Measured plans for towns and projects across the region
Krebs to build a brick opera house Coalgate to add an overall factory Watonga to form a militia company Meeker judge suggests hangings to curb crime Comanche county post office opens at Hurst with Dillard Winningham postmaster Rock Island to expand toward Granite and Mangum Granite to become a division Mead rock crushing plant to ballast Granite crops hit by locusts Apache Jack to attend Hobart street fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst
Comanche County
Dillard Winningham
Horations Wins Washington Derby For McAlester Horse Owner
Horations owned by J. J. McAlester of McAlester won the Washington derby in Seattle last week, securing a notable victory for the prominent horse owner and his stable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horations
J. J. McAlester
McAlester
Seattle
Fight over Krebs incorporation begins with petition
A petition containing 150 signatures is filed opposing the incorporation of Krebs, marking the start of the battle over the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krebs
Welch Gas and Oil Company forms in Indian Territory
The Welch Gas and Oil Company is established in the Indian Territory with capital of 300000 dollars and paid in 175000 dollars, indicating a new enterprise structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Gas & Oil Company
Indian Territory
Carpenter Falson injured after Ardmore mill ladder fall
Tom Falson, a carpenter at Ardmore oil mills, fell from a ladder and sustained a fractured thigh with additional painful injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Falson
Ardmore
Salisaw Brick Plant Starts Active Operations
Operations begin at the Salisaw brick plant with plans to place the first home brick on the market within thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisaw
Antlers Brass Band Hosts Picnic to Replenish Treasury
The Antlers brass band organized a picnic and barbecue near Antlers to raise funds for the organization's treasury. Proceeds, if any, were intended to support the group’s financial needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antlers
Stroud people pledge $900 for Deep Fork road project
Stroud residents contribute nine hundred dollars toward a new road across the Deep Fork bottom. The project is supported by the local commercial club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroud
Deep Fork Bottom
Commercial Club
Lambert Farmers Form Co operative Grain and Stock Co
Lambert farmers strive to organize a farmers cooperative grain and stock company near Alva in the grazing game county. The venture follows a successful local trial run and aims to unite regional growers under a shared enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert Farmers
Farmers’ Co-Operative Grain and Stock Company
Alva
Weatherford Bans Sunday Saloons and Gambling Venues
Weatherford orders closure of saloons and gambling places on Sundays reversing prior openings. Officials cite local morality and Sunday observance as the basis for the prohibition. The measure targets all establishments offering gambling or tavern services during Sunday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Ardmore School Board Finds District Assets and Liabilities
The Ardmore school board shows district property valued at $50,000 and outstanding debt of $2,500 not counting school bonds. Monthly expenses are estimated at $2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Move to elect a delegate to Congress in Indian Territory
Indians in the Territory demand representation in Congress. The plan calls for electing a delegate and sending him to Washington to be seated as other delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Congress
Washington
Reunion of ex Kansans to be held at Kingfisher in October
Organizers predict a large turnout for the ex Kansans reunion at Kingfisher in October. Committee members say they would be satisfied if 5 000 members enroll in the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingfisher
Indian service deputy named after July 4 killing
United States Marshal Fossett appointed W. B. Jackson of the Osage nation as deputy marshal to succeed J. E. Jones who was killed there on July 4. Jackson had served as constable in the Indian service for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fossett
W. B. Jackson
Osage Nation
J. E. Jones
Jackson
Indian Service
Atoka Move Sets Stage for Allotment Transfer
In Atoka officials arrange the transfer of an allotment as part of a larger plan. The relocation involves new boundaries and responsibilities for the receiving entity. Local observers await official confirmation and details on timing and governance.
Farmers to Fix School Land Rents by Board Review
The territorial school land board adopts a plan where viewers and classifiers gather full land data and a five member farmer review board will classify lands and set rental values. Landowners will be notified and can appear if they contest rents, shifting final decisions from the department to independent farmers.
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School Land Department
School Land Office
Territorial School Land Board
Territorial Government
Advertising the Country Ardmore
Railroads entering the Indian Territory distribute booklets with land holding guidance for farmers. Indians may sell surplus lands after allotment periods, while homesteads stay inalienable for twenty years. Congress may soon allow disposals, backed by railroad influence. Frisco and Santa Fe representatives have been in town gathering data to promote the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Indian Territory
Congress
Frisco
Santa Fe
Italian Cardinals Strive in Conclave for Next Pope
The conclave enters seclusion as cardinals prepare to vote. Italian ranks hold potential to decide the Holy See with rivalry and disunity among them shaping expectations. Foreign cardinals show no opposition to an Italian pope, but intra Italian divisions may delay or alter the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo
Rampolla
Serafino
Vanutelli
di Pietro
Gotti
Oregliia
Holy See
Convicts Escape Search Fails in California Chase
Twelve Folsom prison escapees remain at large as pursuit efforts taper. Civilian and militia exhaustion follows a grueling trek through rough country under heat. Governor Pardee orders Placerville National Guard withdrawal and many posse members head home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Placerville
Cal
Folsom
Pardee
National Guard
First Arrest Under New Soft Drink Law
Arrestee Thomas Roberts was taken into custody in Ardmore for selling beverages labeled sunbeam and frosty. He was released on bond as authorities enforce the new restriction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Thomas Roberts
Collins Sent to Jail in Oklahoma City Shooting Case
W O Collins who killed farmer William Marshall near Choctaw City two years ago and was free on 6000 bond pending supreme court appeal was returned to jail by his bondsmen after the death of his Louisiana based brother who helped procure the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
W. O. Collins
Wm. Marshall
Choctaw City
Supreme Court
Collins
Louisiana
Flynn Deeply Burdened By Wife Illness In Nyark Letter
In a Nyark message to a city friend, Hon. Dennis T. Flynn describes his wife’s grave illness and his inability to take part in any activities. He mentions a trained nurse and the doubtful outlook for her recovery, noting she occupies all his thoughts and attention.
Resumed $40 Per Capita Payments to Chickasaws
A Tishomingo Oklahoma message reports that the $40 per capita payments to Chickasaws, halted in June, will resume August 15. Eligible Indians include those with approved enrollment and those who previously did not receive funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tishomingo, I. T
Chickasaws
Secretary of the Interior
Firebugs Suspected Behind Fires in Anadarko and Hobart
Residents in Anadarko and Hobart report recent blazes under investigation as incendiary fires. Officials are treating them as related and are searching for suspects tied to the incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
Hobart
Postal inquiry to shake Missouri and Indian Territory mail contracts
Assistant postmaster general aide C E McGinnis has been in the territory. He plans a report accusing over 100 postal routes and multiple contracts of fraud. Warrants may be issued against twenty or more in Indian Territory and Missouri. Contracts show 85 percent profits to a Missouri firm. reform includes canceling routes and advertising new contracts.
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C. EB. McGinnis
Washington
Missouri
Indian Territory
Missouri Company
Muskogee
Lee
Ball Hill
Stand Bluff
Wagoner
Choska
Nowata
Checotah
Chickasaw Nation
McGinnis
Ada
Intermarried Citizens' Claims Approved by Dawes Commission
The Dawes commission at Tishomingo approved schedules of intermarried citizens pending since before the interior department. After Secretary Hitchcock signed, allotments will be made to the hundreds named. In Ardmore hundreds of land leases are recorded in U.S. court, terms lasting five years and covering large tracts up to entire family allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawes Commission
Tishomingo
Interior Department
Chickasaw Nation
Hitchcock
United States
Oklahoma Attorney General Roberts Denies Involvement
Attorney General Roberts of Oklahoma answers Judge Dale of Wichita denying any involvement with the National Home Building Company beyond being a contract holder. He says he advised Oklahoma managers to seek court action in Wichita if jurisdiction is granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robberts
Oklahoma
Dale Guthrie
Dale
Wichita
National Home Building Company
Land Reallocation Sparks White Land Rush in Chickasaw Nation
Dawes commission assigns land in severalty with 160 acres restricted for 21 years. Whites flood in to buy and lease vast tracts, while trusts lease hundreds of thousands of acres. Judge Townsend notes rapid town incorporation and rising prosperity amid intermarriage. Remaining lands remain intensely contested and valuable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Dawes Commission
Territory
Congress
Arkansas
Chickasaw Nation
Ardmore
Townsend
Free Trip to Washington Promised by Oklahoma Pioneer
Marcus A Simmons, a Tecumseh area retiree and Civil War veteran, envisions a free national trip to Washington for every U S resident. He has enlisted support from Missouri and Oklahoma lawmakers and hopes Congress will pass his plan, with McGuire considering a bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
United States
National
Marcus A. Simmons
Tecumseh
Missouri
Gen
Jo Shelby
M. E. Benton
Simmons
Comanche Carnival draws attention to two day race event
Comanche's carnival on August 14 and 15 draws many inquiries about races. Several horses have been booked and observers hail the racetrack as the best seen in Indian Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Oklahoma Building at St Louis Ratified by Commission
Oklahoma world's fair commission ratified the contract to construct the Oklahoma building in St Louis. J B Kent of Chandler was named official photographer to prepare large Oklahoma scene photographs for the exhibit. Commissioner Shuttee leaves for St Louis to oversee start of construction. Grain for the exhibit dates back three years and is expected to showcase well. Rumor suggests Shuttee may succeed Fred L Wenner as secretary of the commission as Wenner resigns to join the school land board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
R. Kle
Householder
Kleiner
St. Louis, el Reno & Western Railroad
Holder
J. B. Thoburn
Territorial Board of Agriculture
Thoburn
Oklahoma
Shuttee
Fred L. Wenner
Oklahoma Commission
Wenner
School Land Board
Free Scholarship for Indians at Oklahoma State Military Institute
Lieut. Col. James E. Dunn requests three Creek cadets to attend the Oklahoma State Military Institute in Oklahoma City free of tuition. The $100 yearly cost will be covered by the school with chief cooperation from Gen. P. Porter. The institute opens Sept. 20 with a new building, capable faculty, and up-to-date equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
James E. Dunn
Oklahoma State Military Institute
Oklahoma City
P. Porter
Wellston Appeals Damage Award in Oklahoma Supreme Court
In Lincoln county Oklahoma Wellston appeals to the Supreme Court to set aside a probate court decision awarding Lewis H M Mitchell 225 dollars for a fractured leg from a defective sidewalk. Mitchell sued for 999 dollars claiming the injury occurred October 18 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Guthrie
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Lincoln County
Lewis H. M. Mitchell
Mitchell
Last of the Cook Gang Thurman Baldwin Pardoned
In Muskogee Thurman Baldwin the sole survivor of the Cook gang was pardoned and will be released next year after a sentence reduction from thirty to ten years He had pleaded guilty to larceny and robbery before Judge Parker at Fort Smith nine years ago Baldwins former allies faced execution or imprisonment with Cherokee Bill hanged at Fort Smith and Bill Cook dying in prison while Jim French was killed during arrest
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Thurman Baldwin
Muskogee
Cook
Indian Territory
Judge Parker
Fort Smith
Baldwin
Skeeter
Cook Gang
Jim French
Bill
Bill Cook
Jim Cook
Cherokee National Penitentiary
Tahlequah
Swell Ball Planned at Union Station for Confederate Reunion
Durant reports a grand ball to honor reunion sponsors will be held in the waiting rooms of the union passenger station on the night of August 7. The building will be illuminated and decorated in Old Glory colors with invitations going nationwide. It promises to be the swellest event ever given in the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durant
Union
Gold Near Lawton Assays Run High at Ten Dollars
Lawton reports a rich vein from the Little Bar mine in Wichita shows gold values from 97 to 120 dollars per ton. The discovery has stirred much excitement as the ore from a shallow ten foot hole boosts local mining prospects.
Time to join the procession in Muskogee Phoenix note
The article fragment hints at a procession timing in Muskogee with the phrase see ing and a quoted cue from the Muskogee Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee Phoenix
McAlester Mines Union Scale Signed in Pittsburg Meeting
In South McAlester the mining district sees a new wage scale signed at Pittsburg after a key meeting. Workers from Amesen and others reportedly approve the union agreement as strikes and scale changes loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcalester
South
Pittsburg
Amesen
Judge orders higher demand from Robberts funds
Wichita Kansas Judge Dale orders the receivers of the National Home Building Company to increase the demand for money alleged to have been received by Attorney General Robberts while acting as director of that company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kans
Dale
National Home Building Company
Territorial Vet Probes Glanders Report in Logan County
Dr. A. W. Sanders, serving as territorial veterinarian, investigates a reported glanders case in Logan County. The inquiry centers on official disease status and potential wildlife or livestock involvement. An accompanying health advisory and further tests are expected to determine next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Sanders
Logan County
Preparing to Build Schoolhouses in Muskogee
A. E. Bonnell and R. P. Graffenreid of the Muskogee public school board traveled to Kansas City to study modern school building construction. They report $80,000 has been allocated for three new public buildings following the latest methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
A. E. Bonnell
R. P. Graffenreid
Haileyville Raises $1,002 for Public School Building
Haileyville residents contributed 1002 dollars and 50 cents toward a new public school building. The drive reflects community support and funds will be used for construction and related costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haileyville
Oklahoma Delegates Named for Trans-Mississippi Congress
Governor Ferguson announces Oklahoma delegates for the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress in Seattle August 18 through 21. Named are C. B. Ames Oklahoma City John Embry Chandler C. J. Shepard Pawnee J. W. Southard Perry T. O. Williams Newkirk F. L. Boynton and R. G. Seminal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Guthrie
T. B. Ferguson
Seattle
Wash
C. B. Ames
Oklahoma City
John Embry
Chandler
C. J. Shepard
Pawnee
J. W. Southard
Perry
T. O. Willams
Newkirk
F. L. Boynton
Pong
R. G. Seminal
Guthrie Bank Enters Voluntary Liquidation
The American Loan and Trust company with $50,000 capital stock and a territorial headquarters here went into voluntary liquidation after calling in all business and settling in full. Brown Cornelison of Wichita organized the bank and came to Guthrie as territorial manager. he will stay on in other business. The company did not specify further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
American Loan & Trust Company
Brown Cornelison
Wichita
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Granite
Ravia
S. M. Brown
The
Baptist Church
Jack
Hobart Street Fair
Atoka
Loppice
GAD
Indian Lands
Last OF
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Wichita Mountains
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