Gibson Construction Company to build two hospital blocks in Vinita
Guthrie Oklahoma March 9. The contract for two new hospital for the insane buildings at Vinita was awarded to Gibson Construction Company Tulsa for 123797 dollars after bids from eight firms. The two colonial style quarters for patients able to work must be finished in two hundred days. Vinita citizens praise T A Chandler for pushing the project forward despite obstacles.
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Board of Affairs
Gibson Construction Company
Tulsa Company
Guthrie
Okla
Hospital For
Vinita
Tulsa
Board OF Public Affairs
T. A. Chandler
Bank Robbery at Edna Bank Endangers Citizens
Robbers blew the Bank of Banu Kane early this morning causing a bank building to be wrecked and about $9,000 seized. A citizen was seriously wounded in a running fight as robbers fled toward the Mintouri Pacific tracks before bloodhounds could arrive. A posse pursued the bandits despite the cold trail.
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Bank of Banu
Kane
Ridenhour
Mintouri Pacific
Edna
Land Restored to Entry by Ballinger Action
Washington March 10Associated Press reports a large portion of lands withdrawn by former secretary Garfield along the Grand river in Colorado and Utah for potential power sites has been restored to entry by Secretary Ballinger. Only 12892 acres deemed serviceable for entry.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Garfield
Grand River
Colorado
Utah
Ballinger
McGuire Receives Threatening Letter Over Negro Enrollments
Representative B. S. McGuire of Oklahoma received a letter and telegram threatening his life due to his support for negro claimants seeking enrollment in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. The missives warn that passage of a bill to move thousands from the freedmen roll to the Indian roll would draw deadly consequences, with references to tribal treaties and possible murder.
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Washington
Mar
McGuire
Oklahoma
Okaahoma
Lfe
Norman
Africa
Uncle Sam
Mefuire
Hog Prices Near Civil War Level Across Markets
The Associated Press reports hog prices near Civil War era highs. In Chicago a hundredweight approached 1000 dollars with 1865 peak price at 14.25 per unit. Kansas City notes live hogs at 10.55 per hundred, up 0.30 from yesterday.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Kansan City
Guthrie Governor Seeks Reasonable County Salaries
Guthrie Okla March governor Haskell in his twenty third annual message to the legislature focuses on the fee and salaries bill. He hopes for a law giving reasonable compensation to county officers while avoiding extravagance. He notes clerical county officers without education can earn more than district judges and warns the bill won t take effect until current officers leave office or choose not to run if salaries are lowered.
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Guthrie
Okla. Mar
Haskell
Socialist Club Organized at University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma students have formed a new Socialist Club joining existing Republican and Democratic groups. The initial membership reaches twelve, open to all students who back scientific socialism whether or not they belong to the National Socialist party. Lectures from prominent Socialist organizers are planned.
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University of Oklahoma
The
Socialists
National Socialist Party
Verdict Against Norman Kilgore Succeeds in Federal Court
Norman Kilgore of White Oak is found guilty on a charge of embezzling post office money order funds after a federal court docket closes criminal business for the term. Judge Campbell orders sentence set for Friday morning as civil cases begin and the term winds toward adjournment.
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Norman Kilgore
White Oak
Post Office
Federal
Henry Trott
Ito
Campbell
Kilgore
Orient Shops Burned in Fairview Fire
Orient car repair shops and the Kansas City Mexico Orient repair works in Fairview Oklahoma were burned last night causing damages estimated at about one hundred thousand dollars. Fire officials say the shops will be rebuilt.
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Orient
Associated Preas
Fairview
Okla
Mar
Kanaan City
Mexico & Orient
Cundieff Case Takes Federal Court Spotlight
In St. Louis and San Francisco railway damages case, George Cundieff sues Frisco for 30000 stemming from a 1907 wreck. Trial began with plaintiff testimony. many witnesses remain. Other cases settled or continued as Tulsa term delays push toward next week.
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George Cundleff
St. Louie
San Francisco
Cundieff
Earle G. Bayless
Frisco
Lasater Va
Lowry
Tulsa
Thomas Va. Williams
Muskogee
George Cundleft
Cundief
Frisco Railway
Tulea
United States Court of Appeals
Federal District Court
Guthrie Letter Attacks State Examiner Over Treasury Report
Governor Haskell takes exception to a report by State Examiner Taylor criticizing the handling of state funds with Commerce Trust Co. Kansas City. He blames Taylor’s deputy, cites a 3 percent internal rate alleged by Menefee, and accuses the examiner of careless misstatements while noting Commerce Trust held 385000 dollars in balance on three transactions not a deposit.
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Guthrie
Oklo
State Examiner
Taylor
Haskell
Commerce Trust Company of
Kansas City
State
Menefee
Commerce Trust Company
Hampstead Poorhouse Destroyed by Fire
The Hampstead Poorhouse in New York was wrecked by a blaze early today. One aged inmate died, a young nurse allegedly faked her life to save him, and five other inmates were burned, with nearly forty leaping from windows amid panic. The fire also destroyed a large factory on West Forty-fifth Street, with losses around 100000 dollars.
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New York
Mar
Hampstead
L. L
Fumen ‘Aiwo
West Forty-fifth Street
Salary and Fee Bill Passes House in Guthrie Vote
Guthrie Okla Mar 10 The house approved the fees and salaries bill with amendments by 51 to 29 Republicans opposed and two Democrats John and Lewis supported, sending the measure back to the senate. Republicans argued the bill cuts county salaries and boosts clerks salaries despite reforms. Cope moved to recon sider the defeated county assess bill, but it again failed to reach a constitutional majority 50 to 40, with Milton Bryan seeking a later reconsideration.
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Guthrie
Okla
Mar
Senate
House
John
Lewis
Cope
Milton Bryan
Gore's Hat Passes Foreboding Senate Scandal
From the New York Herald a plan by Senator Gore to raise funds to buy a cane for Col. James Gordon of Mississippi triggered a Senate uproar. Gore urged a page to solicit contributions, provoking a complaint by Senator Lodge and a ruling that the collection could not proceed inside. Gore then ordered refunds and proposed gathering contributions elsewhere.
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New York Herald
Washington
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
James Gordon
Mississsop
Senate
Ranasdell
Mr. Lodge
Senator Lodge
Aoon
Mr. Money
Senator Money
Mr. Gore
Will Not Reward Commander Peary
Washington reports a near unanimous House Naval Committee vote against awarding any reward to Commander Peary for the claimed discovery of the North Pole. Rep Roberts of Massachusetts opposes until proofs are public, saying no facts back the claim beyond statements from unnamed men and risking ridicule if a bill passes without evidence.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Sil
House Naval
Peary
North Pole
Representative Roberts
Massachusetts
Confesses He Murdered Woman Found Near Track
Joplin Missouri March 9 William Young miner brought from Webb City confessed today to murdering Mrs Dora Nelson whose body was found Tuesday near the railway track. He said she refused to marry him and led to the fatal act.
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Associated Press
Joplin
William Young
Perk
Webb City
Mra
Dora Nelson
Abe
Senate Pagoes New Salary Bill in Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma March 3 Immediate ly after a governor message urging passage the House adopted in committee the Smith fee and salary bill from the Senate with amendments agreed in a Democratic caucus A substitute bill was tabled and the emergency section struck from the measure The Senate passed the Allen superior court bill appointing counties by the governor Hatchett criticized court appointments and warned against executive control Following the governor veto Senator Taylor introduced a new bill to amend Initiative and referendum law removing features objected to in Senate bill 61
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Guthrie
Okla
Mar
House
Senate
Jones of
Oklahoma
Allen Superior Court
Hatchett
Senator Hatchett
Muskogee County
Taylor
State Supreme Court Rules Against Moore
Guthrie Oklahoma March 9 by virtue of a decision of the supreme court rendered at the opening of the term Zeke Moore the famous millionaire freedman of the oil country failed to secure a setting sale of a certain deed to forty acres of valuable old land alleged by Moore to have been secured from him by the National Gas company of Muskogee through fraud. In an opinion by Justice Williams the court affirm the decision of the United States court for the Western district of Indian Territory sitting at Muskogee. The case is notable for land in the center of Oklahoma's oil field and perhaps the wealthiest negro in eastern Oklahoma.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Former Interior Secretary Garfield on Stand in Probe
Washington March 10 The Hallinger Pinchot investigation resumed this morning Former secretary Garfield testifying explained the Alaska coal bills from his Interior tenure He said Ballinger believed lands already watered should be patentable at ten dollars an acre as provided by the old law He would have allowed the Cunninghalls claim to be paid at that price.
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Washington, DE
Hallinger-Pinchot
Garfield
Alaska
Congress
Interior Department
Witnes
Ballinger
Cunninghall Olalia
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Lillie
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Kana
Jerem, Lillie
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