Textbook row divides Oklahoma officials over adoptions
Oklahoma City reports Attorney General West explained Gov Cruce and Lt Gov McAlester dispute over dismissal of the state text book contracts suit. The AG notes control of litigation rests with the office after initiation. Debate centers on pardons and gubernatorial authority during absence from the state, along with validity of textbook removals. Schools begin Sept. 8 to 20 with 1908 books favored by many boards as the Supreme Court weighs the case.
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Oklahoma City
West
Cruce
McAlester
Supreme Court
Legal Department
Col. McAlester
Chickasha
Wilson
Elief
McAlester Leader Defends Actions After Cruce Row
Lt. Gov J J McAlester told reporters Gov Cruce’s removal of orders was improper and that Cruce failed to notify or allow him to act as governor. He defended school board contracts as protecting thousands of children amid a state department dispute and recalled his wartime duty and early settlement courage.
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Cruce
Oklahoma
Election Returns Show Large County Victory in Pontotoc
Tuesday's election produced sweeping support for all five questions in Pontotoc county led by a strong amendment vote of 1 256 yes to 306 no. Ada and Stonewall cast few opposing ballots while other towns showed narrow margins. State totals across thirty six counties favored amendments No 46 47 57 58 and 60 with varying yes counts and gaps.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Stonewall
Owl Creek
Rebee Center
Knox
Board of Agriculture
Lightning Ridge
Colberg
Sunshine
The
Oklahoman
Poara of Agriculture
Great Western Circuit Starts in Decatur Ill
Decatur Illinois hosts the opening of the Great Western Circuit trot ting and pacing meetings with several hundred horses and top stables. The circuit plans three months of racing and over a quarter of a million dollars in purses before moving to Peoria and Galesburg and on to state fairs in Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Missouri Illinois Texas and Arizona.
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Great Western Circuit
Peoria
Galesburg
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Missouri
Illinois
Texas
Arizona
Bryan County Farmers Organize Eastern Oklahoma Association Branch
Bryan County farmers organize a Durant branch of the Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural Association today. Francis J. Meek, supervisor of county branches and immigration agent, assists in the Durant setup and reports rising agricultural interest in Bryan County.
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Bryan County
Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural Association
Durant
Francis J. Meek
J. F. Darby
Meek
Immigration Office
Elliston Grocery Business on Farm Land Listed
An item notes a grocery business occupying farm land near Elliston with a 4.0 value and a contact at 507. Details are fragmented but indicate real estate and commercial use aspects in a rural setting.
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Simae Elliston
Galbraith of Ada to Succeed Judge Rosser on Supreme Court Commission
Judge C A Galbraith of Ada will replace Judge Rosser on the state Supreme Court commission. He accepted the post and will likely assume office mid September. The commission's decisions carry the weight of Supreme Court rulings and it will cease to exist in about eighteen months unless renewed by the legislature.
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Rosser
Supreme Court
C. A. Galbraith
Ada
Large payment to Seminole Indians in Oklahoma
The U S Indian agency disbursing office at Wewoka has nearly completed a $600000 payment to Seminole Indians. Each of 3124 full bloods is due 200, with full bloods whose land is non taxable paid first. Taxes on lands of other citizens will delay the remaining funds.
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Wewoka
U. S. Indian Agency
Nen
Confederate Reunion Set for Muskogee Dates
Gen A M Crow of the Chickasaw Brigade UCV reports a message from Gen D M Hailey Oklahoma Division announcing a division reunion in Muskogee on September 16 17 and 18. All camps must elect delegates. the local camp to choose its delegates at the next regular meeting the first Sunday in September.
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Chickasaw Brigade
D. M. Hailey
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Double Hang for Two Negroes in Fort Worth Jail
Sheriff Rea has prepared for a double execution in the Fort Worth county jail scheduled for tomorrow. The condemned are Ernest Harrison and Paul Fowler, two Black men sentenced for the murder of Robert Knetsch, a white man, in Fort Worth last year.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Rea
Ernest Harrison
Paul Fowler
Robert Knetsch
Supt. Pierce Named Delegate to National School Hygiene Congress
Gov. Cruce appoints Supt. T. F. Pierce as a delegate to the fourth national congress on school hygiene to be held in Buffalo from August 25 to 30. Among 77 Oklahoma county superintendents, eight were named delegates, including Prof. Pierce.
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T. F. Pierce
Cruce
Meeting on Immigration Plans Aims to Boost County Prosperity
Five members of the Commercial club met at city hall with Francis J. Meek Immigration Commissioner of the Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural Association. He agreed to return August 18 for another session to strengthen ties among farmers and businessmen and expand immigrant settlement. The group encompasses twenty nine counties, railroads and local clubs collaborate to develop resources and improve conditions, citing Stephens County peanut campaign as a model with 30 000 acres devoted to peanuts and 300 silos built to store feed.
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Commercial Club
Francis J. Meek
Eastern Oklahoma Agricultural Association
Old
Indian Territory
Twentynine
Meek
Stephens
Commercial Club of
Duncan
Oklahoma Pardons Test Case Follows Saturday Signatures
Oklahoma City attorneys prepare a test suit to determine when executive pardons take effect after Col. J J McAlester acted in the governor absence. The case centers on Bonds of Swanee and whether delivery to the prisoner or agent constitutes effectiveness. Updike faces alias murder warrant as authorities delay release pending the ruling.
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Oklahoma City
Morrow
Epy
Col
McAlester
Cruce
Ben Bonds
Swawnee
Pottawatomie County
Criminal Court of Appeals
D. K. Pope
B. H. Updike
Updike
P. D. Anderson
A. C Christensen
Binion
Fox Trapping Boom Prompts Alberta Closed Season Talk
In northern Alberta since early season 751 foxes valued at over 600000 have been trapped or dug from nests. A pair of black foxes fetched 20000. Clients include C J Fleming of St John and T J McMann of Edmonton who sold 51 fox whelps to James A Kane of Brooklyn. Provincial game guardians seek a closed season to protect breeding, as with other fur bearers.
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Edmonton
Alta
C. J. Fleming
St. John
N. B
Lac la Biche
T. J. McMann
James A. Kane
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Pennsylvania
Alberta
Benjamin Lawton
Lost Articles Prompt Sparks Valet-Style Search
A playful appeal from readers prompts a city valet service to offer help locating missing articles. The note hints at community effort and swift, neighborly cooperation to recover valuables.
Weatherly son near death in western Oklahoma report
A letter from W. C. Weatherly to Ait Erwin says Sam Weatherly was at the point of death at a location in western Oklahoma. The exact place name could not be read.
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Sam Weatherly
Ait Erwin
W. C. Weatherly
Oklahoma
Mr. Erwin
Sam Weath
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