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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
4
A Kansas pauper narrates a wolf hunt where two hundred and aft men went with him and no one died or was wounded. The piece pivots to caution about money and crime, noting theft of $500 from Parsons resident Jessna Cessna before mortgage funds arrived, amid broader political and social squabbles.
The Oklahoma City Times reports a plan to erect a heroic Indian statue overlooking New York harbor. It aims to depict the hunter rather than a warrior, showing the Indian’s progress from forced relocation to skilled, self respecting work. The protest against misrepresentative motion pictures is noted as a sign of dignity and wanted recognition.
The piece endorses voting in the April 4 Tomorrow 14 primary while condemning political meddling in schools. It urges honest elections and fair counts, critiques a septic tank move, notes stable financial district conditions, and discusses Mexico related market nerves and Taft's troop deployment.
A verse recounts Irish defiance against a law banning wearing the green. It references Napper Tandy and public suffering, contrasting oppressive rule with hope for freedom and homeland courage. The poem questions emigration and loyalty to Ireland amid tyranny.
A survey of comments on Oklahoma politics notes distrust of rapid party turnover and calls for a fair primary system. Local items include the removal of the old Chieftain sign from the Ratcliff building, a Salt River outing by a small group, and Rev. Charles Aked's anticipated resignation amid Rockefeller-linked church concerns.
Poem about planting a tree as a symbol of hope and nationhood. It portrays planting as producing shade rain and forests for future ages, linking it to home loyalty, civil good, and a growing land from sea to sea. The poem celebrates the planter as shaping a nation's heritage through nature and care.
Four Americans, including John Hamilton Dignowitty known as Ham Dinowitty, were shot by order of a Mexican court martial for insurrection. Dispatches received by the Dignowitty family report the executions, brought by cousin Fred Dignowitty. Ham Dignowitty was active in cattle and mining in Chibuabus.
A Kansas caucus of women nominated Mrs J E Wilson for mayor and Mrs G A Osborn for police judge. They plan a campaign to secure election for both. The group says this move targets bootleggers and gamblers in the city.
A fire at the Colonial hotel across from the Young Men's Christian association building in Springfield Missouri sent about 200 guests fleeing in night attire. Twenty men awakened in the Y M C A building escaped down ladders as fire cut the stairway. The building, 15 years old, suffered about 50 000 dollars in losses.
A Washington official says Japan seeks Pacific dominance to secure trade and preservation. He warns war with the United States is possible within twenty years, though not imminent, as U S mobilizes and reorganizes its army for larger units and fewer posts.
Chicago, Mar. 20. The National Association of Land Men is formed to foster farm development and protect land buyers. James Porter of Reinbeck is president with officers including D. H. Anderson and J. Splane. Directors span Spokane, Brownsville, Wendell, Chicago, and Medford. The group aims to press press publicity, advocate government inspection of farm products, push licensing for real estate dealers, establish a complaints bureau, and support farm expositions.
Chicago correspondent William Curtis surveys Oklahoma's 22 years since the 1893 land rush, highlighting population growth to 1.6 million, vast farm output including corn and cotton, large cattle and poultry industries, rich soil and rainfall, extensive irrigation plans, and a strong farming economy supported by state agriculture boards and schools.
John R Wise of the Chilocco Indian School in Oklahoma was selected as superintendent of Haskell School to succeed H H Fike who has resigned. The announcement comes from Lawrence Kansas dated March 21.
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