05 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
1
Winul preparations are under way at the Smithsonian for an Africa expedition headed by Roosevelt. He will confer at Oyster Bay with three naturalists sent by the Smithsonian, and on April 21 they land at Mombassa ready to begin field work.
The 19th century inauguration procedures begin in the Senate chamber with Vice President James S. Sherman taking the oath. He delivers a measured speech urging duty, restraint, and adherence to self-imposed rules as he anticipates working with Senators and the Supreme Court to uphold the Constitution. A later notice reports the marriage of Joy Leach of Fort Worth and Paul C. Gaines of Kansas City, Kansas, with travel plans to Parsons, Kansas.
The Supreme Court, in two opinions by Justice Dunn, reverses a U S Circuit decision concerning a lease by a natural guardian without court approval or bond. The ruling centers on infant guardians, their authority, and when contracts or adoptions bind infants. The Creek allotment dispute and a Jefferson County school case are referenced, with notes on appellate procedures and temporary district court orders.
The Oklahoma State University notes describe a lively week with a debate on excluding Japanese residents won by the affirmative speakers McMahan and Gorton. The Intercollegiate debates are scheduled for April 0 and April 24, with teams preparing. The Delt Theta Rho sorority was organized on February 24 with nine charter members. The university male quartette will perform in Purcell on March 12, and the Oklahoma Geological Survey plans exhibitions and mineral wealth materials.
Bartlesville Oklahoma reports that independent producers form the Mid-Countil association agree to cut oil production for four months beginning after April 1 to reduce a storage surplus of about 64 million barrels. The pause aims to stabilize markets and prevent layoffs among workers tied to new drilling and pipe construction.
A joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to ban manufacture or sale of liquor in Missouri. Introduced by Representative Killion of Cedar County, the measure asks voters to decide at the 18 general election.
President Taft took his place at the desk in the executive office building at 9 30 this morning. The nomination of the entire cabinet and Frederik W Carpenter to be secretary to the president was transmitted to the Senate for its approval.
Wilson Street Rally company officers are listed with president Felix Cowans and secretary F Amos. Directors include J A Thompson and J J Whiter. The plan is to submit building bids soon for a post office site on South Wilson Street and Canadian Avenue, with construction starting shortly and occupancy expected by July.
A fierce blaze, described as a two week old conflagration, swept a frame building on West Main Street in Henryetta last night threatening the entire business section. Officials faced menacing threats demanding law enforcement altercations, amid a history of damage estimated at twenty five thousand dollars and prior fires.
A former federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District died of heart failure at his Ardmore home yesterday. He previously served as a congressman from Colorado and held public roles in the Territory era.
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