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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
4
The Weekly Chieftain from Winite Oklahoma notes Nelson can go on stage once he recovers. The column mocks political figures, mentions Roosevelt sailing the Nile, debates over a salary bill, and critiques the tax law while touching on Oklahoma politics, the Osage railroad hub, and price concerns.
A jumble of opinion on Oklahoma politics and state issues mixes with a satirical verse by Walt Mason on hunger and food prices. The piece references Governor prospects, party tactics, railroads, prohibition, and beef shortages, with regional quirks and rural life imagery.
A Republican press in Oklahoma is described as unreliable and biased. One paper is accused of distorting articles and shaping political opinion, with a party committeeman declining to allow it in his home. The piece condemns the paper as mainly political and discredited.
The piece scorns Representative Scott of Kansas and Idaho Senator Beattie for reviving bloody shirt rhetoric. It notes a lone troglodyte in the senate opposing army tents for a Confederate reunion, while others ignore the tirade and vote against reopening the loan. The author laments public malice from veterans who fought in prior eras.
Ardmoreite letters criticize Rev. Harvey Darrow of Cumberland for running a paid marriage advertisement in the Marshal County News. The writer argues ministers should earn their income through service and not rely on free ads or discounts from merchants, urging fair compensation for pastoral work and urging churches to operate on a paying basis.
Albany Feb 23 Associated Press reports in the senate investigation of Senator J P Allds that he resigned as president pro tem after his defense opened. Martin W Littleton, Allds' lead counsel, said Allds fled with the clerk and fled resignation during the 1901 bridge bill inquiry.
Norman Oklahoma February 24 a committee chosen by the Alumni of the University of Oklahoma will meet this week to elect an editor and business manager for the quarterly magazine the members have voted to establish. The promoters intend to pull Utah two numbers this year. The magazine will include literary contributions from alumni news from former students and other items of general interest to those starting their lives in the busy world.
In Richmond California on February 23 Battling Nelson was stopped by referee Eddie Smith in the fortieth round of his match with Ad Wolgast. Nelson fought on despite a battered face and fading sight, while Wolgast emerged as the new lightweight champion amid cheers. The bout drew about $35,000 with wagers heavily favoring Nelson early then evening out.
J A Cook an American railway conductor freed from a six month detention inGuadalajara Mexico was released today his father in Port Scott Kans was informed by tele gram The Brotherhood of Conductors of America protested his detention and urged action by President Taft and the state department has been investigating the case.
Craig Representative BN Ratcliff of Vinita serves on a special investigating committee and handles details of a new asylum project to become a premier southwestern institution. A successful local businessman, he notes his legislative duties keep him busy with firm time commitments.
In Alexandria Virginia on February 22 a movement to erect a permanent Masonic memorial to George Washington took definite shape as President Taft General Dickinson and grandmasters met to form the National Masonic Memorial Association The plan envisions a temple with a hall of fame for grand jurisdictions and a valued budget of about one million dollars anchored by Washington street near Christ Church and the Mount Vernon corridor movements and ceremonies marked the launch with a banquet featuring prominent speakers and a wreath at Washingtons tomb
Washington February 22 A House dispute halted a bill to lend five hundred War Department tents for a Mobile Alabama Confederate reunion. Representative Scott of Kansas objected citing constituent concerns after a Senate pass. Lola town meetings urged him to oppose the measure saying Confederates should not use U S property to celebrate rebellion.
Washington D C Bw 23 The amendment by Campbell Kansas to the Indian appropriation bill would provide 9000 for the maintenance of Chilocco Indian School as an Indian Agricultural school for two years The amendment faced opposition from Sheppard Texas Byrnes Tennessee McGuire spoke in favor but warned it might be the last time he votes for the school appropriation due to disagreements over the school’s future use in Oklahoma He noted turnover to the state may occur after a year
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