Territorial notes show busy Oklahoma town activity
Local notes report Warsct organizing a Young Men's Christian association and 7500 townsite deeds signed at Kata. Cyclone damage near the Canadian Indian border. Haskell buys a street quadmeg machine for grading Sherts. A brick business house valued at 25000 is to be erected at Davis. Chickasha National Bank opens with 100000 capital. Wagoner council bans Sunday sailing. Judge Norwood transacts today. Several regional figures in Durant and Muskogee report business and developments. Farmersnear Broken Sppow baling wild hay. Drunk incidents and local mishaps noted. Creek and Cherokee agents active in land and enrollment matters.
Eastern Emigrant Cherokee Ponders Share of U S Five Million
John M Taylor of Claremore reports a U S supreme court decision from April 1906 on Eastern and Emigrant Cherokees. About 4500 claimants seek a per capita share of five million dollars, with payment through attorneys of record under the 1903 act. Old Settleds barred from distribution. 1835 rolls determine eligibility. payment details offered by Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. P. Ross
Bartlesville
John M. Taylor
Claremore
Supreme Court of the
Unite States
Washington, D. C
Cherokee
Graham, Swain, Clay
Macon
North Carolina
North Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Tennesse
John M. Jaylor, Jr
Nicknames for new Oklahoma state debated in Guthrie
Gov Frantz has not named a preferred state name. Territorial officials propose options including Oklahoma the Flag State Eagle State Mistletoes State Squawman State Sooner State Banner and Young Eagle State. L W Baxter suggests Flag State due to Flag Day enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Frantz
L. W. Baxter
Territorial
Oklahoma
Orville Frantz
Eagle State
Mistletoes State
Squawman State
Sooner State
Banner
Young Eagle State
Gas Pipeline Toward Muskogee and Claremore
The Caney River Gas Company secures the franchise to lay an eight inch diameter, sixty five mile gas pipeline connecting Muskogee and Claremore to the Cherokee Nation wells. Survey completed last week, plan to connect with local gas wells as soon as connected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
I. T
Claremore
Caney River Gas Company
Interior committee delay reaches Washington Monday
The Times-Democrat reports the committee will not reach Washington until Monday and a conference with the Secretary of the Interior has been arranged. The note comes amid a grape vine discussion about a cur mer ng thattleswire issue and ongoing talks with Secretary Hitchcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Times-Demoncrat
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Battenburgs Banquet Sparks Fourth of July Picnic
A grand banquet was held last night at the New Harbor Hotel Grand by the Battenburg society. The Battenburgs, leaders of the Four Hundred, number about forty and invite husbands and sweethearts to a secluded July 4th picnic. The ladies are said to be adept at matchmaking and keeping husbands content, claiming a preventative against divorce.
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Davis. I
Hwrotel
Battemourg’s Society
P Battenburgs
Battenburg
Man Struck by Fast Flyer Near Checotah Oklahoma
George Hill a colored man living four miles north of Checotah was struck by a Katy Flyer train traveling about fifty miles per hour yesterday afternoon. The wagon he rode in was demolished and Hill escaped death by jumping clear but suffered severe injuries from flying wagon debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Checotah, I. T
George Hill
Katy
Hill
Wholesale grocery planned for Wynnewood, I T
Wynnewood gets word that parties are coordinating to locate a wholesale grocery in the town. Local merchants and investors are weighing site options and potential market impact. The move signals economic growth and job opportunities for the region.
Cotton Crop In Excellent Condition In Chickasha
The cotton crop in Chickasha I T is reported in excellent condition with acreage up about 50 percent from last year. Some believe the area is nearly double, though that may be an overestimate. The crop is growing well and has suffered few worms so far.
Two More Normal Schools Planned in Indian Territory
Guthrie O T L W Baxter territorial superintendent of schools says a movement to establish two additional normal schools in the eastern portion of the new state is under way. One would be the Northeastern Normal and the other the Southwestern Normal. Claremore is a candidate for the Northwestern Normal, with several Indian Territory towns including Tahlequah Broken Arrow Vinita and Coweta expected to vie for the Southwestern Normal. No candidate has yet appeared for the Southwestern Normal.
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Guthrie
O. T
L. W. Baxter
Territorial Superintendent of Schools
Northeastern
Southwestern Normal
Claremore
Northwesern Normal
Indian Territory
Tahlquah
Broken Arrow
Vinita
Coweta
Independent Pipe Line Begins to Tulsa Oil Field
The first independent pipeline to reach the Tulsa oil field started at Bartlesville for the Uncle Sam Oil Co. It will connect with the Bartlesville Cherryvale line on Osage No. 43. Engineers began surveying as crews move toward Tulsa and several cars of pipe are en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Y. T
Tulsa
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Cherryvale
Osage
Fot No
Osage allotment bill faces one unresolved feature
Major L. J. Miles, former Osage agent, says the Osage allotment bill is fair in all respects except one. The interior department removed a hill provision allowing Osage to sue the federal government in court over claims. The disputed feature taxes surplus lands and delays full citizenship rights until land restrictions are lifted, which would bring Osage lands to market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
T. T
L. J. Miles
Secretary of the Interior
Poll tax case sparks constitutional clash in South McAle ter
South McAle ter faces pending cases over officers enforcing the poll tax by suit or arrest. Lawyer CG Smith leads the challenge, refusing to pay three dollars and vowing to take any ruling to the United States Supreme Court if needed. The outcome could shape a broader fight against poll tax enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South McAle Ter
Y. CG
Smith
Hem
United
Cleveland County Fair Planned by Local Leaders
Norman backs a Cleveland County Association led by Norman business figures and county farmers aiming to establish a county fair. Several thousand dollars in stock has been subscribed with forty acres near Norman selected for grounds. A race track and barns already exist, and the county may hold its first annual fair this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
Cleveland County
Marietta Bank Organized with $40,000 Capital in Indiana
The Farmers' National Bank of Marietta, Indiana, is organized with paid up capital of 40000 dollars. Elected directors include John G. Butler Sam Strauss Wm L Green Neely T Alexander Robert H Walker James Y Taylor Leo Hugg es and J D Batson. J D Batson chosen president Sam Strauss vice president and John G Butler cashier. Banking will start once its building is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Ind
Farmers’ National Bank
John G. Butler
Sam Strauss
Wm. L. Green
Neely T. Alexander
Robert H. Walker
James Y. Taylor
Leo Hugges
J. D. Batson
Installation of Officers in Tulsa Masonic Lodge
The fourteenth annual installation of officers of Tulsa Lodge A F and A M and the Order of the Eastern Star takes place in Masonic hall on Saturday night. The ceremony will be elaborate and followed by a reception and banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
I. T
Tulsa Lodge
A. F
A. M
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Reservoir near Wynnewood aims to start by August first
The Wynnewood Oklahoma reservoir for the water works is nearing completion and officials expect the plant to be in operation by August 1. The project advances toward supplying improved water service to the area with a ready-to-function facility pending final tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynnewood, I. T
Foreign Finance Highlights from April Fiscal Data 1905
Great Britain reports April public revenue of £418,895 with expenditures at £21,360,361 for the new fiscal year. London new capital from January 1 to May 5 totals $288,788,915, down from $434,216,505 in 1905. Bank of Japan operations for 1905 reach $14,578,127,060, up $5,744,106,420 from 1904. Banque de Paris 1905 net profits fall to 10,804,883 francs from 19,411,421 in 1904. A 100,000,000 franc loan will soon be issued for French West Africa, mainly to Senegal and the Upper Niger to aid river navigation.
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Great Britain
London
Bank of Japan
Banque de Paris
Paris
West
Africa
Senegal
Niger
Cheatham's Chill Tonic Promises Real Cure
For twenty years Cheatham's Chill Tonic has remained in use due to its claimed merit. It is advertised to actually cure chills and fevers, with a guarantee that one bottle cures any one case, unlike other remedies that fade away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Cheatham
The Pitcoe Joke Returns Home From Trip
A man on a weeklong car tour with a friend stays away two weeks. Returning to town he fears a scolding. His wife’s sharp question about Pitcoe prompts the man to reveal Pitcoe’s wife is giving him the deuce, delivering the punchline.
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Pittcoe
Pitcoe
Good Test of the Dog in an Odd Home Ad
Suburbanite welcomes a visitor through a home where a watchdog is featured and the dog is praised for harmless behavior. The ad promotes Defiance Starch as a modern improvement over earlier patent starches, highlighting claimed strength and smoothness from a new ingredient.
Quips and Ads from an Old Paper Snippet
A fragmentary read mixes ad jingles and wry quotes: Detroit Free Press note on strawberry box size and lumber rise, a Defiance Starch ironing tip promising no sticking, Puck joke about social space at top or bottom, and a nameless Lewis factory sales line with a flourish about prosperity as earthly punishment.
No Such Temerity Moves to Swamphurst
A brief item notes a character planning to relocate to Swamphurst despite concerns about climate effects on his wife. The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports the exchange, highlighting tension between ambition and environment.
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Swamphurst
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Do You Itch Hunt's Cure Adclaims Relief
An advertisement touts Hunt's Cure as a universal remedy for itching skin conditions. It claims one application relieves and one box suffices for the trouble, presenting a bold claim of rapid, all purpose relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
The Soft Is Hard In A Chicago Tribune Quote
A Chicago Tribune excerpt features a dialogue on soft drinks, noting one speaker refuses them for stomach health. The exchange contrasts pressure to drink with a health concern influencing beverage choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Flattery and the Sex
A trimmed quote exchange from Baltimore American comments on flattery and the mail system. An expert gardener muses about grafting as a public to swallow it, with a wry reflection on deceit in business and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore American
What the world needs is men who do more work by day
A concise reflection on balance between daily labor and nighttime dreams, urging men to focus on practical effort by day while allowing imagination to guide longer aspirations after sundown.
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Warsct
Young Me's Christian Association
Hare
BicCurtain
Touer
Haskell
Davis
Chickasha National Bank
Cty Council
Wagoner
A. H. Norwood
Dewey Ems
E. B. Baxter
J. B. Ryne
Meeken Arrow
Bixby
Broken
Euper
Cudkeyville
Has
Authority
L.A. Rowland
Bartleswe
J. E. Long
Wewoka Trading Company
Wewoka
W. C. Rogers
Cheraskee Nation
Dana H. Kelsey
Fort Towson
Durant
R. P. Dickey
R. Steele
Farmers’ Land and Loan Com
Cooks
Poram
Cr. Cregar
Dease
Union Agency
Wsit
Merretta
Ohio
R. Dick
Ardmore
Interior Department
Duke
Frank Savage
Harthorne
Wright
Hartshorne
Alex Posy
Creek
The
Styx
Bisby
Creek Babies
Commission
Mr. Posey
HW. S. Holloway
Center
I Y
Craig
Ardmorite
Tams Bixby
Indum
Teams
Jocat
Union Agena Oon
John Freeman
Earl Shepherd
Ar‘Seens
Ort
Bane
Battenburg’s Bancouet
Chickasha
Marietta Bank
Foreign Finance
Pitied Pitcoe
Detroit Free Press
Puck
Lewis’ Biain Straight &c
Desler
Lewis Factory
Poors
Dodds
Filly Food Products
Libby
Jean
Jeethh Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
C. C. Henderson
North Cherokee Street
Tex
P. & D. Association
Dallas
Texas
Lincoln
Nebraska
Salzer
Salzer Seed CO
Bez
K.la Crosse
Defiance Starch
T.rc
Superior Ouatt
Pensions Sensit
Nathan Bickford
F &J
Washington, D
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