Death of Kiowa Chief Satank Aims to Die On Road
The account details Satank and two other Kiowa leaders Satanta and Big Tree captured after a wagon raid massacre near Fort Sill in 1871. Satank fights back, kills a guard with a carbine, and is shot multiple times before dying as the wagon passes Sitting Bear Creek. The three chiefs are bound for Texas trial, with Satank’s defiant death song preserved in Nye’s narrative.
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W. 5. Nye
Sherman Tecumb Sherman
High Point
Indian Territory
Texas
United States
Fort Sill
General Sherman
Sherman
Ranald S. Mackenzie
Fourth Cavalry
Satanta
AW Sherman
Satank
Biz Tree
Nye
Salank
Big Tree
Fort Gibson
Col
Mackenzie
Iowa
Caddo George
George KK. Thurston
Sitting Bear Creek
Sporting Goods Firms Guilty In Oklahoma Antitrust Case
A Federal District Court found Sporting Goods Tawion Buck's Sporting Goods and five other firms guilty of price fixing in a case tied to the Oklahoma Sporting Goods Distributors association. Fines ranging from 1,000 to 1,500 dollars were recommended for stores in Lawton McAlester Oklahoma City and Tulsa with final totals to be set after further review. The case involved pressure on dealers to meet manufacturers' suggested prices for university and school sales.
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Luther Bohannon
Savage
Oklahoma Sporting Goods Distributors Association
Tulsa
Russell Trial Deliberations Continue In Relief Fund Case
Jurors began deliberating Friday on whether Russell conspired with five others to misuse Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board funds in his Okmulgee Senate campaign against Tom Payne Jr. Testimony painted a heated courtroom scene as prosecutors portrayed a broad scheme touching Gov. Raymond Gary aides and state officials.
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Russell
Senate
Muskogee County
Jove Cannon
Wagoner County
Max Findley
Oklahoma Emergency Relief Board
Tom Payne Jr
Payne
Okmulgee
State Post
Green
John Rushide
Raymond Gary
Jefit
Wago- Liner
Cannon
State Treasury
Jenk L. Craig
Frank East
OERB
Origial Wagoner County Grand Jury
Bob Jeffrey
Mattie Faye Carroll
Earl Johnston
Henryetta
Jeffrey
Easley
Craig
Jack Buss
Tahlequah
State Penitentiary Claims Best Fed Prisoners In 11.5
In McAlester Oklahoma on January 19 the Oklahoma State Penitentiary claimed it has the best fed prisoners in the country. Sociologist Kenneth Horton said inmates gain about 24 to 25 pounds soon after they are dressed in.
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State Penitentiary
Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Kenneth Horton
Contempt Proceedings Hit Teamsters Over Union Funds
Senate investigators move to contempt against officials of the APL-CIO Teamsters after refusals to answer charges that union funds funded a lavish home for boss Dave Beck. McClellan plans subpoenas for Beck and reviews testimony for contempt resolutions. Prominent refusals include Einar Mohn Frank Firewster Nugent LaPoma. Italy notes higher earthquake activity than most nations.
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Washington
Senate
Apl-Cio
Teamsters
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Dave Beck
McClellan
Suboena
Beck
Congress
Subcommittee
Einar C. Mohn
The
Frank W. Firewster
Nugent LaPoma
Seattle
Wash
Skru da Cabinet and Fixture Co services offered
Skru da Cabinet and Fixture Company owned by Phil Skuds at 3124 Cache Rd offers kitchen cabinets Formica countertops and complete remodeling and carpentry work. Services include cafe booths store fixtures furniture refinishing and upholstering with wood work. Free estimates guaranteed work.
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Skruda
Phil Skuds
Cache
Ali
Golden Gloves to Bring City Fans to R&S Show
Area fans urged to use the ticket order form as Golden Gloves draws a large field from southern Oklahoma for 18 titles in two divisions Novice and Open. Expected wide open fights with only two defending champions Lonnie Paco of Lawton and Dillard Jackson of Fort Sill seeking to defend titles.
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R&s. Area
Oklahoma
Lonnie Paco
Lawton
Dillard Jackson
Fort Sill
Gore Gap Road Work Expected Soon Says Harris
State Senator Fred Harris said the Gore Gap road improvement linking Lawton and Carnegie may begin within a year. He reported highway officials discuss contracting at least eight miles of the road and also plan a four laning of U.S. 217 281 north of Lawton, based on an Oklahoma City conference with highway representatives.
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Fred Harris
Gore Gap
Lawton
Carnegie Jade Territories
Warris
State Highway Department
Oklahoma City
Harris
Highway Department
Highway commission to meet in April or May
The highway commission plans an April or May meeting and notes that the entire project will be let at one time according to a speaker.
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Highway Commission
Fur Coat Keeps Car From Freezing
CHICAGO January 18. George Schwartz a printing press operator placed a fur coat over his car hood to prevent the motor from freezing. He found the coat in his basement after a prior coat was stolen. Mrs Schwartz remarked the method looks odd but the husband believes it helps.
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Chicago
George Schwartz
Schwartz
Mrs. Schwartz
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Earth
Wats
AKL
U.S
Fensen
Fusion Department
Contempt County
Italy
Japan
Ae Lee Ae Insurance Partner
Montclairs
Customs
Mercury
Chevrolet
Ford Company
FORD
BUICK
Buster Wyatt
New
Norge
America
LOOX
Roddy Kilowatt
Public Service Company
Oklahoma Cities
Lawton -Fort Sill Appliance and Furniture Company
Dick EL
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