Oil Wells in Osage Nation Shut Down Then Reopened
The interior secretary rescinded a previous order to close all Osage nation oil wells. Inspector Wright at Muskogee had been told to shut down operations, then the order was reversed. The temporary move relates to the big 680000 acre Illumi nating company lease and sub leases. The interior department awaits further information from Inspector Wright and notes no link to the land fraud report.
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Muskogee
J. T
Osage Nation
Secretary of Interior
Wright
Pawhuske
Indian Territory Illuminating Company
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
Interior Department
Wight
Foulk
Big Fire Averted at Artesian Hotel in Sulphur I
A major blaze in Sulphur I on December 25 threatened the Artesian hotel valued at 75 000 dollars. Fire was found smouldering under the lobby fireplace and cement floors were cut to reach embers. A hose connected to the artesian well flooded the flames and the fire was under control in 45 minutes with about 800 dollars in loss, not insured.
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I. T
Population and wealth projections for Oklahoma statehood
Guthrie Ok December 26 figures from the constitutional convention committee estimate Oklahoma will exceed other states in population and wealth once statehood takes effect. The report cites about 1.44 million residents versus Washington’s 2 million, with potential population growth and taxes on in sight property valued around 226 million, rising to billions with coal and land assets. It notes large land exemptions and complexities in valuing Indian Territory holdings, and lists counties where true value would be higher if fully assessed.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Commonwealth
Oklahoma Territory
Blaine
Canadian
Cleveland
Custer
Dewey
Garfield
Grant
Kay
Kingfisher
Kiowa
Lincoln
Logan
Pawnee
Pottawatomie
Washington
Notably tranquil Christmas in the town
The day was quiet with no public gatherings or boisterous street demonstrations. Residents enjoyed dinners and toys while officials enforced firework bans and federal agents limited liquor. A double appendicitis and hernia operation on Clifton Mason drew local attention from Ada physicians and journalists.
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Maurice Rosenthal
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Browall
Faust
Clifton Masion
Ada
Mason
Home Going Passengers Marled in Wreck
Enderlin North Dakota December 24 A southbound train loaded for Christmas crashed into a switch engine in the west yard. Eight were killed outright and another died later. Thirty seven seriously injured. fatalities centered in the smoking car which telescoped the baggage car. Fire and rescue teams fought flames as they removed the dead and injured. A few day coach passengers and sleeper occupants escaped injury.
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Enderlin
N. D
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault
Elderin
Ada Merchants Report Peak Gold Circulation
Ada merchants report gold in circulation at a six month high. The rise is tied to Oklahoma Portland Cement Co paying workers in gold Saturday evening, reentering the cash flow of local tradesmen.
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Ada
Oklahoma Portland Cement Co
Race violence erupts in Scooba Mississippi area
Dispatches from Scooba to Jackson report a deadly clash with seven to ten killed among black residents and white men. Governor Vardaman orders troops to Scooba as Meridian crews relay updates of new outbreaks and mounting fatalities.
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Memphis
Tenn
Scooba
Miss
Wahalak
Jackson
Gov. Vardaman
J. A. Quarles
Meridan
Mobile and Ohio Railway
Col McCants
Meridian
Trial of Sweat Follows Prelim Hearing in Non-Bail Case
Reportedly during a preliminary U S Commissioner hearing John Henry Sweat, a young Black man, complained as he was led back to jail without bail that the judge had not stated the amount of his fine. The remark highlights the ignorance and pathos of the moment.
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John Henry Sweat
U. S
Jai
President Roosevelt Calls United Aid for Chinese Famine
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation urging Americans to donate to relief for famine sufferers in China. He said he would seek Congress authority to use government transport vessels to deliver flour and food to the famine region and recommended contributions through the American Red Cross or the State Department, or to Red Cross treasurer Charles Hallam Keep in Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
China
Congress
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Department of State
Charles Hallam Keep
U. S. Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
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W. W. Sledge
T. W. Chadwick
City Livery Barn
Franklin and Sutton
DeWitt
Crescent Drug Store
W. C. Duncan & Co’s
ADA Flouring Mill
Mississippi
Meridan, Miss
L. T. Walters
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