Weekly Chieftain highlights and Oklahoma notes
Vinita Oklahoma’s Werkly Chieftain reports a busy political and social week. Senator Tom Gore is billed as lead speaker at a Kansas City banquet by the Knife and Fork club while temperance activist Carrie Nation tours Scotland. Reports touch on Panics guaranty laws in Kansas, auditorium title issues, and local migration as readers are urged to attend the weekly meeting and stay informed about county and state affairs.
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Oklahoma
Kansans City
Knife and Fork Club
Currie Nation
Scotland
Ginx
Indy
Fefcie
Carrie Nation
Missouri Guaranty Deposits Sanction State Banking Policy
The Joplin Globe discusses Missouri banking under guaranteed deposits with deposits protected by bonds equal to the deposit value. It notes safeguards through state treasurer James Cowgill and a system where deposits are checked on demand, casting doubt on wildcat banking and praising state guarantees as security for public funds.
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Misouri
Missouri
James Cowgill
Mitawiri
Bank of Banks
Misaouri
Ue Duamnty
Miraxci
Joplin Globe
Contested law, Roosevelts era policy and women in fame hall
A dispersed editorial voice criticizes law enforcement, Taft, and Southern policy while praising Governor Haskell for dispensary rehabilitation. It discusses Roosevelt’s exit and Congress, and notes Sequoyah’s bid for a Washington hall of fame, highlighting Francia E. Willard as the sole woman honored and urging broader female recognition.
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Landrum
Washington
Sequoyah
Francia E. Willard
Republic
Fanse
Joy in Booze Town Supreme Court Breaks Prohibition Props
The state agency may continue permitting druggists to handle whisky for medical use while a ruling limits enforcement. The court decided a man can import liquor for personal use without law violation, allowing twelve quarts at a time, challenging bootlegger suppressions and expanding drugstore operations.
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Nowenberdgeton
Supreme Court
Friends of Absolute Prohibition
Munkogste Times
Lambert’s Remains Taken From Ruins of Hotel
The remains of J. E. Lambert were recovered from the Copeland hotel ruins last evening and identified by Dr. J. F. Morgan of Emporia, who recognized fillings in the teeth. A coroner’s jury continues the inquest this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kans
J. E. Lambert
Copeland Hotel
J. F. Morgan
Emporio
Allen City Marshal Killed in Sheriff Rideout Incident
A garbled report states Allen's City Marshal was killed yesterday in a clash involving Sheriff Rideohow. The text mentions E. W. Patman and a store disturbance, but details are unclear. Local authorities are investigating possible motives and suspects.
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Rideohow
Patman
Legislature Debates Shape El Reno Ball and Capital Talk
Guthrie and El Reno scenes color Oklahoma House action with a Jan 22 25 adjournment to host a ball and banquet for visiting lawmakers. Talks touch on El Reno as a capital candidate, Confederate home bills, loaning miner lands for oil and gas, morphine bans, free textbooks, and a long stave banking act.
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Guthele
Okla
Legistare
el Reno
Cope
Wilson
Canadian County
Oklahoma Geologist Urges Practical Good Road Law
Norman Okla Jan 16 Professor Charles N Gould state geologist and director of the Oklahoma geological survey advocates a practical good roads law. He backs a state road commissioner and a cost share plan with state county township and abutting owners. He suggests two model macadamized roads from Arkansas to Texas panhandle and Kansas to Red River using convict labor and high quality materials. He notes most traffic uses few roads and urges swift action before adjournment to deliver road improvements.
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Okla
Jan
Chas. N. Gould
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Oklahoma
Good Road Association
The
State University
Okahoma
Putnam
Oklahoma City
Arkansas Line
Panhandle
Texas
Kansas
Red River
Tennessee
Ohio
Tragedy at Ashland Lumber Camp Fire Claims Mother and Four Children
Ashland Wisconsin January 15 a mother Mom Nathan Sherrard and four young children perished when their shanty burned at a lumber camp near the city early this morning. The blaze destroyed the dwelling leaving no survivors among the family at the scene. Local authorities investigated the cause as undetermined while logging crews assisted in emergency response and recovery efforts.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Wis
Nathan Sherrard
Missouri Legislature to Ballot Tuesday for Senator
Jefferson City Mo Jan 15 Democratic members of the Missouri legislature in caucus agreed unanimously that balloting for United States senator should begin Tuesday next in conformity with federal statutes.
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Associated Press
Jefferson
City
Missouri
United States
Liberian Gun Boat Bombards Steamer In West Africa
A Liberian gunboat fired on a German steamer off the coast of Liberia in what is described as a retaliatory action. The German vessel reportedly attempted to seize Liberian cargo, prompting the attack.
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Ouakrey
Gilneas
West Africa
Liberia
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