Oklahoma Primary Fraud Claims Roil Oklahoma Politics
Ex Gov C N Haskell charges 35 000 to 40 000 Republicans voted Democratic in the primary. He says most of his workers admit defeat. Owen leads by as much as 8 000 on face returns and a purge of Republican votes may be demanded by the legislature. Haskell and Owen issue statements on the disputed race and GOP machine influence. Murray nomination prediction noted as late returns shift.
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Oklahoma City
C. N. Haskell
Owen
Haskell
Republican
Socialist Party
Oklahoma
Murray
Davenport
Cornell
Ross
Supreme Court
Turner
Pittsburg County
N. B. Maxey
Muskogee
Wazoner
McIntosh
Pittsburg
W. A. Durant
Bryan County
Campbell Russell
Larry Beller
McIntosh County
Oliver H. Akin
Moore
Harrison
Trans Andean Railway Opens Linking Arica and La Paz
Bolivian celebrations mark independence day and the opening of the 276 mile Trans Andean railway from Arica to La Paz. The line, built under 1904 Chile Bolivia treaty terms, cost 2 950 000 pounds and crosses the Andes at 14 000 feet.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Arica
Lstr
Andes
Change in Oklahoma state reunion dates announced
Commander Crow reports a one day postponement of the state Confederate reunion to September 4 at the suggestion of Gen Hailey. The board must meet before opening, prompting the date shift to allow all members to attend.
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A. M. Crow
Confederate Veterans
Gen. Hailey
Confederate Home
Sentries on Rio Grande under fire from Mexican side
American soldiers stationed as sentries near Washington Park on the Rio Grande exchanged about fifty shots with forces from the Mexican side around 10 o'clock. An American residence was struck three times, causing alarm among occupants as darkness hid the shooters.
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el Paso
Tex
Rio Grande
Washington Park
Mexico
Center Happenings in Center Oklahoma Notes
Mr Yancey Horton of Emmett Oklahoma visits relatives in Center. Bud and Noah Garrett depart for McAlester. Methodist meeting ends with Bro Dupree in charge. Walpole Parker and Belton Parker visit Collins in North Ada. W O W picnic at Ada praised. Miss Cabe and Bill Stringer visit Gaar home. Ada piano man Shaw visits Center with Emma and Winnie White. J D Gaar and Ethel shop in Ada. Sunday rain refreshes Center region. Presbyterians plan meetings starting the 4th led by Bro Peck with Will Butler and Robert McCulloh assistants. Garnet Griffith returns from Ada Normal and seeks winter teaching positions, plans music study with Mrs Walpole.
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Ada
Cabe
Bill Stringer
New Bethel
Gaar
Mr. Shaw
Our
Little Village
Emma
Winnie White
J. D. Gaar
Ethel
Center
Bro. Peck
Bros
Will Butler
Robert McCulloh
Garnet Griffith
Progressives Hold First National Convention In Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt arrived for the Progressive Party convention in Chicago but skipped the first session. Albert J. Beveridge was elected temporary chairman and delivered the keynote amid cheering crowds. Controversy erupts as southern Negro delegates are barred, with Florida Mississippi and Alabama protests leading to seating disputes and possible credentials challenges.
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Chicago
National Progressive Party
Theodore Roosevelt
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Dixon
Beveridge
Deliv
New Progressive Party
National Committee
Pennsylvania
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Committee
Roosevelt
A. L. Anderson
Lodge that admitted Jack Johnson suspended by Scottish Grand Lodge
In Edinburgh on August 6 the Grand Lodge of Free Masons of Scotland dismissed the appeal against the suspension sentence of the Kincardine lodge over its initiation of Jack Johnson.
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Lodge
Jack Johnson
Edinburgh
Scotland
Grand Lodge of Free Masons of Scotland
Katy management takes over Wichita Falls lines
Formal transfer of the Wichita Falls and Northwestern and the Wichita Falls and Southern to Katy management is announced by Frank Kell vice president. W A Webb is named general manager effective immediately after an inspection with C E Schaff. The routes, recently bought from Kemp and Kell, span Wichita Falls to Forgan and Wichita Falls to Newcastle, promising solid freight earnings.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Northwestern
Southern
Katy
Frank Kell
W. A. Webb
Webb
C. E. Schaff
Katy Lines
Schaff
Kansas City
Kemp and Kell
Forgan
Newcastle
Ada Champions Triumph Over Allen Outlaws in Hard-Fought Game
Ada wins 4 in the first inning and holds off Allen after a tense contest. Key players include J Kaiser C Kaiser Hale Pat Jones Reed McCain and Roddie. Kuntz struck out six as Ada gains edge with timely hits and aggressive baserunning despite Allen errors.
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Ada
Allen Outlaws
Allen Bunch
Ada Boys
Outlaws
Kuntz
Allen
John
Clyde Kaiser
Hale
Pat Jones
Reed
McCain
Roddie
Asbury
J. Kaiser
Ellis
C. Kaiser
Russell
Kaiser
Caudel
Jones
Potts is killed by posse after ambush near Clarksville
Leonard Potts the Dallas killer who shot Police Chief Tedford and Sheriff Stephens was slain by a posse 18 miles northwest of Clarksville after a lengthy gun battle. He fired fourteen shots while protected by a tree breastwork and was buried in Clarksville. Potts had first sought food from a nearby house and triggered the pursuit when the resident lit a lamp and warned others.
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Clarksville
Tex
Leonard Potts
Tedford
Dallas
Charley Stephens
Red River County
Brandenburg
Dallas County
Potts
Phillips
Woodland
Kbst
Oklahoma Indian Agencies to be Abolished
Washington reports that federal Indian agents in Oklahoma will be removed from the payroll as part of the Indian appropriations bill. Conferees Carter Stephens and Burke resolved differences, trimming the Senate’s higher conduct funding for the five tribes and approving a $150,000 House figure. The measure preserves the just-sum for courts and schools amid tax and legal decisions.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Oklahoma
Carter
Stephens
Texas
House
Burke
South Dakota
Clapp
Chamberlain
Gamble
Senate
Supreme Court
Election Leads to Street Duel in Oklahoma
In Ocheleta, Oklahoma, a street duel over a political dispute left D. L. Alexander 60 in critical condition with two stomach wounds while John Duncan 45 suffered three gunshot injuries. Duncan was arrested as Alexander faces likely death from his wounds.
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Bartlesville
Ocheleta
Okla
Here
D. L. Alexander
John Duncan
Alexander
Duncan
Campbell's Varnish Grain Sells For Woodwork Staining
A buyer praises Campbell's Varnish Grain as a valuable stain and finish for woodwork including chairs and other household items. The universal verdict from housekeepers supports its quality and worth.
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Campbell
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Confederate Home Board
Yancey Horton
Emmett, Okla
Bud
Noah Garrett
McAlester
Bro. Dupree
Walpole
Belton Parker
Homer Collins
North Ada
Henry ¥. Furman
Peinde
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