Vinita News Roundup On Prohibition Parks And Local Affairs
June city notes cover resistance to resignation jokes about Vinita water and liquor politics. Tulsa election scraps fire department street sprinkling plan. Supreme court capital case worries on prohibition and territorial status. Park expansion aims and waterfront proposals in New York and Chicago referenced. Weather, roads, and civic plans mix with local sport and public notices.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Old Indian Territory
Tulsa World
United States
New York City
Manhattan
Tolandia
New York Central
Chicago
Lake Michigan
New York
Journal
The
American Medical Association
Adams County vote selling debacle spurs remarks on justice
An editorial from The Cincinnati Post discusses Adams County vote buying, noting 1600 farmers and others were disfranchised while buyers went free. It criticizes Judge Blair’s stance that sellers were corrupt but buyers acted in party loyalty, ending with editorial restraint.
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Adams County
Blair
Justice
Denver
Judge Blairs
Cincinnati Post
Water and reform dominate a frothy 1910 column
The article surveys public water issues and governance in early 20th century America. It references Senator Owen in Oklahoma, the narcotic act enforcing cocaine bans, and calls for direct primaries and recalls. It also extols pure water’s health benefits and criticizes “Big Business” control of cities, all drawn from a National Monthly piece on water and reform.
Safeguards for Marriage and License Rules
The piece cites a Chicago vice commission report arguing stricter marriage license screening. It warns that licenses may pass to unsuitable individuals, risking societal harm, and urges public education and reform to improve conditions. A 1911 Journal of the American Medical Association note is referenced.
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Vice Commission of
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mexico Turmoil And Taft Nomination News In Oklahoma
A digest of foreign and domestic matters notes Mexico s turmoil with revolts famine and a question about Diaz s missing 72 million leaving the treasury. Oklahoma reports Tulsa World first to nominate Taft while Lorimer s Senate investigation advances with new rules and testimony promised.
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Diaz
Mexico
Tulsa World
Oklahoma
Taft
Tom Latta
Manufacturing Growth in Oklahoma and Future Prospects
The Oklahoma manufacturing sector shows rapid growth from 1904 to the present, with capital rising from 16.1 million to 28.9 million dollars and output increasing from 24.5 million to over 60 million dollars. With vast resources and facilities, Oklahoma is predicted to rank among western states in manufacture volume and value within the next decade.
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Oklahoma
Mississippi
Roosevelt Declines 1912 Presidential Candidacy
Associated Press reports from New York on June 8 quote Theodore Roosevelt saying he will not be a presidential candidate in 1912. The dispatch from White River Junction Vermont confirms his stance amid speculation.
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Associated Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
White River Junction
Vermont
Heat Wave Grips Southwest with High Temperatures
Sweeping heat across Vinita and northern Oklahoma pushes life into discomfort as temperatures near 100. Rain remains unlikely, crops suffer with wheat and oats reduced, corn at risk if heat continues. Other midwestern cities report 90s to 110s with sporadic prostrations and minor relief possible from a passing storm.
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Vinita
Oklahoma
Vinltans
Kansas City
Middle West
Missouri
Kansas
Towa
Burlington
Des Moines
Riddell
Topeka
Kans
Wichita
Iola
J. P. Fawards
la Harpe
Salina
Dewey Main
Warrensburg
Johnson County
Joplin
Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Muskogee
Okla
Montgomery
Federal Hearing Opens on Lumber Trust Probe
A U S inquiry into the lumber industry began before a special grand jury in Chicago. Three Chicagoans testified first Henry A Sellen Harry B Munger and George J Pope as Oliver E Pagan arrived to study the evidence. The case alleges a conspiracy to restrain trade through lumber associations and firms affecting consumers and wholesale access. Over sixty witnesses are subpoenaed with a three week grand jury session anticipated. In Baltimore a civic tribute marked Cardinal Gibbons twenty fifth cardinalate anniversary with remarks by Taft Roosevelt and Chief Justice White.
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Chicago
United States
Lumber Trust
United States District Court
Middle West
South
West
Cornelius Crowley
Minneapolis
Weyerhauser Mills
Cloquet
Minn
Martha Thompson
Northwestern Lumbermen’s Association
H. E. White
Minneapolis Paper Company
J. A. Queal
J. H. Queal & Company
Platt B. Walker
Mississippi Valley Lumbermen
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Taft
Roosevelt
White
Committee Named for New Inquiry into Lorimer Charges
Washington D C June 6 Senators Dillingham Jones Gamble Republican and Fletcher Johnston Kern Lea Democrats named a special committee to reinvestigate the Lorimer charges. The eight member panel includes both parties with Barron Batley proposing a subcommittee of eight. They aim to operate with full senate authority and may visit Illinois during the session.
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Lorimer
United States Senate
Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Washington
LaFollette
Committee On
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Ilinois
Lormer
Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Privileges
Dilling Jones
Gamble
Kenyon
Fletcher
Johnston
Kern
Lea
Messrs
Dillingham and Gamble
Johnson
Jones
Kem
Batley
Dillingham
Clapp
Southerland
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Tulsa County
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Trel
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Porum
Gettysburg
Vinitata
Bootlemeer
Starr
Kansas City Star
Ding
Madero
Senator Owen
Owen
Drury Sunday
Arkansas River
Sothwest
Federal Hearing Lumber Trust
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