Indians Are Men Not Federal Wards In Oklahoma
The Oklahoma press lauds Judge Ralph Campbell for upholding demurrers in the government land suit in the Five Civilized Tribes. It condemns federal guardianship as Carpetbagging and credits the decision with protecting Indian citizens and boosting state prosperity. It also recounts tariff history and Taft’s signing of the Payne tariff bill.
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Ralph E. Campbell
United States Circuit Court
Muskogee
Five Civilized Tribes
Department of the Interior
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Interior Department
Campbell
United States
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Knox
MacVeagh
Wickersham
Hitchcock
Nagel
Wilson
Intemperance and Its Deadly Effects Contributed
A dense sermon condemns alcohol as a destroyer of individuals and society. It links intemperance to poverty crime and family ruin, claiming it fuels epidemics, corruption, and social decay. The piece labels wine as a mocker and wine and strong drink as ruinous forces.
Payne Tariff Bill Signed Amid Mockery and Schedule Change
President signs tariff measure labeled Payne Tariff Bill amid lighthearted jokes. The act affects leather schedule changes and prompts quick political comment.
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Payne
Faculty Increase at Southeastern State Normal in Durant
President M E Moore reports the board of regents has expanded the faculty at the Southeastern State Normal School Durant adding two civic teachers to the model training department. The move will allow the model school to serve at least 300 pupils grade seven and below and ease city school congestion. Two librarians were added and a Carnegie library drive begun. The $100000 school building contract will be let in about two weeks and should be finished by next summer term.
City committee opens alley as garden spot on 17th Street
The street and alley committee of the city council allows the alley south of 17th Street and east of Rennie Avenue to be fenced and used as a garden area establishing a city precedent seen in first class municipalities.
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17Th Street
Rennie Avenue
Indians Press Sale of Segregated Coal Lands
In Guthrie Oklahoma on August 5 officials report a united drive by Choctaw and Chickasaw citizens whites and Indians to persuade Congress to permit sale of 5 000 000 acres of segregated coal lands in the Choctaw Chickasaw country. A conference will be held at Coalgate September 6 and 7 with Governor Haskell invited.
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Guthrie
Okla
Congress
Coalgate
G. E. John
Haskell
Segregated Coal Land Commission
Oklahoma
Greedy tariff bill ends a corrupt senate spectacle
The piece denounces the tariff bill as a triumph of wrong over right and a license for exploitation. It decries Aldrich’s bid for extra bounty, cotton bagging treachery, and a senate complicit in greed, labeling the closure a fitting finale to a corrupt display.
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Aldrich
United States
Torbett Family Returns From Western Trip
Major and Mrs. Sam Torbett have returned from Los Angeles San Francisco and other western points where they endured a heat wave. They spoke of pleasant western comforts while home thermometers read 100 to 105 but pacific sunlight kept temperatures cooler. The Ada family lingered in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs before reaching Kansas City. Major Torbett noted the warmth upon his return and joked about melting after the trip.
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Sam Torbett
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Torbetts
Pacific
Ada
Salt Lake City
Colorado Springs
Sam
Kansas City
Prominent Lawyer Hears Defense for Moon Light Black
Oklahoma City attorney Hon. Momen Pruitt has been retained to defend Lifla Moon Light Black in the Frank Hatcher tragedy case. Pruitt reviews the defense and merits while reports say Warren the alleged murderer may seek protection under law. Governor Haskell has been asked to aid in securing the suspect’s apprehension details remain limited.
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Momen Pruett
Oklahoma City
Lifla
Moon Light
Black
Frank Hatcher
Warren
Hatcher
Moman Pruiitt
Gov
Haskell
Pruitt
Negro Warren
Pontotoc County Supports Fair Treatment for Warren
Citizens condemn mob violence and back authorities in protecting Warren as he faces legal proceedings for Hatcher's death. The community agrees the law should grant Warren due process and protection.
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Mr. Warren
Warren
Hatcher
Pontotoc County
Classified Want Ad Rates in The Daily News
The Daily News outlines local want ad pricing at 1 cent per word for the first insertion and 0.5 cents per word for each subsequent insertion, inviting readers to place listings in its columns.
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the Daily News
Platte City to hear state role in lynching inquiry
Judge Burns in Platte county circuit court weighs state participation in investigating the George Johnson lynching after J W Moore shooting. A special prosecutor from Jefferson City may handle the inquiry. governor or attorney general direct word awaited. No reward notice confirmed. Convention opposes constitutional amendments urged by the State Federation of Commercial Organizers.
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Platte City
Burns
Platte County
Elliott W. Major
George Johnson
J. W. Moore
Smithville
Jefferson City
Hadley
Byars Case Rehearing Motion Filed in Kiowa County
Guthrie Oklahoma August 4 The Byars case from Kiowa county returns to prominence as defense attorneys file a motion to set aside a supreme court transfer order. Byars serving a 15 year sentence for wife murder, with Criminal Court of Appeals denying a rehearing last week in a widely noted opinion.
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Guthrie, Okla
A. N. Byars
Kiowa County
Supreme Court
Criminal Court of Appeals
Byars
Furman
United States
High Criminal Court
Ada Citizens Call Mass Meeting On Bootleggers
The Ada committee urges a mass meeting Tuesday evening at the courthouse to discuss action against bootleggers and whiskey peddlers. The public is urged to attend and support the effort.
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Ada
Court House
Peace in Labor Federation Ends Tulsa Rift
The Oklahoma State Federation of Labor sealed peace as J Luther Langston moved to control the body. New officers include C C Zigler of Oklahoma City as president while Langston was re elected secretary after the dispute over political endorsements.
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Tulsa
State Federation of Labor
J. Luther Langston
C. C. Zigler
Oklahoma City
Langston
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Oklahoman
Taft
House
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Capitol
Florida
Monster Meeting
Mrs. Torbett
Momen Pruutt
East Main
P. O
Story & Clark
Hoffman
Carlisle
Howard, Straud
Marshall & Wendall
Estey
Elgin
Farrand
State Federation of Commercial Organizers
G. M. Ramsey
Drs. Faust & Hartman
H. T. Saffarans
Ada National Bank
Peace IN Labor Federation
DR. Wilson
Harris Hotel
B. H. Epperson
J. W. Dead
Attorneys-at-Law
Reed-Douglas
Ads
J. E. Webb
C. H. Ennis Webb
Ennis
Lawyers Office
First National Bank Bldg
T. W. Chadwick
Ada, Oklahoma
F. E. Rushing
Fort Worth
Texas
PIN Eule Medicine CO
Chicago
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