Afton Girl Freed After Liquor Case
Cora Watkins a 16 year old girl from Afton stood before U S district court in Muskogee Oklahoma charged with bottlegging. She pleaded guilty and, after tears touched Judge Ralph J Campbell, was released on her bond for good behavior with the promise to avoid future offenses.
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Muskogee
Okla
Kel
Cora Watkins
United States District Court
Cora
Ralph J. Campbell
Afton
Wheetil
Campbell
Frank Lee
United States
Grand Theatre to Feature Stock Company Next Week
The Grand Theatre will open a weeklong engagement by the Jordan Dramatic Company starting Monday night. The company, highly recommended for McAleater, presents The Maid and the Man as the opening bill with a four-act society comedy drama. Prices are 10, 20, and 2 cents. ladies admitted free Monday with a wearied ticket purchased before 7 pm.
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Jordan Dramatic Company
Fir
McAleater
Acta
Faul Donnelly And Gan Tittle In Motion Pictures
Faul Donnelly and Gan Tittle are announced for upcoming motion pictures. The brief notes a trio of reel features and mentions Rid International Roy Alig with teasers and timelines, with names and phrases scrambled in a historic newspaper style.
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Faul Donnelly
Gan Tittle
Mee
Crud International
Roy Alig
Hiab
Julie
Thealey Tomarrot
Ad Donnelly
Loonie Walch
API
Lee
Betor
Miscegenation Charged Against Postmaster’s Son-in-Law
H Malone alais H W White was arrested in Muskogee Oklahoma on a miscegenation charge. Postmaster Charles Rains of McLain testified his daughter Ollie married Malone over a year ago. Rains says Malone dark in complexion claimed Indian blood and was found to be a Negro after investigation.
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Muskogee
Oklo
H. Maloné
Alais
H. W. White
Arkansas City
Kang
Charles Rains
McLain
Okla
Ollie
Malone
Rains
South
Bartlesville Man Accused of Insanity and Guardianship Abuse
A petition filed by H D Lannon’s ex wife in Bartlesville alleges he is insane and seeks a guardian for him. A separate suit by Abey Ultesstey, a full blood Cherokee girl, claims Lannon squandered her money and seeks $20,000. A temporary restraining order blocks withdrawals and the case set for July 31 before Judge Hudson at Pawhuska. Wealthy royalties are said to fund the charges.
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Bartlesville
Oklo
H. D. Latinon
Dixon H. Bynum
Muskogee
Abey Ultesstey
Hudson
Pawhusks
Eil
Tinnon
Tennessee Democratic Primary Opens After Close of Campaign
Nashville reports the Democratic gubernatorial primary closes with five candidates: former Governor Benton McMillin, W R Crabtree, W S Paulkner, T J Preston, and Thomas J Tyne, challenging incumbent Governor Ben Hooper. The successful nominee is expected to gain an edge over 1890s party divisions and past Republican-leaning blocks.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ben. W. Hooper
Tennaasee Hna
Benton McMillin
W. R. Crabtree
Chattanooga
W. 8
Jpintay
de Haveray
Desideratio Omnes
Lena Teylor
Macphone
Magia
Evans
Election Board clarifies independent voters party change rights
Oklahoma City reports that the state election board rules independents may switch registration and a party certificate proves loyalty. It warns inspectors to run a fair primary, counting ballots as cast and ensuring all voters align with their chosen party unless future affiliation changes.
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Oklahoma City
State Election Board
Ben W. Irlley
Criminal Court of
Democratic Party
Criminal Court of Appeals
Ben W. Riley
Secretary
Two More Buildings Planned for Oklahoma Hospital
A Chieftain representative in Oklahoma City learned from BE B Howard secretary of the state board that Governor Cruge approved two additional hilldloge buildings for the hospital for the insane. The governor secured consent to proceed once public building bonds funds are available, with work aimed to start early fall and advance before cold weather.
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Oklahoma City
BE. B. Howard
State Board of Affair
Howard
Cruge
Wrec
Howard Wald
Clerk Cannot Extend Assessments in Oklahoma City
Judge Carney rules county clerk cannot extend tax assessments on treasurer rolls without giving property owners a chance to protest. If extended, increased taxes cannot be collected. The ruling covers similar actions by other counties and could affect statewide procedures if upheld by the supreme court.
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Oklahoma City
Treaatirar
Carney
State Board For Equalization
Qarney
Supreme Court
Means & Great Ions
Oklahoma
Mind Central introduces new suburban fare system
Chicago Aug 1 Mind Central Railway begins a new fare collection system on its suburban trains. The method uses punched tickets to deter free riders and reflects early adoption of centralized ticketing across railroads in the United States.
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Chicago
Central Road
United States
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