Farmers Warn Congress on Food Costs and Output
Washington reports say farm groups warned the House and Senate agriculture committees that hoarding profiteering and strikes threaten the next year's cost of living. They urged actions to curb shortages and boost farm production amid Wilson veto talk and wage-price tensions.
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Washington
House
Senate Agriculture Committees
Wilson
Senate
Department of Justice
Congress
Post Office Department
War Department
Palmer
Fair Price Board of
New York
Department of Labor
House Agriculture Committees
J. H. Howard
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Howard
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Ferris Says Public Favors Fast Peace Treaty Action
Washington dispatch reports Representative Scott Ferris of Oklahoma urging Congress to pass immediate relief from profiteering and ratify the peace treaty with the league of nations. He cites public demand for action over protracted debates and outlines treaty provisions including arbitration, disarmament, and possible U.S. withdrawal on two years notice.
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Washington, D. C
League of Nations
Congress
Scott Ferris
Oklahoma
Ferris
Democratic Congressional Committee
Washington
Middle West
Middle
Southwest
United States
League
Shantung
State Treasury Returns to Cash Basis in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports the State Treasurer A N Leecraft called for 50000 dollars in outstanding warrants from the 1980 general revenue fund, marking a return to cash basis. Auditor Frank Carter transferred 400000 dollars from gross production tax to meet current claims, leaving a new surplus of about 350000 dollars to cover warrants through year end.
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Oklahoma City
A. N. Leecraft
General Revenue Fund
Frank Carter
Leecraft
Gapt Matlock Rescues Fliers Near Candelaria
Lieuts Harold G Peterson and Paul H Davis were freed after being held by Mexican bandits who had demanded fifteen thousand dollars. Captain Matlock of the Eighth cavalry led the rescue, recovered half the ransom, and returned to American territory with Davis. The bandits, well mounted, were outwitted as the pair rode away with the money.
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Associated Press
Marfa
Tex
Harold G. Peterson
Paul H. Davis
Candelaria
Matlock
Eighth Cavalry
Davis
Peterson
Hank Ford Opinion of Lawyers Sparks Family Journal Doubt
A sharp comment attributed to Hank Ford on lawyers would make lively reading but is deemed unsuitable for publication in a family journal due to its unexpurgated nature and potential offense.
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Hank Ford
Newspaper Man Not Discouraged By Misfortune
O H Hovey of Perry Oklahoma president of the Southern Printing Company reports a fire on August 7 that destroyed his plant and an important collection of early American newspaper issues autographs of presidents and world paper money. He says the loss will not defeat him and notes decades of perseverance despite hardships.
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O. H. Hovey
Perry
Oklahoma
Southern Printing Company
Pioneer
Hovey
State House
United States
Restrictions removal for half blood Indians in Five Civilized Tribes
Ada Evening News reports Commissioner of Indian Affairs orders Muskogee to remove all land restrictions on One Half Indian blood members of the Five Civilized Tribes Oklahoma. A list of eligible able bodied Indians 21 plus not mentally deficient is requested to extend the March 7 1919 order. Certificates of competency may be issued, making recipients free citizens and removing alienation restraints. Tom D McKeown signs the note.
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Washington
Ada Evening News
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Five Civilized Tribes
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Tom ‘D. McKeown
Troops Cross Border in Pursuit of Bandits
Eighth Cavalry crossed the Mexican border at 6 40 this morning chasing bandits who kidnapped aviators Peterson and Davis. The aviators accompany the march as guides and work with troops to locate the outlaws over the Ojinaga district south of Candelaria.
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Candelaria
Tex
Marfa
Eighth Cavalry
Peterson and
Davis
Peterson
Ojinaga
Bolshevism Is Merely The Itch With Whiskers On It
A Chickasha Star opinion piece argues Bolshevism is a mild, cosmetic threat rather than a true danger, likening it to an irritation with a furry fringe. The writer frames the ideology as frivolous and overstated amid wartime anxieties.
City Decorated for U C V Reunion in Colorful Style
W A Cease, now in a vacant block near Blankenship Cummings Undertaking, displays an extensive array of American and Confederate flags and tassels. He plans to solicit local businesses tomorrow to join in decorating their buildings for the veterans reunion drawing veterans from across the state. He previously oversaw decorations at Tulsa for the national U C V reunion.
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W. A. Cease
Ada
Blankenship-Cummings Undertaking
Cease
Tulsa
Locomotive Firemen Demand Higher Wages for 117000 Men
Cleveland dispatch reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen adopted a wage scale demanding a 35 to 65 percent raise for 117000 firemen and hostlers on U S railroads and Canada. They seek mechanical stokers for engines over 200000 pounds plus other coal handling devices and new rules on overtime and duties.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Canada
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Political jab rumors after Senate clash
The note hints at reactions within politics after a confrontation in the senate chamber where H Cabot Lodge reportedly faced scrutiny following an incident involving J Sharp Williams.
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Ardmorelle
H. Cabot Lodge
J. Sharp Williams
Senate
Election To Form Consolidated School District
County Superintendent Floyd calls an election for the 29th to decide consolidating Latta Knox Elm Flats and the Pickett south of the Sandy. About ninety percent signed the petition. the district will cover 27 square miles with over 500000 in taxable valuation and 250 children reside in the area.
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Floyd
Latta
Knox
Elm Flats
Pickett
Sandy
Ferris Club Forming In Pontotoc County Ada Meeting
Friends and supporters of Scott Ferris plan a county wide Ferris and the Flag club meeting in Ada next Monday afternoon. The effort aims to form a Pontotoc County organization not tied to any locality with precinct clubs later across the county inviting all citizens to attend.
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Scott Ferris
Pontotoc County
Ada
Trapp Proposes New Ideas On Running Oklahoma Capitol
Oklahoma City Aug 15 Ed Trapp the jovial deputy governor arrived to begin a new role focusing on efficiency He suggests night elevator service in the state house for diligent officials a female attendant to oversee janitors in wash rooms and a janitor training school or equivalent to improve mop and soap use Trapp plans to discuss these proposals with the state board of affairs soon.
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Oklahoma City
Ed Trapp
Trapp
State Board of Affairs
Miami News War Profiteering Comment Draws Attention
A Miami News editorial argues that pursuing victory by demanding results regardless of cost was sound business while criticizing the error of overindulgence in its execution.
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Miami News
Muskogee Business Leaders Patrol Streets After Police Strike
Fifteen leading Muskogee business and professional men patrol streets and alleys after the city endorsed Mayor Wisener plan to reorganize the police department. Fifty seven attendees signed a pledge to back the mayor and new chief, even to walking beats.
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Muskogee
Okla
J. L. Wisener
Roads one cause high cost of living
Oklahoma City and rural areas face price disparities as produce wastes in the countryside due to lack of markets. Farmer shortages and high city prices prompt R A Singleterry of the Oklahoma Good Roads Association to propose a daily farm-to-city truck line to move fruit and vegetables, stabilize supply, and curb profiteering.
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Oklahoma City
R. A. Singleterry
Oklahoma Good Roads Association
Singleterry
Japan is Nation U. S. Must Fear Editor Claims
In Los Angeles August reports the Grocers Journal asserts Japan is the Pacific rival to fear for the United States. It claims California trusts reveal Japanese control of over 80 percent of the vegetable and berry trade and more than half of grapes and fruit, highlighting broader threats to American industries and labor.
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Los Angeles
Japan
United States
Pacific
California
Grocers Journal
Southern
William Schaefle
Association
Europeans Not Only People Skinning Uncle Sam
The remark notes that Europeans are not the sole group targeting Uncle Sam, highlighting broader criticism of U S policy or status. It implies international scrutiny and shared discontent among various observers.
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