Banks to enforce uniform system for bankkeeping nationwide
Washington reports that after Quanah National Bank of Quanah Texas closed its doors due to mismanaged records the comptroller of currency ordered all 7200 national banks to adopt a uniform bookkeeping system. Examiners must telegraph findings if true condition is undetermined and banks given thirty days to install proper books under supervision. No criminal action tied to Quanah case has been pursued.
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Washington
Quanah National Bank
Quanah
Tex
Comptroller of Currency
United States
Woman burns to death in Concord flat fire
Associated Press report from St. Paul, Minnesota states a gin explosion started a blaze that destroyed the three story Concord Flats in Concord, killing one woman and injuring several others. Firemen caught three babies dropped from the third floor and ten people were badly burned as residents fled into sleet like weather. The property loss was about twenty thousand dollars.
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Associated Preas
St. Paul, Minn
Doc M
Concord Fats
Boundary dispute push to The Hague urged by mediators
A joint note from the mediating powers and uninvited states Brazil and Argentina to Peru urged submission of the Peru Ecuador boundary dispute to The Hague tribunal. The note notes likely rejection by Ecuador and warns war may follow as newspapers call for government readiness.
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Ecuador
Lime
Peru
Brazil
Argentina
Hague Tribunal
Robbers Take All Money From New Palestine Bank
Associated Press reports the State Bank of New Palestine in New Palestine Indiana was robbed today of 4410 with the door opened by a skeleton key. Not a penny of the bank deposits was left.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
State Bank of New Palestine
New Palestine
Reception Planned by Congregational Church for Pastors
The Congregational church will host a reception next Monday evening for retiring pastor Rev J B Pershing and incoming pastor Rev A K Wray D D. No personal invitations will be issued. all interested are invited. Guests from outside the church may attend to wish Pershing well in his Tawton assignment. Wray recalls friends in Vinita and was a founder of Wooner Academy. A Missouri acquaintance praises him as a man with the get-there quality.
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Congregational Church
J. B. Pershing
A. K. Wray
Perahing
Tawton
Rev. Wray
Vinita
Old Wooner Academy
Gray
Shore
Missouri
Governor Haskell Signs Capitol Bill at Guthrie Lunch
Guthrie Okla Dec 30 The governor signed the capitol location bill in a Guthrie restaurant ending a 21 year dispute that Oklahoma City is the de facto capital He returned by train to Oklahoma City where state officers began moving their offices and a temporary capital plan was outlined The last $71 200 of the required funds was raised by citizens and a holding company to pay for removal and related costs.
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Guthrie
Okla
Harvey
Thin City
Haskell
Oklahoma City
W. A. Ledbetter
Charles J. Putnam
State Board of Affairs
Supremey
James Menefee
Charles Daugherty
State Labor Commission
A. P. Watnot
Leo Meyer
George Henshaw
Corporation Commission
Supreme Court
Capitol
Northeast Site Holding
Northeast
Old Capital Commission
Sire
Guthrie Attorneya
District Court
Lagan County
Emall
Robbers Escape With $3000 In Dow City Bank Heist
In Dow City near Denison a bank robbery occurred overnight as robbers entered the bank and seized three thousand dollars. The blast alerted residents but the crime was not discovered until morning.
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Associated Prem
den Moines
Dow City
Deniwon
Durant Way Succeeds Late Gov in Choctaw Nation
In Kinta Oklahoma on December 2, W A Durant, named by Democrats for speaker of the third legislature, may become governor of the Choctaw Nation after the death of Green McCurtain. The pick depends on the interior secretary's appointment under the Aluka treaty. George W Choate may refuse the council presidency. Governor Haskell and staff plan to attend Governor McCurtain's funeral Thursday.
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Kinta
Okla
W. A. Durant
Green Me Curtain
Secretary of the Interior
United States
George W. Choate
Indianola
Iix
Haskell
Seem Canton
Kirby Fitzpatrick
McCurtain
Contract Ready to Be Submitted Between Rail Line and Vinita Club
Judge Lyman F Parker redrafts the proposed Cherryvale Oklahoma and Texas railroad contract for the Commercial Club of Vinita and will submit it to the railroad committee tomorrow. If approved, a citizens meeting will ratify the contract and funds will be raised to buy the right of way across Craig county. Delays due to President Wilson's absence and S B Warren's fire disability have ended. work begins March 1 1911 with trains into the city by March 1 1912.
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Lyman F. Parker
Cherryvale, Oklahoma & Texas Railrend
Commercial Club of
Vinita
Railroad Committee
Commercial Club
Mase
Craig County
Wilson
S. B. Warren
Craig
Council Orders Payment of Outstanding Warrants
City council in call session at city hall authorized payment from water works extension bonds funds for warrants issued for work and materials on the water system. To stop double interest, ordinance directs the mayor to draw warrants on the water construction fund to take up the interest bearing warrants.
Threats Found Targeting Garfield County Bridges Enid OK
A letter received Thursday morning threatened to burn Garfield County bridges and the residence of County Judge Cullison. Sheriff Campbell noted similar letters sent to Judge Cullison during past liquor law trials. Authorities expect a reward for information leading to the arrestee as postal officials are alerted. William Coyle serves eighteen months in jail and was fined 1500 dollars for liquor law violations.
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Enid
Okla
Doc
Campbell
Cullivan
William Coyle
Sim
Cullison
Wiliam Coyle
Pneumonia Claims Star's Special Correspondent
Mollins Bingham aged four died of pneumonia at a Kansas City hospital. He was a newspaper writer and society leader, son of General G O Bingham the artist writer and politician who died twenty years ago. Holling Stingram was the Star's special writer at the time of his death.
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Associated Pres
Kansas City
Mollins Bingham
General Hospital
Bingham
G. 0. Bingham
Holling Stingram
Kansas City Star
Suit to Enjoin Tax Collection
Ex consul Lot Company A J Willume and Robert Downing seek a temporary injunction against tax collection in a case before County Judge Frear. They allege the board of equalization raised 146 lots from just over 10 000 to 33 010 and that the meeting was illegal delaying appeal rights. The suit argues the increased valuation and timing void the assessment and seeks to restore listed valuations.
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Equalization Board
Ilegal
Gill
Twelve More Confess Before Judge Blair
Associated Press reports in West Union Ohio that four dozen men confessed to selling their votes for trifling sums as Judge Blair opened court. Seventy three true bills were returned, Indictments total a thousand seventy one, and three hundred seventy seven men have pleaded guilty.
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Associated Press
West Union
Blair
Magazine for Blind Children Delights New York Readers
A blind child writes to the New York Association for the Blind, expressing a wish for a magazine of their own. The idea of a publication titled Our Own is proposed to bring reading joy to blind children and their families.
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Associated Press
New York
Newsday
New York Association ‘For the
Vinita Men Mine Shows Rich Lead Zinc Ore Output
The Miami Lead and Zinc company opened operations in the Miami field. The mill started at 11, concentrates yielded about four tons of ore per day with a 67 percent recovery. Ground lies on the Miami Royalty tract east of the Miami Yankee mine with drifts north east and west, dry workings, and a daily capacity of 100 tons, later boosted by a 210 ton hopper. Key figures include Judge Joseph A. G. F. Lee, John Barrett, and J. D. McIntyre.
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Collowlok
Joplin
Heralt
Oider
Rendera
Miday Lead and Zinc Company
Miami
Miami Royalt Company
Miami Yankee Ming
Willow Branch Mining Company
Willow Branch Company
Joseph A. G. F. Lee
John Barrett
Olda
J.D. McIntyre
Mima
Miami Camp
Mil
Nesr
Jennie May Company
Trial Berind Closed Between Nigh and Wife in Oklahoma Case
In a closed trial before Justice Meredith, Charlen Nigh of Nive jacket faces adultery charges with his legal wife Mrs. Nigh present as a witness. Counsel McGary disputed the proceedings while County Attorney Mackey defended the admissibility of testimony and a Supreme Court decision on a man named John Doemont affecting the case.
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Charlen Nigh
Nive Jacket
Tustien
Meredith
Clyde Ap Gury
Nigh
McGrary
Mackey
McGary
Supreme Court of Oklahomaa
John Doemont
Hin
MeGlary
Ae Isiah
Kansas
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Concord
Durant Way
Late Gov, M'Curtain
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Milford - Berger Shoe Company
Milford
Berger Shoe Company
Garfield County
STAR
Petitionera
Board of Equalization
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