Police Chief Farrall dies after attack at city hall
Shawnee Oklahoma October 19 police chief Marion Farrall dies from skull fracture after an attack by John Curtis alias Curtis Barker a teamster He was guarded as crowds surged around the city hall with threats of lynching and a posse holds the suspect awaiting further action
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Farrall
City Hall
Shawnee
Okla
Marion Farrall
John Curtis
Curtis Barker
Curtis
Land Offices Set for Five Civilized Tribes Allotments
Travel notices list locations and dates for allotment applications by Citizens and freedmen in Choctaw Chickasaw and Chickasaw Nations. Sites include McAlester Wilburton Kinta Spiro Wister Talihina Boswell Bokchito Mill Creek Ada Stonewall Byars Purcell Pauls Valley Lindsay Chickasha Ryan Marietta and more from Nov 1907 to Jan 1908 with Atoka and Ardmore resuming in 1908.
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Department of the Interior
Boswell
Bokchito
Chickasaw Nation
Mill Creek
Tueday
Ada
Stonewall
Purcell
Davis
Pauls Valley
Lindsay
Chickasha
Ryan
Marietta
Atoka
Indian Territory
Ardmore
Indian
Abolish Negro Regiments Faces Fresh Effort in Congress
Washington reports a new push to abolish the four black regiments in the army. lawmakers Shackelford Heflin Byrd are expected to introduce bills this winter. Western support and Pacific coast racial tensions help drive the movement, with opposition anticipated in New York and debate over a possible regimental stationing in New York after the Philippines. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills offered in an advertisement follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Washington
Garner
Texas
Shackelford
Missouri
Heflin
Alabama
Byrd
Mississippi
Brownsville
Pacific Coast
War Department
New York State
Philippines
New York
Doing Business Again After Illness With Electric Bitters
A. A. Chisholm of Treadwell New York recounts near death from indigestion nervousness and debility and credits Electric Bitters with his recovery. He resumes business and reports continued daily gains. Guaranteed by F Z Holley and G M Ramsey.
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A. A. Chisholm
Treadwell
N. Y
F. Z. Holley
G. M. Ramsey
Revenswood Man Seeks Aid After Sour Stomach
A resident identified as S. S. Ball of Revenswood West Virginia seeks relief for persistent sour stomach with a note about a Crescent Drug remedy. The fragmentary OCR hints at a medical or patent style request and a product name.
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S. S. Ball
Revenswood
W. Va
Lest We Forget Baby Restless At Night
An old advertisement claims White's Cream Vermifuge cures infant colds fevers and fits and promises relief for fretful pale babies with faster recovery. It urges mothers to use the remedy sold by G M Ramsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.M. Ramsey
Oklahoma City Grand Lodge Amends Constitution For Representation
The Grand Lodge I O C F in Oklahoma City adopts a new representation basis, allowing one representative per 100 members. Reports show 14,766 members, up 1,570, with 250 lodges total. The Old Fellows' Home at Carmen shelters 18 widows and orphans. Rebecca lodges total 162 with 10,552 members up 2,781 in a year. Canton degree conferred on an even dozen candidates.
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Oklahoma City
Grand Lodge
Grand Lodge I. O. C. F
Oklahoma
J. S. Romine
H. L. Strough
Old Fellows
Carmen Last
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Sold at Crescent Drug Store
DeWitt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for minor and severe burns as well as scratches and bruises. Available at Crescent Drug Store, operated by F Z Holley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Crescent Drug Store
F. Z. Holley
Negroes to Protest to Washington over Oklahoma statehood
In Muskogee Indian Territory on October 16, W. H. Twaine a negro attorney, will head a sixteen man delegation from Muskogee and the Creek Nation to Washington to formally protest statehood for Oklahoma. They will tell the president that disfranchisement threatens their rights and view the issue as a protest by their race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muskogee
I. T
W. H. Twaine
Oklahoma canvass names three Republican district judges
The state board canvassed returns showing three Republican and eighteen Democratic district judges in Oklahoma. Republicans listed are John H. King for the Third District covering Muskogee and Was co counties, A. H. Huston for the Eleventh District covering Kingfisher and Logan counties, and M. Garver for the Twentieth District covering Alfalfa Garfield and Major counties.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
State Board
Republcan
Muskogee
Wasoper
John H. King
Musko
Kingfisher
Logan
A. H. Huston
Repubican
Alfalra
Garfield
Major
M. ©. Garver
Hill's Business College reports success in placing students
The article highlights J F Alexander moving to M O G in Muskogee I T at 65 dollars monthly with growth potential. It notes multiple graduates gaining positions in railroads offices post office ginning companies and assorted firms across Oklahoma City and surrounding areas. It extols the schools training and penmanship catalog as well as ongoing salary increases and career advancement.
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J. F. Alexander
Muskogee
I. T
Alexander
Business College
Caldwell
Rock Island R. R. Co
Oklahoma City
Christian Butler
Eliott
Fitts and Mann
George Eissman
Alexander Drug ‘Co
Anna Marsh
Wright Produce Co
Texas
Sulphur Poised for Twelve Conventions in 1908
A list of groups planning reunions in Sulphur includes the Constitutional Convention Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Bankers Association Pharmaceutical Medical associations and local churches. Encampments adjoin Platt National Park with improvements for annual gatherings as Sulphur expects the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma and the M E Church Annual Conference in 1908.
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Constitutional Convention
Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
Bankers’ Association
The
Pharmaceutical Association
Medical Association
LO. O.F
State Reunion of
United, Confederate Veterans
Chickasaw Summer Normal
Epworth Chautauqua
Platt National Park
Sulphur
Baptist General Convention of
Oklahoma
M. E. Church
Guthrie School Land Records Reveal Vast Wealth
In Guthrie on October 18 two and one half million dollars in school notes and leases are filed in the school land department. Communications show substantial funds in the department's safe unopened while the leasing board's unfinished business has largely been settled per Fred L. Wenner secretary.
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Guthrie
School Land Department
Fred L. Wenner
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de Jerous Eekaint
Tecumseh
Russell
Traveling Land Offices
J. George Wright
McAlester
Wilburton
Kinta
Spiro
Wister
Talihina
Vedi
Sdliwell H. Russell
Supreme
Oder Pit
Crescent Drug
Odd Fellows
Hill’s Business College
Sam D. Burton
Erick
Burton
Ione Hamilton
F. 8. Martin
Canary Oil Co
Independence
Kans
Samuel McCluney
Indian Agency
Gregg
Florence Box
Oklahoma Sash and Door Co
Ida Smith
Western Newspaper Union
Anna Caffrey
Holley
al Ocd
Jacob Frank
St. Louis, Cays
Pragk
Gwik
Hays
Rockers
Eee Rey Serriiy
Bild Iil
Ada Weekly News
SIAQ
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