Graft Alarm in Oklahoma School Card Contract
State school commission awarded W L Chapman a five year contract to print pupil report cards at 4 cents each, a price critics call exorbitant. Muskogee and Checotah boards compare costs, noting 6 to 7 times higher expense under Chapman than local printers. Superintendents warn of large profits, calling the deal a corrupt use of school funds and a potential statewide burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.L. Chapman
The
Corporation Commission
State School Commission
Chapman
Checotah
Times
Muskogee Times-Democrat
W. L. Chapman
Briles
Muskogee
New Proprietor Takes Over Electric Theatre in Checotah
J F DeMoss of Edwardsport Indiana buys the Electric Theatre from Crook and W Marlin and will run it nightly with latest moving pictures and illustrated songs. Interior improvements planned for patron comfort. The Times extends a welcome to DeMoss and family as Checotah residents. Also notices Presbyterian church services on Sept 20 led by C P Francis with looks toward greetings after his return home around Sept 18 or 19.
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J. F. DeMoss
Edwardsport
Ind
Crook
W. J. Marlin
Milwaukee
Wis
the Times
Checotah
Okla
Presbyterian Church
C P. Francis
Republican County Campaign Opens in McIntosh at Eufaula
The Republican Party in McIntosh County plans a campaign opening on Saturday September 26 in Eufaula with a 2 PM address by Hon T N Robinett and additional speakers including candidates. Checotah Lyceum course starts October 5 with the Dunbar Company and season tickets go on sale around September 23. Other local notes include visits and family updates.
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Republican
McIntosh County
Eufaula
T. N. Robinett
Checotah Lyceum
Dunbar Company
C. P. Francis
Taft Family Roots Traced From New England Stock
The Tafts, deeply rooted in Uxbridge Massachusetts, trace lineage to Robert Taft and Peter Taft of 1715. Alphonso Taft spoke of ancestral magnanimity and integrity, noting Captain William Taft’s lineage that produced twentieth century Secretary of War William Howard Taft.
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Tafts
Alphonso Taft
Yale
Peter Taft
Aaron
William Taft
Blarney Castle
William
Republican Party Rallying Around Principles Cite Victory
The quote from Hon. James S. Sherman praises the Republican party as wealthy in men and strong in practical, beneficial principles. It emphasizes backing the party and majority choice, rallying behind the standard bearer for another victory. A secondary note mentions William Jennings Bryan’s potential Colorado Rocky Mountain States proposal on federal guarantees for mining stock deposits.
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Republican Party
James S. Sherman
Bryan
Omaha Bee
Clearing Land Titles in Oklahoma Under Government Action
The United States government moves to clear Indian land titles in eastern Oklahoma with court actions against about 8000 residents. Officials Russell and Frost urge settlements. many landowners pay fair prices and settle out of court. Since arrival, 537 cases settled, 1788 more in progress, totaling 2325 acted upon or pending. Estimated total cases range six to eight thousand. time frame extended as justice representatives stay until completion.
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Oklahoma
United States
Russell
A. N. Frost
Muskogee
Frost
Department of Justice
Washington
Mrs N G Turk Guest of Parents at Stotts City Mo
Mrs N G Turk visits her parents in Stotts City Missouri as the guest of family members.
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Alta Stotts
Eufaula
N. G. Turk
Stotts City, Mo
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Cecil Carr
Will Carr
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the Commercial Bank
J. W. Holt
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A. O. Johnson
EF. W. Webb
Cashier
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Henry Farrell
Wagoner
Art Parks
Loyal
Joe Wells
Harry Beeler
R.H. Russell
C. M. Martin of
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J. H. Newcomer
McAlester
A. H. Livingston
Dr. Montgomery
Kate Renfrow
Toyah, Texas
P. A. Roundtree
Clara Harry
Bonna Byars
Rev
J. T. Jones
Christian Church
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T. T. Byars
Moreland
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