Obstructed Child Labor Law Speech Critiques Cotton Mills
A J McKelway of the National Child Labor Committee denounces cotton manufacturers for lobbying to block child labor reforms. He cites 1900 tariff hearings and cites census data showing high child employment in southern mills, urging uniform laws and protection for infant industries while condemning elitist obstruction.
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A. J. McKelway
National Child Labor Committee
New England and Southern
Ways and Means Committee
McKelway
States of America
England
Mr. McKelway
New England
Massachusetts
O'Neal
Alabama
United States
South
Regent
Bureau of Labor
Either Government Control or Extinction is Evident
New Orleans March 11 The Times-Democrat reports cotton producer FL Maxwell opposes future trading regulation but supports federal oversight of exchanges He argues regulation would aid farmers merchants and consumers while preserving fair contracts He cites a 10 year inquiry by the US Bureau of Corporations and Commissioner Smith on fair trading practices and standard contract types.
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New Orleans
the Times-Democrat
FL. Maxwell
South
Maxwell
Lia
Mound
United States Bureau of Corpord
Congress
Herbert Knoy Smith
Mr. Smith
Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Joll
No Intervention Gays Dickinson No Intervention Gays Dickinson
Secretary of War Dickinson returns from inspecting the Panama canal area and will review the maneuvers division at San Antonio. Major General Leonard Wood will assume field command duties after Dickinson’s inspection as the War Department plans rotating officers for larger operations. Dickinson states no movement into Mexico is planned and neutrality will be maintained unless foreigners’ protections fail.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Mexico
J. M. Dickinson
Panama
Made to Receive Troops Mobilization Shifts to Field
The mobilization scene moves to the field as troops are ordered toward the frontier. General Carter will command and reach San Antonio tomorrow. General Wood likely won’t head to the border before April. Administration circles acknowledge military activity spurred by Mexico concerns.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Carter
San Antonio
Wood
Mexico
District Court Opens Second Week of March Term
Judge Tom L. Brown for Claremore convened the district court this morning for the second week of the March term. The day was spent hearing motions and empanelling the jury. Trial of cases will start probably Tuesday.
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District Court
Tom L. Brown
Claremore
New Oklahoma District Created From Three Counties
The state senate approved a new district formed from Craig Ottawa and Mayes counties in the second judicial district before adjournment. A new judge will be appointed since Judge Brown resides in Rogers county. Washington D C March 13 Walter L Fisher took oath as Secretary of Interior succeeding Richard Ballinger. He met bureau heads in the morning.
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State Senate
Craig
Ottawa
Mayes
Second
Brown
Rogers County
Washington, D. C
Notorious Ben Cravens Identified in Missouri Prison
William Duckett of the Kansas penitentiary identified the man in Missouri as Ben Cravens, the Oklahoma and Kansas desperado who escaped from the Kansas penitentiary in 1900, using scars as proof. The culprit uses the alias Charles Moss and faces a grand larceny sentence. Rewards totaling ten thousand dollars spurred the chase, with six thousand from the Oklahoma Anti-Horse Thief association.
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Associated Press
Leavenworth, Kang
Ben Cravens
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas Penitentiary
Missouri Penitentiary
Charles Moss
William Duckett
Duckett
Jefferson City
Craven
Oklahoma Anti-Horse Thief Association
Great offer to farmers from Kansas City Weekly Journal papers
The Kansas City Weekly Journal offers farmers a full year of two publications plus a pound of pedigreed white seed corn for 50 cents. The package includes The Kansas City Weekly Journal and The Missouri and Kansas Farmer, with the corn grown in Clay County Missouri yielding high per acre. Corn is pure white, large ears, deep grain, and about 1,400 grains per ear.
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Kansas City Weekly Journal
Missouri and Kansas Farmer
Missouri
Kansas
Clay County
Wat
Lalse
Missouri and
Kansas Farm
THE
Kansas City
Taft Speaks at Commercial Congress in Atlanta
President Taft arrives in Atlanta at 10:30 AM and attends events with the Georgia National Guard escort. He is set to address the Southern Commercial Congress on A Greater Nation Through a Greater South and will speak to Atlanta’s Negroes at Central Avenue Methodist Church. An advertising notice offers a Shawnne Oklahoma residence for sale near Vinita.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Taft
Southern Commercial Congress
South
Fifth Regiment
Georgia National Guard
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Rooms 21 and 22 Cherokee Building Practice in Federal and State Courts
The item outlines courtroom layouts and functional roles for rooms 21 and 22 in the Cherokee Building. It details setup for federal and state case proceedings, seating, and workflow, emphasizing efficient handling of civil and criminal dockets within designated spaces.
Local Coupon Contest Open To Readers With Vote Rewards
The contest allows any person except staff and their families of merchants handling Coupons. 500 votes per subscription paid to Daily or Weekly editions. 25 votes per dollar spent at merchant stores with Coupons. Coupons must be signed. Votes go into a locked box and cannot be changed. Contest ends April 15 unless extended within 30 days with ten days' notice. Five yearly subscriptions required to claim a prize. First to nominate the top vote recipient wins $5 in gold.
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Associated Pross
Birmingham
Ala
Gays Dickinson
Secretary of War
E.a.stubblefield
D.M.D
Scott Building
E. E. Marsh
D. V.M
Cronan
East Side
R. E. Moss Florist
Vinita
Okla
Vinita Enterprise
Commercial
Shawnne
Oklo
M. K. Ownbey
A. W. Herron
Barrett Building
Wilson Street
Adair Street
Louis Bagby
Halsell Building
Vinita Oklahoma
DR. G. 0. Burch
Aes
Vinita, Okla
Gaylord N. Bebout
W. Day
Empire Block
William T. Rye Vinita
DR. C
Neer
H. C. Holderman
International Land Investment Co
Gulf Coast Lands
W. B. Depue
Court House
James
Davenport
New Halsell
W. H. McCann
Kinnigan and Hollow
Vinita, Okia
Theo
D. B, Frear
D. H. Wilson
Attorney-at-Law
Jumbo Mercantile Co
Shanahan & Mitchell, Jewelers
Dan Myers
E. N. Ratcliff Mercantile Co
L. P. Garrison Grocer
Max Mendel Ladies and Misses Outfitters
Vinita Drug Co
J. W. Jackson
Empire Grocery Co
Fair Empire
A. B. Watson Dry Goods, Nations, and Shoes
Herman Bear
Sanders-Wright Vinita's Big Department Store
Marshall Stevens Harness
Bramble Millinery Co
Owl Drug Store
J. R. Drake Groceries
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