McMurray Contracts Scrutinized in Sulphur Hearing
Douglas H Johnson, Chickasaw chief, testified about $75 000 transfers after J F McMurray’s $75 000 attorney fee, and described approved contracts for selling tribal land worth $30 000 000 with McMurray earning large fees. He defended payments as earned while denying direct aid from McMurray. Governor Haskell signaled willingness to testify.
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Haskell
McMurray
Sulphur
Okla
Douglas H. Johnson
Special Congressional Investigations Committee
J. F. Mc@guay
Johnson
C.E. Miller
Minnesota
Denigon
Tex
McMureet
St Mte
N. Haskell
El Paso Fire Tragedy Claims Mayor and Firefighter
Flames engulf Calisher Dry Goods in Buckler block El Paso killing Mayor William F. Robinson and Fireman Todd Ware. Assistant Chief Dave Sullivan and Fireman Robinson severely injured. property loss at least 800000 with thousands displaced. Also reports on Oklahoma land grab schemes harming minor Indians and guardians’ abuses during probate.
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el Paso
Tex
Calisher Dry Goods Company
Buckler
Texas and
Mesas Streets
Robinson
Todd Ware
Dave Sullivan
Ireman Robinson
Smith
Cook
William F. Robinson
Sabinal
William Robinson
Arthur Hull
Barber
C. N. Buckler
American National Bank
Ware
Gadinal
Abilene Murder Mystery Still Unsolved After Funeral
Abilene Kansas saw no solution a day after Bertha Beningims was slain in her home on Saturday night. Police say no solid evidence warrants arrests amid rumors. The body was buried in Abilene with about a thousand mourners including the fiancé Earl Livingston of Syracuse Kansas. A search of the premises yielded no new clues. Hawin Porter of Hubbard City Texas visited Miss.
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Abilene
Kans
Bertha Beningins
Earl Livingston
Syracuse
Kan
Oklahoma clays promise home brick industry growth
Oklahoma chemist L C Snider reports from Pittsburg tests show high grade clays across the state suitable for pressed brick sewer piping roofing tile and other products. Resulting export loss to Kansas may end as industries develop locally, keeping money in state. Also Alma Smith, 14, missing from Oklahoma City. suspected white slavery case prompts Secret Service inquiry after a woman lured her away.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Professor Gould
Pittsburg
Snider
Oklahoma City
Alma Smith
East Park Place
Secret Service Department
Mayors clash over streetcar strike in Columbus
Mayor Marshall orders police off cars while Governor Harmon faces rioting with troops ready. The builders' branch of the Chamber of Commerce condemns the mayor and seeks his removal. Police withdraw at 7 pm. cars run under company control. Troops stay in camp. $100000 emergency funds considered after $60000 already appropriated.
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Columbus
Ohio
Marshall
Harmon
Marsahll
Builders
Chamber ° of Commerce
Stewart
Cara
State House
State Emergency Board
President Pedro Montt Dies in London After Heart Failure
President Pedro Montt of Chile died in London at 11:50 PM from heart failure after angina. He had arrived aboard the Wilhelm der Grosse and collapsed suddenly, prompting a shock across diplomatic circles.
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London
Pedro Montt
Chile
President Montt
Wilhelm der Grosse
Wilhelmnun der Grosse
Gaynor
New York
County Examiners Report Filed In Ada County
J F Kehoe state examiner completed auditing the accounts and records and filed his report with Guthrie authorities and a copy with the county clerk. A summary will be published tomorrow and concerns residents of Ada and surrounding areas as Kehoe proceeds to Hugo with Mrs Kehoe remaining in Ada.
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J. F. Kehoe
Es Uty
State Examiner
Guthrie
Kehoe
Hugo
Ada
Ifort
Indians Spend Freely as Oklahoma Lands Discussed
Witnesses before a congressional inquiry said selling Native lands in Oklahoma and paying the $30 million to Indians would flood the state with paper money within twenty years. They warned many Indians would squander funds, become dependent, and raise state charges, while some favor high attorney fees to expedite the sale.
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Sulphur
Okla
Congressional Indian Land Investigation Committee
Oklahoma
McMurr
J. F. McMurrsy
Cecil A. Lyon
National Republican
Roosevelt
McMurray
Lyon
New York
London
J. F. Myers
C. RB. Miller
Indiana
Outing on Creek Ends with Bass and Death Claim
A fragmentary report recounts a boating outing on a creek about twenty miles away where a bass boat incident led to a death. Details are unreadable in the surviving text but indicate a fatality and a search or response by local authorities.
Fifty Men Entombed In Massena Power Plant Disaster
Ogdensburg N Y Aug 17 Fifty men are entombed and probably dead after a cave in at the St. Lawrence River Power company plant in Massena thirty miles northeast of Ogdensburg. A relief train with nurses and doctors has left the city as details trickle in. The workers were enlarging the canal used to generate electricity from the St. Lawrence river.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
St. Lawrence River Power Company
Massena
Here
Power Company
St. Lawrence
Frisco Depot Burns in Ravia Oklahoma Morning Fire
A Frisco depot in Ravia Oklahoma burned at 5 o'clock this morning. All freight and express were saved along with most of the fixtures. Damage and cause are under investigation by local authorities.
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Ravia
Frisco
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Mie
Committee
Congressional
Philip P. Campbell
James Yarborough
Mr. Campbell
Congress
Durant
Wsiore
Weber
United States
Beningmus
Hawin Porter
Hubbard City
TANES
Gars
Builders’ Branch
Chamber of Com.ree
Pedro
Reds
T. P. Gore
Benjamin Dour Aee
Ravia Barns
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