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Newspaper

The Weekly Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1912

Page

6

Oklahoma Democratic Convention Called for 1912 Delegates

State Democratic Central Committee declares a state convention at Oklahoma City February 22 1912 to elect twenty delegates and ten presidential electors plus a national committee member. Counties will send delegates per population. precinct and county meetings set January 27 and February 10 17 1912 to appoint delegates for the state convention in Oklahoma.

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Revival at Methodist Church Continues in Vinita

Revivals at the Vinita Methodist church draw big crowds as Dr. McIntosh preaches strong gospel sermons. Many turn away for lack of seats while children and youths pledge to join churches and Epworth League members commit to concrete acts.

Methodist Church Vinitn Dr. McIntosh Vinita McIntosh Epworth League Viniin Melntoah Ed Philps

New terror for Americans in Montmartre counterfeits sold abroad

Paris reports a band of anarchist coiners circulating over 30 000 francs worth counterfeit currency. Leader Maria Topis, condemned to death for revolt ties to Ferrer in Barcelona. Counterfeits forged from subtle alloy, shipped from Barcelona weekly, then spread by four accomplices. two couriers stayed behind amid unrest. Also notes pine beetle damage in southern forests via a bureau bulletin detailing fading foliage and bark galleries as identification.

Paris Montmartre France Maria Topis Barcelona Ferrer Spain Bureau of Entomology Department of Agriculture

Champ Clark Praises Rural Editors in 1898 Speech

The house on March 2, 1898, debated the Loud bill to raise postal rates for country newspapers. Champ Clark praised rural editors as vital teachers, describing them as persistent community builders who publish truth in cold type and shape public morals. He contrasted them with bigger papers and urged protections for editors against onerous policies.

House of Representatives Howe Champ Clark Little Country St. Paul Herodotus Taciitus Sismondi Macaulay Ayer Maxician Beauty Chesterfield Dingley Europe Horace Greeley William H. Seward Seward, Weed and Greeley

University News Highlights Faculty, Students, and Activities

The Young Women's Christian Association elected Eva Messenger as president and Jennifer Tolbert as secretary for the second semester. The university orchestra tours the state under the Extension Bureau, visiting Chickasha Anadarko Lawton Wewoka Ardmore Sulphur Springs and Pauls Valley. Edwin Minteer of Norman represented the local Kappa Alpha chapter at the New Orleans national convention. Prof. Charles H. Taylor was named head of geology, succeeding D. W. Ohern. Richard A. Conkling, now at the University of Chicago, topped a petrography class. Prof. Jerome Dowd and Dr. Daniel W. Chern traveled to the AAAS meeting in Washington, D. C. Dowd's sociology course plan was adopted. President Taft spoke. A chess club is forming, led by Ossip DePorte, a top math student. A Norman-Oklahoma chess meet is planned for spring, with star track athletes expected. The medical school mourns a graduate who achieved the top exam score for Kansas diplomas. Streeter Speakman spoke across nine towns in his home county during Christmas.

Young Womens’ Christian Association Eva Messenger Jennie Tolbert Lina Bryan Elizabeth Eagleton University Extension Bureau Chickasha Anadarko Lawton Wewoka Ardmore Sulphur Springs Pauls Valley University of Chicago Richard A. Conkling Oklahoma Jerome Dowd Daniel W. Chern Oklahoma Geological Survey American Association For the Advancement of Science Washington, D. C Dowd Taft Mississippi River Ossip DePorte Nor Pin Missouri Sooners Missouri Valley Cinder Path Greensward The University Medical School Medical Board State of Kansas Rush Tulane St. Louis

University Extension Lectures Reach Several Cities in State

Speakman, a top Oklahoma orator, spoke on The Lawyer His Vices and Their Remedies as part of a university extension program for high schools. Lectures are being arranged in multiple towns with high schools funding the entertainers. A 3,400 foot sewer ditch eight feet deep is under construction from the campus at a cost of 2700 dollars, with all campus buildings to be connected.

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