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Newspaper
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
2
The fragmentary OCR reads as a political notice referencing Crale county and national elections. It mentions Coyne, Kateli, Senator Bowerdue, and an election year with unclear dates. The text carries garbled names and stray numbers, ending with editorial asides about votes and results.
The piece lists Democratic and local ticket candidates for Oklahoma and attacks Republican leaders. It names William Jennings Bryan as presidential candidate and John Worth Kern for vice president, plus Henry Johnston Elmer Fulton James Davenport Carter Carter and others. It critiques Senator Beveridge Taft and calls out GOP misrepresentation about Oklahoma’s governance.
Local notes from Ketchum detail community life including sermons, visits, travel, a house fire with little damage, and assorted social updates. The item also reports a significant storm sweeping the plains from Cheyenne to Rawlings with heavy snow and fierce wind.
The Forest City banks hid their money in the Marrett house parlor in Standish from 1812 to 1814 during the war. A huge lock and reinforced door marked the safekeeping, with thousands of dollars moved on a six ox cart under guard of a single keeper. The Standish home, one of the town’s oldest, belonged to Rev. Merrett’s descendants.
Read fragments from a 19th century style column praising two themes. The first quotes Robert G. Ingersoll on Love as life’s star and civilizing force. The second extols Duty as life’s holiest word, with examples of sacrifice by nurse, fire fighter, and soldier.
Lord Lichfield condemned Rowand Hill’s plan for a uniform postal rate as extraordinary yet within three years it became law. A penny letter connected distant lands and a Haetish-speaking world, marking a remarkable shift from early mail trials to global correspondence.
The term internal revenue is limited to revenues collected under the internal revenue bureau of the treasury department. It does not include all revenues from internal sources such as public lands, patent fees, or revenues of the postal service.
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