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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
4
A humorous reader recounts attending a local village baseball game. The narrator describes the chaotic crowd, improvised play, and comic misinterpretations of the sport, noting the crowd’s wild cheers and the comical misreadings of the action. The piece blends a folksy voice with a playful critique of early baseball culture. The column also reports MarshaI Bennett’s note on Wagoner court building lease renewal and regional court schedules.
The Muskogee clash with the M K and T railroad centers on moving freight division headquarters to South Canadian or elsewhere. Vinita plans to intervene to protect supper routes, while a local says Muskogee may build its own east and west road. Slot machine crackdowns spread from Wagoner as cattle losses fill news, and Choctaw townsite appraisers prepare to size up small towns before larger ones.
A survey cites payment levels and perquisites for parliaments in several countries. It notes Boer members earn about 6000 dollars yearly, US senators receive mileage and fees, Britain pays high officials but not MPs, and other nations range from modest stipends to per diem allowances.
A fragment notes a comic exchange about a proposal and a dying quarries reference. It also mentions Longfellow and a red pipe stone quarry at South Dakota’s eastern edge as the continent’s sole quarry of its kind. A light dialogue quip about narcotics appears with a physician and patient.
Major Kunz argues cavalry will not vanish but evolve. He warns against blunt frontal charges against trained infantry, stresses faultless riders and leadership, and says cavalry can disrupt fleeing forces to avoid larger battles. Extensive maneuvers train for such work, as noted by Literary Digest.
A commission based service advertises matching buyers with sellers in Vinita. It offers help to buy improved or unimproved property and promises savings. The notice invites property owners with property to sell or buyers seeking property to contact the advertiser.
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