Owen May Face Question Over 100 Percent Contracts
Washington November 19 Senator Robert L Owen of Oklahoma may be asked to explain 100 percent contracts tied to Choctaw and Chickasaw nations in Oklahoma. A House subcommittee on Indian affairs resumes its inquiry into McMurray contracts amid charges of bribes and political influence.
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Oklahoma
House On Indian Affairs
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Washington
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Missouri
House
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South Dakota
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Kansas
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Minnesota
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Texas
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Virginia
Burke
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John M. Thurston
Nebraska
McMurray
Richard ©. Adams
MeMurray
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National Capital
James. Sherman
Chas Curtis
Representative Bird
Expense claim by Smith deemed illegal by AG ruling
Guthrie Nov 21 Attorney General West rules a 150 dollar expense claim by Secretary of State Thomas P Smith in Oklahoma City illegal and not payable by the state. The ruling covers only certain expenditures such as office rent since an injunction barred Smith from maintaining offices there.
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Guthrie
Oda
Leo Meyer
West
Thomas P Smith
Oklahoma City
Smith
Bim
Suffragettes clash with police at Parliament doors
London dispatch reports American sailors observing a mass suffrage protest as one thousand militants attempt to storm the House of Parliament to press a women's suffrage bill. Eighty two suffragettes were arrested and sent to prison, led by Mrs. Emma Parkhurst.
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London
England
House of Parliament
Asquith
Emma Parkhurst
Special Session Over Capital Location Favored
Guthrie Oklahoma November 18 The push for a special session to permanently locate the state capital gains traction Governor Haskell shows signs of calling a session around November 28 State Treasurer James Menefee reports credible plans with legislative support and legal questions loom over the move Oklahoma City and Guthrie emerge as main contenders with others seeking influence and local booms amid a looming clash over capital legislation and timing
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Okla
Oklahoma
Haskell
Oklahoma City
James Menefee
Treasiurer Menefee
Jim Brooks
Royal Hotel
Brooks
Maskell
Supreme Court
Goyjesnier
Lalko
Muskogee
Alee
Shawnee
el Beng
MelAlester
Tulsa
Lee Crice
J. P. Connors
State Board of Agriculture
Crippen Reprieve Denied by Home Secretary
London authorities report that Dr Crippen's petition for reprieve was denied, and the home secretary will not intervene. Crippen is scheduled for execution on November 23.
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Crippen
Associated Press
London
England
Dr. Crippen
Home Secretary
Isthmian Canal Progress Declared Satisfactory
The Isthmian Canal Commission reports favorable progress on the Panama Canal with excavation and construction advancing across all sections. Slides and breaks caused delays, floods interrupted central division work, and millions of cubic yards were moved. total yearly material removed exceeded 36.5 million, with 15 million from Culebra and 10 million from Chagres. Health improved, and annual deaths among 48,676 workers averaged 10.84 per thousand.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal Zone
Isthmian Canal Commission
Dickinson
George W. Goethals
Culebra
Col. Goethals
Chagres
Central Division
Col Goethals
Gorgana
Cope
Lewis
Canal Zone
Panama Railroad
Gatun Lake
Suez Canal
World Meat Trust Emerges As Global Player
Washington reports a possible world meat trust forming as U S packers invest profits in Argentine ranches and packing houses. Argentine beef and mutton exports rise while U S output declines, with Liebig and Chicago interests expanding in Uruguay and Argentina. Experts foresee higher meat prices globally.
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South America
United States
Europe
Argentina
New Zealand
LaPlata Cold Storage
LeBlanca Company
Buenos Aires
Beet Trust
Liebig Company
Chicago Trust
Uruguary
Chicago
Great Britain
Department of Commerce and Labor
American Bluejackets Riot At Cherbourg Cafe
Two hundred alleged disorderly American bluejackets visiting Meet were expelled from a Cherbourg cafe. They stoned the building and the gendarmes who intervened. H. W. Ridlech of the Louisiana crew drowned after falling into the harbor. the body was recovered.
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Associated Prean
Cherbourg
France
H. W. Ridlech
Louisiana
Charity Talks At Commercial Club In Vinita
Dr J H Stolper B J Hobdy and ex Judge Gill spoke at the Commercial Club last night authorizing a ten member committee five men five women to solicit 400 members for the Craig county conference of charities and correction at $2 each income funds for the state conference in Vinita next April The Vinita quartet and Harry Swartz recited President Wilson introduced Hobdy on the subject The Insane of Our State.
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J. H. Stolper
B. J. Hobdy
Gill
Commercial Club
Craig County
Vinita Quartette
Mia
Gaylord Beyout
Rev
O. Davis
Bagatelle
Oklahoma
Vinita
Stolpers
Conference of Charities and Correction
Muskogee
Louis
Budget Essentials to Pass in London Parliament
London November 18 the government plans to pass key budget features the income tax tea duty and sinking fund provisions remove pauper dis qualifications for old age pensions and dissolve parliament on November 28 if the Lords reject the veto bill announced today in the House of Commons by Prime Minister Asquith
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Associated Press
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Asquith
Tribute to Frances E Willard at Nation's Hall of Fame
In Washington Idaho five hundred members of the W C T U gathered at the capitol to pay tribute to Frances E Willard. The highlight was a speech by Anna A Gordon vice president general who thanked Illinois men for memorializing Willard in the Nation's Hall of Fame.
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Washington, ID
Illinois
Naton
Capitol
Baltimore
Anna A. Gordon
The
Union
Illinois" For Chaosin Frances
Willard
Hall of Fame
Death of Mrs. Morgan in Miller Missouri
Mrs. Chas. Morgan died Sunday November 20 at her mother's home in Miller Missouri after illness. Wife of Drayman Morgan of this city she leaves a husband seven children oldest 16 youngest 3. Funeral planned for tomorrow in Miller after family arrival last night.
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Morgan
Chas. Morgan
Miller
Revolution Rife Amid Mexican Revolt Reports
Multiple dispatches report unrest and fighting near Zacatecas and Hermanez with casualties and arrests. Revolt leaders push plans in Mexico City Puebla Cruz and Pachuca while border towns Texas El Paso Eagle Pass and San Antonio monitor events and possible movements of Francisco I Madero and other figures.
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Tex
Hagle Pass
Zacatecas
Mexico
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Range Pass
Cerdan
Santa Cruz
Puebla
Crus
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