Tulsa Visit Provokes Nationwide Protest Over Ball Game
The Daily Chieftain condemns the Oklahoma City trip to Tulsa for a baseball game amid reports of rudeness and lawlessness. It argues civilized communities cannot tolerate such conduct and notes the incident reflects poorly on Tulsa and its citizens. The piece stresses protection failures for visitors and preserves the event as a matter of public concern.
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Tulsa
Thureday
Daily Chieftain
United States
Tulea
Indian Territory
Town Lot Jumping in Vinita Novel Recovery
In Vinita the first case of lot jumping surfaced when John L Bates left his business to J B Turner in Alaska. An unimproved town lot in the northwest part of Vinita was claimed by M M Edquist who fenced and dug a well there. Turner’s men chopped the fence posts, cut the wire, and piled posts across the well to thwart Edquist, saying an injunction could have ended it but he did not know how quickly.
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Vinita
John L. Bates
Alaska
J.B. Turner
Wipita
M. M. Edquiston
Mr. Turner
Turner
William
Krebs
Aurora
Eny
Eman
Dublin
Tulsa
Secretary of the Interior
Dawes Commission
Angel of Light
Janefurt
Tahlequah notes and cotton debate cited by readers
A Tahlequah reader urges fair credit for local events, praising Bessie Barrett’s accident story and arguing against cross town attribution. The piece references the Atlanta Constitution on cotton handling costs and round baling, noting impact on farmer profits and efficiency. It also mentions talk of a possible street fair in several Oklahoma towns, including Oklahoma City.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
American Cotton Company
Murdered at Galena by two negroes near Lowell
John B. Purvis, 38, of Vinita area, was killed in his sleep beside a huckster wagon near Lowell while traveling with a friend. A posse found him dead. his companion was arrested. The elder Purvis shipped to Galena for burial, and telegrams confirmed the murder details. The report notes tensions with Tulsa area riders and a rival paper dispute between Muskogee Times and Wichita Beacon.
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C. C. Purvis
Dupree
Vinita
John Purvis
Galena
Purvis
Kansas City
John B. Purvis
Lowell
Muskogee
Wichita
Indian Territory
Press Association
Atoka
Saist Beacer
Times
Vinita Triumph Amid Tulsa Mob Violence in Baseball Dispute
A Vinita baseball visit to Tulsa ended in controversy as mobs insulted players and an umpire's calls favored Tulsa. Vinita won 8 to 7 amid claims of biased umpiring and violence, prompting plans to play Claremore next. The item criticizes local press and notes regional thoughts on newspapers' role.
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Tulsa
Vinita
Murdock
Hughes
Ridenbour
Tules
Vinita Club
Claremore
Letter of Credit For Rough Riders In Day's Return
A Gazette account recalls Rough Riders Charles McPherson and L T Philpot using their uniform as banks in Emporia and New York to cash checks. The piece notes the magic of the Rough Rider name and cites Captain Day's telegram naming him a first lieutenant. Off the right of way.
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Charles McPherson
Roossevelt
Rough
Enporin
Las Vegas
Rough Rider
Sys the Gazette
Yaddo
J. T
Emporia National Bank
Major Hood
L. T. Philpot
New York
First National Bank
Wall Street
Cuba
Captain Day
Moving Activity In Frisco Right Of Way Escalates
Movements of houses from the Frisco railroad corridor continued last week as time limit expired and several buildings remained on railway ground. Notice given of forfeiture if not removed promptly. Joseph Hunt granted three days. Hill building opposite First National bank to stay as Ratcliff Bros wholesale warehouse. A four year old's death after a sudden convulsion on the A F Chamberlin place, likely from congestion, ends with thanks to aiding eyes. editorials urge citizen participation in politics, condemning nonparticipation as neglect of civic duty.
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Frisco
Joseph Hunt
Hill
First National Bank
Ratcliff , Bros
J.S. Rice
A. F. Chamberlin
Ed Hill
Merit Era Recognition Shifts Day to First Lieutenant
Captain BR. CG. Day received a formal notice last week of his appointment as first lieutenant in the Fifth Volunteers and wired acceptance at once. Governor Roosevelt’s recent visitor to Vinita may have influenced the quick decision. Day departs Saturday for Fort Logan Colorado, with townspeople bidding farewell amid hopes he may return. Day’s health has weakened since his Rough Riders days, though his career remains a beacon of local pride.
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BR. CG. Day
Day
Carter
Washington
Vinita Will
Roosevelt
Col
R.C. Day
U.S. A
Fort Logan
Colorado
Cuba
el Caney
Labor Shortage, Unemployment Plague Joplin
Report from Joplin notes half a dozen men per job and street theft for meals. Limited work for laborers above ground and for inexperienced or idle miners while experienced miners are scarce. Mineral output high but main industry shifts to tenderfoot labor as Milton quotes echo.
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Joplin
Miss Ernie Bloss bicycle girl tale challenges press
John McGinnis of Fort Worth said in Muskogee that much of the bicycle girl Ernie Bloss story is imaginary. He cited her New York trip not for a prize or romance but for notoriety, noting she pawned her watch to secure a bicycle and cooked at a section house. Reports claim she reached New York and sparked sensations once more.
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John McGinnis
Ft. Worth
Our City
Ernie Bloss
New York
Muskogee
Wenus Club
Ernie
Tragic romance tied to Roosevelt's rough riders ends in death
Miss Artie Sedwick dies at her Pryor Creek home as Dan Seabright, once engaged to return from Cuba with the rough riders, learns only after a reunion that she was faithful yet died before he could meet her. He had mistaken a cousin's news for shared betrothal.
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Indian Territory
Wagoner
Globe Democrat
Artie Sedwick
Pryor Creek
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Cuba
Capron
Texas
Territory
Rough ‘Riders
Sealt
Seabright
Anold
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