January 1907 Ada docket lists murder and liquor crimes
The Southern District of the Indian Territory at Ada posts a January term criminal docket spanning January 21 to February 5 1907. Entries include murder rape larceny conspiracy to murder false pretense intoxication and embezzlement with names such as R B Wright Blake Allen and A J Carson among many defendants. Continued on page 4.
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United States Court
Indian Territory
Ada
R. B. Wright
Daniel Lee Strictland
Old Rich
Delbridge L. Lundsford
Samuel C. Melville
John Hickman
A. Washmood
J. B. Miller
Henry Pruett
Dan Sie
Lee Short
Blake Allen
Larceny & Rec
Ass’t
Larceny
Rec
Frank Colbert
A. H. Laughlin
Joe P. Walker
Boone Hays
Car
Senators will down Secretary Hitchcock
Washington dispatch reports Senator Clark’s committee heading to Indian Territory to probe Secretary Hitchcock’s order reserving 1,600,000 acres in the Choctaw Nation from allotment. Critics say the move usurps Congress power and undervalues lands while harming Indians and fostering graft.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Clark
Indian Territory
Congress
Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Kiamichi
Senator Clark
T J Etter Delays Hog Shipment Amid Car Shortage
T J Etter traveled to Stonewall to dispatch a hog load and reports widespread disruption among shippers in the region due to a persistent car shortage causing financial losses and delays.
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T. J. Etter
Stonewall
Report designates sixty-six counties in Texas Territory and Oklahoma
Guthrie Okla Dec 19 a boundary committee report designates seventy six subdivisions forty in Indian Territory and thirty six in Oklahoma with Greer county split into parts and major counties linked to new central towns. The plan follows Sequoyah map lines with many named towns and counties listed.
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Guthrie
Okla
Boundary Committee
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Sequoyah
Greer County
Ottawa
Aften
Miami
Delaware County
Grove
Cherokee County
Tahlequah
Lee County
Westville Sequoyah County
Sallisaw
Muskogee
County
Wagoner County
Wagoner and
Coweta
Stigler
Poteau
South McAlester
Hugo
Wilburton
Beaver County
Beaver
Texas
Cimarron
Woodward County
Harper, Ellis
Woodward
Comanche
Lawton
Tillman
Fredrick
Greer
Roger Mills
and Day
Jackson County
Altus
Mangum
Sayre
Cheyenne
Woods County
Alva
Alfalfa County
Cherokee
Majors
Fairview
Noble County
Social Event Misattributed at Ada Home
The News corrects a social items error by stating Mr. and Mrs. Will Neathery hosted a function, not Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hope. Mrs. Hope protests the miscredit, asserting the honor belongs to her friend Mrs. Neathery. The paper vows better data in future social coverage.
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Tom Hope
Ada
Ada Resident George Henley Sees Ada Still Strong
Geo. M. Henley visited Ada from Are more Sunday and praised the town, shaking hands with many friends. He denied a rumor that his kinsman Tom Kilingsworth had died, saying Kilingsworth lives in Southwest Texas and is in good health.
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Geo. M. Henley
Aremore
Ada
Commerce Commission to Probe Cotton Car Shortage in Indian Territory
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a probe into cotton car shortages in Oklahoma and Indian Territory after Christmas. Complaints allege railroad discrimination and slowed shipments, with hearings set to begin in Minneapolis before Commissioners Lane and Harlan. The team will then move to Chicago for further proceedings.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Interstate Commerce Commission
Death of Major General S. J. Wilkins in Norman
Major General S J Wilkins commanding the United Confederate Veterans of Oklahoma died at his Norman home at 3 a m yesterday aged 65 after a brief illness. The announcement surprised many friends and acquaintances.
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Norman
S. J. Wilkins
United Confederate Veterans of Oklahoma
Sleepy election for two schoolboard seats described
Voters in the third Ward elected W. D. Lowden and J. E. Grigsby as new schoolboard members in a quiet Saturday contest. Results show Lowden 196 and Grigsby 166 votes with other candidates Joel Terrel at 276 total cast. The city council will canvass totals this afternoon and the mayor will swear in the winners afterward.
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W. D. Lowden
J. E. Grigsy
Ear
Tata W. D. Lowden
J. E. Grigsby
Joel Terrel
Wall Paper Fire at Residence Timely Extinguished
R. E. Haynes reported a small wall paper fire at his home Sunday afternoon when he returned from the lot the blaze near a ventilator had made little progress and was put out with less than a bucket of water by the returning occupant and family away.
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R. E. Haynes
Dray License Guilty Plea Hits Mayor Court
N B Pool admitted running a dray without a city license in Mayor's Court and paid $1 fine plus costs. He was also tried on a scavenger ordinance charge and acquitted after a jury trial.
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N. B. Pool
Representative Miller Seeks Lumber Trust Probe
In Washington on December 18, Representative Miller of Kansas introduced a House resolution asking the secretary of commerce and labor to investigate high lumber prices. The inquiry would probe for contracts or conspiracies restraining trade and examine the organization and profits of any involved corporations. The secretary would issue subpoenas, take depositions, and compel evidence nationwide.
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Washington, D. C
Miller
Kansas
House
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Congress
United States
Local Couple Joins in Civil Ceremony
Fragments show Mr. Jess Fowler and Miss Bessie Freel with Elder E L Kirtley officiating. The notice references a religious or civil ceremony, likely a wedding, in a small community record.
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Jess Fowler
Miss Bessie Freel
Elder E. L. Kirtley
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Luther Hodge
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W. H. Dill
J. E. Guier
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Sam Flater
W. G. Knox
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