Frisco Wreck Near Francis Damages Bridge and Delays Trains
A Frisco coal train derailed when a phalange broke on a coal car near Francis 3 1 2 miles north of the town at 8 Sunday morning. Fourteen cars plunged into the mud, only the engine tender caboose and two cars remained upright. No crew were injured. A brakeman, returning from Shawnee, reportedly jumped from a coal car and survived. Bridge wreck halts traffic for over 24 hours with detours via Randolph and Haileyville. By nightfall transfers were possible and Ada residents described deep mud and shallow water. Repair was expected that afternoon. Washington dispatch reports Pinchot pursuing a four million acre forest reservation in Indian Territory, excluding tillable patches, within the Kiamichi Mountains in the Choctaw Nation. Interior lawyers debate Secretary Hitchcock’s authority as Congress weighs the reservation size. Also noted is the death of Thomas Hughey’s three year old son and his burial at Rose Hill.
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South Canadian Bridge
Francis
Shawmee
Frisco
Randolph
Haileyville
Ada
Washington
Kiamichi Mountains
Mr. Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Senate Committee
Congress
Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Red River
Texas
Louisiana
Secretary of Agriculture
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Indian land withdrawal debate and Oklahoma education meeting
A Senate committee report defends a land withdrawal in the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations, arguing forest reserves aid Indians and flood control, with potential reductions proposed. New pedagogues in Shawnee report details on territorial and Indian Education Association amalgamation, 1200 members, two conventions unified, and lectures by Dr. David Starr Jordan on the San Francisco quake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee
Sha Okla
Territorial Teacher’s Association of Oklahoma
Indian Territory Educational Association
Robert Knie vi Cordell
G. W. Horton
Broken Arrow
Indian Territory
Becker
L. C. Wolfe
Oklahoma
Robert L. Kane
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stafford University
San Francisco
Yaquis on War Path After Massacre Near Lancho
A Yaqui uprising in Sonora, Mexico, leads to a bloody attack on a train crew at Lancho, with four killed before the party reaches safety. Station staff Thompson and his wife survive by barricading doors. The group buries the dead and vows to hold off tribesmen until rural police arrive.
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Sonora
Mexico
Lancho
Maxson
Wancho
Yarquis
Thompson
Col. Maxson
Sancho
Indian Territory report cites allotment origin and Choctaw citizenship
Printed copies of the commissioner to the five civilized tribes annual report discuss the allotment policy in Indian Territory, the rise of white and mixed land monopolies, and citizenship issues in the Choctaw Nation. The document emphasizes government duties amid conflict and modern acts of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
I. T
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Congress
Man Fatally Struck by Car in Holdenville Incident
A man believed to be R. S. Richardson of Holdenville was run over by a vehicle last night and died from multiple injuries. Identification was provided by papers and his body. Mrs. J. B. Redman of Holdenville is visiting Mrs. R. E. Haynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Richardson
Holdenville
J. B. Redman
R. E. Haynes
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Lilly
Thomas Hughey
First National Bank
Issues Annual Report
A. D. Gibbons
Henry Hudson
Roff
U. S
Scott-Hoard Go
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Jackson
Miss
Vardaman
McGrants
Scooba
Crawford
Harrison
Here
Wahalak
Mobile and Ohio
Cooper
McGrant
Meridian
Agee’s
West Main St
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