Town and community · added September 14, 2026
Newkirk, Tonkawa and Blackwell music-band references
Evidence note · high confidenceWhat the evidence supports
June 21, 1900 Blackwell Times-Record announces Newkirk and Tonkawa bands secured for the July Fourth celebration; Blackwell’s band was hoped to return from Oklahoma City.
Limits and open questions
Bookings and expectations, not completed performances. Newkirk and Tonkawa names require individual identity work; do not automatically merge Blackwell with the existing Commercial Club Band or Tonkawa with the 1906 cadet band.
Confidence detail: high. Evidence notes are not a count of distinct ensembles.
Sources
The Times-Record. (Blackwell, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 21, 1900 - Page 1 of 8 - The Gateway to Oklahoma History