Bloodshed May Follow Land Grab in Arkansas River Island
Cleveland Okla Nov 22 An old land ownership dispute over Turkey Island four miles southeast of town flares again. W H Edmington with three companions guards eighty acres claiming thirty and threatens force to keep intruders off while Osage Nation and Oklahoma state contest ownership. Osage plans sale Dec 4 valued at 297. State warns federal government to block sale. Oil potential cited. town fears possible violence.
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Cleveland
Okla
Turkey Island
Arkansas River
W. H. Hdmington
Edmington
State of
Oklahoma
R. J. Lumsford
Edminston
Lunsford
Missouri Oklahoma Gulf rail seeks Gulf outlet from Denison
William Kenefick president and builder of the Missouri Oklahoma & Gulf says the line will push south to a Gulf of Mexico outlet after reaching Denison and Wakener Oklahoma. He notes surveys from Wagoner to Kansas City and plans to extend into Kansas City before proceeding south. He denies plans to use Texas & Pacific tracks from Denison to Fort Worth.
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Denison
Tex
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
William Kenefick
Wakener
Oklo
Kansas City
Kennefick
Texas & Pacific
Fort Worth
Kerefick
A Stubborn Cinderella on at the Auditorium Friday
Chas A Goettler presents the $70,000 musical comedy A Stubborn Cinderella at the Auditorium on Friday November 25. The show has been praised as Mist season’s greatest musical comedy hit with a large chorus and lavish costumes. The book by Hough and Adams and music by Joseph E Howard features twenty songs and a light hearted connected plot.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Hough and Adams
Joseph E. Howard
Population figures for Kansas from 1900 to 1910 rise
Associated Press reports Kansas population at 1,690,949 in 1910, up 220,454 or fifteen percent from 1,470,495 in 1900. County totals for Leavenworth 41,207, Sedgwick 73,095, Shawnee 61,874, Wyandotte 100,068.
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Kansas
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Leavenworth
Sedgewick
Shawnee
Wyandotte
London Premier signals plan on women's suffrage bill
In the House of Commons Premier stated that if in power at the next session the government would give consideration to the women’s franchise bill. It allows free amendments and aims to extend suffrage, reflecting ongoing debate in Parliament.
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SAN Nutans
London
England
Tee Gen
Hi of Commons
Bet Rich Quick Schemes Under Ban of Hitchcock
The Postmaster General Hitchcock vows to prison as many as possible of fake promoters who have sold worthless securities. He says these get rich quick schemes have defrauded the public of about one hundred million dollars in the past five years, prompting a nationwide exodus of promoters.
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Dy Associated Press
New York
Hitchcock
Fire destroys home of Negro family in Vinita
The home of John Allen, colored, on North Wann street in Vinita was burned when a stove left burning while residents were at school. Firemen extinguished most of the blaze before the roof collapsed though extensive damage likely means no repair. Neighbors saved most household goods. no insurance reported.
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Vinita
John Allen
North Wann Street
Allen
Suffragette Rioting Resumes Around Asquith Residence
London reporters describe continued suffragette rioting into the night after yesterday's attack on Premier Asquith. A militant group, moving through fog, forced crowds away and then struck the Asquith residence at 12 20 am, hurling stones and weights that shattered lower windows.
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Associated Press
London
England
Asquith
A Stubborn Cinderella Promises Musical Hit at Auditorium
The musical comedy A Stubborn Cinderella is booked to play the Auditorium on Friday November 25. Manager Chas A Goettler has secured a chorus and cast described as above average and particularly pretty and tuneful. The show is hailed as a season highlight and a must see for fans of musical comedy.
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Chas
A. Goettler
Rivers and Harbors Congress 10 Convene in Washington
Washington November 21 The seventh National Rivers and Harbors Congress will meet December 7 to 9 in the capital drawing the largest waterway gathering yet. President Taft and Judson Harmon of Ohio are billed for key addresses with other notable figures to discuss federal vs state roles in waterways and the Panama Canal as a linking coast to coast. Four thousand delegates attended last year and turnout is expected to rise as supporters press a nationwide waterway policy over individual projects.
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Washington, D. C
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
National Capital
Taft
Chicago
United States
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Cincinnati
Harmon
Clifton Sefton
Canadation
W. H. Bixby
Horace White
New York
Champ Clark
Missouri
William L. Sibert
Panama Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Walter 8. Dickey
Kansas City
F. W. Crandall
Travelers Protective Association of America
Robert J. MacFarland
Brooklyn
New York Waterways Association
Hoyle Tomkles
Louisiana
Woman's National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Bixby
Continental
Joseph E. Ransdell
Congress
J. F. Bilison
New Willard
The Best Christmas Gift For a Little Morey
The Youth's Companion offers a year’s subscription for 1.75 including weekly issues and 250 stories, plus 50 contributions by famous people. New subscribers for 1911 gain the remaining 1910 issues, the 1911 calendar, and an extra copy if given as a gift, with free announcement of the bigger 1911 edition. Also advertises hat cleaning and blocking at Wilson Street.
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Berkeley
Boston
Mass
Capital land in Oklahoma City eyed as capital site
Guthrie November 21 United States Judge Ralph E B Campbell has ruled against the Howe heirs in a case establishing title to a quarter section worth about 2 000 000 in central Oklahoma City The Howes appeal to the Eighth circuit is scheduled for December 5 at Muskogee Capital Investment Company holds the deed and may push for the site to be designated as the state capital The tract lies thirteen blocks northeast of the downtown core with two streetcar lines already serving the area and ready construction once title is settled
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Guthrie
Okla
United States
Ralph EB. Campbell
Howe Heirs
Oklahoma City
Milton E. Parker
Howe
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
Big Louis
Campbell
Muskogee
Milton Brown
Donees
United States Land Office
Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
Howes
Capital Investment Company of
Oklahoma Street Railway Company
Knapp Urges Rail Roads Need Capital Wages and Better Lines
Martin A. Knapp, head of the Interstate Commerce Commission, told the Railway Business Association dinner that railway funding must attract private capital to build new lines and modernize existing ones, while paying liberal wages to skilled workers and improving lines without boosting capitalization. He argued a national policy on rail rates should align with broader public welfare.
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New York
Martin A. Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Business Association
A Stubborn Cinderella Delights Oklahoma Audiences
A lively account from Oklahoma City praises a musical show titled A Stubborn Cinderella at Manager Auditorium Theatre in Vinita, calling it one of the best performances. H. K. Moore of the Overholser Opera House endorses the show as a great presentation.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Auditorium Theatre
Vinita
Oklahoma
H. K. Moore
Overholser Opera House
Funeral of Henry M Hoyt Held in Wilkes Barre
The last rites for Henry M Hoyt counsellor in the state department were conducted at the home of his cousin George Loveland in Wilkes Barre today Rev L J Jones of St Stephens Episcopal church led the service Hoyt died in Washington on Sunday with services earlier in the day noting the family and church affiliations.
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Henry M. Hoyt
Associated Press
Wilkes Barre
State Department
Washington
George Loveland
L. J. Jones
St Stephens Episcopal Church
Trans-Mississippi Congress Opens In San Antonio
More than a thousand delegates from the United States and Latin America attended the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress opening in San Antonio Texas. Fred W Fleming of Missouri chaired the executive committee. Governor Campbell of Texas welcomed attendees and President Prior opened the convention with the annual address.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Latin America
Fred W. Fleming
Missouri
Campbell
Texas
Prior
Two Indians In Shooting Near Shawnee
A drunken altercation nine miles west of town left Frank Dushane with gunshot wounds to the left side and arm, possibly fatal, while Bert Doublehead is jailed. If Dushane dies, Doublehead faces murder charges. both men offered no statements. Sheriff Ridenhour apprehended Doublehead and transported him to jail.
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Frank Dushane
Bert Doublehead
Dushane
Doublehead
Ridenhour
McNeal Seeks Another Plurn for U S Marshal Post
Guthrie November 22 Joseph W McNeal of Guthrie former Republican candidate for governor is likely to apply for the U S marshal for the western district if John R Abernathy loses his job Charges against Abernathy are under Justice Department review Cash Cade Shawnee Republican national committeeman backed by Frank Hitchcock also seeks the post If Cade misses the appointment he will support McNeal
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McNeal
Guthrie
Okla
Joseph W. McNeal
United States
John R. Abernathy
Abernathy
Department of Justice
Cash Cade
Shawnee
Oklahoma
Frank Hitchcock
Cade
Feeling Runs High Against Man Accused of Murder
Hezekiah Rasco, a farm hand accused of murdering the Hubbell family near Barnard Missouri, is jailed in St Joseph. Anger followed him from Nodaway county jail as deputies escorted him for safety. A coroner autopsy found No 4 shotgun pellets in Hubbell skull, matching the gun Rasco borrowed.
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Associated Press
St. Joseph
Hezekiah Rasco
Hubbell
Barnard
Rasco
Nodaway County
Marysville
Larrabee
Airship Seen Over Wichita Heading Southeast
An airship was spotted in Wichita Kansas at about seven this morning. It traveled southeast at roughly thirty miles per hour, staying under two hundred feet. The operator was clearly visible during the brief sighting.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kans
Startling Toll of Fatalities in Football
Chicago reports a startling toll of football casualties over two months with 22 deaths and 499 nonfatal injuries. Despite new safety rules intended to reduce risk, fatalities and serious injuries surged, including Ralph Wilson of Wabash who died after a game with the University of St. Louis.
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Chicago
Ralph Wilson
Wabash College
St. Louis
University of St. Louis
Muskogee Backs Move to Challenge Capital City
Muskogee plans to join Guthrie and Shawnee in opposing Oklahoma City for the capital. A Muskogee commercial club pledge supports eastern and western legislative forces uniting to adjourn the current session until January. Republicans reportedly back Muskogee as Blanchard also seeks the capital.
In Memoriam for Albert M Clinkscales of Vinita Lodge
In Memoriam notes the passing of Albert M. Clinkscales on November 17 1510 from Vinita Lodge No. 5 A F and A M to eternal refreshment in the Supreme Lodge. The lodge offers sympathy to his widow and affirms his faithful service and brotherly love. Committee members A N Green Oliver Bagby and Geo P Fogle express condolence.
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Albert M. Clinkscales
Vinita Lodge No. 5
A. F
Supreme Lodge
A. M
A. N. Green
Oliver Bagby
Geo. P. Fogle
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Gulf Coast
Cinderella
Chas. A. Goettler
Theo
D. B. Frear
Atorney
Land
Gaylord N. Bebout
Telephone
James S. Davenport
Vinita, Okla
New Halsell Bldg
W. B. Depue
Court House
Rivers and Harbors
Wilson
Trans-Mississippi
Airship
West
Lee Cruce
Cruce
James Harris
Blanchard
Brother Albert M. Clinkscales
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