Desperate Republicans in Oklahoma Face Extinction
Special dispatch from Guthrie Oklahoma reports that Republicans in the first and third districts trade social equality for votes. Campaign managers permit controversial behavior, with Congressman McGuire citing mixed race relations and opponent Creager dining with a negro. Letters recount mixed incidents and public reactions as races in the state stir controversy amid re elections and local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Okin
Republican Party
Oklahoma
McGuire
Shilo
C. E. Creager
Deesport
Roosevelt
Creager
Taft
Okla
Archie Jones
Munkogee
M Banco
Apent
Craeger
Jones
Thas
Farm Sale Notices From Gracemont and Nearby Areas
Auction notices list multiple sales with dates in October led by J. W. Johnson and J. T. Clark. Items include horses, mules, cattle, hogs, stock, farm implements, household goods, and livestock. Locations span Gracemont, Cox post office area, Cogar, Ana darko, Lone Wolf, with free lunch promised at all sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberto & Chinaman
Gracemont
J.T. Clark
Simi
Cox Post Office
Jack Alien
Cogar
Gordon
Cox
Poland
Anadarko
Lillibridge Not Guilty in Mail Case
The case against C. Lillibridge of Apache for improper use of the mail was dismissed in the United States district court at Lawton due to insufficient evidence. Bound over previously, he was released after rebuttal evidence showed the letter could not have been written on his typewriter, with witnesses corroborating receipt dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lillibridge
United States
dia+terer
Lawton
Inspector Brownlow
Lillibridge
New Town Planned Along Chicago R I Pac Ry Near Apache Anadarko
A new town is planned between Apache and Anadarko along the Chicago R I and Pac Ry at Highland gin on Sec 26 Twp ON R 11. The railroad has aided the site with a cotton gin in operation and several hundred thousand bushels of corn contracted for delivery to Stecker. Town will include 4 banks, a lumber yard, water works, blacksmith, church, residences. Opening sale October 12 13 promises attractive rates and terms. For details contact Baldwin Gibbs Co Anadarko Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago R. I. & Pac
Apache
Anadarko
Stecker
Stocker
Oklahoma
Baldwin & Gibbs Co
Anadarko, Okla
Oklahoma State Pair Visit List Shares Names and Guests
A long list of visitors to the Oklahoma State Pair includes Willie and Mise Katie Conley, Mrs. L. M. Spivey, Mise Noobee, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan and son Claude, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stein, Misses Anne and Alice Kirke, Patrick and Amelia Linder, among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Mise
Katie Conley
L. M. Spivey
Mise Noobee
Nathan
Claude
Mre
J.C. Stein+oer
Anne
Alice Kirkepatrick
Amelia Linder
Oklahoma State
Hage and bride visit Anadarko with Peter Shoe Co link
Geo Hage of the Peter Shoe Company and his young bride traveled to Anadarko for a wedding trip. The bride is described as a utolog bird from Mangum. The couple plans to spend the day in Oklahoma as fall activities begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Hage
Peter Shoe Company
Anadarko
Mangum
Oklahoma
El Reno Road Backed by Fort Smith & Western Leaders
H C Frick chief owner of Ft Smith & Western backs El Reno, Red River & Pacific railway. A delegation from Frick’s interests met El Reno promoters L B Pennell and H C Bradford and agreed to start construction within 30 days toward Orient Altus route. Finances secured by Fort Smith & Western and H C Frick. Attending guests included W E Crane vice president and others from Ft Smith and Western.
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el Reno
Okla
Altus
Fort Smith & Western
H. C. Prick
W. E. Crane
W. M. Bushnell
B. F. Beckman
J. J. Gibson
G. E. Goodneh
Fort Smith and Western
Dustin
Jwas
Crane
Daily county notices and social updates from Anadarko
Mitchell of Oklahoma City visits brother the jeweler at City Drug Store then returns home. Misa Kooh returns to La Crosse after visiting J. B. Henninger family. J. B. Colling and wife visit G. D. Driskell then depart for Guthrie. M B Skaggs displays a tub of red fish. about 100 tub dwellers play nearby. True and Minnie Morris Wesley Morrie and wife travel from Gracemont to Oklahoma City for State Fair. Shafer and Palmer case witnesses include Jesse J. Rowe Fred Burnside W. A. Martin of Cement and O U Oaturn of Colorado Springs. A Brooke and A B Menofve visit the Hite brothers. An agent for Chicago Portrait Company drives Capt. Groody’s horse. horse dies. Mrs J O Stewart returns to Stillwater bringing Elele Richards for a visit. Raymond Ogle, son of Levi Ogle, takes Santa Fe operator job in Kansas City after Anadarko upbringing. Sheriff Tyre Baker returns from Lansing Kan with Warren Bean James Addison and Jim Brown to state prison. Brown and Bean one year, Addison three years.
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Mitchell
Oklahoma City
City
Misa Kooh
J. B. Henninger
la Crosse
Tyre Baker
Lansing
Kan
Warren Bean
Jamce Addison
Jim Brown
Brown
Bean
Addison
Editorial critique of Dick T. Morgan in Oregon stance
The piece criticizes Dick T. Morgan for promoting Republican favored tools like Initiative and Referendum while ignoring past attacks on the Oklahoma Constitution. It reports disappointing reactions from towns where Morgan spoke, questions his nineteen years in Oklahoma as a qualification for Congress, and accuses him of dodging national issues.
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Morgan
Oklahoma
Congress
Congressman Fulton’s Mail Service Efforts Praised
Rural route No 6 patrons near Apache report progress on improved mail service. Besver residents recall Fulton’s handling of their Sunday mail petition. Hurley physician Dr C W Myers notes Fulton pushed star service for Cimarron county offices and patrons after Delegate McGuire failed. Oklahoma City Postmaster Brown confirms two extra city carriers for Epworth University district. Critics’ attempts to belittle his work are unfounded.
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Fulton
Bes
Sunday Mail
C. W. Myers
Hurley
Epworth University
Second
Fulton Seeks Reelection Through Voters Debate
Congressman Fulton presents his record and national positions in the final session of Congress. His opponent avoids joint debate, arranging a separate tour and focusing on state legislature and administration, illustrating a stark contrast in congressional caliber. Morgan’s stance appears as a flawed, unsound timber compared to Fulton.
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Fulton
Seagion
Congress
Morgan
Lincoln's Prophecy Echoes in Modern Power Struggle
A newspaper note asserts Lincoln's warning of wealth concentrating in few hands and power using prejudice, now appearing in modern politics. It claims the republic faces possible peril as political parties are depicted as influenced by money power and become intoxicated by its sway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Republic
Guthrie Governor Haskell Attacks Roosevelt Letter
In Guthrie Oklahoma Governor Haskell responds to President Roosevelt with an open letter opposing the extension of the 680000 acre Osage oil fence to the Indian Territory Oil Company a Standard Oil subsidiary. He defends Indian owners rights and asserts the transaction harms Indian citizens. He will demand lease revocation before Congress.
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Guthrie
Okla
Haskell
Presiden Roosevelt
Osage
Standard Oil
Indian Territory Oil Company
Trades Link Parma in Kana to Oklahoma Property
Trade note lists Parma in Kana and Missouri exchanges for Oklahoma property. Baldwin & Gibbe Co. offers 1 td and 1 in Anadarko Oklahoma. Details emphasize parcels and partnership terms, with focus on the proposed swap and involved locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kana ‘Sas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Paldwin & Gibbe Co
Anadarko
Okla
Reverend Methvin Sends Son to Peniel School
Rev J J Methvin departed by morning train to Peniel Texas where he has placed his adopted son Frank in a local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Methvin
Peniel, Tex
Frank
William Jennings Bryan Faneled Appeal in Wichita Letter
In a Wichita, Kansas letter dated Sept 20, 1908, William Andrew & Py argues that the working people should rule and rebukes money power and predatory wealth. The writer urges Kansas City readers to back Bryan, Emerson, and the Lincoln era ideals against bankers and big business interests.
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Olasma
Shopa
Cleveland
Lincoln
Jettere
William Jennings Bryan
Emerson
William Andrew & Py
Wichita
Kas
Kanga
City Prat
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H. &. Dinger
Chickasha
Dinger
Hi. G. Harvey
Wichita Kas
Mise Blanche
Mt Carmel Academy
Frank Buzan
J. W. Johnson
Auc
U.S. District
Stecker, Oklahoma
Ft Smith & Western
J. B. Colling
Nean Stecker
G. D. Driskell
M. B. Skaggs
Little Fellowe
True
Misa
Minnie Morris
Wesley Morrie
Jesse J. Rowe
Fred Burnside
W. A. Martin
Cement
O. U. Oatorn
Colorado Springs
Shafer and Palmer
A. Brooke
Union Life Insurance
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Hite Brothers
Chicago Portrait Company
Raymond Ogle
Aone
Levi Ogle
Santa Fe
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