Muskogee Plans 965 000 Hotel and Opera House
Muskogee backs a 965000 hotel and opera house project with chamber of commerce support. The piece notes diverse local developments including a bank forming in Muskogee and a new shoe factory. It also mentions various regional figures and events such as a hunting trip planned by General Miles and the death of Mrs. Jane Martin near Ardmore at age 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Chamber of Commerce
Jane Martin
South
Ardmore
Census Finds 1614 School Children in Chickasha
Census shows 1614 school age children in Chickasha with 135 identified as negro. Mill Creek cotton prospects are strong with dealers expecting to handle 10 000 bales this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasha
Mill Creek
Post Office Closure and Local Oil Interests Across Oklahoma
Huntsville post office discontinued. mail to Kingfisher. John W. Bishop of Cleo Chief Oil struck at Muskogee at 800 feet depth. Waters-Pierce Oil to build a plant at Coalgate as a regional distributing point. Andrew Creason, Rock Island coal yards nightwatchman at Chickasha, assaulted. found unconscious with a fractured skull after bruising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Kingfisher
Muskogee
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Coalgate
Andrew Creason
Rock Island
Chickasha
Hobart Cotton Compress Under Rapid Construction
Five cars of machinery have already been unloaded and nearly one hundred men are engaged in the erection of the plant, signaling a significant expansion for Hobart's cotton compression business beyond the ordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
McAlester Street Sees One Baby a Month Over Seven Months
Reports indicate on a McAlester street the average births have been one per month for seven or eight months. Roosevelt Street is suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Roosevelt
Plan to secure lessee names and maintain contact under conditions
The plan aims to identify the names of lessees and keep them informed about applicable conditions. It focuses on ensuring proper contact and adherence to agreed terms.
Eight nuns and three brothers join Sacred Heart convent from France
Eight nuns and three brothers of the Catholic church recently arrived at the Sacred Heart convent from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Convent
France
Farmers urged to attend county institutes across territory
Secretary J B Thoburn plans a tour of county institutes in every county. Joseph Urban near Medford shows a method to boost fruit crops by alternating peach and apple trees to create a protective zone. Methodists will hold their annual Guthrie conference on September 20. Beaver’s Commercial Club will buy seed wheat for local farmers and fix roads nearby. District court session dates are changing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Thoburn
Territorial Board of Agriculture
Territory
Joseph Urban
Medford
Beaver's Commercial Club
Seven Indicted In Federal Postal Cases In Washington
Federal grand jury in Washington returns seven indictments after weeks of review of documents from post office inspectors. Indictments involve six different suspects and relate to postal fraud schemes. Names and specific charges withheld from public record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office
Federal Grand Jury
Refugees in Mountains Starving As Turkiye Presses Macedonian Rebellion
The Macedonian insurgent leadership cites 150000 in mountains and forests starved or dying as Turkish forces burn villages near Monastir and Krushevo. About 30 000 to 50 000 Bulgarians are said killed with many villages destroyed while 300000 Turkish troops are reported in the region. European correspondents are expelled per Istanbul order. Boris Sarafoff reportedly wounded near Dairene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turke
Sofia
Macedonian Interior Organization
Macedonia
Leron
Koslor
Gopesh
Monastir
Vilayet
Bulgaria
Constantinople
Porte
Thas
Boris Sarafoff
Dairene
New Rule Allows Subleases for Territory Lessees
Guthrie reports a territorial school land leasing board rule allows subleasing with proper application for board review and investigation, restricted to resident lessees of the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Territorial School Land Leasing Board
Irrigation Fund for Oklahoma in Danger of Loss
Oklahoma faces loss of its share of a 1 million dollar national irrigation fund unless it accepts the allocation immediately. The interior department requires a proper showing from Oklahoma and may divert the money to Arizona or another region if no action is taken. Officials may convene a meeting of city and county leaders to petition for the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Guthrie
J. B. Thoburn
Territorial Board of Agriculture
National Irrigation Fund
Arizona
Secretary of the Interior
Territory
Interior Department
Grafter boasts control over freedmen land deals in Muskogee
A local figure admits using changed rules to tighten grip on freedmen allotments. He claims the ability to jail them, mortgage property they do not own, and steer land sales to himself, foreseeing gains as sales proceed and control widens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
United States Court Dates for Holding Terms in Indian Territory
Fixed dates list for Northern Western Central and Southern districts with towns and times in Indian Territory. An appended note cites concerns over allotment protests and fears of insurrection tied to land policy and white encroachment in Ardmore and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
United States Court
Northern District
Vinita
Tahlequah
Nowata
Pryor Creek
Sallisaw
Winita
Claremore
Miami
Clare
Ardmore
Ada
Tishomingo
Chickasha
Ryan
Purcell
Pauls Valley
United States Court of Appeals
South McAlester
I. T
Hassibs
Severalty
Chickasaw and Choctaw Braves to Contest for Championship
Ardmore reports a forthcoming championship Indian ball game on September 18 at Herbert Choctaw nation with both nations backing their teams. An auction sale of town lots will share the date with a barbecue picnic and street fair plus cash prizes a residence lot for the first couple married at the sale and special railroad rates and an excursion train from Ardmore. Herbert lies between Haileyville and Ardmore in a fertile farming area near coal fields, drawing hundreds seeking profit and pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Herbert
Rock Island
Choctaw
Haileyville
Easy Victims for Grafters The Chickasaw Indians Lose About $29,000
The Chickasaw tribe settled Comancher depredation claims over 15 months with agents and guardians. About $20,000 went to claimants. heirs received far less, with one case paying a wagon and ponies for a $7,000 entitlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
W. H. L. Campbell
Castor Beans Help Fight Boll Weevil in Texas
A Texas boll weevil reward commission notes a Merrilltown farmer’s forty acre cotton field shows no weevils after interplanting castor beans in rows. The nearby fields suffer pest damage and yields are lower. Castor beans are also known to deter mosquitoes and flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Tragic Indian Father Kills Sick Son at Shurz
In Shurz Nevada an aged Indian named George Sam killed his ill son with a shotgun and then shot himself in the head. The incident follows reports of the man unable to witness the child's illness and marks a violent tragedy on the Carson and Colorado line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Shurz
Carson and Colorado
George Sam
Farmers Aim for $100 Million Cooperative Alliance
Chicago reports a joint meeting of farmers and representatives from nine states planning a $100,000,000 capital co operation to merge three societies. The Producers and Consumers Union of Tennessee and New York with 400,000 members, American Society of Equity with 60,000, and Farmers National Co operative Exchange Company with 20,000 members would form a monster exchange to control markets, build elevators, packers, banks, schools, and highways. The American Society of Equity proposal to join was tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Producers and Consumers’ Union of
Tennessee
New York
American Society of Equity of North America
Farmers’ National Co-operative Exchange Company
American Society of Equity
Citizenship Pardons List From Governor Ferguson
Governor Ferguson issues citizenship pardons for multiple offenders across Oklahoma counties. Names include Joseph C. Hodge two years for embezzlement Noble county Bert Louis one year forgery Lincoln W O Welty one year larceny domestic animals Day George Horton three years robbery second degree Okla Sam Boyd 171 days selling mortgaged property Dewey John Hofstetter 171 days stealing domestic animals Pottawatomie Bill Havens 171 days grand larceny Pot ta watomie John Crank 171 days grand larceny Kiowa Lee Sherman 171 days stealing domestic animals Pot tawatomie Sam Curtis one year grand larceny Kingfisher E Goodwin one year grand larceny Roger Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Ferguson
Joseph C. Hodge
Noble County
Bert Louis
Lincoln
W. O. Welty
George Horton
Oklahoma
Sam Boyd
Dewey
John Hofstetter
Pottawatomie
Bill Havens
John Crank
Kiowa
Lee Sherman
Sam Cutis
Kingfisher
E. Goodwin
Roger Mills
Choctaw Nation Sees Record School Enrollment Boost
Supervisor Calvin Ballard reports unprecedented enrollment this year across Choctaw tribal schools. Jones Academy exceeds past headcounts with 100 students, while Wheelock and Tushkahoma Institute enroll 60 each and Armstrong Academy 75, signaling the best school year for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gest
Mcalester
Calvin Ballard
Echools
Jones Academy
Wheelock
Tushkahoma Institute
Armstrong Academy
Seizure of Islands Triggers Possible US Britain Arbitration
British foreign office has lodged representations over the US gunboat Quiros seizure of two or three offshore islands near northeast British North Borneo. The islands, long under British administration, were seized near Darvel Bay after pirate activity. London and Washington plan to consider arbitration upon Foreign Secretary Lansdowne’s return.
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United States
Great Britain
London
British Foreign Office
Washington
British North Borneo
Quiros
Sandaken
Borneo
Darvel Bay
Company of
Foreign Office
Lansdowne
Sir Thomas Lipton Skipper Becomes American Citizen
Capt Robert W Wringe captain of Shamrock III who raced against Reliance for Americas Cup has declared he will become an American citizen as soon as possible Lipton may reread plans to challenge again if he can find a designer and possibly a new skipper if Wringe is not available The move could affect Liptons handling of big single scows on the other side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Thomas
New York
Robert W. Wringe
Sir Thomas Lipton
Capt. Wringe
Boy Injured Playing With Gas Carbide
In Weleetka a boy named Guy Northrop sustained facial and head injuries after he set off gas formed from carbide reacting with water. He poured carbide into a pan of water, generated gas, and struck a match igniting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Northrop
J. M. Northrop
Poultry Group Sets Oklahoma County Meeting Date
S Hite announced an Oklahoma County Poultry association meeting scheduled in this city on September 16 to discuss arrangements and plans for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Hite
Oklahoma County Poultry Association
Oklahoma Receives Increased Irrigation Fund Allocation
The government reports an $816 067 increase for Oklahoma as part of a larger $8 461 494 infusion from public lands sales and fees. Total irrigation funds for 1901 1903 reach about $16 191 836, with state receipts listed including Oklahoma’s $816 087 and others such as California $783 000 and Washington $1 099 980.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Irrigation Survey Ends At Elk City After Summer Work
Professor Chas N Gould and assistants with the University of Oklahoma finished the government irrigation survey in Elk City. The party, including Pierce Larkin and others, traced rivers Cimarron North Canadian South Canadian and worked from Woodward to Shamrock and into New Mexico before turning toward Norman for final plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gould
Elk City
Government Irrigation Survey
Chas. N. Gould
University of Oklahoma
Pierce Larkin
Chas. A. Long
Chas. T. Kirk
Chester A. Reeds
Woodward
Cimarron
New Mexico
Panhandle
Oklahoma Line
Texas
Shamrock
Norman
Jones Must Tell Why He Won’t Disclose Funds
In Oklahoma Territory the Supreme Court denied a habeas corpus writ for C. G. Jones of Oklahoma City, president of Frisco interests, directing him to answer probate court questions. He refused to reveal where 12 500 dollars could be found, tied to a Perry city officials case about diverting water works funds to a railroad bonus fund led by Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Territorial Supreme Court
C. G. Jones
Frisco
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Jones
Olahoma County
Perry
Arkansas Valley & Western Railroad
Wichita Southern Proposes Wichita to South McAlester Line
Wichita Southern offers to build from Wichita East to South McAlester in exchange for a $60,000 cash bonus, real estate with a city right of way, and land for terminals. Work on the line will begin at once. Guthrie reports livestock sanitary board awaiting cattle health details from George Gilroy regarding Texas fever in Caddo county area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Southern
Mcalester
Wichita Southern Railway
Wichita
Guthrie
Thomas Morris
George Gilroy
Poet
Caddo County
Morris
Gilroy
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C. N. Brown
John W. Bishop
Cleo
Methodists
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Ceit
Ry A
Wynnewood
J. T
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Wichita, Kan
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Congress
Broken Arrow
Lexington
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