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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
3
Readable items describe visits from Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Morton to Vinita, legal matters including Joe Alleg charged with a crime and Tom Jones’s preliminary hearing, and civic notes on public works and a proposed union station. Also mentions Miss Victora Cole’s wedding plans and Cherokees’ regional activities.
At the federal court session Tolley V. Moore was sentenced to two years in Leavenworth for assaulting Jacob Biante, then a Lenapah marshal, before fleeing to Colorado where he was captured. Other defendants faced various charges including larceny, liquor offenses, and assault. The court also addressed Indian appropriation bill provisions and set the next term for September 15 focusing on criminal cases.
Reports from Washington indicate Thora Bixby or the Dawes commission figure Bixby considered withdrawal from the commission. A tentative resignation was discussed but not finalized amid Quiet White House and Interior Department. Opposition links include Van Sant and Hill with price terms discussed.
The Munko gee material office reports an armed clash between white residents and a group of about 76 Negroes at Braggs. After shakedowns and a failed appeal to justice, shootings occurred injuring five Negroes and a white man with a hand wound. Deputies are deployed amid expected further trouble as whites arm with Winchesters.
In a Senate session a bill on Indian territory sites for manufacturing faced criticism of Interior Department control. Texas Senator Bailey lamented the secretary’s lack of knowledge, a Kansas incident led to Medlin’s confinement process, and a court refused the treasury payout tied to Kiowa Comanche Apache lands. A bill would allow tribal land sales to aid manufacturing. Ardmore lots appraisals sparked protests, with next week set for vacant lot sales and court appointments discussed.
Reported homicide occurred during a late Saturday confrontation with London Circus members at Tales. Deputies attempted to pursue alleged slayers arriving on the Brisco train but limited search time hampered arrests. In the melee three suspected assailants fled as gunfire opened, leaving Childers dead and a town noting mixed accounts of the fatal blow. Local social notes mention residents visiting Chelsea and nearby towns, with a new bank expected to finish soon and several community figures referenced in routine updates.
The Vinita scene shows push for expanded water works and new factories as growth drivers, while criticism lands on political appointees and shifts in territory leadership. Reports note Tama Bixby’s departure, Indian affairs scrutiny, and local updates from White Oak about rain, new stands, and school and union activity.
Members of the Retail Hardware Implement and Vehicle Dealers association will be welcomed with music and speeches in Vinita. Delegates arrived by train, were guided to hotels, and later gathered at the opera house for addresses by Mayor Parker, Geo W Mowbray of Tulea, and W J Thompson of Springfield. A banquet followed at Whitney's with a program including roll call, minutes, reports, papers, and talks on the industry.
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