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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
1
Directors of the First National Bank resolve to cease patronage of The Indian Chieftain after alleged hostile editorials toward cattlemen stockholders. They instruct executives to withdraw all advertisements and use printers unaffiliated with the paper. Passed October 13, 1899.
The Muckogee Phoenix tale on the Rough Riders suggests Muskogee claimed primary credit, while Vinita supplied many officers. It notes Richard Cashing Day of Vinita as second lieutenant, and criticizes local editors for overstating Muskogee’s role despite Vinita’s muster and casualties.
A Mob of financiers and railroad insiders discuss forging enduring freight-rate control. The Vanderbilt group includes New York Central and several leading lines. Cassatt, Morgan, Hill, Harriman-Rockefeller, Gould factions name major carriers. A stray note mentions a Muskogee woman granted a $5 monthly pension and an asylum plan.
The report notes a portion of the Muskogee contingent outclassing Vinita while one man was killed and four injured in a confrontation. It criticizes Captain Day and others from the city for conduct that merits stronger formal censure given the article’s detailed assessment.
The Indian Territory school boards and residents are urged to join a free schools convention in Purcell on Saturday morning December 2 1899. The aim is to prepare a memorial to Congress seek immediate school legislation and possibly send a special delegate. attendees may include Congressman Curie Dawes commissioner A S McKennon and Congressman Little.
Confident emigration agent says five tribes plan to move to Mexico, while residents doubt many will relocate. Vinita-like chatter, smallpox scare from a woodworker’s cider and a quarantined winter. Kansas political remarks by J K Hodson, Will Camp candidacy for clerk, and archbishop Ireland libel case. A new medical association planned in the Territory.
Narrates the Wilder case against the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway over a 1891 Chouteau fire. Describes trials, appeals to circuit court and Supreme Court, a new trial request for newly discovered evidence, and a controversial witness arrest. Also notes railroading crimes and local anecdotes about horses, trains, and regional issues.
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