Indian Territory Chiefs Meet for Separate Statehood Push
Chief Pleasant Porter of the Creeks is named permanent chairman as the Five Civilized Tribes convene in Muskogee to push separate statehood for Indian Territory. Delegates from Salisaw split over separate statehood versus union with Oklahoma, with Porter’s committee drafting the constitution and a fifty-member drafting panel authorized.
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Muskogee
Five Civilized Tribes
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Congress
C. McCurtain
Alex. Posey
Porter
E. Rogers Brown
McCurtain
Salisaw
W. H. Murray
Tishomingo
Chief Johnson
Chickasaw Nation
Johnson
Pleasant Porter
Committee On
New York Throngs Grow as Visitors Fill Hotels
New York records show more visitors than in years with ninety large hotels and eighty apartment hotels at full capacity. About 100000 people have stayed in the last week, and 5000 more rooms are under construction south of One Hundredth Street. Most patrons are Americans seeking sights, with foreigners also present. Rail lines report extraordinary summer business and plan extra trains in early September for homeward rush.
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New York
One Hundredth Street
Irrigation Congress Opens in Portland With Roosevelt Message
The thirteenth annual National Irrigation congress convened in Portland at the Lewis and Clark auditorium with over 1000 delegates from most states. Governor Pardee of California presided and readPresident Roosevelt sent a message applauded by attendees urging forest protection and warning against land transfers to private hands. He called for strong forest service support to aid future irrigation work.
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Portland
Ore
National Irrigation Congress
Lewis and Clark
Pardee
California
Congress
Roosevelt
Forest Service
Retail Coal Dualers Antitrust Findings From Texas Inquiry
Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot ruled that the Retail Coal Dealers association violates Texas anti trust law based on its chartered aims restricting membership to year round coal sellers with specific equipment. The ruling warns such bodies could dominate business and unjustly burden the public. Also reported: Dallas police arrest two young black men Arthur Owens and E Davis for horse theft linked to stolen clothing found in a trunk. Pacific Express shipment notes clothing. railroad commission classify and print a bulky express regulation pamphlet with blank effectiveness date.
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Austin
Walter G. Lacy
Waco
Lightfoot
Dallas
Morris
Arthur Owens
E. Davis
Pacific Express Company
Railroad Commission
New Texas Quarantine Rules For Northbound Travellers
Gainesville Texas Aug 22 new quarantine requirements issued for all entrants from the north and for railroads. Every person must carry a health certificate bearing city or county seal and signed by a local health officer. Certificate must describe the party sued. Health officers at Denison Paris and Ringgold to enforce. Persons lacking certificate to be taken off trains.
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Gainesville
Tex
Texas
Denison Paris
Ringgold
Poison in Ice Cream Traced to Formaldehyde Injection
Eighteen people in Laporte Texas fell sick after eating ice cream made with formaldehyde injected by a farmer in a misguided experiment. Milkmen reportedly used the chemical. A stomach pump saved several lives. the worst affected were families of Henry Kuplman and G W Hawkins of Houston vacationing there. Doctors labored through the night to treat victims.
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Sanc Ee Ae Laporte
Tex
Henry Kuplman
G. W. Hawkins
Houston
First Fort Worth Cotton Bale Sells At Market
The first bale of cotton marketed in Fort Worth on Tuesday weighed 464 pounds clean middling and was raised by B. B. King near Azle. It was picked ginned and brought eighteen miles to town the same day. King says rain is needed or the yield will be light.
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Fort Worth
B. B. King
Azle
King
Fire damages Leader millinery stock in San Antonio
A fire at the Leader millinery shop on West Commerce Street caused $2000 in stock damage and $500 to the building, insured. Owner Miss Josephine Leet is away in Cloudcroft New Mexico on vacation.
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San Antonio
Leader
Commerce Street
Josephine Leet
Cloudcroft
N. M
Fireman Breaks Leg at Denton Blaze
A fire on August 22 in Denton Texas destroyed J A Withers residence. Fireman Mack Brownlow fell from the burning building and suffered a broken leg and other serious injuries.
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Denton
Tex
J. A. Withers
Mack Brownlow
Wilson and Hays Testify on Cotton Report Leakage
Secretary Wilson and Assistant Secretary Hays testified before the grand jury regarding leakage in the Agriculture Department's cotton crop reports. The proceedings focus on the integrity and handling of sensitive crop data.
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Washington
Wilson
Hays
Department of Agriculture
Grand Jury
Rust and Shedding Hit Cotton Belt Across Regions
Washington August 22 weather bureau crop report notes extensive rust and shedding across the cotton belt. Dry hot weather harms Texas crops while boll weevils are diminishing elsewhere.
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Washington
Weather Cotton Bureau
Cotton Belt
Texas
Encampment planned in December by Austin residents
Austin citizens push for December encampment amidst local concerns. Thirteen individuals receive Pasteur treatment in Austin as health efforts continue. Beaumont restricts fruit and vegetables from New Orleans. Body of Frank Piesga found beside a road near Victoria, Texas. Lobos of large size kill over 100 calves in Tom Green County. Brownsville taxable values rise by about 200000 dollars. A Sabinas, Texas man shoots his wife twice and stabs her to death.
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Austin
Beaumont
New Orleans
Frank Piesga
Victoria
Tex
Tom Green County
Texas
Brownsville
Sabinas
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Lewis & Clark
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National L Park
GIN Insurance
Bryan
Oliver
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Irrigation Congress
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Stevenson Machine
F. J. Jenkins
Buchanan
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