Bank assets accounted for in Columbia Bank affair
A Washington era report defends that assets of the Columbia Bank and Trust company are fully accounted for. Receipts show A M Young and B E Cockrell handed over $74,000 in notes to attorneys for collection. Pred Parkinson confirms all notes are accounted for and in collections.
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Columbia Bank and Trust Company
A. M. Young
B. Cockrell
Bank Commissioner's Office
E. B. Cockrell
J. D. Lankford
Lankford
Oklahoma City
BE. B. Cockrell
M. Young
Pred Parkinson
Fred Parkinson
Okla
Columbia Bank & Trust Company
Amd
Oklahoma and Kansas tax comparison during statehood debate
Oklahoma has levied an average over five years of about 1 million dollars in taxes, lower than Kansas for similar area and population. Kansas tax totals reach nearly 15 million while Oklahoma is around 9 million, with Kansas showing a 5 percent higher burden. Auditor Meyer cites figures to show Oklahoma’s low state tax rates compared with Colorado Nebraska and Iowa, with 1909-1912 costs and potential balance if Kansas levels applied.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Meyer
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Excise Board
Craig
Treasuer
Bank Commissioner Letter on Note Accounting
A Bank Commissioner states that assets misplaced by attorneys will be fully accounted for. Notes were placed with attorneys for collection by Mr Cockrell. The letter is signed Yours very truly J D Lankford.
Sunday School Census Effort Planned for Vinita Next Friday
The Sunday School Union has districted Vinita city and chosen captains and workers to conduct a census by personal calls at each home in the city next Friday.
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Vinita
Tarife issue dominates postcard survey in Wilson campaigns
New York October 1 Mise Allyne Vs Scheerer secretary of the professional Women's Wilson and Marshall League reveals post card canvass results. About forty percent name tariff as paramount issue. thirty percent cite New Jersey laws on women and children. many foresee national adoption if Wilson wins. Scheerer stresses pure food laws and criticizes Taft for enforcing weakness, while praising Wilson and Marshall for state food law efforts and public health protection.
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New York
Mise Allyne Vs Scheerer
Wilson and Marshall League
Willette Kershaw
Pine
New Jersey
Wilson
Harvey W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Wiley
Sie Scheerer
Roosevelt
Taft
Executive Office
Marshall
J Borden Marritown
Miss Scheerer
National Association of Advertising Women
Good Record for Craig County Treasurer Cited
Dep uty state examiner Arthur Jones reports that Craig county treasurer EB Wicklin kept flawless books for a two year period with no variances. The letter, dated September 28, 1912 from Vinita Oklahoma, praises the county official and mentions similar records may exist elsewhere.
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Col. Ficklin
Craig County
Vinita
Okla
E. Amos
Oklahoma City
EB. D. Wicklin
Fickii
Arthur Jones
Vinita Bakery Seeks Bankruptcy Filing After Fire Losses
Vinita Bakery may enter bankruptcy after closing last night. Owner Harry Fisher aims to file, citing a fire in the Buffington building that cost $5,000, crop failures for two years, and exorbitant rent as factors behind the collapse. W. T. Rye traveled to Muskogee to file the petition.
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Vinita Bakery
Harry Fisher
Buffington
Fisher
W. T. Rye
Muskogee
Okla All Stars Defeat Kentucky Rosebuds In Bowling Night
The Oklahoma All Stars defeated the Kentucky Rosebuds by a 121 pin margin across three games last night at the bowling alley.
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Ok’ Oma All -Stars
Kentucky Rosebuds
Tahlequah Heads Oil On Board Clash Over Tahlequah President
Oklahoma City October 1 State Superintendent K H Wilson ex officio board chairman announced W F Gill of Pawhuska named by the old board to be president of the Northeastern State Normal School at Tahlequah to fill the Buck vacancy. Gill will assume Tuesday amid ongoing political friction with Governor Cruce who has reshaped the board.
Gill Named President of Tahlequah Normal Amid Cruce Dispute
The state superintendent's office announced W. Gill of Pawhuska as president of the Tahlequah Normal, succeeding Frank J. Buck who resigned. Gill’s appointment comes amid Governor Cruce’s confrontation with three removed board members. Cruce has not issued a commission for Gill, and the position’s status hinges on the contested authority of the ousted members. Gill, president of the State Teachers' Association, is Osage county superintendent.
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Oklahoma City
Wilson
State Board of Education
Cruce
W. ©. Gill
Pawshuske
Tablequab Normal
Frank J. Buck
Gill
Croce
Buck
Gil
Couse
State Teachers’ Association
Osage County
Old Trouble the German Mastiff Roams Front Street
Jasper Martin owns a large white bull dog named Old Trouble imported from Germany. The dog lay in a bank-front scene causing chatter as he slept atop a buggy, then burst through the back and tumbled to the ground before being invited into the bank. Mrs Bramble intervened to call the dog back, and onlookers reported the episode with a mix of humor and awe.
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Jasper Martin
Mme
Surry
Thought He Killed a Man Prompts Self-Submission
An unknown man surrendered at the police station around 9 pm claiming he had killed a man. He said a quarrel occurred after a box car occupant warned of killing, with a shot fired at the car door. Police sought an investigation and learned a man in the box car had been shot at but not struck.
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Chas. Goodpaster
Katy
Canadian Avenue
Goodpaster
Parsons
Chaos in Republican ranks in Oklahoma City meeting
The Oklahoma City Republican conference on Monday highlighted disorganization and chaos within the state party. Despite inviting many county and state officials, only a small faction attended, with congress candidates largely absent. The purported platform borrowed heavily from the Democratic slate, and the issue of supporting Roosevelt or Taft was omitted, signaling a tainted coalition with the Bull Moose faction.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Taft
Oklahoma
Knights of Pythias Rally Day Observed by Phialphian Lodge
Phialphian lodge No. 114 to observe K of P Rally Day on Thursday October 10 with a special meeting. Focus on reinstatements membership by card and applications for ranks as part of the first campaign. Arrangements discussed at Monday night session.
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Grand Lodge
K. of P
Phialphian Lodge No. 114
Phialphian Lodge
Council Approves Bridge Contract At City Meeting
The city council approved a reinforced concrete bridge contract across Bullcreek on Sequoyah avenue with W A Armstrong. Work starts within five days and should finish in forty, with a $1 050 completion figure and a $20 000 sewer balance delay provision.
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J. P. Gooch
W. A. Armstrong
Bullcreak
Sequoyah Avenue
Wilson Street
Tablequaht
Irwin
Ih. B
Republican editors pledge united front in Oklahoma campaign
Oklahoma City Oct 1 members of the Republican State Press Association met to submerge factional differences from the national campaign and pledge to back all Republican candidates. Taft and Roosevelt supporters discussed conditions as they stand in Oklahoma and editors were invited to contribute to campaign literature and speak on campaign terms. The meeting was tied to Press Day at the state capitol at the suggestion of A H Giler, Republican central committee chairman.
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Oklahoma City
Republican State Press Association
Taft
Roosevelt
Oklahoma
Stair
A. H. Giler
Republican Central Committee
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Cockrell
Young
Columbia Bank &Trust Company
Onla
W. Fill
Tahlequah School
Board of Education
K. H. Wilson
Offeh
W. FP
Pawhuseka
Norman
Tahlequah
Frank B. Buck
Tablequa
Gill Toto
General Choas
Republican Party
Geisler
Supreme Court
Criminal Court of Appeals
Council
Republican Papers
Tigret
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