oil region in output and importance.
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W. M. Tomlinson
Tulsa
Madill
Pauls Valley Prepares Paving Initiative
Pauls Valley moves toward paving projects that will raise property values and enhance the town’s livability and appeal for residents and visitors alike.
Fire destroys Antwine post office in Kay county
The Antwine post office in Kay county burned with a total loss of fixtures and mail supplies. The amount of loss is not yet known. A separate note mentions a Cement ginning up to October 18 with 332 bales of cotton. In Red Fork a young woman, Maggie Jack, was driven into convulsions by highwaymen who robbed her father and left her in critical condition.
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Antwine
Kay County
Salem Fouts
Maggie Jack
Red Fork
Sapulpa
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Roosevelt Proclaims Nov 29
The president issues a formal proclamation naming Thursday November 29 as a day of thanksgiving and supplication. Roosevelt urges reverent gratitude for national prosperity and calls for actions guided by morality to build upon material well being. The proclamation is signed by Theodore Roosevelt and secretary of state Elihu Root.
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Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Farmers Aim to Fix Prices in New Equity Group
At East St. Louis the first annual convention of the American Society of Equity featured M F Sharp of Narrows Kentucky urging farmers to organize to control market prices. He attacked trusts and claimed equity would set profitable farm product prices by marketing controls. The session focused on forming an agricultural body to fix and maintain prices.
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East ST. Louis
American Society Ofquity
M. F. Sharp
Narrows
Equity
Scarcity of coal halts western Oklahoma mills and farming
Reports from Western Oklahoma towns indicate a coal famine as cars are diverted to grain and cotton movement. Many cotton gins close for lack of coal to run engines, threatening cotton marketing. Farmers rush cotton picking amid favorable weather as towns report only about one car of coal for the whole population.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Candidate J W Hocker Shot in Ambush Near Purcell
Republican delegate candidate J W Hocker was shot in the head by an ambush between Byers and Purcell late Thursday night. His injuries are not believed fatal. The Democratic territorial committee offers a reward for the capture of the assailant.
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J. W. Hocker
Byers
Purcell
Democratic Territorial Committee
Prosecutions Drive in Chickasaw Nation Land Leases
In Muskogee, about one hundred lessees in the Chickasaw Nation face court action for void or underpaid leases. Investigators say graft by “nesters” shows Indians had land described far from the actual site, with five year leases used to take improvements while paying little or no rent. The probe aims to force possession from improper holders.
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Muskogee
Land Grab in Chickasaw Nation Sparks Government Probe
A historical report details Kansas Texas and Arkansas settlers drifting into Chickasaw land, squatting and farming since no one claimed the vast acreage. Graft and lease fraud followed as full bloods were allotted elsewhere, with the government forced to send surveyors to identify land held and rights claimed.
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Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
Scores Plunge to Death as Train Dives in Atlantic City
Atlantic City mourns a rail disaster on Sunday when a three car electric train on the Pennsylvania line struck a spreading rail on a draw bridge and plunged thirty feet into the water. An estimated fifty to seventy passengers perished while others escaped only to perish or be rescued bleeding and bruised.
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Atlantic City Railway
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
Vesti
Corn Huskers Are Wanted In Kay County Fields
In Kay county farmers report the best corn crop yet and call for labor to husk the harvest. Corn prices stand at thirty cents a bushel for shipping, straining railroad car supply and raising concern of a future car shortage.
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Ponca City
Kay County
Oklahoma
Four Lincoln County Prisoners Break Jail in Chandler
In Chandler on Saturday four inmates escaped from jail shortly after eight. Two white men J. W. Jones and Arthur Sander and two black men Sam Hervey and Jess Murphy vanished, with a large posse and police in pursuit. Descriptions circulated to Oklahoma City Guthrie and nearby towns. One escapee known as J J Williams is 65 and once faced grand larceny charges.
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Lincoln County
Chandler
J. W. Jones
Arthur Sander
Sam Sander
Sam Hervey
Jess Murphy
Murphy
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Jones
J. J. Williams
Sea Trees and Giant Ocean Life
The article extols sea life comparing it to land creatures and asserts sea trees 1,500 feet tall are common, while sea serpents stories persist as doubtful. It emphasizes larger fish exist in the sea and praises underwater plant life as remarkable.
Plan to Create Megasized Choctaw Game Preserve
Muskoge e dispatch outlines Captain Jack Gordon of Paris Texas driving a large Choctaw nation game preserve. The 48 township tract runs east west from near Tuskahoma and will be fenced eight feet high with a three year no poaching grace period. A club house and hunting lodges will be built with modern conveniences.
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Muskogee
Jack Gordon
Paris
Texas
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Captain Gordon
Tuskahoma
Mason and Dixon Line
Conflicting Laws Delay Indian Territory Constitutional Delegates
Muskogee reporters note the Indian Territory election board struggles to align enabling act provisions with Oklahoma law. The act sets a November 20 constitutional convention and a November 26 election result announcement, causing the convention to potentially organize six days before the board resolves delegates.
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Muskoggee
Election Board
Indian Territory
Wounded fugitive captured in New Mexico
Captain Forehoff of the territorial mounted police received a report from Mounted Officer Futtham that Dick Estes alias Ted Littleton, a fugitive from Lawton O T who broke jail, has been wounded and captured. He is held in the Silver City jail and an officer will bring him back to Lawton.
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Santa FE
Forehoff
Territorial Mounted Police
Futtham
Dick Estes
Ted Littleton
Lawton
O. T
Silver City
N. M
Equal Suffrage Headquarters In Oklahoma City
The Equal Suffrage Association of the two territories has set up offices at the India Temple corner of Broadway and Second. The club postponed its program Women and Children in Industry to focus on establishing headquarters. The next meeting is Monday October 29 at 7 30 p m at the headquarters office.
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Equal Suffrage
Oklahoma City
Equal Suffrage Association of the
Two Territories
India Temple
Broadway
Second Streets
Rural route mail delivery extended to distant residents
Washington announces that residents along rural routes outside a quarter mile of the post office may receive carrier delivery if they install suitable boxes meeting post office standards. The order was issued yesterday.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Jackdaw Follows Baker on Delivery Rounds in England
In Workingham England a tame jackdaw accompanies its baker master on daily deliveries. The intelligent bird sometimes flies ahead to a tree or house and swoops back to the cart when the whistle signals. The pair share a strong bond and the jackdaw returns reliably with a satisfied caw.
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Workingham
England
Creek Treaty grants Indians sales of nonhomestead lands after five years
Muskogee observers debate Congress 1907 act restricting full blood lands for 25 years. Ben Martin argues Congress cannot limit land once patents issued, while others expect court tests in Creek Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. Indians vow to challenge restrictions in court.
Senator Hays Stabbed in Chickasaw Legislature Fight
Amos Hays, Chickasaw senator, was stabbed by his nephew Dan Hays in a Tuesday night incident at The Indian Joint. Dan Hays is in U.S. marshal custody charged with deadly assault with a knife on his uncle amid unclear motives.
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Amos Hays
Ada
Dan Hays
Are Indians Citizens Will Be Solved by Territory Courts
Ardmore reports a federal act makes all Five Civilized Tribes citizens of the United States but courts in the Indian Territory will decide if they are treated as such. Over one hundred U S cases involve Indians against lessees over lease validity and consideration. Lessees argue the Constitution forbids suits by government against a citizen. The decision will affect whether Indians are wards or full citizens and may lead to further cases on inherited lands.
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Tishomingo
Muskogee
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Ben Martin
Martin
Indian Territory
Ardmore
United States Congress
Five Civilized Tribes of
Townsend
Rich farmer W. H. Smith hangs self in barn tragedy
The wealthy farmer W. H. Smith was found dead hanging from a rafter in his barn. Investigators say he appeared to be temporarily insane after using a box and a lariat to loop the beam before stepping off.
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W. H. Smith
Smith
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