Convict Transfer From Lansing Prison Arrives Here
Sheriff J Ridenhour received a cargo of 125 convicts from the Kansas penitentiary at Lansing Sunday morning over the Katy. Of the 126 left, 108 are men and 17 are women. About 40 prisoners are serving life terms. Uncertain when road work may start. county jail payroll to rise by at least 1500 dollars monthly.
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H. E. Ridenhour
Vinita
J. {. Ridenhour
Kansas
Lanalog
Katy
McAlester
White Citizens to Participate in Cherokee Fund Payouts
Muskogee announces payments to intermarried white Cherokees under May 1908 act. Indian Agent Keldey lists March 1 deadline for final claim, with 285 names on the final rolls. Protests by Cherokee Nation may halt payments and trigger federal court adjudication. Eligible intermarried whites are urged to file written claims with the agency before the stated date.
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Muskogee
Dana Ulkelsey
Ander
Supreme Court
Keldey
Federal Court of Claims
Gmelich May Win In Missouri Election Contest
Jefferson City Me Feb report indicates only one recount result may be submitted to the general assembly by the committee recounting the lieutenant governor race. It is believed the single report would favor seating Republican Jacob F. Gretich.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
General Assembly
Tels
Jacob F. Gretich
Investigation of Town Lot Frauds Nears End
Muskogee Oklahoma February 1 government expects the grand jury to return at least three hundred indictments involving fourteen to twenty persons in town lot frauds. The work of the grand jury may be ended Thursday.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
Perea
Sapulpa Electric Street Railway Extension Announced
Associated Press reports Sapulpa plans extend electric street railway by adding a 150000 dollar capital expansion to widen service toward Glenn Pool oil held area. Local sponsors say project will connect Sapulpa traffic with oil district and spur regional growth.
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Sapulpa
Associated Proms
Ohio
Glenn Pool
Witnesses Arrive From Tennessee in Muskogee Fraud Inquiry
Nashville based witnesses arrive to testify before a federal grand jury in Muskogee as the fraud investigation widens. Early arrivals include G. W. Pyle J. H. Bell B L. Woodward and D C. Woodward. Attorneys Rash and Greg confer with witnesses as reports of surprise findings circulate. The probe reportedly centers on government reps collusion with dummy holders and quitclaim schemes involving multiple lots.
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Muskogee
Nashville
Tein
Federal Grand Jury
G. W. Pyle
J. H. Bell
L. Woodward
D.C. Woodward
Sylvester R. Rash
W. J. Greg
Ohio
Panama Officials Deny Charges in Congress
Panama officials issued denials after Representative Rainey accused the Panama president and others in Congress. The president and sixteen National Assembly members signed a statement denying the charges.
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Panama
Associated Press
Pannon
American Congress
Rainey
Agalnee
National Assembly
Shaw Not Required to Answer Questions in Press Case
Washington DC February conference between District Attorney Baker and counsel for the Press Publishing Company stated that J Augustus Shaw, secretary treasurer of the New World, would not for the present be required to answer questions asked Friday.
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Washington, DC
Baker
The
Press Publishing Company
J Augustus Shaw
the New World
Friday Lowe
Supreme Court Denies Rehearing for Consolidated Gas
The Supreme Court denied the Consolidated Gas Company's request for a rehearing on the eighty cent gas law issue. The case, urged by Associated Press, involved the validity of the gas rate regulation and was recently decided against the company. Mrs. Bordenkircher entertained the Bridge Whist club at her North Miller Street home with a pleasant afternoon, including a luncheon.
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Fiy Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Supreme Chart
United States
Consolidated Gas Company
Water Falls Trickery At Hulnew Falls Heads To Court
A Catskills hotel keeper charged visitors a quarter to "turn on" the falls. After two groups paid, water flowed. a second show yielded a poorer display. The gatekeeper refused a third request, saying the shows weren t worth 25 cents, about 17 cents.
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Hulnew Falls
Catskills
Report on Cost of Appraisement
Oklahoma's School Lands Guthrie reports the expense of the last legislature's school land appraisement. Total now listed as 85,522,438 dollars after reductions. 1182 field workers earned monthly salaries and expenses totaling items ranging 24 to 186 dollars. Field work ran Sept 16, 1908 to Jan 22, 1909, appraising 3,126,495.75 acres with improvements at about 24.4 cents per acre.
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Guthrie. Oke
Haskell
Child's Confidence in Daddy in Sunday School Tale
A Sunday school story recounts Bobby admiring his father’s abilities after a lesson on Moses. A walk prompts Bobby to compare wine and virtue with Horace Greeley references, while the boy’s faith in his father’s power remains strong amid misspelled banter about wine and corn.
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Moses
Israel
Promised Land
Bobby
Jenson
Horace
Townes
Horace Greeley
Jim
Gratuitous Advice at the Shopfront
A man approaches a shop owner with a sly offer to print a free title polywr claiming it would be money in the proprietor’s pocket. The exchange unfolds with curiosity as the vendor considers the proposal amid a skeptical, humorous mood.
All in the Mind by Prof Tal t at Edinburgh University
On the open day of winter term the late Professor Tal t enters a natural philosophy class to calm students and declares that there is no such thing as noise only subjective impression, as reported in Youth's Companion.
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Edinburgh University
Custons
Taft Pleased With Panama Canal Work Visit
Taft and engineers accompanying him arrived in Colebra Panama on a special train and conducted a detailed examination of the Culebra cut. The party reviewed the extent of work accomplished to date.
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Taft
Panama Canal
Colebra
Panama
Win
Fron
Cilebra
British Steamer Clon Binal Wreck Drowns Captain and Crew
The British steamer Clon Binal wrecked near Edinburgh with the captain and forty six crew drowned, most of whom were Waltonites. Eighteen crewmen were saved. The disaster was reported by Associated Press from McWourne Anatela dated February 1.
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Associated Press
McWourne
Anatela
Clon Binal
Edinburg
Enw
Anxiety Over German Steamer Overdue in Atlantic Storms
Philadelphia report says the German steamship Mari Rickmors from Greenock Scotland is more than ten days overdue amid terrible Atlantic storms.
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Philadelphia
Mari Rickmors
Greenock
Scotland
Atlantic
Denial of Earthquake Rumors in Spain
Associated Press dispatch from Madrid reports denial of a mysterious earthquake in southern Spain. A slight tremor occurred near Tatona but caused no serious damage and authorities offered no confirmation of a major quake.
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Associated Proay
Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
Tatona
Flowers for the Prima Donna Show Decline in Floral Gifts
An article cites a theater company's treasurer noting a sharp drop in flowers for opera stars. He recalls ten years ago a prima donna could receive $2,000 worth in a night, while today $500 bouquets are considered generous. ushers now handle handing flowers at the footlights rather than volunteers.
The Bird in Hand Promises Marriage Plot
Fragmentary child dialogue hints at two youths Lanny and Gracte promising to marry when grown. Ambiguity and misspellings obscure full intent and context of the exchange. The text resembles a playful or folkloric learning segment rather than a formal report.
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Lanny
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