Oklahoma Miners Halt Work As Conference Proceeds
Guthrie Ok April 1 Nine thousand and coal miners in Oklahoma await the interstate conference between operators and workers which began in Kansas City Monday. The suspension affects 35 000 to 40 000 people with payrolls tied to mining. Most expect a temporary halt while wages are renegotiated by local unions through referendums.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Pete Hanratty
Henryette
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Hanratty
Shawnee Policeman Fends Off Robbers in Night Shootout
Policeman Hatfield battled two holdup men at 2 30 this morning in the Rock Island yards and Canadian River bottom. One robber was fatally wounded. the other escaped after heavy gunfire. Hatfield was unharmed with two bullet holes in his coat. The dying robber claimed to be from Santa Anna Texas.
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Perate
John Hat@edict
Hatfield
Santa Anna
Tex
Contestants Standings Thursday Morning Before Press
Before press time on Thursday morning the standings show Mrs. Lulu Frost of Elmore as a notable participant. The report notes her status among the contestants and outlines early positions prior to publication.
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Lulu Frost
Elmore
Mrs Roosevelt Arrives aboard Mayflower in New Orleans
The Mayflower brings Mrs Roosevelt and guests to New Orleans where Governor Blanchard and locals greet them. No formal entertainments are planned, though Fitzhugh Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy will host Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, the president's military aide.
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New Orleans
Mayflower
Mrs. Roosevelt
Gov. Blanchard
Capt
Fitzhugh Lee
Nelson and Attell Draw in Fifteenth Round
Nelson and Abe Attell fought fifteen savage rounds to a draw in San Francisco. The Dane withstood punishment in early rounds and surged late, pursuing Attell around the ring and landing hard blows. Attell’s stalling drew boos in the twelfth, but he survived, and the bout ended with both men trading brutal exchanges in the final rounds.
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San Francisco
Abe
Calif
Nelson
Abe Attell
Attell
Howev
Oklahoma Legislature Act Includes Local Census Recount Provision
Guthrie April 1 report from the conference committee adopts an official federal census as the tally until a lawful recount. Counties or cities may petition 25 percent of voters to trigger a local census, funded by the jurisdiction. Measures include education of dependent children, leasing land for the state fair, and new state labor code with a six member arbitration board.
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Guthrie
House and
Senate
Board of Trustees
Riddle
Jones
Oklahoma State Fair Association
Congress
Thomas
Durant
Franklin
State Labor Department
Regents Retain Leadbetter To Test Attorney General Opinion
Guthrie Ok March 31 The board of regents of the state university has retained W A Ledbetter of Ardmore to bring suit in the supreme court to test the attorney general opinion holding the state board of education has plenary powers. The question concerns the authority of the boards of regents under the state constitution.
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Guthrie
Board of Regents of
The
State University
W. A. Ledbetter
Ardmore
Supreme Court
State Board of Education
Oklahoma
Boards of Regents
Condition of William Cross Sharpens Oklahoma Officials Voyage
William Cross secretary of state of Oklahoma, part of a party including Governor Haskell and State Treasurer Menefee, fell ill with congestion and inflammation of the bowels in St. Joseph Missouri. He is in critical condition and hospitalized. The delegation travels to Des Moines for a Iowa banquet while Oklahoma Democrats hold a mass meeting.
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St. Joseph
William Cross
Oklahoma
Haskell
Menefee
Des Moines
Iowa
Kansas City
Cross
Democrats
Mehouse bill on compulsory education advances in Oklahoma
Guthrie Oklahoma March 31 The state senate debated a Mehouse bill for compulsory education of children up to age 16. It would appoint truant officers in towns and allow sending habitual hockey players to the reform school. Senator Blair opposed state overreach while noting Oklahoma's illiteracy at about six percent.
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Guthrie
State Senate
State Reform School
Blair
Boauis
Oklahoma
101 Ranch Show Promo and Oklahoma Politics News
Oklahoma City prepares for the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Wild West show opening April 14 with Oklahoma participants and a Ponca City holiday. In Guthrie, Alfalfa County seats Damf G. Murley emerge after a heated race, unseating W H Allen amid a county clerk contempt incident.
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Aroma City
Miller Brothers
101 Ranch
Wim4 West
Bites
Okla
Oklahoma City
Enterprise
Ranch
Ponca ‘City
Edward Arlington
Mier Worthers
New York City
Millers
Brighton Beach
Outlining Dispensary Work in Guthrie Oklahoma
State superintendent Lozier and four inspectors outlined preliminary work for the liquor dispensary system. The state is divided into four districts and bids will be sought for liquor stock, with first purchase estimated over $15,000. Inspectors head to their districts that night.
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Guthrie
Lozier
Senator Jeff Davis Assaulted in Tuttle Rock Ark
March 31 report from Tuttle Rock Arkansas states Senator Jeff Davis was assaulted by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Tom Helm. Davis suffered a deep temple contusion and welts, required a surgeon, and reappeared on the street after being escorted to Helm's office.
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Tuttle Rock
Ark
Jeff Davis
Npon
Tom Helm
Helm
Davis
Three Die in Shawnee Powder Explosion
A Katy freight car explosion near Shawnee Oklahoma on Tuesday killed Sammy Koontz age 17 and two others, with several more badly burned including L W Bayley Robert Gay and workers W M Davis L E Davis Gus Walker Lucy Clay and Mary Britton. The blast occurred when Koontz applied a lighted match to 4375 pounds of powder.
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Shawnee
Sammy Koontz
Katy
L. W. Bayley
Limestone Gap
Okla
Robert Gay
W. M. Davis
L. E Davis
Gus Walker
Lucy Clay
Mary Britton
Oil Tank Fire Dazes Geese Over Wagoner
Two oil tanks in Wagoner Oklahoma caught fire destroying the tanks. A great flight of wild geese passed over the city during the blaze. The glare and smoke confused the birds and many were shot by town citizens.
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Muskogee
Okla
Wagoner
Prairie Fire Destroys J H Reel Farm Residence
A prairie blaze yesterday destroyed the farm residence of J H Reel west of Upper Hackberry. Reel was the sole occupant at the time and survived the fire with injuries described as minor, as neighbors aided in evacuating his household and securing remaining property.
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Grand, Ok
J. H. Reel
Upper Hackberry
Reel
Governor Haskell to tour Oklahoma and Midwest banquets
Governor Haskell secretary of state Bill Cross and state treasurer James A. Menefee depart for St Joseph Missouri to attend a Monroe Democratic Club banquet where Haskell will speak. From there the party proceeds to Des Moines Iowa for a State Democratic Club banquet with William J. Bryan among speakers. They plan to return Saturday.
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Guthrie
Okla
Haskell
Bill Cross
James A. Menefee
St. Joseph
Monroe Democratic Club
Des Moines
State Democratic Club
William J. Bryag
Oklahoma Party
Indian Records Move to Muskogee from Ardmore and Atoka
Washington March 30. Indian records will be moved to Muskogee from Ardmore and Atoka. The department will issue the removal order in a few days. J. George Wright secured the order once but local parties had it held up. The aim is to keep the records intact at the union agency in Muskogee and prevent scattering by courts across the state.
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Muskogee
Washington, D. C
Ardmore
Atoka
J. George Wright
Union Agency
Largest woman in state Catherine Curry dies in Tal
A 400 pound woman known as the largest in the state died early today in Tal due to heart failure. The deceased was identified as Catherine Curry and obituary notes her weight and prominence.
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Catherine Curry
Ardmore Attorney General appoints West as special counsel
Guthrie March 31 advances a state move naming West as special counsel with Ardmore connections. W A Lea better of Ardmore designated by the Attorney General to handle specified duties for the state.
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Guthrie, Ok
W. A. Leabetter
Ardmore
West
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