Tommie Atkins oil lease case ends in Page victory
Oklahoma City April 25 Charles Page of Sand Springs gained possession of the Tom m y Atkins oil lease in Creek county by a state supreme court ruling reversing Creek county district court and remanding for judgment for Page Sally Atkins had been awarded $1 960 000 by the district court after Sally contended for the lands tied to Tommy Atkins who died in infancy The long litigation tied to Minnie Nancy and Sally Atkins spanned years with multiple court actions and bribery charges against a Creek county judge.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Page
Sand Springs
Tulsa
Tommy Atkins
Creek Couunty
State Supreme Court
Creek County District Court
Page
Sally Atkins
Lucian B. Wright
Supreme Court
Tommy
Sapulpa
Minnie Atkins
Muskogee
Nancy Atkins
Nancy
United States Circuit Court
C. O. Lytle
Wright
Sally
Lucien B. Wright
District Court
Creek County
Okla
Oklahoma
Dawes Indian Commission
Oklahoma Territory
Cushing
Minnie
Sallie Atkins
R. E F. Campbell
Campbell
Supreme Court of
State
Lucenn B. Wright
Sallie
N. B. Moore
Alice Robertson
Dawes Commission
Mrs. Moore
Commission
Ford Disclaims Report of Giving War Profit
Washington April 20 Henry Ford disclaimed responsibility for reports that he returned about 29 million dollars in war profit to the United States treasury. His secretary said Ford knew nothing of the statement until he saw it in print in response to a Mellon letter seeking an explanation.
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Washington
Henry Ford
United States Treasury
Dretary Mellon
Detroitufacturer
Coal supply to last two months amid strike
Chicago April 25. A survey of thirteen states finds coal stocks on hand for at least sixty days with some areas expecting four months. Large factories and utilities plan to continue into summer, while smaller towns and independent plants face tighter supplies. Prices mostly steady, summer reductions unlikely except Alabama where prices may drop about thirty percent.
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Chicago
Ill
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Kentucky
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Federal Fuel Administration
W. L. A. Johnson
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
Johnson
M Keown Enters Congressional Race
TOM D McKEOWN announces Democratic bid for Fourth Oklahoma district. He pledges to reduce federal costs, improve civil service, support domestic recovery, foreign markets for cotton, and farm loan expansion. He cites opposition to Esch Cummins railroad law and calls for Indian affairs reforms and home ownership programs.
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Fouth
Oklahoma
Congress
Fourth
Washington
House of Representatives
Ap Pointees
Civil Service Commission
Indian Affairs
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Farm Loan
Tom D. McKeown
Weather jumble marks record March for Oklahoma
Oklahoma state figures from the United States Weather Bureau show March highs reached 85 in multiple towns including Norman and Mangum, with 18 below at Kenton on March 1 tying a 1920 low. The state average temperature was 1.8 below normal and precipitation averaged 4.25 inches, the highest in 31 years.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States Weather Bureau
Kenton
Hooker
Panhandle
New Mexico
Wyandotte
Hurley
Goodwill
Beaver
Woodward
Buffalo
Aiva
Mutual
Arapaho
Waurika
Norman and
Mangum
Indian wealthy man seeks raise to 3000 monthly
Muskogee Eastman Richards applied to Victor Locke, superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes, for an increase in his monthly allowance to 3000 dollars. Richards said he could not live on less. The request has not been granted.
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Muskogee
Eastman Richards
Victor Locke
Five Civilized Tribes
Richards
Separate wage scales coming in coal field
Springfield April 25 Separate wage agreements by mining coal operators were declared imminent by State President Frank Farrington of the Illinois Mine Workers. He cited reports from district headquarters that locals in Kentucky and Tennessee are signing separate wage deals, and Alabama officials have ordered miners to continue work in defiance of the national policy. Farrington warned that separate district scales will soon be the rule and said separate scales are imminent in Illinois as in other states.
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Springfield
Frank Farrington
I Ilinois
Farrington
Kentucky
Tennessee
United Mite Workers of America
Alabama
Illinois
Steok breeders sale notes at News Office
Breeder notes indicate a sale event listed at the News Office dated June 20. The brief item notes Steok breeders and sale details as read in the OCR fragment.
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Steok Breeders
Rail labor department votes for strike ballots over railroads
A. ALSTRIKE POSSILIT CHICAGO April 22 600000 railroad employees department of the American Federation of Labor votes to distribute strike ballots over grievances about repair work and contracting. President B M Jewell says a strike would protest the railroad labor board decisions and wage-related rulings. He argues carriers have reduced wages and used the piece work system to dodge board orders. The issue hinges on whether to strike to defend labor board authority and union existence.
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Chicago
Railroad Employees Department
American Federation of Labor
Federated Craft Shops and Switchmen’s Union of North America
United States Railroad Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
Labor Board
Mr. Jewell
Jewell
12 000 000 Women Earning Wages Is Report
Miss Mary E. McDowell of Chicago tells the National League of Women Voters that 12 million wage earning women need safeguards for health and future working conditions. She calls for eight hour days, one day rest weekly, prohibition of night work, and more female industrial managers and training.
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Baltimore
United States
Mary E. McDowell
Chicago
National League of Women Voters
McDowell
Committee On Women In Industry
Miss McDowell
Ada Alumna Chosen Miss Mary Lee Rippey May Queen
Former Ada girl and daughter of T J Rippey longtime pastor has been elected May Queen at Southern Methodist University. She presides at the annual festival and was well known during her school days in Ada.
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Ada
Mary Lee Rippey
Dallas
T. J. Rippey
First Methodist Church
Southern Methodist University
Legion post sparks creation of city baseball league
Ardmore reports the American Legion post has led the way in forming a city baseball league with plans for teams from several organizations to join.
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Ardmore
American Legion
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