Commercial Club in Vinita Revives Booster Spirit
The Vinita Commercial Club held a meet ing with about a small turnout to discuss boosting local commerce. Topics included a possible railroad connection to Fort Smith and support for a proposed commercial college, with a Kansas City company seeking space and 75 initial students. A committee led by S E Wallen was formed to wrap up unfinished business and plan revival efforts.
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Mmercial Club
Woodcock Turing Company
Porter
Keratoe
Siloam Springs
Fort Smith
Cafid
Dennis H.ana
Deck
Ideal Stove Works
Issfville
Osdl
Comnon Club
Dalquesturn
Manufacturers Committee
Kansas City
Commercial College
Vinita
Commercial Club
Wilson
D. M. Marrs
Parsons Kans
E. Wallen
Wallen
Charles B. Mitchell
Judge Gill
State apportionment shifts senatorial districts in house
Delegates report a revised senatorial and legislative apportionment for the Oklahoma House, creating five senatorial districts with one representative per district and redistributing counties across districts. The plan reduces total representatives and assigns counties like Ottawa Cherokee Okfuskee and Muskogee to new districts while preserving key names and counts.
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Ha City
House
Legis Ie
Ing
Ottawa
Ayes
Cherokee
Beogee
Okfuskee
Moesburg
Hughes and
Coal
Latimer
Leflore
Atoka
Pushmataha
Meer
Love
Marshall
Garvin
Murray
Jotoc
Seminole
Pot- Lincoln
Okmulgee
Greek
Payne
Tulsa
Nowata
Noble
Paw
Washington
Garfield
Jay
Kingfisher
Canaa
Major
Blain
Wis
Custer
Beckham
Hillis
Caddo
Greer Tillman
Swanson
Harmon
Comanche
Jefferson
Loganid
McClain
Cim- Beaver
Oklahoma
Bryan
Lincoln
Pittsburg
Muskogee
Harper and
All Southwestern Social Center Conference Opens in Dallas
The first All Southwestern Social Center Conference assembled in Dallas and began sessions at two o'clock in the high school. Col Frank P. Holland presides with leaders from five states to discuss opening school buildings at night for public social and educational use. Notable speakers include Edward Ward, Helen Barnes, Alice Emmert, Lida Dougherty, and J. A. Thomas. The program covers neighborhood organization, women’s needs, extension work, and city and country centers with later lectures from Ward and local clergy.
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Dallas
Tex
Southwest
Col
Frank P. Holland
Texas Farm and Ranch Publishing Company
Geo. B. Dealey
Clarence Ousley
Texas Conference For Education
Frank Holland
Charles W. Holman
Edward J. Ward
Social Center
University of Wisconsin
Helen F. Barnes
New York City
Alice Emmert
Lida Dougherty
Marion
Bee
J. A. Thomas
Hunt County
A. Caswell Hisland A
Blankenship
University of Texas
J. H. Connell
Oklahoma A. & M. College
Rufus J. Nelson
Farm and Ranch
W. B. Yeary
Texas Cotton Growers’ Association
HE. W. Kirkpatrick
Texas Farmers’ Congress
Hatton W. Sunmore
Lee Young
Stephenville
W. F. Barnett
van Aletyne
O. L. Albritten
Nevarro County
C. F., Thomas
Texas Congress of Mothers
H. Y. Benedict
C. M. Evang
Respect Te
Extenetn Fm
A . M. College of Texas
Law aims to bar displaying certain weapons in show windows
The senate backed a bill in committee of the whole to appropriate 191000 dollars for new buildings at the state A and M college at Stillwater.
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Senate
State A. and
M. College
Stillwater
Election Inspector Arrested in Federal Indictment
J P Talbott election inspector arrested in Muskogee Oklahoma on February 17 on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he used a grand clause to stop a voter from casting a ballot.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okla
J. P
Powder Explosion Kills One In Morris Oklahoma
In Morris Oklahoma a keg of powder exploded in a shack injuring and killing several people. Rail was killed instantly, Poage and Gaddis were fatally injured with Poage’s legs blown off and Gaddis’s skull fractured. Clara Vaughn escaped with minor bruises as neighbors fought to save the building.
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Muskogee
Okla
Morris
Rail
Gaddis
Carl Poage
Clara Vaughn
Rall
Poage
The Dead And Injured At Oil Field Incident
Fitz Rail an oil field worker died in the incident. Joe Gaddis sustained a fractured skull and is not expected to survive. Carl Poage lost two feet and is said to be near death. Clara Vaughn sustained minor injuries not considered serious.
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Fitz Rail
Joe Gaddis
Carl Poage
Clara Vaughn
Building Warrants Sold Only At Par
Guthrie Oklahoma February eighteenth Attorney General West informs Governor Cruce that one bill may cover appropriations for charitable and penal institutions public buildings and for state building equipment. Women may be appointed regents but cannot serve as Confederate home trustees. Warrants must be sold at par and state faith pledged. prior practice of paying contractors with warrants cited as error. AG data shows four bond issues disapproved 352 approved totaling 6 031 080. 73 opinions to the governor 187 to other officers and 3785 to county officers.
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Guthrie
Okla
West
Lee Cruce
State University
Normal School
Deaf and Dumb School
State Confederate Home
Confederate States
Cruce
Attorney General's Office
Special Grand Jury Probes Seattle Vice Syndicate
Seattle February 17 a special grand jury opened an inquiry into an alleged vice syndicate said to have governed Seattle for eleven months A syndicate member is alleged to have confessed and turned over books detailing payments from the take off to police for gambling and white slave operations
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Seattle
Wash
Russia to Demonstrate in Chinese Turkestan Semi Ultimatum
St. Petersburg notes that Russia plans a military demonstration in Chinese Turkestan and views Pekin's note as a semi ultimatum. China must act within a fortnight or the ultimatum could be amplified. Also reported are census figures for Cleveland Oklahoma and detailed land sale listings in Craig and Nowata counties, plus guardianship notices in Craig County and court actions to sell minor estates.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Russia
Turkestan
Pekin
Koretovitz
China
Estate guardians seek sale of minor’s land in Craig County
The Craig County Oklahoma court orders sale of Wilburn Hudson’s real estate to highest cash bid after February 26 1911. Bids must be in writing with one third certified funds. sale subject to county court confirmation and court approval of guardian Albert B. Marks as guardian for Irene L. Nading and Wilburn Hudson estates.
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Chieftain
State of
Oklahoma
Craig County
William C. Dameron
John Dameron
William C.dameron
Aame
F. Parks
Parker, Rider & Brown
Guardian
State of Oklahoma
Glenn A. Nading
J. J. Nading
Irene L. Nading
Albert B. Marks
Vinita
County of
Craig
Wilburn Hudson
Towit
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Samuel F. Pishero
Malisan F. Fishero
Ee Rider & Brown
William T. Rye
Lee R. Mitchell
J. T. Ragan
C. G. Roberts
King of Horse Dentists
Blackstone Hotel
Rsines’ Barn
Tad
Taylor
Pedsh Eilek
Amy Prive
Chicago
Cney
Walea Lew
Auto Ea Cape
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Apecis Hese
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