Oklahoma marble push for federal buildings in four cities
Oklahoma congressional delegation urges use of Oklahoma stone for four federal buildings Oklahoma City Muskogee Enid and Lawton while seeking rush of construction and noting delays from site purchases and funding A broader critique of coal prices in Muskogee cites a price of 7 00 per ton amid claims of a state wide conspiracy by coal interests to profit at the expense of the poor.
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Senator Tillman Entangled in Secret Service Scandals
Washington reports hint at Senator Tillman of South Carolina being directly involved in secret service operations tied to Central Pacific land grants. The White House faces insinuations, but Tillman’s honesty is still widely trusted while rivals allege misconduct.
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Roosevelt
White House
JAIL FOR THE COAL BARONS
Prosecutor Crampge leads a state corporation probe into the coal situation in Muskogee Oklahoma with likely continued investigations aimed at criminal action and possible penitentiary oversight in Lansing.
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Crampge
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Lansing
Widespread Cold Wave Hits Midwest and South
A deep cold wave spread from Chicago through Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and into Canada with heavy snow and sleet. Forecasters said the cold spell would reach Florida and Louisiana as railways faced disruptions and residents in poor districts suffered the impact.
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Drunken Son Kills Mother in Brooklyn
Paul C. Finn a compositor confessed at the Brooklyn police station to stabbing his mother to death after a day of drinking. He said she reproached him last night and in a drunken rage he killed her, stabbing Mrs Finn a dozen times.
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New York
Paul C. Finn
Brooklyn
Finn
Indians in Council at Darlington Look to Preserve Reservation
Indians of Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation hold a large dance and powwow at Darlington Oklahoma on January 6. A council seeks to retain the present Darlington reservation and a committee may be sent to Washington to pursue the matter.
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Darlington Reservation
Washington
Count Hamon Cheiro Palmist Flees Paris After Embezzlement Claims
In Paris Count Louis Hamon once known as Cheiro flees to London amid embezzlement charges. Mrs Julia Newell and Miss Josephine Pomeroy accuse Hamon of taking stocks valued at 500000 and failing to secure a 150000 loan, with bank dealings never realized.
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New York
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London
Paris
Segregated coal lands push for surface sale in Oklahoma
McAlester Oklahoma January 8 The segregated coal and asphalt lands totaling about five hundred thousand acres hold vast mineral wealth. Indians own mineral rights with 8c per ton royalty and surface rights debated. Mining firms favor surface sale to boost immigration and development while settlers seek preferred rights. Congress may act this session to place lands on market.
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Montana
Night riders torch Russellville cotton warehouse
In Russellville Arkansas night riders set fire to the Wilson Bros cotton warehouse burning it this morning. About 600 bales valued at 22000 were lost with oil poured on the cotton before the blaze. Bucket brigades saved adjacent warehouses containing thousands of bales. One hundred bales belonged to uninsured farmers awaiting higher prices.
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Wilson Bros
Russellville
Tulsa's Fire Loss For Last Year Report
Tulsa Oklahoma reports fire losses for the year per capita at 2.12 with 77 calls answered. Total damage from all fires reached 33382 and the value of endangered buildings totaled 492295. department cost to operate was 3470.31 and the combined value of buildings and apparatus used stood at 20185.
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Tulsa
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Aider
Warning to colored race posted in Oklahoma notices
Notices posted on several negro homes in Marlow and vicinity threaten expulsion and warn them not to go near Rush Springs. Officials fear an attempt to drive out the black residents, many of whom own valuable farms and have cultivated them. All notices signed by "Gray Beard."
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Marlow
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Rush Springs
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Ada
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Shawnee, Oklahoma
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Ada, Oklahoma
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