Notice of Sale of Land by Sheriff in 1923 Foreclosure
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma Sheriff Jane Sloan announces sale under an August 18 1923 District Court order in Cause No 5588 to satisfy a judgment of 3730.90 with interest and costs. The southeast quadrant of section 30 township 2 north range 7 east is offered at public outcry on September 25 1923 at Ada Court House to the highest bidder for cash.
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District Court
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
C. L. Richards
Erastus C.chesner
West 12Th Street
Ada
Jane Sloan
P. H. Deal
McKeown and Green
Riots erupt after election clash with Klan in Steubenville
Steubenville Ohio reports a tense post election scene as a Klan officer Darwin L Gibson is shot amid a downtown confrontation. A mob attacked Klansmen from nearby towns, cars with crosses and flags were wrecked, police restored order. Gibson is hospitalized in critical condition.
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Steubenville
Ku Klux Klan
Darwin L. Gibson
Gibson
John de Fantis
Chester
Weirston
West Virginia
East Liverpool
de Fantis
Ed Lucas
Spots and Wheat Quotes From Open Market Reads
The excerpt lists commodity figures for New Orleans Cotton and Wheat with opening and closing prices. It notes decimals and spreads, including Dec futures data and related price points, reflecting a market page snapshot.
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New Orleans
Burg Ciand
Heroism of Child Saves Life in Deep Well
SHREVEPORT La Aug 16 The two and a half year old child of Mr and Mrs Lester Wood of Carthage Texas saved itself from drowning yesterday by clinging to a projecting brick in a deep well for more than half an hour The mother later climbed down the well rope and rescued the exhausted child which remained uninjured It is believed the child fell into the well while at play.
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Shreveport
Lester Woodyard
Carthage
Texas
Say Petters Annoy Peace At Lovelady
Lovelady residents complain that spooners and other petting party participants are using school grounds as a stopping place. A nearby resident warns of trouble if the behavior continues, claiming he has a shotgun and a fixed aim by moonlight or stars. The report suggests couples will seek other locations for petting.
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Lovelady
Spooners
Oklahoma
Oklahoma adopts new Workmen's Compensation Law
Oklahoma's new Workmen's Compensation Law, amended by the Ninth Legislature, took effect Saturday June 30. It covers multiple industries using machinery, requires employers to carry approved compensation insurance or seek authority to self insure, and mandates employee claims filing with the State Industrial Commission. The law lists affected industries and directs inquiries to the State Industrial Commission at the State Capitol.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Industrial Commission
H. GC. Myers
F. L. Roblin
Edgar Fenton
State Capitol
Okla
Lassen Peak Erupts Again as Smoky Veil Rises
Forest rangers and lookouts in the Sierras east of Lassen Peak wait for smoke to clear to confirm if the eruption continued from yesterday. The plume rose anew while observers noted the event marked as the hundredth eruption since 1914 and the second in six months. Unclear if lava flowed as in 1915 when Hat Creek valley suffered damage.
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Redding
Calif
Sierras
Lassen Peak
Java
Hat Creek Valley
Oiled paper for wrapping butter sold by the News Office
A 250 sheet tablet of oiled paper for butter wrapping offered at 50 cents. News Office.
Pittsburg County plans farm aid conference in McAlester
In McAlester Oklahoma August 18 representatives from eight Pittsburg county towns banks and about one thousand farmers will map a plan to reduce agricultural financial hazards. A county wide survey will follow to detail dairy poultry truck and staple crops and local demand enabling storage distribution and market shaping with cold storage packing sheds and other facilities. The effort includes seed revolving funds for 4 H clubs improving seed quality and fostering pure seed use while aiming to boost pure bred stock and poultry and encourage improved farming methods and crop rotation.
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Mcalester
Okla
Pittsburg County
Chambers of Commerce
Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Air Mail Route Now Established
Chicago Aug 32 The night flying test of a coast to coast 28 hour air mail service succeeded amid weather issues at Laramie Wyoming where fog grounded a pilot. Westbound flights later ran near schedule as relays formed by Cheyenne and Omaha resumed after dawn with several late starts and a 50 mile gap due to clouds.
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Chicago
Postal Service
Laramie
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Loonstraugh
Jack Knight
Lewis
Omaha
Collison
Pilot Lewis Reaches Chicago Air Mail Field at 8:40 A.M.
Chicago observers report Pilot Lewis of the east bound air mail flight landed at the Chicago field at 8:40 a.m. Central Standard Time as the Cheyenne origin leg completed successfully.
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Chicago
Lewis
Cheyenne
Air Mail
Wholesale Arrest of Atlantic Booze Ring Reported
Washington August 16. Justice officials said the Savannah Georgia case now lists 84 arrests under the prohibition enforcement act. They expect further arrests and indictments under the Volstead act customs laws on smuggling and felony transport of smuggled goods.
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Washington
Savannah
Georgia
Department of Justice
United States
Minnetonka Tests Peat as Coal Substitute for City Buildings
Peat harvested from Minnesota bogs is being trialed as an alternative fuel for city office buildings. The effort aims to reduce coal use and gauge efficiency, with officials monitoring emissions and cost comparisons during the pilot program.
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Minnesota
Oklahoma Library Commission Plans Received in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc county plans to use the Oklahoma Library Commission’s free book distribution at bare transportation cost. Floyd, handling the county quota, says services extend to the entire community and shipments from Oklahoma City are modest. Several schools have already taken advantage of the offer.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Library Commission
Floyd
Oklahoma City
State Commission
New Limitation of Naval Forge Pact Is Signed
Washington observers report the naval limitation treaty and the four power pact took effect today as ratifications were exchanged at the state department. Secretary Hughes presided with Chilton Boulaye Rosso Hanihara and other diplomats present as navies prepared to begin scrap of 28 capital ships totaling about 750000 tons under the agreement.
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Washington
State Department
Hughes
Chilton
Andre de la Boulaye
Augusto Rosso
Hanihara
Japan
Navy
Roosevelt
Protection requested for Milledgeville Industrial School
Mrs. Orion W. Manson, superintendent of the Georgia Industrial School for boys at Milledgeville, asked Gov. Walker for two more machine guns to protect the institution after a mob invasion. She said the Ku Klux Klan had nothing to do with the incident, while Nathan B. Forest, Klan grand dragon, stated an investigation showed no Klan connection.
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Atlanta
Orion W. Manson
Georgia Industrial School For Boys
Milledgeville
Ku Klux
Georgia
Manson
Invason
Pittsburg County Fair to Be Home Talent
McAlester Oklahoma August 18 The Pittsburg county fair this year will be distinctly a home talent affair It will be held September 12 to 15 Civic organizations will be in charge of the midway shows with plans under way in every city and town in the county A historical pageant will be staged by Pittsburg county citizens depicting the early days of the county and vicinity All concessions will be sold to churches Managers of the fair say the plan has a double advantage in that the moral tone of the exhibition will be kept at the highest and all money will be retained in the county.
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Mcalester
Okla
Pittsburg County
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L. E. Pranklin
Clark
Hammond
Camp Meade
Aus
Walter R. Hirschmiller
Army Air Service
Hirschmiller
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Newe
Ford
Ada Electric Shoe Shop
South Broadway
Centrahoma
Old Ada
Ada Poultry and Egg Co
Hickory
H. C. Griffis
Murray
Bolivia
WM. H. Murray
Tishomingo
Antis
C. F. Avery Cotton Exchange M. & P. Bank
New York
Asontguey
Iengeececsia
Volgand
Lasser Peak
Atlantic
Will Ada
Wilson
Lain
Chilcut
Neuststremnmen Eagle Pencil CO
New York USA
Interurban
Him
Fanaay
Denison-Sherman
Dallas
Waco
Corsicana
The
Murray State School of Agriculture
Richard M. McCool
Tishomingo, Oklahoma
Hess Poultry
Hess
Gwin & Mays Drug Store
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