Chamberlain Seeks Imperial Union Outside Cabinet
In a letter from Birmingham, Joseph Chamberlain proposes shifting policy to emphasize imperial union and free trade in foreign commercial relations while resigning to devote himself to explaining these principles. He argues for an independent stance and cites Balfour, liberal opposition, and colony opinions as pivotal to the empire’s future welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. Chamberlain
Mr. Balfour
Chamberlain
Edmund Bartoh
Balfour
Lord Milner
Highbury
Birmingham
C. A. Parson
Tariff Reform League
Beaumont Oil Dust Prevention Test Near Guthrie
The Good Roads Association plans an oil dust preventive test on a short country road near Guthrie. Beaumont oil, rich in asphaltum, will be used and purchased at one cent per gallon or 54 cents per 42 gallon barrel. The oil is touted as a road builder that will allow heavy wagons to traverse treated roads without damaging the earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Guthrie Guthrie
Good Roads Association
Car Repairer Killed When Engine Strikes Car Line
At Purcell a Santa Fe car repairer W. Hayes was killed while working between cars on a side track. An engine collided with the cars pinning him. Hayes could not escape.
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Purcell
W. Hayes
Santa Fe
Hayes
Plans for new lodge room in Chickasha
At a joint committee meeting of local Odd Fellows and Masonic bodies in Chickasha plans for a new lodge room, long under consideration, were discussed and advanced.
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Chickasha
Odd Fellow
Lessees Pay Up as Guthrie Surplus Grows
Guthrie reports lessees of school land paying about $2,000 daily to the secretary’s office, boosted by summer crop sales and higher rentals. This year’s collections exceed last year and are likely to surpass previous years, driven by a good grain crop and improved revenue from leases.
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Guthrie
Doctor Gruff Declares Cucumber Freckle Cure
A humorous quip from the Philadelphia Press has a young speaker reporting freckles vanish by cucumber consumption. Dr Gruff answers that the cure works only if the freckles are on the cucumbers.
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Philadelphia Press
Loyal Creeks to Be Paid
James McLaughlin special agent of the interior department is assembling rolls of loyal Creek Indians to receive 600000 under a congress act. The old rolls listed 1523 claimants, but no tracking has been kept. payments will go to living descendants and heirs where necessary. The work to complete the roll is expected to take about four weeks.
Burglary Hits Wanett General Store Owners Grieved
J. J. Smith general merchandise store at Wanett was burglarized recently. The thieves took twenty one dollar bills, fifty dollars in silver and a five dollar bill.
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J. J. Smith
Wanett
Tornado Strikes Karoma Town as Husband Unhitches Horse
Witness describes a tornado hitting Karoma. A woman watched her husband unhitch the horse during the trouble and felt no anxiety for his safety. Her poodle failed to appear after the blast and she nearly fainted.
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Karoma
Bonaparte Eyes Indian Territory Visit in Washington
Charles J. Bonaparte, named to probe Indian Territory affairs, met with Acting Secretary Ryan. He plans a visit to the territory, though details are not yet finalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonaparte
Washington
Charles J. Bonaparte
Indian Territory
Ryan
Reclamation Service Survey Shapes West Irrigation Policy
President Roosevelts remarks on the national irrigation law of 1902 outline a broader program. The Reclamation Service surveys thirteen states and three territories to assess feasible projects, stressing merit, forestry alongside irrigation, and cautious, tested construction before work begins. The Needham resolution, criticizing homestead and desert laws, passes 212 to 148 after a roll call.
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Roose Thon
Desert
Irrigation Congress Ends with Reelected President and El Paso Meet
The eleventh national irrigation congress closed in Ogden Utah reelecting Senator W A Clark of Montana as president and planning the 1904 session in El Paso. The body adopted a platform urging Congress to modify land laws to curb speculation and monopoly of public domain. A major clash arose over the majority report calling for repeal of the desert land act and the timber and stone act.
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el Paso
Bole
Portland
Ore
South
Needham
California
Congress of the United States
Ogden
Utah
National Irrigation Congress
W. A. Clark
Montana
Congress
Accidental Self‑Shot Death Near Mount Scott
LAWTON Oklahoma territory report says Charles Birkofer a 25 year old homesteader near Mount Scott was hunting when the hammer of his gun lifted and discharged into his stomach. He died hours later after being found beside a fence by a passing stage driver who carried him home.
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Lawton
Charles’. Birkofer
Mount Scott
Birkofer
Fifteenth Century Ravia Picture Sold to Pay Hospital Debt
Miss Eva Morse owns a fifteenth century St John the Apostle painting that traveled from Austria to Canada with an Austrian count. It was raffled to settle the Sisters of Charity hospital debt, a sum fully discharged by the sale of this and another painting.
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Eva Morse
St. John the Apostle
Austria
Canada
Sisters of Charity
Indian Agent Restraint Ordered Over Interference
Judge Gillette issues restraining order against Col Rand and associates to prevent interference with mint operations in Lawton. Court documents show named officials and agencies involved in enforcing the injunction and safeguarding official actions. The ruling reflects legal actions to curb obstructive conduct affecting government processes.
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Lawton
Gillette
Col
Randes Pa Senet Stees
Insurance war on Shawnee may lower rates
Three traveling representatives from non board insurers arrived in Shawnee to set up offices for 30 to 40 days. Samuel Clark, C W Chil dress, and August Chriss of Northwestern National Milwaukee Mechanics and Germania Fire lead the effort to challenge board companies in a heated rate fight.
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Shawnee
Samuel Clark
Northwestern National
Milwaukee
C. W. Childress
Milwaukee Mechanics
August Chriss
Germania Fire Insurance Company
Underground River Could Supply City Water
Water Works Superintendent Hill reports an underground river under six miles near El Reno. While inspecting river beds, the flow above and below differs, with the underground stream losing itself in sands. The discovery suggests a water source large enough for 50 000 to 100 000 people and interests Fort Reno officials.
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Water Works
EL Reno
Hill
Fort Reno
Judges Not Liable: Judge Cannot Be Sued for Libel
In Chicago federal court Judge Seaman rules that statements from the bench are privileged and cannot form the basis of a libel suit. Judge Charles F. Amidon of the Fargo district faced Edmund D. Carter who claimed injury from printed remarks. Impeachment is the sole remedy, Seaman says, for official expressions.
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United States
Chicago
Seaman
Charles F. Amidon
Fargo
S. D
Edmund D. Carter
Judge Amidon
Clerk Resignation Prompts Appointment in Fifth District
Dr. C. F. McElrath resigns as clerk of the court for the fifth judicial district and J. P. Renshaw is appointed as his successor to fill the vacancy.
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C. F. McElrath
Fifth Judicial District
J. P. Renshaw
Kickapoo and Pottawatomie Lands Affected by Katy Railway
First Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District is named to protect Kickapoo and Pottawatomie Indian interests as the Katy railroad extends from Oklahoma City to Coalgate across allotments. It is alleged that
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Guthrie
United States Attorney
Southern
Department
Katy Railroad
Oklahoma City
Coalgate
Silent Stranger Arrives in Muskogee Sparks Suspense
A deserting tale unfolds in Muskogee as a grave solemn stranger enters the city seeking protection from a nervous crowd. He offers to write his answers after declaring deaf and dumb and requests safe passage out, leaving officials weary and the town abuzz with wild west whispers.
Ex-Delegate Flynn Joins Frisco Rail Road Legal Team
Dennis T. Flynn forms a law partnership with C. B. Ames of Oklahoma City to handle Frisco system legal business in Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Headquarters will be in Oklahoma City. Flynn will move there, leaving Guthrie after his wife recovers.
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Flynn
Frisco
Guthrie
Dennis T. Flynn
C. B. Ames
Oklahoma City
Frisco System Legal
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Ames
Frm
Howard & Ames
New York
Washington Cablegram Opens Navy Department Dispatch
A cablegram reached the navy department from an external source, triggering a formal governmental inquiry and prompting preliminary notes on the potential implications for naval operations and international communications.
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Washington
Navy Department
Mayor of Ganns Kills Two Men in Town Disturbance
Judge Andrew Russell the mayor of Ganns I T telephoned the marshal J C C Rogers to report he had killed "Tuck" Martin and James Choate in attempting to quell a town disturbance. Both men, described as Cherokees, were said to be painting Ganns in lurid colors and endangering residents.
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Ganns
Sallisaw
Andrew Russell
I. T
Rere
Kansas City Southern Railway
J. C. C. Rogers
Mississippi Choctaw youth killed by Santa Fe train
Louis Yarbey a 20 year old Choctaw from Mississippi was beheaded by a Santa Fe train near Ardmore. Authorities believe he slept on the track his home is listed as Hickory west of Ardmore.
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Ardmore
Louis Yarbey
Santa Fe
Yarbey
Hickory
Here
Creason dies after fatal assault in Rock Island yards
Andrew Creason 18, watchman at Rock Island yards, died at the Rock Island emergency hospital after a September 9 assault. He never regained consciousness following skull trephining. He was found by a crew leaving the yards with a double skull fracture and no clue to the attacker.
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Chickasha
Andrew Creason
Rock Island
Creason
August internal revenue receipts rise over prior year
The monthly statement of the collections of internal revenue reports August receipts totaling 18,784,514 dollars, showing an increase of 1,836 dollars over August 1903.
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Internal Revenue
University of Oklahoma Opens Bids for Carnegie Library
The Board of Regents opened bids on the Carnegie library project donated last spring. The contract was let and work will begin on the Norman campus.
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Norman _ NORMAN
Board of Regents
The
University of Oklahoma
Carnegie Library
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Muskogees
Boodle
Sofia
Macedonia
Melnik
Seres
Stoyanoff
Yankoff
Darvinghoff
Zografoff
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