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Newspaper

The Weekly Chieftain

Location

Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1912

Page

2

Vinita Surges Past Claremore Preps In Narrow Victory

Vinita high school edged Claremore Preparatory 14 to 18 in a hard fought football game. Vinita leveraged Carter and Beard drives to overturn Claremore after a tight first half, with Haase and a strong forward pass game shaping the late rally.

Vinita High School Claremore Preparatory School Hause Claremore Vinita Haase Claremore Tarn Koon Carter Leard Beard Halley Vinsta Scott Bailey Chamberlin McSpadden

Vinita Thirty Years Ago in a Local Political Snapshot

The piece notes Col J M Bell as second chief candidate for the conservative faction and cites US corn crop value at 720 million dollars this year. It mentions Samuel Smith as a potential Union party chief candidate. It reports 4,826,795 pounds of tobacco sold in Petersburg, Virginia, at an average of 5 50 per hundredweight, over the past eleven months.

Bacon Misa Fannie Blythe Munkogee L. B. Bell L. P. Jambal Dave Doty Jim Tittle H. Mayes Coowescoowee J. W. Skinner St. Louis Nat Skinner W. E. Hassell W. C. Patton J.T. McSpadden A. @. Raymond W. C. Chamberlin W. R. Badgett Charley Pool Joe Landrum Browning Henry Armstrong M. Carselowey Tom Thompson Tahlequah Citizenship Court Skinner Leedle Oudt John Audrain Bill McCricken A. C. Raymond Ia Gus Ivey James ‘Thompson Rock Building Vinita TJ Beatty Hill Col. W. P. Rose San Francisco Cherokee Nation Wyly J. Melton Supreme Court of Delaware Sut Beck Melton Jake Hummingbird J. M. Bell United States Samuel Smith Union Party Petersburg King James

Inauguration Address Speakers Named at Oklahoma University

The State University at Norman selects DeBart as the faculty welcome speaker for the October inauguration of Stratton Brooks as president. The student body picks Witon B. Hunt to deliver the undergraduates’ address, and Thomas F. Carey of the class of 1908, Norman Milling manager and Alumni president, will speak for the Alumni.

Norman Okla Edwin, DeBart Stratton Brooks Witon B. Hunt Chickasha Thomas F. Carey Norman Milling and Grain Company

Noted Scholar to Speak at Oklahoma Inauguration

Prominent man Provost William Henry Carpenter of Columbia University New York City will deliver one of the addresses at the inauguration of Stratton D Brooks as president of the University of Oklahoma in Norman on October 21. He will give the welcome address on behalf of endowed universities.

Norman Okla William Henry Carpenter Columbia University New York City Stratton D. Brooks University of Oklahoma

Dinner Guests Include Clark Family And Bennet Champ Clark

Mrs Jas Davenport entertained Saturday evening with guests including Mrs Champ Clark and her son Bennet Champ Clark, Mr and Mrs G L Bennett, and Mr and Mrs W P Thompson in attendance.

Immense Value of Natural Gas in 1911 Across States

The 1911 natural gas value reached seventy four million dollars with output near 509.2 billion and 508.3 billion cubic feet for 1910 and 1911 respectively. Pennsylvania led consumption at 154.5 billion cubic feet, followed by Ohio and West Virginia, while Kansas ranked fourth with 77.9 billion. By year end 1911, 28,428 productive wells operated nationwide. Gasoline-from-gas from oil wells emerged as a growing, profitable industry, though 1911 progress lagged expectations.

David T. Day United States Geological Survey United States Ohio Indiana Kansas City Public Utilities Mrasmus Haworth Kansas Mr. Haworth Pennsylvania West Virginia Missouri Oklahoma The Geological Survey Washington, D.C

Crouch horses win again at fair shows a clean sweep

B Crouch returned from the Muskogee fair claiming 12 first prizes and three second prizes out of 15 Kentucky saddle horse shows. Henry Crouch secured the blue ribbon for his yearling filly and the horses will be shipped to Ft Smith tonight for further competition.

Crouch B. Crouch Muskogee Fair Kentucky Henry Crouch Ft. Smith

Man Dies After Street Stroke Near Milford-Berger Store

Andy Hampton of White Oak suffered a paralytic stroke on Wilson Street near the Milford-Berger shoe store this morning. He was taken to the Thomson hotel where he died at noon.

Andy Hampton White Oak Milford-Berger Wilson Street Thomson

Burns Wins Over Gordon in Fifteen Rounds at Grand Theatre

Freddie Burns defeated Bart Gordon by decision after a grueling fifteen round bout at the Grand Theatre. Gordon faltered after a groin blow in round nine but refused to win on a foul in his hometown, delivering a brave showing as the crowd cheered.

Freddie Burns Bart Gordon Grand Theatre Burns Gordon Bart Vinita W. B. Crawford Nora Lester Axtell Hilda Gatewood Gladys Jones Opal Love Burkhalter George T. Turner Crawford Pairland News

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