President Wilson Visits Boston Amid Huge Crowds
President Wilson, guest of Boston, arrives aboard the George Washington at Commonwealth pier. Thousands of New Englanders line the streets as the party transfers to the coast guard cutter Ossipee for travel to Back Bay. The George Washington will depart for New York with 2000 troops aboard after the 2:30 Mechanics Hall address.
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Associated Press
Wilon
Boston
New
Mechanics Hall
Wilson
George Washington
Commonwealth Pier
Thompson Leads Chicago Mayoral GOP Nomination
Official primary results show registered women voting at 58 percent and men at 56. William Hale Thompson, the incumbent, won the Republican nomination for mayor over Charles E. Merriam and Judge Harry Olson by more than 39,000 votes. Robert M. Sweitzer won the Democratic nomination for county clerk.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Charles E. Merriam
University of Chicago
Harry Olson
Robert M. Sweitzer
House to End Government Control of Telegraph and Telephone Lines
Washington February 24 The house rules committee plans action this week on a resolution to end government control of telegraph and telephone lines December 31 next Chairman Poe announced Special rules were approved to consider Secretary Lane's land reclamation bill for settlement by discharged soldiers and sailors and a bill creating a civil service retirement fund
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Associated Press
Washington
House Rules Committee
Poe
Lane
Civil Service
Wilson to press speed on Congress before adjournment
President Wilson plans to support fast passage of large appropriation bills and major legislation by appearing at the Capitol as democratic leaders push to finish work before adjournment next Tuesday. Capitol conferences were set for today or tomorrow as White House plans allow.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
Wilson
Capitol
White House
Martin
Owen
Hitchcock
League of Nations
President Wilson Returns to White House After Arrival
President and Mrs. Wilson arrived in Washington at five. He signed the six hundred million war revenue bill aboard the train last night and the District of Columbia will become dry. He thanked Theodore Burton of the League of Nations Union and urged national unity behind the league project.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
White House
District of Columbia
Theodore Burton
League of Nations Union
League of Nations Project
Desperate Plight of Hungarians Amid Bolshevik Threat
Vienna reports Hungary suffers dire conditions as aristocrats seek exit and Bolshevik fear grows. Budapest streets unsafe after dark, workers rely on state pay while factories falter and coal and flour shortages threaten mills. Government bloated salaries and pensions strain finances as relief funds miss targets.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Hungary
Budapest
Switzerland
Cal Montgomery Returns From War Service With Scar
Steedman notes half the time fair weather and farming activity. Cal Montgomery, son of the post master, returns from overseas with an honorable discharge after being wounded and losing part of a lung. Also Rufus McDaniel comes home from Camp At Plattsburg, and Paul Cozad breaks a leg riding home from the field.
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Nathan Hughes
Cal Montgomery
Cal
Steedman
Rufus McDaniel
Plattsburg
N. Y
Paul Cozad
H. F. Cozad
Dave Reeves
Mirt Shehan
Wallace Named to Succeed Sharp as Ambassador
Washington February 26. Huch Campbell Wallace of Tacoma Washington was nominated by President Wilson to succeed Ambassador Sharp as American ambassador to France.
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Wallace
Sharp
Associated Press
Washington
Huch Campbell Wallace
Tacoma
Wilson
Ambassador Sharp
France
Rebels Fund Moscow Money For Budapest Plot
Seventy six communists arrested in Budapest admit under examination that funds for an anti-republican government came from Russia. They report expenses last month totaling 300000 crowns and refuse to disclose where the money is kept.
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Associated Press
Basel
Switerland
Budapest
Russia
Favorable Senate Action on Naval Appropriation
Washington Feb. 26 Senate naval committee without a vote ordered the 720 million dollar appropriation bill favorably reported to the senate. The committee approved the new building program by an 8 to 6 partisan vote with Republican members opposing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Senate
Trace Men Shocked by Electric Current
Three Byng power plant workers were severely shocked when a derrick cable contact with a 42 000 volt line. Grounding saved instant death. the men recovered quickly though their hands were badly burned. Names not available.
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Byng
Justice to prosecute civilians in third naval district bribery case
Secretary Daniels announced the department of Justice will seek prosecutions of civilians implicated in bribery scandals in the third naval district at New York. These individuals operate outside naval jurisdiction.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Justice
Third Naval District
New York
Daniels
Naval
County Basketball Tournament Saturday in Pontotoc County
Pontotoc County schools have built strong teams this season with Ada Roff Francis Center Vanoss and Stonewall sending boys squads and Ada Stonewall Center and Francis fielding girls teams. Preliminaries and semis occur during the day with finals at 7 30 pm awarding pennants to champions.
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Pontotoc County
Ada
Roff
Francis
Center
Vaness
Stonewall
Penants
Inventor Patents Feed Box for Chickens Exercise
An inventor patents a feeding device with a revolving platform that chickens must scramble across to reach feed. The box adapts to various uses and settings, marketed by Burk's Ltd.
Scarcity and Cold Grip Moscow and Warsaw Border War
Report from Moscow and Warsaw on February 25 details severe shortages with flour at 800 rubles a pound cost and sugar at fifty rubles per pound. Starving horses are dying and being stripped for flesh while clothing buys food. Refugees are robbed of garments but not valuables like jewelry. Intense cold melts wooden houses for fuel as Bolsheviks dominate large stores.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Moscow
Smolensk
Pontotoc County Commission Minutes February 17 1919
Pontotoc County Board of Commissioners met at the county office. Claims were approved including a general fund warrant for 1314.25. Bonds and continuations for local banks were approved. A road petition bond was set for hearing in April 1919. A Good Roads resolution urged designating a route for the National Oil Cities Highway through Pontotoc County. The board adjourned to March. Our ladies read-to-wear is teaming in style and beauty. Burk's ltdw.
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Board of County Commissioners
Pontotoc County
R. Gilmore
W. H. Brumley
W. H. Brents
M. Garner
General Fund
Lura
M Crowder
Roff
Farmer's and Merchant's
National Bank of Rosf
New Amsterdam Casualty Company
First State Bank of Allen
Maryland Casualty Company
Baltimore
Maryland
Township 5
Range 8
Oil Cities
Board of County Commissoners
Oklahoma
South Canadian River
Francis
Said County
Ada
Frisco
Lawrence and Fitzhugh
Fitzhugh
Spartacans Press Saxony Move to Topple Weimar Regime
In Berlin on February 26 the Spartacans and Radical Socialists mobilized to overthrow the government in Saxony as the new diet was due to convene. A general strike hit Halle and disrupted communications while Spartacans seized sites and Independent Socialists in Leipzig urged the Weimar government’s retirement and a Soviet republic in Saxony.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Saxony
Halle
Leipsie
Cummings Heads National Democratic Committee
Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut was elected chairman of the National Democratic committee. The committee approved a complete reorganization to wage an aggressive 1920 campaign.
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Associated Press
Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Connecticut
National Democratic Committee
Local Notes From Byng Ada Visits And Church Services
A Busy week in Byng with visits to Knox and Corpus Christi hospital. Mr Ford preached at Jones church services Saturday and Sunday with a large crowd in attendance.
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Gid Graham
Charlie Stephens
John Stephens
Byng
Ada
Henry Fox
Knox
T. S. Fry
McBroom
W. J. Palmer
Woods
Williams
John Jones
Palmer
John Whitely
Corpus Christi
Tex
Minnie Palmer
Cora Dodson
Sue Penrod
Annie Johnson
Mr. Ford
RED Wings
Hunting Trouble
A quip notes that seeking trouble can be as easy as consulting a telephone directory. The line uses witty humor to suggest danger follows those who search for it.
Let a Want Ad Get It for You
A concise prompt invites readers to use classified want ads to find desired goods or services efficiently. The old fashioned appeal emphasizes quick results and convenience.
Belgian Claims Studied. Tardieu Elected President
Paris February 26 The Commission to study Belgian claims met for its first session and elected Captain Andre Tardieu as president.
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Associated Press
Paris
Capt
Andre Tardieu
Busy Farm News and Local Visit Notes
The report covers ongoing farm work likely halted by snow and cold. It lists clergy visits by Rev. R. E. L. Ford and various Sunday gatherings in Byng and Francis with numerous residents visiting relatives and neighbors. Pneumonia illness, flu recovery, and local travel to Ada feature among daily life notes.
Gases Disposed Of In District Court
In district court I D Nichols of Roff was awarded a $750 judgment against National Fire Insurance Co. Other judgments included H H Bethel versus Charley Wilburn for $100 and Laura Taylor versus W B Johnson for $60. Demurrer in Rollow versus Lydick & Lydick sustained. Grigsby versus Duncan sheriff awarded to defendant. Bruner versus Constant et al decided for plaintiff with Judge Bolen ruling on motions.
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I. D. Nichols
Roff
National Fire Insurance Cn
H. H. Bethel
Charley Wilburn
Rollow
Lydick & Lydick
Gwendolin Grigsby
Bob Duncan
Laura Taylor
W. B. Johnson
C. T. Barney
Mary E. Bruner
A. H. Constant
Favorable Senate Report on Land Rehabilitation Bill
The Senate Public Lands Committee ordered a favorable report on the bill authorizing 100 million dollars to reclaim lands for returned soldiers and sailors. A similar bill has been reported to the House.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Public Lands Committee
House
Bolsheviks Lose Two Baltic Ports
Copenhagen Feb 26 The ports of Libau and Windau in Courland on the Baltic Sea, which were captured by the Bolsheviki Jan 31, have been recaptured.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Libau
Windau
Courland
Baltic Sea
Muddy Weather Affects Local Church Attends
Sunday and Sunday night services at the parish drew large crowds despite muddy conditions. Social visits included Mrs. Aaron with Mrs. Parker and Mary McAnnaly with Florence Roddy, while Mrs. Corvin and Mrs. Rich showed improvement. Ada Earl Edwards joined Rube Roddy for a Sunday visit as First Class Singers encouraged readers to send items.
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Aaron
Parker
France Faces Rail Shortage After War Strain
Paris reports France is short 3 000 locomotives and 100 000 cars with many out of repair. States repair shops at Lyons Toulouse and Roanne convert to rail work. Orders for 800 locomotives and 32 000 cars plus 27 000 American cars are placed. 75 000 workers to rebuild tracks 14 tunnels 16 000 bridges require 50 000 tons of metal. Public works allocates 129 million francs for urgent rolling stock. Northern and Eastern networks to be prioritized from war indemnity.
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Paris
Associated Press
France
Lyons
Toulouse
Roanne
United States
East Lula Community Notes Show Residents Remain Active
East Lula residents report a lively scene with visits from the Johnsons and Flannigans, Tiner of Tupelo, and J. W. Morris. Mrs. Hackett’s child ill with pneumonia. Elkins Williams returns from overseas. Flu has eased. dances and parties continue.
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Elkins Williams
East Lula
Bell
Alaska Wheat Flour Falls Short As Bread Producer
Government baking tests show Alaska wheat flour yields inferior bread performance. Ancient wheat claims of germination are debunked by department of agriculture findings denying viability of millennia old grain as a bread ingredient.
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Department of Agriculture
Alaska
Burk's offers full apparel for all genders and footwear
Burk's showcases complete clothing for men and women with extensive footwear. The catalog emphasizes comprehensive fashion options and fit. Customers can expect a wide range of sizes and styles suitable for diverse wardrobes.
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