Princess Victoria Rams and Sinks Admiral Sampson
Seattle reports an early morning collision off the Washington coast as the steamer Princess Victoria rammed the liner Admirable Sampson causing its sinking in four minutes. Fifty four passengers aboard were reported. casualties among crew include Captain Sydney Moore and twelve crew members. All passengers survived and the Victoria reached Seattle with a damaged bow.
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Princess Victoria
Admiral Sampson
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Washington
Sampson
Sydney Moore
Osage lands become taxable after court ruling
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis affirmed Judge Cotterals ruling on the Osage County tax case. About 1 000 000 acres of Osage reservation lands will be added to the tax rolls from 1910, with townsites already taxable. Indians own the lands and had been non tax able for about twenty two years. case may go to the U S Supreme Court.
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Oklahoma City
Osage County
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Cotteral
Osage Reservation
Charles Moore
Cope
St. Paul
Osages
United States Supreme Court
Praying for Wise Selection Amid Papal Transition
Rome, Aug. 25. Cardinal Farley said the Sacred College prays God will guide in the election of a new Pope to restore peace to war torn Europe. Merry Delval is being doomed for Pope. Grieving over Pope Pius death, papal secretary refuses visitors, mourns alone.
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Rome
Cardinal_ Farley
Sacred College
Europe
Merry Delval
Pope Pius
Papal
Who's Who in Oklahoma Politics
Oklahoma City August 25 political gossip centers on the next Legislature likely to be Democratic in both Houses. Judge Williams is seen as Governor with the new body aligned to him. Aspirants for speaker seek Williams’ favor. potential House members include Tom Hunter Hugo W L Pinkham Kay County A McCrory Jefferson County Luther Harrison Seminole County Ben F Harrison Hughes County W A Durant Bryan County John Wright Oklahoma County.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Gosip
Judge Williams
State Central Committee
Gosips
Tom Hunter
Hugo
W. L. Pinkham
Kay County
A. McCrory
Jefferson County
Luther Harrison
Seminole County
Ben F. Harrison
Hughes County
W. A. Durant
Bryan County
John Wright
Oklahoma County
County Officials Take Nine Prisoners to McAlester Penitentiary
County Attorney R. C. Roland and Sheriff Bob Duncan will escort nine prisoners to the McAlester penitentiary. Sentences span from one to twelve years. One convict received one year for unlawful possession of whiskey, the first Ponotoc county conviction under the new whiskey statute.
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R. C. Roland
Bob Duncan
Tomorow
McAlester
Pontotoc County
Free School Books For Kiddies Of McAlester
McAlester Oklahoma August 25 The McAlester district will provide free school books after a 4 mill tax was approved for that purpose and school property improvements. Of 1291 votes cast 797 supported free textbooks. The McAlester Light and Power company electric franchise failed 451 to 802.
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McAlester
Okla
McAlester Light and Power Company
Officers Elected by Farmers Union in Oklahoma
The annual Oklahoma Farmers' Union meeting elected O. W. Taylor as president C. H. Holland as vice president M. T. Norton as secretary treasurer D. J. Bell as organizer and J. W. Bell as chaplain An executive committee includes A. C. Martin O C Bonham J N Freeman W Robbins and J C Kemp National delegates named George J Christisen and Dave Fulsom Members discussed agricultural conditions tied to the European war.
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O. W. Taylor
Roff
C. H. Holland
Atoka
M. T. Norton
Mannsville
D. J. Bell
Allen
J. W. Bell
Stonewall
A. C. Martin
O. C. Bonham
Bruno
J. N. Freeman
W. Robbins
Coleman
J. C. Kemp
Tishomingo
George J. Christisen
Davis
Dave Fulsom
Ses
Many Seek Indian Agency Appointment
Ardmore Okla Aug 25 President Wilson is expected to appoint a superintendent for the Union Indian agency before September 1 the date on which the congressional enactment creating the office becomes effective. The offices now held by J G Wright and Dana H Kelsey will be combined. Candidates include M E Rosser Phil P Brewer R J Allen Dana H Kelsey John Leahy and W E Utterback among others.
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Ardmore
Okla
Wilson
Union Indian Agency
J. G. Wright
Dana H. Kelsey
M. E. Rosser
Supreme Court Commission
Phil P. Brewer
R. J. Allen
Duncan
State Board of Affairs
Haskell
Union Agency
Muskogee
John Leahy
Pawhuska
W. E. Utterback
Durant
Robert L. Williams
Farmers may save money borrowing land loans from Ebey Ada
Farmers needing to borrow money on their land will save money and time by seeing W. H. Ebey the pioneer loan man upstairs in Rollow Building at Ada. 827 West side.
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W. H. Ebey
Rollow Building
Ada
French and English Forages Hold German Lines Gaining
Paris reports a major battle in progress with heavy casualties as German forces press Allied positions. French and British troops defend Mauberg Givet Montmedy and Luneville areas amid fierce shell and rifle fire. Allies vow to hold lines and thwart German advances.
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Paris
France
Mauberg
Givet
Montmedy
Luneville
Bombardment Horrors Strike Antwerp and Eastern Front
Antwerp terror affected by German air raids as Belgian aviators rush to defend key sites. Families, including four girls and their mother, killed in home blasts. Belgium protests neutral powers over civilian deaths. East of Prussia Russians rout Austrian troops along the Sereth near Taropol, seize guns and 300 prisoners. Russians claim success against German forces, eyeing another major battle as they aim to push Germans from eastern Prussia lake region.
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Air
Antwerp
Belgium
St. Petersburg
Sereth
Taropol
Gumbinen
Biala
Prussia
Belgians Beat Germans in Brussels Antwerp Fight
Belgians win in a brisk clash between Brussels and Antwerp with three German divisions repulsed and heavy losses reported. Alsace front saw German forces pushed back as French artillery pressed forward. Belgium placed under German military governor Von Der Goltz. Zeppelin raid near Antwerp damaged two houses and killed several residents. crew captured.
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Washington
Brussels
Antwerp
Belgium
Japanese Army Probing Kiao Chau in China Action
Pekin reports Japan probes Kiao Chau as China rejects a Japan request to widen the war zone allowing a landing on Chinese soil. The development sharpens to questions of regional escalation and military moves in the area.
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Pekin
China
Japan
Bombardment of Belgrade Renewed by Austrians
Nish reports renewed bombardment of Belgrade by Austrian forces. Royal palace and several important buildings are destroyed, signaling a severe attack and escalating casualties amid the conflict.
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Nish
Belgrade
Germans Take Mulhausen Paris Occupations
Germans seized Mulhausen and Altkirch as the French Alsatian army withdrew toward Lorraine to reinforce the battle line.
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Mulhausen
Paris
Altkirch
Lorraine
French Troops Repel German Attack at Nancy
Paris reports successful French troop movements yesterday. The German assault on Nancy was repulsed, and Algerian corps counterattacked, inflicting heavy losses on retreating German forces.
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Paris
Nancy
Berlin in panic as Russia invasion feared reaches capital
Reports from the frontier say Berlin fearing a Russian invasion will reach the city. Many wealthy Germans are fleeing the German capital for Scandinavian countries as the panic spreads.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Capture of Namur Forts Denied
The Belgian Legation said no official word confirms any Namur forts remain intact, though Germans have undoubtedly traversed the town.
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Namur
London
Big battle looming in Prussia and Austria war zones
The war office announced in St. Petersburg that operations in Prussia and Austria have progressed to the point where a major battle is imminent. The Russian public is cautioned not to expect quick or decisive results due to strong German fortifications and defenses.
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Prussia
Austria
Japan May Enter European War If Britain Aids
Officials at the Washington Embassy announced that Japan could be drawn from the Orient into a broader European conflict depending on her ally Great Britain. The scope of Japan's operations hinges on Britain's actions.
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Washington
Japan
Family celebrates H A Douthitt sixty eighth birthday
H A Douthitt marked his sixty eighth birthday with a large family reunion and dinner attended by his sons, daughters, and twenty four descendants. The Confederate veteran remains active and hopeful for many happy returns as relatives from Muskogee Broken Bow Craig Frederick Anderson and Lincoln gathered.
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H. A. Douthitt
Mr. Douthitt
T. H. Douthitt
Ada
S. C. Douthitt
Muskogee
Charles Burns
Broken Bow
Brewster
Craig
W. A. Rinehart
Lincoln, Ark
F. J. Pyeatt
Frederick
National Farmers Union Convention Opens in Fort Worth
Washington reports fear of a Holy War in Turkey. The Tennessee and North Carolina ships aiding Americans in Europe may be redeployed if trouble rises. Fort Worth hosts the National Farmers Union’s Tenth Annual Convention opening September 1 with currency reform and rural finance as key topics. Secretary-Treasurer A C Davis praises large anticipated turnout as farmers seek firm financial footing amid the cotton market crisis. The program remains flexible, with adjournment after business is completed and attention to disposing of cotton without farmer loss.
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Washington
Turkey
Morgenthau
Constantinople
Tennessee
North Carolina
Europe
Fort Worth
Tex
National Farmer’s Union
A. C. Davis
Gravette
Ark
Davis
Fields Addresses Ada Voters in Oklahoma Gubernatorial Bid
John Fields Republican nominee for Oklahoma governor spoke to a sizable Ada audience yesterday afternoon. He criticized Democratic party graft, cited school funds misuses in Roger Mills County and loans on real estate, and urged a Republican win to clean state government.
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John Fields
Oklahoma
Ada
Pontotoc
Kansas
Roger Mills
Mr. Field
Missouri
Frisco Meteor wreck injures five near Sapulpa
Five persons were injured, none seriously, when Frisco passenger train No. 508 called the Meteor derailed ten miles north of Sapulpa en route from Oklahoma City to St. Louis. The mail smoker two coaches and a Pullman left the track as the train traveled at twenty to twenty five miles per hour.
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Sapulpa
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Brigadier General George Andrews Retired From Active Duty
Washington August 26 Brigadier General George Andrews adjutant general of the United States Army was automatically retired from active duty today upon reaching the age limit.
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Washington
George Andrews
United States Army
New Normal Professor Bradford Arrives to Lead Training School
Dr C G Bradford, newly appointed supervisor of the Normal School training program, arrives from Arkansas. A graduate of the Arkansas Normal and University of Arkansas, he earned masters and doctorate at New York University. He will focus on rural schooling within the Normal rural training school.
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C.G. Bradford
the Normal
Arkansas
Mr. Bradford
State Normal School of Arkansas
State University
University of Arkansas
University of New York City
Bradford
Illinois marks 96th state birthday with motto anniversary
By United Press Springfield, Aug 26. Formal celebrations spread across Illinois today to commemorate the ninety six birthday of the state. It notes the 1818 date when Illinois adopted the motto State Sovereignty National Union Union.
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United Preas
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
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