Tariff Bill In Senate Final Consideration
Senate debate on the tariff bill continues with income tax amendments to be taken up Friday and a possible final vote by next week. Key unsettled items include lumber, pulp, paper, hides, coal, zinc, window glass, scrap iron, cotton ties and bagging, leather goods, binding twine, petroleum, and pineapples with regional lobbying shaping outcomes.
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Washington
Senate
Aldrich
Beveridge
House
Hale
Finance Committee
Missouri
Florida
Democrats Protest Petition Against Referendum Law
Guthrie Oklahoma June 14 a committee of local Democrats filed a protest against the Republican state committee petitions for a referendum on the general election law enacted by the last legislature. The protest lists ten allegations including that the law exceeds constitutional provisions and took effect March 7 1909.
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Guthrie
Republican State Committee
Norris
Secretary of State
Railroads obtain restraining orders in Oklahoma tax suits
In Oklahoma, the Missouri Kansas and Texas Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Fort Smith and Western Midland Valley railroads filed about thirty suits in the Eastern District seeking temporary restraining orders to stop county treasurers and sheriffs from collecting taxes they deem illegally assessed. Judge Ralph E. Campbell granted the orders.
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McAlester
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Fort Smith and Western
Midland Valley
Eastern District of
Oklahoma
Board of Assessors
Board of Equalization
Ralph E. Campbell
A M McQueen Dies in Roff Funeral Plans
J McQueen of Roff father of A M McQueen and grandfather of W L McQueen died this afternoon after a long illness. The family will travel from Ada this evening for funeral arrangements.
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Roff
J. McQueen
A. M. McQueen
W. L. McQueen
Ada
Governor for Three Days in Oklahoma Incident
Guthrie June 14 Senator Clint Graham of Marietta served as Oklahoma governor for three days without realizing it while Gov Haskell attended a Confederate reunion in Memphis and Lieut Gov Bellamy was in San Antonio. Constitutionally the president pro tempore of the senate acted as governor during their absence. Bellamy returned to Guthrie today.
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Guthrie
Clint Graham
Marietta
Oklahoma
Haskell
Memphis
Bellamy
San Antonio
Senate
Graham
Special Judges Appointed in Oklahoma Counties
Gov. Haskell announced appointments for county superior courts. G. C. Abernathy will serve Potawatomie county and Farrer L. McCain will serve Muskogee county. Both appointees previously resided in Arkansas. McCain is the son of a former Arkansas Supreme Court member and has served in the legislature.
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Wuthrie, Ok
Alexander Reaches Konawa After Business Visit
W. A. Alexander has returned from a business trip to Konawa, resuming duties and reporting productive meetings and potential deals for his enterprise.
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W. A. Alexander
Konawa
Prof Fentem to Teach Mathematics at Ada State Normal
Prof A L Fentem, a popular Pontotoc county teacher and citizen, has been selected to fill the chair of mathematics at Ada State Normal. The Muskogee Phoenix notes his estimable qualities and recalls Edward Everett Hale’s daily prayers for the U S Senate. Arch Clark visited Stonewall on Tuesday afternoon.
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Pontotoc County
A. L. Fentem
Ada State Normal
Edward Everett Hale
United States
U. S. Senate
Muskogee Phoenix
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