31 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Farmers Champion
Location
Elgin, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
1
A foreign group dubbed the arson squad set a large unoccupied mansion near Birmingham ablaze. The fire consumed the building, leaving no occupants. Authorities investigate the incident as an act of sabotage amid broader unrest and political strife reported in the region.
Three youths drowned off a Cincinnati wharf as a motor boat engine failed while crowds watched. In Rasana Cig a clash occurred when Mrs. A Lichtenstein faced hostility during a street preaching attempt to convert Jews. Estate details for John R Walsh show large bank failure losses and administration figures.
President Wilson nominates George Carroll Todd of Virginia as assistant to Attorney General McReynolds and a railways fight aims to block rising parcel post rates. Preston C. Weat of Oklahoma is named as assistant attorney general. The article notes the shift in memorials as McKinley era stamps fade and Jefferson replaces martyred presidents in imagery while affirming US neutrality in the Mexican revolution and blocking arms transfers.
The Voters league of South Pottawatomie county hired Baldwin and Carleton to file numerous usury suits against local banks. At Ray School, members planned over a hundred suits before January 1, 1914 and resolved to seek legal rights to refund interest under Oklahoma law. Leander Pounds presided with state organizer W M Sharpe. the league claims about a thousand members in the south county.
J A Thoman is dead and his 24 year old son Billy Thomas is jailed in Grady county charged with murder after a family quarrel near Alex. Clar k Lamore and W Walker were on the Thomas farm. Authorities believe the son may plead self defense. Five or six shots from a .32 caliber revolver struck the father on the porch as other family members heard the attack.
In Enid Ra, L Reim was struck by knives from a disintegrating ensilage cutter wheel at high speed. The wheel reportedly turned about 1200 rpm as blades severed his head and ripped the abdomen, while another blade cut a nearby tree. he leaves a wife and eight children.
Washington reports informal discussion of plans for U S policy toward Mexico. A mediation board proposes a tripartite commission with the United States and two South American republics to oversee an election and peace talks between Mexican factions. No policy statement will be issued before the president meets Ambassador Wilson.
Adam F. Patterson of Muskogee Oklahoma is nominated to be registrar of the treasury by President Wilson. The post pays five thousand dollars a year and has long been filled by colored men under both major parties.
State Senator Guy P. Horton of Altus announces his candidacy for Congress in the new district that includes part of Jackson County. Horton commands a large following and authored significant measures passed by the national legislature. At Ram sey Lake Gulf hur the Oklahoma Methodist Assembly holds its eighth annual meeting at its grounds near Ramsey Lake.
Wesley Graham shot and killed Kelley, who had tried to force his wife to return after a separation. Kelley went to the Graham home and threatened mayhem. Wesley Graham fired three rounds from an automatic shotgun, killing Kelley. Graham was later exonerated.
An elderly Cherokee town figure was killed during the annual stomp dance of the Cherokee Shawnee and Chickasaw at Sperry. Webb Chiem, believed shooter, surrendered to Sherry McCollough after arriving in Tulsa. The prior year yielded a fatal quarrel involving Dave Tyn er and Tom Jones with an eight year sentence.
A Baptist committee led by J C Kuykendall and W Chancellor met in McAlester to study mining camp conditions and plan missionary work among miners in the area under the Oklahoma Baptist convention’s executive committee guidance.
Forgan Commercial Club gears up for days long carnival and fair with special trains from Woodward. Mangui found not guilty in trial court as Clay Nation killings are addressed in the jury verdict.
Contestants of the late Bamual Bailey win a superior court verdict breaking the will. The decision concerns the Teton estate and the will, with Sherman H. E. named in questions, shaping the distribution to a sletera.
The United States issued a strong ultimatum to Mexico demanding the arrest and punishment of Mexican federal soldiers who shot Charles B. Dixon an American immigration official at Juarez. It also called for the immediate release of mining managers Charles Bussell and Bernard McDonald held in Chihuahua City. Dixon survived and was taken to a hospital in El Paso.
Washington discusses altering the proposed Nicaragua protectorate treaty to allow Nicaragua to join a Central American union. Officials acknowledge the original draft could block regional integration and agree to include language permitting future Central American collaboration.
United States auxiliary cruiser Rainbow landed bluejackets to guard the foreign settlement in Shanghai. Sailors patrolled the chapel boundary as fighting erupted nearby with American, French, and Italian forces observed in the tense security operation.
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