Governor's third mecordge to extraordinary session
Guthrie Oklahoma January 25 The house and senate met briefly and adjourned to caucus with Democratic majorities. Senate rules requested more time, bills seven to eleven moved to second reading. A new governor message opens fifteen subjects including locating a state capital, redistricting, protection for railroad employees, witness fees, changing venue in probate matters, and reform of judges removal. Additional items urge labeling convict made goods and establishing a new employment bureau.
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Administration backs ship subsidy bill in house fight
Washington January 25 President Taft and administration push the Humphrey ship subsidy bill amid House debate. Spight and other opponents plan to submit a minority report as the measure advances, with prospects of passage seen as likely.
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Taft Honored by Military Order of Foreign Wars
New York Jan 27 Announcement of President Taft election as a member of the New York Commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars United States The order includes about eighteen hundred members nationwide Taft’s election follows the custom of electing the U.S. president to membership.
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Wichita Corporations Plan Protest Over Income Tax Law
Fifty Wichita corporations meet Tuesday night to protest the federal income tax on corporate earnings. They seek extension of reporting deadlines from March 1 and the June 1 tax payment date, arguing the one percent tax on incomes above five thousand dollars is unfair and does not affect large or unincorporated firms.
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Canquet District Meeting Closes With Banquet
The Knights of Pythias district meeting No. 1 in Oklahoma closed last Tuesday night after a banquet for visiting members by the Vinita lodge. About forty visiting knights attended along with U. L. Sanders and Frank Duncan. Afton lodge led financially while Vinita Lodge 114 showed notable membership gains, signaling a bright outlook for the year.
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Governor Haskell Proclaims Lincoln Day in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Governor Haskell issues proclamation naming Abraham Lincoln a world renowned figure and declares February 12 a legal holiday in Oklahoma. He praises Lincoln for never speaking harshly about any section and notes Lincoln is beloved across the nation.
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Sanford Again in Jail Faces Box Car Theft Charge
Charles Sanford, a white man released from McAlester State Prison Sunday, was recaptured last night by Constable Lyons. He stands charged with breaking into a box car and stealing a quantity of cargo.
Oklahoma's 1910 Football Schedule Announced
Norman Jan 27 The University of Oklahoma prepares for a heavy 1910 season under Coach Bennie Owens with plans for key games at Edmond Central State Kingfisher College A&M Stillwater Missouri Texas Kansas Missouri Durant and a possible Epworth game. The schedule aims to challenge the squad after summer rest and introduce new plays and a training table.
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Indians to Be Paid for Freedman Lands
United States Court of Claims in Washington grants $6,986.08 to compensate the Choctaw and Chickasaw for lands allotted to Chickasaw freedmen. The ruling states freedmen are not entitled to allotments, with payment based on Dawes Commission valuations. Forty six thousand enrolled Indians will receive the payment, added to the deficiency bill. Individual tract value set at $120.16 for each freedman allotment.
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Attorneys Fight In Court Room
In a county court session the state sought to confiscate the bar of a local joint when a clash arose between defense attorney ex-Congressman James S Davenport and County Attorney B. E. Brady. The scuffle broke out after a tie and Sheriff Hour separated them. The case was continued to the next morning with about twelve observers present.
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Oklahoma Petitions to Halt Frisco Train at Kellyville
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission received a petition from Kellyville residents asking the Frisco railroad be ordered to stop the 8:20 p.m. train from Sapulpa for passenger discharges. Also, Governor granted a request to extradite N. H. Fox, charged as an accessory to murder in Arkansas, after Fox was convicted of liquor violations at Sulphur but turned over for trial on the murder charge. Senate approved a $40,000 appropriation for Fort Gideon blind school with emergency clause.
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Washington Notes on tariff factions and land rights
The Aldrich Cannon tariff split ruffles the Oklahoma Republicans who back the Mosback and high tariff bills, raising prices and living costs across the border. Roosevelt factionists are surprised as standpatters beat progressives in committee, with Ballinger drawing whitewash. Hitchock pledges access through Oregon lands to Guegelheim and Rockefeller to win Taft support, while Pinchot resists.
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Tax Payment Extended By Act Of Legislature
Guthrie Oklahoma January 26 The house approved the Wallace bill extending tax delinquency from February 1 to April 1 with the emergency clause effecting immediate operation upon the governor's signature The senate to act Saturday before sending to the governor Haskell Also passed was Anthony's bill legalizing the 1909 10 assessment Senate and house debate and bills covered gas pressure controls corporate bonding employment bond requirements county assessors law and a Pryor Creek state home for dependent children with tailored care proposals Governor Haskell's fourth message urged reforms on bonding practices clerk salaries court duties and educational board elections. The Redwine bill seeking site for a special committee framed bills introduced in senate included taxation and municipal regulation measures. The session noted Johnson's funeral expenses and other routine legislative actions.
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Fifty Thousand Paris Soldiers Confront Flood Threat
Paris dispatch reports fifty thousand soldiers from the Paris garrison placed at city authorities to combat a spreading flood. The move aims to bolster defense as ruin and consternation threaten the capital.
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Dillon to Examine Charges Against Packers
Chief Justice Vallance appoints Daniel Ditlon of St Louis as examiner to take testimony in the proceedings against the beef packers filed by Attorney General Majors. Hearing likely to begin in two weeks.
Fortification appropriation bill passes Senate
Washington January 25 The fortification appropriation bill carrying 5817200 dollars was passed by the senate today.
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