Tulsa Auto Races and City Tax Notes
Tulsa records show Sunday auto races at the fair grounds featuring cars like the Jay-Rye-Lee and Simplex with drivers including Louie Disbrow Joe Nikrent and Richard Ulbricht. The event coincides with Elgin national road race preparations and local entries from Galveston. A public exhibition at 116 South Boulder precedes track prep and safety measures. Meanwhile city finances discuss sinking fund levies and ten percent tax cushions affecting future budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Fair Grounds
Tulsanx
New State
Louie Disbrow
Joe Nikrent
Richard Ulbricht
Jay-Rye-Lee
Oklahoma
Galveston
Tex
Elgin
Buick
National
Mey
Thes
New State Automobile Garage
South
Boulder
Frank Lowry
Vinita City Finances Show Higher Levy Need This Year
The city’s assessed valuation fell to 3,694,295.00 from 4,640,570.00. Last year general needs were 22,368.51 with 10,051.00 for sinking fund. 8.8 and 24 mills levies were used. This year sinking fund requires 4.5 mills to meet 17,872.96 and interest on bonds, aided by no past interest, plus 90 percent collection rule. General raising is 22,906.35 with water service and hydrant rentals. Authorized Sequoyah avenue bridge, 2,000 for a fire wagon, and ladder wagon. Estimated valuation down about twenty-five percent from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Sequoyah Avenue
Bull Creek
Walker Jim Mack crosses Oklahoma on 3500 mile wager trek
James J. McCormick of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on Jim Mack a pedestrian on a 3500 mile walk from San Francisco to St Louis. He left April 1 and aims to arrive in October without script or purse. He praises Oklahoma crops and notes his tour through Texas New Mexico Arizona and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. McCormick
San Francisco Chronicle
Pedestriaal Perclivities
San Francsco
St. Louis
Vinita
Golden Gate City
Jim Mack
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
el Paso
San Antonio
Victoria
Southern Pacific
Lone Star State
Houston
Dallas
Sherman
Dennl
Red River
Katy
Oklahoma
Architect F. M. Anderson Dies at Thomason Hotel
F M Anderson died suddenly at the Thomason hotel at 9 40 today from heart failure. A Vinita resident for several years he was an architect and builder who recently completed the New Buffington hotel. He leaves a wife and many friends in Vinita. He was 58 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Anderson
Thomason Hotel
Mr. Anderson
Vinita
Buffington Hotel
The Excise Board's Levy Debate at City and School Funds
Raitor of The Chieftain argues against exacting levy doubts over excise board sums for Vinta and city schools. He notes the board does not set estimates or expenditures and states the levy was not made until after the last year’s fifty percent state raise, provoking questions about treasury surplus use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excise Board
Vinta
State Board of Equalization
Judge Parker Rememb ered By Vinita In Funeral Attended Citywide
A vast crowd in Vinita gathered for the funeral of Judge Luman F Parker who died in St Louis after years of illness His civic career included mayor justice and banking roles He helped create Parker Plaza and a sanitary drinking fountain and his death drew mourners from Missouri Kansas and Texas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vijalta
Luman F. Parker
North Foreman Street
Judge Parker
St. Louis
Vinita
Cherokee Country
Miss Hall
Wilson Street
Illinois Avenue
Parker
Federal Court
Northern District
Indian Territory
Parker & Rider
Parker, Rider & Brown
Bia
Parker-Wise Investment Company
Farmers State Bank
Grand Theatre
Parker Plaza
Ilinoir Avenue
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Vinita Excise Board set for September session on levies
County Attorney Caldwell explains overages in the 1912 levy after a fifty percent state board raise was certified to the county clerk. The excise board trimmed city and school estimates by 2177.63 and 8286.00 respectively while noting prior voter limits for a bridge and fire department equipment. The board invites public scrutiny and further reductions if feasible to avoid crippling services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinita
Bull Creek
Sequoyah Avenue
Excise Board
Caldwell
Guthrie Delayed Capitol Building
Oklahoma City article recounts the 1910 vote establishing Oklahoma City as the capital, the legal challenges by Guthrie, and the ensuing legislative action in December 1910. It notes the 650 acre land donation, the formation of the State Capitol Building Company, and the 1911 U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Oklahoma City's location. Governor Cruce later endorsed the land-for-buildings approach as preferable for the state. The piece ends with a local note on agricultural prosperity and a Grove Sun update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State of
Oklahoma
Guthrie
Supreme Court of the State of
Supreme Court
Capital Commission
Haskell
Lee-Hockins
Capitol
State Capitol Building Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Lee Cruce
State Capital Building Company
Cald
Cruce
W. H. Born
Bartlesville
Grave Shins Eighteen Car Loads of Elberta Peaches
County shipments include eighteen train cars of Elberta peaches sent to Leavenworth Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh and St. Louis over the past week. About 7 000 bushels were stored at orchards around Grove. By Tuesday night W B Ross had shipped 14 cars and Wil Clark 4. A portion of Hoss shipment included peaches from W J Jones Edgewood farm near the public school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kans
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Pittsburg
St. Louis
W. BE. Ross
Wil Clark
Mr. Hoss
W. J. Jones
Edgewood
Belief Senate Will Restore Oklahoma Indian Agents
Congressmen in Tulsa claim senate will defeat House cut off the eighteen district Indian agents in Oklahoma. McGuire argues the senate will restore funding, with agents protecting 115000 Indians per district from grafters. Bartlesville case dropped as Lannom and Dunnagan discharge ends prosecution. Eastern Oklahoma tensions rise over agent dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
House
Democrats
Oklahoma
Senate
Bird
S. McGuire
McGuire
Bartlesville
Harold Li
Lannom
Akey Altevsky
Dunnagan
DP. H. Bynum
United States
Dunnagat
Congress
Agenta
Public Expenditures Filed For August Primary Nominations
Oklahoma City August 17 expenditures filed with the state election board show totals by candidates for August nominations. Amounts range from "nothing of value" sworn by J Luther Langston socialist for congress at large to 2822 54 sworn by C N Haskell defeated for democratic senate nomination by Senator Robert L Owen. Owen's bill lists Muskogee headquarters 98 66 Oklahoma City office 618 77 travel 529 06 printing 198 Haskell's statement cites stenographers 150 rail and hotel 204 20 express telephone 211 12 C A Skeen expenses 28 8 K Cordon printing 550 postage 110 and newspapers 1488 22 B T Daniels Tulsa republican candidate third district spent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
J. Luther Langston
C. N. Haskell
Robert L. Owen
Owen
Musko-gee
Haskell
C. A. Skeen
K. Cordon
B. T. Daniels
Tulsa
Campaign spending detailed for Oklahoma congressional race
Expense statements reveal multiple candidates’ expenditures in the third district with values ranging from 284.50 to 1,489.45. Notable figures include Joe B. Thompson 1,470.15 and Robert E. Echols 1,194.07, while James N. Lindsay left nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 4. Carney
James 8. Rose
James Dennis Flynn
James N. Lindsay
Oklahoma County
Three Counties Still Out in Oklahoma Senate Race
Oklahoma City Aug 1 Three counties Oklahoma Payne and Kiowa remain to be heard from in the United States senator race. Owen leads Haskell 79526 to 41681 as 73 counties reported. Republican totals Dickerson 11608 Jones 7349 Parmeter 8060 Perry 9425 with 72 counties reporting. Oregon plan sees 106148 yes 18164 no in 13 counties. Democratic congressman at large totals Murray high 25457 Thompson 29014 Weaver 22928 Brancon 20002. Frisco may reroute trains via Gulf line to Muskogee route improves shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Ccuster
State Election Board
Oklahoma
Payne
Kiowa
Owen
Haskell
Dickerson
Jones
Parmenter
Perry
Oregon
United States
Murray Te High
Thompson
Weaver
Brancon
Frisco
Muskogee
Okla
Frisco Line
Missouri- Oklahoma & Gulf
Fairland
Henryetta
Kansas City
Denison
Texas
West Will Test The Liquor Law
Oklahoma City Aug. 17 Attorney General West agrees to cooperate with Santa Fe railroad attorneys in the federal case brought by J. J. Brown to compel shipment of a beverage known as Tokay. The test seeks to define whether the rail carriers must handle temperance drinks into former Indian Territory under federal court rulings. State assistance emphasizes the public importance beyond a carrier shippers dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Altorney General West
Santa Fe Railroad
J. J. Brown
Western District of Missouri
Indian Territory
Woman drinks acid in Springfield home suicide
In Springfield Missouri on August 18 Mrs Hanna Hall, 18, spent the forenoon visiting friends then at 2 pm drank carbolic acid at her home. Family members attempted to intervene as she ran and died at the moment she set. The Daily Chieftain notes the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna Hall
Springfeld
Theamily
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grove
McGuire Gays
Charles N. Haskell
West
The
Daily Chieftain
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!