Territorial notes from across Oklahoma Territory
A United Brotheren church forms in Enid. Choctaw lines now run by Rock Island. Glencoe Baptists raise 500 for a new church. Lee Wilson of Muskogee owns the largest elk antlers in the Indian Territory. Hobart reports a Yamparika club with unknown meaning outside members. Kingfisher plans a summer fair and covers expenses. A Knights of Pythias lodge starts in Cushing. E. W. Means elected first chancellor commander. Bridge availability on the Canadian river dwindles after rains. Oklahoma City papers lament poor telephone service. Shawnee exchange bought by Missouri interests for upgrades. Caddo votes 64 to 54 to incorporate. full city ticket to be elected soon. Anna Escoe, a colored girl, shot by nephew Ed Escoe near Muskogee. may prove fatal. A Wilburton child dies from rat bites in bed. Destitute Choctaws estimated at 2000, not 10000 as Governor Duke predicted. R. L. Rice of Oklahoma City holds sixteen acres east of the city toward the Choctaw road. Oklahoma City artillery company receives uniforms. Governor Ferguson seeks two light ordnance pieces from war department. R. S. Wex of Tecumseh loses both feet when crushed by a work train at Romulus depot. Nevada College free scholarship awarded to Miss Jennie Wood of Marshall, Logan County O T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
Guthrie
Flynn
Enid
Narrow Escape Near Carmen Ends In Loss Of Team
G A Field and David Thorn of Verbeck Kansas narrowly escaped drowning near Carmen while crossing the Eagle Chief. The diving valued team of three drowned and their buggy was lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Field
David Thorn
Verbeck
Kansas
Carmen
Fort Reno Soldiers Turn Budweiser Prank Into Burial Mockery
A Fort Reno squad drank a keg of Budweiser and posed a deceased soldier before the major's tent. The major ordered four guards over the mock corpse and kept the unit on duty until the joke was revealed. The soldiers now acknowledge the prank backfired on them.
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Fort Reno
Ardmore picnic and Woodmen log rolling in June
Col Stillwell Russell who defended in the Peoples case in Oklahoma City has moved to Ardmore. Durant plans a picnic and Woodmen of the World log rolling on June 19 and 20. J G Wright announces improvements in the Cherokee nation for wells cisterns and barns. Cattle theft near Norman leads to a six man posse pursuit end of battle with 17 shots each side. cattle recovered and one negro wounded though severity unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Stillwell Russell
Peoples
Oklahoma City
Ardmore
I. T
Durant
Woodmen of the World
J. G. Wright
U. S
Indian Territory
Norman
Qone
Domestic money order offices listed for July
The note lists Gosnell Lone Wolf and Remus in Oklahoma Johnson Utica and Welseta in Indian Territory as money order offices effective July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gosnell
Lone Wolf
Remus
Oklahoma
Johnson
Utica
Welseta
Indian Territory
Strike Ends After Teamsters Win Partial Victory in Chicago
A secret conference between packers and teamsters ended a two week strike in Chicago. The pact allows non discrimination against union members with a wage scale two cents below demand. Deliver drivers receive eighteen cents per hour and other rates for wagon sizes. Workers keep full pay from departure to return, with lunch deducted. A separate department store delivery strike ended after thirty hours, with union wage gains and non discrimination commitments. A clash left meat wagon driver Robert Allen injured after assailants beat him and wrecked his wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmicaco
Frederick Job
State Board of Arbitration
Teamsters
Robert Allen
Irwin Bros
State
Harrison Streets
Allen
Suit Filed Against Guthrie City Over Calaboose Death
Mrs. Carrie Brain of Wichita sues Guthrie for 10000 in damages after her husband A J Brain died from injuries suffered in a quarrel while jailed in the city calaboose last October. The death followed an arrest for drunkenness and a crowded cell incident involving Frank Saunders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goutubkir
Cty
Guthrie
Carrie Brain
Wichita
Kansas
Frank Saunders
Brain
Saunders
Frisco Freight Train Collision Near Doggett
A Frisco freight train moved at speed near Doggett LT when a car joined the track and left the road into a ditch. The following cars remained on the rails and automatically coupled with the forward train section.
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Doggett
Lawton Street Fair Draws National Attention
The Lawton street fair runs July 1 through July 5 with Sheriff Painter reporting Governor Ferguson and staff expected to attend. An invitation has been sent to President Roosevelt and cabinet with no reply yet. Excursion rates from Santa Fe and Rock Island will help visitors reach Lawton, a growing western town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Ith
Painter
Guthrie
Ferguson
Roosevelt
Santa Fe
Rock Island
King Edward Recommends Reward to Lord Kitchener
In the commons Balfour read a message from King Edward proposing to grant Lord Kitchener fifty thousand pounds in recognition of his services. The note reflects the royal intention to confer a significant reward on the famed military leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Balfour
Edward
King Edward
Lord Kitchener
Convention of 500 Endeavorers to Meet in Oklahoma City
The Christian Endeavor convention bringing 500 delegates from Oklahoma and Indian Territory is set for June 17 to 19 in Oklahoma City. Gov Ferguson is among notable speakers, with local hosts arranging home stays and entertainment for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavorers
Oklahoma City
OxLanola City
Christian Territorial Convention
C. E. Societies
Oklahoma and
Indian Territories
Gov. Ferguson
J. R. Davis
Oklahoma
A Bad Place in Jackson County Murder Case Turmoil
Attorney John H. Johns returns from Jackson Ky to defend Thomas Cockrell charged with Ber Hargis murder. Threats on Cockrell and Hargis sides scare judges and two appointed special judges refuse to act. Governor Backham asked and considers matter as turmoil grows. Johns says the county borders on a revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
John H. Johns
Jackson
Thomas Cockrell
Ber Hargis
Johns
Cockrell
Hargis
Redwine
Backham
Unions Step In As Anthracite Strike Tightens
In Wilkes Barre region the tightening process continues as all trade unions join the effort. Railroad workers refuse to handle trains carrying deputies or non union men and Lehigh Valley workers halt soft coal shipments. Strikers block non union transport at Ebervale and Jeddo, drawing police presence to maintain peace. About ten percent of New River miners are at work amid fears of violence on Flat Top. roughly 10,000 miners operate in the field.
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Coal
Freeland
Delaware, Susquehanna and Schuylkill
W. Val
New River
Delegates Named for Mining Congress and Southern Negro Congress
Gov Ferguson announces appointments of numerous delegates to the International Mining congress in Butte Montana September 1 5 1902 and the Southern Negro Congress in Galveston Texas July 1. Florida names include A J Bellew Geary Frank Loy Hitchcock Thos E Rabey Ferguson H K Bickford Alva and many others from Oklahoma towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
International Mining Congress
Butte
Mont
A. J. Bellew
Geary
Frank Loy
Hitchcock
Thos. E. Rabey
Ferguson H. K. Bickford
Alva
David Haram
Woodward
Wm. Cooley
Wildman
N. F. Shabert
Lawton
Wm. Wymer
Blackwell
W. T. Judkins
Galveston
Tex
S. C. Younger
Okeene
J. A. Royce
O. E. Banks
Enid
R. W. Brown
Kingfisher
P. F. Tyler
Watonga
Emmett Stewart
Guthrie
S. D. Russell
Langston
John C. Leftwich
Oklahoma City
Twelve Die in Fire at Sanitarium on St Luke's Society Site
A blaze started in the basement of a sanitarium affiliated with St Luke's Society killed twelve men and one woman. The institution housed many patients seeking relief from alcohol tobacco or drug habits. Delirium tremens and drug- induced derangements left patients strapped to beds, causing many fatalities. Few on the upper floor were saved. Big Cotton Crop in the Creek Nation Near Muskogee Cotton dealers expect the largest crop in a decade due to new land and 26 percent more acreage. The crop should be at least 25 percent above normal, with good conditions and abundant rainfall, aided by many new gins and preparations to handle the yield.
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St. Luke's Society
Engine Wreck Near Chickasha on Frisco Line
The first major accident on the Oklahoma City and Southwestern line occurred near Chickasha when Frisco Engine No. 102 crossed a temporary bridge over the South Canadian and the structure gave way. The engineer jumped clear but fireman Will Wilson fell with the engine into the wreckage, suffering serious spinal injuries and other injuries. He was brought to the city for medical care.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City & Southwestern
Chickasha
Frisco
Will Wilson
Oklahoma City transit buys ten street cars for Delmar Garden
Secretary John Shartel of the Metropolitan Electric Railway reports returning from Chicago with ten street cars purchased to be shipped June 15. The cars are intended for the opening of Delmar Garden and for service on the temporary track to the park.
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Oklahoma City
John Shartel
Metropolitan Electric Railway Company
Chicago
Delmar Garden
Ferguson to appoint three for territorial redistricting
Governor Ferguson is expected to name a three member commission to redraw legislative districts in the territory this month. The panel will likely include one Democrat and two Republicans with candidates drawn from across the northwestern eastern and southern regions.
Choctaw Railroad Buys Right of Way for Guthrie Extension
The Choctaw Railroad company plans an extension from Milburn to Denison crossing the Missouri, Kansas & Texas near Sterrett LT. This aligns with a proposed Rock Island extension south through Guthrie from Enid to the gulf, signaling new routing and regional rail growth.
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Rock Island
Guthrie
The
Choctaw Railroad Company
Milburn
I. T
Denison
Texas
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Sterrett
Enid
Gulf
General Gomez Rejects Cuban Pension Call
Havana General Maximo Gomez publishes an open letter declining the annual $6,000 pension provided by a resolution before the Cuban house of representatives. He asks friends to defeat the measure, saying it is unfair while other Cuban soldiers have not been provided for. He says a bill for war services exists and Cuba will pay all soldiers when able, but he will wait.
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Havana
Maximo Gomez
House of Representatives
Gomez
Cuba
Quarrel Ends in Slaying at Mud Creek Home
Henry Dorsett shot and killed Drew Wade at Dorsett’s Mud creek area home south of Iyre following a dispute over Dorsett’s wife. Wade, a neighbor and single man, allegedly reached for a weapon when Dorsett fired a .45 revolver once. Dorsett surrendered at Roap.
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I. T
Henry Dorsett
Drew Wade
Mud Creek
Iyre
Dorsett
Wade
Roap
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Ada
Glencoe
Lee Wilson
Muskogee
Hobart
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Cushing
E. W. Means
Canadian River
Shawnee
Missouri
Caddo
O. T
Anna Escoe
Ed. Escoe
Nealy Warden
Wilburton
Duke
R.L. Rice
Artillery Company of
War Department
R. S. Wex
Tecumseh
Romulus
Nevada, Mo
Jennie Wood
Marshall
Logan County
Chicago Teamsters
Lawton Street Fair
Kitchener
Fort Ssiru
American Mine Workers District No. 21
Arkansas
Hanratty
Brackeney
Toreka
Rock Island Railroad
Cov
Taft
Pope
Golard
Charles Gollard
Hero
Gip’ Bailey
Cincinatti
McClure
Decatur
Giolard
Bailey
Gollard
Beatty
James Ewing
Nathan West
Fairland
West
Ewing
Jackson County
Kentucky
Bar
Gov
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