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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1910
Page
4
Vinita Oklahoma Friday October 21 details list state officials candidates and districts with Crace rivalry and the push for fair elections. mentions Jake Hannon on the election board and Roosevelts reactions plus tariff reform. also notes rail improvements and the new Divader train through Vinita with strong political commentary throughout.
A Dallas News excerpt critiques state sanitary rules as inconsistent with enforcement in Lawton and Craig county Oklahoma. It notes public health measures like disposable cups in trains contrast with neglected exterior conditions and praises Wheat growth in Craig county while proposing a large merchant mill to boost local commerce.
The piece discusses Hannon and McMurray tribal contracts tied to alleged bribe attempts to influence Senator Gore on ratification. It questions the Gore charges, notes Haskell's controversial Oklahoma election board pick of Hammon, and contemplates political motives amid Oklahoma party tensions with Gore and the governor.
A Muskogee county leader denounces McGuire and republican bosses, calling for a nation wide political revolution. The Enid Wave notes the crisis within the party and potential national disruption. Vinita celebrates a solved water problem with a new power house well delivering abundant flow. Governor Haskell appoints Hamon to the state election board, seen as rebuke to Senator Gore.
A new artesian well near another taps into a continuous aquifer with no fall in flow, suggesting inexhaustible supply. Also noted: aviator endurance over the Atlantic signals air travel potential, Walter Wellman’s Europe attempt viewed as a stepping stone, and political shifts with a Democratic landslide forecast. Rural in-migration grows, Roosevelts impact on Republicans seen as a crisis, and border census claims amid state debates.
A district court case ponders whether freight should be included in the invoiced price of stock sold by Vinita Hardware to Watson. Judge Brown ruled for F A Klinfelter and, in a separate matter, voided a deed by a minor and postponed a divorce rehearing without date.
Was Law and Order man M. B. Parks arrested at Afton yesterday by Deputy U S Marshal J C Wilkinson on a charge of selling liquor without a government license. Parks asserts he is a law and order man and had a right to sell the booze.
Luther Oklahoma October 19 reports from Will Chappell Guthrie claim black residents are preparing for action that could bring bloodshed at the polls. The Luthrie Register notes rumors of threats to vote forcefully or seize precincts but warns rioting would harm the community and be fruitless as illegible ballots would be discarded.
Walter Wellman and crew on the Trent faced fog and rough seas delaying their docking. A wireless report says the ascent from airship to the Trent was the voyage’s highlight as crew members were winched from the sea and cheered upon reaching safety. Wellman asserts a new record of seventy two hours airborne and a thousand miles covered.
Ex United States senator and former New York governor David B. Hill died suddenly today at Wolferts in Albany New York. The report from Associated Bliss notes his prominent political career including terms as governor and U S senator.
Associated Press report from Tulsa notes directors of the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Producers Association meet October 25 to discuss forming a dependent Oil Producers Agency. The plan mirrors California efforts that raised oil prices. Oklahoma independents may boost prices similarly.
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