23 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1912
Page
1
Oklahoma City reports Governor Lee Cruce led a state force raid on ten joints to probe prohibitory law violations. Despite swift evasions, two sites yielded cracked ice and liquor remains as authorities searched for concealed plants. No arrests were made during the raids.
At a special meeting on August 1st 1912 the Board noted the passing of Lyman F Parker in St Louis on August 14th and funeral set for August 16th. The bank would close at 1 pm on August 16th and reopen the next day to honor his memory. The board expressed deep regret and praised his counsel, integrity and genial disposition. The proceedings were entered in the bank records and to be publicized.
Muskogee Aug 20 the parcels post bill may revolutionize liquor distribution in Oklahoma. Bootleggers face new risks as whiskey orders travel by mail with deliveries from Chicago St Louis or Kansas City. Post office inspectors track whiskey routes while carriers handle added workload. In Washington the fight over district Indian agents continues with Curtis backing retention and opposition arguing transfer risks Apache prisoners of war from Fort Sill to New Mexico may provoke outcry.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission refused Permissible Ringling Brothers Circus transport from Oklahoma City to Tulsa in September for 750 and ordered no charge under 1,500. It found the move would cause railroad losses and shift burden to other traffic. The ruling targets Ringling Brothers' eighty two cars and sets a higher, loss-avoiding rate.
D Brown visits Tahlequah in the interest of the Draughton Bus iness school at that place.
The governor said he was satisfied with the information obtained and had ideas to aid state law enforcement even if local authorities did not. He met for an hour with Claude Davenport to discuss liquor traffic and last night raid. Officers note it is nearly impossible to catch the joint keeper in the act. lookouts signal before purchases, making raids resemble barricaded posts.
New York August report notes the national Democratic committee thriving at 200 Fifth Avenue. Wilson and Marshall energize operations while McCombs rests. McAdoo steps in as acting chair amid preconvention strains as Roosevelt efforts lag behind Taft and Bull Moose group. Leaders vow to contest with strong organization and planning.
Wagoner Oklahoma August 18 Missouri Valley Bridge company contractors announce the Grand river crossing over the Missouri Oklahoma and Gulf line will be ready for traffic by Wednesday August 21. Grading nears completion from Grand river to Miami with crossing in place swiftly.
The Vinita Oklahoma bank's Board of Directors adopted a resolution commemorating Luman F Parker, longtime director and vice president, who died after a period of illness on August 1, 1912. He was described as devoted, affable, and respected by all, with strong convictions and duty. The resolution expresses regret and honors his memory.
Governor Lee Cruce proclaims a November 5 1912 vote on a state constitutional amendment to locate the capitol and seat of government at Guthrie. The measure, Initiative Petition No. 25 State Question No. 40, was supported by 51 543 signatures and directed to be placed on the ballot.
Bootleggers allegedly provoked by jealousy disrupt Shawnee convention with a seized supply. The state federation of labor meeting opened amid tension as six barrels of beer and three cases of whiskey provided for delegates were confiscated by deputy sheriffs, marking the first such incident in Shawnee. Local bootleggers are suspected to be behind the complaint.
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