Okmulgee Fight Ends in Deaths and Fire
In Okmulgee Oklahoma during a Sunday afternoon battle Newt Deckard, a negro, killed four men and wounded eight others before he was mortally wounded and crushed in flames. Deputy sheriff W E Robertson and assistant police chief Henry Klaber died, along with Felix and Rafe Chapman. Frank Klaber, 12, clung to his dead father Henry Klaber pleading for help as gunfire raged. The town remained calm with whites and blacks afterward, though Deckard resisted arrest and risked a race war. The negro’s remains were sent to Texas. the four officers and men killed were laid to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
Frank Klaber
Newt Deckard
Henry Klaber
Deckard
W. E. Robertson
Okmulgee County
Henry Kilaber
Felix
Rafe Chapman
Tatum County
Texas
Gompers Threatens Jail If Fined by Labor Convention
At the AFL session Samuel Gompers said he would go to jail rather than pay any fine or let the federation pay for him if he were found guilty in Washington. The committee favors securing funds away from attachment to prevent losses, amid talk of an independent political party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Samuel Gompers
the American Federation of Labor
Washington
Drenperer
Texas
Nebraska
Lincoln
Lancaster County
National Campaign Committee
Miner Dies Singing In Neck City Mine Blast
Carthage Missouri reports George Workan a miner was struck by a boulder at the Big Fly mines near Neck City while singing Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown. He died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
George Workan
Big Fly
Neck City
Terral Nominated as Sixth Speaker Candidate in Oklahoma
Guthrie dispatch reports J E Terral of Hobart the sixth candidate for speaker of the second Oklahoma Legislature. Terral is a noted attorney and Democratic leader who has served three terms in Mississippi and headed Kiowa County Democratic organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawnee Daily Herald
Guthrie
Oklahoma
J. E. Terral
Hobart
Mississippi
Kiowa County
Terral
Mrs Bryan Causes Trip to Mexico With Rest Motive
Andrew L. Randell, a fellow passenger with Mr and Mrs William Jennings Bryan in Oklahoma, says Mrs Bryan urged rest leading to the Mexico trip. He notes Bryan is weary from the campaign but fond of Texas democracy and plans few stops before returning to visit friends, perhaps ending with buck hunting at Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Sherman
Andrew L. Randell
William Jennings Bryan
Oklahoma
Bryan
Randell
Mr. Bryan
Corpus Christi
Bryan Travels Through Texas Amid Warm Welcomes
In Dallas on November 17, Hon. W. J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan passed through on the Katy Flyer en route to Mexico. Crowds gathered at the station to greet the candidate, who spoke from a chair amid cheers about Nebraska’s election gains and his plans to visit San Antonio and Corpus Christi before Monterey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bryan
Katy
Mr. Bryan
Texas
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Monterey
Mexico
Nothing Too Good for the Children in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County reporters praise education as 8450 school children and 105 teachers anchor a strong start. Bond votes fund 20k to 58k school buildings in Roff Francis Allen Stonewall Ada, with seats and desks arriving from rural districts. County bond total exceeds 100k as Ada voters back 50k for schools. T. F. Pierce commends the public for prioritizing education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontotoc County
Roff
Francis
Allen
Stonewall
Ada
Board of Education
T. F. Pierce
France reports large wagering on horse races last year
Paris figures from the minister of agriculture show 62,776,180 dollars bet on horse races in the prior year. Since 1891 pari mutuel betting has kept 4 percent of gross receipts for the state charity and breeding efforts, totaling 2,531,067 dollars last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Oklahoma Legislature Moves Through Democratic and Republican Members
A lengthy list catalogs Democratic and Republican members of the Oklahoma House and Senate, including contested seats in McCurtain and Hughes-Okfuskee districts, with flotilla and holdover designations and pending contests noted. Names span counties and cities such as Adair, Beckham, Carter, Canadian, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Enid, Shawnee, and Lawton, reflecting party splits and regional representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taw
F. L. Casteel
Cimarron
S. W. Hutchins
Cleveland
George E. John
Coal
L. P. Ross
Comanche
E. N. Ratliff
Craig
Howell Smith
Custer
L. B. Smith
Delaware
J. *J. Rothenberr
Garvin
Bob Wallace
R. L. Glover
Grady
Henry Ireton
J. W. Smith
Grant
G. L. Wilson
Greer
J. J. Savage
Ed Boyle
Haskell
N. J. Johanson
Hughes
S. G. Ashby
Jackson
J. M. Ratliff
Johnston
J. W. Faulkner
J. E. Terrell
Kiowa
Low Lovelace
Latimer
C. C. Mathis
Leflore
John R. McCalla
Love
J. W. McDuffee
Marshall
D. C. Hughes
Mayes
M. Turner
Murray
T. C. Whitson
McClain
Bert Tillston
Nowata
J. H. Shufeldt
Republican
I. M. Putnam
E. L. Dunn
Oklahoma
Prestiss Price
Osage
J. F. Tucker
Ottawa
W. S. Rogers
H. M. McElhaney
Pittsburg
Frank Huddleston
Pontotoc
Milton Bryan
W. S. Carson
W. F. Durham
Pottawatomie
Ben T. Williams
Pushmataha
C. S. Wortman
Rogers
J. C. Paschal
Roger Mills
W. B. Anthony
Stephens
E. J. Earle
Texas
H. R. King
Tillman
F. L. Haines
Tulsa
S. C. Burnette
Washita
C. M. Anderson
McCurtain
George L. Felton
Democratic
Flotoria
Ben F. Wilson
Canadian
Caddo
L. L. Reeves
J. J. Moore
Coal and
W. A. Durant
Atoka
Bryan
E. S. Ratliff
Ada
Seminole
J. H. Maxey Jr
Lincoln
A H. Japp
Ben F. Harrison
Ahd
Peter J. Coyne
House of Represetatives
J. M. Humphreys
A. W. Tolley
Beaver
A. L. Edrington
Baine
Henry Ward
Cherokee
George O. Hiem
Creek
R. G. Brownlee
Dewey
H. P. Covey
Ellis
J. M. Porter
A. A. Stull
Garfield
R.F. Howe
Noble
R. J. Dixon
Okfuskee
Charles M. Compton
L. A. Maris
Kay
Harvey Utterback
Kingfisher
J. B. Charles
J. H. Lockwood
C. B. Acton
J. S. Shearer
A. C. Hamlin
Logan
James Knox
Ed Merrick
Muskogee
Joe Sherman
Major
C. G. Jones
S. W. Murphy
J. H. Lincoln
Okmulgee
John Bonar
Pawnee
C. E. Sexton
Payne
H. M. Tate
I. Jacobs
Sequoyah
Clint Moore
Washington
H. T. Parsons
Wood
J. H. Bridges
Woodward
A. J. Milsap
McIntosh
J. P.calhoun
Wagoner
Henry L. Vogue
Harper
G. W. Partridge
Alfalfa
J. H. Simmons
Chas. A. Cook
E. M. Clark
Payne and Pawnee
Eugene Watrous
J. Sullivan
State
Senate
E.L. Mitchell
Cheyenne
Henry J. Denton
Dryden
P. J. Goulding
Enid
J. J. Williams
Weatherford
J. Q. Newell
Jennings
M. F. Eggerman
Shawnee
George Johnson
Fort Cobb
J. Elmer Thomas
Lawton
H. K. Allen
Ardmore
R. P. Wynne
Lexington
Jesse H. Hatchett
Mead
W. M Franklin
Madill
E. M. Landrum
Tahlequah
W. P. Stewart
Anders
George C. Richardson
Hugo
R. A. Billups
Cordell
HS. ‘Bilatt
Katie
S. A. Cordell
Chandler
Clarence Davis
Bristow
R. E. Echols
Elk City
J. C. ‘Graham
Marietta
D. M. Keys
Pryor Creek
T. F
Memminger
J. S. Morris
Hooker
Tom Moore
Olustee
Eos Redwine
McAlester
Reuben Me. Roddie
Dinwiddie Endorsed Amid Oklahoma Prohibition Debate
The Oklahoma Anti-Saloon league trustees endorsed Rev Dr F C Dinwiddie after a campaign for statewide prohibition. They praised his leadership and noted accountability of funds, while postponing a superintendent replacement and appointing H T Laughbaum as interim chief. They defended the defeat of a state agency as not ending prohibition aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Dinwiddie
Anti-Saloon League
Oklahoma City
Joe” Cannon
H. T. Laughbaum
Dinwiddie
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Anti-Saloon League
Rumbley Divorce Case Opens With Sensational Testimony
Deposition in the case of Rumbley vs. Rumbley opened in El Reno on November 16 revealing sensational testimony. Marion Rumbley, a prominent local citizen, filed for divorce. Mrs. Rumbley filed a cross petition and Edward Trotter of the city is named as co respondent. Evidence seeks to show that Mrs. Rumbley and Trotter registered as a couple at various hotels nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Reno
Rumbley
Illinois Steel plate mills reopen in South Chicago
After long closures and intermittent layoffs, the Illinois Steel Company plate mills and light rail plant in South Chicago reopened this morning. Five hundred workers who had been idle are returned to employment. An authoritative source confirms the revival of operations and positions at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Plate
Illinois Steel Company
Fourth of July Celebration Limitation in Guthrie
A Guthrie Oklahoma legal notice states a first class city cannot lawfully undertake or contract for a Fourth of July celebration. The ruling cites inability to proceed with such events and references filled legal blanks kept in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Heney Improves. Expected to Resume Graft Prosecution Soon
San Francisco reports Francis J. Heney recovering rapidly from illness. It is predicted he will resume prosecuting graft cases in a few weeks as he can now swallow and take liquid nourishment without serious difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Francis J. Heney
Frisco Railway Fined by Oklahoma Commission
Guthrie Oklahoma November 12 the corporation commission fined the Frisco railway 100 for failure to comply with passenger facility regulations at Tulsa station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okla
Corporation Commission
Frisco ‘Railway
Notace
Tulsa
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Gompers
Standard Oil
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Oil
China
Japan
Tokio
Pekin
Trip
Dallas, Tex
J. Bryan
Katy Flyer
Old
State Line
House
T. L. Rider
Adair County
A. J. Butts
Allaife
G. W. Lewis
Beckham
W. F. Semple
E. A. Ewell
Joe Smith
J. S. Bell
W. F. Gilmer
John R. Whayne
Carter
M. B. Cope
Lyman W. White
D. Brownlee
Harry B. Beeler
Checotah
J. Harry Cloonan
Bunch
R. T. Potter
R. S. Curd
Aline
A. G. Updegraft
Fair Valley
Hughes-Okfuskee
Hurst
Warren
DR. Dinwiddie
F. J. Heney
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