Affidavits Filed Over Bixby Charges At Five Tribes
Washington reports M L Mott brought affidavits accusing Tams Bixby Five Tribes commissioner. Secretary Hitchcock to review. actions depend on Bixby refuting charges. Clark committee likely to criticize system. no malfeasance conclusion yet. Editor’s letter notes subscriptions and imminent discontinuation for foreign subscribers in arrears.
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Washington
M. L. Mott
Tams Bixby
Senate
Clark
Garfield
Interior
Stockholders Pleased With Condition Of Ada Banks
Ada stockholders report banks in excellent condition after meetings. Citizens National re elected officers and directors, declared a 16 percent dividend, with profits added to surplus. First National adjourned to later this week as others attend. Also notes territorial pure food law hardships on Oklahoma and Indian Territory merchants and federal response.
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Banks
Ada
Citizens National
J. W. Hays
L. E. Patterson
F. O. Harriss
B. H. Epperson
John Crawford
John Crawford, Mrs. L. M. Hodges, F. S. Houpt, C. M. Coppedge
M. C. Lee
W. M. P. Rippey
Wetumka
Ada National Bank
First National
District of Columbia
Insular
F. B. Lillie
Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy
Wiley
Chemical Department
Pure Food Commission
Territories
B. S. McGuire
Oklahoma
Lillie
Congress
Government Cotton Report Boosts Market
The government report issued today shows 11,750,000 bales ginned by Jan 1, with a bullish 20 point market rise. The last estimate was 12,500,000 bales, suggesting about 750,000 bales remain to be ginned.
No More Building Till Convention Adjourns
Muskogee Indian Territory January 9. General Superintendent E M Alvoid of the M E T railroad says no further railroad improvements will be started in the new state until the constitutional convention completes its work. He cites fair treatment by the convention, prior congestion from a late cotton crop and strikes, and notes Indian Territory has vast resources awaiting development once conditions are settled.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Congress
Muskogee
I. T
Constitutional Convention
E. M. Alvoid
M. E.T
Alvoid
Alvord
Texas
Galveston
Apparent Plot Alleged at Fort Reno Involving Negro Troops
The Fort Reno officers fear a conspiracy to murder all officers led by corporal Edward L. Knowles who faced assault with intent to kill Captain Edgar A. Macklin. Hearings revealed inconsistent testimonies as investigations spread to La Junta and Fort Nebra with several arrests planned.
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el Reno
Fort Reno
Edgar A. Macklin
Brownsville
Tex
Edward L. Knowles
Twenty-Fifth Infantry
Macklin
Company C
Knowles
la Junta
Col
Fort Niebra
United States
Madison
Special patent delivery car to visit Choctaw and Chickasaw allottees
A special train leaves Muskogee on March 3 carrying patents for Choctaw and Chickasaw allottees. The six personnel car will deliver up to 30,000 patents across 21 stops from Quinton to Ryan ending April 12. The interior department decision replaces governors in distributing titles. Notices urge heads of families to be present at nearest receiving point.
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Muskogee
I. T
Ryan
Quinton
McCurtain
Spiro
Wister
Talihina
Tuskahoma
Antlers
Hugo
Vallient
Idabel
Bennington
Durant
Atoka
Kiowa
South McAlester
Wilberton
Calvin
Stonewall
Ada
Mill Creek
Madill
Ardmore
Wapanucka
Tishomingo
Davis
Purcell
Pauls Valley
Lindsay
Chickasha
Duncan
Department of the Interior
Ada hosts Oklahoma Methodist deliberations and rally plans
A distinguished New State Methodists group gathers in Ada for tonight and Thursday sessions. Epworth League Board of the Oklahoma Conference and the boards of missions and church extension meet to arrange a mid year missionary rally. Ministers from across the commonwealth attend, including C. M. Coppedge, W. M. Rippey, and E. A. Rippey.
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New State Methodists
Ada
Epworth League
Oklahoma
Board of Missions
Board of Church Extension
Idcal Methodists
New Commonwealth
C. M. Coppege
Holdenville
W. M. P. Rippey
Okmulgee
E. A. Rippey
Tulsa
City Council Grants Gas Franchise After Bond Issue
The council approved issuing 40 000 waterworks bonds with a 4 000 annual interest fund. A retrenchment plan proposed by Ebey and Timberlake was ruled out of order. Bills totaling 454 48 were paid. A request for two more electric arc lights faced opposition over costs. The gas franchise was finally granted to the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company.
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Ebey
Timberlake
Barton
Messrs
Ebey and
Nettles
3Rd Ward
Oklahoma Natura Gas Company
Frisco Rail Office Moves Toward Ada Headquarters
Dispatcher's office and trainmaster relocate from Sapulpa to Francis as Frisco lines shift toward Ada. Lawton division already hosts a dispatch center while officials and crews expect Ada to become the division hub as new water works rise. An advertisement for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea follows.
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Frisco
Sapulpa
Francis
Ada
A. Lopp
Lawton
Grea
Fellow servant law and 2 cent fare proposed in Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma January report describes a constitutional convention committee favoring a fellow servant clause that makes negligence defenses a jury question and bars waivers. Also proposes a 2 cent per mile cap for first class railroad passage. Also notes rising vote on equal suffrage praised by Gov Adams, and counties vie for temporary seats with Wagoner Westville Sapulpa Bristow and Eufaula key contests.
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Guthrie, Okla
R. L. Williams
Committee On Railroads
Public Service Corporations
Murray
Adams
Colorado
Guthrie
Okla
Constitutional Convention
Wagoner County
Wagoner
Coweta
Adair
Westville
Stillwell
Moman County
Sapulpa
Bristow
McIntosh County
Eufaula
Checotah
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma to vote on county seat locations after constitution approval
Guthrie Oklahoma January 8 An election to determine county seat locations will be held in every county one month after the state constitution is approved if the convention approves the agreement reached by the committee on counties and county boundaries. The committee favored the proposal by a decisive majority.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
Gus Agee’s Store Closes Under Debt Pressure
The Shawnee Herald reports Gus Agee’s main store closed by creditors amid unclear causes. Uncertainty surrounds the Adam store closure with no explanation from Agee or family, leaving creditors and observers uneasy.
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Shawnee Herald
Gus Agee
Adam
Agee
Credite
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Otis B. Weaver
Young
New Year Times
Cotton Report
G. M. Ramsey
Council
Hollister
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