Guthrie Report Details State Auditor Expenditures In 1907 1908
Partial report by Col in Valentine on the Oklahoma State auditor’s office covers Nov 16 1907 to Apr 30. It notes warrants lacking detail and the need for itemized spending records. The document cites $4,166,305.08 appropriations with $2,402,796.45 paid by April 30 and highlights dispensary and enforcement expenditures.
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Guthrie
Colin Valentine
State Auditor
Taylor
Gov. Haskell
West
State Penitentiary
Fort Reno Buildings To Be Sold For Masons Home
El Reno Oklahoma July 20 It is believed the sale of the grounds and buildings of Fort Reno will be arranged in days to pass into the hands of the committee locating the home for the aged Masons and orphans in the state. The locating committee found the site best and will recommend to the Grand Lodge the purchase. Appraised at 78000 dollars the option to buy was for thirty days. Fort Reno was an early Western post hosting many army generals and officers.
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el Reno
Okla
Ft. Reno
Grand Lodge
Masons
Oklahoma Firms Face Tax and Permit Rulings in Echoes from Alabama
The Oklahoma secretary of state cites a Alabama letter noting misreading of Echols act provisions requiring foreign corporations to file articles of incorporation and obtain a permit to operate in Guthrie. A one tenth of 1 percent capital stock tax is discussed, with resident agent requirements and legal standings in state courts.
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Guthrie
Alabama
Oklahoma
Dallas
Echols
Secretary of State
Income Tax Liability Question Yet to Be Determined
The article contends that whether individuals owe state income tax remains unsettled with no final ruling. Legal experts weigh in on potential interpretations and implications for residents and the tax system.
Three Hundred On Strike In Muskogee Oklahoma
Nearly 300 laborers for paying companies struck over wage cuts tied to reduced hours. Hundreds more threaten to halt all street construction as secret meetings form. The dispute follows state labor commissioner Daugherty's visit urging eight hour days and contractors cutting labor prices. Thousands of dollars of work are tied up.
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Muskogee
Daugherty
Daugheny
Mandamus suit tests Oklahoma regents power over contracts
Former Chief Justice Buford prepares papers in Cook Construction Company of Iowa versus State Auditor Trapp seeking a writ of mandamus to force payments on extra buildings at the Agricultural and Mechanical College. The contract was let by the State Board of Agriculture and an attorney general opinion says the Board of Public Affairs should award such contracts, raising constitutional questions about the Agricultural Board’s powers as a regents board.
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Agricultural Board
Guthrie, Okla
Buford
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Cook Construction Company of
Iowa
Trapp
Agricultural and Mechanical College
State Board of Agriculture
West
Board of Public Affairs
The
Board of Regents
Mandamus
Gore calls for reforms in Congress and Senate leadership
Rhode Islander Thomas P. Gore, calling the Senate the master spirit of the body, urges reform of house and senate methods, opposes Aldrich and Cannon influence, and backs Taft on tariff votes while predicting action if Roosevelt returns. He condemns party loyalty over public interest and advocates aligning votes with the people’s will.
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Senate
Taft
Kansas City
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Congress
House
Aldrich
Cannon
Joseph
Hbhields
Finance Committee
House of Representatives
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Coalgate Courier Quits After Thirteen Stormy Years
The Coalgate Courier of Coalgate Oklahoma ends after thirteen years of shifting political leanings from democratic to republican to socialist to prohibitionist. The plant is up for sale as poor support ends its run with Coal county’s diverse miner population offering little backing.
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Coalgate
Okla
Coalgate Courier
Coal County
Preacher and Rescuer in Atoka River Rescue
In Atoka Oklahoma Rev Grow acted quickly when Mildred Johnston slipped underwater during a riverside picnic. He waded in as she disappeared and after a brief struggle pulled the girl to shore safely, earning hero praise from local residents.
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Atoka
Okla
Rev
Grow
Mildred Johnston
Thompson Streams New County Democratic Central Committee List
Col Thompson names a new county central committee roster after the fire loss of records. The list covers districts from East Ada to Sunshine with names for each locality and a call for corrections to any initials or spellings.
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Democratic
Geo. Thompson
Counnty Central Committee
Roff
Col. Thompsons
East Ada
Tom McKeown
West Ada
Ahloso
T. M. Heron
Allen
P. H. Deal
Rebee—Pleas Roberts
Black Rock
Dove Crabtree
Capital Hill
E. H. Lucas
Center
Jap Copeland
Conway
Lee Price
Daggs
John Lee
Dolberg
Porter Jane
Egypt
Enoch Gregory
Fitzhugh
A. W. Cope
Frisco
Dr. Truax
Thunderstorm claims nineteen fat steers in Kansas
Severe July storm near Bartlesville Oklahoma strikes a fence line where nineteen Elgin Kansas steers stood. a single lightning bolt killed them all, with only the hides saved on about half. Also reported: James Williams of Woods county raises a bumper 200 acre wheat crop, selling at 1.05 per bushel for total receipts of 7655 dollars. An ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Wall's Family Pills appears.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Eugene Hays
Elgin
Kans
Alva
James Williams
Woods County
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wall
Monuments and Tombs Offered by Rev D J Austin
Rev D J Austin at the News office offers monuments and tombs of the best materials workmanship and design. He invites customers to view designs and get guaranteed satisfaction on pricing. Contact Rev D J Austin for details.
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D. J. Austin
Severe Gulf Storm Causes Damaging Winds at Galveston
Reports from Galveston Texas describe a severe coastal storm with winds near seventy miles per hour. The storm toppled landmarks and wrecked several small vessels. No fatalities were reported though fears grew of the sea wall being overwhelmed by the surge.
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Galveston
Tex
Unsigned Letter Proposes City Saloons Scrutiny Ada
An unsigned letter to The Evening News criticizes Ada’s law enforcement and questions county officers amid claims of many saloons. The paper notes it does not publish unsigned pieces but invites public discussion on the city’s public welfare and calls for a cleanup if the issues are real. Reporter R. W. Allen travels to Tulsa and El Reno on business this week.
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Ada
R. W. Alien
Tulsa
el Reno
Oklahoma
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Gore
Ite Press
Preacher
Grow of
Texas
K. C
Lonsdale
Fine Val
Lace
Ginghams
Homa
Black Bear Tobacco
Batiste
India
Isc
Kansas
City Meats
Calicos
Dept. Store
Col. Thompson
Francis
Bob Duncan
Hart
John Sullivan
Jesse
Ed Thompson
Knox
C. Weatherly
Lovelady
Henry Lovelady
Lanham
Doc Black
Lightning Ridge
M. W. Smith
Lula—Shuler
Midland
Bob Walker
Maxwell
Ww. J. Carter
Oakman
Ww. J. Sloan
Owl Creek
Reynold Arnold
Price
B. F. Dew
Clay Jones
Sunshine
John Green
Stonewall
Nick Heard
Tyrola
Dr. Cox
Gulf OF Mexico
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