27 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1910
Page
1
In Seminole county Oklahoma, gun battles between black and Indian groups near Little River left two dead and two wounded, including a woman. Police note a culture of pistol ownership and discuss alcohol-related tensions fueling the violence amid a tense racially mixed area.
Sunday afternoon a prohibition rally was held at Fitzhugh with Professors Briles and Fentem leading. The event promoted temperance and drew local attendees despite limited details in the report.
New York October 21 Edgar Allan Poe is added to the Hall of Fame along with Harriet Beecher Stowe Oliver Wendell Holmes and eleven others. The vote totals show Poe with 69 votes. Holmes also 69. Williams 64. Cooper 62. Brooks 60. Willard 56. Motley 57. Brooks 60. Motley gains four votes since five years earlier while Parkman loses two. Oliver Wendell Holmes gains twenty votes with Lowell and Whittier removed from contention.
Monday report covers Prof Howerton and Mr Murray attacking the proposed Oklahoma liquor measure. They argue the law harms minors, disenfranchises voters, and shifts licensing power to a state board. They warn of federal tribal limits and predict dry votes favoring eastern interests.
Government announces regulations for selling two million acres of unallotted land in the Choctaw Nation with sales starting November 2 in Seminole nation at Wewoka. Auctions will follow in eastern Oklahoma counties with parcels up to 640 acres, requiring 25 percent cash and 26 percent within six months, rest due over 18 months.
A grandfather clause case is scheduled for a hearing at OCP. The specific presiding judge has not yet been assigned.
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