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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
4
Voters concentrate on the upcoming primary as partisan clashes erupt over county and state races. Prominent figures including Colonel Roosevelt, Governor Haskell, and Dan Myers are cited amid talk of party loyalty, advertising drives, and the drive to mobilize supporters for November.
A dubious gubernatorial dispute hinges on the capital location and the governor’s residence. The state Supreme Court upholds Guthrie as the capital while criticizing the central power for chaotic public service after a midnight move. Debates over bank and farming experience as qualifications accompany the political flare surrounding Lew Cruce.
A garbled report recounts a bribery inquiry involving McMurray contracts for coal and asphalt lands in Indiana. Senator Gore accuses a New York syndicate and attorneys of seeking ten percent profits. Curtis and Campbell deny involvement and pledge to appear before the committee if needed. The piece notes President Sherman’s mention during hearings and a convoluted sequence of testimony and dates.
Senator Gore from Lawton, en route from Kaneas to Muskeero, to appoint a committee to investigate McMuriffy contracts. He declined comment on charges from the recent convention. Guest of ex congressman James Davenport, he left for Munkogue. Citizens urged to vote cleanly and fairly in Craig county tomorrow.
In Topeka Kansas early returns show D R Anthony and four insurgents winning in several districts. D R Anthony leads in the First district as stand patter, while insurgents take the Second Fourth and Fifth districts. Sixth district likely favors J D Young over Reeder with a small majority. Governor Stulba, insurgent, leads Wanata by about twenty five thousand. Madison and others are mentioned in seventh district as unsettled.
The State University summer session closes August 1 with 17 graduates expected to receive B A degrees. Local candidates include Zari Gray Charles Heber W A Allen Frank Buttram Marty White Hazel Richson and Chester C Clark. The class marks the largest in the university’s history. The new school of teaching attracted many, offering advanced academies normal school training and leadership pathways. Over 170 enrolled, many taking courses toward degrees, signaling growing demand for summer college work in Oklahoma.
A telegram to Charles A. Denison alleges Creager campaign supporters used violence to stop a black speaker for R. T. Daniel at a Muskogee event Monday night. J. Milton Turner, a Black lecturer, was slated to speak but feared for his safety and tried to reach the platform.
Chicago August 4 Judge here refused to quash indictments against Lee O Neill Browne a Democratic minority leader of the Milneis legislature charging him with purchasing votes for William Lorimer for the United States Senate.
The piece recounts Henry Hudson's voyage and discovery, noting his wintering at Hudson Bay, crew troubles, and likely death near Ontario. It links Canada’s early history to a proposed centennial memorial, suggesting plans for a railroad to Hudson Bay and a potential monument upon his death tercentenary.
Des Moines Aug. With handpatters and progressives at variance on the tariff plank the Republican state convention meets at the Coliseum to adopt a platform select a state central committee and nominate state superintendent and two supreme court judges.
The revenue cutter Perry, one of the smallest and oldest of the fleet, ran ashore July 26 on the east side of St Paul Island in the Behring Sea and is a total loss.
A city street altercation last night left Lee Taylor in critical condition after David Chandler struck him in the mouth, knocking him to pavement and hitting his head on brick. Taylor remained unconscious and in serious condition the next day.
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