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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1910
Page
7
Washington reports show Attorney Brandeis suggesting the Glavis document aimed to imply President Taft vindicated Ballinger. Witnesses including EB Finney and John Dudley faced cross examination as the inquiry progressed with plans to hear more witnesses and extend hearings.
In Muskogee Oklahoma on April 28 William C Boni resigns as business manager of the Muskogee Phoenix after three years. J J Jenkins formerly of the Oklahoma City Post becomes editor and general manager having bought Beall's share. BEB Hull named business manager. The Phoenix remains under Tams Bixby control.
An evening raid led to the arrest of Frank and Thad Bullington Alex Williams and Chas Whiteside for disorderly conduct. Two enslaved women were also taken into custody at the dame house. In another raid on the south side four negroes were interrupted during a game of Black Tack.
The Associated Press reports that Congress will adjourn by mid June, possibly by June 1, with administration leaders expecting most measures to be enacted or ready to pass soon after. Republicans in both houses aim to return home to prepare for the upcoming congressional elections.
Temperatures fell below freezing across Kansas and the northern half of Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska with frosts damaging fruit in Concordia Kansas. An eastward storm later brought rain and winds with freezing temps in the western lake region and upper Mississippi valley, threatening further losses totaling about a million dollars in northern Indiana Michigan Illinois Iowa Missouri Minnesota and Wisconsin fruit belts.
Guthrie April 23 Governor Haskell grants sixty days sick parole to Wm Yoder life convict in McAlester penitentiary. Upon expiration he must deliver himself to authorities to serve the remainder of his sentence. Yoder, convicted in 1900 with Tom Curtis for the murder of B J Pick in Oklahoma City, improved during confinement and has become educated and well read.
In Kansas City on April 21 Associated Prosa notes Hyde's lawyers pleased as cross examination of Mines Anna Haulihexn proceeds. The nurse did not see Miss Stella Swope seven days before an attack by typhoid fever. Haulihean also admitted she did not see Hyde administer capsules to Chrisman Swope on December 6, the day of the first convulsion.
Tributes to Mark Twain gathered at Brick Presbyterian Church this afternoon as funeral services were conducted for the beloved author. The church, seating twelve hundred, still proved insufficient to accommodate all who wished to view his last face.
Steubenville Ohio April 22 Nine teen miners believed dead after a blast at a Youghlegheny and Ohio Coal Co mine near New Amsterdam. Four rescued alive, seven found unconscious, twelve still missing as rescue efforts continue.
Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the Sorbonne on democracy, urging the average citizen to duty in daily life and crises. He warned leaders must meet high standards and called for vigor in work, service, and family as the nation seeks national greatness through responsible citizenship.
Kanenla City, Mo April 25. O H Gentry Independence druggist testified the strychnine tonic used by Colonel Swope was harmless. He said he filled the Moss Hunton prescription for years and noted motives to urge the medicine on Swope. Dr Hyde faced questions as Margaret Swope testified about the poisoning charges in the Hyde murder case.
Legal actions under the old Cherokee Nation tax rules move toward a statewide ruling. Parker Rider Brown and Davenport Thompson challenge county taxes on homestead and allotment lands. An injunction limited taxes on Ottawa county homesteads. other lands remain taxed. Appeals and federal cases aim for a swift supreme court decision binding all counties involved.
Leavenworth Kan April reports that Frank Grigmore a Union Pacific train robber and Theodore Murdock a Chicago counterfeiter who escaped the federal prison there last Thursday remain at large. Prison officials have ended the native hunt but thousands of circulars with photographs of the men were mailed to towns to the west.
Up to this morning twenty-eight bodies of the forty-three Mulga mine explosion victims have been recovered. The bodies are badly burned and mangled, making positive identification difficult.
An editorial fragment argues that gaining one step of liberty does not ensure the next, urging citizens to demand freedom for themselves while ensuring others rights. It asserts that true liberty includes personal religious and opinion freedoms, so long as one does not wrong others. It frames liberty as a balance between personal choice and social responsibility.
Washington April 2 The Mara thon between the senate and house to pass President Tafts entire amendment to the five minute rule bogs down as many members attend baseball games. Senator Elkins notes gains blocked by absentee colleagues while Vice President Sherman and Senator Crane enjoyed the ball grounds. President Taft to attend Carnegie library dedication at Howard University and the Bureau of American Republics building. Taft to speak twice. Rumors swirl about Justice Brewer successor with Governor Hughes frequently mentioned. Attorney General Wickersham to decide on butter price fixing probe.
A fire in Indianapolis Indiana early today damaged property valued at one hundred thousand dollars in the wholesale district. Cause is listed as unknown and no injuries are reported.
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