Oklahoma House Advances 10000 Bond Funds for Ardmore Confederate Home
Oklahoma City January 12 with one dissenting vote the house approved a bill by Maxey Rexroat Champion and Allen to appropriate 10000 from a 250000 bond for Ardmore Confederate Home completion. The measure includes an emergency clause and creates a state banking board with exams fees 10 to 30 dollars and a 0.2 percent annual assessment until a five percent deposit fund is built. Depositors receive guaranteed certificates if a bank is 50 percent impaired, issued from the guaranty fund and bearing four percent interest.
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Senate
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Greer
Acton
Logan
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Guaranty Fund
Washington Notes on congressional delays and scandals
Congress meets after the holidays and plans to spend funds. Oklahoma likely gains eight congressmen in reapportionment. LaFollette and Baker corroborate Gore on abuse tactics. Hamon falsified Haskell correspondence. Campbell and McMurray seen hobnobbing with counsel.
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Oklahoma
Campbell
McMurray
Phil Campbell
Kansas
Morgan
Dick T. Morgan
Second
Elmer EB. Fulton
Oklahoma City
Hannon
Haskell
Jake Hamon
Gore
Hamon
Prohibits Women Wearing Tights In Public
Topeka Kans January 12 The first freak bill appeared in the house today It is by Representative Cones of Meade county prohibiting the wearing of tights on the stage or in public by women It provides skirts of all women in public must be not less than five inches below the knees Taft Urges Panama Canal Fortification And 5 Million For Work Washington D C January 12 President Taft sent to congress a special message urging fortification of the Panama canal and an appropriation of 5000000 for the initiation of work at the present session
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kans
Cones
Meade County
Panama Canal
Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
McMurray Cleared in Gore Oklahoma Land Inquiry
Dennis Flynn for McMurray argued no testimony tied James R. McMurray to irregularities raised by Senator Gore in Oklahoma Indian land affairs. Flynn said witnesses’ statements cleared McMurray of involvement. Gore to present final argument today before the house investigating committee.
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Washington
James R. McMurray
Atttorney
Oklahoma
Senator Gore
Oklahoma Indian Land Affairs
Dennis Flynn
McMurray
House Investigating Committee
Mr. McMurray
Colville Indian Reservation Lands To Open For Settlement
Spokane in Jan 12 report by Clair Hunt Allocate 1 4 million acres of the Colville reserved lands for homesteads North of Spokane about 2250 allotments will be made Indians to take 300 000 acres mostly agricultural and grazing lands leaving 1 1 million acres for the people Much of the land is first class agricultural with timber some peaches grown on reservation lands Indians described as peaceable industrious and thrifty No fixed opening date but likely after allotment work completes additional help anticipated to speed up assignment and allotment
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Spokane
Wash
Colville
Clair Hunt
Washington
Governor asks to enlarge college plant for hog cholera serum
Topeka Kansas January 12 Governor Stubbs in his first special message to the legislature asks for a provision to enlarge the plant of the state agricultural college for the manufacture of a serum as a preventative for hog cholera.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kans
Stubbs
State Agricultural College
Big Fight In Mexico Near Texas Line
An Associated Press dispatch from San Antonio reports a large battle in Mexico near the Texas border with over forty killed. The correspondent notes the fight at Comstock Texas Jan 12. Details remain sparse as the front unfolds.
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Mexico
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Comstock
Legislation Advance Aims at Segregated Coal Land Sale
Progress is noted toward passage of a bill allowing sale of at least part of the segregated coal and asphalt land, likely the surface. An agreement is hoped to be reached soon to relieve the situation and enable enacted legislation.
Oklahoma crisis fuels call to end dispensaries and gambling ban
Governor Croce urges legislature to abolish the dispensary system and empower state officials to enforce prohibition with firmer oversight. He argues local enforcement is inadequate, demands state control, and seeks a felony for gambling houses to reduce crime alongside stronger liquor laws.
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Croce
Kansas Fugitive Arrested Here
Sheriff Ridenhour arrested Josh Martin, a Kansas fugitive from justice who escaped after a five year sentence for false pretenses at Lansing. He was taken into custody and will be sent back to Lansing to return to the penitentiary.
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Ridenhour
Josh Martin
Kansas
Martin
Lansing
Steamboat Freight Service to Open between Kansas City and New Orleans
New Orleans January 12. The Kansas City Missouri Navigation company announces a regular steamboat freight service will be established between Kansas City and New Orleans around March 1. It is described as the most important advancement in Mississippi River steamboating and a rival to railroads.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Kansasity, Missouri, Navigation Company
Kansas City
House Side-Steps Question of Removing State Capital
Washington D C Jan 12 The house of representatives sided with the ongoing fight over Oklahoma capital location. An amendment sought to move the western district clerk from Guthrie to Oklahoma City, while law requiring Guthrie as capital until 1913 remained. A Mann solution preserves Guthrie while creating an Oklahoma City office for court clerks.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Morgan
United States Court
Guthrie
Oklahoma City
Mann
Ilinois
Congress
Ten Mill Tax Limit Restored In State Legislature Move
A letter from J C Starr prompted the Municipal League of Oklahoma to draft a bill to raise city tax limits from seven to ten mills. Support grows as lawmakers and Governor Cruce back a university law building, with law students from the University of Oklahoma leading a prominent parade showing their owl emblem and school colors.
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J.C. Starr
Municipal League of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Lee Cruce
Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma, School of Law
University
Cracy
State Bar Association
Oklahoma Best Advertised State Says Geologist
Oklahoma is the best advertised state in the country state geologist Professor Gould told a friend in Oklahoma City. He said eastern visitors note Oklahoma's resources and capital is increasingly looking to invest here. He urged Oklahomans to attract capital and promote the state.
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Pittsburg
Washington
Oklahoma
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Lee-Huckins
Thad
Willamette Valley
Custer County
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Winnipeg
Europe
South America
Japan
Manitoba
Commercial Club Plans Important Meeting Tonight
The Commercial Club will meet tonight with full attendance urged. Davidson proposes building a factory for the Common Sense harrow and a planning mill man from McKinney seeks to locate here. Several other important matters are on the agenda.
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Davidson
Harrow
McKinney
Tax
Fire destroys tool house at asylum site
A morning blaze at the asylum destroyed the tool house located a mile and a half northeast of town. Loss runs into hundreds of dollars as plans, specifications for two buildings, and Holm boe Construction tools were stored there, exact amount unrecoverable.
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Holmboe Construction Company
Allen And Quarles Resign From State Board
Royal J. Allen of Duncan and J. J. Quarles of Fairfax have tendered their resignations to Governor Cruce with requests for immediate acceptance. Both men were members of the constitutional convention and cited business reasons for leaving public service.
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Oklahoma City
Royal J. Allen
Duncan
J. J. Quarles
Mairfax
Democrati
State Board of Affaire
Cruce
Allen
Quarles
Public Service
Constitutional Convention
Plan to Remove Hall Partition for Dances Advocated
A group of young men proposes to the city council to remove the partition in the Auditorium dance hall and use the space for dances. If approved the partition will be taken down and the police court will move to another room.
Clark to Succeed Himself in Wyoming Senate Nomination
At a republican joint caucus in Cheyenne on January 12, Senator Clark was chosen as the party nominee to succeed himself. He is expected to secure the full party vote and win reelection to the Wyoming senate.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Senate
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