Consistency in Self Determination and Education Call
The piece argues Americans support Ireland's self governance but oppose Philippine independence, urging adherence to self determination. It notes Oklahoma’s upcoming school year, stressing higher education as essential for future farmers and workers, and warns against dropping out to pursue immediate wages.
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Ireland
Philippines
Dublin
Manila
Far Pacific
Islands
Oklahoma
Sons and Daughters of
United States
Republican campaigners to visit Oklahoma for Harding bid
The piece notes Hiram Johnson William Borah and Arthur Capper from the Senate along with Calvin Coolidge may tour Oklahoma to back Harding. It jokes about their ideal stopovers and promotes the Pontotoc county Ada fair free admission urging locals to attend with or without exhibits.
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Oklahoma
Hiram Johnson
William E. Borah
Arthur Capper
Senate
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Johnson
Ardmore
Coolidge
Krebs
Lehigh
Boswell
Boise City
Big Bill Haywood
Capper
Rock Island
Marion
Jake Hannon
Pontotoc County
Ada
Word of an Enemy Attacks Wilson and Lenine Praise
A Washington era assemblage reports von Kapp’s caustic charge against Wilson for betraying Germans in 1918 while praising Russia’s Lenin. The piece notes political shifts, Oklahoma GOP rhetoric, and local officials like W. T. Glenn amid national war memories and later sentiment from several newspapers.
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Moska
Russia
Wolfgang von Kapp
Wilson
von Kapp
Italy
House of Hohenzollern
Royal House of Prussia
Berlin
Woodrow Wilson
Sedan
Rhine
Oklahoma
Lenine
Harding
Mark Hanna
John Gobbie
Guthrie
State Senate
Ohio men lead five presidential candidates contested
In Ohio three of five presidential hopefuls are from the state, with promoters arguing Ohio’s chances to furnish the next president look stronger. Tulsa Tribune notes Senator Kirby of Arkansas was defeated in the state primary by a little known rival, eliminating another war obstructionist from public life.
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Miami Record-Herald
Ohio
Tulsa Tribune
Kirby
Arkansas
Next
Question on Volstead act loophole for tomato catsup
A remark questions why grape juice falls under the Volstead act while tomato catsup, appearing to be a fermented juice, seems to escape regulation. The speaker notes a paradox in Prohibition era enforcement.
Voters Favor McKeown Over Chambers in Fourth District
Tulsa World reports voters in the fourth district appeared to favor Tom McKeown's political stance over M L Chambers' landlord platform. The overall result suggests Chambers' vote share was scattered and unclear.
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Tulsa World
Tom McKeown
M. L. Chambers
Patform
Chambers
Scatterius
Two Senators Oppose War Declaration Stay in Washington
Daily Oklahoma notes La Follette of Wisconsin and Norris of Nebraska as the only two senators who voted against or spoken against the war declaration and who remain in Washington, with their turns soon.
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Oklahoma
la Follette
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Washington
Divorce suit and witness cautions in Miami News brief
A Miami News brief hints at a Chaplin divorce case with cautions about witness credibility. The Bartlesville Examiner reports a Bartlesville man remarking Babe Ruth’s home run as a joke about his wife’s rolling pin.
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Bartlesville
Babe Ruth
Bartlesvie
Prohibition Candidate Pictured Washing Clothes in Yard
A Guthrie Leader image shows the prohibition presidential hopeful doing family laundry in a backyard. Commentary questions whether the scene aims to appeal to women voters.
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Guthrie
Telescope invention promises far stronger sight
A newly announced telescope is described as a quarter of a million times more powerful than the human eye, suggesting new possibilities for discovery and, potentially, locating high prices or valuable finds.
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Miami News
Population Doubling Every 260 Years
A historical note states that Earth’s population doubles roughly every 260 years indicating long term growth trends across civilizations.
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Earth
Blood Tonic Number 40 Promoted by Harrisburg Druggist
Frank P. Skaggs of Harrisburg Illinois extols Blood Tonic Number 40 claiming it satisfies customers and treats a wide range of ailments from blood poisoning to skin eruptions. An advertisement note adds claims of cures and magical disappearance of nodules and tumors under its use. Also mentions W C Jones and Rev Ranee Bose traveling to Oakman for a Free Will Baptist meeting.
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Frank P. Skaggs
Harrisburg
W. C. Jones
Rev
Ranee Bose
Oakman
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Eh Tee
Uncle Sam
Soviet Republic
Choctaw County
Hugo News
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Roosevelt
Chicago
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Taft
Hughes
Denver
Muskogee
Democrat
Theodore Roosevelt
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Oklahoman
Sing Sing Prison
New York
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Pinky Lewis
Jack Thompson
Dascomb-Daniels Lumber Co
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