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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
8
A damaged OCR fragment mentions laws and business activity after a period of conflict. It hints at a historical event or timetable but provides no clear names, dates, or places. The readable bits reference a meeting or discussion on law and business aftermath without concrete details.
Fifty three acts passed by the legislature become law with varying effective dates. Measures include a court of criminal appeals, land tax, alien land ownership prohibition, compulsory education, labor and road provisions, and a Labor Day holiday. Several items address taxation, lobbying, hotel regulation, and fire safety, with counties and cities granted varied powers and new officials to be appointed. The final adjournment occurred May 26, allowing a ninety day review period unless emergency provisions accelerated effect.
McAlester Ok Aug 25 Judge Ralph Campbell of the Eastern District of Oklahoma dismissed a suit by J E Fleming and 11 000 claimants challenging actions of Governors McCurtain and Johnson Mansfield McCurtain Cornish and Interior Secretary Garfield. The court held Congress alone can wind tribal affairs and pass on tribal rights, with any relief via Congress.
After a twelve day search the body of William McCracken of Neloguny was found in the Arkansas River near Tulsa Oklahoma. The skull and portion of the hands were missing. Insurance companies with policies totaling 25000 protested payment citing suspicion of foul play or life insurance schemes amid evidence seen on the clothing.
Senator S M Porter and J H Brewster head a party surveying routes for a proposed Windita to Caney railroad to connect Vinita and Caney. They visited Timber Hill coal fields and Spavinaw for photographs to attract European financiers, aiming to begin grading before snow.
Oklahoma railroads ordered to install telephones in all station depots at once by the corporation commission. The ruling follows a complaint from Skedee citizens urging Santa Fe to place a telephone in its depot.
Guthrie Ok Aug 26 In the United States circuit court in the Western district of Oklahoma yesterday Governor CN Haskell made answer to the suit for 9900 brought against him by John P Bailey and Don M Bailey of Ottawa Ohio for legal service and set up a counter claim that the plaintiffs owe him 600 Mrs A B Dennis has returned home at Joplin after a few days visit with her parents Mr and Mrs M A Chatterton
The Whiteside Sentinel commends A. T. Skelley formerly of Vinita and son in law of Mrs. J. R. Harris for his candidacy for Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Deeds in Whiteside county. He has served as deputy circuit clerk for twelve years and managed duties during the illness of the current clerk.
The Maine state superintendent of public schools recalls his early schooling memory. On the first day a kind teacher asked him if he loved her, he said no while his brother answered yes across the aisle. He notes his punishment and later resolve to say yes to teachers.
A storied scene unfolds with a great statesman hosting a dinner for ordinary people. A late guest bows awkwardly as the host navigates social awkwardness. The statesman’s remark about bed room conveniences shifts the mood from frost to casual, opening doors to broader conversation. Arthur C. Benson.
First published notice states Ella Children seeks an absolute divorce from Sylvester Childres in the Second Judicial District Court at Vinita Oklahoma. Defendant's answer is required by a specified date or the case will be taken as confessed.
Guthrie reports two additional national banks have surrendered their charters and rechartered as state banks to retain the depositor protection. The Madill State Bank of Madill, formerly Madill National, with 50000 capital, is led by President WS. Derrick with John L. Derrick as cashier. The First State Bank of Lamont, formerly First National, with 12000 capital, lists A C Thompson as president and L H Thompson as cashier.
Guthrie Ok Aug 26 The First National Bank of Hobart released its national charter and took a state charter as City State Bank of Mobert Eight other national banks planned to take state charters to gain the state guaranty law benefits
The Parsons Business College, recognized as Kansas' greatest commercial school, will open the fall session on Tuesday September. Last year the enrollment surpassed 800, and the school remains in high demand for stenographers, bookkeepers, and telegraph operators. Local youths are urged to consider attending this reputable institution.
Joe Kehler faced Sing Sing for four years and six months after multiple drinking episodes led to bigamy charges. He admitted alcohol abuse as the cause, with four wives appearing in court to challenge the case.
Auto owners revive 19th century custom placing figureheads on fronts of cars. A writer notes these idol figures, once thought of as mere decoration, now serve as guardians or talismans to prevent accidents and arrests, reflecting a revival of antique practice among mobile owners.
Muskogee, Aug 26. Business leaders moved to act against the Missouri Kansas & Texas railway after what they term repeated indignities. A plan to divert nearly $2,000,000 in freight from the Katy is under discussion with major shippers. Santa Fe, Midland Valley and Frisco could route extra traffic as a campaign to boycott the Katy for freight and passenger services.
Grotesque in style the passage describes how religion underpins virtue and sustains social benevolence. It argues belief in a God and in accountability for a future life without which moral fabric would crumble and society fall into hopeless rule.
In a dramatic exchange a pretty girl admits playing with the eddies at the falls while her aunt expresses shock and questions the lack of a chaperon. The scene highlights parental concern over risky behavior.
A modiste named Manuel-Well assures Belle-Jack that the new gown will satisfy. The exchange notes Kiew praising the wearer as sweet, with positive expectations of the dress.
Porteian society buzzes over Max Darewaki in Paris as he courts a courtier’s fiancée. A jealous count accuses the duo of intrigue after a Paris visit, sending the offended fiancé to Paris with a challenge. The story asks if the engagement survives the affair and the count’s dishonor.
The article notes a temporary uptick in water travel for certain firearms and highlights global travel growth. It cites last year's messenger traffic on the lakes with 7,000,000 passengers leaving Detroit by boat, 1,500,000 from Chicago, and 90,000 from Milwaukee, underscoring a broad rise in waterborne movement.
State Examiner and Inspector Taylor completed a personal examination of the Ott county treasurer's books. Thomas holds the missing cashier position at the Bank Afton. The office operations were carried on by an assistant, F. Weillep Reynold, and the state university department will finish a broad review of all county offices within ten days.
In a conversation with a French professor the text recalls Jacques de Vaucanson a renowned eighteenth century inventor whose flying machines impressed observers. It mentions a hand launched drone that circled a room and a pigeon that traced a 100 yard diameter circle. Vaucanson built a duck that collected grain swallowed it stirred water and quacked while swimming. Snakes hissed frogs moved on a cord and beckoned. The note ends claiming all secrets died with him and suggests flight would have arrived long ago.
Maj Wackwitz of Saxony notes desertions in the German army are almost unknown due to compulsory service and strict discipline rooted in school and lifelong obedience. He adds dueling is largely extinct and the code of honor is rarely spoken of anymore.
A new women’s enterprise hires visiting librarians to move between private homes, dust and arrange books, catalogue them, and prepare bookplate designs. The work includes creating original designs for bookplates, often inspired by family crests, with emphasis on attractive presentation.
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