Move Oklahoma capital to Guthrie proposal gains ground
The Weekly Chieftain reports an initiative petition filed with the Oklahoma attorney general to move the state capital from Oklahoma City to Guthrie. If approved, Guthrie would receive the $150,000 court house and $150,000 convention hall from the state for interim use until permanent buildings are erected, while Oklahoma City’s hold on the capital is challenged amid claims of broken promises and graft.
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Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Weel
Harrison
Oklahoma
Zene Free
Phoenix
Titanic Toll: Men of Steel in a Grim Toll of Souls
A nineteenth century newspaper column lauds manhood and courage amidst disaster. It cites Captain Hobson, Fred Warren, and Lincoln Steffens while lamenting the Titanic tragedy. The piece declares 1424 souls lost, portraying the event as a test of endurance and virtue.
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Captain Hobson
Fred Warren
Democrat
Lincoln Steffens
Noted Heroes of the Titanic Save Passengers in Final Moments
An editorial tribute recalls Titanic survivors and victims, praising Henry B. Harris and John Jacob Astor for aiding women and facing death with courage. It contrasts sea law’s unwritten rules with the peril below two miles of water near Newfoundland and honors those who perished in the doomed voyage.
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New Foundland
Ike Henry B. Harris
John Jacob Astor
Land of the
Free
Tulsa
The Forum Feud Prompts Muskogee Reckoning
The Phoenix condemns the Forum feud in Muskogee and Montosl counties, citing repeated killings and massive property loss. It blames court inefficiency and delayed justice, noting several mob suspects were acquitted of murder while others were convicted only of cattle theft.
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Muskogee
Ourlawry
Montosl
Phoenix
Duplicity in Oklahoma Republicans and Immigrant Civic Reform
The piece condemns Oklahoma Republicans for excluding Negroes from conventions and denounces their later appeals to minority support as duplicitous. It argues for fair voting laws, questions party consistency, and calls for citizen education and immigrant integration into law, farming, and civic duties. It asserts the need to shift focus from criminalization to universal civics and land-based opportunity.
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Oklahoma
South
Oklaoma
Republican Organization
Harrisites
False promises and racial insult in Oklahoma politics
A historical political screed denounces falsehoods used to suppress Black voters while asserting a friendship across racial lines. It argues the Oklahoma Democratic Party misleads Black citizens about suffrage, claiming a future where knowledge and frank dealing replace humiliating tactics as the path to political equality.
Lead production in 1911 US Geological Survey report
The US Geological Survey releases its 1911 lead production figures showing 501,053 tons total for all lead, with 486,375 tons refined in the US. Missouri leads with 182,207 tons, Idaho 117,159 tons, Arizona 3,450, Utah 55,198, and Colorado 30,621 tons, while foreign origin refined lead totals 94,134 tons. The report notes price trends, exports, imports, and lists of smelters, with a 4.5 cent per pound New York average and rising London prices. Volume includes desilverized, soft, and antimonial leads and secondary lead recovery.
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United States Geological Survey
C. E Siebenthal
Missouri
Idaho
Arizona
Utah
Colorado
Wise
United States
New York
London
Washington, D. C
Kilties Globe Trotting Concert Band Arrives
Canada's greatest concert band the Kilties have toured internationally, completing a globe circling eighty six thousand miles over two years. Enthusiasm rises as music lovers anticipate a program of folk dancing bag piping Highland dances and humorous pieces from Arkansan Traveler to masterworks.
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Arkansan Traveler
Kansas City Stock Market Report from J A Rickart
Kansas City market notes goods up after Easter with beef and cattle prices rising. Middle class steers now bring 7.50 to 8.00, top steers near 8.50, heavy quarantine steers 7.85, hay fed Colorado 7.60, bulls 5.50 to 6.00. Calves around 5.00, feeders 6.25 to 6.90, stock steers 5.50 to 6.50. Hogs seen 7.95 to 8.00 futures, 7.65 to 7.95 actual, run about 9,000 today and 14,000 expected tomorrow. Lambs 7.50 to 7.85, yearlings 7.00, sheep 6.50 to 6.10, Texas goats 3.50 to 3.65.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Missouri
Panhandle
Deslers
Texas
Money to Loan at 7 Percent by Gwinnup & Son
Choice farm loans now made at seven percent interest with no commission. Money ready. F M Gwinnup and Son offer prompt service and dependable terms to farmers seeking redress in advance of harvest season.
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F, M, Gwinnup & Son
Wanted One or Two Rooms for Light Housekeeping
Advertiser seeks a single or double room with light housekeeping duties at Rox 182. The notice requests affordable accommodation and may appeal to quiet tenants or a small household.
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Rox
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