Law battle over Southwestern normal location at Granite
Representative Robinson of Granite will push a measure in the legislature to locate the Southwestern normal there if legal. He says letters from 23 lawmakers support Granite as the site, while Senator Webster of Weatherford vows to oppose, promising an interesting contest.
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Gurnurm
Southwestern Normal
Robinson
Granite
Vandinas
Legelature
Webster
Weatherford
Oklahoma Court Dates Set for Districts Six to Four
The supreme court fixed dates for the sixth seventh and fourth Oklahoma districts with venues in Woods Woodward Beaver Day county and several others. In the sixth district sessions occur from February to May across Woodward Beaver Dewey and other counties. A separate schedule lists dates in the second and seventh districts including Canadian Kingfisher Washita Comanche and Caddo counties and the Osage nation. In the fourth district sessions include Kay Noble Pawnee Osage later in May.
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Supreme Court
Woods County
Woodward County
Beaver County
Day County
Dewey County
Canadian County
Kingfisher County
Washita County
Clevewnd
Custer County
Greer County
Kiowa County
Comanche County
Caddo County
Kay County
Noble County
Pawmee
Osage Nation
Preacher-Miner Brockman Body Found in Mountain
The body of Brockman, a mining prospector, was found near Mt Sheridan in Comanche County. Civil authorities investigate amid beliefs he was murdered linked to ongoing mountain land claims between farmers and prospectors.
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Gururiz
Brockman
Mt. Sheridan
Comanche County
Banker duped into half share of sandhill townsite
J L Lairs banker from Blackwell Ohio lost 12000 to confidence operators who sold him half of Fredericks a townsite on the St Louis San Francisco line thirty five miles north of Vernon Texas The town sits on sand hills with no depot Lairs a wealthy Kansas cattleman was lured by talk of a fortune and a meeting at Chukasha. Meanwhile the Oklahoma Territory Medical Association held its annual meeting in Enid naming Dr Hatchett president and electing O D Taft Hall and Kelso to key posts.
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Cmcxasna
J. L. Lairs
Blackwell
Ohio
Fredericks
Lairs
Panhandle
Kansas
Gutariz
Oklahoma Territory Medical Association
Enid
Hatchett
el Reno
O. D Taft
Garber
Hall
Medford
Kelso
Devestigated Property Questioned Before Negotiations
Mr. Lairs states he thoroughly checked the property prior to any negotiations, saying no prior discussions or commitments occurred before his assessment.
Supreme Bench Judge Bars Justice of Peace in Murder Case
Justice Barwell of the Oklahoma Supreme Bench rules that the justice of the peace lacks authority to bar. He orders the rearrest of Editor White of the Cordel Beacon after the local justice of the peace grants White a $5,000 bail.
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Supreme Bench
Justice of Peace
Gourmair
Barwell
Oklahoma Supreme Bench
Justice of the Peace
Hs Allenis
White
Cordel Beacon
Anton Non
Aseoten
Justion of the Peace
Delegation Planned to Lobby Washington for Lawton Pasture Opening
A Lawton commercial club committee reports strong progress in funding a lobbyist to Washington to press for opening the big pasture and protect local interests. The specific envoy is not yet chosen, with Bert Howard and ex-County Attorney Walter B Stevens among candidates alongside W H Hornaday. The aim is a figure with maximum influence with the authorities.
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Lawton
Commercial Club
Washington
W. H. Hornaday
Bert Howard
Walter B. Stevens
Judge Harrison of Lafayette County Refuses Rail Bond Payment
Representative James W. Harrison of Roosevelt faced jail for two years after opposing Lafayette County's railroad bonds. He stayed in Jefferson City 1893 to 1895 and was elected county collector during confinement. Bonds totaled 1.5 million, later settled at 950,000. Frisco Railway leases three offices in Oklahoma City for traveling agents HQ.
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GuTube
James W. Harrison
Roosevelt
Lafayette County
Missouri
Harrison
Durance
Jefferson City
The
Frisco
Oklahoma City
Representative Bal linger files county running expenses claim
Representative Duke Bal linger of Caddo county petitions for county running expenses totaling $10,000 for the last quarter. The townsite sale land appropriation has expired and Caddo will finance future costs via taxes and fees. Santa Fe plans to spend $2,009 on new Oklahoma lines.
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Duke Ballinger
Caddo County
Uncle Sam
Caddo
Chicago
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Missing Wife and Child Reunited After Three-Year Search
L A Baggett of Cleburne Texas located his wife and seven month old baby in Ralston Oklahoma after a three year hunt. A Pawnee County deputy sheriff found them and the probate judge awarded Baggett custody.
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Lelated Guthrie
L. A. Baggett
Cleburne
Tex
Ralston
Oklo
Pawnee
Baggot
Tome
Monroe doctrine and policing the world debate
A historical editorial argues that Roosevelt's new claim of policing the world alters the Monroe doctrine. It warns European powers may enforce debts in Venezuela and other republics, risking unified U.S. sovereignty if misused. The piece urges preserving the fathers of the republic stance to avoid foreign sheriffs.
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Venezuela
United States
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Fathers of the Republic
Roosevelt
Congress
America
Germany
England
Hague Court
Earot
Europe
White House
Free coal and beef rally at Faneuil Hall condemns trusts
A mass meeting at Faneuil Hall on December 30 under the American Free Trade league denounced coal and beef trusts. Speakers including Gen Hazard Stevens and Samuel W Meachum attacked duties on coal and meat as frauds and extortion, urging free beef and pork.
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American Free Trade League
Hazard Stevens
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Edward A. Morton
Eugene N. Foss
Norman F. Hesseltine
Charles S. Hamlin
Samuel W. Meachum
Hesseltine
New York
United States
The Mother Trust and Tariff Reform Debate
The piece argues that the sugar and tobacco trusts benefit from subsidies under tariffs and would lose power if their products were on the free list. It cites Roosevelt saying trust regulation is separate from tariff revision and says coal beef steel and oil trusts demand regulation, advocating free trade with the world until voters push tariff reform.
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Sugar and Tobacco Trusts
Roosevelt
Congress
Coal Trust
Beef Trust
Steel Trust
Oil Trust
New Boat Compromise Signals Shifting Shamrock Design
The article notes secrecy around a forthcoming Shamrock boat, likely a compromise between the fin and eel types. It suggests modifications including a flatter floor, deeper keel draft, adjusted overhangs, and avoidance of the Shamrock II spoon bow. Shamrock III will use mild steel, differ from the bronze Shamrock II, and will be painted below the water line.
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Fife
Tariff on Coal Prompt Falls Short of Full Relief
The Tariff on Coal article notes the President urged removing the anthracite tariff and placing it on the free list but Congress shows little appetite for broader relief. Public sentiment favored more complete coal tariff removal, yet legislative action stalls amid a coal monopoly backdrop.
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Congress
Kago Record-Herald
McLeod Captures Catch Wresting Title in America
Dan McLeod won the championship of America in catch-as-catch-can wrestling, taking $1,500 of a $2,000 purse after defeating Jenkins who led earlier but quit in the third bout due to a leg injury. Jenkins wore a leather bandage for protection and the bout featured rugged action. The piece also notes a push to form a national croke clubs association, sprouting buzz about ping pong on ice, Philadelphia’s bid for a regatta, Corbett’s health, Choynski’s $30,000 as a veteran fighter, and a Detroit racque series planned by Boakes and Standing.
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Jenkins
Nelson
Robert H. Calhoun
Calhoun
Tom Sharkey
Sharkey
Philadelphia
Monte Cross
Broadway Athletic Club
Dan McLeod
Association of Croke Clubs
New York
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
James J. Corbett
Joe Choynski
Joe
Harry Boakes
Chicago
George Standing
Detroit
McCoy Plans Ring Return Against Munroe in 170-Pound Bout
McCoy, visiting Columbus Indiana for a reunion with Court ney Rush, says he intends to fight Jack Munroe, the western miner who fought Jeffries. He weighs 182 pounds now and expects to enter the ring at about 170.
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McCoy
Jack Munroe
Columbus
Ind
Courtney Rush
Munroe
Jeffries
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