30 Mar 1906
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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
1
United States Marshal Darrough and deputies push a relentless hunt for Wick-Il outlaws in the Spavinaw Hills. They describe the terrain as treacherous caves and forests, with bandits elusive, hidden, and capable of evading mounted pursuit. Darrough vows to catch them and holds all crimes in the area liable to the suspects.
A garbled, uncertain text rails against strict party obedience, arguing individuals must dissent from party lines when necessary. It references soldiers and leaders, mentions voting and “the man” in a confused critique of political discipline and power.
Early returns from Arkansas show the United States senate race undecided with Senator Berry leading by about 2000 votes. Governor Davis and allies remain confident of victory despite the gap.
Dispatches from Washington state report the coal lease clause in the Curtis bill will be stricken during conference. Lands will be preserved to the new state after passage.
Associated Press reports March 3 that the House Ways and Means Committee approved a favorable report on a free alcohol bill. If enacted, the measure would revolutionize the fee question in America by making states cheaper than kerosene for gasoline at present.
Fourteen of the 1,209 entombed miners at Courrieres were brought out today alive and well after twenty days underground. They had survived on hay and scraps of food thrust into the mine three weeks earlier.
A gas well near Caney Kansas that had burned for over a month was capped yesterday with a large steel hood. The flame briefly appeared but was extinguished, and the gas flow ceased only for a moment. It will take two to three weeks to fully shut off the vented gas.
The supreme court today declares the state's township organization law unconstitutional affecting forty counties organized under its provisions.
Washington reports the president authorized two telegrams from coal leaders and miners. The Winder telegram urged a commissioned inquiry with power to compel witnesses and report findings. Mitchell Robbins countered that wage facts show half of Western coal tonnage comes from willing operators ready to restore the 1903 scale for two years.
Reports say H M Smith the Democratic alderman candidate from the Seat ward considered writing for his nephew KH Smith for city attorney, sparking anger among rival faction loyalists. The exchange drew wrath from the party loyalists and flared around the city committee headquarters.
A garbled early March notice notes gasoline price changes and related fuel supply details. Readable parts reference a price uptick and market adjustments affecting consumers and dealers.
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