Big Folks Indicted In Creek Nation Suit in Oklahoma
Special townsite attorney Willard L. Sturtevant said government suits will accuse Tams Bixby Leo Bennett the Commercial National Bank and many Muskogee Tulsa and Wagoner residents of conspiracy to fraud the government. defendants scheduled lots to dummies at half appraised value then realigned titles to themselves. Charges include Bixby securing title to the Muskogee Phoenix printing plant area and various others named in Muskogee Wagoner and Tulsa suits with many banks and individuals listed.
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Muskogee
I. T
Willard L. Sturtevant
St. Louis
Garfield
M. L. Mott
Tams Bixby
Leo E. Bennett
United
Muskogee Phoenix
van Smith
Bixby
Dawes Commission
Jas. Parkinson
Wagoner
Tulsa
F. B. Colley
G. D. Blakely
Ed. Calkins
J. W. Miller
Will Vance
G. W. Eggleston
R. P. Elliot
W. .H. Rogers
A. W. Wilhite
W. E. Hassell
W. W. Cline
H. R. Cline
J. O. Mit
F. F. Fite
N. F. Handcock
F. B. Fite
Commercial National Bank
J. Hart
S. P. Mann
M. R. Williams
Louisa F. Dunklin
C. W. Turner
H. Porter
A. H. Sharum
A. W. Robb
W. B. Lessig
Pottstown
Roosevelt Guarded by a Large Police and Secret Service Detail
Washington reports President Roosevelt receives heavy protection reflecting a long history of security at the White House. Thirty-two police, plus ten to twenty secret service agents, rotate shifts to safeguard the president and staff. The article surveys past presidencies detailing varying guard levels from Lincoln to McKinley and explains the motivation to prevent cranks and threats.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Washington Department
Secret Service
Presiden
Mr. Loeb
Police Department
Lincoln
War Department
Johnson
Grant
Seward
President Hayes
Hayes-Tilden
McKinley
Congress
United States
MD Perenually
Ancient Political Corruption in 18th Century England
A London Chronicle essay recalls George II era abuses in peerage creation to forge electoral constituencies. It cites splitting freeholds to boost magnate influence and notes Lord Melville’s Scots dominance, illustrating the era’s political graft and manipulation.
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London Chronicle
George II
Lord Melville
Scotland
Kodol Digestion Aid Promoted For Indigestion Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol as a remedy for indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the product uses natural digestive juices to cleanse purify and strengthen the stomach lining and cites S S Bail of Ravenswood West Virginia who reports twenty years of sour stomach relief after using Kodol. The ad also mentions DeWITT S KIDNEY and BLADDER PILLS and Crescent Drug Co as sellers.
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Dewitt's
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Crescent Drug Co
Oysters on Mangrove Branches Describe Island Harvest
The passage explains oysters grow on mangrove branches around southern islands. Natives gather by leaning over boats to cut branches harboring oysters that cling to surfaces in salt water where shells are scarce.
Lay off for Pay Day in Indian Territory courts
The June 7 report from South McAlester I T states witness fee funds are exhausted and no more criminal cases will be tried in U S courts in Indian Territory until after July 1 when the next appropriation becomes available.
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South McAlester
I. T
United States
Indian Territory
Odors Emitted by Metals When Heated According to Scientist
A German scientist says each metal has a characteristic odor. While some cannot detect cold tin copper or aluminum odors, heating these metals to a moderate degree releases strong smells detectable by all. At higher temperatures metals lose odor, then regain it after several hours in a cold state.
Balloon ballast enables greater ascent by moisture absorbing chemicals
A Berlin ascent by Captain Von Krough aboard the Parseval balloon carried moisture absorbing chemicals as ballast. The experiment successfully showed ballast weight could be increased by moisture uptake in damp air.
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Berlin
von Krough
Two Freights Clash Near Purcell Down Santa Fe Line
Two Santa Fe freight trains collided head on in a deep cut five miles south of Purcell on a Wednesday night. The impact wrecked both locomotives and several cars, with crew members uninjured but shaken as emergency crews worked to clear the debris.
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Purcell
I. T
Santa Fe
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The text shows fragmentary notes about trains and detours via Shawnee with no identifiable people, organizations, or events to summarize into a news card.
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Arthur
Cleveland
Roy
Theodore N. Vail
American Telephone Company
Boston
Poi
New Jerrey
Iowa
Via
Shawnee
Scott
Oklahoma
Southwest
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Beard & Blanks
West Harris Hotel
Veer
eSaarina
Ada
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Ramsey's
G. M. Ramsey
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