Oklahoma seeks seven Congressmen expansion urged in Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma Democrats launch plan to amend the enabling act and add two seats, seeking seven representatives based on a 1 4 million population. Congressman Davenport would push the measure after January to redistrict, arguing Democratic gains would keep six or seven districts Democratic and raise electoral votes from seven to nine.
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Guthrie
Okla
Oklahoma
James S. Davenport
Congress
Oklahome
Congressmlan Davenport
Texas
Davenport
Ume
Denver
Galdwell Warns The Joint Keepers In Oklahoma
State Enforcement Attorney Fred Cauldwell warns sheriffs and county attorneys that liquor laws must be strictly enforced despite election opinions. He cites joint keepers bootleggers and whiskey peddlers and urges vigorous action to prevent a rise in crime. Caldwell denies reports saloons are wide open but warns enforcement will continue.
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Fred $. Cauldwell
Oklahoma
Caldwell
Prince Ching Appeals to Roosevelt Over China Crisis
Prince Ching, head of the foreign affairs board, sent a personal note to President Roosevelt and similar letters to all powers. The missives present the throne’s crisis and seek sympathy for China’s new rulers, praising the past week’s orderly conduct.
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Associated Press
Peking
China
Prince Ching
Board of Foreign Affairs
Roosevelt
Pu Yi
Vinita Dubbed Home Of First Bankers Journal
Vinita stands to become the home of a first class bankers magazine focused on the new bank deposit guarantee law. Malone and Barrows seek 500 subscribers from Vinita to launch the publication, promising free half page annual ads for the city. The Commercial Club committee has reviewed the plan and will report favorably.
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Vinita
Messrs. Malone and Barrows
Oklahoma
Commercial Club
Chieftain
National Bankers
Messrs. Malone &Barrows
Bank Journal
United States
Messrs
Winer
Harris
Smith
Stanfield Case Reversed by Supreme Court
Guthrie China Nov 18 United States District Attorney W S Stanfield former ly of the northern district of Indian Territory figures as the principal in a divorce case an opinion of which was handed down by the supreme court reversing the Judgment of the United States court sit ting at Vinita allowing Mr Stanfield the custody of his two children and permitting him to leave off paying a monthly allowance of 150 as alimony to the former Mrs Stanfield The supreme court holds that the lower court exceeded its discretion in both instances.
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Guthrie
China
United States
W. S. Stanfield
Northern District
Indian Territory
Supreme Court
Vinita
Stanfield
Bin
Trial resumes in Rueff bribery case in San Francisco
In San Francisco on November 18 the trial of former political boss Abraham Rueff continued before Judge Wm. P. Lawler after last Friday’s disruption. Attorneys Hiram Johnson Mathew J. Sullivan and Joseph J. D. Wyer volunteered to act as prosecutors, succeeding Frances J. Heney who was shot during the previous session. The court rejected all motions and technicalities to press forward with the bribery indictments.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Hiram Johnson
Mathew J. Sullivan
Joseph J. D. Wyer
Frances J. Heney
Abraham Rueff
Wm. P. Lawler
Oklahoma City Bribery Attempt Stuns City Officials
Oklahoma City reels after a bribery attempt connected to a $300000 high school building contract. Board members Leach Pettis Merrill were named as targets with offers up to $1000. a suspect denied involvement as the case moves to the county attorney for prosecution.
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Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Bour of Education
Leach
J. Harry Randall
Frank Merrill
J. A. Pettis
Con Ehret
Randall
Foun
White
Latur
Pettis
Merrill
Board of Education
Land Lessees Formulate A Legislative Program
Guthrie Ok November 16 lessees of Oklahoma school lands voted to abandon selling lands and urged a bill to tax school lands at full value and return tax equivalents from rentals to districts while distributing any surplus by population. They seek enacting a separation of lessee interests from state, allow immediate realization of lessee interests, and provide appraisal with court appeal. A delegate convention, five delegates per county, will meet January 4 1909 ahead of the session.
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Guthrie, Ok
Sheriff Takes Stand in Lamphere Murder Case
La Porte Indiana November 10 Sheriff Smittzer testified for most of the morning in the Ray Lamphere murder trial describing discoveries in Mrs Gunness graveyard including ten bodies and ashes sifted yielding watches jewelry and a bracelet Cross examination revealed Mrs Gunness had visited the sheriff three times about Lamphere harassing her within the office details only
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Associated Press
la Porte
Ind
Smittzer
Ray Lamphere
Mrs. Gunness
Emperor and Chancellor Reach An Understanding
Emperor William and Chancellor Von Buelow held a 45 minute conference at Potsdam New Palace. The Emperor accepted the Chancellor's proposals on future state affairs and it is likely Von Buelow will remain in office. The understanding left the Emperor satisfied.
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Preas
Berlin
Germany
Emperor William
Chancellor von Buelow
New Palace
Potsdam
Prince von Buelow
Billek Sentenced to Hang in Chicago Case
Herman Billek, convicted of murdering five members of the Veral family, was sentenced by Judge Barnes to hang on December eleventh.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Herman Billek
Veral
Barnes
Princess Hearing Postponed by Associated Press
Paris November 18 The hearing of the sult brought by Count Bonie De Castellane against Princess Heli DeSayan for custody of his three children was postponed until November 25.
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Associated Press
Paris
Bonie de Castellane
Heli DeSayan
San Francisco Trial Continues Amid Diminished Crowd
In San Francisco on November 19 the Abraham Ruef trial moved forward before Judge Lawler with cross examination of Ex-supervisor Janes L. Gallagher. After the Heney shooting, public excitement eased and spectators were fewer, allowing freer entry and exit from the courtroom.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Calif
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Abraham Ruef
Lawler
Janes L. Gallagher
Heney
Rockefeller on Witness Stand in Standard Oil Hearing
John D. Rockefeller testified as hearings on Standard Oil resumed in New York. The government planned Rockefeller’s cross examination by John D. Archbold, with Archbold likely to take the stand later. Rockefeller discussed early oil industry difficulties, refinery and producer associations, and the purchase of firms including Porter Moreland & Company of Titusville and Charles Pratt & Company of Brooklyn with H. H. Rogers noted as a member.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Rockefell
John D. Areicbald
Vicws
Standard Ol Company
Standard
Porter, Moreland & Company
Titusville
John D. Architald
Charles Pratt & Company
Brooklyn
H. H. Rogers
Hobdy Chosen Orator at Oklahoma Day Banquet
Oklahoma City on November 17 admission day observed by the first legislature and incoming members as about 250 legislators dined with the chamber of commerce. Officers named include Clarence Davis president BF Wilson Duranti H S Cunningham EB Watrous vice president Tablequab secretary G Jones treasurer A F Vandeventer wast master and E J Hobdy Vinita orator.
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Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Davis
Bristow
BF. Wilson
Cereal W. Durant
Duranti
F. P. Branson
Muskogee
H.S. Cunningham
Guthrie
EB. Watrous
Enid
E. M. Landrwn
G. Jones
A. F. Vandeventer
Bartlesville
E. J. Hobdy
Vinita
Referendum Amendments Carry in Missouri Election
Jefferson City Mo November 18 A representative of the Referendum League who tabulated the returns on the constitutional amendments voted upon in Missouri at the recent election declares the referendum amendments carried by about twenty thousand while all other proposed amendments were lost.
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Associated Press
Jefferson City
Referendum League
Missouri
District Attorney Against Mrs Read In Denver Case
District Attorney George Stidger filed information charging Mrs Allen F Read with assault with intent to rob and assault to do great bodily harm in an alleged attempt to blackmail Mrs Genevieve Chandler Phipps. Mrs Phipps is the robbery complainant and detective J H McDonald is described in the attempted dynamiting case.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Allen F. Read
Genevieve Chandler Phipps
George Stidger
Mra Phipps
J. H. McDonald
Nitroglycerin Cans Blow Up in Muskogee Oil Field
A blast in Muskogee Oklahoma shattered windows up to four miles away as twelve empty nitroglycerin cans exploded in the local oil field. Panic spread through the city with wild rumors of deaths and railroad disruptions while a thirty foot crater marked the force of the blast.
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Muskogee
Oklo
Ceatos
Glenn Pool
Annual Report Of Smock Compiled In Smock Ok
Gotele, Ok November 12 HL Smock state bank commissioner has prepared his annual report due in about three weeks. It will show the condition of every state bank as of September 23. Commissioner Lock avoids judging the guaranty banking law, noting regulatory difficulties in town bank numbers. The law aims to equalize safety across banks and can allow a new bank to gainstanding quickly. Smock supports limiting banks to the community’s business volume and has withheld some new bank certificates. The issue is before the state supreme court and may reach the US Supreme Court.
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Gottele
HL Smock
Fins
Lock
Smock
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Kingman Salt Works Destroyed by Fire
Kingsman Salt Mining Works in Wichita Kansas burned down with a loss of 65 000 dollars. Miners escaped before the elevator shaft enclosure. Origin of the fire unknown.
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Kingman
Associated
Wichita
Kans
Kingswan
Rockefeller to testify in Standard Oil dissolution case
John D. Rockefeller will take the witness stand this afternoon at 1 o clock in the government suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. The proceedings are part of a major antitrust action seeking to break up the oil trust.
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Associated Press
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard O1 Company
New Jersey
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Aueff
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Lamphere
Billek
Hobdy
Mrs. Read
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