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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
4
An OCR fragment describes a city official and various unclear names and places. It mentions a blocked palate, a council or meeting, and a reference to a person named Angus Hewka and Dugger with uncertain affiliations. The readable content is highly garbled and lacks a clear event or outcome.
Secretary of the Interior issues another edict barring certain officials from legal representation in claims against the United States. The move affects ex Dawes commission members Archibald McKennon William Springer and B B White tied to Cherokee Creek nations and Seminole land interests. The article names law firms Mane field McMurry Cornteb and offices in Muskogee Washington and other territories with the three men acting as advisers or attorneys for tribal nations and citizenship matters. Also cited are cattle market notes from various Oklahoma towns with steers cows and heifers sold to buyers including Swift & Company and local firms. The text references revieed statutes and a June 1972 effective date for the prohibition.
A Pryor Creek picnic attracted many Vinita attendees with a bustling crowd. The Barco the Abyssinian snake eater drew cheers as he swallowed short snakes then spit them out, a balloon spectacle burned when it caught fire, and a roping contest led by Spy Trent of Ft. Gibson with Theo Ingram tying a steer. Local Vinita figures I B Hitchcock Harry Hunt John Gunter and others joined the event amid music by the Chetopa band.
The Kee to Wahs executive committee for fullblood Cherokees met with attorney Frank J. Boudinot and J. Dick to discuss enrollment and land allotment. Speakers indicated progress, noting Washington officials are starting to address the situation, with a Tahlequah return planned for further talks before the August Bug Tucker Springs gathering billed as major.
A fragmented 19th century account details Judge Russell, Dawes Commission actions, and tribal events near Vinita. It mentions the murder of Judge Russell in 1853, shifts in commission personnel, and debates over Cherokee freedmen rolls, plus references to Masonic lodge histories and local leaders. The passage also notes an 1831 buffalo kill and a 1863 lodge charter, with scattered biographical snippets.
Fragmentary Kanai Star cable indicates a massacre at Paoting Po with Rev. Gilson family among victims. Fannie Gilson, her husband, and child are linked to the scene, with Mira Gilson noted as a local teacher in Oswego.
A garbled OCR fragment mixes political hints about a New Senator Nelestgr ts and a range of assorted items. It mentions a death in Wisconsin at age seventy, a humane restraint device for prisoners, a Salt Springs missive, a claim about a hiding place for money, and references to Waldorf Astoria dinners, Governor Os of Alaska, Queen Victoria’s walking stick, and Cromwell era history.
An ornate Paris reminiscence unfolds as a guest chats with a colonel about travels, markets, and architecture. The exchange touches on memory, the parks and arches, with light commentary on fashion, bath rooms, and distant wars. The tone mimics a lively early 20th century social scene.
An article fragment surveys a woman at a ball with a daring neckline, noting a photographic print on her skin and a later fading mark after cleansing. It criticizes exposure and advises prudence, then shifts to a political essay urging intelligent voting and promoting the Semi-Weekly Republic newspaper.
The Burlington route introduces new through trains from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Lincoln Northwest Nebraska Black Hills and beyond. Through service to Puget Sound Oregon and Washington via Billings with 43 hour Montana transit and 70 hour Puget Sound reach. Includes through coaches chair cars sleeper and tourist class. Weekly California excursions listed with connections to Chicago and St. Louis.
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