Negro Political Maneuver Sparks Contests in Oklahoma
Guthrie August 8. Geo r Robinson of Watonga a former county clerk is organizing negro sentiment to place negras on the ticket with white Republicans refusing field slots. He aims to nominate a negro candidate for congress against Tom Ferguson if feasible. Logan county negroes plan a Meridian convention tomorrow though they deny ties to Robinsons scheme. Miss Louise Scribbons of Stillwater attended the Normal and visited her sister Mrs Walter Marshall at Ft Cobb last night.
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Guthrie
Okla
Geo.r Robinson
Watonga
Robinson
Congress
Tom Ferguson
Logan County
Meridian
Lousie Scribbona
Stillwater
Normal
Ft. Cobb
Walter Marshall
Appointed Delegate Reece Receives National Congress Commission
Appointed Delegate Wm Reece of the agencies receives a commission from Governor Frantz to the Territorial Delegate to the Farmers National Congress meeting in Oklahoma City on October 17 18 19 21 and 22. Reece previously served as delegate in the National Irrigation Congresses in Denver Omaha Albuquerque and St Levin on commissions of the governors of Kansas and Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Reece
Rae Agency
Frantz
Farmer's National
Oklahoma City
Reece
Denver
Omaha
Albuquerque
St. Levin
Kansas
Nebraska
Cyclone Davis Speaks at Oklahoma Prohibition Rally
Hon J H Davis of Texas spoke at the courthouse crowd in an anti liquor address. He urged the drink evil as the ruin of rum and framed the issue as the decisive moral question of the age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Davis
Texas
Mr. Davis
John T. Jerking
Mr. Davia
Court House
Jerkine
Nettie Holcomb
Idatry
Warford
Wt. Cobb
Oklahoma
Debate on liquor traffic pits pro and anti factions
The speaker argues voters should be fully informed about liquor policy, contending the core issue is whether liquor sales improve society. He notes federal licensing since 1860 and challenges lobbyists to defend the saloon’s community role, citing many saloons and debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Party
Pendelton
Texas
Real estate transfers listed in archival record
A condensed list records several property conveyances between individuals and named grantees. Entries include parcels in Cement and other townships, with grantor to grantee descriptions, section and block coordinates, and nominal sums as consideration.
Fort Cobb Record sketches local affairs and trials
The Fort Cobb Record article surveys local events from recent habeas corpus actions to community reactions after a contested marriage. It notes B. Dixon returning from Oklahoma City, Ida Amspacher and Alice Rogers home in Apache, and various residents visiting or leaving town. It mentions a pistol found on Dr. Brown and a fine of 338.90. It covers civic sentiment toward reconciliation and notes several residents traveling to Oklahoma City, Weatherford, Gueda Springs, and Cement for work or studies.
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Habeas Corpue
Shelby
Mra
Fort Cobb
Brown
Pearl
Dr. Brown
Sells-Floto Show Presents The Circus Beautiful
The circus exhibition proceeds despite rain as Water-Proof Tenter Rain proves ineffective against weather. Patrons will remain dry and enjoy the performance without weather interruption.
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Negoes
Cyclone Davis
Orville Bryan
Apache
Sarah Coldray
el Reno
Jim Giddinge
Chickasha
Miss Pearl Bishop
Fred Roy Ziller
Enid
Karl Preger
Colorado
W. W. Terry
Mt. View
Lola
Neva Denny
Binger
Mise May Overstreet
Reno
J.P. Blackmon
Lawton
Davis
Caddo County
Jrouhart Grocery
Anadarko
Risa
Fas
Grnzaner
Wnt
Wm Emmons
E Frame
Henry Wood
G Cutehall Lote
Con
Goldmuth
Wm Maguire
L Maddox
Celia Maddox
R Kenny Lots
C S Murray
NEN & E
C L Maddox SE
Pat
U S
WJ Houck
W. F. Schoenhoven
Mise Antoinette
Wichita
Kas
Dixon
Ida Amspacher
Alice Rogers
Edda Brown
Pocasset
Dyche
Weatherford
Prank Callahan
Yeeterday
Gueda Springs
Kanas
Lillian Arnett
Cement
J. W. Campbell
A. M. Dunn
Rainy Mountain
Kansas City
Dunn
Circus
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