Unfortunate Indians and Cherokee Treaty Fallout
The piece argues against replacing Judge Springer in the Northern district, praising his knowledge of Indian Territory laws and stressing Indian rights. It notes the Dawes commission treaty’s defeat in Congress, the Cherokees’ dismay at political maneuvering, and calls for a new treaty preserving tribal property interests. It also reports Vinita’s relief union forming to aid the destitute as a notable community effort.
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Judge Springer
Springer
United States
Thomas
Senate
House
Congressional
Dawes Commission
Still Working Them In Oska loosa Globe Fact Checks Mayes Hoax
The Oskaloosa Globe debunks Rev Felix Mayes a self styled Cherokee chief who claimed to camp on the Oskaloosa site in 1526 and to own a $30 000 three story Vinita home while hosting Cherokee council. The paper notes no evidence of Mayes being Cherokee chief and calls his treasure cave tale a hoax. It also reports a death by freezing of Mrs George Swimmer and winter losses near Wagoner Grand River. The piece includes brief notes on Judge Gill nomination and smallpox in Arbeka I T with 41 deaths in two days.
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Oskaloosa
Felix Mayes
Iowa
Mayes
Vinita
Indian Territory
Cherokee Council
Globe
Samuel Mayes
Felix
Tahlequah
George Swimmer
Wagoner
Sentinel
Jennings Case Sentenced for Life in Columbus Penitentiary
Al Jennings was sentenced at Chickasha to life imprisonment under a new statute for robbery where a postal clerk’s life is endangered. His brother and two O’Malleys face likely pleas for about ten years. The case centers on a Rock Island hold up near Chickasha with heavily armed suspects and disputed witness testimony. The article notes perjury prosecutions of Jennings witnesses and rewards totaling up to 10,400 dollars for the gang.
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al Jennings
Chickasha
Columbus
Jennings
O' Malleys
Guthrie
Tecumseh
Temple Houston
Ed Jennings
Rock Island Road
Santa Fe
Paden Tolbert
Bud Ledbetter
Meesrs
Gentry and Baker
Checotah
Martha Garbrino
Wm. Lauchner
Miss Garbrino
Grant Laudhner
Laudhner
Cherokee case upholds right to quarter mile outside improvements
A U S court decision in the Harlow versus Lewis case affirms a Cherokee citizen can hold one fourth of a mile beyond actual improvements under Cherokee law. The ruling may enable numerous similar suits and follows tensions after the Curtis law era.
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Harlow
Lewis
Judge rules Cherokee corn crop cannot be seized in execution
In Judge Springer's court an execution against a Cherokee Indian allowed sale of a growing corn crop on the parcel. The jury awarded damages to the Indian beyond the corn price. A wagoner term of court may be postponed due to Creek country smallpox.
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Springer
Bar
Wagoner
Cherokee-Dawes Treaty Targeted by Indian Delegates
In Washington to defeat the Cherokee Dawes treaty are delegates Musk rat, Gritz, and Dick, funded by Mexican colonization interests to stir Indian dissatisfaction. They warn lawmakers against ratification, arguing a failed treaty would harm the Indian Territory and regional economies in states like Missouri and Texas. Delegates L. B. Bell and W. W. Hastings are named as authorized by the nation.
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David Maskat
Daniel Gritz
Henry Dick
Washington
Sell
Muskrat
Gritz
Mexico
Indian Territory
Congress
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fort Smith
Dallas
Mayes
United States Indian
Pres Gates
Wasrington
L. B. Bell
W. W. Hastings
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Gill
Seast
Joseph A. Gill
Kansas
United States Court
Northern District
Topeka
Joseph Alem
Colby
Thomas County
Joseph Smith
Bureau of American Republics
McKinley
Cyrus Leland
Arbera
G. B. Davis
the Times
Arbeka
I. T
Seminole Nation
Okmulgee
Maskoger Times
Melvin
Zack Taylor
Ttown
Hhe
W.igoner
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Mr. Wright
Indianola Public Free School Society
Indianola Society
Territory
Agent Wright
Wilson
Talala
John W. Warren
Chas. W Poole
Ed Bender
Jess Cogswell
Ed Wilkinson
Fort, Scoth
Mooney
Cogswell
Wilkinson
Moses Alberty
Cooutean
Oes
Soper
Bradford
Nowata
W. Poole
Chelsea
John F. Warren
Adair
Utz & Dunn
Marmara
Dunn
Parrland
Cobb
Lola Pollien
Kate Walton
Annie Martin
Blowout Martin
Muskogee
F. W. Strout
Martin Smith
Cow Skin Prairie
Lt. Louis Cattle Market
B. Spaulding
Mukogee
J. T
Vinito
J. P
Chas. Seaman
Sapulpa
Rock Island
Joseph Hunt
Chapman & Briggs
Wimer
Katy
J. W. Martin
W.B. Raines
U.S. Court House
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