Beattie trial hinges on corroborated highwayman tale
Testimony introduced by the defense in Chesterfield Courthouse as Beattie seeks to corroborate Henry Clay Beattie Jr's claim a bearded highwayman killed his wife with a shotgun. Witnesses described a bearded man with a shotgun near the Midlothian turnpike days before and during the murder, while experts and prosecutors spar over the gun’s position and the car jolt after the confrontation.
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Chesterfield
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Beattle
W. R. Holland
Midlothian Turnpike
Holland
Eugene Henshaw
Midlothian
May gall militia to take records
Oklahoma City August 29 opposition to recovering records for the former Swanson county dissolved by the Oklahoma Supreme Court grows. Appeals have been made to Governor Cruce for militia aid, but officials must exhaust all resources first. Rioting once occurred over removal of records and fears of bloodshed persist if force is used.
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Oklahoma City
Swanson County
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Cruce
Swinson County
Kiowa
Comauche
District Court
Soman Cna
Mountain Park
Snyder
Klonx
Comanche Coun
Comanche County
Swanson
Comanche
Doctors Farm Partnership Forms Bagby Neer Firm
Beginning tomorrow the consolidation of two leading city physicians into Drs Bagby and Neer is announced. Dr Louis Bagby and Dr C B Neer form a partnership with offices in the Hassell building. Dr Oliver Bagby will share an office but will not join the firm.
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Drs
Vinita's boom as growth hits record pace
Vinita faces a prosperous era driven by state confidence, outside land investment, and rising rental demand. In 90 days over fifty new residences appear, and population figures suggest 6 000 plus. Farm prosperity in Craig county boosts land buyers, with Cowan, Ming Harris Buffington blocks under construction and more business blocks planned.
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Vinita
Oklahoma wins Manitou oratorical contest at All-States Day
Oklahoma claimed top honors in the Manitou Colorado Springs All-States Day oratorical contest. Rev. Thomas H. Harper of Oklahoma City won the silver loving cup for best talk on Why We Come to Manitou. Attendance was about 5 000 with many Oklahomans present. The program featured Mansions Hotel band selections, a chorus, and a My Oklahoma Girl solo by Kate Tracy. It is planned to make All-States Day an annual event.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Oklahoma
Manitou
Thomas H. Harper
Oklahoma City
Union
Harper
Mansions
Kate Tracy
Public Auction of 150 Stock Hogs at Katy Stockyards
James Harmon to sell at public auction at the Katy stock yards on Saturday September 2 at 2 o clock P M the highest bidder to take 150 head of stock hogs buyers welcome.
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Katy
James Harmon
Superintendent Wilson to be Gross Examined
Oklahoma City August 29 There was no session of the state board of education inquiry by special request of leading attorneys The governor will resume the probe today to close the matter before his departure for Richmond Virginia on Saturday September 2 The close examination of Superintendent R H W Wilson is expected to take the entire day Each board member will likely take the stand and prosecution will present rebuttal before Governor Cruce remains occupied until Saturday
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Education
Richmond
R, HW. Wilson
Cruce
Negro Voters Enslave Themselves Says Clifford
Boston August 29 The votes of colored men have kept the republican party in power and made it possible to protect interests and produce multi millionaires while it reduced the negro to a political slave. President J R Clifford of Martinsburg West Virginia told the National Independent Political Rights League opening meeting in Pennsylvania Georgia and Florida. Rev Byrne Gunner of Fulburn New York urged solidarity in politics as not a blessing to colored citizens, saying it gained contempt and opposition from the democratic party in most places and failed to keep the Republican party true to its black allies. The white race is becoming inwhese ang savage.
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Boston
Republican Party
J. R. Clifford
Martinsburg
W. Va
National Independent Political Rights League Groes
Pennsylvania
Georgian
Florida
Byrne Gunner
Fulburn
N. Y
Clifford
Democratic Party
Ang Savage
Frominent Farmers Arrested Near Blue Jacket
Detectives of the Katy railway seized several farmers in the county near Blue Jacket on a charge of robbing wrecked boxcars. Two casks of whiskey and other articles were allegedly taken. A settlement was said to have been ruined by the loss.
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Blue Jacket
Katy
Foreman Dead in Oklahoma Timber Unloading Accident
Jett Clark a Rock Island bridge foreman was accidentally killed while unloading bridge timbers in Wewoka Oklahoma Monday night. His family live in Arkansas where the body will be taken for burial. Clark was formerly of this city and is the son of FP Clark.
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McAlester
Okla
Jett Clark
Wewoka
Arkansas
Wurlal
1 FP. Clark
Another Negro Riot Feared In Oklahoma
Durant Oklahoma August 31 Five hundred armed men search east and south of Durant for a Negro who yesterday chased Mrs J B Ferrer and her children near Pirtle. If captured the Negro will likely be lynched. A child saw him in the cotton patch and the pursuit led to the house. James Melton fired twice and officials pursued. The man headed south toward Colbert where many Wins are reported. This is the third attempted crime in the county since a woman was killed north of Durant two weeks ago. Expulsion of Negroes from the county is feared. There are no Negroes in Pirtle. In other communities they are moving out. Ardmore Oklahoma August 31 Clarence Posey the Negro charged with donning female clothes and kidnapping a baby near Colbert was brought to Ardmore and jailed for safekeeping. Sheriff William Garrett began swearing in deputies amid rumors of a lynching mob from Calvert. Posey denies confessing and says any confession was coerced. He ate well but is nervous. Reports say Bryan County residents plan to remove him from the jail if needed. The sheriff seeks to avoid a lynching by keeping him secure in the county where the crime occurred. Other prisoners in the jail worry the threat of mob violence.
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Durant
Okla
Colbert
Uirtle
Calvert
Posey
Denison
Tex
Ardmore
Bryan County
Bryan Bounty
Garrett
Government Deficit and Expenditures Reported for August
Washington August 29 government finances for this month compare favorably with August 1910 yet show a deficit of 22 million on ordinary accounts versus 14 million last year. Customs receipts are down four million from a year ago while total expenditures exceed last year by over two million.
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Washington, D. C
Holmboe Wins Coalgate Courthouse Contract
Holmboe of Vinita awarded the Coal County courthouse project at 59000 dollars. The four story Bedford stone building will start construction Wednesday or Thursday in Coalgate Oklahoma with J A Holmboe as contractor.
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Holmboe
Coalgate
Oklo
Coal County
J. A. Holmboe
Vinita
State Levy to Be Fired at Maximum
Oklahoma City August 1 The state board of equalization adjourned Wednesday afternoon without a state levy and will meet again Friday for that purpose. Figures on indebtedness and tax revenues were prepared by State Examiner Taylor and deputies. It is claimed seven million dollars is needed to balance the state credit. The levy is expected to be three and one half mills, the constitutional maximum. A five million dollar deficiency from the Haskell era looms as a carryover issue.
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Oklahoma City
State Board of Equalization
Charles A. Taylor
Alexander and
Hammond
Attornes General West
Oklahoma
Cruce
Haskell
Board of Equalization
Public Service Corporation
Electric
Pipelinc c
Pullman Company
Texas Pipe Line Company
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Beattie
Owen
Commonwealth
Watson
Sam Talley
Talley
William Pemberton
Pemberton
Wendenburg
Mr. Wendenburg
Mr. Smith
Brodnax Robertson
Robertson
Young Robertson
MAY Gall
Doctors Farm Partnership
Gage
Craig County
Cowan
Ming-Harris-Buffington
Oklahoman
Wilson
Foreman
Robert &. Garrett
Envernment Geological Survey
Will
Norman
State University
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