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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
2
A fragmented column blends biblical lines with editorials on Oklahoma politics. It cites the Cherokee payment dispute, Democratic party tensions in Craig County, and local election concerns. The piece weaves moral rhetoric with critique of governors and referendum talk, ending with a biblical teaching from Matthew.
A fragmented letterlike piece reports on political criticism of the Interior Department and Cherokee payments, local tax concerns in Vinita, and a Tulsa church building effort where volunteers built a new church in a single day aided by women providing meals. The item also notes state pride in home commerce and rural development, plus remarks on Governor Cruce, Judge Lindsey, and civic initiatives in Vinita and Craig County.
The column warns readers to beware of schemes and pooling that surrender control. It advises keeping fifty one percent stock, avoiding dangerous alliances, and notes opportunities for women in household trading. It emphasizes prudent buying and consulting women for profits.
The horoscopes praise Aries as a potential strong leader set to reform and improve public life. A warning about skeptics from the public mind is balanced by advice to trust friends and community to see leadership in action. Birthdate readers may achieve success in political or social efforts.
A Kansas City Journal summary urges citizens to cut fire losses by daily premise inspections and strict safety practices. It warns against carelessness with ashes, rubbish, and volatile fuels, and stresses proper containment, ignition prevention, and functioning extinguishing gear as key duties for policy holders and homes alike.
In San Francisco on October 13 suffragists indicated they would reintroduce a constitutional suffrage measure after defeat of amendment four. Leaders blamed foreigners and illiterates for the loss and announced steps to pursue the initiative and referendum route. Complete returns showed 96,869 for and 100,791 against the woman suffrage amendment in 2,041 precincts.
Los Angeles October 16. The McNamara brothers case resumes as James B McNamara appears likely to face the chair. Jurors were reduced from 135 to 45 with Wednesday key for the next step. Clarence Darrow and Lecompe Davis defend, arguing the Times blast resulted from gas and fire, not dynamite, as a model of the Times building is shown in court. A state election prevents a court session today.
Former County Attorney Edw H Brady objects to the approval of the Craig County report by County Commissioners. He says the state inspector based salaries on a population figure not in law and that 1907 federal census should govern 1908 to 1910 salaries. He argues the inspector lacks authority and that the action is unjust to taxpayers and officials.
Los Angeles, Oct. 12. James B. McNamara faces murder charges in connection with the October 1, 1916 explosion and fire that destroyed the Los Angeles Times building. He and his brother John J. McNamara stand among nineteen indictment figures, with defense led by Clarence Darrow as prosecutors press for a gas versus dynamite theory. The trial opened amid a tense, highly publicized atmosphere with a partial jury pool and questions about labor relations.
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