Oklahoma News Briefs Reflect Diverse Local Events
The Ada Democrat notes Confederate reunion in Chickasha. Kay county gas field growth near Ponca City with three wells in two weeks. Mines in Lawton claim new gold and silver vein profits. Sapulpa sheriff arrests bootleggers after grand jury indictments. Crescent approves water works and electric bonds 259 to 19. Poutal watermelon shipments to Texas rise. Sapulpa asphalt crew strikes after foreman’s intoxication firing. Hugo hosts Socialist encampment September 9 for five days. Muskogee schools prep for Indian opening. W B Kizer named county commissioner at large for Sultan. Bartlesville racial clash involves firebrands and dynamite. Oklahoma University Law School dean to be J C Monnet of George Washington.
Sapulpa Doctors Push Move to Found Local Hospital
Physicians in Sapulpa unite to establish a city hospital amid frequent railroad yard and oil field accidents, addressing a lacking medical facility for the community.
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Sapulpa
Chandler Mayor Finds $25,000 Bonds in Guthrie Route Bust
Chandler mayor J. W. McLaughlin announced in Guthrie that $25,000 worth of bonds lost in transit from Chandler had been recovered. Most bonds were located scattered across Bristow, Oklahoma.
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J. W. McLaughlin
Chandler
Guthrie
Bristow
Railroad proposal to build into Mangum from Vernon
Advance representatives from San Antonio and the Harriman system meet the commercial club to push a railroad line into Mangum via Vernon Texas with a proposed bonus of 40 000 dollars.
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San Antonio
Harriman
Commercial Club
Mangum
Vernon
Texas
Enid Telegraph Office Manager Accused in Fraud Scheme
Officials allege T M Daniels acting in charge of the Enid Postal Telegraph office orchestrated a deal that left him about $1,100 richer while the company incurred a loss. Details of the investigation and implicated parties were not fully disclosed.
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Postal Telegraph Company
Enid
T. M. Daniels
Cemy*'rily
Proclamation Redraws Hunter Township Boundaries
Governor Haskell issues a proclamation moving south and west portions of Hunter township from Kiowa to Tillman county. The long dispute ends after court battles and a compromise among Hunter township residents.
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Haskell
Hunter Township
Kiowa County
Tillman County
First 1909 corn shipped from Tishomingo sold
The initial 1909 corn lot to be shipped from Tishomingo was sold last week to the Tishomingo Grain Co. by Morris and Redmond at 57 cents per bushel.
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Tishomingo
Tishomingo Grain Co
Morris & Redmond
Cattle Move From Red Rock Pastures to Arkansas River
Ten thousand cattle in the Red Rock area lack water as owners relocate herds to the Arkansas River until rainfall refills pasture ponds and streams.
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Red Rock
Arkansas River
Depositors Receive 65 Percent of Claims at Capitol Bank
With the fifth dividend paid last week to Capitol National Bank depositors in Guthrie since the bank went into receivership about five years ago, depositors have recovered 65 percent of their original claims.
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Capitol National Bank
Guthrie
Sagamore Oil reports gas well on Wheeler land near Bartlesville
Sagamore Oil announces No 1 well on E Wheeler land section 17 26 13 southeast of Bartlesville, yielding about 4 000 000 feet gas initially. Most wells in the area start as gasers and become fair oil producers after gas exhausts.
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Sagamore Oil Company
Oil Well Strike North of Okmulgee Draws Excitement
An oil well owned by Fox River Valley Oil Co. four miles north of Okmulgee struck at 2000 feet depth. Capacity 8000 barrels a day. The find caused considerable excitement in the area.
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Fox River Valley Oil Company
Okmulgee
Oklahoma to Convene on 500000 Acres Segregated Land
A convention will be held in Coalgate September 7 and 8 by the Segregated Coal Land Association of Oklahoma and tribal governors to seek sale of 500000 acres of surface land while preserving mineral rights. The seven affected counties Atoka Carter Haskell Latimer Le Flore Johnston Pittsburg and Coal will send strong delegations.
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Coalgate
Okla
Oklahoma
Coal Land Association of Oklahoma
Congress
Coal County
Atoka
Carter
Haskell
Latimer
Pittsburg
le Flore
Johnston
Monterey Flood Devastates Monterey Mexico and Industry
Flooding from heavy rains along the Santa Catarina river in Monterey caused massive destruction. About 800 to 1,000 people are feared dead with 15,000 homeless and property losses near 12 million dollars. The steel plant and Mexican Lead smelter were submerged, and San Luisito suffered the highest fatalities.
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Monterey
Mex
Santa Catarina
San Luisito
Census bureau to recruit 1500 enumerators in Oklahoma
Washington reports the census bureau will hire 1500 enumerators to complete the next census in Oklahoma, a substantial rise from ten years ago when 469 enumerators served both Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Toll Rising in Monterey Flood Reaches Two Thousand
Monterey authorities now estimate about two thousand dead from the Santa Catarina valley flood as eight hundred bodies have been recovered and buried. The homeless range from fifteen to twenty thousand, with Diaz sending thirty thousand dollars, Corral two thousand, and Ambassador Thompson one thousand as public relief donations pour in.
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Monterey
Mex
Santa Catarina
Diaz Monday
Corral
Thompson
Republic
Elevator and Wheat Burned at Mountain Park Fire
A fire Saturday morning destroyed the Chandler elevator and a car of wheat on a siding nearby. Loss on the building is about 2000 dollars with 1200 dollars insured, while the wheat valued at 1300 dollars is a total loss.
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Mountain Park
Okla
Chandler
Attorney Seeks Delay in Waters-Pierce Depositions
Guthrie Okla W A Ledbetter Oklahoma City attorney for Winters Pierce Oil telegraphed W C Reeves assistant attorney general from Denver asking him to wire Attorney General West in New York to delay the deposition proceedings in New York against Waters Pierce Company over alleged monopolistic practices in Oklahoma.
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Guthrie
Okla
W. A. Ledbetter
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Winters-Pierce Oil Company
W. C. Reeves
Denver
West
New York
New York City
Waters-Pierce Company
Forget Again Caught in Ada Forgery Case
Chickasha resident Ben Jones who served one term in the state penitentiary for forgery is again in custody in Ada on new charges for repeating the offense.
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Chickasha
Okla
Ben Jones
State Penitentiary
Ada
Lew
Oklahoma Labor Unions Grow As Wages Lag
Guthrie Oklahoma reports 325 labor organizations with an average 70.4 members totaling 22 880. Gain of about 1 500 members since 1909. Wages average 2 58 per day for miscellaneous trades while building trades lead at 3 86 per day for eight hours and 8 4 months per year.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
C. L. Daugherty
Daugherty
Body found along Rock Island tracks in Waurika
Mangled remains of a young man, 22 to 25, unidentified, lie in the morgue of Waurika Oklahoma after being dragged by railroad cars. A paper tag reads From Willie G and letter fragments include the name Jack. Identification unavailable.
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Waurika
Okla
Rock Island
Willie G
Income Tax Meeting Aims for National Appeal
Albany will host a September 4 gathering to promote federal income tax adoption. Promoters expect a Bryan letter and a proposal for a permanent, non partisan organization titled the Income Tax League of the State to sustain the movement.
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New York
Albany
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Income Tax League of
Insurance Convention Pushes Ban on Stock Sales by Agents
Colorado Springs report notes a national convention of insurance commissioners adopting a Texas proposal by Commissioner T B Love to prohibit stock sales in insurance corporations via soliciting agents. The resolution aims to curb wildcat schemes and protect insureds.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
National Convention of Insurance
T. B. Love
Texas
Hrough
DOJ to Probe Oklahoma Pipeline Lines
Federal investigators may examine Oklahoma pipeline lines under scrutiny of the pipelines department as part of a potential probe. The inquiry could assess safety records, route approvals, and compliance with federal standards. Officials have not provided a timeline or specific findings.
Henderson Refuses Royalties in Oil Prosecution Fight
Washington reports the department of justice may press criminal prosecutions under the Sherman act against Oklahoma oil pipeline firms to secure a fair deal and higher crude prices for Indian lands. Indian agents and industry leaders debate royalties after interior department set 18 1/2 to 41 cents, while oil prices fall to 36 cents.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Oklahoma
Department of Commerce and Labor
Interior Department
Prairie
Gulf
Secretary of the Interior
Mr. Henderson
Railroads Fined by State Board in Guthrie Oklahoma
The Oklahoma corporation commission under Commissioner Jack Love and A P Watson found the Frisco guilty on five counts and Santa Fe on two for violating orders. Frisco fined 100 dollars on three counts 25 on one and sentence suspended on the fifth while Santa Fe fined 100 dollars with a suspended second count. In the Bartlesville Vitrified Brick case against the Frisco the railroad was penalized for excessive rates by 0 7 percent and failed to refund overcharges. the commission criticized the delay and noted the overcharge admitted as due to agent error.
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Guthrie
Okla
Tone Hotel
Oklahoma
Justinian
Napoleon the Great
Code Commission
Supreme Courts
Jack Love
A. P. Watson
Corporation Commission
Frisco
Santa Fe
Bartlesville Vitrified Brick Company
Test New Labor Law in St Louis Shoe Firm Case
A warrant was issued Friday against a St Louis shoe manufacturing concern to test a new labor law prohibiting women from working more than 54 hours a week.
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St. Louis
Banks Have Vast Funds Say Acting Treasury Chief Norton
Acting Secretary of the Treasury Norton, returning from Beverly after a conference with the president, says western and southern banks hold overflowing funds and need little aid from eastern banks. He discounts reports that banks lack money to move the crops.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Norton
Beverly
Bank President Caught in Misapplied Funds Case
Elvert W. Shirk president of the First National Bank of Tipton Indiana was arrested at the Calumet club in Chicago on a charge of misapplying twenty four thousand two hundred fifty two dollars. A complaint before U S Commissioner Foote alleges he obtained the funds through drafts payable to himself.
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Chicago
Elvert W. Shirk
First National Bank of
Tipton
Ind
Calumet Club
United States
Foote
Shirk
New Postmaster Takes Charge September 1
Sulphur Oklahoma Harris B Webster recently named postmaster has received commission and will assume office September 1 delivering mail and managing local post office operations
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Sulphur
Okla
Harris B. Webster
Railroads Formalize Plan to Halt Excursion Rate Cuts
Western railroad officials meet in Chicago at the Santa Fe office of President E P Ripley to press for a two cent a mile minimum fare across states with fare reduction laws. The aim is to stop passenger rate cuts on excursions and unify pricing.
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Chicago
Chicago Roads
E P. Ripley
Santa Fe Read
Taft Favors Postal Savings Bank Plan
President Taft, in talks with callers in Beverly Massachusetts, said in his upcoming message to congress he will urge the early establishment of a postal savings bank system. He believes hundreds of millions could be placed with the government and used to take up 2 percent government bonds worth about 600 to 700 million dollars.
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Beverly
Mass
Taft
Congress
Indicted Men Are Gone Dispatch in Creek County
Creek county sheriff struggles to locate about a score of alleged bootleggers named by a special grand jury two weeks earlier. Officials say each violator was notified of the indictments and many had bonds prepared, signaling they had full information on the charges.
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Sapulpa
Okla
Creek County
Sayings and quips brighten paper in unusual quotes
The Cleveland Plain Dealer jokes that the only cure for the soul kiss involves onions and continued use. The Kansas City Times jestingly asks scientists to apply baldness research to the face rather than the scalp, mocking topical science debates.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kansas City Times
Idea of a Philosopher
A brief quotation on perspective suggests that narrowing attention can clarify understanding. It contrasts two viewpoints and implies selective focus may aid analysis.
Choate Endorses School Discipline at Burnham Farm
Joseph H. Choate of New York addressed 81 boys at Burnham Industrial Farm in Canaan New York during the annual inspection day. He praised the schoolmaster's knee as a turning point for misbehaving youths and urged boys to seek honest, manly work as society grows.
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Burnhamdustrial Farm
Canaan
N. Y
Joseph H. Choate
New York
Mr. Choate
Witty grim man on neighbor shapes a stranger
A grim man, asked about a neighbor, quips that he does not know much about him but believes he would make a first class stranger. His line captures concise wit and a wary view of the neighbor’s character.
Always Some Girl in the New York Telegram
A media quote notes that every man meets a girl who believes him uniquely remarkable in the vast span of history, as reported by the New York Telegram.
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New York Telegram
Women say lots of things they don't think they mean
A humorous or aphoristic line notes how women may voice thoughts they do not truly intend, while men may brood ideas they would not voice aloud. The quip contrasts candid speech and restraint between genders.
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