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Newspaper
The Indian Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
2
The Indian Chieftain notes National Ticket support for President Jennings Bryan and Vice President Adlai Stevenson. It mentions population growth in Chelona Arizona, labor strikes in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma events, and local civic matters in Vinita Ardmore and other settlements, with various community updates and political commentary.
The Supreme Court will issue a decision in the Choctaw and Chickasaw lands case involving the Wichita and affiliated bands. The ruling will likely align with the Court of Claims view that Choctaws and Chickasaws held the lands in trust, with Wichita groups claiming possessive title. The decision could trigger new actions affecting Kiowa Comanche Apache country openers and related allotments.
Jon M Lahey treasurer of the Cherokee nation advocates statehood or territory organized from the five tribes territory. He supports uniting Indian Territory and Oklahoma in one state but notes chaotic conditions and high taxes under separate government. He says a balanced territorial solution could be better for the people. ADAIR NOTES report wind damaged chimney, Maggie Cumming to Springfield for school, Rev Wheeling at Methodists conference, Adair folks attending, a local wedding, and school attendance progress.
The Dawes commission enrolled three hundred twenty per sons here and placed thirty nine on doubtful card at the opera house. The commission will stay until November 16 then move to Chel pnea, with year end work in Tahlequah on December 22. Total applications passed include Cherokees Shawnees and intermarried whites 47660 rejected 806 and doubtful Delawares 20. Bonafide Cherokees enrolled to date about 16618. Other items note Choctaw extension plans with executives visiting Texas and Pennsylvania for a western extension project.
A prose urging women to study voice and public speaking to influence society. The piece discusses training, social standards, and the role of refined speech in shaping perception of educated, cultured women, urging widespread study and disciplined practice. It emphasizes that wealth and poverty do not determine voice quality, but effort and focused training do.
An excerpt shows a racist phone message miscommunication in Independence Missouri about sending a 10 word telegram and a 5 word cheaper option. It shifts to scattered notes on California fruit canning, wine, vegetables, and emergence of the state’s agricultural industries, with references to growers, markets, and regional development.
A fragmentary text describes California’s agricultural push with focus on orange cultivation and horticultural advances. It highlights broad public support for farming, climate advantages, and regional emphasis on fruit production, noting orange growing as a key activity in the southern areas.
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