Oklahoma Spirit and Statehood Rise as Great Oklahoma
A nostalgic piece lauds Oklahoma for climate, resources, and central location, but credits its true greatness to the pioneering spirit of its citizens. It highlights settlers who labored to establish statehood, envisioning Oklahoma as a model, modern republic shaped by courage, liberty, and civic pride.
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Oklahoma
Republic
West
South
Wil
Woolly West
Okla
Africa
Mourinh
Okahwnia
Okie
United States
Washington
Fragmentary note on land culta and meat abattoot issue
A fragmentary report discusses land culta effects and asserted meat practices tied to national government actions. It mentions fraud scrutiny, potential abattoir control, and legal questions linked to an unnamed corporation under an Organic law, with unclear dates or entities.
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Representa
Allortoes
Vinita Chieftain to Publish Daily Edition Again
The Vinita Chieftain announces plans to issue a daily newspaper again, with a large local circulation via four rural routes. Owners promise steady employment for over a dozen workers and urge local businesses to invest in advertising, asserting it will support the venture and reflect Vinita’s commercial standing.
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Vinita
Vinita Roads and Avenues Proposed as City Improvement
An old letter argues for macadamized county roads radiating from Vinita with shade trees, linking Vinita to surrounding areas and boosting values. It envisions two main avenues, Canadian and Sequoyah, as model driveways and a bridge over Bull Creek, funded largely by local property owners. The piece praises civic pride and compares Vinita to a future Carthage of Oklahoma.
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Augustus Ceasar
Rome
Roane
Butte
Carthage
Oklahoma
Vinita
Coman
Bull Creek Belglie
Bull Cme
Colette
Vinita Town Adopts Bold Growth Plan Yet Faces Critics
A long-winded prospectus from a Vinita newspaper revival urges a daily paper revival and outlines a grand city upgrade. It promises seven blocks of new pavement eight brick sidewalks sewer work and denounces critics as knockeres while praising merchants lawyers physicians and town pride amid a rising civic mood.
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Vinita
Vinit
Wilka
Werner
Fea
Hamer
Auditorium Park Beautifies Ragged Right of Way in Vinita
The Auditorium company transformed a rough railroad right of way into a park with trees flowers shrubs grass and a fountain. They urge the city of Vinita to fund upkeep at five to six hundred dollars annually as a matter of right and appreciation.
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The
Auditorium Company
Vinita
Daily Chieftain Home Delivery Solicitation Notice
Announcement that carriers may drop a copy of the Daily Chieftain for a few evenings without prior order. It explains readers may see the paper and possibly subscribe, with rural routes to receive samples and later a paper representative.
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Daily Chieftain
Governor Haskell and West vow on Standard Oil issues
The excerpt notes the governor and attorney general plan to press Standard Oil, suggesting the company will continue its operations and possibly face continued scrutiny. It hints at political maneuvering and confrontational rhetoric characteristic of the era.
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Haskell
West
Graft Protests Threaten Land Deal Prosecutions
A fragment argues that government actions against alleged crooked land deals hinder development and cloud land titles. It labels the protests as a wall of grafters designed to halt prosecutions, claiming there is no basis for the cry.
Little Slip Reveals Oyster Tommy Sordid Dog Deal
In a Cincinnati Time Star tale, Oyster Tommy tries to buy a bulldog from Paddy the Pig at Paddy's beer store. A rumored price leads to a dog with a questionable pedigree and a quip about stealing one. Paddy demands a pedigree, Tommy laments, then returns with a blood marked pup and a ten dollar bill.
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Paddy
Cincinnati TimeeStar
Oyster Tommy
Tommy
Indignant Meeting Of Electric Light Men At Guthrie
C. Lahman of Vinita Electric Light, Ice and Power Co returned from Guthrie where he attended a meeting of the electric light men of the state called by the state board of equalization. The group was highly angry, with Governor Haskell and Attorney General West speaking but no satisfaction for the men. Haskell promised fair treatment to business interests.
M. K. and T. Tank Man Robbed Saturday Night
A Parsons tank house robbery occurred Saturday night when a robber entered the tank room while J. W. Galyer was away. The thief took a coat, a check for 225 dollars payable to Mr Galyer, a 15 dollar note, and a Katy pass 2164. A negro was later seen near the Katy tracks heading north but fled before identification.
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J. W. Galyer
Parsons
South Cabins
Galyer
Mr. Galver
Katy
Centenary of the Waltz Celebrated by Lord Byron’s Legacy
The article reflects on the waltz as a premier dance enduring through ages. It notes its association with Byron and its lasting popularity despite shifts in taste. Experts continually test new saltatory forms while the waltz maintains a unique, unrivaled standing among dances.
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Lord’ Byron
Many Land Suits Settled by Agreement
Muskogen Oklahoma August four large number of land suits filed against holders of titles to Indian lands have been settled by agreement with government officials. Many quit claimed to the Indian, then received a new deed after paying the allottee the difference between original payments and government appraised values.
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Muskogen
Okla
Indiana
Buttermilk Longevity Reform Promotes Health Drink
A garbled item praises soft water and buttermilk as longevity aids. It cites Gen Weaver and a Paris scientist claiming buttermilk as a life prolonger, with Pasteur Institute producing buttermilk tablets. Citizens advised to try buttermilk lozenges and monitor effects, as science pursues long life.
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Weaver
Paris
Haw
Pasteur Institute
Bryan acceptance speech to be brief in Lincoln
Lincoln August 4 contrary to expectations the acceptance speech by Bryan will be short, actual count shows five thousand three hundred words. He plans a fuller treatment in several campaign speeches later.
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Lincoln
Bryan
Yale Students Describe King Edward Casino Encounter
An amusing Biarrite tale from the American Indy describes a Yale student who kept her seat when King Edward entered a casino. She refuses to treat the king as royalty while others rise, and the king asks who she is, though her name is discreetly omitted.
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Lee King
Biarrite
Indy
Edward
England
Abe
Muskogee Hears Bryan Phonograph Records
In Muskogee on August 4 patrons at a West Broadway pharmacy heard Edition phonographs play records mainly political in nature. The standout is a piece on the morality of the soul which impressed listeners despite varied subjects.
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Muskogee
William Jen Oings Beyan
West Broadway
Were Married in Buggy in Street Surprise Wedding
John Credlip of Rochester and Ivy Davie of Beaver were wed recently in the street by Rev. Harvey L. Grimes under an arc light. Witnesses included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mayes who appeared after a stroll, then the couple drove away.
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John Credlip
Rochester
Ivy Davie
Beaver
Hurny
Harvey L. Grimes
AO Witnewen
Thomas Mayes
Crewlip
Mia Davis
Mr. Grimes
Crewup
Ka Oride
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D. M. Marks Printing Company
Mas
William J. Bryan
John W. Kern
U. 3
U.S
Muskohee Pheonix
R. V. McSpadden
Real Estate, Loans & Insurance
Raymond Building
Electang Light
The International Bank @ Trust Company
State Depository
City Depository
First National Bank, United States Depository
Craig County
Yale University
Muskogee Hears
Phonograph Records
Oklahoma Map Co
Whaley
Mgr
Muskogee, Oria
Homestead
Warren
J. Aj
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