Miss Madge Oberholtzer dies after alleged Stephenson attack
Indianapolis burial news reports Miss Madge Oberholtzer aged 28 died from injuries after an alleged attack by D C Stephenson former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon. Indictments followed as officials note she had claimed poison taken at Hammonds Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Madge Oberholtzer
D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Oberholtzer
Hammonds Indiana
Stephenson
M Oberhaltgers
Herring Boosts Model Schools Highlight Rivalry in Oklahoma
Rural school supervisor W A Herring hails the Model school scorecard as boosting smaller Oklahoma schools. He notes Nash created it in 1928, replacing older systems, and highlights a competitive race between Seminole and Pontotoc counties, with Seminole currently leading the state total of 52 model schools to Pontotoc’s 36.
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Oklahoma
W. A. Herying
East Central College
M. A. Nash
Herring
Merring
Seminole County
Pottawatomie County
World War Ends for Homer Hawkins Veteran Dies at Allen
Homer Hawkins 29 a World War veteran died last night in Allen after years of mustard gas casualties from France. He endured lung damage and illness, was treated in tubercular hospitals at Sulphur Springs and Whipple Barracks Arizona, and leaves a mother and other relatives. Local Red Cross and Legion offices sought compensation on his behalf. The Legion may fund funeral costs.
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Homer Hawkins
Allen
Hawkings
France
Hawkins
America
Hawking
Red Cross and Legion
Sulphur
Whinple Barracks
Arizona
Hawkina
Legion
Oklahoma adopts new arson law effective this spring
Oklahoma City reports a new arson law signed by Gov. M. B. Trapp after timber and brush fires in the southeast. The act bans burning timber on public lands and forbids unattended fires near timber with fines up to 1000 dollars and up to one year in prison. A second section imposes a 500 dollar fine and six months for failing to extinguish fires near forest materials. Proponents target careless campers and tourists. Also noted, London reports artist John Sargeant died suddenly in Chelsea after a stroke.
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Oklahoma City
M. EB. Trapp
Paul Stewart
McCartgin County
State Senate
Senate
Store Fracas Renews After Big Row in Wewoka
In Wewoka oil fields driller E. Mason beat and jailed after attempting to recover $50 from a drug store robbery. He later explained he pursued a woman known as Lip who had paid a restaurant meal with a $50 bill and vanished with the change. The case ended with charges dropped after officers verified his account.
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Wewoka
Mason
Ity
Nim
Stepper
Lil
I Doi
Old Timers Visit Friends From Ada To Aurora
Mrs M D Steiner and daughter Phylps of Aurora Missouri visit old civic friends. In Ada during the citys early days the Steiners lived there and were employed at The News. Mr Steiner was business manager and helped set the first 1904 Evening News issue. The Steiner family still operates a dairy plant in Aurora.
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M. D. Steiner
Phylps
Aurora
Steiners
Ada
Stez
Steiner
Iurey
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Baltimore Sun
BE. O H. Nelson
A. Floyd
Deebe Toda Mura
Ww. G Herring
Jackson County
Homie County
Misses Strite
Mary Bella “Marvey
Bristow
New Spring Shades
Yuta
PAN Suis
Hong Kong
Hong
London
John Sargent
Chelsea
Sargeant
Requite
San Francisco
Aire
Berge
Slayton
I Minh
Atlanta
Drs. Lewis and
Sugg
J Simpson
Rexall Stores
Gwin & Mays
The
Rexall Drug Store
Ada, Oklahome
Wilson’s
Spic-Span
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Wilsons Ada
Okla
Wilson
Lain
Chilcutt
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