Oklahoma official declines attendance in Haskell meeting
Guthrie Aug. 18 State Superintendent Evan D. Cameron refused Gov C N Haskell's call to attend a State board session in Oklahoma City. as ex officio School Land Board member he chose not to risk contempt of a District Court injunction on capital removal. Senator Campbell Russell advocates the New Jerusalem plan with an Nov 8 vote.
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Guthrie
Okla
Evan D. Cameron
C. N. Haskell
Oklahoma City
School F Land Board
Haskell
Cameron
New Jerusalem
Campbell Russell
Muskogee
Russell
Oklahoma
Connecticut
Abandoned by Husband Pleads for Children in Court
Mrs. Carrier of Sixth and Broadway, abandoned with six children under ten, faced destitution as two were ill. Juvenile Court considered sending the children to a state institute but delayed commitment for six days while her brother in Texas may provide care. Mrs Keen and Mrs Whitmore aided her plea.
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Whitmore
Mrs. Keen
Mrs. Whitmore
Oklahoma Emerges as Leading Mineral Producer in Union
Oklahoma ranks high in crude oil coal gas and gypsum outputs with strong future potential. The state leads in coal value and ranks among top five in natural gas and gypsum while Indian lands hold vast mineral wealth awaiting development. A recent discovery at Oil Park Stephens county reveals a thick vein of grahamite with high grade specimens.
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West Virginia
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Michigan
Iowa
Utah
California
Oil Park
Stephens County
12th Street plan to relocate jail and court house reported
County commissioners hear a proposal from L J Little R S Tobin and Lee Dagges to move the jail and court house to 12th street. They would rent upper floors, cover moving costs and vaults, provide offices for all county officers, and rent to the county for five years at seven dollars per month less than present rates. One commissioner favors the plan, one opposes, leaving the chairman to decide at the next court meeting. The 12th street group argues better accommodations and lower costs guarantee success.
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L. J. Little
R. S. Tobin
Lee Dagges
Court House
12Th Street
Pike's Peak Record: Deaf Chicago Delegate Hears at Summit
Edward B. Hainey, a Chicago delegate to the Wear convention, born deaf, experienced partial hearing at Pike's Peak 14,176 feet above sea level. He heard voices, tramping, an engine, and a burro bray during ascent, but lost all hearing again at Manitou 8,000 feet below.
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Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Edward B. Hainey
Chicago
Hainey
Manitou
Martos Sinks Off Tarifa After Collision Near Gibraltar
The Spanish steamer Martos sank after a collision with the German steamer Elsa off Tarifa, near Gibraltar, in dense fog. Thirty-nine dead, thirty-two of them passengers, with survivors landed at the scene. The incident prompted warnings about a cough remedy afterward.
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Gibraltar
Martos
Tarifa
Straits
Elsa
Wife shoots husband at Eagles lodge in Tulsa
George Stonekind was wounded in the leg when his wife fired a revolver at him outside the Eagles lodge hall in Tulsa's business district. He is hospitalized and the wife is jailed on assault with intent to kill charges.
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Tulsa
George Stonekind
Stonekind
Eagles Lodge
Fined for Failure to Work the Public Roads
J. D. Myers of the rural north was arrested and charged with failure to work the public roads. He paid ten dollars and costs after sentencing, then appealed to the county court and posted an appeal bond this morning.
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J. D. Myers
Brown
Guthrie Debates Capital Removal Case In Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma August 17 Attorneys for Guthrie finished another cap ital removal case seeking to bind the State Board of Agriculture in a district court injunction. Named are board members Secretary F W Gist and Acting Secretary Frank Fields. Papers will be filed if the board headqu arters move from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City appeal from Guthrie injunctions halting Tom Smith from moving his office to Oklahoma City has dates set September 18 and 14 for arguments by the state Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
State Board of Agriculture
District Court
F. W. Gist
Frank Fields
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Farmers' Union Backs Election Law Revision
The Oklahoma State Farmers' Union met in Shawnee on August 17 and adopted a resolution calling for revision of Oklahoma primary and general election laws to ensure fair elections and honest counts. It also favored selecting board members from among political parties as recommended by those parties to prevent elections being controlled by a single person or party.
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Shawnee, Ok
Oklahoma State Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ State Union of
Oklahoma
Sheriff Fails Mob After Negro in West Virginia
In Hinton on August 18 a mob of about a thousand men sought the prisoner accused of assaulting and killing Mrs. Lottie Arlis of Quinnemont. Officers escaped with the prisoner from the car and went into hiding as darkness fell, the mob pursuing through the night.
Heaviest Rainfall This Season Pauses Buffalo Roads
The Buffalo Oklahoma area saw the heaviest rainfall this summer causing Buffalo creek to rise higher than in five years. A mail driver to Willard found the crossing impassable and used an alternate route via the north road, bringing Buffalo mail from Ashland. Rural routes crossing the Bugalo were unable to make a trip.
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Buffalo
Okla
Willard
Here
Doby Springs
Ashland
Bugalo
Senate inquiry to probe Muskogee town lot cases
Investigation committee members Senators Brown Borah and Stone will visit Muskogee around September 3 to examine how the government secured indictments against Governor Haskell and four Muskogee citizens in the town lot cases. Private attorney Orville T. Smith assisting Gov. Haskell prepares evidence for the hearing.
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Muskogee
Okla
United States Senate
Brown
Nebraska
Borah
Idaho
Stone
Missouri
Haskell
Orville T. Smith
Grandfather Clause Adopted in Guthrie Vote
Guthrie Oklahoma reports the grandfather clause approved by about a 30,000 majority among more than 249,000 votes cast. The southern counties gave the clause the heaviest support.
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Guthrie, Ok
County Court Expedited Trials Cut County Costs
The court has conducted seven trials this week including three jury trials and four trials without a jury. Cases disposed include Wooly v Reed and Jones for the plaintiff, Wooly v Mullins for the plaintiff by default, Sturgess Piano Co. v Rives by default, Huber v Smith for the plaintiff, Nolen v Brandon appeal dismissed, McKeel v Stewart for the plaintiff, Farmers Loan v Hybarger verdict for the defendant, and First State Bank v Tobin verdict for the defendant. The judge emphasizes swift proceedings and minimal delays for litigants and witnesses.
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J. A. Wooly
W. J. Reed
J. W. Jones
Lucky Mullins
Henderson Sturges Piano Company
J. R. Rives
G. S. Oliver
John
J. L. Huber
John E. Smith
Mollie Nolen
W. R. Brandon
J. F. McKeel
Sam P. Stewart
Farmers Loan and Trust Co
D. C. Hybarger
First State Bank of Oklahoma City
R. S. Tobin
Oklahoma papers change hands and alignments in Clinton and Shattuck
Major Oklahoma newspaper changes include Clarence Salter selling Clinton Daily and Weekly Chronicle to C. L. Howell while keeping the paper on the Rocky Island railroad route. C. S. Bishop sells half his Grandfield Citizen plant to E. W. Pate as Rex Jones retires. Shattuck Squaredealer becomes Shattuck Republican under G. A. Clawson, editor J. E. Young exits. The Commercial News debuts in Oklahoma City with M. C. Springer editor and C. C. Fenimore business manager.
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Guthrie
Oklahomea
Clinton Daily
Weekly Chronicle
Clarence Salter
C. L. Howell
Oklahoma
Daily Chronicle
Rocky Island Railroad
el Reno
Amarillo
Tex
C. S. Bishop
Grandfield Citizen
Democratic
E. W. Pate
Fredrick
Rex Jones
Pate
Hobart
Oklahoma City
Shattuck
G.A. Clawson
Shattuck Republican
J. E. Young
Commercial News
Southwest
M. C. Springer
C. C. Fenimore
Wagoner Named On State Model Road Plan
County Clerk J E Hildt reports Gov Haskell's message announcing Wagoner as part of Oklahoma's north south model road with Muskogee Claremore and other towns. An east west route is planned as a historic highway. Proposals include a Garfield county turnpike between Lahoma and Drummond and a 50 mile link from Hydro to Thomas with preliminary work near completion.
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Wagoner, Ok
J. E Hildt
Wagoner
Haskell
Muskogee
Claremore
Eufaula
Checotah
Lahoma
Drummond
Garfield County
Hydro
Caddo County
Thomas
Custer County
Ivey Wright Pays Fine and Begins Reform
J Ivey Wright, convicted in March for selling whiskey, paid $26.65 of a $50 fine after 68 days in jail. He has served the sentence and is released, described as on the road to reformation.
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J. Ivey Wright
Corn and Wheat Prospects Improve as August Outlook Issued
The Agricultural Department in Washington estimates a bumper U.S. corn crop for August at 2.94 billion bushels, slightly above 1906, despite earlier losses of 220.9 million. Oats rise to 1.022 billion, winter wheat reaches 402 million, and total wheat falls to 669 million as spring wheat declines.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Missouri River
United States
Indianapolis Star
Roosevelt Visit To Chicago Aug 26 On Western Trip
Col Theodore Roosevelt will pass through Chicago August 26 en route to Cheyenne Wyoming. Hamilton Club president John M. Batten invited the party to spend about two hours in the city. The Roosevelt special arrives at 9 p m on the Lake Shore line and departs at 10 45 p m via the Chicago Northwestern. The traveling party includes Col Roosevelt W B Howland Ernest Hamlin Abbott Harold J Howland Frank Harper and others from The Outlook staff.
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Chicago
Col Theo. Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Wyo
Hamilton Club
Roosevelt
John M. Batten
Lake Shore Road
Chisago
Batten
Col. Roosevelt
W. B. Howland
The
Outlook
Ernest Hamlin Abbott
Harold J. Howland
Frank Harper
Cotton Prospects Good Report from Vaness Traders
J. R. Turner and R. M. Wilson of Vaness returned from a trip through Pottawatomie county and Portotoc county, noting favorable cotton prospects. Reports mention boll worms in a few areas, with minimal damage, and recent showers halting further harm as cotton sheds a few squares.
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J. R. Turner
R. M. Wilson
Vaness
Pottawatomie County
Portotoc County
Pottawatomie
Typhoid Cases Reported in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, August 17. The City Board of Health reports eighty typhoid cases current in the city and ten deaths since August 1. The figures reflect a worsening public health situation.
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Oklahoma City
City Board of Health
Bank's Opening Day Highlighted Local Enterprise Support
Since its opening on July 23 1900 the bank has aided more local enterprises than any other bank in the city and continued to assist county business through the present time.
Noted Philanthropist Dead in Atlantic City
David Ranken Jr. of St Louis, founder and principal benefactor of the School of Mechanical Trades, died at 74 in Atlantic City New Jersey. He endowed the school with his fortune leaving only 250 dollars a month for himself. He came from Londonderry Ireland to St Louis in 1862 and later gifted 3 million dollars to the school. He planned to live on 8 dollars a day for life while regretting publicity over his gift. Trustees announced additions and more instructors would join the expanded program.
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St Louis
David Ranken Jr
St. Louis
School of Mechanical Trades
Atlantic City
N. J
Ranken
Boston County
Londonderry
Ireland
Puzzling Western Sentiment Scout Parable
The author questions why the president would send scouts to the West to gauge public opinion. Western newspapers reflect local thinking, courage, and convictions. The piece suggests East readers subscribe to Western publications for corroboration.
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West
East
Death Clue is Shattered in Benignus Slaying Case
Abilene Kansas August 18 police shattered a key clue in the Berthe Benignus slaying finding an empty chloroform bottle in the girl's room. Undertaker's assistant Harold Licheltz said he found the bottle in a box where she stored trinkets and noted it bore no odor when uncorked, contradicting a theory of death by her own action.
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Abilene
Kan
Berthe Benignus
Harold Licheltz
Eicheltz
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School Land Board
Homa City
Union
the Court House
Pikes Peak
Chamberlain
Oklahoma Farmers’ Union
Plas
Col Roosevelt
Ada National Bank
Sledge Lumber Co
Ada, Okrahoma
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