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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1910
Page
3
Vinita's Commercial Club, active in boosting local industry, reviews oil refinery prospects with business leaders pledging site guarantees. A railroad into Vinita is encouraged, with a plan to present questions to the company at the next meeting.
Three men named Harry Ham O Carlson and Dan Archer were arrested in Acapulco suspected of complicity in blowing up the Los Angeles Times building. The Kate schooner captain Swan Engdethe and engineer Adolph Adolphson remain under guard aboard. The vessel carried $10000 and a contract to sail from San Francisco to the Galapagos Islands. The three men face investigation in custody.
Henry Dunant, founder of the International Red Cross Society, died last night at Leiden health resort. He witnessed the Solferino battle’s suffering and loss of life, and in 1859 conceived the pledge of neutral nations to care for wounded combatants, later organizing the society across Europe.
Tulsa on October 31 reports Candidate Charles Creager argues the Wilson Gorman tariff depressed farm product prices since enactment. He asserts public awareness of tariff effects has grown over the past decade.
Vinita officials state gas from a large sixteen inch main will be diverted into city mains by Thursday enabling full gas supply. Work has moved ahead since plans began, with thorough line checks and dirt blown from pipes on Wednesday before the Thursday reconnection. President Roosevelt completed a campaign swing, delivering a final address at Kingston after a Rochester to Kingston overnight ride.
In Marble City Sequoyah county Oklahoma a Baptist church hosted a revival and a Democratic campaign meeting late Saturday night. Honest Jim Davenport spoke to the largest gathering of the campaign to date and the minister prayed for his election.
Rail traffic prompts plans to expand the Harvey eating house in Vinita. Although open just over a week, current capacity cannot handle crowds, as train stops for meals draw travelers into town and boost local interest.
Tulsa on Oct 31 reports a letter from H F DeLozier of the St Louis & San Francisco Railway urging Cony Gibson to back Republican Charles B Creager in the November 8 election. The note ties railroad interests to Creager undermining Davenport, with Republicans and Democrats active district‑wide to rally votes.
Oklahoma enforcement of prohibition is mocked by ministers who favor repeal and a high license system. Eminent preacher Homer T. Wilson, in Oklahoma City, argues for local option as the eventual outcome, citing Texas dry zones and ongoing violations.
Complaints about road conditions into Vinita report several nearly impassable spots. Farmers instead sell in White Oak, Big Cabin, Afton, Bluejacket, and other towns, reducing Vinita’s business. The issue will be raised with the Commercial Club and new county commissioners to push repairs.
Belmont Park N Y Oct 29 The Gordon Bennett cup race began with Graham White the English aviator leading off at 8 40 The course covers twenty laps totaling sixty two miles Latham the French aviator struck a telegraph pole and wrecked his craft injuring himself Borkins American team member lost control and wrecked his machine He finished with Graham White in a little over an hour Meanwhile Mr and Mrs Tom Pierce hosted a country dinner for newlyweds Mr and Mrs Henry Pierce with Vinita guests including Father Charles and several locals
Chicago reports new sources reveal a mass of corruption tied to the Browne bribery acquittal on Lorimer's senate bid. Juror details, champagne dinners, and payoffs emerge as two confessors claim roles for Attorney Erbstein and juror fixer acts. Additional jurors under scrutiny may yield indictments tomorrow.
Guthrie October 31 Charters issued for Nelson Construction company of Vinita capital 25000 directors August Nelson of Mound Valley Kans Fred Nelson and H Atwood of Parson Kans Roberts of Vinita H M Hellen of Wagoner Solis Realty company of Sapulpa capital 45000 directors John P Sollias and Mary Solis of Sapulpa Howard Soliss of Muskogee G W Phillips company mercantile of Caddo capital 10000 directors G W Philips J A Phillis J O Hartzog and BE O Allen
Manila Bay dispatch reports 300 Manabo tribesmen raiding Captain Eugene Barton’s Bukidnon plantation on Mindanao’s north coast. They burned buildings and stock, Capt Barton absent, wife and son rescued by locals. Troops pursue the outlaws after a Mindanao outbreak of outlawry.
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