Cherokee Nation Faces Dawes Rolls and Freedmen Tangles
In Vinita and surrounding areas tension grows as Dawes Commission hearings resume to determine citizenship roles. Cherokee leaders warn of prolonged disputes over freedmen claims, oil rights lawsuits, and tribal governance as residents debate curfews, saloon rules, and social order amid agricultural hardship and looming World’s Fair plans in St. Louis.
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Kinshener
Penton
Vinita
Dawes Commission
United States
Dawee Commission
Indian Territory
Ja Wos
St. Louis
Five Nations
Congress Wieker
Cherokee hay export tax authority affirmed by interior opinion
The opinion states the Cherokee nation, under self government, may levy a tax on prairie hay exported from its lands. It cites federal authority for collecting tribal taxes and royalties via the Interior Department, and holds that local Cherokee tax of twenty cents per ton on exported hay remains valid and collectible under existing laws, despite allotment and tax provisions.
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Secretary of the Interior
Bate
Congress
Prairie Bay
United States
United States Treasury
Interior Department
United States Aircult Court of Appeals
Maxey
Wright
Department of the Interior
Indian Department
Interiar
Warrants Issued in Ower's Court for Sunday Night Incident
Warrants issued for Rube Smith Lige Henderson Clay Tittle Herb Williams Claud Anderson Ike Seamer and Trott for participating in Sunday night affair. All but Henry Trott were arrested and released on bond or own recognizance awaiting court hearing. Trott warned and fined in Mayor's court. commissioner will determine next steps as courts share jurisdiction.
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Ower
Rube Smith
Lige Henderson
Clay Tittle
Herb Williams
Claud Anderso Anderson
Ike Seamer An Trott
Henry Trott
Bonde
Stanheld
Lawls
Freeman Reappointed Clerk as Court of Appeals Orders Set
The Court of Appeals renewed William Perry Freeman as clerk for four years and issued orders directing constitutional changes. It relocates an additional judge to northern Indian Territory, schedules sessions, and amends rules to hold two terms with specific dates in September.
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William Perry Freeman
Court of Appeals
Booth McAlester
Charles W, Amond
U. S
Indian Territory
Eaid North
Jane Andy
Wounded due to accidental revolver discharge at Muskogee jail
Serious injury reports say Seary White, son of Capt. G. S. White, was wounded when a revolver on a table discharged at the Muskogee jail. The bullet struck the leg between the ankle and knee, and medical staff considered the wound serious but not immediately life threatening.
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Seary White, & Son
GS. White
Muskogee
Tay
Campbell's Method Of Rotling Fields Attracts Farmers
The Campbell method of wheat growing draws interest in northwestern Kansas and nearby Nebraska counties. Reports claim yields of about forty bushels per acre, triple the old method. A Nebraska man funds the venture. demonstrations include rolling the field after sowing, feeding cattle, and repeated rolling to strengthen the crop, with expectations of sturdier, higher yields.
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Campbell
Kansas
Nebraska
Gratvam
Kan
G. W. Holdredgs
Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
Adama
Superior
Centralia Case Affects Johnson and Local Courts
In a recent commissioner's court session, O W Johnson of Centralia was acquitted of murder intent after a shooting incident. Mrs Coblantz, the injured party, was reported out of danger. Other cases included Alfred Downes jailed for assault and liquor charge dismissals for lack of evidence. Local notes record visits, illness, and various social happenings across nearby towns.
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P. Pickatt
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