New Settlement Plans for Indian Land Sales in Oklahoma
Washington plans a bill to settle 30,000 eastern Oklahoma land suits. Judge Stephens proposes use of a master to fix value at sale date, with payment of value before title passes. Alternate plan would use a three member county commission to appraise and judge. DOJ opposition expected. cases move toward end of year.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
John H. Stephens
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Congress
Stephens
Department of Justice
W. C. Pollock
Interior Department
United States Supreme Court
Congress rushes to vote on direct election amendment
As both chambers meet and committees work, Congress presses ahead with proposed constitutional resolutions for direct senate elections. The senate passed the Bristol amendment for federal control of senatorial elections by 64 to 24 amid strong doubt the Democratic House will agree to it before adjournment.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Congress
Democratic House
Bristow
Agreements in steel industry now united by claims and denials
Washington June 1 Associated Press reports that former vice president James Galley testified before a steel industry inquiry denying existing pools or combinations in the steel trade prior to the formation of U S Steel. Delegates gather at the fifth annual Oklahoma convention as oil prices edge higher and fuel a prairie gas push.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ed States Steel Corporation
James Galley
Pre the
Steel Trust
Com. Gailey
Okla
Okla Bity
Muskogee
Independence
Kans
Thard TaNerian Church
Convention Prairie of) and Gas Company
Septal Q
Subpoena for Knox to Explain 5000 Dollar Payment
Washington June 13 A subpoena for Secretary of State Knox to appear and explain a five thousand dollar payment to Frederick Hale from the Canadian boundary fund was issued by the House committee on expenditures in the state department. The payment was reportedly authorized solely by Knox and attached to an unsigned voucher marked OK.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Knox
Frederick Hale
Eugene 8. Hale
Commission disposes of many railroad cases in June term
Oklahoma City June 15 The corporation commission began its June term by disposing of numerous cases often through railroad company agreements to improve service. Among those dismissed or continued were requests for train connections at Indianola, water in stock pens at Hinton, electric depot lights at Fort Gibson, physical connections at Cushing, wagon-bridge funding at Choctaw, and stopping trains at Choctaw. A special hearing is set for June 20 on a Frisco crossing at Sapulpa.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
George Henshaw
Commission
M. Falkner
Hanson
Iron Mountain
Fort Gibson
Briggs
Indianola
Katy
Fort Smith
Rock Island
Hinton
J. H. McCall
Commonwealth Cotton OL Company
Santa Fe
Cushing
W. N. Collier
Choctaw
Crystal Ice Cream Company of
United States Express Company
Maple Avenue
J. J. Jones
Sapulpa
Frisco
G. M. Smith
Memphis
California
Choctaw Oklahoma City
Secretary Knox Probes Doctored Voucher In Day Portrait Case
Washington June 15 Secretary Knox and committee members dissect a long missing voucher for 2450 dollars tied to the Day portrait matter. Hamlin suggests possible doctored entries while Morrison's deputy Langston describes finding the envelope near the waste basket. The probe also covers a 5000 dollar payment to Frederick Hale for Canadian boundary talks and related arbitration issues.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of State
Hamlin
House Committee On Ex
Knox
Mr. Morrison
Root
W. H. Michael
Calcutta
Rosenthal
Michael
State Partment
Reason for Abandonment of Refineries on Coast
Washington D. C. June 13 An effort to determine if a non competitive zone was set by the American Sugar Refining Company to control prices resumed the sugar trust inquiry. HB F Atkins said the company owned minority stock in a California refinery and did not compete. The abandonment of the coast business was due to a freight rate difference of a half cent per pound on sugar transport from western refineries.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
HB. F. Atkins
Sugar Corporation
California
Nine More Assessors Appointed In Oklahoma City
Governor Cruce named nine additional county assessors bringing total to fifty three appointments including those made Saturday. Listed are Hughes counts Lloyd Thomas Oldenville Juckehu J A Chenoweth Altus Johnsomy J RK Cobb Mill Creek McIntosh Enfaulate Curtain Filla Valliant Ottawa H O Blayne Guy L Mc Laur y co The Carty ashia W J Parker.
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Oklahoma City
Cruce
Hughes Counts
Lloyd Thomas
Oldenville
Juckehu
J. A Chenoweth
Altus
Johnsomy
Not Discouraged With Crop Outlook in Craig County
From Wednesday's Daily Harry Mead reported from Wichita that Craig county prospects are brighter than elsewhere in the southwest. He noted diverse crops improving overall, with hay and oats nearly failures but wheat to be heavier than last year, cotton in good shape, and corn fine. A local farmer delivered a fine registered hog, signaling wealth in the community and a stable town.
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Harry Mead
Mead
Wichita
Craig County
Express Office
Oklahoma's hidden wealth in minerals revealed
Norman June 15 Oklahoma may have no mines or diamond pits yet is rich in natural resources. Geological survey director Chas N Gould reports daily gas 2 000 000 000 cubic feet coal 79 000 000 000 tons asphalt to pave US cities gypsum 123 000 000 000 tons limestone iron ore and more.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma
Chas. N. Gould
Oklahoma Geological Survey
United States
Bedford
Okishoma
Nevada Asylum Building Burned At State Hospital
The newly built industrial building of the state hospital for the insane in Nevada Ma was destroyed by fire early today. One employee was badly buried. Estimated loss about twenty thousand dollars. Cause unknown.
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Nevada
Associated Press
State Hospital For the Insane
Castro Return Attempt Reported on German Steamer
Berlin reports the German government disclaims responsibility for the steamer Consul Grostuck flying the German flag. It warns that any landing complications involving Cipriano Castro the Venezuelan exiled president will rest on the Haitian government. The vessel reached Port de Paix Haiti with Castro aboard, seen as attempting to return to Venezuela.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Grostuck
Cipriano Castro
Venezula
Tyaiten
Port de Paix
Haiti
Washington
Port Au Prince
Castro
Venegula
Morris Endurance and Courage Unquestioned
Tulsa reports Morris and sparring partners training daily to sharpen speed and hit and get away tactics for the Pueblo bout on Independence Day. Don Riley and team mates praise his nerve under punishment and steady mindset. Orders for seats flood in as railroads arrange special trains. more than 14 000 fans expected at the arena for the big fight.
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Tulsa
Okla
Morris
Don Riley
Morrie
Riley
Jeanette
Flynn
Ther
Harry Wuest
West
Southwest
Texas
Muskogee Judge Injured in River Bluff Fall
District 1 Judge H. Pitchford of Cherokee county fractured a leg after tumbling from a high bluff along the Minnois river while fishing. Doctors were summoned from Tahlequah and attended him at the scene.
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Muskogee
Oklo
H. Pitchford
Cherokee County
Minnois
Tahlequah
Pitchford
Calw
Case in Supreme Court remands district court for retrial
The district court hears J. G. English versus Bank of Big Cabin. After statehood it was the first district court case, decided for the bank, appealed to the Supreme Court, which sent it back for retrial. English seeks to recover about $500 claiming a deposit.
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District Court
J. G. English
Bank of Big Cabin
Supreme Court
English
Kanaas City
Kansas City
Bank of Blo Cabin
Kansas Gas Company Files Big Mortgage Record
Bartlesville Ohio June 15 A mortgage filed by the Kansas Natural Gas company in favor of Fidelity Title and Trust of Pittsburg Pa is being recorded in Kansas counties where the company owns property. The 1904 loan of 4 million dollars in 6 percent bonds partly paid off covers pipelines stations plants and other property across Montgomery county Kansas City Atchison Leavenworth Lawrence Topeka and Carthage Joplin andWeb City Missouri including a sixteen inch main north of Kansas City and into Carthage Missouri.
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Bartlesville
Ohio
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Fidelity Title and Trust Company
Pittsburg
KanSas
Fidelity
Planta
Montgomery County
Kansas City
Atchison
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Topeka
Kans
Carthage
Joplin
Webl City
Marnnes
Carthage Mo
State Treasurer to Redeem Warrants in July Call
Oklahoma City June 11 State Treasurer Robert Dunlop announced that legal entanglements blocking the call for general revenue warrants have been removed and a call issued for July 14. Warrants numbered 16 701 to 21 000 issued against 1910 appropriations will be redeemed, covering about 600000 in standing warrants. Dunlop predicts general revenue warrants will sell at a premium within fifteen months.
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Oklahoma City
Robert Dunlop
Dunlop
President Farrell May Be Called By Committee
Washington, D. C. June 1. A committee determined to discover why certain steel interests faced scrutiny announced the intention of James A. Farrell, president of U.S. Steel, to testify. The captain of the Jony Gugtey group (former giant corporation) provided statements as part of the inquiry.
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Farrell
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
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States Steel Corporation
Ould Steel Raite
Aioe
Jame A. Farell
Por Ecim
Jonny Gugtey
Giou Jue Corporation
Mar
Rot Tod
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