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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
4
Vinita Oklahoma faces heated talk on ward versus draw schools and public purchase of a significant tract as Senator Owen defends his record against Oklahoma papers. The piece notes Roosevelt era politics, county farmers, and calls for prudent spending and school funding. Tulsa and Muskogee viewpoints highlight statewide governance tensions.
Cray county sheriffs neglect to dispatch a deputy to Taleo for a burglar suspect, citing reimbursement costs. Officials warn missed action endangers public safety as crime rises and county funds remain strained. Citizens demand protection amid insufficient resources and government inaction.
Lincoln editorialist William J Beyan condemns the Roosevelt doctrine that a publisher can be prosecuted for criticizing the president. He argues the president cannot weaponize the attorney general to punish critics and that a journalist is not the government, even when officials face criticism. The piece defends press rights and cautions overstepping authority.
Oklahoma's population reached 1,440,261, up 2.1 percent since the July 1, 1907 federal census which recorded 1,414,177. The state board of agriculture released portions of its biennial report detailing farm values for 38 products, land under cultivation, and livestock totals, with cotton and corn among the leading crops and farm acreage totaling about 44.32 million acres.
Washington reports 708 individuals and firms in Oklahoma hold federal liquor licenses. Enabling act and state law make ownership presumptive evidence of violation. A Caldwell prepared pamphlet lists license towns and holders, noting many are bootleggers or open saloons. Tulsa Muskogee Claremore Shawnee and others listed with counts. Public notices urge county attorneys to obtain lists from the revenue service.
Constantinople December 17. The fleet Ottoman Parliament met today as Turkey formally broke from centuries of despotic rule. Sultan Abdul Hamid, who granted the constitution last July establishing this assembly, was paraded through the city at the head of an elaborate procession amid loud cheering and no disorder.
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