Chickasaw Legislature Adjourns Without Supplementary Treaty
From Denison Texas dated January 11: Chickasaw Nation legislature adjourned after a three week special session held to address neighborhood school matters. Measures included quarterly warrants for school salaries and authorizing a $50 per school or $100 for Rofs and Sulphur for text books. A supplementary treaty was not acted on and no action on Dawes commission issues taken. Subscriptions to the News are urged.
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Denison
Tex
Tishomingo
National Bank
Dawes Commis
Agress
Jorg Wright
Bation
Texas
Indian Territory
Secretary of the Interior
William F. Bourland
E.B. Hinshaw
Rofs
Sulphur
Model State for Indian Territory Governance
Discussion urges a model state in Indian Territory focused on public service and shared prosperity. It argues for taxation fairness, debt avoidance, and profit sharing with citizens, aiming to prevent private capture by capital interests. Emphasizes unified development, responsible governance, and lasting national standing.
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Commonwealth
The El Reno American and Oklahoma City Papers
A discussion of the El Reno American's impact on Oklahoma City journalism. The piece notes how the rival publication drew attention to timing and scale in papering metropolitan markets, warning that large capital ventures may fail to recoup costs while reshaping local news landscapes. It argues that building a durable paper demands long-term investment and dedication.
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Oklahoma City
Rcan
Oklahoma
el Reno
Iahoma
Indian Agent Aims to Enforce Treaty Claim on Creek Allotments
Col. J Blair Shoenfelt, returning from Washington, says the interior department will push Section 8 provisions to place citizens who hold Creek allotments in peaceful possession. He notes possible congressional action for funding but doubts moves to unite Indian Territory with Oklahoma.
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Washingt
Col. J. Blair Shoexfelt
Secretary of the Interior
United States
Washington
Col. Shoen
Oklahoma
Congress
Choctaw Extension Progress Report From Ardmore Line
General Solicitor J W McLand of the Choctaw Oklahoma and Gulf Road and townsite agent Ro McLish with head Waupanacka arrived today after a stretch of the new extension from vine to Ardmore. Work proceeds rapidly with fifty seven miles of steel bid and six miles of track laid. Trains expected to run by March 1 as construction continues toward the new line.
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Dan
J. W. McLand
Choctaw
Oklahoma
Gulf
Ro McLish
Waupanacka
Vtoday
Vine
Ardmore
Oklahoma statehood hearing sparks congressional attention
Washington January 11 report says Oklahoma statehood moved to center stage as 400 memorials outlining its resources and education impressed lawmakers. House Territories committee schedules hearings for January 23 with Muskogee delegates expected, while discussions unfold on Jefferson Territory proposals and the Fairbanks Flynn bill amendments drafted by F S Doyle to address school lands boundaries and absorption timelines.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Congress of the
United States
Flynn
Congress
House Committee On Territories
Advocates For Statehood
Oklahome
Muskogee
Jefferson
Indian Territory
Oii
F. S. Doyle
Perry
Beveridge
Fairbanks
Electric Bitters A Cure For Many Ailments
An old testimonial extols Electric Bitters as a quick cure for back pain headaches nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizzy spells. Mrs Phebe Cherley of Peterson Illinois claims kidney trouble and lame back vanished after use and at 73 she can do housework. The ad says it overcomes constipation improves appetite and health, selling for 50 cents at C C Berry's drug store.
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Phebe Cherley
Peterson
C. C. Berry
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Holden- Svitle Rimes
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