Miners Win Ruling on Prayer Meetings in Henryetta District
Oklahoma miners win habeas corpus writs in the state criminal court of appeals ruling that peaceful prayer meetings and picketing are legal. Sheriff John Russell is ordered to release four men jailed for unlawful assembly near the Crowe mine. Judge Doyle criticizes military proclamations and urges clarification of executive power. Written opinion to follow with focus on military authority and constitutional rights.
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Okmulgee
Aug
Henryetta
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Joan Russell
Okmubee County
C. F E. B. Cutler
Heartz
Oklahoma City
Criminal Courts of Appeals
State Military Department
Doyle
Davie
T. A. Edwards
E. S. Bessey
Schuster
David Fowler
United Mine Workers
Scranton
Hepburn
District Court
Russell
National Guard of
Okmulgee County
Trapp
Daughter of Owen Mawkins Weds Burgoyne Hamilton
New York reports the marriage of Mrs. Owen Mawkins daughter of ex Senator Robert L. Owen to Burgoyne Hamilton. The ceremony occurred July 29 at the Long Island home of Mr and Mrs fh G Smith. Both spouses had prior marriages and divorces. Mrs Hamilton previously wed John Carron Hawkins in 1917 and obtained a Reno divorce in 1922. The first Mrs Hamilton was Miss Florence Wildes and she divorced in Stamford Connecticut on July 23.
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New York
Owen Mawkins
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
Burgoyne Hamilton
Long Island
Fh. G. Smith
Hamilton
Stamford
Conn
Local woman sues for alienation of husband’s affections
Mrs. Pearl Treadwell, wife of Judson Treadwell, sues Mrs. Gussie Russell for $6000 alleging Russell’s involvement with her husband caused abandonment and neglect of her and their two children. The suit names Ada lawyer firm Wimbisa & Duncan and cites Russell’s widow status and past radio shop ties in Coalgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Treadwell
Judson Treadwell
Gras
Gussie Russell
Coalgate
Wimbisa & Duncan
Ada
Treadwell
Russell
Ada Chamber of Commerce
First Baptist Church
C. C. Morris
Bolen Indorsed for Governor at Pontotoc Meeting
J. W. Bolen district judge of Pontotoc county was indorsed as a candidate for governor by the Democratic County Central committee. A Bolen for governor club will be organized in Pontotoc, with resolution notes on GOP strength.
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J. W. Bolen
Pontotoc County
Democratic County Central Committee
Bolen
Bank Officers Guilty on Sixteen Counts in Tulsa Case
A. E. and W. L. Lewis sit in the United States jail in Muskogee awaiting sentence next Thursday after a federal jury found them guilty on sixteen counts for violating national banking laws. The Lewises smiled as the verdict was read and deputies escorted them to jail.
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Muskogee
A. E
W. L. Lewis
United States
Liberty National Bank of Tulsa
Lewis Brothers
Kennamer
Allce Sk. Lewis
William L. Lewis
Lewises
Hugo
E. A. Edmondson
Edmondson
McKeown Recounts Honolulu Visit Reception Details
A letter from D. McKeown, written in Honolulu on August 8, describes a welcome by an aide to the general, the governor, and a committee. He outlines city tours, visits to the aquarium, agriculture sights, Pearl Harbor, and a supper with the governor and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. KB. Gilbreath
D. McKeown
Honolulu
Ance
Jarrett
Aquarium
Aroun
Ishkand
Panama
Bob Weber
Bill House
Pearl Harbor
Harris
Agran
Oklahoma City Market Report Cattle Prices Mixed
Oklahoma City auction Aug 19 notes 1,900 cattle uneven to lower with most steers heifers and cows 25 cents or more lower. bulk steers 5.26 to 6.50, best cows 4.75 to 6.50, heifers up to 8.00. Canners and cutters 2.25 to 2.25, calves top at 8.00. stockers active. Hogs 800 head 25 to 35 cents lower, top 12.50, bulk 12.26 to 12.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lead States Dominate U S Oil Production in 1920s
Missouri Idaho Utah and Oklahoma lead oil production in the United States, forming the chief sources of crude with major regional output. The note highlights these four states as the primary contributors to national supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Idaho
Utah
Oklahoma
United States
McKeown Urged to Enter Governor Race
Letters urging Congressman McKeown to run for governor have poured into his office while he travels on the Pacific coast. His secretary Blaine Gilbreath says McKeown plans to remain in Congress, seeking re election rather than a gubernatorial bid, despite strong encouragement.
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Meaday
Tom Dpd
McKeown
Pacific Coast
Blaine Gilbreath
San Francisco
Gilbreath
Congress
Pontotoc County Sees Record Cotton Prospects in 1925
County Agent J B Hill says Pontotoc county may harvest the largest cotton crop ever if sunshine remains abundant for the next three months. Rain has slowed early growth, boll weevil is not a major threat, and conditions favor a strong yield across the region. Early bales may reach Ada late next week as fields begin opening and blooms appear despite scattered worms.
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Prida
Raily
Pontcétoc County
J.B .Hill
Agent Hill
Pontotoc County
Hill
Ada
Two Bales of Cotton Bring 10 Ada in Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc cotton season opened as O. D. Byrd of Pleasant Hill delivered the first bale, with 1410 pounds of seed cotton producing 450 pounds ginned at Pontotoc Custom Gin. The second bale by J. C. Price followed on Wednesday.
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Pontotoe County
O. D. Byrd
Pleasant Hill
Pontotoc
Stonewall
L. P. Carpenter
Escaped Convicts Force Lad to Drive Them to Portland
Three convicts who escaped from the state prison kidnapped four men from Monster Oregon held them at John Newman’s New Era home. They then forced Newman’s son to drive them to Portland where they left the car. The Newman boy warned that the convicts threatened the family with death if they spoke of the escape.
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Salem
Ore
Monster
John Newman
New Era
Newman
Portland
Mays
Oregon City
Death toll rises from Mackinac steamer explosion at Newport
A boiler explosion on the Mackinac near Newport harbor killed 29 then. By noon the death list reached 32 with two still missing and 52 severely burned. Rescue launches from naval ships aided victims as captains attempted to beach the vessel near the naval hospital.
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Newport
R. L
Mackinac
Newport Harbor
Naval Station
Narafansett Bay
Pawtucket
Naval Hospital
J. & P. Coates Co
Thomas McVey
Ben Thomas
Cotton Picker Account Book Offered Free to Farmers
The Coffman and Sparks Co offers a ruled Cotton Picker Account Book free to farmers. The book helps keep cotton picker accounts and is available on request during town visits. Autonomy under Spanish protection is suggested for Abd el Krim, though he may prefer Spain under his protection.
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Coffman & Sparks Co
Abd-el-Krim
Springfield Republican
Quiet After Lynchings in Scooby Mississippi Town
In Scooby Mississippi Sidney Townes a Black man accused of killing Jacob McMullen and his sister Mary Long was seized by a mob of about 75 from Sheriff Will Frost and shot dead. Townes had already been wounded by I M McMullen who had shot him after the farmhouse attack.
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Scobey
Miss
Sidney Townes
Townes
Jacob McMullen
Mary Long
Pownes
Will Frost
I. M. McMullen
Final Kerr Campaign Plan Moves Toward Oklahoma Commander Bid
The Norman Howard post of the American Legion holds a special meeting to finalize plans for Robert S. Kerr as Oklahoma state commander. Reports indicate strong local support and expected large Ada post delegation aiming to secure Kerr’s election at the September Pawhuska convention.
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Norman Howard
American Legion
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Oklahoma Department
Adam Post
Fort Sill
Legion
Pawuska
Ada
Potato King of Kansas Junius Groves Dies at 66
Junius G. Groves known as the potato king of Kansas died at his Edwardsville home aged 66 after rising from slavery to wealth. Born a slave in Green County Kentucky in 1859, he moved to Kansas in 1879, built large land holdings, including 528 acres in Wyandotte and 1600 acres of woodland in Gove, and produced 72,150 bushels of white potatoes on 295 acres in one year. He is survived by his widow and 11 children.
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Kansas City
Richef
Junius G. Groves
Kansas
Edwardsville
Groves
Green County
Wyandotte County
Gove County
Southwest
Lucas Requests Inspectors to Perform Duties
President Lucas of the Better Farming association says committees appointed weeks ago to measure contest fields have not visited some contestants. He urges all committees to measure their allotted fields and submit reports promptly as prize money will be distributed soon from the bank.
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Honday’s Daily
Lucas
The
Better Farming Association
Geers Out of City as Oklahoma hearing adjourns
The Oklahoma hear ing into charges against the conservation department adjourned as W C Geers resigned and Boone Hite remained at large. Attorney General George Short asked for complete transcripts for Kay and Coal counties and for the governor to aid action. Ned Looney advised Geers and Hite to refuse subpoenas, claiming no authority to compel testimony.
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Oklahoma City
Oil and Was Conservation Department of the Corporation Commission
George Short
Kay
Coal
Short
Trapp
W. C. “Rube” Geers
Boone D. Hite
Bronx Oil Company
Ned Looney
Altowey
W. C
Rube Geers
Geers
State Corporation Commission
Boone Hite
Conservation
Hite
Frank Carter
Commission
Conservation Department
E. R. Hughes
Hughes
Geers and Hite Fail to Appear at Oklahoma hearing
Hearing for W C Rube Geers former chief conservation officer of the state corporation commission resumed at 10 am but Geers and Boone Hite president of the Bronx Oil Co. did not appear. Ned Leoney and Claude Nowlin were negotiating whether to honor subpoenas Nowlin is ill and homebound.
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Oklahoma City
W. C.rube Geers
State Corporation Commission
Geers
Boone Hite
Bronx Oil Co
Ned Leoney
Claude Nowlin
Hite
Nowlin
Carter Co. Man Accused of Killing Grandson
Ardmore August 19 H J Pool 65 farmer held on murder charge in death of his 13 year old grandson Herbert found with head shattered by a heavy revolver at the Brock home. County attorney says evidence points to the grandfather with prior mistreatment alleged.
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Ardmore
H. J. Pool
Herbert
Brock
F. M. Dudley
Dudley
Ool
Gifts to Yale University Exceed Five Million
Last year gifts to Yale University totaled more than 5,000,900 dollars. The figure highlights strong donor support and underscores the university’s fundraising impact.
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Yale University
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