Hoky Hamon a Lawton pick stirs Oklahoma politics
Lawton figure Jake Hamon is named to the state election board, drawing fierce Republican reaction. Critics label him a master manipulator with court success but political risk, while supporters see merit and party loyalty amid intra party splits and Roosevelt-Harris tensions.
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Lawton
Okla
Jake Hamon
State Election Board
Frank Wright
News Republican
Hamon
Bird McGuire
McGuire
Oklahoma
Hannon
Haskell
Jim Harris
Harris
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Muskogee
Washington
Cruce Red Man Friend Denounces Indian Politics
The piece defends Lee Cruce as a fair intermarried citizen who has aided Chickasaw and Choctaw rights and statehood. It attacks James Harris and Jim Norris aligned Republicans, accusing them of exploiting Indians for patronage and hindering genuine relief. It portrays McNeal as harmed by Harris’s campaign moves.
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Hannon
Harris
Congress
Justee
Cruce
Lee Cruce
Democrate
James Harris
State Republican Central Committee
Interior
Indiana
Republican Party
Washington
McNeal
J. W. McNeal
Ballinger
Fovernor
Jim Norris
Printers Protest Postmaster General Over Stamp Envelope Contract
A joint committee of printers and publishers in Washington denounces Postmaster General Hitchcock for speeding the final award of a stamped envelope printing contract to defeat pending legislation. The contract starts July 1, 1911, and the group asks Senate action to pause the contract until March 4, 1911.
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Washington, D. C
Hitchcock
Post Office Department
House
Senate
Julia Ward Howe Dies At Ninety One In Middleton
Julia Ward Howe died at her summer home in Middleton today. Three daughters and a son-in-law were at her bedside. Death due to heart failure from advanced age. She was ninety one years old.
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Julia Ward Howe
Associated Press
Middleton
R. 1
Ketchel Slayer Taken In Custody
Dipley who called himself Walter A. Hurts confessed to shooting Ketchel, saying self defense, after being arrested by farmers at the Haggard farm near Niangua. He is jailed at Marshfield, Missouri, guarded by deputies. Ketchel was shot in the back at the Dickerson ranch.
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Dipley
Walter A. Hurts
Stanley Ketchel
Ozark Country
Thomas Haggard
Niangua
R. P. Dickerson
Conway
Haggard
Ketchel
Lfe
Webster County
Marshfield
Ketehel
Joseph Haggard
Seip Murphy
Springfield
Tatoo Marke
Dickerson
Goldie Smith
Oklahoma University Notes Highlight Feeder Roles and Politics
The Fifth Oklahoma district representative Scott Ferris spoke to the student body praising the university and urging liberal state funding. Alumni occupy notable geology and academic positions, while tennis and football fervor thrives on campus. Political clubs surge as Democrats and Republicans organize. President Evans attended the National Indian Congress in Muskogee, with Norton from Bartlesville visiting on Columbia Bank & Trust matter.
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Scott Ferrig
Congress
Oklahoma
Etucation
State University
Ferris
Utibe
Atatu University
Mississippi River
Geology
N. Gould
Eben Bridley
Bryn Wawr
United States
Chae, Kirk
University of Montana
Frank Herald
Washington
DD. C
Everett DeGolyer
Mexico
Oklahoma University
State Institution of Learning
Olentine
Pyle
Muskogee
Alden
Monnet
Muskogee Inds
Minteer
O. U
Kansas
University of Oklahoma
Offvers
Joe McNeal
Norman
A. Brant Evans
The
National Indian Congress
Storm Harsh Havana Cyclone Worsens Damages
The Havana cyclone intensified after striking the island and may surpass the 1906 hurricane in damage and lives. Customs house warehouse roofs blown off, Batabalona flooded, Regla harbor deaths rumored, interior communications cut. In Springfield, the body of Stanley Ketchel heads home as an inquest is planned. Jail guards guard a Marsfield pair amid mob rumors.
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Associated Press
Havana
Customs House
Batabalona
Regla
Springfield
Stanley Ketchel
Grand Rapids
R. H. Dickerson
Hurtz
Goldie Smith
Marsfield
Vinita Triumphs Over Miami In Season Opener
Vinita High School defeated Miami High School 11 to 0 in Saturday's season opener. Vinita quarterback Smith starred while newcomers Cameron Beott and Britt also contributed strong play, reflecting a satisfactory debut under the circumstances.
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Miami High
Vinita
Miami High School
Smith
Cameron
Beott
Britt
Airship America Not Sighted By Siasconsett Steamers
Siasconsett October 17 reports Marcon wireless stations spoke to several steamers this morning but none saw or heard the airship America. One line conveyed a heavy storm and downpour last night followed by a clear blow and smooth sea. Wellman’s safe on his way, as known.
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Associated Press
Siasconsett
Marcon Wire
America
Wellman
Avrid Johnson to Enter Plea in County Swindle Case
The district court continues with civil docketing as quiet title suits proceed without a jury. Avrid Johnson, arrested in connection with a county farmers swindle, was arraigned and will plead later as the grand jury remains active.
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Josephine Mosley
L. B. Campbell
D. H. Hood
Andy Rider
Title
Avrid Johnson
Senator Dolliver Called by Death in Fort Dodge
Senator Jonathan Dolliver died at his Fort Dodge home late Saturday night from dilation of the heart. He had been bedbound for a week after a stomach trouble and illness observers noted his improving strength earlier that evening before the fatal collapse during a heart examination. He had campaigned for La Follette in Wisconsin and recently suffered a bad cold after a trip to Jewel Junction.
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Ted Maines
Jonathan Dolliver
Fort Dodge
B. M. van Patten
Statesman
Dolliver
Milwaukee
Jewel Junction
Paris Aviators Complete Round Trip Flight Record
Henury Winmenel lands in Paris at noon after finishing a Brussels round trip in 27 hours 50 minutes with a passenger. Braatels is 170 miles away. M Legagneux began from Brussels at 6 15 this morning aiming for the 35000 dollar prize.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Henury Winmenel
Brussels
Braatels
M. Legagneux
Winmenel
Brunsela
Sapulpa Sees Heavy Drought As Officers Raid Bootleg Joints
Sapulpa Oklahoma October 15 eight state officers arrived to dismantle bootlegging dens confiscating large quantities of liquor. Nearly sixty joints closed by nightfall with not at home signs. C A Windle editor Iconoclast spoke to about 300 anxious listeners advocating prohibition aimed at passage of a submission measure. A conference at St James bowl followed with supporters organizing to push the campaign.
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Sapulpa
Okla
C. A. Windle
Iconoclast
Waco
Tex
Windly
St. James Bowl
Secretary Ballinger Injured in City Train Collision
Cincinnati October 14 Secretary of the Interior Richard A Ballinger was among eleven passengers hurt in a head on wreck of two Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern trains near the city. Ballinger suffered severe shaking and a bruised left arm while other riders escaped with less serious injuries.
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Cincinati
Richard A. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
St. Louis
Louisville
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
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Taft
J. F. McMurray
McAlester
Carter
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Gore
Douglas H. Johnston
Chickasha Nation
Green McCurtain
Johnston
McCurtain
Indian Territory
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Cannon
Creager and Morgan
Oklahoma Territory
Lahoma
Square
Indian Cartel
University Notes
Vy, Norton
Bartlesville
Columbia Bank & Trust Company
Michigan
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