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Newspaper
The Weekly Chieftain
Location
Vinita, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
4
The Weekly Chieftain announces subscription pricing from D. M. Marrs Printing Company. One year by mail 1.08. Three months by mail. Rates apply to subscriptions by mail through Marrs Printing.
A wide survey of Oklahoma topics runs from post office designations in Nowata to wary views on taxation and government waste. The piece notes state tax burdens, legislative calls for redistricting and funding for Vinita infant hospital beds, and critiques free daily papers, while touching on national issues like Taft and Clark and local races in Kentucky.
In Claremore Oklahoma August 80 a brawl at a restaurant housed in a rooming house left Jesse Harrison with severe back wounds after a knife attack by Mexican suspect Tony Gonzales. A throat wound to the other Mexican, a bystander Ed Kelly with a leg injury followed a roof escape. Police Chief Ed Plank fired shots in the air and then at Kelly.
Special election set for Sunday in September 1911 from 2 to 7 pm to decide a 4 mill levy for outstanding warrants. Levy shortfall of 482.74 dollars noted. Polls at the School House. County Judge S F Parks and County Clerk R F Nix sign. At least 30 percent of last general election voters required for validity.
Chesterfield Courthouse Virginia August 44 Paul Beattie cousin of Henry Jay Beattie Jr charged with murder testified that the accused told him after the killing he was sorrowful and described the crime from another angle. He said he hated to testify against his cousin but duty compelled him. The stormy inquest continued with cross examination set for today as Beattie faced questions about his earlier testimony and alleged confessions. The prosecution said its case was nearly finished and Beattie’s testimony followed remarks by Mrs. R Owen mother of the slain woman.
A negro suspect believed to have attempted to abduct a farmer's child was captured early Monday in Durant. He was jailed for several hours before deputies escorted him onto a southbound train to Texas to avert a possible mob violence. The incident stems from events around Wilkerson's child and occurred near Cole and Ingalls lines.
Beverly Mass August 29 Taft plans tariff revision as main issue of the 1912 campaign. He will attack Democrats and progressives who backed tariff bills and push tariff reform while keeping reciprocity questions in play. Western politicians and farm interests shape the strategy amid anticipated veto defenses.
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