Presidential transport sail date moved to Friday from Monday
The Navy announced that the presidential ship George Washington will sail for France from New York on Friday instead of Monday after a cable from Paris. Meanwhile the Paris peace conference shows signs of movement toward results, though doubts linger on timely progress. In Washington the Agriculture Department forecast Winter Wheat at 837 million bushels for the year if conditions stay favorable, surpassing the 1814 record by 152 million and last year by 248 million.
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Associated Press
Washington
George Washington
New York
France
Roosevelt
Admiral Benson
Paris
Lloyd George
Colonel House
Department of Agriculture
10 Deaths From Storm Reported In Texas and Oklahoma
Unconfirmed reports list fifteen deaths from a windstorm sweeping Southern Oklahoma and Northern Texas. Widespread damage to telegraph lines hindered details. Fatalities include six near Durant Oklahoma four in Denison Texas two in Wood County Texas three in Ector Texas and a family washed away near Canaan Texas where the town was wiped out. The storm centered over Oklahoma as Western Kansas faced a severe spring blizzard.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma
Texas
Durant
Okla
Denison
Wood County
Ector
Grover Annie
Canaan
Kansas
May call for allied help to maintain order in Europe
Paris April 9 German cabinet council discusses the possibility of appealing to allied armies to keep order in Germany and avert unrest in Europe. Le Journal notes Gen Humbert, former French third army commander, may lead allied troops in Central Europe.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Europe
Zurich
le Journal
le Claire
Humbert
Esthonian Forces Capture Seven Villages in Advance
Copenhagen report says Esthonian army seized seven villages and took 500 prisoners with large quantities of war material. The statement notes continued Esthonian advance.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Esthenian Army
Mysterious details sought in Romanov assassination
From Omsk reports on Ekaterinburg killing of Czar Nicholas II, his family, and attendants. Investigations sift competing accounts of their deaths in a cellar and possible disposal in a forest. Officials question rumors of jeweled diamond and alleged poignant narrative as unverified.
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Omsk
Siberia
Associated Press
Ekaterinburg
Nicholas
Tobolsk
Union Valley News Highlights Community Events
Crops are fine though green bugs nibble wheat and oats in spots. Jim Townsend has mumps. Mrs. Will Dillard is sick. Mrs. Frank Stevens’s mother from Maysville visits. Mrs. Brown of Ada weekends with daughter Mrs. B J Lowrey. Saturday night the high school hosted an entertainment for returned soldiers and a schoolhouse supper followed. The event drew a good crowd, praised by soldiers and sailors. Mesdames Faber and Murphy visited Mrs. Cathey Friday. Floyd Dyer and Ahloso folks were in town Sunday. Frank Stevens and family visited Francis relatives. Otis Hoggart stayed with Karl Boatman Saturday. Rosa Zahner and Kensy Sparks went to Ada Sunday. Sunday School remains weekly. all are invited.
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Jim Townsend
Will Dillard
Frank Steven
Maysville
Brown
Ada
B. J. Lowrey
Mesdames Faber and
Murphy
Cathey
Floyd Dyer
Ahloso
Frank Stevens
Francis
Otis Hoggart
Karl Boatman
Rosa Zahner
Kensy Sparks
Prize Offered for Book on Christianity and Industry
The American Sunday School Union announces a $1000 prize for best manuscript on Christianity and Modern Industry. Criteria include actual achievements, principles, methods, and rural and urban contexts under the John C. Green fund. A second $1000 prize in two parts—$600 for best manuscript and $400 for next best—is offered for Everyday Heroism.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
American Sunday School Union
John C. Green
Henry Ford May Be Invited to Hungary
Budapest in April reports that Henry Ford of Detroit may be invited to help organize factories here. The plan would follow Ford style methods used in his U S plants to boost local industrial development.
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Henry Ford
Hungary
Associated Press
Budapest
Detroit
Frank W Woolworth Dies at Glencoe New York
Frank W Woolworth founder of a 60 store chain across the United States Canada and England died suddenly at his Glencove Long Island home He was born April 13 1852 on a Rodman farm and started a 10 cent store in Utica with $50 He married on a grocer clerk’s salary and his business was recently incorporated for 65 million dollars
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Associated Press
New York
Frank W. Woolworth
Utica
United States
Canada
England
Glencove
Long Island
Rodman
Jefferson County
Spartens Bolshevik Group Led Bremen Tyranny
A Bremen inquiry shows the Spartens Bolshevik faction numbered 700 to 800 armed men. They ruled a city of several hundred thousand and terrorized residents for weeks until troops from Berlin freed them.
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Berne
Bremen
Berlin
Brazilian Britain arbitration pact signed with Brazil
Advices from Rio Janeiro report that Brazil and Great Britain have signed an arbitration treaty akin to those between the United States and many nations. The notice comes from Rio Janeiro and reaches the State Department in Washington.
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Washington
Rio Janeiro
State Department Today
United States
Brazil
Great Britain
Anadians Oppose Daylight Saving Move
Western farmers failed to pass the daylight saving bill but a new push to re enact last year's measure gains support from eastern business houses railroad men and city officials. Several eastern cities threaten to advance clocks despite parliamentary action citing long evenings and late dusk as explanations for sleep disruption.
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Winnipeg
Man
House of Commons
Manitoba
Child of Ed Gibson and wife of Jesse dies at home
The statement notes the death of a young child in the Gibson family at their home on a Tuesday night. No additional details are provided about age, cause, or services.
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Ed Gibson
Jesse
Huns Must Pay Indemnity In Preliminary Peace Pact
Paris reports outline that Germany will face an immediate indemnity of about 25 billion dollars in cash and raw materials under the preliminary peace treaty. The treaty is said to specify the total reparations as a fixed sum to be paid in annual installments, with a circulating figure around 45 billion dollars. The allied commissioners are said to be nearing an agreement on reparations after a difficult negotiation.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Echo de Paris
Oklahoma Wheat 100 Percent Optimistic Outlook for 1919
Oklahoma wheat crop on April 1 1919 is reported at 100 percent condition with unusually favorable growth and the prospect of a record harvest. The 1818 fall sowing area reached about 3 590 000 acres aided by adequate rainfall snow cover and mild winter. insect damage is minimal and western counties show strong potential despite some wind and late sown fields.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
War time prohibition to be vigorously enforced
Washington announces plans to enforce prohibition starting July 1. The revenue bureau will deploy three thousand revenue agents in special zones and train nearly eight hundred inspectors, adding to the existing 2,283 officers. The enforcement machinery will be ready before absolute prohibition takes effect.
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Associated Press
Washington
Revenue Bureau
Peace treaty near completion by midweek in Paris
Paris reports an authoritative British source says the peace treaty will be ready for signatures by Wednesday. The Daily Telegraph correspondent says a complete agreement by the council of four will be reached by Sunday.
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Paris
London
Daily Telegraph
Council of Four
Looting Hits Red Cross Food Depots in Nuremberg
Basel reports say armed crowds looted Red Cross storage sheds in Nuremberg on Tuesday, stealing foods from multiple depots. Total value of goods taken estimated at 760000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Basel
Switzerland
American Red Cross
Nuremberg
Melatary Tourists Make Rounds of French Points
Paris hosts military tourists from the United States Britain Canada Austria and New Zealand as rubberneck wagons and tallyho coaches plow through the city. Guides include YMCA representatives for Americans and British women's auxiliary for Britons. A veteran vantage line draws crowds of Doughboys nurses artillerymen and other service members. Mrs. Anna Ingram departs for Kansas City to visit her daughter.
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Paris
Associated Press
Young Men's Christian Association
British Women’s Auxiliary Organization
Anna Ingram
Kansas City
Fred Forey
Word of Appreciation From Ada School Board
The Ada Independent School District thanks patrons for the $50 000 bond approval and pledges to spend every dollar wisely. The board notes annual running expenses near 55 000 and reports no salaries for members or the treasurer. Building plans proceed with two site options and a rapid schedule for the coming session.
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L. T. Walters
W. L. Whitaker
J. H. Collins
Thomas P. Holt
E. C. Hunter
Board of Education
E. S. Haraway
J. E. Kickman
Wind and Rain Sweep Ada City
A heavy wind and driving rain with an electrical storm struck Ada about 3 am. Damages were limited, with only minor garden and field loss reported as rainfall measured about 0.90 to 1.00 inch in a short period.
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Ada
Griffith and sisters visit from Jesse this afternoon
G O Griffith and sisters Mrs Sloda Palmer and Glennie Corvin were in from Jesse this afternoon.
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G. O. Griffith
Sloda Palmer
Glennie Corvin
Jesse
Shull Bonds Score Victory In Ada School Bond Election
Ada district voters approved a 50,000 dollar school bond by 627 to 3 with participation from 235 women. Ward totals show First 294 for 6 against, Second 146 for none against, Third 44 for 14 against, Fourth 147 for 13 against. The board will select a site and issue contracts for building.
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Ada
Germany Fages Strike Troubles in Berlin and Essen
A general strike proclaimed in Berlin and Spandau with reports that 30 000 troops under Minister Noske are at Berlin's gates. German troops move toward Essen amid clashes with workers allied to the Christian Workers organization, and the Krupp munitions plant is occupied by strikers.
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Paris
Berlin
Spandau
Herr Noske
Essen
Copenhagen
Christian Workers Organization
Krupp
Bavarians May Complicate Peace Talks
Paris April 9. Peace conference circles fear a Munich Soviet government could hinder quick peace. Delegates weigh two potential treaties with Germany one with Berlin and one with Munich as negotiations loom.
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Paris
Munich
Germany
Berlin
Tornado near Jesse causes severe damage and deaths
A powerful cyclone struck one mile east of Jesse in southeastern Pontotoc County around 2 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Ed Reed was killed, Mrs. Collins gravely injured, and others including Buck suffered injuries. H. H. Moss’s home and J. H. Bookout’s house were wrecked. a brick chimney fell near Mrs. Moss. The Reed baby survived unharmed after being carried away and dropped in a field. The storm damaged crops, especially in Boggy bottom, with a cloudburst enlarging the destruction.
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Jesse
Pontotoc County
Ed Reed
Collins
Buck
H. H. Moss
Bert Duty
Reed
Ada Couple Receives News of Murphys Fatal Storm Loss
O. W. Walden and his wife learned that Mrs. John Murphy and two children were killed in the storm this morning.
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O. W. Walden
Ada
John Murphy
Let a Want Ad Get It for You
Classified line urges readers to use want ads to find goods and services quickly. It highlights the usefulness of placing or responding to listings for shopping or employment needs. The tone is promotional and concise.
Bids Received for Johnston Paving Contract
City commissioners opened bids for paving on South Johnston Street and laid them on the table for two days before award. Two bids were submitted: Earl Yates and F. M. Gallamore of Ada at 27,370 and Ardmore Construction Co. at 28,407.50. The bids differed notably in items other than concrete paving.
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South Johnston
Earl Yates
F. M. Gallamore
Ada
Ardmore Construction Co
Home Nursing Course Opens with Strong Enrollment
The home nursing course directed by Miss Anderson opened Monday and showed an excellent start. Enrollment exceeded expectations and Miss Anderson is pleased with the evident interest.
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Miss Anderson
League Covenant Draft Completed by League of Nations
Paris reports the drafting committee has finished its work on the covenant. The revised document includes twenty seven articles. A full committee meeting is set for tomorrow to review the draft and covenant.
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Associated Press
Paris
League of Nations
League of Nations Committee
German minister of justice arrested in Magdeburg siege
Copenhagen dispatch reports Herr Landsberg minister of justice in the national German government was arrested yesterday in Magdeburg with members of the regiments. General Von Kleist and his staff were also arrested. Berlin advices note Munich demonstrations against the Bavarian revolutionary government, dispersed by troops.
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Copenhagen
Herr Landsberg
Magdeburg
Saxony
von Kleist
Munich
Bavaria
Berlin
Shortt Bros Airplane to Start Atlantic Run April 16
London reports the Shortt brothers plan a start from Ireland to Newfoundland on April 16 for the £10,000 Atlantic race. Weather permitting, the flight is expected to take about twenty hours.
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Associated Press
London
Shortt Bros
Atlantic
Ireland
Newfoundland
Gentral Sluggers 10 Meet Shawnee
Local Norman baseball team trains daily to face Shawnee High on Friday at 2:30. Conn Roach Vernon and catcher Kennon star in fielding and hitting with others like Wimbish Skinner Anderson Gordon showing strong form as Ingram Murdach Brown pace pitching. East Central athletics rebound. community support urged.
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Shawnee
Conn Roach
Vernon
Francis
Robert Wimbish, Jr
John Skinner
James Anderson
Maurice Gordon
Kennon
Ingram
Matty
Murdach Brown
East Central
Bavarian Squabbling Berlin via Copenhagen April
Dissensions among the founders of the Soviet government in Bavaria are reported as Achtuhr Blatt says. An intensified siege state is declared in Munich with Communists refusing to collaborate with majority Socialists and demanding the removal of the latter from a new government to be formed by independent officials and Communists.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Copenhagen
Bavaria
Achtuhr Blatt Today
Munich
Allies Evacuate Odessa After Armistice Landing
Paris reports the evacuation of the Black Sea port Odessa by allied forces after the armistice. A French army had landed and moved into Ukraine in pursuit of bolsheviks but faced strong reinforcements and withdrew to the coast.
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Associated Press
Paris
Black Sea
Odessa
Ukraine
General strike ordered by Italian workers
Rome April 9 The council of the General Federation of Labour has ordered a general strike to last twenty five hours set to begin Thursday at 6 a m The action involves the federation and its member unions and affects workers nationwide in Italy.
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Associated Press
Rome
Council of the General Federation of Labor
Mrs. Frank Blair Visits Barringer Parents
Mrs. Frank Blair of Stonewall is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Barringer.
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Mrs
Frank Blair
Stonewall
J. L. Barringer
Clay Stevens Returns from Oklahoma City Trip
Clay Stevens arrived back in town this morning after a trip to Oklahoma City.
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Clay Stevens
Oklahoma City
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