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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1902
Page
7
A disturbance at a church on Ponio Street caused a panic among congregants. Police reported a fight broke out involving several men, with no serious injuries noted and the scene under control by evening.
At Shiloh National Baptist Church in Avenue G and 18th Street a stampede followed a mistaken call of fire after Booker T. Washington's address. Estimates say 75 to 80 killed and many injured as ambulances failed to move bodies and the scene overwhelmed the church grounds and benches. A Baltimore judge allegedly fought over seating, reported as the trigger for the panic.
A gang of Indian Territory desperadoes planned to rob a fair for gate receipts but were shadowed by Sheriff Schram and Chief Grail. They armed a large posse with Winchester rifles and stood ready, yet no attack occurred as the would be bandits abandoned the plan.
Major James F. Randlett asks if an allottee’s child in Oklahoma may enroll in Guthrie’s school for deaf mutes. A 13 year old Wichita girl, deaf and dumb since birth, could be admitted if her father held an allotment. Governor Ferguson notes possible white-child parity and a broader Indian admission question.
Tom Diffendorfer, convicted of burglary in Wichita, received a ten year sentence for a penitentiary term. He addressed the judge with the remark, May the curse of God rest upon you, you bald headed old tyrant.
Reported tensions near Fort Reno as colored troops threaten retaliation against saloon owners posting racist signs. Citizens plan to ask Major Yeatman to limit troop passes, amid warnings that trouble could erupt with any crowd of soldiers.
Indian Territory forest fires in the Black Jack range caused considerable timber damage. The blaze raged for several days but is now under control.
Bricklayer J W Smite was stabbed three times in the back by carpenter J I Martin after a dispute over a stolen cold chisel. Smite accused Martin. Martin claims self defense. Martin was arrested and later released on bail.
Commissioner Jones plans to advocate reservation schools in his forthcoming annual report. He is expected to declare support for home schooling on the reservation, arguing it best transmits the ways of palefaces and prepares Indian youth for white society.
Rev. J P Smith of the Krebs Methodist church vanished a month ago after going away for two Sundays. An angry Alderson husband hints at misdeeds, with Smith having withdrawn 435 from his wife’s bank account before departing. Pictures of Smith are sent to Texas authorities in hopes of locating him. Belief grows they may have left together and will not return.
John Allan editor of the Voice was assaulted by Lewis Lindsey, son of a saloon keeper, after a whiskey dispute. Lindsey drew a revolver and struck Allan, who was saved by bystanders. Bail set at 25 for carrying a revolver and 100 for assault, with grand jury bond of 1800. Public support favored Allan, and saloon sales may drop.
District Attorney Charley arrested Sam Charley an Indian from Claremore after a train confrontation. A large valise and a jag were seized and opened revealing a shipment of assorted liquor destined for a wedding celebration. The incident is described as preventing a massacre.
Peter Hernia killed butcher Barney Kanter and faced execution in Hackensack New Jersey. He fought as deputies tried to strap his arms tearing bracelets and a lead pipe, leaping into the corridor and challenging officers before deputies overpowered him. He was strapped to the chair and executed, calling goodbye in his final moment.
A gang of Armenian laborers works to lay track on the Santa Fe Cushing extension, advancing railway construction under the line’s expansion project.
Three El Reno officers clashed over admission to a theater open house. Policeman Matthew Gerrachty stood at the door with orders to admit only ticket holders. After the first act two deputy sheriffs demanded in. all three carried revolvers but did not fire, and all were bruised.
The Langston University regents plan to spend 1100 dollars to equip the new dormitories and 1200 dollars for a new barn. The allocations reflect campus infrastructure improvements and agricultural facilities expansion.
The Sells-Downs circus train on the Choctaw City main track was rear ended by an extra freight train. The rear car was demolished, the next telescoped. Conductor Whitman was trapped two hours and leg amputated. Surgeons and a relief train arrived. many named injured.
The fourth class post offices listed will become presidential on October 1 with postmaster salaries as follows Indian Territory Chelsea 1100 Madill 1000 Poteau 1000 Sallisaw 1100 Oklahoma Hobart 1000 Lawton 2500 McLoud 1100.
A Frisco extra southbound freight derailed near Spaulding Texas and Frances Indian Territory. The train struck a trestle, knocked out one beam and derailed sixteen cars.
Oklahoma City plans for Epworth University call for a fifty acre site donated by the city and one hundred thousand dollars in cash with both the Indian Mission and Oklahoma conferences pledging seventy five thousand dollars each. A joint board of ten ministers and ten laymen will oversee construction aimed at a southwest leading Methodist university with initial buildings ready by January 1903.
Washington reports circulating rumors that Creek full bloods plan to sell tribal lands and move to Old Mexico to buy land. Commissioner Jones notes no definite information and cautions about unverified claims of delegation to Washington and Arizona agents seeking Creek allotments.
Marion Rosenberry fell forty feet from a water tank when a board slipped near Beaver City. He died of injuries in the incident and was to be armed within two weeks.
United States vs William Greathouse over an 1901 Nowata shooting shifts from Vinita court to Nowata federal court. Greathouse, a wealthy cattleman, allegedly shot R B Croan through the head in spring 1901, the ball smashing Croan’s skull and brain. Croan later pursued civil damages and won $5 000.Greathouse was indicted after Croan testified before the U S grand jury, a case widely followed in the Indian Territory.
Leading editorial in the New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin accuses Republican statistical bureaus of doctored government figures. It argues falsified data misleads the public, harms science, and could push national policy toward undue transfers of property.
The piece accuses Republicans of hiding war costs and disbursements from the Spanish American and Philippine campaigns, citing unaccounted sums of 50 million, 20 million for the army, and 3 million for Cuban patriots. It notes large checks to Gomez, Alexander Rodriguez, Charles Roloff, and Gen. Carlos, with The New York World commenting on disclosures.
The text accuses the war department of secrecy in procurement and payments, citing Thurber sums from the Cuban treasury and inflated coal costs. It cites Admiral Dewey and criticizes suppression of information, arguing that under republican government the people deserve full knowledge of tax expenditures and imperialist concealment.
The president grows impatient with southern Republicans urging action over patronage. He builds a political machine as southern delegates demand appointments and supervision shifts to Payne and Clarkson, veteran reformers trusted with the renomination effort. History notes past buys for delegates as a cautionary tale.
A major beef trust magnate returns from Europe with a finding that the trust cannot become international. The New York World notes that the industry will be controlled in the United States, but cannot dominate Europe due to shipments from Argentina and other South American sources.
The article argues the beef trust growth is aided by the Dingley tariff and that only tariff repeal on live animals fresh meat hides and related products can curb the monopoly, despite actions by Roosevelt and the attorney general.
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