Owen Bill Preferred for Surface Sale of Choctaw Chickasaw Lands
Washington D C Jan 18 The Owen bill to sell the surface of nearly 446000 acres of Choctaw and Chickasaw coal and asphalt lands passes Indian affairs committee with a favorable report replacing the Carter measure Three appraisers will value lands and sale must occur soon after appraisal Contrast with Carter plan allows six months for appraisal and sale within a year Improvements get separate appraisal The bill has Interior Department backing and is expected to pass the Senate with Taft’s signature anticipated
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Washington, D. C
Owens
Senate
Indian Affairs Committee
Pat Hurley
Choctaws
Secretary of Interior
Carter
Secretary of the Interior
McAlester
Department of Interior
Owen
Department
LaPollette
Conference Committee
House
Taft
Prohibition Debate From a Kansas County Spotlight
A reader questions the measured impact of Prohibition in a Kansas county over twenty years. The letter asks for signed testimony, county population and saloon counts, bootlegger roles, and costs of enforcement, noting economic burdens and demographic patterns among drinkers and residents.
Million Piece Table Wins Blue Ribbon at Interstate Exposition
Joplin craftsman B P Wood built a million-piece inlaid table from native and foreign woods on white pine, a ten month project that won a blue ribbon at the Interstate exposition and may be sent to the Panama exposition in 1915. The surface features unique natural wood colors with blocks as small as one sixteenth of an inch, no two pieces alike, plus a companion small table with a canoe scene and a box for ore samples.
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Joplin
B. P. Wood
Jackson Avenue
Bita
Sure Cure for Seasickness on a White Star Liner
A sunlit promenade scene features a white dressed woman explaining she wears cotton in her ears to ward off seasickness. A pale passenger hears of a tale about deaf mutes on a Boston to Liverpool voyage, where cotton allegedly dulled ear nerves and cured seasickness, prompting him to seek cotton to try the remedy.
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Boston
Liverpool
Religious hoax in Calcutta over holy water perfume
In northern Calcutta a stagnant pool from sewage began emitting a sweet lemon scent, attracting pilgrims and sick to bathe and drink the supposed holy water. A Bengalee merchant sold bottles at up to 1.50 each while Bose & Co. traced missing essential oils to the pool. Police arrested the young man and a carter suspected of theft.
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Calcutta
India
Bose & Co
Man rescues drowning man amid boardwalk drama over prized pipe
Atlantic City N J Joseph McKee twenty years old saved John Fredericks from drowning after leaping into breakers without removing his coat He carried Fredericks to shore and helped revive him Then McKee realized he had his cherished meerschaum between his teeth asking if salt water would ruin its color He dashed home to dry and polish the pipe
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Atlantic City
N. J
Joseph McKee
John Fredericks
McKee
Fredericks
State song contest draws over six hundred entries
More than 600 submissions were received for the Missouri state song contest at the University of Missouri. W H Pa, professor of music, will judge the entries with a panel including Pommer, William Schuyler, FW Mueller, Charles y and D P Cebbart. After initial judging, finalists will be chosen for the final round.
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Columbia
W. H Pa
Deeiverity of Missouri
Pommer
William Schuylersch
FW. Mueller
Charles Y
D. P. Cebbart
Mer Han
Miata
Academy reform and French art match boxes in Japan
Government commissions plan an academy modeled on the French system to critique literature, award prizes, and translate western works. Censorship anger grows as officials suppress fiction. New French art match boxes will feature masterpieces, with Rembrandts and Watteaus replacing revolutionary generals, priced at the same rate.
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Okada
Awihorities
Thi Commission
Shukotsu Togawa
Oriental Review
Frances
Ministry of Finance
Louvre
Rembrandts
van Dycks
Italian Officers Wives Rules Tighten Marriage Age
Regulations on marriage in the Italian army require officers to wait until age twenty five and obtain the king’s sanction before marrying, whether on active service or half pay. The bride must prove social fitness. dowry rules are relaxed though social expectations remain. The Queen notes other social requirements stay.
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Andre
Tifils City Returns to Business After Receiver Victory
A bankrupt city named Tifils is allowed to resume operations after four years in receivership. Tax revenue fell as property owners claimed losses from robbery and brigandage, but the city cannot pay employees or police without new funds. The recovery hinges on a new loan to stabilize finances and restore public services.
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Tifils
Peice
Treecury
Muniet Selay
Tealene
An of
Tncal
Charges Ordered Reduction in Cattle Dipping Prices
Oklahoma City January 19. A Kansas commission order directs Midland Valley Rail Road to cut dipping prices at five Osage county pens from 25 cents first dip and 15 cents second to 0 and 5 cents respectively. Annual dipping volumes and revenue cited. more than 75,000 cattle dipped yearly with substantial past earnings. Reduction effective February 1. Also brief notes on revival services in Vinita and a recital program at the new high school auditorium listing performers and selections.
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Oklahoma City
Corporatn Commission
H. C. Heaton
J. J. Clare
H. G. Egell
Midland Valley Railroad Company
Osage County
Nelagony
Big Heart
Skintook
Blackland
Meyers
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Louis Tracy
Nell Maloney
Marion Cowper
Opal Love Burkhalter Mezza
C. Mawson
Hilda Gatewood
Frederick Williams
Dora Wolff
Solomon
Anna Turner
My Old Kentucky Home
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Martha
Sidney Smith
Gladys Jones
Clayton Johns
Coyle Fleener
Leschetiaky
Biste Morrison
Crawford
Bea Walker
Melinette
Wellman
Irene Belew
the Gladiators
Martel
Gatewood
Jones
Robenstein
Morrison
Moite Puy
Eafunyo
Weppas
Aqua
Soyan
Jeans
Sudan
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