Oklahoma Affairs Bert Welty Seeks Discharge On Error
Bert Welty imprisoned for murder in Logan County Oklahoma petitions habeas corpus seeking discharge claiming the life sentence was void due to omission of the hard labor clause. Horace Speed United States attorney and Judge Buckner argue clerical error caused the omission and request remand to the Oklahoma court.
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Bert Welty
Leavenworth
Kas
Horace Speed
United States
Territory of
Oklahoma
Buckner
Hook
Bert”’ Welty
United States Penitentiary
Fort Leavenworth
Welty
Logan County
Speed
Thanksgiving a Season of Family and Gratitude Across America
The piece extols Thanksgiving as more than hospitality, a yearly opportunity to reunite families, strengthen bonds, and nurture noble sentiments. It recalls the 1621 origin, urges imparting the story to children, and hopes the holiday endures for future generations.
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America
Governor Opposes Salary Increase For Territorial Officials
Gov Ferguson states no territorial official will receive a pay raise from the upcoming legislature. He critiqued reports urging raises to 2000 or 2500 yearly, arguing statehood is near and salaries should be set by the state. He noted only Attorney General Robberts and Treasurer Rambo might differ in biennial reports.
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Ferguson
Guthem
Oklahoma case awaits ruling in Welty post office killing
Judge Hook has the case under advisement. Welty, convicted in 1901, has been imprisoned at the penitentiary, working at the site. He and partner Cravens planned a Guthrie post office robbery. Welty wounded, postmaster killed, Cravens fled on a horse. Welty showed restless conduct in prison, requiring close watch.
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Hook
Welty
Penitentiary
Desperacy
Ben” Cravens
Kansas Penitentiary
Cravens
Guthrie
Commissions Break Faith in Open Cattle Season Plan
Cattlemen accuse the Kansas and Missouri Live Stock Sanitary Commissions of breaching an agreement made in Wichita among several states and territories. They say notification of plan changes was missing, causing shipment troubles as Oklahoma inspectors encountered cattle held back since Kansas did not open until November 15, despite a joint open season starting November 1 elsewhere.
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Guthrie
Kansas
Missouri
Wichita
Oklahoma
Edwards guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison
William Edwards was found guilty by a Lawton jury for the May 15 1902 murder of Frank Hartshorn. The verdict carried a life imprisonment penalty after a six to seven hour deliberation with insanity defenses raised. Edwards reportedly shot Hartshorn in Indiahoma a few days after the trial. Celery grows in Woods County draws praise for quality and potential in Oklahoma markets.
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Frank Hartshorn
Lawton
William Edwards
Edwards
Edward
Hartshorn
Indiahoma
Here
Train Robber Caught in Oklahoma Confesses
One of the bandits in the Rock Island train hold up at Lincoln Nebraska weeks earlier with $8000 taken from the express car is now in Oklahoma custody for a territorial offense. He admits his role in the Lincoln robbery and has petitioned Governor Ferguson for a pardon in exchange for full disclosure of all details.
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Gothrie
Rock Island
Lincoln
Neb
Oklahoma
Ferguson
Guthrie to Host Territorial Farmers Convention
Governor Ferguson calls territorial convention of farmers institutes to meet in Guthrie on December 18. Delegates will be chosen from regularly organized county farmers institutes.
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Guthrie
Refused Medical Attendance Case in Arapahoe Probate Court
In Arapahoe Probate Court a man was fined $100 plus costs for refusing medical attendance to his dying daughter as a Christian Science believer. Witnesses said church elders were called, oil was poured on the child’s head, and they prayed for recovery. The Christian Scientists fought the case in court.
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Guthri
Arapahoe
Judge Pancoast Transferred to Finish Court Term
The supreme court has issued an order transferring Judge J. L. Pancoast to complete the current term for Justice John H. Burford. The chief justice remains ill and unable to finish the term.
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J. L. Pancoast
Supreme Court
John H. Burford
Lawton Case Delayed As Jury Hung in 1901 Murder
George Moran's murder trial near Rush Springs ended in a hung jury and is continued to the next term. Mart Perkins of the Casey gang remains jailed awaiting trial. A Lawton hunter used tysia shells to bag twenty five ducks and a rabbit, insisting he shot to kill.
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Lawton
George Moran
Joseph Beemblossom
Rush Springs
Mart Perkins
Casey
Twen
Gouvernorship contest amid Byrd Mosely imbroglio in Ardmore
Acting U S Inspector J W Beverly arrived in Ardmore with headquarters in Muskogee to probe the Byrd Mosely dispute affecting seating at Tishomingo. He expects both sides to appear. hearing may be delayed by a witness notice issue. Beverly will also review townsite commission work as Creek Cherokee Chickasaw and Choctaw nations advance town development and property deeds.
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Nspecter
Ardmore
United States
J. W. Beverly
Muskogee
Interior Department
Congress
Zeverly
Mosely
Tishomingo
Townsite Commission
Beverly
Strict ruling limits timber cutting on leased lands
The Interior Department says timber on leased lands cannot be cut except under special permit. Lessees who cut contrary to regulations lose their lease. the department seeks payment for improvements, with successors paying when relinquishment occurs.
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Secretary of Interior
J. J. Houston
School Land Leasing Department
Interior Department
Nis
Missing witness in Washington case prompts search
Witness Lewis Foster who testified against Jerry Washington last summer is missing. Foster and his wife left town on the Rock Island train bound for unknown destination, and the sheriff suspects they have been spirited away. Washington's preliminary trial, postponed from Monday afternoon, remains unresolved.
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Lewis Foster
Jerry Washington
Foster
Rocksland
Washington
Appraisement at Purcell Townsite Listing Ongoing
Purcell reports C. E. Bowers townsite commission clerk is listing improved property ahead of an appraisal by the townsite commission. The appraisal is planned to occur in about fifteen days.
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Purcell Purcell
C. E. Bowers
Townsite Commission
Murder indictment and other county items reported
Frank Donahoe was indicted for the murder of James Furber at Texawa after a night of drinking. Marion Sneed, jailed on the same charge, pleads self defense but new evidence led to his continued detention. Furber was a saloon keeper. two Chickasha girls returned with quail and a rabbit. Tulsa reports Grant Johnson indicted for remortgaging five cotton field mortgages. courts crackdown on such acts among Negroes and Indians, with penalties up to five years per offense. C. H. Batchelear of Buick, O T, is described with unusual hand and foot anatomy.
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Frank Donahoe
Lawton
Furber Lawton
James Furber
Texawa
Marion Sneed
Houston
Texas
Furber
Texowa
Sneed
Donahoe
Tulsa
Grant Johnson
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