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Newspaper

The Weekly Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1910

Page

2

Murray Appears With Statement In Capitol Fight

Oklahoma City November 28 W H Murray of Tishomingo ex president of the constitutional convention and speaker of the first house and candidate for the democratic gubernatorial nomination opposed Governor Haskell’s special session and the Putnam site. He said the governor violated the constitution and urged not removing the capital before 1913. Murray warned against lobbying and urged faith with the people on the capital issue, predicting the Putnam site may not yield expected value.

Oklahoma City Okla WH. Murray Tishomingo Constitutional Convention First House Lee Cruce Haskell Putnam Capitol Murray Oklahoma Supreme Court Guthrie Oklahom City

A Literary Pioneer in Vinita Era Poets

A review highlights Alexander Lawrence Povey’s volume with his poems and an introductory biography. Povey, a Crock Indian editor and advocate for honesty, died two years ago. his poetry reflects outdoor themes and deep personal loss, notably in the poem A Daffodil. The biography is compiled in Topeka by Crane & Company.

Oldatoma Deak Alesander Lawrence Povey Vinita Poncy Posey Topeka

Government seeks dissolution of sugar trust in Sherman case

The federal government filed a bill in equity in the United States circuit court asking for the dissolution of the American Sugar Refining Company. It charges the firm with being a combination in restraint of trade in violation of the Sherman anti trust law. The action was announced from New York on November 28 by the Associated Press.

Sugar Associated Press New York United States Circuit Court

Express Office Looted of 16000 Dollars in Muskogee

A Wells Pargo Express substation safe at Midland Valley depot in Muskogee was stolen Saturday night, containing 4000 in currency and 11000 in unsigned bills shipped from a Kansas City bank. Suspects OQ Senshaugh, W Kelsey, and B C Givens were arrested. others are watched. The station was reportedly unlocked from inside.

Muskogee Oklo Wells- Pargo Express Company Midland Valley American National Bank of Senshaugh W. Kelsey B. C. Givens John Wisener Express Company Railroad Company

Adams Tells of Contracts With Indians

Washington officials report Richard Adams an attorney for the Five Civilized Tribes claims could earn a contingent fee of 10 to 30 percent if successful. The average fee estimated at 16 percent would total about 2.2 million dollars. He also said he held a Cherokee claim against Texas land seized from Indians, with a potential 25 percent fee.

Washington, D.C Richard Adams House Texas Raing Chio

Fire in Cherokee building put out after brief blaze

A brief fire occurred in the Cherokee building when gas buildup rose from a furnace or stove. Sawyer Voyles extinguished the flames after leaving the area. a large hole burned in the floor but the office door was open and the fire was quickly controlled. No injuries reported.

Cherokee Sawyer Voyles Buralig

Oklahoma Wins Shoot Seeems in Midwestern Interstate Race

Team No 1 of the First Oklahoma Regiment captured the Commercial Club trophy at Swope Park in Kansas City Missouri securing 692 points of a possible 800 on the skirmish. Team members include veterans who previously competed at the national meet. R Jarboe scored 4 of 100 on the skirmish. final standings list Strong Kansas, Missouri teams and others with scores around 160 to 180.

Kansas City Olahoma Regiment Commercial Club Pascs Lation Swope Park Tom Kan Wie City Okaihena Kansas Flent Uxintoma Jatip Perry R. Jarboe Miagouri Ator Firatkia Pirat Missouri

Lectures to Vinita Negroes by Prof G W Wood

Professor G W Wood will lecture at the AM church Tuesday night on The Moral Intellectual and Financial Uplift of the Negro, checked by short sightedness. He has taught ten years in Missouri and Kansas and two years in the Philippines and has delivered many lectures to and among his own race.

G. W. Wood AM. Chorch Wood Missouri Kansas Philippines Tae

Supreme Court 10 Report Decisions Highlight New Terms

Washington November 23 The Supreme Court resumes after Thanksgiving recess with expected major rulings. Key cases include Carmack amendment interstate commerce liability, Missouri two cent passenger rate law, Arkansas and Indiana full crew nets, Alabama labor contract law, Panama canal treaty, and indictments of Press Publishing Co Gustave Kinser Thomas Harned F Augustus Heinze James Barber and Sumner Moon under Sherman anti trust and banking laws. Early week hearings focus on Indian cases challenging enrollment of Cherokee babies after 1902 and extending land sale restrictions from five to twenty five years.

Washington Supreme Court of the United States Missouri Arkansas Indiana Alabama Press Publishing Company New York Gustave EB. Kinser Thomas B. Harned Philadelphia F. Augustus Heinze James T. Barber Sumner G. Moon Eau Claire Wis

Family denies death of young Ford was accidental

The body of Lisey Ford, 24, a young society man, was found in his parents home with a bullet wound to the heart and a revolver in his hand. His father is a longtime city banker. The family insists the death was accidental.

Associated Press St. Joseph Lisey Ford Ford

Rossetti Poem Fragment Reflects Hope and Memory

Fragmentary lines from Christina Rossetti evoke spring hope and love as memory wanders across a Warren sea. The verses mix imagery of cups, crimson wine, and seasonal renewal to frame a melancholic mood.

Christina G. Rossetti

Made Them All Dance In Liverpool Electric Shock Incident

In Liverpool a busy street witnessed pedestrians involuntarily dancing as a pavement area above an electric main leaked. Passersby felt sharp shocks, drawing a crowd and police to the scene. Even Officers of the Inn moved away from the danger zone, while the crowd avoided the spots that caused the shocks.

Liverpool

Four Hundred term explained by biblical echo in American Israelite

The American Israelite offers a playful explanation of the phrase Four Hundred tied to New York Society. It cites I Kings chapter twelve where Ahab calls the four hundred prophets to persuade against Ramoth Gilead. Zedekiah strikes Micaiah for exposing the prophets as inspired by a lying spirit, a parallel to modern muckraking.

New York Ahab Ramoth Gilead Zedekiah Micaiah

Frenchman’s ten pound swimming machine in a suitcase

A French inventor designs a compact swimming machine weighing ten pounds that folds into a suitcase. It features cylindrical front and rear floats with a propeller, a wooden mid bar, and a cross handle for kicking and pulling to maximize exercise and speed beyond ordinary swimming on open water.

Natural Religion in the Open Country

The passage argues that religion should be native and concrete, expressing daily life through the end of living shaped by physical and economic conditions. It advocates embedding spirituality into indigenous affairs and making all aspects of life spiritualized, asserting this strengthens civilization more than abstract hope.

Lfe

Understanding Preferred Stock and Its Dividend Priority

The article explains preferred stock as having a prior claim on dividends and assets, requiring payment before common stock. Cumulative preferred stock accumulates unpaid dividends to be paid later before any common dividend. Preference stock can be classified into first, second, and other classes with specified rights to dividends or assets in distributions.

To Build Largest Restaurant in New York on Broadway

Plans call for the world’s largest restaurant to seat 6000 on Broadway between Forty seventh and Forty eighth streets. Ten kitchens with separate staffs will serve 600 each. A 60 foot high glass dome surrounds a 10000 square foot center area. A glass covered ice skating rink on the roof may become a roof garden theater in summer.

New York Broadway

Increase in Population at Korea's Principal Ports

Fusan and Jinsen emerge as Korea's main ports with thriving commerce. Fusan, 30 miles from Tsushima Island, hosts about 20,000 Japanese residents and rapid administrative growth. Jinsen, open to trade since 1882, boasts 5,500 residents, a third of whom are Japanese, signaling prosperity.

Fusan Jinsen Korea Far East Tsushima Island Japan

End of a Famous Church at Belgrave Square Demolished

St George's church near Belgrave square, once a leading proprietary church in London, will be demolished after the Duke of Westminster refused to renew the lease. The venue once boasted a fashionable, crowded congregation including the late Duchess of Tek and Princess Loula.

Relgrave Chapel Belgrave Square London Duke of Westinster St. George’s Church Duchess of Tek Loula Duchess of Argyll

Morality and Beauty in Society

The excerpt argues that true morality is not measured by dress or meals but by the use of beauty in the senses. It condemns equating luxury with beauty and notes a social divide where some enjoy excess beauty and others lack it, urging a society that seeks more beauty and less luxury.

Skaters in Norwegian Army Form Rapid Mountain Unit

A corps of skaters is attached to the Norwegian army chosen for physique marksmanship and endurance on ice and snow. They can maneuver on ice or through mountain terrain as fast as the best cavalry. In one instance they covered 220 miles in 18 1/2 hours over rugged country.

Bkvere

Poetic Idea of Architecture Concept Revisited

A distinguished philosopher called architecture frozen music sparking debate. The idea, echoed as alien music, prompts renewed interest in architecture as art.

Goetho Foe

Tulsa Citizens to hold mass meeting on capital location

Tulsa Commercial Club calls a mass meeting of all Tulsa citizens at the Grand Opera House on Saturday night November 26 at 8 o'clock to determine the city's course on the state capital location matter. The move aims to include non members and organize citizens to act collectively.

Tulsa Grand Opera House Commercial Club Mesgrs Burnett, Dingman Nichols Sapulpe Tulsa Club Oklahoma Citizens of

First Annual P E C Chapter Meeting In Town

The First annual meeting of the P E C chapter unfolded at a member’s home with John R. Scott opening proceedings. Sisters staged a mock ritual, improvised costumes and odd “torture” props, then refreshments followed amid humor by Stevens. The scene centered on fraternal camaraderie and playful ritual traditions.

B. L le. H John R. Scott Old Town F. M. Gwinnup Stevens

Wendling arraigned for Alma Keller's murder

John Wendling appeared in official court to answer charges of murdering eight year old Alma Kiner in St. Johns Catholic elementary school grounds last year. He was sent to the church and accused of assaulting and killing the girl in a case that drew regional attention.

Louisville John Wendling Alma Kiner St. John’s Wendling

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The Scores Haskell Express Office Rency National Bank Dick Adams Vinita Negroes Young Ford Grafton W. Va William Pearson Altamont Cudahy Chicago Michael Cudahy Cudahy Packing Company Council of Physicians Waltham Elgin Rockford South Bend Hampden C. C. Huttenmeyer Vinita Drug Store P. E Alma Kellners J.T. Ragan & CO
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