Oklahoma proposes 1 delegate per 12 000 population
Guthrie July 21 An Oklahoma districting proposal aims to assign two delegates per representative district and three at large for the constitutional convention. The board expects a territory population near 650 000 to 665 000, yielding about 12 000 people per delegate district, with district maps prepared once full figures arrive.
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Guthrie
Okla
Caddo
Dewey
Oklahoma Territory
Folk Urges Missouri Merchants to Advertise in Town Papers
Governor Folk told Missouri retailers in Jefferson City that mail order commerce harms local towns. He urged merchants to advertise in town papers to boost wealth and population, defend honest business, and help local papers grow. He argued advertising strengthens the economy and that cleansing exposes wrongdoing will not hurt legitimate businesses.
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Jefferson City
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Sulphur Seeks County Seat Amid District Lines
A large delegation from Sulphur, Indian Territory, travels to Pauls Valley to meet Judge Clayton about forming constitutional delegate districts from the 17th recording district. Sulphur strongly desires a county seat and ties its fate to how districts are drawn.
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Sulphur
I. T
Pauls Valley
Clayton
Democratic headquarters opened in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Democrats opened campaign headquarters in the Lee hotel with room arrangements by local volunteers. Chairman Jessie J. Dunn and W. D. Cardwell arrived to organize efforts and plan speeches by national figures including Wm Jennings Bryan. Carter of Ardmore will head here. the party expects to carry the state in the upcoming election.
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Jessie J. Dunn
Alva
Oklahoma City
W. D. Cardwell
Committee On
Ada
Lee Hotel
Dunn
Charles D. Carter
Ardmore
Cardwell
Press and Speakers Committee
Oklahoma
Wm. Jennings Bryan
McAlester
Senator Bailey
Texas
Bourke Cochran
New York
Gov
Folk
Missouri
Reform Tendency
Oklahoman
Santa Fe to Run Trains in Thirty Days Between Davis and Sulphur
In Sulphur I T on July 17 the Santa Fe reports steel laid between Davis and Sulphur and expects trains running in thirty days. Right of way is bought to extend east toward coal fields near Lehich and Coaleate.
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I. T
Booze by Boat Circulates Into Choc taw Territory
U S officers in South McAlester report liquor flows into the nation from the Arkansaw River across Tamaha. Skiffs smuggle alcohol from Ft. Smith in false bottoms delivering quarts to the thirsty and sinking boats to evade capture before they return upriver.
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South McAlester
L. T
United States
Arkansaw
Tamaha
Ft. Smith
Canadian Midland Road Changes Hands and Names
Lawton Oklahoma July 20—Canadian Midland railroad merged by purchase into the Kansas City Lawton and Pacific Railway company. The deal completed here with C M Rawlings and E A Hill confirming trains expected across the line from Kansas City to the Pacific coast within four to five years. Local incorporators named and First National Bank chosen as local office. Road planned at sixteen hundred miles with a branch from Wewoka to Dustin via Weturaka.
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Lawton
Okla
Canadian Midland Railroad
Oklahoma
Kansas City, Lawton and Pacific Railway Company
C. M. Rawlings
Canadian Midland Syndicate
Kansas City
J. T. Payne
Joplin
Waggoner
Muskogee
Wewoka
Ada
E. A. Hill
Pacific Coast
Canadian Midland Company
First National Bank
Mr. Rawlings
G. M. Paschal
G. F. H. Barber
Guy C. Robertson
W. F. Barber
W. C. Stephens
Rawlings
Kansas
Mr. Hill
Marlow
Dustin
Weturaka
Indian Territory enters new epoch of home government
Citizens are urged to stay informed as Indian Territory moves into a new era of home rule. The Ada Weekly News highlights state news and the 16th Recording District's happenings, promoting its reports as unrivaled. Take the News for a dollar.
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Indian Territory
Ada Weekly News
New State
Life in Camp Keithley Mindanao 1906 Letter
Soldier W W Dismukes of Company E 15th Infantry writes from Camp Keithley on Mindanao Moro Province. He notes mail from Ada Oklahoma takes four to six weeks, describes mountain top altitude and sultry lowlands, and warns of Moro ambushes hidden in tall grass during marches. He closes greetings from June 1906.
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Indian Territory
Camp Keithley
Mindanao
Moro
W. W. Dismukes
15Th Infantry
Republican Meeting in Ada Sees 100 Delegates Attend
Delegates meet in Ada at 10:30 AM with U G Winn as chair in a Republican district assembly. Temporary officers named include A G Winn secretary A H Constant and W W Sharpless asst secretaries. About 100 Republicans from various precincts attend as band selections and districting discussions proceed with a night session planned.
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16Th Recording District
Ada
U. S. Court Room
House
Central
U. G. Winn
A. G. Winn
A. H. Constant
W. W. Sharpless
Stonewall
J. A. Clark
Roff
W. E. Little
A. L. Bullock
J. L. Carr
J. T. Flemmings
Maxwell
Green Kirk
R. M. Cummings
D. T. Wilson
E. O. Olds
Hickory
L. J. D. Young
C. M. Chauncey
Ada Band
Band
Beard Endorsed for Election Commissioner Seat
The Republican convention of the 16th Recording District endorsed Jno. W. Beard of Ada for election commissioner. Beard is described as one of the best Republicans in Ada county and the endorsement promises a square deal for the district.
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16Th
Recording District
Jno
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