Accidental and Rididal Deaths in 1909 Census Data
Washington D C Sept 26 External causes other than death by own action accounted for 47135 deaths in the 1909 census area. The bulletin notes a death rate decline from 97.4 to 96.7 per 100000, and 2854 homicides, down 149 from 1908, with many deaths likely unrecorded. Accidental deaths led by rail, drowning, burns, and injuries at birth. deaths by own action totaled 8232 with poison and firearms most common.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Government Ready for Trial in Haskell Case
Governor Haskell faces federal trial in Muskogee on charges of defrauding the government by disposing of six hundred Creek Indian town lots in 1902. Judge John A. Marshall presides as U S District Attorney William J. Gregg seeks immediate jury selection along with five Muskogee businessmen alleged to have violated selling limits.
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Associated Press
McAlester
Oklo
Haskell
Muskogee
John A. Marshall
Salt Lake City
United States
William J. Gregg
John Sharp Reported Killed in Prairie feud
Sheriff Ridenhour received a message this morning that John Sharpe was killed on Markham's prairie yesterday or last night. The killing is believed to stem from an old local feud. one man in the Sharpe circle had been killed previously. Sharpe was a prominent figure in early Cherokee politics and well known to longtime residents.
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Ridenhour
John Sharpe
Markham
Prairie
Sharpe
Bankers to Attend Annual American Bankers Meeting
Sam R. Frazee of International Bank Trust W J Strange of Union Bank Chelsea and George W. Davis of Bank of Claremore will depart this evening for Oklahoma City to join Oklahoma bankers traveling to Los Angeles for the annual American Bankers association meeting on a special train.
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Bankers
Sam R. Frazee
International Bank & Trust Company
W. J. Strange
Union Bank & Trust Company
Chelsea
George W. Davis
Bank of Claremore
Oklahoma City
Bankers of Oklahoma
Los Angeles
American Bankers’ Association
Taft Honored at National League Republican Dinner
New York reports plans for a two day National League of Republican clubs convention in New York with President Taft Roosevelt about fifteen governors twenty U S senators and thirty congressmen attending. A Saturday night dinner for 2100 at the Astor will feature Taft’s keynote address. Roosevelt will speak Friday afternoon and a Taft reception is planned at the Republican Club. The Carnegie Hall sessions will include a platform adoption and officer elections with John Hays Hammond expected to win reelection.
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New York
National League of Republican Clubs
Taft
Roosevelt
United States
Hotel Astor
Leagues
McKinley
Republican Congressional Committee
Republican Club
Carnegie Hall
Committee On Resolutions
John Hays Hammond
Three Empty Mail Cars Saved Passengers Lives
In a morning collision near Heeman Missouri, the St. Louis Limited with Missouri Pacific from Kansas City to St. Louis struck a freight train. Fireman S B Evans and James West died, engineer William Murphy seriously hurt as three empty mail cars absorbed the impact and protected passengers.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
St. Louis Limited
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Heeman
Evans
James West
William Murphy
Anti-Saloonists Open Campaign in Vinita
The state Anti-Saloon League opened its campaign against a constitutional amendment permitting licensed saloons. Representatives spoke at six Vinita churches yesterday, with Mr Laughbaum, the league’s state attorney, addressing the Presbyterian church in the forenoon and the Methodist church in the evening. A collection was taken to defray campaign expenses.
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Vinita
State Anti-Saloon League
Laughbaum
Anti-Saloon League
Presbyterian
Methodist
Testimony in Lorimer investigation started
Chicago September 26 testimony before the senatorial committee investigating Senator Lorimer began with Chas A White a democratic legislator who confessed he was paid one thousand dollars to vote for Lorimer. White reiterated the confession. London September 26 coroner's jury returned a verdict of willful murder against Dr Crippen over the mutilated body found in the Crippen residence cellar believed to be Belle Elmore.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Senatorial Committee
Lorimer
Chas. A. White
White
London
England
Dr. Crippen
Crippen
Belle Elmore
Treasury forecasts plenty of money this fall
Washington reports no money shortage ahead as banks fortified reserves and converted securities to cash. Crop surpluses and European trade imply strong money circulation while the Panama canal debt limits treasury aid. Banks plan to issue up to 500 million in emergency currency if needed.
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Treasury Department
Europe
Washington
United States
Department
United States Treasury
New York
England
America
Panama Canal
Sam
Treasury
MacVeagh
Progressives Fight for Control of Republican Convention
Saratoga N Y Sept 26 delegates to the republican convention split between progressives and old guard as Col Roosevelt nears arrival. Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill expects to be temporary chairman by a 100 vote margin. Oyster Bay Sept 26 Roosevelt leaves for Saratoga confident in victory. Also notes LaSalle Theatre Honeymoon Trail in October at Auditorium with large cast and elaborate scenery. Joplin Business College President Weatherly reports graduate notes payable after graduation with job placement and catalog.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
LaSalle Theatre
Chicago
Weatherly
Joplin Business College
Growth of Oklahoma Farmers Institutes Soars in 1909–10
Guthrie Sept 26 The report of J C Elliott retiring superintendent of farm institute work with the state board of agriculture shows 76 county institute meetings held since August 1909, total attendance 20 000 and 7 000 members. Over 200 special institutes drew 60 000 farmers. Compared with 1908’s 74 meetings and 15 000 attendance, the year shows large gains. correspondence rose 300 percent. Counties vote to exhibit agricultural products. the act allows up to 200 per county for premiums, potentially 30 400 overall, if the full membership fees are raised. County institutes plan to broaden via federated clubs and auxiliary associations like women’s clubs and dairymen.
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Guthrie
Ohia
J. C. Elliott
Farm Institute
State Board of Agriculture
Farmers’ County Institutes
Oklahoma
Farmers' Institute
Farm Institute Department
Farmers’ Institutes
Farmers’ Institute
Dairymen’s
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Halsell Building
F. M. Gwinnup
Son Vinita, Ohlahoma
Farmers State Bank Vinita
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Cobb Hotel
John Sharp
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