Oklahoma City Expands with Chamber of Commerce and Club
Governor Ferguson has not sent a $17 yearly subscription payment for Paris Figaro. President Felton of the Chicago and Alton visits Indian Territory for hunting, but is suspected of scouting for a railroad site. Oklahoma City now hosts both a chamber of commerce and a commercial club as it rapidly grows, with trousers seen as knickerbockers in jest.
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Ferguson
Felton
Chicago & Alton
Indian Territory
Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
Guthrie Representatives-Elect Hire Managers for Negotiations
Oklahoma politicians increasingly employ managers to handle negotiations for their campaigns and early terms. Several representatives-elect at Guthrie reportedly used managers to guide discussions and deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Wagoner Raid Nets Three Players In Gambling Bust
Mayor Doggett and Wagoner police conducted a raid on a gambling joint and seized three participants. A sustained effort continues to suppress this vice in the town.
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Doggett
Wagoner
Shawnee School Receives $20,000 Federal Funding
Congress appropriates 20000 dollars for Shawnee industrial training school to fund new buildings and essential improvements. The grant aims to expand facilities and support training programs at the institution.
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Congress
Muskogee Gas Giant Construction Planned for January
The Muskogee project to build a large gas facility will start around January 1. The Kansas City Star warns against delaying Oklahoma editors and predicts possible strain in the money market due to such actions.
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Muskogee
The
Kansas City Star
Oklahoma
Land Lease and Gypsum Ventures in Oklahoma Territory
Benjamin Kiser sold a ninety nine year lease for salt land in Greer county at three thousand dollars annually and ten percent royalty on gypsum deposits. An agent will travel to England to obtain gypsum manufacturing formulas.
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Benjamin Kiser
Greer County
England
Oklahoma notes include arrests deeds and civic plans
James Bureer of Bristow faces arrest for forging a prosperous farmer's signature on a $300 check. Governor Pleasant Porter has signed over 6,000 deeds. Sulphur free school to close due to funds. Ardmore to form a trades council. Claremore postmaster reappointed. Odd Fellows lodge started at Addington. Hugo to gain a first class dairy. Creek nation seeks cash business. List of first class Oklahoma cities grows. Indemnity lands chosen in Beaver county. Central Trust Company chartered at South McAlester. Edmont residents arrested for receiving stolen property. Langston University controversy denied. Stroud forms commercial club. Shriners buy site for $75,000 temple in Oklahoma City. Lawton to get a second pressed brick factory. Work to begin after the new year.
Governor Ferguson Seeks More Evidence On Lawton Waterworks
Governor Ferguson calls for a fuller explanation and additional proof regarding the Lawton waterworks. He notes a slight variance in the data and demands a complete, satisfactory account from the officials responsible.
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Ferguson
Lawton
Prosperity at Summit Warns of Unrest in Financial Choice
James J. Hill declares U S prosperity at its summit but warns an undercurrent of unrest may precipitate a crisis. He cites Venezuela tensions and New York manufacturing stagnation as signals of a future downturn while capital sits idle and new construction remains limited.
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Chicago
United States
James J. Hill
New York
Venezuela
South America
Threaten the veto Washington statehood fight deepens
Opponents warn the president will veto the omnibus statehood bill for New Mexico and Arizona. Advocates insist on passage and referral to the president, while eastern interests and Republicans seek to maintain the eastern political balance. Debates likely extend to December 20 with limited holiday adjournment hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
Congress
Juror Frees McCoy Case Over Fifty Cent Meal Loan
In Guthrie a $20 000 damages suit against Choc taw Railroad was halted by a mistrial after a juror borrowed fifty cents for a meal from plaintiff W M McCoy the Guthrie postmaster. Judge Burford halted proceedings noting the impropriety and the juror explained prior loans.
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Guthrie
Logan County
W. M. McCoy
Choctaw Railroad Company
McCoy
John H. Burford
Burford
Mrs Ulysses S Grant Dies in Washington
Mrs Ulysses S Grant widow of ex President Grant died at her Washington residence from heart failure. She had long suffered valvular heart disease aggravated by bronchitis and could not recover due to age. Her daughter Nellie Grant Sartoris was present. three sons were away from the city.
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Washington
Ulysses
Grant
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Okeene Plans New Hotel at Ten Thousand Dollar Cost
Okeene officials announce a plan for a new hotel with a total cost of ten thousand dollars. The project description references local development and anticipated economic benefits for the town and visitors.
Lands to be leased in sections near Hooker and Beaver county
The lands south of Hooker station offer sandy loam soil with no running water but an accessible aquifer by drilling. Secretary Houston plans to lease 7,840 acres in eastern Beaver county with $35 per section bids and potential extras in a format similar to school land leases. Cattlemen shift to higher, windmill watered ranges as homesteads take water. One ranch already boasts twenty eight windmills.
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Hooker
Houston
Berver County
Beaver County
United States uneasy on Venezuelan question tensions rise
Congress shows growing interest in the Venezuelan situation as debate is tempered by leaders urging caution. Senator Cullom and Representative Hitt, chairmen of foreign relations panels, advise restraint to avoid political capital and avoid risking delicate national policy amid heightened international concern.
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Washington
Cullom c
Hitt
Senate
House
Congress
Farmers' Trust organized to boost grain prices in Nebraska
Farmers in Brainard Nebraska plan an association named Farmers' Trust Company to pool crops and ship grain, collecting money for distribution to members by share. The effort aims to compel higher prices from grain buyers and expand to other Nebraska counties, reflecting farmers' independent stance.
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Brainard, Neb
Farmers’ Trust Company
Nebraska
Tax Allocation for Anadarko Property Taxes
Anadarko reports total taxes due of 13305.34 with allocations of 3996.20 to territorial, 4591.46 to township, and 5762.68 to school funds. One third of township funds belong exclusively to the city. The stated amount excludes territory outside the city but within the school district.
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Anadarko
Guthrie Report Warns Sac and Fox Fate in Coming Years
Dr. Wyman, government physician at the Sac and Fox Indian agency in Oklahoma, states a large majority of the tribe suffer tuberculosis scrofula and other incurable diseases and predicts near annihilation. Latest reports show only 4793 members remain of the once powerful tribe.
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Guthrie
Wyman
Sac and Fox Indian Agency
Oklahoma
Court at Okemah in Creek Nation Proposed
Representative Lit tle of Arkansas introduced a bill in the house to require the court in the western district of the Indian Territory to be held at Okemah in the Creek nation.
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Washington
Little
Arkansas
House
Indian Territory
Okemah
Drowned Team Near Lawton In Swollen Creek
Report from Lawton that a team owned by W. H. Hoe liveryman was driven into a swollen creek by Ollie Hart and a youth called High. Both men narrowly escaped death as the buggy was overturned and the animals drowned in the flood.
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Lawton
Walter
W. H. Hoe
Ollie Hart
Oklahoma Banks Show Strong Growth and Stability
Officials from the national banks in Oklahoma report a robust year ending November 25 with deposits surpassing ten million dollars and a surge in loans and capital. Oklahoma’s 68 national banks compare favorably with New Mexico and Arizona, and no national bank failure has occurred since Guthrie’s charter in 1890.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Oklahoma
West
Guthrie National Bank
Guthrie
Kiowa
Comanche
Eastern
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Elaware
West Virginia
New Mexico
Arizona
Morgan's Colony Scheme Stirring Debate in Senate
Senator Morgan of Alabama proposes sending African Americans to the Philippines as colonists. Senator Tillman of South Carolina denounces it, warning such plans fail from a humanitarian and practical view. President Roosevelt considered the idea with a special envoy, Thomas Fortune, sent to investigate conditions.
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Morgan
Washington
Alabama
Philippine Islands
Tillman
South Carolina
Roosevelt
War Department
United States
Philippines
Thomas Fortune
Moon Bill To Create Jefferson Territory Seeks Indian Government
Representative Moon has reintroduced a bill directing the Indian Territory toward a territorial form of government like Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico with a congressional delegate, to be called Jefferson Territory. Support spans parties, but Interior Secretary Hitchcock warns it would hinder land allotments. the omnibus statehood push sidelines it.
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Senmeenes
House
Moon
Committee On Territories
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Congress
Jefferson Territory
State of Oklahoma
Arigona
Tennessee
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Ardmore Hearing Debates Cattle Trespass In Indian Territory
In Ardmore the cattlemen and federal officials argued over cattle on Indian land. Judge Humphrey argued the government’s view that there is no public domain and removal authorization lies with Secretary Hitchcock. The fee tax of 25 cents per head was cited for lawful removal. Moon bill to be dated.
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Ardmore
W. A. Ledbetter
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Indian Territory
James E. Humphrey
Secretary of the Interior
Schoenfelt
Humphrey
United States
Moon
Democratic Committee to Contest McGuire Victory
Guthrie report states the Democratic Territorial Committee met on the 16th and voted to contest the election of B S McGuire as congress delegate after his 3 percent win over Democrat William M Cross.
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Democratic Committee
McGuire
Statehood Delayed Until Senate Reopens in January
By unanimous consent Congress agrees no further discussion of the omnibus bill until the Senate reconvenes in January. Nelson sought to reply to remarks but the group insisted the agreement to pause remain in effect.
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Washington
Senate
Nelson
Committee On
Territories
Dillingham
Speake chosen to lobby for Nelson statehood bill
At a mass meeting in Chickasha the United States district clerk William Speake was elected as the city’s personal representative to lobby Congress for the Nelson statehood bill. About $50 was spent on telegrams to congressmen urging support.
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Chickasha
Commercial Club
William Speake
United States
Washington
Fragmented sighting at a cozy fireside scene
The note describes a vague scene with a fireplace and a hammock beside a pink and white girl with kind eyes. It hints at shifting conversation and a dimmer light, raising questions about mood and setting without clear events or names.
A Brother Without Ambition
A Brother Dickey mocks a backsliding member of his flock claiming he lacks ambition. He compares the man’s laziness to an elephant or an oyster and accuses him of contentment with menial labor over rising to federal prison service.
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Dickey
Guver
Atlanta Constitution
To Cut Glass With a Burning Thread
The article explains a curious method to cut glass by wrapping sulphur dipped thread around the glass, lighting it, and dipping the burning thread in cold water to effect a cut. It notes the technique as both curious and useful.
Mayor Bury's Lucky Fair Win Sparks Reelection Note
A Buffalo Express note says Mayor Bury of Detroit won raffles at church fairs before the election securing items like a pillow sewing machine and buggy. The piece suggests such luck would lead to reelection.
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Mayorbury
Detroit
Buffalo Express
Separate Wards for Pet Dogs in New York Hospitals
Canine infirmaries are being improved to meet owner demands. A separate ward for each aristocratic dog is proposed and one dog doctor will try the experiment.
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New York
May Erect Chinese Hospital in New York City
The Chinese in New York plan to build a hospital in Chinatown to treat their sick with physicians of their own race. The facility would operate on an Oriental plan and be a distinct oddity in the United States.
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New York
Antiquity of the fan in Asian culture
The fan's origin in Asia dates back far beyond precise dating. In China and India the earliest fan model was a bird wing, and it served as an emblem of imperial authority at times.
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Asia
China
India
What do you think of our cook asks Mrs Torkins
The Washington Star quotes Mrs. Torkins discussing their cook. She admits she has focused on the cook’s impressions of them rather than their own opinion of the cook, reflecting concern and self examination.
Judge John I. Mitchell Resigns from Pennsylvania Superior Court
Judge John I. Mitchell resigns from the Pennsylvania Superior Court due to mental incapacity. He will receive half pay until his term ends in 1910.
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John I. Mitchell
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Monks Reach Mont Blanc First for Clergy
Two Franciscan monks in their order robes completed a historic ascent of Mont Blanc accompanied by three guides. They are described as the first priests to achieve the feat.
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Menke
Mont Blanc
Granite block marks John Sherman grave in Mang field
A granite monument has been placed at the grave of John Sherman in Mang field, Ohio. The stone bears only the name John Sherman, highlighting its plain monolithic design.
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John Sherman
Mangfield, O
American Church in Berlin seeks library for new temple
Rev Mr Dickie pastor of the American church in Berlin sails to the United States to secure a library and other items for the new church which is nearing completion at a cost of 100000 dollars.
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Berlin
Dickie
United States
Statehood Testimony Published in Senate Document
Senate records publish the sub committee testimony on the House omnibus statehood bill. The 3094 page document includes maps and Q A from many witnesses, detailing size population resources schools churches business morals and other traits of the three proposed states.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Territories
Senate
Oklahoma school lands face mining suit near Cement
Attorney General to sue individuals accused of mining cement on school lands near Cement without authority and depriving lessees of land use. Allegations claim subleases to cement makers who seek occupancy under U S mining laws. School land board plans court action to decide applicability of mining laws. Enormous quantities of cement mined on these lands.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma School Frand Board
Roberts
School Land Board
Bartlesville Oil Set for Ten New Wells
John F Overfield of Independence resident manager for the Cudahy Oil company places contracts for drilling ten more wells in addition to twenty already arranged. Secretary of the interior decision puts the Cudahys on the ground floor as Bartlesville oil trades at $1.09 per barrel with prospects of $1.26 by year end.
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Bartlesville
John F. Overfield
Independence
Cudahy Oil Company
Secretary of the Interior
Cudahys
Bartlesville Oil
Carmen Buyers Ship Horses to New York
Carmen buyers begin shipping horses to New York destination for resale or sale with shipments described as ongoing and sizable in scope during the period.
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Carmen
New York
Madill Reports Rain Routs Remaining Cotton Fields
Reports from Madill say recent rains have almost destroyed the remaining portion of the cotton in the fields. The moisture likely harms harvest prospects and farm incomes in the area.
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Madill
PaWnee Killers Barclay Brummet to be hanged February
George Barclay and James Brummet were convicted of murder in July 1900 for the killing of Captain J I Poole during a failed arrest. They were sentenced to be hanged on February 12. Poole was shot while trying to arrest them and the case involved horse stealing.
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Pawnee
George Barclay
James Brummet
J. I. Poole
Poole
Brummet
Barclay
Notable Arrest in Blackwell Involving Local Couple
John Benway and Ida Davie were arrested by a deputy sheriff and taken to Newkirk. The warrant was sworn out by Washington Davis, the woman's husband, who lives in Coffeyville, Kansas. It is said that Benway faced additional allegations.
Recast Spent Bullets in Military Target Practice
Bullets fired in target practice are captured on an inclined sheet iron backstop, remelted, and reused as new bullets. This recycling preserves resources and reduces waste at firing ranges.
British Shipping Dominates World Trade Flows
Carried by British ships, 62.45 percent of all imports into the United States come by sea, and nearly 43 tons per 100 entering Russian ports are conveyed by British vessels.
Free Motor Cars for Tenants in Paris Flats
Two motor cars are to be provided for the free use of the tenants of government flats now being erected in Paris. The arrangement aims to ease transport for residents during the construction period and to demonstrate civil efficiency.
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Paris
Relic Crumbling as Stones Diminish at Stonehenge
Archaeologists report Stonehenge relics fading with only sixteen stones left in view. Two stones belong to the inner circle, signaling continued erosion and preservation concerns at the historic site.
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Stonehenge
Lumber for Wooden Shoe Making Exhausts Timber Acres
A historical note describes how producing wooden shoes consumes vast timber resources, nearly exhausting acres of forest. The article highlights the labor and material demands of crafts reliant on wood, signaling broader resource concerns.
Fire brigade telephones in Hamburg
Fragmentary OCR notes mention telephones in connection with the Hamburg fire brigade. The readable fragment suggests a focus on communication or equipment but provides no clear events, dates, or personnel.
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Hamburg
Hamberg
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