Death of Bishop John J Tigert of the Methodist South
Bishop John J Tigert, 49, of Louisville residence, died in Tulsa of phlegmonous pharyngitis after a chicken bone injury near Lawton. He opened the Indian mission conference, collapsed, and died at the Brady hotel. Survived by wife and six children. son John J Tigert Jr. Rhodes scholar at Oxford. Funeral to be held in Nashville. burial shipped from Tulsa.
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Tulsa
I. T
John James Tigert
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Louisville
Brady Hotel
Lawton
Tigert
Indian Mission Conference
J. S. Key
Sherman
Texas
Holland M. Tigert
Nashville
Bishop Key
Fred S. Clinton
Vanderbilt University
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southern Methodisst Church
Kansas City
Birmingham
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
John J. Tigert Jr
University of Oxford
England
Epperson Heads to Kansas City on Business Mission
B H Epperson departed this morning for Kansas City to conduct a business mission and handle official duties.
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B. H. Epperson
Kansas City
Glanders outbreak investigated in Shawnee Oklahoma
Dr L D Brown territorial veterinarian returned from Shawnee where he investigated a glanders report and found no serious trouble expected though two horses were killed and others destroyed by authorities. Local officials closed public watering troughs to curb spread and traders are implicated as primary sources.
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Outarie
O. T
L. D. Brown
Shawnee
Ada area obituaries and local notices brief
Mrs. John Allen dies at home on Boggy creek five miles southeast of Ada from heart failure. Tulsa Morning World sold to World Printing Co. for 25000 dollars with Frank Tow named general manager. Delta: Will Lewis a full blood Chickasaw of Marsden killed by a switch engine in Ardmore Santa Fe yards. J W Owens visited Democrat office. plans move to southwestern Oklahoma. Pioneer Telephone crews worked several days on Ada lines. H Clay Pierce indicted in Texas for false swearing. Democrats urged to read Democratic papers.
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John Allen
Boggy Creek
Ada
Tulsa Morning World
The
World Printing Co
Frank Tow
Will Lewis
Marsden
Santa Fe
Ardmore
Justice Quickly Hangs Dick Garrett in Texas
In Center Texas on November 21 Dick Garrett was arraigned and pled guilty to murdering Dr. Mike Paul. The jury condemned him to death and the execution by hanging was carried out at 1 25 p m in the courthouse yard with a large crowd present.
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Court House
Oklahoma Constitutional Convention Opens in Guthrie
The 10 Order Constitution Convention of Oklahoma convened in Guthrie with Henry I. Johnson presiding. Gov Frantz welcomed attendees as hundreds gathered. Ledbetter faction wins key committee assignments and the convention names its permanent officers, with adjournment set for Thanksgiving to December 3.
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Guthrie
Henry I. Johnson
Perry
Gov
Frantz
W.H. Murray
Tishomingo
Peter Hanraty
South McAlester
John M. Young
Lawton
W. A. Durant
Durant
I. T
Pat Oakes
Woods County
Frank Naylor
Pawnee
P. B. Hopkins
Muskogee
Charles O. Frey
Gaus
Burford
United States
Democrat Bids for Your Job Printing
A local printer notes a political party’s push into the job printing market. The notice highlights competition with existing printing houses and potential shifts in local business due to party bids and contracts.
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Democrat
Oklahoma convention grapples over state rights clause
Judge J A Baker presented a resolution asserting the federal constitution as the supreme law of the new state. W A Ledbetter moved to strike words supreme and paramount arguing federal power is not peer on certain lines. A three member committee was appointed to draft a provision.
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J. A. Baker
Wewoka
W. A. Ledbetter
Ardmore
Negro soldiers at Brownsville to be discharged at Fort Reno
The War Department carries out the presidents order to discharge without honor the three companies of negro troops from Brownsville Texas last August after their shooting incident. Process at Fort Reno proceeds at twenty five per day and should finish by Tuesday. Chicago New York and Philadelphia outlets reportedly to care for the men. Negro leaders in New York plan December 1 mass meeting to press Congress for full investigation. Ministers and lawyers prepare to visit President Roosevelt to seek reopening of the case.
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War Department
Brownsville
Texas
Fort Reno
Daily Press
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Congress
Roosevelt
Washington
Mexican killer Vargas convicted of first degree murder
Alberto Vargas, the Mexican who murdered Emma Blakely at the Sigal hotel in Baird Texas on Oct 17, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death. The crowd fell silent as the verdict was read and Vargas said he was pleased and ready for execution, to be carried out in about thirty days.
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Vargas
Texas
Miss Blakely
Forecast for Oklahoma constitution from eminent authority
A predicted Democratic majority at the constitutional convention signals key provisions. Expect initiative and referendum modeled on Oregon, separate schools and segregated facilities, primary nominations for all offices, and a strong railroad or general corporate commission, plus stringent anti trust rules. Prohibition remains uncertain, with mixed signals from Indian Territory delegates and a likely popular vote on its fate.
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United States
General Corporation Commission
Anti-Saloon League
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
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Glanders
J. W. Owens
Pioneer Telephone Co
H. Clay Pierce
Dick Garrett
Ledbetter
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Executive
Alberto Vargos
Oregon
I. Harris
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