Oklahoma Chieftain column highlights political quips and booster notes
A miscellany of brief items covers Oklahoma and neighboring politics, public works, and local culture. The column lampoons lawmakers, praises Governor Cruce’s calls for simpler laws, notes Cribbed reforms and social quirks, and promotes a Chieftain plane giveaway tied to subscription drives while praising community boosters like Amos Stoalabarger for attracting German farmers to Vinita.
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Amos Stoalabarger
Vinita
Carnegie's Gift and Skepticism on Skibo's Peace Plan
Walt Mason critiques Carnegie's philanthropy and a projected peace show funded by Skibo. He forecasts political pushback, predicts lawmakers and reporters will dissect the gesture, and notes Republican chatter about Kell running for Owen's Senate seat with denial of any Republican success.
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Carnegie
Skibo
Earth
Walt Mason
Haskell
Owen
Bank Deposit Guaranty Debate Narrows In Onset Of Reform
The Indianapolis News and New York World debate bank deposit guaranty, noting that depositor security has been illusory under free banking and banks profit from uses of depositor funds. Oklahoma upholds a guaranty law as bankers and boards of directors bear responsibility for the public danger of free banking. Public opinion trends toward general adoption and tax elimination as reforms unfold.
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Bal
Indianapolis ‘News
Ontar
New York World
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City Cattle and Market Report
Oklahoma City markets report a steady week with light receipts and stronger prices for meat stuff. Beef steers around 1000 to 1150 pounds near 5.50 to 6.00, cows 4.00 to 5.00, bulls up to 4.85, calves up to 7.75, hogs steady to strong with tops near 8.15, sheep and lambs higher for quality and mixed ewes at 3.75 to 7.75 per head.
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Witherspoon Live Stock Commission Company
Oklahoma City
Okla
Highway plan eyed for cross state route across Kansas
The Kansas Good Roads convention in Wichita discussed a north south highway across Kansas and Oklahoma. John C. Nichols of Newton presented the proposal, which received favorable reaction. The meeting follows a day of focused talks on improving regional road links and trade routes.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kans
Kansas
Ketchel Murder Trial Jury Selection Slow
Marshfield Missouri January 18 The jury selection for Walter Dipley and Goldie Smith charged in the Ketchel murder proceeds slowly With evidence likely to start tomorrow the case moves forward with procedural delays and anticipation from local observers.
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Ketchel
Associated Press
Marshfield
Janu
Walter Dipley
Goldie Smith
Stanley Ketchel
More Rigidity Sought in Oklahoma Liquor Law
Oklahoma City dispatch reports the state pushed for stricter prohibition enforcement advancing to third reading a bill to abolish the dispensary and create a state warehouse for legitimate alcohol use. The measure widens penalties, disallows medicinal liquors, curtails club drinking, and names habitual violators as felons. Senator Owen publicly criticized Judson Harmon’s leadership and implied political contrasts involving Roosevelt.
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House
Webb
Anthony
Thompson
Senate
Barrett
Shawnee
Peters
Board of Public Affairs
Supreme Court Library
Landrum and Tehee
Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
School Land Board
Nisbett
United States
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Adams County
Harmon
Roosevelt
America
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ben Lindsey
Denver
City council mulls taxes and sewer fixes in busy session
The council approved assessments for special improvements and passing ordinances to issue bonds for Gunter street grading and guttering, levy a tax for sewer costs, and correct double assessments on blocks 50 51 44 48 46. A mayoral veto led to an ordinance returning for the Wortman Cooper water plant contract. recenter said the ordinance becomes effective without signature. Also approved sidewalk funding for Bud Brown property. Oxygen supply was cut off in Kiel as U 3 raised. three crew dead, twenty seven saved.
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J. H. Wortman
Roy Cooper
Gunter Street
Brown
Foreman Streets
Bud Brown
Associated Press
Kiel
Germany
New York man buys Kansas City Jones Dry Goods store
John Chaflin of New York bought the Jones Dry Goods company store in Kansas City that had been in receivership for months. The purchase price was 450000 dollars and the store will reopen under New York management.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
John Chaflin
New York
Jones Dry Goods Company
Tlan
Stolen horses near Nowata prompt $100 reward
Stolen from Nowata on January 17 a dark gray mare four years old weight about 1000 pounds with a small knot on inside of left hind leg and a dark bay or brown horse weight about 300 pounds both foretop clipped shod all round and an old double harness. Reward offered for information to Sheriff W F Gilleaply or Dr B W Freer Nowata.
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Nowata
Iberal
W. F. Gilleaply
B. W. Freer
Seed and Livestock Train to Visit Craig County
January 18 1911 notice invites farmers and citizens to a A M College exhibit train arriving Welch January 27 at 9 am leaving Welch at 9 55 am arriving Vinita 10 41 am leaving Vinita at noon with eight college lecturers and pure bred livestock dairy products and machinery. Partners Institute of Craig county meets at 2 pm in county courthouse to plan countywide program and membership outreach for all white citizens eighteen years and older.
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State of
Oklahoma
Craig
Wilburn Hudson
Minor
Wm. O'Neil
Vinita
Craig County
Vintta Weekly Chieftain
F. Parks
A. & M. College of
Stillwater
Welch
Partners’ Institute of
Hierefire
Cerna Ono
Martin
Tnativnte
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