Commission's Plans and Creek Treaty Hopes Move in Washington
Hon. Toms Bixby returns from Washington to oversee matters before the Dance commission. Congress may approve a $300,000 appropriation for the coming fiscal year, with $296,000 to be used and $4,000 as a contingent fund. Bills on settlements and leases, Cherokee matters, and a Creek treaty are discussed, with expectant action by early March. A Cherokee man, Bird Cochran, is found dead after likely being struck by a freight train near Grand Tur. The article also notes local crime in the Senlin family and related juvenile delinquency.
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Toms Bixby
Washington
Dance Commission
Messrs. Dawes
Bixby
McKennon
Congress
Stephens
Texse
Senator Platt
Connecticut
House Committee
Bird Cochran
Grand Tur
Fort
Grandi
John Berd
Power of the Press Ref lects on Newspapers and Public Trust
In a Chicago Tribune commentary the author extols the newspaper as a vital Fourth Estate, honest and useful, while noting critics and critics’ rhetoric. The piece argues newspapers shape justice, resist sensationalism, and hold power to account, reflecting on editors’ unpopularity and press church tensions.
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Edmund Burke
Chicago Tribune
The Jas. M. Taylor Killing Report
Deming West Virginia details show Joseph Taylor shooting his brother James M. Taylor amid a trouble. Joseph surrendered after traveling fifteen miles to Deming and was wounded. Coroners jury lacks solid evidence and cites hear say. James M. Taylor dies from a pistol shot in Joseph Taylor's hand. Joe Taylor bonds for five thousand dollars. Also notes Miami First National Bank authorized to begin business and Pawhuska court sessions moved to Pawnee.
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Deming
WV. M
James M. Taylor
Joseph Taylor
Joseph
Taylor
el Paso
Joe Taylor
First National Bank of Miami
E. B. Frayser
W. E. Rowsey
Chickasaw Leaseholders Win First Court Decision
Judge Townsend of the Southern district ruled in Finch against Snider that valuable permanent improvements allow holders to retain land until improvements are paid, despite Curtis Act lease terminations. The decision, first in Chickasaw land cases, supports leaseholders seeking the benefit of their improvements.
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Townsend
Finch
Snider
Last Week Storm Ravaged Town With High Winds
The text describes a rapid shift from warm to freezing temperatures accompanied by a violent wind storm. Trees were blown apart sheds torn up and property damaged. July Bells tent collapsed and only survived by being at a U S boarding house in Muskogee. Neil York roof and wood shed at Cobb hotel damaged. Dr Clinkscales maples and various shade trees suffered substantial harm.
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Bell
United States
Muskogee
Neil York
Cobb Hotel
Clink-scales
Council Discusses Smallpox and Local Affairs
Monday evening council debated smallpox issues and related cases. Reports on Rev Monger and Herbert Moore moved to committees while the Cherokee medical board handles the germ crossing question. town welfare and providence were urged. Seminole burning cases see two defendants remain to be tried amid potential pardons for leaders. Mrs Ballard returns to Oklahoma, hoping for husband’s pardon. The Grove, Southwest City, and border rumors stir local nerves over plague and rumors.
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Fortner
Monger
Fite
Herbert Moore
Cherokee Medical Board
Providence
Claremore
Claude Roper
Bird Ivanhoe
Ballard
Mont Ballard
Oklahoma
Mackogee Times
J. T
Messenger Eay
Bentonville
Here
Death of Bill Cook The Noted Outlaw Dies in Prison
Bill Cook a Cherokee outlaw died Wednesday in Albany Penitentiary of consumption. Sentenced in 1895 to forty five years for highway robbery, he lived near Tablequad and west toward Grand River. Once deemed among the West’s worst desperadoes, he died after prison doctors said he could live only a short time. Friends sought a pardon to allow him to die at home, but no action followed. he died February 7.
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Bill Cook
Albany
New York
Cook
Grand River
World Wide Thank Offering Day Observed by W C T U
The 17th of February is set for Thank Offering day by the W C T U in honor of Frances E Willard. The organization gathers worldwide from Norway to Australia and Spain to Japan to advance temperance. Willard promoted a do everything policy focusing on peace purity temperance.
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Frances E. Willard
Norway
Australia
Spain
Japan
England
California
Alaska
Florida
Mob rope tale at Sapulpa sparks Indian fury
The Kaneas City Star reports F G Richardson refused to yield land to the Indian landlord who leased it. In retaliation an angry mob dragged Richardson to a ravine tied to a tree and forced him to promise to leave within 24 hours. He received medical care for severe bruising. Several mob participants are known to authorities in Muskogee. A separate note mentions South McAlester post office intrigue with Mary A Potter and a vivid Washington anecdote involving Joe Bristow and a white haired woman.
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Kaneas City
F. G. Richardson
Sapulpa
Mr. Richards
United States
Muskogee
Wm. Noble
South McAlester
Noble
Mary A. Potter
Washington
Hay
Indian Territory
Joe Bristow
Territory
Postoffice Department
Bristow
Pennsylvania Avenue
Intermarried Whites Gain Suit Rights Under Cher ootee Treaties
The document outlines that white persons intermarried with Cherokee, Choctaw, or Chickasaw citizens may sue in the United States Court of Claims within ninety days of the act’s passage to determine rights to land and tribal funds. It details procedural rules, trustee roles, and court authority, including attorney fees and enforcement of judgments, with a note on the Dawes Commission Cherokee roll index in Muskogee Times.
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Court of Claims
Court of Claims of
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Department of Justice
P.G. Reuter
Dawes Commission
Muskogee
Creek Nation Warant Payment Advised For 1900
Notice from Union Agency Oklahoma Territory states I J Blair Schoenfelt will, under Interior Department instructions, disburse Creek nation funds totaling 48657.00 at Muskogee to cover warrants dated by January 31 1900. Warrant endorsements required. powers of attorney not recognized. recipients must receipts with own signature and forward warrants for payment.
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Andina Servichy
Blair Shoenfelt
United States Indian
Union Agency
Secretary of the Interior
United States Indian Agent
Muskogee
Indian Territory
General Fund
Als
J. Buarr Suormert
U.S. Indian Agt
Geoxis Waroni
U. S
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