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Newspaper

The Weekly Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1910

Page

8

Indian Killed in a Drunken Row Near Rose

Joe Starr killed James Scott near Rose after a three to four day trip home from Pryor Creek. They drank whiskey, fought, then later Scott returned with two pistols seeking vengeance. Starr shot Scott as he entered the door, killing him hours later. Scott leaves a widow and several children.

Joe Starr James Scott Rose Pryor Creek Starr Indaw Scott Parris

Special Tax 10 Insure Against Disease

Dr. Lee K. Frankel urged a payroll tax to fund tuberculosis insurance at the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis meeting in Washington. He proposed local departments collect the tax from employers, graded by payroll and tuberculosis risk, to cover working men.

Associated Press Washington Lee K. Frankel National Association For the Study and Prevention of Frankel

Tuberculosis Not the Result of Impure Food

Washington reports that only two and a half percent of tuberculosis in New York City comes from infected milk. Dr. William M. Park asserts pulmonary tuberculosis in adults is contracted from humans, not from cattle milk, aligning with Koch’s view that cattle do not transmit the disease. The study emphasizes fighting transmission through human conditions like overcrowding and poor housing.

Associated Press Washington New York City William M. Mark National Association For the Study and Prevention Ite Park Robert Koch Berlin

Kansas City Couple Deliberate Travel Plans for Jameson Trip

Kansas City May 5 Lieutenant Regnald A. Owen and his bride formerly Mrs Ruthryan Leavitt stayed in Kansas City today. They planned to decide tomorrow whether to journey south via Memphis and New Orleans or by way of the City of Mexico.

Associated Press Kansas City Regnald A. Owen Bride Mra Ruthryan Leavitt Memphis New Orleans City of Mexico

Jury Hears Story of Stolen Grand Jury Notes

In Kansas City on May 3 Associated Press reports a clash between Prosecutor Conkling and Attorney Walsh over missing grand jury notes in the Hyde trial. The exchange led to warnings and questions about who retained the notes and why they were withheld from the court.

Associated Bross Kansas City Conkling Walsh Hyde Conklin Waleh Latshaw

Oklahoma state board censured for tubercu losis policy stance

Washington May 3 Dr Adelphus Knopf of New York condemned state and Nebraska actions on tuberculosis care as paternalistic and discriminatory. He cited Nebraska law forcing indigent consumptives into vaccine therapy and a regulatory Oklahoma board rule banning licensure for those with or exposed to consumption. He urged reforms aligning with humane care and open access to physicians.

Associated Press Washington Adelphus Knopf New York National Association For the Study Nebraska State Board of Medical Examiners Oklahoma Knopf Oklo State Board of Medical Examiners Alwo Nebraska Legislaturn

Gompers Urges Farmers Union To Unite Labor Forces

Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, addressed the joint convention of the Farmers Union in Gompers to Farmers Union, Missouri, May 2. He urged organized industrial workers and organized farmers to unite for better industrial conditions and said he did not seek a new political party. He stated that equality and justice would come when workers and farmers stand shoulder to shoulder in struggle.

A. Lovie Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Farmers’ Union

Peary In London Amid Warm Reception

London crowds welcome Commander Peary outside the Royal Society home as the American explorer arrives. Great enthusiasm fills the street, with locals celebrating his visit and awaiting further news of his expedition.

Associated Pris London Iandon Commander Panry Great Crowar Royal Society Explorer

Umpire Fatally Shoots Baseball Player in Texas Negro Row

In a Saturday game near Tallahassa, Tigers vs Red Bird Sluggers, umpire Rucker shot and killed Arthur Houston after a dispute over a ruling. Houston died from the gunfire as the crowd, described as entirely black neighborhoods, fled. Rucker escaped.

Tallahassa Muskoges Oklo Tallahass Mission Sfteen Here Tallahassa Tigers Red Bird Arthur Houston Tigers Houston Tallahasen Rucker

Frost Claims Fruit and Crops Across Rose Oklahoma

Frost on the 25th killed fruit and garden produce across Rose and surrounding areas. Several locals including Miss Maud Stout visited, Rev Tom Lane lectured and organized Sunday schools, and community activities such as a Sunday school at Buline courthouse May 1 and a democratic club reorganization at Arcadia occurred. Henry Frye, jailed for a previous Christmas killing, died April 24 after returning home sick with consumption.

Buline Court House Here Locust Grove Minsed Davie Maude Dodson Saline Wash Weaver Arcadia McDaniels Kime Stil Lewis Wright Joe Barr James Scott Preor Creek Fuld Rile Scott Marina Scott Nowata Jim Buriet Tow Matcum Sunny Marcon

Big Cabin Items From Parsons Visitors and Church Events

Jim Hudson from Parsons and Kane visited Big Cabin recently. Attendees at the weekend unveiling included Will Bell of Kansas Mr and Mrs Kraft of Afton and Mrs Buoh and Chouteau relatives. Marie Coble visiting Vinita. Mrs Chatterton sick. Preaching at the Methodist church Sunday night. Charley Wheeler and Creed Trowt in Pareons earlier. Miss Cora Brown visiting Miss Nellie Van Cleave. Irving Chatterton visited Vinita.

Jim Hudson Parsons Kane Will Bell Kansas Cora Brown Nellie van Cleave Irving Chatterton Vinita

Roosevelt in Norway Discusses International Peace

President Roosevelt spoke in Christiana before the Nobel Prize committee about international peace. The event featured royalty and prominent figures from politics, education, business, and society, marking a notable moment in his European tour.

Roosevelt Norway Ly Associated Press Christiana Rookevelt

New Move in Haskell Case in Oklahoma Trial

In Muskogee group case the federal court adjourned to allow Governor Haskell to prepare continuance argument. Motion cites denial of access to Interior Department papers and Dawes Commission records. U S marshal set to respond by tomorrow morning. Hutchings seeks delay due to age. court room full as trial opens with Haskell appearing with his lawyers.

Associated Press Tulsa Okla Haskell Muskogee Marshall Tulea United States Court Interior Department Washington Dawes Commission Union Indian Agency E. B. Lennan W. J. Hutchings Hutchings Haukell Bl, Kistler Norman Haskell Alo

Advertising Drives Tuberculosis Education Says Brooklyn Expert

James Jenkins Jr of Brooklyn told the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis that anti tuberculosis work should be educational not remedial. He urged exhibits, pictures, newspaper articles, and church collections to fund broader relief through regular organizations. He warned local committees to transfer relief duties to established bodies to meet public needs.

Associated Press Washington James Jenkins, Jr Brooklyn National Association For the Study and Prevention Jenking Jenkins II Conehision Comitttes

Woman Reveals Former Identity of Kansas-Bender Heir

A woman living in Rio Vista California under the names Mrs Gavin and Mrs Peters for about thirty years died recently. She was identified by Jack Londay as the late Mr Bender of the Bender family of Kansas. He says she ran a business and had lived alone. Peters allegedly told him her true identity years earlier.

Associated Prosa Rio Viata Cal May Gavin Peters Mr. Bender Bender Kansas Derere Jack Londay T Colling

Incubator Baby Case Up for Trial in Topeka

Holton Kansas May 5 After a long morning of courtroom debate Judge Oscar Rains ordered trial readiness for F H Tillotson accused of aiding in the kidnapping of Marion Bleakley the incubator baby from Topeka The case names Stella Barclay Frank Gentry David Gregg and Robert Randolph as alleged conspirators The kidnapping carries up to five years in prison with possible assault counts adding further penalties.

Marion Bleakley Topeka Stella Barclay Frank Gentry Frank H. Tillotson David Gregg Robert Randolph Kansas City Tillotson Kl Ia

Venus voyage sparks Nicaragua intervention fears in Washington

Washington May 6. Estrada faction contends the steamer Venus cleared from New Orleans with war materiel for the Madrid army in Nicaragua and waited for sealed orders to port at Port Belize to disguise its merchant ship role. They plan to urge U S action to seize the vessel if it departs for combat, armed with guns hidden in its hold.

Washington Venus New Orleans Madrid Nicaragua Port Belize British Honduras Estrada United States Senor Castrillo Extrada Port Beuxe Madris

Tholborn Must Pay $800 For Slandering Musician

Joplin Missouri May 6 Patti De Van Rote a Webb City music teacher was awarded 40 damages from Walter Tholborn Webb City postmaster for alleged slanderous remarks about her character made to mutual acquaintances The case was bitterly contested Tholborn offered no substantiation of the remarks nor denial and argued personal privilege He claimed George Post a discharged post office employee instigated the act and motive was re.

Joplin Patti de van Rote Webb City Walter Tholborn Tholborn Thorborn Bis Idorge

Aged Missouri Freighter Dead

St Stoph Missouri May 4 Cyrus Sex ton, prominent in early northwest Millemur as a freighter, died at his bowl here early today aged seventy six. Unofficial U and population estimates show United States growth since 1900 and city population figures for New York Chicago and Philadelphia.

United States Greater New York Chicago Philadelphia Missouri Associated Press St. Stoph Cyrus Sexton Northwest Millemur

First Meeting Of New City Council Organises Local Government

The new city council held its first business meeting last night with the old council installing the new officers. J. Starr, Democrat, of the third ward was elected president. commissioners of water works chosen as Alderman Starr, Martin, and Leforce. Mayoral committees named for special improvements, finance, ordinance, police, fire, cemetery, sanitary, public buildings, light, and streets with members Starr Leforce Lewis Sheehan Underwood Wimer Roberts Martin and others.

Wednesdy J. ©. Starr Third Ward Tte Starr Martin Leforce Lewis Roberts Wimer Underwood Sheehan

Inheritance Tax to Be Largest Yet in State History

Tulsa May 3 Judge N J Gubser set inheritance tax for J G McGannon estate at 3195, with state auditor Trapp to decide final figure. The large stake stems from a $2,000,000 estate of the Central National Bank president who died eighteen months ago.

Tulsa Okla J. G. McGannon N. J. Gubser State McGannon Central National Bank of City

Preventative Tuberculosis Measures Urged by Dr Stoll

Washington May 4 Dr Henry Farnum Stoll of Hartford calls for outdoor schools for delicate and anaemic children and universal tuberculin testing in kindergarten and first grades to detect unseen infections. He cites 20 to 40 percent of school children infected, mostly from homes, and notes ventilation and vitality influence disease risk.

Associated Press Washington Henry Farnuner Hartford Conn National Association Kiton Tor Broll

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Fragmented OCR reads like a local notice or brief with unclear names and date references. It mentions a person possibly named Napetn Ivey and a context implying age or duration, but the text is garbled with many misspellings and missing details. No clear event, location, or organization is discernible.

Ministers Gend Protest in San Diego May 3

The Interial Association of this city sent a telegram to Governor Gi protesting against the Jeffrice won Might. Local ministers gather in San Diego to express discontent, signaling dissent within the community and urging official action.

Associated Prem San Diego Cal Interial Association of This City Font & Telegram

Do Away With Middlemen Plan From Farmers Union

Associated Press reports that a farmers convention discussed forming a cooperative organization to eliminate middlemen. The proposal aims to streamline marketing of farm products and reduce speculative pricing through direct farmer coordination.

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