11 Dec 1903
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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
1
A proposal to install a cold storage plant in Vinita outlines an estimated cost of about $25 000 with machinery and a storage house for meats fish oysters fruit and vegetables. The plan notes demand from traders merchants and the public and mentions potential space for a beer or packing house.
Minnesota endures the coldest spell of the season as Tablequah lights fail to start on schedule. Coffeyville glass factory strike disrupts operations. A Russian immigrant group plans settlement in Oklahoma to work with compatriots, while an explosion wrecks a two story bank site near Sedalia with no deaths reported. An American Express messenger escapes recovery after mental health treatment.
The two youngest Klondike miners, aged 16 and 14, return to Grand Forks area schools to pursue further education. Over three years they earned about 2000 dollars by berry picking, lumber yard ventures, driftwood, and gold mining in Skagway Davtayn and near Yaboon. They plan to continue mining capital for college at Newberg Oregon before next Klondike season.
The report covers Cherokee and Chickasaw oil leases totaling 640 acres each, towns surveyed across Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Creek nations, and revenue figures from licenses, grazing, and town taxes. It cites the injunction restraining town officers from collecting licenses and notes substantial losses in revenue due to the order, with total Creek nation revenue listed and royalities on bay leading the Cherokee nation's income.
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