Horner attacks state board over property valuation raise
Guthrie Oklahoma January brief argues the state board of equalization cannot raise aggregate property values beyond local assessments. Horner contends the board’s action centralizes taxation, bypassing city and township assessors, and violates the constitution by not basing taxes on local assessments. The brief urges preserving local assessors and warns of centralized power.
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Guthrie
Okla
Jan
D'Ax
Rome
Charlen 1
G. Horner
State Supreme Court
State Board of Equalisation
Horner
State Board
State Board of Equalization
Public Service Corporation
Atte Board
Morner
Territorial Supreme Court of Oklahoma
State Board of Equaliaation
Board of Equalization
County records remain at old Jay in Delaware dispute
Oklahoma City January 9 Adjutant General Frank Canton is moving Delaware county books to the old Jay court house while Supreme Court Justice Hayes dissents on a restraining order. Governor Cruce threatens militia if needed. the case centers on which Jay townsite holds the county seat and the fate of the records amid a politically charged dispute involving Creekmore and associates.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Canton
Delaware County
Jay
Hayes
State Supreme Court
Canton
Crice
New
Supreme Court
Turner
Purner
Cruce
Sehtet
Cassidy
State Period Land Commission
W. J. Croekmore
Tala
Jaytownalte
Wag
Grove
Creekmore
Wycliff
Creekmores
Creek More
Pupil of William Sherwood Studying at Buffington Building
Mrs W B Crawford listed as a pupil of William Sherwood with ties to Plin Vernon d Arnalle and Sieving Barrett Buffingtop Building. The terse item notes affiliations or study associations in a local institutional context.
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William Sherwood
Plin
Vernon d'Arnalle
Senator Gore's Mother Carrie Gore Dies in Washington
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Carrie Gore mother of Oklahoma Senator Thomas P Gore are set for Monday at 2 PM at the senator's Washington residence. Rev Earle Wilfry will officiate and interment will follow at Glenwood cemetery. Pallbearers include Congressmen Carter Ferris Oldfield Hastings Thomson and Hernon. honorary pallbearers include several Senators. Mrs Gore aged 73 had battled liver ailment and lived with her son since her husband’s death.
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Washington
D.C
Carrie Gore
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Earle Wilfry
Vermont Avenue
Scott Ferris
William Oldfield
Arkansas
W. W. Hastings
Roy Thomson
G. L. Herndon
John W. Kern
George T. Chamberlain
Leroy Percy
John §. Williams
Atlee Pomerene
Ellison D. Smith
Robert L. Owen
Nathan P. Brain
Miles Poindexter
Joseph L. Bristow
Pre
Senator Gore
Mississippi
Bh. F
Bilis Gore
J. M. Wyatt
Julia Murray
Texas
D. F. Gore
Baby Refugee Returns Home After Local Help
A newborn boy found abandoned en route from southern Missouri was taken in by Mrs Eliza Minshall in Vinita but faced local opposition. A neighbor called authorities, preventing contact with the child in the neighborhood. Relatives were located nearby, and Sunday evening the baby was returned to its family and placed with relatives.
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Missouri
Jeff Bleving
Vinita
Belogic
Starr
Eliza Minshall
Enrollment fight over freedmen in Cherokee nation ends
Arguments concluded in Washington before the supreme court on the Moses Whitmore case involving the right to enroll fifteen hundred freedmen in the Cherokee nation. Cherokee National Attorney Hastings opposed enrollment while Putnam and Poe for the freedmen claim land worth 1.5 million dollars. A decision is expected on the thirty thousand land suits, with later consideration of the Too Late Cherokee baby cases.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Moses Whitmore
W. W. Hastings
Tahlequah
Putnam and
Poe
Whitmore
Democratic Press Bulletin on Tariffs and Taft Race
A Democratic pamphlet cites tariff burdens under the Payne Aldrich and Dingley laws with figures on taxes for purchases like files, cutlery, cigars, and tin plate. It notes Taft’s bid for the presidency and chronicles a revival meeting at a Vinita church led by Dr. Meta tech with strong gospel preaching and local turnout.
Dingley Tariff Costs and State Revenue Highlights
The article surveys rising costs under the Dingley tariff with nail and glass price spikes and a 31 percent cost of living rise within four years. It notes 203000 dollars in insurance revenue for 1911, compares glove tariffs, reports farm profits per acre, and cites trust growth under tariffs. It also mentions Oklahoma Democratic headquarters and a socialist value theory discussion.
Principle of socialism and land value conflict with fire losses
The article argues that labor determines value and land has none if true, noting a December fire loss of 221191.44 dollars in Oklahoma per the State Fire Marshal Hammonds report, a figure $20000 less than the prior month. It mentions 123 fines, with twelve listed as incendiary.
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Oklahoma
Hammonds
Gourt Reverses Commission on Oklahoma Telegraph Rates
Oklahoma City case reverses most of the commission’s telegram rules and rate cuts for Western Union. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jave writes the ruling, affirming parts including intrastate delivery within two-mile zone, but disallowing a new dual-rate scheme and a charge of 10 cents on forwarded messages. The court finds current intrastate yields inadequate returns and requires fair value-based compensation.
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Oklahoma City
The
Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Jave
Supreme Court
Western Unit Company
Western Union
Ecommission
Public Service
Commission
Revival Services Grow at Methodist Church This Week
Interest in revival services at the Methodist church increases as Dr. McIntosh is expected to fill the house each night. Last night he preached Fidelity and tonight the subject is A Compromised Life. Rev PuMMpe leads with singing, offering Shadows as his solo. The singing remains lively and earnest, drawing participation from other churches. All are invited to attend at 7 o clock and help share the blessings.
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Methodist Church
McIntosh
Pummpe
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Robert Blatchford
England
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Trish
Phillipe
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C. J. Ralston
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