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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
2
Text describes campaign chatter Jennnings Bryan and Adlat Stevenson with regional political notes in Indian Territory. Mentions Muskogee burglaries, Judge Trieber appointment, Dawes enrollment, Choctaw leadership, tribal tax decision, census reports, and economic conditions in Vinita amid election tensions.
The Indian Territory resists being folded into Oklahoma as congress weighs statehood. Cherokees oppose white adoption plans and the Dawes commission rolls, arguing for tribal land rights and independence. A Muskogee railroad tax case looms as officials finalize the Cherokee roll and note notable Prather family deaths.
The Indian Commissioner outlines authority limits for enrolling citizens of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. The commission may enroll only those with recognized rights, remove fraudulent names, and require applicants to appear in person for sworn examinations, with rolls needing Interior Department approval.
A letter argues against Sunday baseball as a breach of the Fourth Commandment and a threat to individuals and the community. It condemns Sabbath breaking, church members attending games, and leisure like boating or picnicking on Sunday, urging townspeople to uphold moral law. The writer signs Theo F. Harven.
The Dawes Commission reports a busy day with Ninety six families enrolled and Chief Burlington consulting with attorneys Hastings Hutchings and Baugh. The Freedman roll is postponed until early next spring. enrollment sites and dates to be announced. Caroline Prather contest looms for her 1887 descendants. other Cherokee nation citizens to be enrolled at designated places. Also reported are Missouri Stock Market notes and cattle prices from multiple markets across the Indian Territory including Wagoner Catoosa Red Fork Claremore Vinita Pryor Creek and more.
John Oskison writes from Naples to his father describing a journey through Italy and into Europe. He details time in Rome Florence and Venice, notes Roman and Venetian histories and art, mentions companions including Clark and Coolidge, and plans travels through the Alps Germany Switzerland France England and possibly Scotland before New York. He reports good health, affordable travel, and hopes for letters back.
Commission members Needles and Breckenridge report on enrolling Cherokee freedmen under treaty provisions. They advocate exclusive freedmen enrollment in spring, purge the Clifton roll for ineligible names, and emphasize justice and accuracy in final roll for per caps and lands. Includes mention of Dr. J. C. Grate and anecdotal notes on medical cures and local notices.
A fragmented local page shows religious exhortations on Sabbath values and moral conduct, mixed with a civic dispute about a park near Catholic church in Vinita. Residents debate public space use, while readers quote scripture and reflect on social frictions within the town.
A garbled 19th century advertisement touts Mall's Catarrah Cure with claims of 18 years’ familiarity with J Cheney and offers treated by wholesale druggists in Toledo and Dorado. The text includes testimonials, per bottle pricing, and asks for young men from Cherokee to join mining railway work.
A fragmentary directory item appears to list Wale's Gold etek and a place in Gresmouth New Zealand with unreadable surrounding text, suggesting a historic or mislabeled entry from a coastal town directory.
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