Oklahoma Local Option Bill Seeks Statewide Support
Oklahoma City October 27. A revised local option bill drafted by the Oklahoma Local Option League will be circulated for signatures, aiming for 75,000. The measure allows towns and counties to vote on licensing or prohibiting sale of intoxicating liquors with defined fees, election rules, and enforcement, plus penalties and regulatory provisions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Local Option League
State of
Oklahoma
Board of County Commissioners
Vinita Girl Tells of Terrible Experience
Myrtle Kazee of Vinita Oklahoma details three months of captivity under drug influence starting June 1911. She accuses Murray Robb a 25 year old married man of second degree assault and of moving the pair across multiple states before fleeing to Montana. Sheriff says Robb held on fugitive warrant. governor seeks requisition.
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Oklahoma City
Myrtle Kazee
Vinita
Okla
Cruce
Murray Robb
Montana
Robb
Guthrie
Texas
Denver
Colo
Breckenridge
Billings
Mont
Lavina
United States Army
Convention of Oklahoma Anti Horse Thief Association in Tulsa
The eastern division of the Oklahoma Anti Horse Thief Association holds its three day convention in Tulsa with over 800 members in attendance. Campbell Russell voices the opening address, John Wall speaks as former president of the national body, and a record horseback parade of nearly 700 delegates closes the gathering led by the Tulsa band and city officials.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Anti Horse Thief Association
Campbell Russell
John Wall
National Organisation
Kansas Anti Horse Thief Association
Oklahoma
Moose to Locate National Home at Sand Springs
Tulsa content reports Charles Page offers Sand Springs 20 acre site with free water gas pasture and factory use to house the Royal Order of Moose national home and orphanage. Local 204 Moose members unanimously accept proposal awaiting Supreme Lodge action.
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Moose
Tulsa
Okla
Royal Order of Moose
Charles
Page
Sand Springs
Order of Moose
Supreme Lodge
Quarantine Force Cut in Oklahoma City District
Due to a funding shortage, M. F. Akard, superintendent of the livestock department, states about half of the quarantine inspectors are released. Tick eradication funds of 20000 dollars per fiscal year will cover remaining work in sixteen counties through June 1912.
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Oklahoma City
M. F. Akard
Livestock Department
State Board of Agriculture
Venire Exhausted in Hyde Swope Murder Case
Kansas City Mo Oct 27 the entire venire summoned in the case of De B C Hyde charged with the murder of Colonel Thomas J Swope was exhausted Thursday three temporary jurymen were selected from the twenty nine remaining veniremen eight men have now been tentatively chosen for the jury leaving thirty nine more to be selected Those accepted by both sides Thursday were W C Dustin Kansas City C E Davenport Hickman Mills M Bird Porter Blue Springs Mo After the venire had been exhausted the defense motion to quash the venire was taken up Judge James B Goodrich testified as chairman of the jury commissioners outlining venire drawing methods The court session was extended to expedite matters A new panel probably will be drawn today
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Kansas City
de. B.C. Hyde
Thomas J. Swope
W. C. Dustin
C. E. Davenport
Hickman Mills
M Bird Porter
Blue Springs
James B. Goodrich
Board of Jury Commissioners
Attorney General Says Town Cannot Buy Its Own Bonds
Oklahoma City reports Attorney General West says a town cannot invest sinking funds in its own bonds or warrants except the specific bonds. He also advised Garfield County to use court orders for witness fees and county commissioners to issue warrants. Additionally, building and loan associations must obtain state authority, in response to licensing questions. The piece also lists World Championship baseball results from 1884 onward.
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Oklahoma City
H. B. Garrett
Carnegie
West
E. B. Weatherly
Garfield County
Board of County Commissioners
State Bank Commissioner
Oklahoma
Bank
Southern Loan and Trust Company
Atlanta
National Home Investment Company of
Birmingham
Ala
Prices Rise Abroad and at Home, Shows Bureau Report
A Commerce Department Bureau of Statistics report compares present import prices with those of earlier years. It notes many items, from coffee to tin, show substantial gains in August 1911 versus August 1901, while some like nitrate of soda and guano fell. The table uses value per unit to reflect foreign market prices across principal imported articles.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Summary of Commerce and Finance
India
Manila
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