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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
7
An accident in Omagh today involved a Frisco mall car switching to the Katy striking a hearse driven by John K. Taylor. The hearse and casket were demolished. Taylor, injured, was northbound on Wilson street and likely suffered internal injuries and facial wounds.
Oklahoma City March 27 The Canadian government action admitting negro families from Oklahoma spurs a colonization movement in Okfuskee Muskogee and Creek counties with about 90 families totaling roughly 500 people selling property to claim land in Canada. Emigrants are educated and seek freedom from Jim Crow laws and voting restrictions as Canada plans to absorb thousands more this spring.
Five or more robbers blasted the Hudson State Bank at Hudson near here before sunrise. They wounded the watchman and fired shots to intimidate residents, cut telegraph lines, and escaped with about $4,600 in money.
Associated Press reports in Paso Tex on March 25 that after yesterday's cabinet resignation the regime in Mexico faces uncertainty. Insurgents insist the rebellion continues until Diaz is driven from power and an election voided, with junta spokesmen linking events to Limantour's dealings with insurgents in Mexico City.
Odds four to one favor Carl Morris known as the white man's hope. Schreck offers even money. sparring was light with Morris predicting a sure win. The bout is scheduled for five rounds and likely to start about four o'clock in Sapulpa Oklahoma.
Charles Finton died at his home eight miles northwest of town from a chest wound inflicted by his twelve year old son. The boy, returning from Henry Harlin’s nearby home, fired at a moving figure behind a bush with a small rifle, striking his father. The funeral was held this afternoon.
AP reports 86 of 141 victims identified after Saturday blaze on Washington Place. Twelve injured hospital bound. DA Whitman opens investigation into fire cause, likely started by cigarette under a cutting table in a scrap heap on the eighth floor. Crowds gather at the morgue. many bodies unrecognizable. Triangle Shirtwaist managers deny locked doors on elevator and stairs. only fire escape closed, inquiry ongoing. Public relief funds launched. Mayor Gaynor gives $100. Fire Chief Croker warns of further deadly fires amid safeguards concerns.
The Dixie Flyer derailed while crossing a trestle over the Alapaha River near Ocilla Georgia early today. Ten to forty persons are reported killed with many injured as seven bodies are recovered at noon. Special trains with nurses and physicians rush to the scene. The Chicago to Jacksonville Florida train was derailed by a broken engine axle. wreck is in a remote region.
Defense witnesses testified that Truskett's mind appeared unbalanced at the time of the Neeley shooting after oil lease disputes. Reports mention strange muttering and odd behavior. Attorneys planned to have Truskett testify in his own defense, and a court ruling struck the state's reference to the confession from the opening address.
Oklahoma City March 27 Governor Cruce completed signing 18 bills and vetoing 10 on the final day of the recent session. Key vetoes included the Muskogee state fair and street railway track joint use, with many appropriations approved for prisons asylums and colleges among others.
The Vinita district Epworth League held its first annual conference in Afton over the weekend with about 100 visiting delegates. Officers elected include Geo E Davis as president and Ada Painter as Aston treasurer. In Astoria Dr D E Morris and four children perished as a fire destroyed their home three miles southeast of town.
Washington dispatch reports President Taft will deny pardon appeals by Charles W. Morse of New York and John R. Walsh of Chicago. The attorney general’s recommendation was adverse in both cases and the president is expected to follow it.
The Harvey eating houses superintendent and his wife visited the city seeking suitable rooms as a home, with a contract already let for a twenty four foot addition to the west end of the current Harvey House building.
Oklahoma University reels from a campus clash as freshmen overpower sophomores during a first week rush. The sophomores planned a hayride to the river. the freshmen rode down and hijacked the party for grub baskets. Debates loom with Kansas and Colorado on April 12, Missouri in May. The basketball loss at Durant and a return date in Norman follow.
A major fire in Ozark Missouri on March 7 of fifty thousand dollars in damage. Five business buildings burned or sustained damage as flames endangered the town. No injuries reported, fire crews battled the blaze through the night.
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