Open sessions urged as Oklahoma senate debates press access
The Oklahoma Senate wrestled with whether to open its deliberations on board of education appointments to the public and press. A Thompson motion to open all sessions failed 12 to 25, while Anderson proposed allowing newspaper access to executive sessions, and several senators urged transparency citing constitutional rights and public interest.
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Se Orst
Board of Education
Reuben M. Roddie
Thursay
Tam
Garrett
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Anderson
Senator Anderson
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Barrett
Star Chamber
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Tucker
Shaw
Austin
Edmondson
Kendrick
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Warker
Wilson
Barefoot
Briggs
Burford
Carpenter
Curran
Dutton
Franklin
Graham
Marion
Horton
Jones
McAlester
McClintic
McCully
Mclntosh
Pugh
Sorrels
Sutherlin
Vandeventer
Waters
Watrous
Senator Russell
Supreme Court Opinions and Oklahoma Senate Actions
The Oklahoma Supreme Court delivered several opinions including dismissals and affirmations in Osage, Rogers, Muskogee, Dewey, Carter, McClain, Craig, and Craig counties. The Senate met in executive session to confirm governor appointments of district judges and referred a board controversy to a special committee. A legal question looms on gubernatorial removal power versus appointment authority amid debate over executive secrecy and public access. The piece also describes a move to aid flood relief via a Japanese theater charity effort in Spokane.
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Ike
Supreme Court
Williame Charles Grant
Martin L. Creed
Osage County
Lideker Tool Company
J. W
W. J. Cook
James Kanard
Okmulgee County
Sylvester Watkins
J. W. Darnwell
Seminole County
W. H. Link
James C. Cowles, Jr
Alva C. Lee
Washington County
Emily Abbott
Clay Rogers
Dewey County
Chin Goon
Margaret Scott
Carter County
J. W. Wocker
F. J. Carroll
McClain County
J.C. Starr
James F. Tennant
Craig County
Oklatona City
Dev
Senate
W. KR. Taylor
Oklaoma City
Preston S$. Doyle
Vinita
Jesse Hatchett
Durant
Frank Mathews
Altus
J. W. Steen
Enid
Board of Education
Reddie
Ada
Thomas
Lawton
Burford
Jones
Vandeventer
MclIntosh
Carpenter
Horton
Barrett
Star Chamber
Anderson
Aycock
Outsiders View the Governor of Oklahoma Critiqued
A Spearfish South Dakota educator and Sate Normal School president F L Cook accuses Oklahoma’s governor of being backward and ignorant of modern education. He argues education fuels national strength and urges robust funding for state schools, citing international systems from Germany to Japan as models.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
America
Germany
France
England
Japan
Canada
F. L. Cook
Sate Normal School
Spearfish
Freckles Promotion at Sanders-Wright and Opera House
Ridgeway of Sanders Wright department store and Dan Myers of the Grand theatre plan a joint promo for the play Freckles. With every dollar fifty seat reserved at the store a copy of the novel will be free, exchangeable for regular box office tickets after the opening sale.
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Sanders- Wright Department Store
Dan Myers
Opera House
Breckieng
Stratton
Grand
Christie
Vinita Theatre
Grand Theatre
Masonry Orders Reject Proposal to Use Ad Hoc Space
Under Masonic policy a majority vote of adjunct orders is required to repurpose space from Masonic work. Five orders have voted. four opposed the proposition, leaving the plan defeated.
Indian bill agreed on appropriation items in Five Civilized Tribes
The house Indian committee today approved the Indian appropriation bill. The Indian department carry for the Five Civilized Tribes totals $190,000, with an additional $200,000 allocated in aid of schools. Davenport reports from Washington.
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Dee
Vinita Daily Chieftain
House Indian Committee
Indian Department
Five Civilized Tribes
JAS
Davenport
Five Genurses in Drama Nipponese History Theme
Spokane Washington dispatch notes a staged drama titled Five Genurses in Drama recounting stirring incidents from Nipponese history. The report hints at a historical narrative framed through dramatic scenes presented in Spokane on December 7.
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Spokane
Wash
No Protection for Breweries in Indian Territory Case
Oklahoma City ruling bars liquor sellers from collecting debts for shipments into former Indian Territory. Supreme Court commission, led by Judge Harrison, found the brewing company not entitled to court protection, citing judicial knowledge of intoxicants’ introduction into isolated Indian Territory. The decision affirmed a lower court ruling in the Shawnee Mutual Fire Insurance case and addressed Cherokee allotment tenancy and other matters.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Supreme Court Commission Today
Harrison
Onheuser Buseh Brewing Company
Dore
District Court
Washington County
Theestate
Mary Washington
Norman French
George Washington
Brewer
Rosser
Shawnee Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Georgia A. Cannedy
Love County
Indian Council at Fort Spokane Concludes Settlement Meeting
Dee T A general council of Indians of the Pacific Northwest completed at Fort Spokane Washington locating the Colville reservation agency. About six hundred Indians gathered to settle claims to allotments with three hundred petitioning for adoption by the Colville tribe to obtain land shares and a portion of government funds. Only one in ten wore the Indian blanket or spoke tribal languages.
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Spokane
Wash
Dee T
Pacific Northwest
Fort Spokane
Colville
Retailers Seek Legislation at Joint Conference
Oklahoma City December meeting covered bogue checks misrepresentation of goods in advertising and exemptions. Lawmakers urge cooperation with State Retailers Association to craft measures protecting trade and limiting personal salary exemptions. Next conference December 20 to push completion of program for next legislative session.
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Ilahoma City
Dev
Leo-ucking
Roach
M. Greenman
Oklahoma State Retailers’ Association
F. J. Meek
Duncan
B. T. Leach
I. W. Saunders
Sulphur
Oklahoma State Photographers’ Association
Thomas RB
Legislative Committee
State Federation of Labor
Pronunciation dispute over Spokane’s name heats up
Spokane residents clash over whether Spokane should be pronounced with a long or short a after Indian authority Edward S Curtis declared the long a. The debate divides locals and experts as plans for arbitration arise. Also, Mrs. Joe Maytes of Okowe died, leaving a husband, seven children, and three brothers and sisters. funeral from Carselowey cemetery Tuesday.
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Wash
Edward
Curtis
Joe Maytes
Okowe
Carselowey Cemetery
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