Mother slays five in tent near Elk City
In Elk City Oklahoma near a temporary home three miles south of town Elmer Cowarts five children aged 10 8 7 and 5 plus a four month old girl and their mother were found dead in a tent with heads crushed and throats cut an axe razor and butcher knife stained. the mother lay beside the children with a self inflicted throat wound. The father said the mother had been despondent after influenza but not violently unstable. The family was found after a nearby field worker heard screams.
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Elk City
Okla
Tve
Elmer Cowart
French Refuse German Request To Send Troops
Paris reports the French government denied Germany permission to move troops into the Ruhr in the neutral zone near the border. Talks between Premier Millerand and Dr. Von Mayer continued as Millerand prepared an early reply.
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Paris
Ruhr
France
Millerand
von Mayer
Brother Isaiah Must Use Soap
An Age of health authorities in New Orleans contend Isaiah the faith healer did not wash hands between treatments and must use soap. Police and Pagor officials delayed action as crowds gathered daily for his sermons and healing, with the healer urged to comply.
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Ociated
Orleans
Isaiah
Faith Heal Re
Statard of Health
Pagor
New Grave
R. Oscar Owling
of Health
Not Guilty Verdict in Ada County Parks Trial
The jury found Parks not guilty after less than an hour of deliberation at 2 p m. He was tried for killing Jeff Anglin west of Ada on January 27 1919 and claimed self defense to protect his family. A related charge for killing Oscar Williamson was not heard at this term.
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Parks
Jeff Anglin West
Ada
Oscar Williamson
Anglin
King & Crawford
W. F. Schulte
Henry M. Carr
Pauls Valley
Wadlington
Robert Wimbish
Murder Theory in Broderick Case Opens in Juvenile Court
In St Louis on March 31 the state prepared to argue Ursula Broderick, 16, shot and killed her stepfather Joseph Woodlock while he slept. The defense reopens after a recess to probe venireman fitness as prosecutors press self defense theory with no witnesses beyond the victim.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Ursula Broderick
Joseph F. Woodlock
Thomas B. Broderick
Woodlock
Reeder
Illinois coal miners threaten strike on April first
Durant Democrat reports Illinois coal diggers threaten to strike on April 1. The note urges stockpiling coal this summer to avert cold winter hardships.
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Durant Democrat
Illinois
Heinie Will Stand For Any Government To Dodge Indemnity
A Miami News item notes Heinie expresses willingness to back any form of government that permits him to avoid paying indemnity, signaling a flexible political stance to evade financial responsibility.
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Miami News
Heinie
Cummings Trial Begins in District Court
W D Cummings of Allen faces a murder charge for the March 22 1919 killing of Tom Cagle near Allen. Prosecuted by the county attorney, Cummings is defended by W A DeLaney Henry Carr and King Crawford.
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W. D. Cummings
Allen
Cummings
Tom Cagle
Cagle
W. A. DeLaney
Henry Carr
Pauls Valley
King & Crawfo
Ada
Runaway Horse Injures Local Man on West 15th Street
Willard Emerson was tossed from a buggy when a runaway horse spooked on West 15th Street. He was found unconscious with bruises but no broken bones and is expected to recover in a few days.
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Willard Emerson
West 15Th Street
Labor mediators called as Chicago strike deepens
Federal mediators from the Department of Labor arrived to help resolve the 900 workers strike at the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company in Chicago. Union officials demand wage increases of 30 to 45 dollars monthly, threatening nationwide livestock handlers’ walkouts if unmet.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Union Stock Yards, and Transit Company
United States Department of Labor
Taft to Speak at Normal Auditorium Next Monday Evening
Ex president William Howard Taft appears at the Normal auditorium to deliver a talk on America and Bolshevism. The piece highlights Taft as a real American who guided wartime policy and kept public spirit high, urging citizens to hear his views on current problems.
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Mr. Taft
White House
Taft
America
Suffrage Shift N Mississippi House To Act On Amendment
In Jackson Mississippi March 31 ratification of the Federal Woman Suffrage amendment moves to a late day House action after Speaker Connor agreed to bring the Senate passed resolution to direct vote. Governor Russell urged concurrence as optimistic leaders predict Mississippi may become the thirty sixth state to ratify. The Senate vote 23 to 22 reflected a ten member shift from opposition to support since February.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
House
Mississippi
Connor
Senate
Russell
President Wilson Filed as Democratic Nominee Candidate
Woodrow Wilson name filed with Georgia State Committee as candidate for Democratic nomination for President in the April 20 primary in Atlanta.
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Woodrow
Georgia
Atlanta
Wilson
State Committee
Hoover confirms GOP bid for presidential nomination
Herbert Hoover announced to Republicans that he is a declared candidate for the presidential nomination. In a telegram to the Hoover Republican Club of California he said recent peace treaty and economic issues compel him to accept only if the issues necessitate it and demand it.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
Hoover Republican Club of
California
VANDALS DAMAGE MERCEDES CITY CEMETERIES
In Mercedes California on March 31 visitors found monuments toppled wooden headboards uprooted and large grave slabs torn from foundations across six city cemeteries. Some headboards moved between sites and slabs weighing 1500 pounds left in random plots. The Catholic cemetery escaped but later had vault cross bolts and facings stolen.
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Mercedes
Cal
Ada to field bigger and better baseball team this season
Ada's local manager Somer Jones predicts a stronger baseball squad for the coming season. James Coleman bought new uniforms in Oklahoma City, with shirts bearing the double A monogram. About thirty expert players are available, with plans to import three or four star performers. The first practice occurred yesterday with all trialists in good form.
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Somer Jones
Ada
James Coleman
Oklahoma City
Let a Want Ad Get It For You
A concise want ad runs in a local paper inviting readers to place ads for jobs housing or sale items. The notice emphasizes quick placement and broad reach for community listings and services.
Denmark General Strike Declared After Crises Talks
Copenhagen March 31 A general strike will go into effect across Denmark on Thursday after King Christian and the New Ministry rejected a compromise offer from the Trades Unions to convene Parliament immediately amid the political crisis.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
Christian
Fire Boys Plan Bigger Garden for 12th Street Plaza
Ada Fire Department volunteers have tended 12th St Plaza for years, keeping it grassed mown and planted with flowers and shrubs. This year they aim for a bigger and better display, making the plaza a leading city beauty spot.
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Ada Fire Department
12Th St. Plaza
Fire Department
Ada's East Ada houses grow from three in 1904 to a thriving stream
The article traces Ada Oklahoma's east of the Katy tracks expansion from only three houses in 1904 to a dense residential area today. It names early homes at Main and Mississippi, 9th and Hope, and a lot now Mrs. M W Ligon's site, noting notable residents and the railroad's role in limiting business district growth. It cites school property value near $500 000 and compares east Ada's population to any county seat in Posetee.
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Ada
Mainan
Mississippi
Katy Tracks
Roosevelt
Parker
Katy
Main
J. M. Duncan
9Th and
Hope
Blaine Gilbreath
M. W. Ligon
Jno. P. McKinley
Gilbreath
Turner
Allen Parties Furnish Fun on West Main
Dave Brown and a jitney driver named McClure lost temper late yesterday afternoon on West Main and fought it out in the old fashioned way. They provided a brief spectacle for bystanders before peace officers intervened. Both appeared in police court and each paid $10.95 to the city treasury. Both combatants reside at ten.
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Dave Brown
McClure
West Main
Eet
Socialists Demand Peace Over Ruhr Ultimatum
Berlin March 31 leaders of three Socialist parties issue an ultimatum to suspend all history measures in the Ruhr Valley until three o'clock Thursday. If rejected a general strike will be proclaimed. Chancellor Mueller was told by a Socialist delegation. Government troops await further instructions after Ruhr workers modify the ultimatum.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Mueller
Executive Council
Auto tax receipts rise to over half a million in March
Oklahoma City report shows March automobile tax payments totaling $550 000 with deposits of about $529 814.59 already made and forecasts suggesting a final March total near $556 000. J. T. Thompson, state highway department cashier, said receipts are accumulating quickly and should hit the projected mark by end of business today.
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News
Oklahoma City
J. T. Thompson
State Highway Department
Ada High School Aims High With Elevating Campus Projects
Ada High School underway with campus beautification including new trees shrubs and lawn areas. Tennis courts baseball field and quarter mile track prepared as plans for a large outdoor stadium progress. Weekly moving pictures band orchestra glee club and cadet program enhance student life with upcoming commencements and open air play.
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Ada High School
East Central Normal
University of Oklahoma
Fentem
Ada
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