Fall and Doheny Acquitted in Oil Conspiracy Case
Albert B. Fall and Edward L. Doheny were acquitted on conspiracy charges from the 1921 22 oil leasing disclosures. The jury found no proof of criminal conspiracy in the Doheny leases while Fall was interior secretary and received $100000 in a satchel.
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Washington
aAlbert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
Senate
Doheny
Fall
Justice Hoehling
Harry Sinclair
Pontotoc County Court House Delayed by Stone Shipment
Construction of the Pontotoc county court house is delayed as stone for upper stories arrives late. Three cars are en route and should reach the site within 15 days. Interior work continues with partitions plumbing and eventual woodwork, aiming for completion and occupancy by June 1927.
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Pontotoc County Court House
Home of Justice
Cotton receipts lag behind last year despite improving week
Cold weather slowed picking and ginning early in the week with Ada's county scale total at 7,700 bales by Saturday afternoon. Round bales totaled 1,302, or 651 square bales, reaching 8,351 with additions from the Cotton Growers' association. Top prices reached 11 cents as government reports show 19,968 county bales gained by December 1 versus 23,634 a year earlier.
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Ada
Guthrey 10 Resigns as Commission Secretary in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports E. Bee Guthrey will resign as secretary of the state highway commission within the week, effective January 1. He plans a return to private business and has opposed Governor-elect Henry S. Johnston in recent campaigns. The resignation follows a December 21 department letting and capstone to Johnston’s administration.
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Oklahoma City
E. Bee Guthrey
State Highway Commission
Trapp
Capitol
Guthrey
Henry S. Johnston
Johnston
Johnston Back Darnell For Senate Pro Tempore
Governor elect Henry S. Johnston announced that Senator A. E. Darnell of Clinton is his personal choice for president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. The letter to Senator Tom E. Waldrop of Shawnee aimed to counter a belief that Hugh Williamson of Pauls Valley was the governor’s preference.
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Johnston
Darnell
Oklahoma City
Henry S. Johnston
A. E. Darnell
Clinton
Senate
Tom E. Waldrop
Shawnee
Hugh Williamson
Pauls Valley
Oklahoma extension agents outline 1927 work plan
Assistant director Ebbe Scholl announces three day district meetings in January for Oklahoma county and home demonstration workers. Southwest Hobart January 3 4 5 central Oklahoma City January 6 7 8 southeast Holdenville or McAlester January 10 11 12. Plans emphasize soil and moisture conservation live at home programs and crop choices to build soil fertility.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Ebbe. Scholl
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Scholl
Hobart
Oklahoma City
Holdenville
McAlester
Bradford Knapp
D. P. Trent
Central District
Knapp
T. Dowell
School of Agriculture
Former Congressman Langley Paroled After One Year
John W. Langley former Kentucky congressman was paroled after one year of a three year sentence for prohibition law violations. Attorney General Sargent approved the parole on parole board recommendation. no White House action required. Langley began serving at Atlanta federal penitentiary after conviction for conspiracy in liquor withdrawals. he resigned from Congress and his wife was elected to fill his seat.
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Washington
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Sargent
Department of Justice Parole Board
White House
Langley
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Two Men Arrested in Nebraska With Large Cash Hoard
In Nebraska City two men carrying about four thousand dollars in currency and a car bill of sale were arrested on suspicions of a bank robbery in Odell Texas. Identified as Clyde Stratton of Coin, Iowa and J L Ruffman of Wichita, Kansas, they claimed to have won the money gambling in Juarez Mexico and were held for investigation.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Odell
Tex
Clyde A. Stratton
Coin
Towa
JL. Ruffman
Wichita
Kan
Sage County
Beatrice
City National Bank
Wichita Falls
Omaha World-Herald
Odell Bank
Oklahoma
Juarez
Mexico
Sasakwa Man Shot In Tragic Early Morning Incident
Jess Cutworth of Sasakwa is in Ada hospital in serious condition after a shooting at a Sasakwa fair early Saturday. He was wounded in the abdomen with the bullet lodging in the back and underwent surgery. doctors say his condition is grave and possible death. No motive or assailant details available. Seminalie county officers have not stated whether the shooter has been captured.
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Jess Cutworth
Sasakwa
Ada Hospital
Cutworth
Seminelie
Three Unmasked Men Rob Vernon Texas Bank
Three unmasked gunmen robbed the Bank of Odell at Odell Texas twenty miles north of Vernon at 1 30 pm taking about 6000. They held cashier Dewey March assistant cashier Levey Beach and customer S E Chandler at pistol point then locked them in the vault and escaped in an automobile. Police halted them near Altus Oklahoma in a gun battle before they fled toward Wellington Texas or returned toward Vernon.
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Dewey March
Levey Beach
S. E. Chandler
Pistol Point
Last Echo of Bolen Busby Election Contest
Oklahoma City December 21 The state supreme court dismissed as not prosecuted the petition of District Judge J W Bolen to restrain issuing a nomination certificate to Orel Busby. Busby won the Pontotoc county district judge nomination in August and the general election. Bolen had opposed Busby in the primary and sought to restrain the Pontotoc county election board from certifying the vote and the state election board from issuing the nomination certificate.
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Oklahoma City
J. W. Bolen
Orel Busby
State Supreme Court
Busby
Pontotoc County
Bolen
Planes From Kelly Field Open First Leg of Pan American Flight
The reserve plane led by General Patrick departed Kelly Field at 10 51 am with Major Herbert A Dargue following at 10 52 am as a squadron of yellow winged flying boats headed toward a multi nationality goodwill mission. The launch marks the start of a long journey across mountains deserts and seas with New York as the lead ship under Major Dargue.
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Patrick
Herbert A. Dargue
Kelly Field
Texas
H. A. Dargue
New York
Mellon aide funds Republican 1920 campaign claim repeated
Senator Heflin charged on the senate floor that Secretary Mellon advanced 5 million dollars to aid the Republican national committee in the Harding campaign of 1920. He said Mellon has not denied the truthfulness of the charges.
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Washington
Mellon
Republican National Committee
Harding
Senate
Heflin
Alabama
Negro Held For Statutory Charge In Ada Arrest
Tecumseh Earl Stevens, a negro, is held in the county jail awaiting Tecumseh officers who filed information for his arrest on a statutory charge. Stevens was arrested by sheriff's deputies in Ada this morning. In Los Angeles three masked men robbed the Olympic auditorium of 15000 dollars after last night's fights.
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Earl Stevens
Tecumseh
Stevens
Sheriff's Department
Ada
Los Angeles
Olympic Auditorium
Fire damages Parisian ready-to-wear store
A Monday fire at the Parisian exclusive women’s apparel shop caused major damage estimated not yet set. Fire originated from a defective lamp on a dresser, with many dresses, hats, and dresses burned. losses attributed to Mrs. C. D. Price and Mrs. H. A. Green of the firm.
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C. D. Price
H. A. Green
Two Men Die in Seminole Gun Battle in Oklahoma
In Seminole county, Oklahoma, two men are dead and two jailed after gunfights Saturday and Sunday night. James Powers, oil field worker, died Sunday night after being shot. Caesar Jones, an Indian farmer, was killed Saturday. W. A. Duke surrendered at Wewoka claiming he shot Powers after finding Powers with Duke's wife. Jesse Brown, Jones’s Indian cousin, was arrested as part of the investigation amid quarrels during a drinking spree.
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Okmulgee
Seminole County
Wewoka
Seminole
James Powers
Caesar Jones
W. A. Duke
Powers
Jesse Brown
Jones
Konawa Home Destroyed By Fire
The home of J. R. Campbell in Konawa was completely destroyed Tuesday afternoon along with all household goods and clothing. The blaze started from a defective flue and the hose truck could not respond due to freezing temperatures that froze the truck motor.
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J. R. Campbell
Runaway Patient Williams Flees Breco Hospital
Harry Williams, a county patient with a checkered jail term for minor charges linked to corn whiskey, escaped from Breco hospital after slipping from his cot. He had been treated for injuries and appendicitis, with police and hospital staff seeking his return and noting his claimed Dallas home.
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Harry Williams
Breco
Navy
Williams
Dallas
Bishop Believed Men Were Anxious to Take His Life
Oklahoma City December report on Luther Bishop state detective slain December 5. Testimony from Dr J G Duncan and forensic experts contends Bishop feared quarrels would cause his death. Fingerprint expert cites Mrs Bishop print. bullets in wall match those in Bishop’s suitcase. origin of shots debated.
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Oklahoma City
Luther Bishop
J. G. Duncan
Edith Bishop
Murer
Duncan
State Bureau of Investigation and Identification
Bishop
Dr. Duncan
Carl Stratton
Ormiston returns to scene of McPherson scandal
Kenneth G. Ormiston arrives in Los Angeles to face trial with co defendant Aimee Semple McPherson on criminal conspiracy charges. The arraignment is set for December 27 as a key player in the McPherson disappearance case awaits the next move of the district attorney. Ormiston has offered no sensational tale and says he has not agreed to tell any story.
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Los Angeles
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Aimee Semple McPherson
McPherson
Ormiston
Angeles Temple
Four Square Gospel
District Attorney
Justice of the Peace Ties Bride to Court Official
Lewis Painter and Miss Fiora Bell Good were married Saturday in the office of Justice Joseph Anderson. The bride happened to be a cousin of the officiant.
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Justice Court
Lewis Painter
Fiora Bell Good
Joseph Anderson
Justice Anderson
Census reports cotton ginning totals to Dec 13
The Census Bureau announced that this year’s gross ginning before December 13 reached 15,542,249 running bales plus 557,729 round and half bales, excluding linters, versus 14,831,846 running bales and 306,616 rounds last year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Cobb and Speaker Tied to Detroit Cleveland Game Probe
Chicago December 21 Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker were named in a baseball commission probe into an alleged irregularity in a Detroit versus Cleveland game played September 25, 1919. Dutch Leonard and Joe Wood also figure in the investigation which centers on bets on the game. Commissioner Landis released over 100 pages of testimony as part of the inquiry. Cobb and Speaker had recently resigned as managers of their clubs.
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Chicago
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Landis
Detroit
Cleveland
Dutch Leonard
Joe Wood
Chicago White Sox
Cobb
Speaker
Procrastination Evident in Auto Tax Collection
In Pontotoc county almost 4000 motorists and truck owners run with 1926 license tags as the auto tag tax office of W S Kerr nears deadline. The 1927 tag total was expected to reach 1000 before closing time, a pattern seen in prior years as payment deadlines are extended.
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W. S.S. Kerr
Pontotoc County
Garage and Car Damaged in Early Morning Fire
A fire between 5 and 6 this morning severely damaged a garage and an automobile at 115 Johnston. The car’s top and leather upholstery were seriously damaged. The garage sits on property owned by Mrs. Bennett.
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Johnston
Bennett
Four Arrests in Police Court Session
Police court reports a light session with four arrests during the night. One charged with carrying a pistol, one for possession of ch ie beer, and two for drunkenness. The week’s total rises to nine.
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HR Ashurst
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Ashurst
Smith
James A. Reed
Samuel Insuli
Dave Reed
Nebraska
Oagakwa
Vernon
Bolen Busby
Dargues
Brownsville
San Antonio
Konawa
Identification Bureau
Wand Trigsin Baseball Probe
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