Construction Progress Report on North Ben Tension Project
Fidelity Construction Co reports about sixty percent of grading finished on the Miami to Grand River line. A gap from Miami ath to Grand River will be filled in days. Twenty four graders and steam teams speed construction. Wagoner streets will close before 8 PM. Rails from Wagoner to Fairland begin next week with forty rails relayed this week and rest due. Two views of the first Grind River bridge are done, third ready for concrete. second bridge nearing completion, third not yet started northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ptt Fidelity Construction Company
Northben
Mm, O, & Grailwood
Miami Ath
Grand River
Wagoner
Fairland
Grind River
Baosbee
Oklahoma Democratic Press Bulletin Covers State Politics
The article reports on Oklahoma political activity including remarks by Secretary Ben Harrison at Oklahoma University, inspections in Garvin county, and Amos at Vinita. It notes candidates for congress, debates over tax reduction, university faculty tenure, inheritance tax rulings, socialist proposals, and various legal actions involving Comanche Light and Power and insurance departments. It highlights party tensions, gerrymandering concerns, and federal spending in Oklahoma. The piece also critiques Republican governance and references Roosevelt and Taft era politics.
Newborn Cherokee payment ordered by interior secretary
Oklahoma and Muskogee notes report a $15 per capita payment to Cherokee newborns ordered by the Interior Department after a court motion denial. Newborns not listed will be enrolled through July 1, while Cherokee freedmen await any ruling on an injunction. The report also covers a Oklahoma City convention on tax reform with Governor Cruce as lead speaker and numerous delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Finsurance Department
Insurance Department
Muskogee
Ohio
Union Tridian Agency
Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
Citizens' Protective League
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Cruce
C. F. Colcord
The
Protective League
W. B. Moore
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
G. A. Sawyer
Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce
R. A. Sullers
Lawton
T. 8
Walter B. Moore
Dayton
Chamber of Commerce of
R. P. King
Newkirk
B. L. Peckham
Blackwell
T. 8. Goodman
Tonkawa
Roscoe B. Arrington
Tecumseh
John F. Ragan
Sapulpa
Randlett
Mayes
Ville
Holderville
BE. Wright
McClain County
Workman
Dassit
The Financial Situation In New York June 14 1920
The foreign money market has been strong this week while American financial activity remains tepid. Warm weather brings a cautious setup across sectors as crop prospects in the west improve. Multiple factors including politics, irregular seasons, labor unrest, foreign conditions, and radical actions fuel uncertainty and inactivity in markets. Big business stands as a central issue drawing political attacks but delivering notable industrial efficiency and wealth coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fitzgerald Helps Gordon Prepare for Big Title Fight
Pittsburg boxer Tommy Fitzgerald assists Bart Gordon as he gears for a ten round clash with El Bil Delay tomorrow night. Delay, nicknamed Big BU, weighs 210 pounds at six feet two inches and trained with solid partners. Gordon’s backers expect strategy and ring craft to offset the weight and reach disparity in the bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy” Fitzgerald
Pittsburg
Bart Gordon
el Bil
Fitzgerald
Gordon
Base Ball Challenge for Sunday Game in Oklahoma
The Iron Yost Basepal team seeks a game with any team near Afton Parrland Cleora or Vinita. A Sunday game on June 16 is desired outside Ottawa county due to a local law. Communications to Harry Eagle, manager, Afton, Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton
Parrland
Cleora
Vinita
Ottawa County
Harry Eagle
Okla
Statehood and Indian Policy Debate Misspelled in Fragment
Fragmentary text argues for democracy in Oklahoma, claiming statehood ended white misrule but burden on red races remains. It cites a federal court ruling on Indian tax exemption and critiques revenue needs driving a “rascally Indian” image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Craig County Farmers Institute Planned in Welch June 19 20
Welch prepares for the Craig County Farmers Institute to be held in the city on June 19 and 20. The program features school exhibits a field meet and speeches by notable speakers with the Welch band providing music. Farmers are urged to attend at least one day of the event and join fellow practitioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens’ Protective League of
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Board of Commissioners
Welch
Craig County
Farmers’ Institute
Fight erupts outside Taft delegates meeting in Chicago
June 14 Chicago Grant Victor and Disney clash near the Republican National Committee room as Taft supporters argue over seating. Pat Dore intervenes as eye witnesses say Victor struck Disney. Ex-Senator Dick and Taft lawyers separate the parties but no arrests are made. Rumors spread of bruising and blackened eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grant. Vitor
United States
Moorers
J. G. Disney
Roosevelt
Pat Dore
Westville
Republican National Committee
Grant Victor
Disney
Harmony
Victor
Taft
Oklahoma
Frances J. Heney
T. A. Marlow
Montana
Charles Dick
Dikney
Nearly 60 Sunday Schools In Craig County
County Sunday School Association officers have traced nearly sixty churches in Craig County. They found 14 schools so far and expect more. A letter requests the superintendent and teachers attend the county convention in Vinita on June 22. Efforts aim to learn enrollment and average attendance. report blanks and return envelopes were sent to each superintendent. Mr J H Brown and Miss Nelle Shawn left for Jeplify today for a visit, with plans to travel to Arkansas before returning to Vinita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Sunday School Association
Porsiby
Etch Ope
Vinita
J. H. Brown
Miss Nelle
Shawn
Jeplify
Polite
Arkansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Constructio
Democratic Press Bulletin
Ben Harrison
Oklahoma University At
Norman
Skard
State Board of Agriculture
Garvin County
Amos
Governor's Oolice T
Morehan
Withim W. Janes
Purcell
Mickies
John Sharp Williams
William Barnes Jr
Osevelt
Stratton D. Brooks
State University
West
Meyer
Stanley Clark
Charles West Monday
Comanche Light and Power Combing
Corporation Commission
Charles A. Cook
Ovens
Midge Cook
North Carolina
Second Legisla
Ore
John B. Turner
Mita
N. B. Maxey
Mowogee
Clarence
Angeles
L Clleage
McNamara Es
J. T. Wickerson
Edmond
Yentry
Col
C. B. Douglass
Erry
W. 1
Hopart
Five Civilized Tribes of
Bureau of Indian
Bureau
Mbble
Tange
A. H. Haston
Guthrie
Clark
Grace
Sion
Carter Helm Jones
First Baptist Church of
J. H. C. Smith
Charles F. Colcord
Colcord
Bartlesville
Oklo
Lee Crice
R. A. Sullens
Toto
Tam
iIt
God
Central Bank
Idea
Congress
Board of Trade
Hfe
Court of Last Resort
Callahan
Enid, Oklahoma
James
Sykes
James 3
Davenport
Iron Yost Basepal
Graig County Institute AT
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!