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The Vinita Daily Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1908

Page

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Vinita Triumph over Tulsa In Severe Football Test

Vinita high school defeated Tulsa in a hard fought 5 to 0 game praised for fast team play and strong line defense. Lionberger stood out with multiple tackles and carries. Captain Franklin filled in at left halfback delivering solid gains. The contest featured open plays, frequent punting, and Vinita securing the lone touchdown in the opening half.

Vinita Tulsa Hans Lionberger Franklin Wright Billingslea Smith Deck Marrs Ehough House Foontain Rushmore Vinus Earl Kidd Winterly Shoenbors

Senator Gore to Tour East for Bryan Campaign

Guthrie Oct 22 United States Senator T P Gore of Oklahoma will tour Ohio New York and Indiana next week as a national speaker. Responding to William J Bryan he aims to help carry doubtful states despite being blind since age eleven and renowned for his oratory. Senator Owen also assigned a week of Ohio dates before the election.

Guthrie William J. Bryan United States T. P. Gore Oklahoma Ohio New York Indiana Gore United States Senate Bryan Robert L. Owen

Oklahoma Floods Raise Alarm Across Central Oklahoma

Heavy rainfall blankets the middle west as the Canadian and Arkansas rivers flood banks. In Vinita and west Tulsa rising waters threaten towns. Muskogee reports deluged lowlands and inaccessible homes. Arkansas River rises ten feet with continued rainfall and property damage feared.

Middle West Vinita Associated Press Tulsa Okla Oklahoma Arkansas Muskogee Grand Rivers

Bryan Punctures Taft's Contention in West Virginia

Associated Press dispatch from Ravenwood West Virginia notes that after a late retirement Bryan spoke at sunrise to a crowd. He challenged Taft's claim that prosperity was due to the Republican Party, mocking the idea of a sunometer or sunshine monopoly and arguing weather and fertility are not controlled by party leaders.

Associated Press Ravenwood West Va Bryan

Graig County Sows Big Stock Show Crowds and Awards

The Graig County Farmers Institute and Stock Show closed after two days with a large crowd and keen interest in premium entries. The horse show drew the crowd to Illinois Avenue for single driving and ladies events, which featured I B Crouch and Mrs J T Gunter winning top prizes. An accident marred the ladies riding contest when Miss Beasle Brook fell but was not seriously injured. Awards covered horses, mules, cattle, poultry, and farm products with numerous winners led by I B Crouch and Mrs J T Gunter across many classes.

Rata County Farmers Institute and Stock Show Illinois Avenue I. B. Crouch J. T. Gunter

Oklahoma School Bonds Dominate State Market

Guthrie Oklahoma October 22. It is estimated that State Auditor Trapp since statehood has registered five hundred thousand dollars of bonds issued in Oklahoma and sold mostly outside the state. Spear and Don of Fort Smith Arkansas have bought three hundred eighty five thousand dollars of school bonds and contracted for municipal and school district bonds totaling about three quarters of a million more. Brokers are pressuring to drop Oklahoma school bonds to ninety five, though the bonds carry six percent interest.

Guthrie Trapp Oklahoma Spear and Don Fort Smith Ark

Jury finds William Hill guilty of manslaughter

Independence October 22 The jury in the William Hill case found him guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for shooting David Alexander in a carriage with Hill's wife on August 17 in Coffeyville.

William Hill Prows Independence Rus David Alexander Coffeyville Hill Alexander Hii

Taft Campaign to Rally Indiana With Fifty Speeches

Associated Press reports Taft resumes campaign in Indiana delivering fifty speeches through the state from south to north. After recovery he comments on Bryan, saying his views would not bribe workers and that Bryan's election would threaten prosperity, while Republican success would aid business.

Associated Mitan Ind Indiana Taft Bryan

Duchess Alexandra Weds Emperor’s Fourth Son

Duchess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein wed Proce August Wilhelm, fourth son of Emperor Wilhelm, in a Berlin chapel ceremony this afternoon. Proceedings report a formal royal match linking Schleswig-Holstein lineage to the German imperial dynasty.

Associated Press Berlin Germany Alexanda Victoria Schleswig Panes Csarence Duke Holstein Proce August Wigyi

Stranger Found Dead in TLO Room at Silver Moon

A man registering as Chak Woody, about thirty five, was found dead in his room at the Silver Moon restaurant around 7 PM. No valuables were found except a lodge receipt for $9 to Chas Woody from Zenith Lodge 213 West Virginia. A bottle of laudanum was in the room. Investigators sought identification and possible connections to Wichita, Kansas. Deserving Special Credit Mr Dean R Low of Chelsea aided the Poultry Show, shipping poultry from Craig County and serving as superintendent.

Antaikoown Chak Woody Silver Moon Lewis Rogers Chas Woody Zenith Lodge West Virginia Wichita Kana Telesi Dean R. Low Chelsea Low Pas Farmere Institute Craig County

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