ONLANOMA WEEK'S NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
Alfred Austin dies in London as England laureate for centuries. Huerta ousts Mondragon and names Blanquet as war minister. Paris surgeon Vincent credited with a serum against typhoid. Derby winner Aboyeur earns $32,500 amid track mishap. Heat blazes through Manitoba Saskatchewan while drought threatens wheat. Suffragist deaths and riots stir London as Nesbit Thaw appears in Come Over Here.
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Gen. Mondragon
Gen. Blanquet
Profesant Vincent
Valdegrace Military Hospital
Paris
Aboyeur
Siffra
Neize
Bridie
Anmer
Shriver v Williamson Narrowly Won Deed Office Fight
In Guymon district court the Shriver versus Williamson contest for register of deeds ended with Williamson the winner. Shriver, a Democratic candidate, alleged twenty vote majority with irregular ballots thrown out, while Williamson ran on the Republican ticket. Judge Loofbourrow ruled Shriver’s promise to run the office without county deputy pay constituted bribery, a decision likely to prompt further action.
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Guymon
tIn District Court
Shriver
Williamson
Office of Register of Deeds
Loofbourrow
Lawton Clergy Oppose Roping Contests For July Celebration
The ministerial association of Lawton denounces roping contests as brutal and demoralising and has opposed including such an exhibition in the city’s Fourth of July celebration. The event was slated as a leading feature of the festivities.
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Lawton
Indians at Okmulgee Gather to Sign North American Declaration
In the courtyard of the Muscogee capital at Okmulgee Joseph K. Dixon presented a flag to the Creeks and secured signatures from Chief Mary Tiger and other leaders for the declaration. A band of fifteen Goalie Indians watched silently until a phonographic speech by President Wilson drew them near. Attending were Chief Tiner, Chief Sam Brown, Bennie McIntosh, Kile Childers, and interpreter B. W. Grayson.
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Ok‘mulgee
Joseph K. Dixon
Rodman Wasamaker
Mary Tiger
Wilson
Tiner
Sam Brown
Bennie McIntosh
Greek Home of Kings
Kile Childers
House of Warriors
B. W. Grayson
Legal fight to move Swan county case to Kiowa courts
Attorneys say all Swan county legal questions will be heard in Kiowa county courts before Judge Tolbert. A temporary restraining order against Swan county officials is up for renewal to make the writ permanent. A hearing had been delayed and rumors circulated about seeking a supreme court writ of prohibition, but counsel indicated this would not happen.
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Swanson
Kiowa
Tolbert
J. K. Griffith
Kions County
Ewanson County
Gatardey
Swanson County
Supreme Court
Amy
Hobart Sheriff Appeals County Over Jail Duty Pay
Louie Terry sheriff won $144 from the county for service vended. The county commissioners appeal to the supreme court after a district court judgment, seeking a final ruling on whether sheriffs may receive a dollar a day for jail duties under an old statute. Judges Tolbert may overrule a pending new trial motion as the case proceeds.
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Hobart
Louie Terry
County Commission
Supreme Court
Tolbert
Terry
Sheriffa
Kendrick to Speak Here on Fourth of July
C B Kendrick president of the Oklahoma state senate will be the principal speaker on July 4 in Waurika. Senator J Elmer Thomas is invited to speak but has not accepted. The two men are seen as future candidates and are expected to draw a large audience.
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Nebraska
Elijah Greenwood
Little Rock
Futrell of
Oklahoma
Dr. Brewer
Delaware County
Craig County
Washington
Qeage Wi
Creek County
Rogers County
Pottawatomie County
McClain
Stephens
Cotton
Tiikman
Brewer
Waurika
C. B. Kendrick
Oklahoma State Senate
J. Elmer Thomas
Apeech
Runaway Wreck Ends in Fatal Concussion Near Butler
Mrs Otto, living south of Butler, was driving to town when the team ran away. She was thrown from the buggy, found unconscious, and died from a concussion of the brain. The only visible injuries were eight discolored spots.
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Butler
Otto
Debate on Underwood Tariff Bill Adds $2,000,000 to Free List
Senate finance committee members approved adding iron and steel raw materials to the free list. The change lifts dutiable value by over $600,000,000 annually and reduces overall revenue loss to about $75,000,000. Pig iron ferro manganese steel blooms slabs billets join now free list with ~10 percent average cut on finished products. Aluminum moves to specific tax base but not free list. Structural steel duty cut from 12 percent to roughly 10 percent equivalent. Debate set to begin in Senate by June 26.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
INO BATTLE IN WASHINGTON DESCRIPTOR MOROS FIGHT
Brigadier General Perabing says the clash with Moros last week was likely the fiercest since American occupation. Moros tried to rush the American lines but were repulsed and overwhelmed. Amil the leader and several outlaws were killed. An American officer Captain Taylor A. Nicholas was killed, First Lieutenant Edward H. Rockley wounded, three Philippine scouts killed. The engagement followed refusal to obey disarmament orders.
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Washington
Perabing
Amil
Taylor A. Nicholas
Philippine Scouts
Edward H. Rockley
Injun Was Gay Degeiver Escapes Slavery Suit Ends
A white slavery charge against Tom Gilcrease, a wealthy young Indian, was dismissed after key testimony failed. Prosecutors sought breach of promise damages from chambers. The case involved a rear end collision on the Creve Coeur lake line in St Louis county. Several implied victims were noted, with reports of injuries and possible fatalities.
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Tulan
Tom Gilcrease
Mislyle Chambers
Witnces
United States
Connor
Thyle Chambers
Gilcrease
Creve Coeur Lake
St. Louis County
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