Oklahoma Dress Suit a State Issue
In Muskogee Oklahoma April 5 a political pamphlet circulates with a photo of Mrs Owen and an article tying Senator Owen to social prominence in Washington The circular mocks Haskell and Owen as the Handsomest Couple while accusing Oklahoma voters of ignorance The reverse includes a letter by Owen to S Douglas attacking ignorant voters and race tensions The piece comments on Oklahoma politics and public dress at social events and questions the value of high society ties for campaign gain
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Jiluskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Washington
Nzhtasket
Jert L. Owen
Haskell
Owen
Doug
Russell, & Negro
Muskogee
Senator Owen's Jr
Washh
Congress Club
Taft
Diplomatic Corps
Baden-Powell
Dic
Twic Owen
Senate
Tafts
Denver
Mra
Pel & Haskell
Oklahoma City
Governor Great Seal
Pital
Oklahoma Voting Rights News and Court Sessions
The report notes that many Indian and white voters unable to pass the educational test under the grandfather clause may vote only after meeting new standards. It lists Oklahoma figures visiting Washington for legal matters and mentions back pay and a pension secured for Elizabeth Davis. It covers a high school basketball event, a Delaware County district court opening at Old Jay, and plans to move prisoners to Jay for trial amid lingering county seat tensions.
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Capital
Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Washington
Charles West
Enid
United States Supreme Court
George A. Henshaw
Oklahoma City
Jack Riley
Muskogee
James J. McGraw
Ponca City
Thomas H. Owen
New York
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Supreme Court
George M. Swift
McAlester
William Busby
McKennon
A. N. Frost
John T. Davis
Vinita
Sixth Regiment
Kansas Volunteers
Davenport
Elizabeth Davis
Varioits
Jaydbove
Oklo
District Court
Delaware County
Old Jay
New Jay
Cruce
Frank Canton
Oklahom
Jay
Insanity Rates Rise Faster Than Population in U S
Federal census figures show insanity in the United States increasing about 25 percent in asylums from 1904 to 1910 while the general population grew 11 percent. Massachusetts and New York lead in insane per capita rates, with Missouri at 6,170 in institutions and several states recording high commit counts.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Durand
Columbus
Massachusetts
New York
Missouri
New York State
Pennsylvania
Hilnels
Ohio
Arkansas
Tip From the Waiter
A diner quips about waiting and a waiter replies in dialect a humorous exchange about patience and consequence with racial phrasing reflecting historical context.
Aged Creek Dead Crazy Snake Gone
Oklahoma City April 5 Crazy Shake the Indian leader Chitto Harjo known as Crazy Snake dies near Old Hickory, after uprisings over Creek land allotment and his appeals to Washington. He led the Snake band, fought for Creek nationalism, and spoke before U.S. senators while opposing government land policy. He was born in Creek Country, served as a Civil War soldier, and spent time jailed over allotment disputes. The notice includes subscription and stockholders meeting details for Levindale Lead and Zinc Mining Co. in Vinita.
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Oklahoma City
Crazy Shake
Oklahoma
Vinita
Old Hickory
Washington
Senate
McIntosh
Okfuskee
Crazy Snake
Wilson Jones
Creek Country
Indian Territory
Mississippi
United States
Tulsa
Oklo
Arma
Mexico
Levindale Lead & Zinc Mining Co
Hassell Building
Okla
Alfred A. Smith
Pussyfoot Johnson a press agent and minstrel parade note
Oklahoma City April 5 W E Johnson known as Pussyfoot Johnson long involved in anti liquor work on Indian reservations now serves as Presbyterian church press agent in Laurel New York. Also details Richards Pringle Georgia Minstrels with a 30 year history and a noon street parade planned.
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Oklahoma City
W. E. Johnson
Oklahoma
Pussyfoot" Johnson
Indian Service
Presbyterian Church
Antisaloon League
Laurel
N. Y
Johnson
Indian Territory
United States
Federal Department
New Mexico
Richards & Pringle
Georgia
Grand Theatre
Mississippi
Darkey
Southland
Richards
State University News Highlights Tracks And Plays
State universities report a larger eighth annual scholastic track and field meet crowd at Norman on April 26. German students rehearse Koepnickerstrasse 120, a comic play by Gustav von Moser. Contestants for the Des Moines oratorical prelims are Streeter Speakman, Jackman Gill, Fred Hanesen, Lloyd Maxwell, C. C. Williams, Chas Lee Smith. Oklahoma Sooners baseball opens with Missouri on Boyd Field April 10 after weather delays. A chess tournament shows De Porte leading. Ralph Billingston of Wellston dies in Arizona tuberculosis.
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Norman
Koepnickerstrasse
Gustav von Moser
Des Moines
Streeter Speakman
Wellston
Jackman Gill
McAlester
Fred Hanesen
Tulsa
Lloyd Maxwell
Sparks
C. C. Willams
Durant
Chas
Lee Smith
Konawa
Sooners
Owen
Yannigan
University of Missouri
Boyd Field
de Porte
Ralph Billingston
Arizona
White Oak School News April 2 1932
April 2 1932 note from White Oak School recounts outdoor games amid improving weather and plans for a commencement exercise. Brook Villa returns from a southern trip, Frances Rafferty and Walter Chitwood attend, and a gamma contest finishes for fifth years. Herndon children prepare for Missouri summer, high water keeps some pupils home, eighth graders review Oklahoma history, Eva Hart stays with grandmother nearby. The seventh years, though few, are strong in work.
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White Oak
Brook Villa
Frances Rafferty
Walter Chitwood
Walter
Tulea
Ile
Herndon
Missouri
Eva Hart
Tae
Former Vinita Girl to Be Married
Miss Eva Massell announced engagement to Mr. William R. McCluskey of Muskogee Oklahoma at a midday breakfast. Guests sat at one long table with a central floral mound and envelopes containing a rhymed engagement story tied to streamers.
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Kansas City Journal of
Eva Massell
William R. McCluskey
Muskogee
Okla
Brief Maiden Speech Sparks Laughter in Parliament
Grantley Berkeley recalls Leonard Charlton attempting a maiden speech noted for its briefness. Charlton, bald and aged in the eyes of peers, began with humility claiming to be a young member. Laughter erupted after two pauses and three repeats, ending his parliamentary attempts.
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Grantley Berkeley
Leonard Charlton
Speaker
Mateo
London Chronicle
Pure Air on the Sea Warships Exceed Barracks Air Quality
Tests show air in crowded sleeping quarters of modern warships is purer than air in barracks or average shore residences. Researchers compare onboard conditions with land bases, noting the ships’ ventilation systems and airflow patterns contribute to better air quality aboard.
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WLL
Ator Owen
Douglas Negro
Macnaughton
Red Man
Chieftain
Craig County
Anguet
Pussyfoot Johnson
State University News
J. R. Baird
East Side Livery Barn
W. H. McCann Notary Public
Kinnison and Hollow
Okcto
James
New Halsell Bldg
Duke
France
D. S
Warren S. Wilson
St. Vinita, Okla
Campbell Bros
Big Consolidated Railroad
America
Aeriel Lamys
Zahid
Tozoni Troup
Leo DeBarr
Holland
Seelys
Black’s Dog Circus
Esquimaux
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