Wycliffe men recount deadly encounter with U S marshals
Tahlequah report details Charles White and associates claiming Gilstrap was killed by Ben Hungry during a -controlled clash with marshals in the Saline district. They describe a long pursuit, gunfire, and a night hiding on a ridge, denying Gilstrap’s death and asserting they acted to defend themselves while seeking authorities’ help. White laments violence and proclaims innocence.
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Tahlequah
I. T
J. P. Thompson
Saline District
Wycliffe Boys
United States
Wycliffe
Charles
Gilstrap
Bert Ben Hungry
Spavinaw
Ben Hungry
Gilstran
Bob Thompson
White
Cochran Prairie
Dan Boney
Andres Meigs
Cade of Shawnee Confirmed as Register of Land Office
In Washington the senate in executive session confirmed the nomination of Cade of Shawnee as Register of the Land Office. The confirmation action took place in Guthrie Oklahoma with Cade named to the post.
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C. A
Cade
Washington, D. C
Senate
Register of the Land Office
Guthrie
Okla
Berryville Grants 99-Year Kings River Electric Franchise
Eureka Springs Ark Berryville city council grants a ninety nine year electric light franchise to the Kings River Electric Power company. The firm was recently granted a similar franchise here. Kings River will dam the river nine miles from Eureka and six miles from Berryville. The contract for the turbine water wheel dynamos and equipment is set. The company is incorporated for seventy five thousand dollars.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Berryville
Kings River Electric Power Company
Kings River
Captain Bishop Acquitted on Naval Charge
Captain Bishop of the steamer Mary D was acquitted at a Memphis marine court session after Inspectors Brazee and Wall found no evidence against him. The decision ends the navigational charge amid期待 friends' confidence in his innocence. Interior Secretary disapproved several applications: William Haff Ketchum Timothy Pettitt Warner John Waters Vian Maggie Robinson Harjo Weleetka James Nail Tulsa James Alexander Ardmore.
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Tamaha
Bishop
Mary D
Brazee
Wall
Memphis
Marine Court
Secretary of the Interior
William Haff
Ketchum
Timothy Pettitt
Warner
John Waters
Vian
Maggie Robinson Harjo
Weleetka
James Nail
Tulsa
James Alexander
Ardmore
Sigler School Bond Inquiry Reaches Stigler
George H. Hillman chief clerk in Superintendent Benedicts office traveled to Stigler yesterday to investigate a school bond in that town.
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George H. Hillman
Benedict
Stigler
Missouri Democrats nominate state officials at Jefferson City
The Missouri Democratic convention in Jefferson City nominated Rube Oglesby for railroad and warehouse commissioner and H A Cass for superintendent of public schools. Costs of bribery alleged to influence delegates surfaced as the event opened. Fistfight erupted between G V Koch and H B Hardcastle. David R. Francis endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president in 1908.
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Jefferson City
Rube Oglesby
Warrensburg
H. A. Cass
W. N. Evans
House of Representatives
BE. B. Widger
Evans
T. L. Rubey
Lebanon
R. M. White
Mexico
G. A. Dockery
Gallatin
G. V. Koch
H. B. Hardcastle
St. Joseph
James J. Butler
St. Louis
12Th
Lawler Daly
William Jennings Bryan
David R. Francis
Interior
Cleveland
Fences for the Indians in Southwestern Oklahoma
In Lawton Oklahoma improvements on land leased by Kiowa and Comanche Indians ended as the leases expired. Value of distributed improvements, including barbed wire fences and houses, was about 25000 to be shared among the tribes. The distribution marked a historic close to the cattlemen leases in the region.
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Lawton
Okla
Kiows
Oklahoma
Mule Sends Pack Mules to Guatemala War Effort
San Francisco reports about one thousand pack mules at Port Costa awaiting shipment to Guatemala to aid revolutionists threatening the Itale Central American republic. The British tramp steamer Indradro is due to arrive and has been chartered to transport the animals, with loading to start unless the United States acts.
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San Francisco
Calif
Port Costa
Guatemala
Itale Central American Republic
Indradro
United States
Women Council Endorses Roosevelt Action in Chicago Packing Houses
The General Federation of Women's Clubs adjourned but the council met Friday and planned the next council meeting in April 1907 at Jamestown Virginia. The group commended President Roosevelt for his Chicago packing houses investigation and urged Congress to pass strict remedial legislation.
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St. Paul, Minn
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Jamestown
Roosevelt
Chicago
Congress
Tornado Strikes Winneshiek County Iowa
A tornado hit Winneshiek county between four and five pm Wednesday near Locust within several miles and caused at least $50,000 in damage and injuries to numerous people. Reports reached town on Thursday detailing the storm's extent and affected area.
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Decorah
Iowa
Winnesher County
Here
Hepburn Renominated at Eighth District Rally in Creston
Congressman Hepburn was renominated by acclimation at the Eighth district Republican convention in Creston Iowa. Resolutions endorsed President Roosevelt and praised Hepburn for staunch support in the railroad rate fight.
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Man Hepburn
Creston
Iowa
Hepburn
Roosevelt
Col. Hepburn
Fire on British steamer in Singapore Straits saves crew by dumping naphtha
A fire on a British steamer in the Singapore Straits led to the crew throwing overboard 260 dt of naphtha to save the vessel. The incident was reported around April 10 amid reports from Indian authorities and Chinese port operations.
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Signapore Straits Settlements
Ohio Deadlock Breaks in Mansfield Convention Nominee
The Republican Fourteenth district convention in Mansfield ends deadlock and nominates Jay F. Leaning of Huron County to succeed A. Ro Webber by ten votes. The outcome shifts the district’s political footing ahead of the next election.
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Ohio
Mansfield
Jay F. ‘Leaning
Huron County
A. Ro Webber
Unique Penny Social and Luncheon for a Girl Graduate
The Junior society hosts a penny social to fund a church picture, featuring a guessing contest with stings and a variety of penny activities from weight checks to a flower booth and fruit street vendor. A luncheon for a girl graduate follows, with orange and purple colors, 12 guests, lace table settings, diplomas, and a verse about embarking on life’s journey.
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Miss Blank
Madame
Lemon Juice Remedy for Freckles
A home remedy suggests mixing thirty grains of pulverized borax with two and one half ounces of lemon juice to create a lotion. When it agrees with the skin it is said to help keep freckles in abeyance, to be applied at night after washing the face.
Summer Stuffs and Fabrics Describe Light Summer Wear
A fragment describes a wide range of summer fabrics including flowered stuffs muslins and sheers. Terms suggest woven textures with threads closer in places and vivid flower designs rising over striped or plaid backgrounds.
Presents for Gentlemen From Ladies Hands
A series of six simple leather and fabric gift ideas for gentlemen. No 1 a wash leather tobacco pouch with recipient initials. No 2 a pipe case closing with buttons. No 3 a foldable razor and shaving papers case with inner pockets. No 4 a circular waistcoat pocket pincushion of two embroidered silk discs. No 5 a case for ties handkerchiefs and gloves with multiple pockets. No 6 a wash leather purse for gold with initial in silk.
Gloves and Soaps to Prevent Chapped Hands
The piece explains a constitutional tendency for hands to become chapped due to cold winds and irritating cleansers like highly alkali soaps and soda water. It recommends using gentler soaps, reducing manual washing, and wearing thin India rubber gloves indoors and outdoors to protect skin, noting surgeons use these gloves for hygiene and to prevent irritation.
To Improve the Arms Through Warm Water Massage
A historical tip notes that washing the arms in warm water followed by skin food massage can improve condition. If favorable, visible improvement may occur within nine months.
Comarantee Provokes Row Over Tea and Coffee Choice
A scrambled note reads like a garbled plea for clarity on beverage choice. It references tea and coffee with partial phrases about giving up, taking out, and drinking plans, leaving readers unsure of the exact event or decision described.
Upton Sinclair Attacks Packers with Pacts to Destroy Industry
Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle, launches a calculated campaign against the meatpacking industry. He targets the Prince of Packers with a sequence of pact offers and public disclosures to expose perceived corrupt practices and pressure reform.
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Prince of Packers
Armour and Sinclair clash over packing-house fraud claims
In a debate featured by popular magazines, Thomas F. Dolan recounts alleged Armour packing-house abuses. Sinclair denounces Armour as a false figurehead, detailing practices from condemned meat handling to carcass sales, and cites Dolan’s 1899 affidavit about lumpy jaw, canning, and carcass adulteration.
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Gen
Miles
Roosevelt
Armour & Co
Thomas F. Dolan
Boston
Philip D. Armour
New York Journal
W. E. Pierce
Pierce
Bureau of Animal Industry
Mr. Pierce
Mr. Armour
Chicago
Nicholas Newson
A Stone Barometer in Northern Finland Tale
A fragment from a northern Finland report mentions a stone barometer reaction to weather, with brief notes on BO and native references. The incomplete text suggests a local curiosity or measure linked to atmospheric changes and cultural context.
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Finland
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