Buying Votes and Treacherous Schemes in Cherokee District
A campaign to defeat the treaty by purchasing full blood Cherokee votes is led by oil interests based in Kansas City. Agents across the nation seek disreputable politicians willing to sell influence, with reports of signed contracts to vote against the treaty on August 7 amid a broad corruption fund. A warning notice on questionable medicines and a district attorney report follow, detailing legal proceedings and public health ads.
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Fullblood
Sinole
Bin
Bia
Jallbiooda
Contala
Uney
Hall
le Cheney & Co
Toledo D
Toledo
F. J. Qheney & Co
Prion
Halls Family
Police Reorganization Reveals Indian Police Reappoints Officers
Col J Blair announced the re organization of the Indian police detailing John West as captain Murky geo Alfred McCoy as lieutenant Joseph Ward Lt Coal gate and others re appointed privates including John Drown Thon Williams Muskogee Frock Went C W Plamma Labigh Dan Bryant Peter Paytubby J Harp Willis Kingston A Chamberlin Vinita W M Sunday Tol waimy Boone and Bofaule Lawln
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Col J. Blair Bhownfelt
Indian Police
Fullowe
John 0. West
Murky
Alfred McCoy
Mc Aloater
Joseph Ward
Leutenant
Coal. Gate
Jobn L. Drown
Vian
Thon
Williame
Muskogee
Frock Went
Morkoger
C. W. Plamma Labigh
Dan Bryant
Peter Paytubby
Casdo
J. Harp Willis
Kingston
A. ¥. Chamberlin
Vinita
W. M. Sunday
Tol
Waimy Boone
Bofaule
Lawln
Confederate Home Association Forms to Aid Indigent Veterans
Ardmore papers report the Confederate Memorial Association reorganized as a stock company to fund a home for indigent Confederate soldiers. The plan invites subscriptions at 200 per share, with Judge John L. Galt of Ardmore handling further details on establishing the home.
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Ardmore
Confederate Memorial Association
Spften
Confederacy
Sone
Daughters of the Confederacy
Southland
John L. Galt
Negro immigration barred in Oklahoma towns
Negroes barred since the Blackwell incident, Lawton and Norman have posted notices on roads into the towns warning that negro presence will not be tolerated. Oklahoma has the largest negro population of any state or territory in the union.
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Blackwell
Okla
Lawton
Norman
Oklahome
Union
Government picks Vinita jail site amid possible litigation
Mr. R. V. LaDow of the Department of Justice, in Vinita for a week, endorses the Couch and Raines and McGlell nd properties as the best site for the new federal jail. if owners refuse, condemnation will be started. Construction could begin soon after title issues are cleared, with Vinita likely the first of four jails planned by congress.
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R. V. LaDaw
Department of Justice
Vinita
Haw
Couch and Raines
McGlell
LaDow
Congress
Curtis Named Probable Successor as Indian Commission Chairman
Curtis seen as likely replacement for Sherman in the Indian Affairs chair after Sherman’s retirement. Kansas Congressman Curtis, second ranking on the committee, is considered well informed on Indian affairs and favored by many in Washington to assume the post.
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Sherman
Indian Commission
Jqoee Sherman
New York
Charles Curtis
Jor
Kansas
Comiittes
Curtis
Washington
Cattle receipts and odd notes from St Louis market
Cattle receipts report weekly totals from St Louis for numerous consignors including Baldridge Bros Wagoner with 195 steers at 697 pounds priced around 64.00 and 48 steers at 958 pounds at 4.00. Weir & Stewart Chelsea 21 steers 1172 pounds at 4.00. Graves & Dougherty Catoosa 46 steers 1014 pounds at 4.00. more entries include Edwards Bristow 6 steers, Moore Okmulgee 25 steers, Spaulding Hayes Sapulpa 189 calves at 2.80. other buyers in Holdenville Pugh and Riddles with steers and cows noted. The page mixes cattle data with a rambling political anecdote about a U S courthouse, officials, and a critique of a politician, then a treatment advertisement for kidney cures.
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St. Louis
Baldridge Bros
Wagoner
Weir & Stewart
Chelsea
Graves & Dougherty
Catoosa
A. H. Edwards
Bristow
N. Be Moore
Okmulgee
B. Smith
Spaulding & Hayes
Sapulpa
McWhorter Brow
J. A. Mayen
Ocbelata
Abe
E. Yeager
Troy
Hooper & Davie
Ochelata
Theere
J. W. Gibson
Nayler & Jones
Lileatta
M. ©. Welch
Holdenville
I J. E. Pugh
A. Riddles
Caddo
Erests
B. M. Love
Puris
Indian Lands and Tribal Acreage Reported by Dawes Commission
The Dawes Commission outlines four principal nations in Indian territory with figures for allocated lands and agricultural acreage. The record lists several large acreages including 2,575,498 acres attributed to the Cherokees and other totals, noting extensive land allocations among the tribes.
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Dawes
Actes
Choctaw Chickasaw Treaty Ratification Sparks Debate
Reports from the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations indicate the pending treaty will be ratified with unanimous support in Chickasaw country. In Choctaw territory opposition is strong amid a bitter political fight. A mock summary of the unrest references deputies, a corkscrew, and a Washington trip as the plot thickens.
Oxarky and Cherokee Central Railroad to Open at Tahlequah
Tahlequah set to host a grand opening celebration for the Oxarky and Cherokee Central railroad on August 8 with speeches by prominent speakers, music by Fayetteville and Tahlequah bands, and events including roping, broncho riding, Indian ball, baseball, and more. About ten thousand visitors are expected. excursion rates will be offered on Frisco and Kansas City Southern lines, with round trips from Fayetteville to Tahlequah.
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Oxarky
Cherokee Central Railroad
Tahlequah
Fayetteville
Fally Ave
Frisco
Kansas City
Opark && Cherokee Central
Pablequab
Educating Congress on Indian Territory matters urged
Representative Juba Little advocates educating Congress and Senate committees on Indian Territory to prevent partition. He urges unity for self government and sustained push to enlighten Congress about the Territorys needs and future potential. He notes omnibus statehood could include Indian Territory and warns against methods that would cut up the land.
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South Mcal Feter
Juba
Bost
Congress
Congres
Senate Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Little
Senate
Okllahoma
Mr. Little
Katy
Jeplis
Eceoes
Vinita
Geng
Thage
Joplin
Wade
Esveral
Vinita Gang
Ross Blevins
Woonda
Louie Bagby
Tan Wae Tekeoo
Filonda
le Pot
Gilvirep
Creek Treaty Clears Creek Nation in Senate Vote
The supplemental Creek Treaty passed the senate by 75 to 10 and now goes to the president for approval, signaling an end to tribal troubles. A separate Osage per capita payment of 205000 was distributed among tribe members, averaging 214.54 each while traders received a larger portion. Vacation days bring outdoors as children enjoy open air sports, with ads urging DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and One Minute Cough Cure for common ailments.
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Bourne of Warriors
House of Kings
Big Osage
He Osage Conultante
DeWit
Knives and Guns Used by Crowd at Train Theft Capture
A drunken mob attacked a train in Joplin, leaving officials unable to intervene. The assailants, armed with knives and guns, captured a boon after the train departed, while authorities were described as impotent as usual.
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Hood
Jame
Boon
Joplin
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