Oklahoma's New Highway Commission Earns Wide Support
Governor Holloway selects Lew Wentz S C Boswell and L C Hutson for the highway board, praised for business skill and patriotism. The piece highlights their integrity, regional balance, and plans to expand 6000 miles of state roads with a road bond issue while urging fiscal oversight amid a budget deficit.
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Holloway
Lew Wentz
S. C. Boswell
L. C. Hutson
Wentz
Republican Party
Boswell
Durant
Ada
Oklahoma
Hutson
P. A. Norris
Boswel
Highway Commission
Washington faces social rank row over Mrs Gann at dinners
The capital debates ceremonial precedence as Vice President Curtis protests Secretary Kellogg's ruling that Mrs. Edward Everett Gann ranks below diplomatic wives at official dinners. Secretary Stimson weighs precedents and consults the State Department social bureau before ruling.
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Thomas Jefferson
White House
Curtis
Kellogg
Stimson
Edward Everett Gann
Washington
Dolly Madison
Cleveland
Arthur
Methion
David Bruce
Maryland
Rebels and federal moves unfold across Sonora and Chihuahua
Reports from Juarez and Naco detail rebel advances led by Escobar and Caraveo, with provisional president Escobar amassing 6000 troops in Chihuahua while Calles forces push toward Culiacan. Border tensions rise as U S aviators ready to strike and Mexican plans shift toward Sonora and the west coast.
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Calles
Sonora
San Blas
Sinaloa
Culiacan
Nogales
Escobar
Juarez
Chihuahua
Marcelo Caraveo
Chihuahua City
Caraveo
Jose Gonzalo Escobar
Mexico
Pulpeto
Sierra Madre
Marcelo Caraveco
Alejo Bey
Bey
Chapultepec
Alvaro Obregon
John W. Dye
Marcelino M. Murrieta
Naco
Ariz
Fausto Topete
Mexico City
Callies
Cardenas
Pulpeto Pass
Arizona
Here
Lucas Gonzalez
Revo
Topete
United States
J. Gonzalo Escobar
Ramon F. Iturbe
Roberto Cruz
Francisco R. Manzo
Oklahoma Supreme Court Upholds County Highway Levy Authority
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled county excise boards may levy for highway funds beyond the 4-mill limit if total county levies do not exceed eight mills. The decision, in an appeal by Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, also upheld the 1924 highway fund statute as constitutional, applying statewide.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
State Court of Tax Review
Supreme Court
Charlies Swindall
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company
Washington County Excise Board
Court of Tax Review
Highway Commission
Washington County
Black Woman Held In Jail In Breco Hospital Case
Leitha Johnson is held in Pontotoc county jail as County Attorney J W Dean investigates the death of Hattie Burrel at Breco hospital. Dean indicates charges would be filed this afternoon in connection with the passing based on preliminary investigations.
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Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Indian Territory
Hattie Burrel
Dean
Johnson
Leitha Johnson
Pontotoc
J. W. Dean
Breco
McCool Re-elected President of Murray School
On April 6 the appointment of R M McCool to the presidency of the Murray State School of Agriculture was confirmed by the state authorities.
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McCool
Murray School
Tishomingo
Johnston County
Lions Club
City of
Prankster Sophomore Hits Evanston With Mock Arrest Slips
An Evanston student found an officer lost arrest book and prepared fake arrest slips for Northwestern professors doctors businessmen and prominent citizens. The mock slips sparked anger at the police station while the prank amused the student.
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Evanston
Horace Hart
Northwestern University
Move Under Way to Open East Fourth Street
A petition circulates to open East Fourth Street from the neighborhood to the Frisco crossing at North Mississippi and the T. E. Cullins place. Currently East Ninth is the last crossable street, causing detours for glass factory, feed mill, and pottery workers and vehicles.
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East Fourth Street
Frisco
North Mississippi
T. E. Cullins
East Ninth Street
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