Political ticket listing local and state offices candidates
The ticket lists Woodrow Wilson for president Thomas R Marshall for vice president Robt L Owen for United States senator and multiple congressional and county offices. Names include W H Murray Joe B Thompson Claude Weaver James S Davenport John 8 Turner Sam F Parks Willard H Voyles W L Trott L P Smartt Virgil A Kinnison J Roberts J C McBride George Ashby Lee R Mitchell Thos W Smith L Whith M Simms Chas Thenor John Kimbrough Ed A Stanley and J N Walker Vinita justice haltlum.
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Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
United States
Sam F. Parks
Willard H. Voyles
Register of Deeds
W. L. Trott
L. P. Smartt
Virgil A. Kinnison
J. ¥. Roberts
J. C. McBride
George Ashby
Lee R. Mitchell
Thos, W. Smith
L. Whith
M. Simms
Sunday Mail Delivery Sparks Public Complaint and Proposals
The New York Telegraph notes Sunday mail delivery for special delivery and railway clerks, while Oklahoma residents face curbside mail in lock boxes. Critics allege political overreach and complain of added pay for clerks, urging an end to Sunday distribution amid Cherokee land issues and a Minnesota proposal offering free wedding licenses.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
New York Telegraph
Meek charity worker inspires first September Sunday
From Pittsburg Kansas comes a report of a modest charity worker known for helping the helpless and rescuing the fallen. The piece praises rare human charity and its impact as churches plan for large attendance on the first Sunday in September.
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Pittsburg
Kans
Eradication of Lies in Craig County Debated
The article argues lies in Craig county must be tackled but questions the motto’s past overuse and cost. It suggests one or two inspectors suffice and should focus on actual exigencies, with any graft to be eliminated.
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Craig County
Walt Mason
Giving Money and Charity in Walt Mason Verse
A satirical poem by Walt Mason contrasts OW Hex a famed philanthropist and Old Bildad a generous neighbor with Rex. It jokes about large gifts and small handouts, noting public notices of benevolence and the moral order as stories drift through a daily journal voice.
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Bildad
Rex
Walt Mason
The Bald-Faced Hen and the Boasts of Politicians
A satirical piece compares a loud bald-faced hen in a coop to politicians who boast daily about their deeds. The bird’s endless clack and the men’s self‑promoting talk are described as empty and vain, both stirring noise over trivial matters. The tone mimics a local column railing at empty rhetoric.
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Meg
Walt Mason
Taxation Seen as Oklahoma's Greatest Current Value
The article notes Oklahoma's vast resources depend on the enterprise and effort of its people. It warns against overtaxing citizens to the point that resources lose value, stressing that taxation is the greatest issue facing Oklahoma today.
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Oklahoma
The Drinkers and the Thinkers in Sales Reform
A piece contrasting the old swaggering whiskey loving salesman with the modern clean cut professional. It credits education and self control for sales success and recounts a anecdote of a salesman who drank and was dismissed. The author argues temperance sharpens judgment and avoids business risks.
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Sone
Uncle Remus
Thirtieth Anniversary Of The Weekly Chieftain
Thirty years ago this week the Weekly Chieftain began publishing in Vinita as Oklahoma opened to settlement. The paper traces the transition from unfenced prairie to a settled state, from cattle booms to highways and cities, and from Indian country to modern Oklahoma. It notes the changes in American life and the fate of Native tribes, ending with a segue into a local dry laws debate hinted by a regional mock-forecast about Massasolt’s wet/dry issue.
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Chieftain
Oklahoma
West
Vinita
Indian Territory
Abram
Cinawa Bar Oklahoma
Massasolt
School Boy's Lament Criticized and Editorial Praise
A reader letter in praise and critique discusses the poem School Boy's Lament in the previous issue. It compares imagery such as burning leaves and mood, cites sanitary concerns, and notes stylistic echoes with Stephen Dowling Botes.
Dry Massasoit politics and bootleggers haunt the state
The Joplin Globe surveys Massasoit dry forces and opposing wets, noting weak enforcement, public apathy, and surprising bootlegging ties across social strata. It highlights cases of women and mothers jailed for liquor selling, and asks how the liquor problem can be solved by practical, idealistic leaders.
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Massasoit
Paradise
Lincoln Steffens
Joplin Globe
Stanzas Reflect on Stephen Dowling Bots
The fragment presents a lament about the death of a young boy named Stephen Dowling Bots. It speaks of stomach troubles and a fall into a well, with lines describing rescue efforts, the drowning, and the soul departing to “the realms of the good and great.” The tone is mournful and archaic, reflecting a Citizen-era obituary style.
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Stephen Dowling
Get There Spirit Driving Ardmore and Lone Grove
A Nashua Reporter inspired sermon urges towns to shun apathy and naysayers. It argues that progress comes from proactive, constructive effort, praising Ardmore and Lone Grove for their “get there” spirit, and challenges readers to inventory whether they are good citizens.
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Nashua Reporter
Chambers of Commerce
Lone Grove
Ardmore
Oklahoma City
Nashua
The Oak and the Quiet of Summer Nature
A reflective meditation on the oak tree as a timeless, comforting presence. The scene describes its branches, leaves, and play of light, while a host of life—from ants to a dog—enjoys a shared shade. The passage evokes kinship with nature and the idea that time erases fears and loves as one rests beneath the tree.
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Atlantic Monthly Magazine
Weather Free for All Despite Trusts Allegations
Complaint from farmers that Vinita markets lag. call for business leaders to unite and create ready markets for farm produce. Poignant verse laments trusts controlling prices for essentials while weather remains free, urging action to improve local commerce and market access.
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Vinita
Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd in green pastures
Psalm describes the Lord as shepherd guiding through righteous paths. It comforts with presence in shadowed valleys and faith in divine protection and blessing forever.
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David
Labor Day Thought From Woodrow Wilson Sermon
A Princeton baccalaureate sermon attributed to President Woodrow Wilson argues that labor is regulated to minimum output by unions and that such limits threaten economic profitability and U S supremacy. It warns that workers become unprofitable servants as the country risks losing industrial leadership.
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America
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Truant crackdown urged as schools reopen in Vinita
A Vinita message urges steps to curb idle youths after holidays. The note warns of many students wandering the streets and calls for action to enroll them in schools. The store of Herman Bear will close Thursday September 12 for the holiday.
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Vinita
Herman Bear
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Stephen
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Jove
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