Rev Brewer Accepts Vinita College Presidency
The Willie Halsell College board in Vinita selected Rev Theo F Brewer as president. After deliberation and consultation with his wife Mrs Brewer, he accepted the post, leaving South McAlester with well wishes and the city’s sense of loss. Brewer’s prior work includes leading Harrell International Institute at Muskogee and shaping a key regional college.
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South McAlester Capital
Willie Halsell College
Vinita
Theo. F. Brewer
Brewer
Kismichi
Vinita College
Willie Hassell
Harrell International Institute
Muskogee
Southwest
South McAlester
Rev. Brewer
Bishop Key
South McAleater
Severe storm and community notices from Nowata region
A severe storm near Nowata caused minor damage at Tim Shanahan’s, with a near cyclone and a toppled tree uprooting a scare but no harm. The Euchre Club gathering featured tables, hanging hearts, and social chatter. News items include editor W. S. Irvin’s appointment as Cherokee revenue inspector, Muskogee grand jury indictments, local officials, and scattered regional notices from Coffeyville to Rennes and Miami, including flooding in Waco.
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Tim Shanahan
Mr. Shanahan
Euchre Club
ST LOUIS CATTLE MARKET REPORTS AND A FATAL ACCIDENT
C Murphy and Mall and Daugherty of Catoosa ST sold 205 pound calves at 8 25 per head and 613 pound cows at 2 50 while 511 pound heifers brought 3 30. Jeti Mundy sold 802 pound cows for 325 and 710 pound cows at 5 05 and 05 pound steers at 24 25 Chelsea J T L C Featherstone of McAlester sold 59 pound cows and heifers at 3 25 and 640 pound steers at 3 60. Run Over by a Heavy Transfer Wagon Thursday D W C Duncan injured by Mc Crary drag team near Frisco track west of the depot carried home semi conscious but improving.
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C. Murphy
Catoosa
S T
Mall & Daugherty
Catoora
Jeti Mundy
Red Fork
I. T
Chelsea
J. T. L. C. Featherstone
McAlester
D. W. C. Duncan
McCrary
Mr. Duncan
Ben Choutesn
Base Ball Park in Town Sought for Local Fans
Debate over a nearer baseball park continues as residents argue a fenced field would attract crowds and cover costs. A practice game fee of ten or fifteen cents could help balance travel expenses and keep players active, with interest in a visiting club match.
Muskogee Bar Association opposes occupation tax
The Muskogee Bar association met at Seavers & Gibson and unanimously voted to resist the interior department tax. Attendees discussed lack of jurisdiction and the department’s authority, appointing committees to present opposition to Inspector J. George Wright and to handle potential litigation. The meeting featured several attorneys including Gibson, Marcum, DeGriffenried, and Givens.
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Muskogee Bar Association
Messrs. Seavers & Gibson
W. T. Hutchings
Eck E. Brock
Thomas Marcum
Interior Department
Maxey
C. L. Jackson
Secretary of the Interior
Koogler
Messrs. Marcum
Jackson W. F. Seaver
James M. Givens
Thomas A. Lanson
J. George Wright
Gibson,Marcum
DeGriffenried
Givens
T. A. Lawson
Junior
Shepard
Census Supervisor Named for Indian Territory in Wyandotte
The Wyandotte Advertiser notes the appointment of W. H. Darrough as census supervisor for the Indian Territory. A stalwart Wyandotte citizen, he is expected to complete the work in two years with adequate staff. Vinita extends hospitality if relocation is needed. Charlie Hunt and Severa Burnett wed quietly at Rev. M. L. Butler’s parsonage with two witnesses.
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J.D. Benedict
Indian Territory
Cherokee Nation
Board of Education
Tahlequah
Thomsa Jefferson
Continental Congress
New England
Joln Adams
Virginia
Vinita
Wyandotte Advertiser
W. H. Darrough
Charlie Hunt
Severa Burnett
M. L. Butler
Ethel Goudykoontz
Birch Burnett
Butler
Mrs. Hunt
Miles and Custer in the Sioux War debated in memoir excerpts
Major General Miles reflects on Custer and the Sioux campaign, arguing Custer acted with sound strategy amid limited support and that delays and lack of coordination among Terry, Sheridan, and Sherman affected outcomes. He recalls the winter campaign, battlefield observations, and critiques of Major Keane and Captain Beuteet.
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Custer
Indere
Miles Tn
Miles
Army
Arizona
Crook
General Miles
Seventh Cavalry
Terry
Department
Sheridan
Sherman
Grant
Berthy
Sone
Keno
Beuteet
Major Bane
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J.H. Keith
Coffeyville
Independence Reporter
Winits S
Durant
Washita River
Bob Dalton
Wright County
Missouri
Peuple
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Swain
W. P. Thompson
Farmer
C. O. Berry
Mellette
Millard
Tenney
Tibbits
George Blakeney
Nell
Fan Byrd
Graper
Giroselin
Nowata
Irvin
United States Commissioners
Rochester
Court of Appeals
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Here
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Rennes
France
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Tex
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ST. Louis
American Cotton Company
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Athey
Inaan
Texas
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Roosevelt
Pryor Creek
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Willie Trott
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Annie
Tom Cannon
Agnes Ficklin
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Mrs. DeWitt
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Phoenix
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Arkansas Valley
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Tita
Winita
Elate
Washington
Tulsa
Febtsin
Dawes Commission
The
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Wewoka
Lars
Springer
Vinita Boys
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Jas
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Cate
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Jester
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Pisce
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TEE
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