Intruders Lose Ground in Indian Territory Land Case
Washington April 20 Interior Department sustains Judge Springer ruling that intruders have no property rights in Indian Territory. Department says judicial judgments stand and possession must be surrendered. Creek nation appoints a townewise commissioner. Muskogee business leaders advocate and Stuart & Lewis prepare to carry out provisions of the Curtis Low-Clarefoure Progress.
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Washington, D.C
Indian Territory
Interior Department
Springer
United States Supreme Court
Department
Dadge Springer’s Court
Supreme Court
Ryan
M. M. Edmiston
Vinita
I. T
G. F. Hargrove
Hargrove
Claude Shelton
Taos Roax
Jnotian
Interior
Muskogee
Iias
Marchal
Stuart & Lewis
Curtis Low
Clarefoure
Gov. Barnes
Oklahoma
Bliss
Phoenix
Cherokee loan payments and Creek land filings prompt debate
Rogers reports Cherokee warrants paid in Muskogee with priority to Stapler and Kansas City banks while school warrants for teachers are withheld due to funds. Creek allotment filings rise amid disputes over land claims and a revived Dawes Creek treaty vote set for May. editorial notes call for local action toward territorial representation and civic reforms.
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C. V. Rogers
Muskogee
Claremore
Frisco
John W. Stapler and Son
Tahlequah
Kansas City
Robt. B. Ross
Cherokee School Board
Rogers
Congress
Destructive cyclone and libel reform news from Indian Territory
A destructive cyclone struck Kingsville Missouri area leaving at least 25 confirmed dead and fire in ruined buildings. Reports also note 16 killed in Newton Missouri. The South and West Texas Press association urged passage of a libel law, Greenwood libel bill, to protect honest publishers while clarifying libel definitions and jury standards.
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Kingsville
Newton
Sullivan County
South and West Texas Press Association
Cuero
Texas
States
Alton
Indian Territory
Seneca
Afton
Davenport
Vinita
McKinley
Fairland
Indian ‘Territory
Tampa
Florida
Smith
Purcell Register
Government lease row spurs Wagoner demand for court continuity
Wagoner residents express frustration over the U S government’s refusal to renew the United States court building lease. They argue the city’s central location and recent courtroom investments argue for keeping the court, criticizing the Department of Justice for possible cost-cutting as unjust and impractical. Federal jurors for the June term are chosen in open court by J F Maye and Gen H B Armisted, drawing 60 names from 150 slips each.
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Neosho
Indian Territory
Neosho County
Fairland
United States
Atoka
Lapeer
McAlester
United States Court
Thomas
Marshal Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Department of Justice
Weagoner
J. F. Maye
Fayetteville
Gen. H. B. Armisted
Ft. Smith
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