Government and Railroads Reach Rate Withdrawal Pact
Washington June 7 a White House conference ended with twenty four railroads agreeing to withdraw rate increases filed to be effective after June 1 and to file no new increases until a new federal law gives the interstate commerce commission power. President Taft announced the injunction suit would be discontinued once the law is signed. Kansas horse shows also noted with Miss Lula Long earning a second in novice single harness class.
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Washington
West Trunk Line Association
White House
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
Brown
New York Central Railroad
McCrea
Pennsylvania
Ocdala
Central Territory
West Asks Pullman Car Rates Be Equalized
Attorney General West filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington an application to force the Pullman Sleeping Car Company to cut upper berth charges to match the lower berth rates. The move aims to remove price disparities on sleeping car accommodations.
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Associated Press
Guthrie
Olea
West
Washington
Pullman Sleeping Car Company
Civic Club To Benefit From City Show Proceeds
The Civic Club arranges with Vandotte Theater managers for a one night city show on Monday June 18 with proceeds from ticket sales to fund city beautification. Tickets 10 cents adults 5 cents for children. Miss Nettle Huggins to annoint Mr M to winging. Rain and hail noted from last night near the farm ten miles away.
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The
Civic Club
Vandotter Theater
Postmasters Salaries Increased On July 1
Washington, June - The revision of salaries of Oklahoma postmasters effective July 1 has been announced. Eastern towns gain up to 100 dollars, with Ada to 2300 and Okmulgee to 2900. Several western towns see decreases, while key cities like Pawhuska reach 4100 and Oklahoma City rises to 3700.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Atoka
Bristow
Kerbs
Mortis
Roff
Texhoma
Ada i
Afton
Antlers
Bartleaville
Novata
Okemah
Okmulgee
Pryor
Rapulos
Stigler
Tahlequah
Tishomingo
Tulaa
Wagoner
Weleetka
Socialists File On State Tigret
Guthrie June 7 The filings with the state election board list Socialists nominating candidates for state offices. Names include W P Evarts McAleater for Pittsburg county and B L Goodman Dow as mine inspector in district two. Other names: A C Hoefer Driftwood Alfalfa count y H M Sinclair McAlester clerk of the supreme court T M Greenwood Antlers representative Pushmataha county Gid Grehim Catoosa Democrat state senator W T Drake Wagoner Republican third district judge W C Jarboe Altus Democrat Jackson county W T Flunt Wagoner Democrat third district judge D G Harned Durant Democrat Bryan county E B Buckholts Boggy Depot Republican Atoka county J T Maiten Sallan Democrat Mayes county T H DuBois Poteau Republican Fifth district S M Crocker Stilwell Republican Addie county J B Barlow Miami Republican Ottawa county Bruce L Keennan Tahlequah Republican First district J W Steen Checotah Democrat MeNtowh county A P Enel Alva independent Woods county
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Pushmataha County
Gid Grehim
Catoosa
W. T. Drake
Wagoner
W. C. Jarboe
Altus
Jackson County
W. T. Flunt
Print Paper Subject to Counterveiling Duty
Washington June treasury department decision states wood pulp and printing paper from crown land Quebec produced before May 1 are liable for a counterveiling duty of 25 cents per cord or 35 cents per ton in the manufactured state under the new drift law.
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Associated ‘Presa
Washington, D. C
Quebec
Treasury Department
Railroads Reach Agreement On Rates Pending New Law
Washington June. The railroads and president Taft reached a settlement with eastern and central lines agreeing to withhold freight rate increases until the new law is effective and to submit future increases to the interstate commerce commission. A conference with congressional leaders followed and a firm agreement was announced after about an hour and a half. Anglo American Weddings Begin in London with Vierount Maidstone and Margarette Armstrong Drexel wed in St Margaret’s.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Taft
Eastern and Central Railroads
Southern Territory
Capitol
Congress
House
Senate
James McCrea
Pennsylvania
W. C. Brown
New York Central
W. W. Finley
Southern Railroad
Chicago
Associated Press
London
England
Vierount Maidstone
Earl of
Indians Lose In Suit To Prevent Tax Collection
Eleven thousand Choctaw and Chickasaw allottee plaintiffs, led by McMurray of McAlester and Ledbetter of Oklahoma City, lost before Logan county Superior Judge Sandhii who denied the temporary injunction against the state and sustained the state's demurrer. The case, George W. Choate et al vs M. B. Trepp, seeks exemption of original allotments from taxation for twenty one years under the treaty. Costs were taxed against the plaintiffs.
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George W. ‘Choate
Ve. M. B. Trepp
State Board of Equalization
Think Worsts Over Naples Maly June Earthquakes
A night of light earthquakes was recorded by the seismograph in southern Maly. People across the shaken region remained uneasy, but shown calmer now hoping the worst is over.
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Associated Press
Naples
Maly
Sesamograph
Prohibitionists Attack Boutelle At Brewers Meeting
In Washington D C Representative Boutelle of Titnois attacked prohibitionists during the United States Brewers association annual convention. He warned prohibition laws fail to prohibit, fuel surreptitious drinking, and increase demand for patent medicines tonics and narcotics. He framed prohibitions as out of harmony with an ideal government.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
United States Brewers Association
Boutelle
Titnois
Aviator Saved as Curtiss Biplane Crashes in Exhibition
J C Marra, aviator, fell from a Curtiss biplane during an exhibition in Topeka. The aircraft capsized at about fifty feet after catching a gust of wind. The aeroplane was damaged but Marra remained uninjured and will perform again tomorrow.
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Associated Presa
Topeka
Kana
J. C. Marra
Curties
Mars
French aviators set record flying 108 miles in nearly three hours
Paris dispatch reports OMcera Mar lopaitte and Farquant of the French army aviation corps flew from Chalons Sur Marne to the gates of Paris covering 108 miles in two hours and fifty minutes without a stop.
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Associated Presa
Paris
France
Omcera Marlopaitte
Farquant
French Army Aviation Corps
Chalone-Sur-Marne
Carroll's Majority Narrow as Counties Report
With only two counties left to hear, Governor Carroll's majority stood at 8,482 as reported by Associated Press. The Daily Capital and Leader gave 6,493 and 4,461 respectively, indicating split tallies as final results neared.
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Associated Prose
Des Moinen
Carroll
Daily Capital
Reginter
Taft Refuses to Remove 25th Infantry over Assault Claim
President Taft declines to order the removal of the twenty fifth Infantry colored unit after Seattle citizens and Senator Jones urged action following an accusation that a soldier assaulted a white woman. The request was transmitted through Senator Jones and comes amid racial tensions in the capital.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft Matly
Seattle
Wash
Senator Jones
Twenty Fifth Infantry
Place Culverts Move Off Road for Machinery Passage
A letter to Craig County Oklahoma road supervisors argues that wooden culverts in the middle of roads block threshing and heavy machinery. The writer urges placing culverts and bridges toward one side, leaving 12 to 16 feet of smooth road shoulder for equipment, based on twenty years in threshing.
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Craig County
Oklahoma
Band of Boosters Invades Vinita in Push for Oklahoma City Capital
Four car loads of Oklahoma City boosters toured Vinita on a bid to shift votes for the state capital. A parade and speeches at the Auditorium drew crowds though weather and mixed sentiment limited impact. The train later headed toward Afton with plans to continue through the territory.
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Vinita Wen
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Thin Ciy
Audoorium
Vinita
Afton
Here
Tulsa and Sapulpa Offer 2 Million for Midway Capital
A Tulsa group and Sapulpa business leaders propose a 2 million dollar bid to move Oklahoma's capital midway between the cities. They claim control of land and promise an interurban rail plan within a year, hoping voters will back the plan.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulan
Sapulpa
Oklahoma
W Winaber
Interurban Tines
Attorney General Proposes Small Denomination Building Warrants Plan
Guthris Ohina June 9 Attorney General West proposes funding public buildings by splitting 760000 in warrants into small denominations sold to common people with two trusted guarantors backing ownership certificates. He argues this France like scheme could revive the weak municipal bond market and allow work to resume.
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West Springs
Haskell
West
French Republic
United States
Chicago
France
Galveston
Aeriew
Commercial Trust Company
Kanune City
Suspected gang of burglars jailed after bank theft in Sapuipa
Police say two men identified as K C Blackie and Jamie Mies Bright, with Frito railway detective M H Bowman present, are among members of a long active burglary ring in the territory. A third member was arrested and jailed. the group is believed to have robbed a Wapanteka bank recently in a coordinated series of heists.
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Sapuipa
Ohio
K. C. Blackie
Jamie Mies Bright
M. H. Bowman
Frito Railway
Afton
Vegemei
Wapanteka
Wealthy Leavenworth Widow Murder Mystery
Elizabeth Selults, a wealthy Leavenworth widow, was found slain at her home today. Police say the residence was ransacked and valuables missing, but no clue to the killer has surfaced. An Associated Press dispatch notes the case has shocked the city with no immediate suspects.
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Leanvenworth
Kain
Lute
Elizabeth Selults
Bowsa
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Kansas
King
Pullman Company
T. N. Chitwood
Boutele
Machine Man
Band OF
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Leavenworth
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