Parish Chapel and Center News Short Notes
Parish Chapel and Center pickups include regualr duties by Br Berry McCraw. Frank Beller to preach the fifth Sunday. Hunt County visitor Mr Hall assists Mrs Oscar Chancellor with appendicitis. A son born to Mr and Mrs Bill Dryden. Two weeks left of summer school at the Chapel. Mothers Club meets Friday the 28th with Mrs Walpole. G W Lamb family attended Gailey services. Walter Corbin and wife visited Stratford.
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Frank Beller
Hall
Hunt Co
Texas
Oscar Chancelor
Widner
Walpole
Irba McCulloc
Pioneer Telephone changes managers at Ada
A change in local management at Pioneer Telephone Company. G S Harts, manager for about a year, is transferred to Hugo. O B Goffe of Oklahoma City arrives to take his place. Harts is farewell welcomed by Ada friends who recall his service in seven states. Goffe will be welcomed to Ada.
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Pioneer Telephone Company
G. S. Harts
Hugo
O. B. Goffe
Oklahoma City
Mr. Harts
Mr. Goffe
Ada
Universal Eight Hour Work Day In Spotlight
Olympia Washington August 26 A great deal of attention focused today on a measure for a universal eight hour work day in Washington State. The proposal, initiated by the Socialist party, sets eight hours as a standard for a work day except in agriculture where ten hours may apply to protect crops.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Socialist Party
Names on initiative petition show many familiar drinks
Olympia on August 26 reports signatures to place statewide prohibition on the November ballot. Signers include Ethelwyn Casebeer Thomas Beers Ada Rum Leonora Sourwine Francis Ale Henry Vermouth Elizabeth Boose Charles Pickle Carl Gusler and T C Stew.
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Olympia
Wash
Ethelwyn Casebeer
Thomas Beers
Ada Rum
Leonora Sourwine
Francis Ale
Henry Vermouth
Elizabeth Boose
Charles Pickle
Carl Gusler
T. C. Stew
L A Sanders Died Today in Checotah
Ada mourns the death of L A Sanders a former local grocer who died in Checotah this morning. His remains are expected to be brought back for burial. Violet Moore the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Moore is seriously ill likely typhoid fever.
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L. A. Sanders
Checotah
L. A
Violet
Jack Moore
Community Co Operation R V Holland
Community leaders urge residents to patronize local stores arguing local merchants offer similar or better value, help sustain prices, and fuel town prosperity by maintaining a strong buying market for locally produced goods. They warn shopping out of town or via mail order erodes local facilities and economic growth.
Montana suffragists predict big victory
Butte, Mont Aug 21 Women leaders forecast a two to one vote margin for the constitutional amendment granting equal suffrage in Montana this November. Led by Jeanette Rankin, the campaign includes notable suffrage figures and widespread open air meetings across the state. A staged tea to boost voter registration was vetoed by County Attorney McCaffrey as a corrupt practices violation. the plan was abandoned.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Jeanette Rankin
National Suffrage Association
Women of
Miss Rankin
Missoula
New York
Montana Equal Suffrage Association
Rosaline Jones
Ida Craft
James Lees Laidlaw
Staate
Grace Benefiel Cotteral
Seattle
Catherine Deveraux Blake
Emma Devoe Smith
Tacoma
Wash
National Council of Women
Cornelia Templeton Hatcher
Alaska National Council of Women Voters
Lula Loveland Shepherd
Utah
Margaret Hinchey
Little
Socialist Party
Butte Ant Suffrage Association
Anna Howard Shaw
McCaffrey
State Assembly
Germans Threaten Invasion Of French Territory
Paris reports Namur fallen and Nancy possibly captured as German forces press the front. French and British troops retreat to secondary defenses amid heavy shelling, while officials promise to hold. Observers fear a full-scale crossing of the front and a real invasion of France. At Ostend, Uhlans clash with Belgian Gendarmes as wounded flow to trains.
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Ostend Ostend
Naval war bulletin from Washington aug 20
The British foreign office reports England has lost one light cruiser and that a German submarine and mine layer have been destroyed. The German fleet is bottled up and commerce paralyzed. English commerce is near normal after delays. In Belgium losses on both sides are enormous as heavy artillery devastates the field.
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Washington
England
British deny engagement along Belgian French front
London reports an official denial that British forces are engaged along the Belgian French positions under attack by German forces. The statement notes increased mystery about the whereabouts of British troops amid the fighting and related confusion.
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London
Nothing From Austria Across Censored Front
Rome reports no new word from Austria as censorship tightens control. Analysts warn the internal financial situation in Austria is believed to be serious, fueling concern over the country’s stability and economy.
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Rome
Austria
Germans Fight Desperately For Alsace Advance
Paris reports German forces resist French push in Alsace. Germans retook Ville after a five hour battle, Uhlans decimated yet pressed renewed attacks. French withdrew in orderly fashion as Brussels reports thousands wounded pouring in and supply shortages worsening.
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Paris
Alsace
Ville
Brussels
Germans Driven From Muerthe Et Moselle Fronts
Paris reports claim German forces were driven from the Muerthe Et Moselle area after days of fierce fighting. French columns advance toward Strasbourg with others nearing Metz.
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Paris
Department
Muerthe Et Moselle
Strassburg
Metz
Will Defy Japan in Cold War Era Rumor
Berlin reports a widespread rumor that Germany will defy Japan. The dispatch says the government insists that a series of Allied victories in Belgium has been achieved by German forces.
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Berlin
Germany
Japan
Belgium
Frontline fighting across German and Austrian borders
St. Petersburg reports fighting along both frontiers as Austrian regimental revolts are alleged and published.
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St. Petersburg
Brussels Falls Imminent German Occupation Report
London dispatch reports Belgian forces in northern Belgium forced to retire before a powerful German advance. Confirmation says Brussels communications have been difficult since morning, signaling German occupation may be underway or completed. Scouting Around Antwerp.
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Brussels
London
Belgium
Antwerp
Antwerp Cavalry Penetrate Forts. Belgians Retreat
German cavalry pushed to the outer forts near Antwerp as Belgian forces attacked and the Germans retired. The city remained calm and quiet amid the clash on the outskirts on August 20.
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Antwerp
Germans Advance Through Belgium and Nearby Cities
Paris reports German forces have captured Dinant Tirlemont and Neufchateau as they advance through Belgium. Belgians are retreating per plan while Allied reports remain unmentioned. Rumors place Brussels and Louvain under German control as French push toward Strasbourg.
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Paris
Dinant
Tirlemont
Neufchateau
Belgium
Brussels
Louvain
Alsace-Lorraine
Strassburg
Hague Reports Consul Hunting ton Complaints
Hague dispatch says Consul Huntington arrived and protests harsh German treatment of soldiers and prisoners. Reports note many spies arrested in Nuremberg amid ongoing tensions. Brussels notes a peaceful stand by pact with invaders preventing firing in the city. German forces occupy Brussels as cavalry moves toward the French border.
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Hague
Huntington
Nuremberg
Brussels
Japan Germany clash looms in far East soon
Washington August 22 reports say a clash between Japan and Germany in the far East seems inevitable. The Japanese ambassador has arranged with Secretary Bryan to transmit a note from Japan to Germany once war is declared. The note will cover details about conditions in Berlin.
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Washington
Japan
Germany
Far East
Bryan
Berlin
Russians Capture Lick as Eastern Prussia Feels Heavy Loss
Desperate fighting in eastern Prussia ends with Russian capture of Lick after reinforcements tilt the balance. Russians suffer heavy losses but garrison withdraws in order. In Alsace Germans retreat toward the Rhine near Strassburg as French push on in Lorraine facing strong resistance. Belgians’ retirement near Brussels is deemeded minimal, with Belgians saying they fulfilled their part and allies must shoulder sterner tasks.
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St. Petersburg
Prussia
Lick
Paris
Brussels
Cash for Banks to Move Crops in Circulation Plan
Washington Aug 25 A committee of planters manufacturers dealers bankers and government officials began outlining plans to supply currency through national banks on warehouse certificates to finance cotton and other staples. Warehouse facilities are being expanded in producing centers and leaders expect the wartime emergency to be met within weeks.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Conditions of Belgian non-combatants in firing zone
Antwerp Aug 21 The Belgian non-combatants endure pitiable conditions with many killed in the firing zone others starving at home and in fields several homes burned leaving the homeless desolate and looking like exhausted beings. Germans show no mercy or aid to Belgium's resistance and weeping Belgium defines many localities.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Notice of Sale in Eva Hays Guardianship Minor
Public sale of Eva Hays minor real estate in McClain and Pontotoc counties to be held Sept 18 1914 at 10 am Ada Oklahoma. Undivided half interest in sections 14 township 2 north range 4 west and 2 township 3 north range 6 east. Cash on delivery subject to court confirmation. Bids in writing to County Court Hickory Oklahoma or Crawford Bolen Williams Ada. First published Aug 27 1914.
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I. R. E. Duncan
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Ada
Towit
See
Township
Range
District Court
American Investment Company
J. A. Lewis
Ola Lewis
L. A. Braley
Tootle-Campbell Dry Goods Company
N. B. Mathews
Lula Mathews and
Leeper Bros. Lumber Company
Eva Hays
County of Pontotoc
State of
TN. R
McClain County
N. R
Hickory
Crawford, Bolen & Wil
Farm For Sale Near Ada 100 Acres Divisible
100 acre farm three miles southwest of Ada offered by owner W H Ebey. Property includes good land with some bottom ground and can be divided into 40 or 60 acre parcels. Terms available. Address upstairs in Rollow Building. August 27.
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Ada
W. H. Ebey
Rollow Building
High Grade Hereford Cattle at Ada County Fair
Bruno Mayer offers high grade Herefords at the Ada County Fair this week with young bulls also for sale. Ed Granger and W F Schulte advertise good seed wheat in the same notice dated 8 27 tfw.
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Ada
Bruno Mayer
Ed Granger
W. F. Schulte
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R. V. Holland
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Nancy
War Office
France
Rhein
Lorrain
Meridian
R. E. Duncan
Okla
J. F. McKeel
Atty
McAdoo
W. P. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
C. J. Brand
Secreary
United States
Legal Publications
Liams
Ada Oklahoma
Jeff Stout
County Excise Board
I. M. King
A. L. Miles
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