Riot in Arkansas town after slaying of Mrs Latimer
Quiet returns to Catcher community near Fort Smith as a riot follows the Friday killing of Mrs. Latimer. Eleven Negroes are held on various charges, including night riding, after mobs threaten lynching and national guardsmen quell the unrest. The two suspects in Latimer’s death are jailed in Little Rock.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Robert Latimr
van Buren
Spurgeon Ruck
William Bettis
Special fraud jury indicts two men in Latimer case
In Fort Smith Arkansas on January 2 a fraud jury convened by District Judge Cochran secretly returned indictments against Spurgeon Buck and William Bettis both African American men. They stand charged with criminal assault and the killing of Effie Latimer 25 found dying at her Catcher community home near Van Buren after being shot in the back. The jury aimed to avert public upheaval amid anger over Latimer’s death.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Cochran
Effie Latimer
Spurgeon Buck
William Bettis
Catcher
van Buren
Express Co Restores Night Service Here
Louis George local agent for the company reports night express service will be restored in Ada tonight after months of discontinuation that inconvenienced the public. Mr George and Merchants' Association Secretary Williams campaigned vigorously with Chamber of Commerce backing to secure restoration.
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Ada
Louis George
George
Williams
Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
New Year Startled by Leap Year Marriages in Court Records
Records from the court clerk show 1924 began with five marriage licenses issued as couples rushed into new year weddings. No divorce petitions were filed yet, a remarkable start linked by whispers to the leap year date.
Teer Let a News Wait Ad Get It
A brief note urges patience as a local news advertisement awaits placement. The message hints at a forthcoming ad rollout and directs readers to watch for further details.
St Johns Day Notable Observed By Local Masons
St Johns Day was observed by the Masonic fraternity in this section with a large program. A lecture on Masonic service followed by Demolay work exemplification by Ada lodge and a Rainbow Girls and Eastern Star lunch. The Demolay band then performed a 29 minute concert before the Master’s degree was exemplified on stage.
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St. John’s
B. M. Bobbitt
Ada Lodge
Fred Schreiber
Bankers pledge aid to curb fake securities sales
Investment Bankers' Association meeting in Washington pledges support to Postmaster General New in suppressing fraudulent securities. Officials estimate the American public wasted about 1 billion dollars on such securities in the past year.
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Investment Bankers’ Association
Washington
New
Irvin S. Cobb Sought for Game Law Violation
State officers in Houston, Texas issue a war rant charging Irvin S. Cobb, New York writer, with violating state game laws. The warrant alleges Cobb hunted with a license under the name J. H. Davis and used a resident license instead of the required nonresident license. Cobb has visited Houston as a guest of Will C. Hogg.
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Houston
Tex
Irving S. Cobb
New York
Texas
Cobb
Will C. Hogg
Chandler
Wharton
J. H. Davis
Travel Difficult With Streets Under Ice
Ada suffers a severe cold spell with streets and sidewalks a solid ice cake. Pedestrians slip and fall while motorists struggle to steer on corner turns at Broadway and Main. Ten accidents from skidding are reported with bruises noted.
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Ada
Broadway
Main Streets
National Education Association Plans Summer Meeting in DC
Washington DC has been chosen for the NEA summer meeting to be held from June 29 to July 6. The event will bring educators together for sessions and discussions in the nation’s capital.
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Washington, D. C
National Education Association
Counterfeit $10 Bills Scale Across U S Coast to Coast
Federal agents uncover a hidden cache near Chicago with 900 counterfeit $10 notes valued over $500000. Five arrests span Chicago St Louis and St Paul as authorities trace the ring while seeking the source. A couple, Homer and Mae Sweeney, aided the distribution and dumped details about 14 conspirators. A separate item notes a wooden Lenine watch gift.
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Chicago
Federal Reserve
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Federal Secret Service
Here
St. Louis
St. Paul
Andrew Jackson
Homer Sweeney
Mae Sweeney
Sweeney
Secret Service
Rivers Overflowed in Arizona Flooding Recedes
Rivers in the Arizona highlands overflowed yesterday sending torrents through canyons and into lowlands near Phoenix. Officials said waters were receding today with no major damage beyond a few washed out small bridges and vast desert areas still submerged.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Veterans urged to file claims with district inspector
World War veterans with government disability claims should attend the district inspector visit in Oklahoma City on January 11 and 12. Congressman Tom D. McKeown says he pressed bureau officials to address local claims and instructed Red Cross offices to direct veterans to present their cases. The inspector will not adjudicate during the visit, but will collect and forward issues for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Veterans Bureau
Oklahoma City
Red Cross
Tom D. McKeown
Washington
McKeown
Woman Helps Stranger Through Blood Transfusion
Ada hospital employee Mrs. Maud Hunter offered her blood for a transfusion to save Albert Driver, a patient dying from hemorrhage. Doctors had deemed another transfusion necessary after prior losses, but no suitable donor could be found. The procedure briefly steadied Driver before he succumbed.
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Albert Driver
Maud Hunter
Ada Hospital
Grim Reaper
Driver
Two Bandits Robbed Shidler Bank in Pawhuska District
Two masked bandits held up the First National bank at Shidler near Pawhuska today and escaped with 8100 in cash. They forced cashier W C Cantrell, assistant cashier F S Hess, and clerk W C Hinton into the vault and fled in a motor car. No shots were fired. Posses formed to pursue the robbers, described as not more than 25 years old.
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Pawhuska
First National Bank
Shidler
W. C. Cantrell
F. S. Hess
W. C. Hinton
Guardians Ordered to Appear Before Judge for Ward Affairs
About 400 to 500 guardians of India and miners will be summoned by County Judge Tal Crawford this month. They must appear for an annual report on the affairs of their proteges and to undergo a thorough investigation into their wards' status.
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Guardians of
India
Tal Crawford
Clarke urges national Klan congress to meet in Atlanta
E Y Clarke imperial giant of the Ku Klux Klan calls for a national Klan congress to convene in Atlanta on February 26. He urges Klansmen to consider methods to end the organization or follow the founder’s example and disband it amid a rising federal and court alarm.
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Atlanta
E. Y. Clarke
Ku Klux Klan
National Congress
Mr. Clarke
Klan
William Joseph Simmons
Fire at Harmon Ebey Home Doused Before Damage
An alarm around noon sent firefighters to Harmon Ebey’s residence where his car caught fire. Flames were extinguished with no material damage, according to Chief Jonee.
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Harmon Ebey
Jonee
Cold Wave Grips Central States Expects Zero Temperatures
Oklahoma faces extreme cold with 10 am readings at 7.4 degrees and zero to 8 below in the Panhandle. Forecasters predict water freezing temps tonight and gradual moderation tomorrow as Wyoming high pressure maintains the cold across the northwest.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Wyoming
Mississippi
Bureau
Here
Coldest weather ends old year in Kansas and Missouri
A sharp cold snap grips Kansas and Missouri with subzero readings in several towns. Goodland records 10 below, St. Joseph Topeka and Concordia hit zero, Kansas City 5 above, Dodge City 4 below, Wichita 2 above, and Springfield Missouri 12 above. Snow totals range from half to one inch, with slick streets and wind. Moderation and fair weather expected Tuesday afternoon.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Goodland
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Topeka
Concordia
Dodge City
Wichita
Springfield
Harwell Injured As Motor Car Jumps Track Near Ada
M. M. Harwell general freight and traffic manager of the Katy line between Ada and Oklahoma City suffered a fractured ankle and other injuries when a motor car jumped the track north of Ada late Saturday. He was treated in Ada. his companion escaped with a slight bruise.
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M. M. Harwell
Katy
Ada
Oklahoma City
Harwell
Indian Heiress Held for Kominy Shooting
Ruth Ferguson 17, Osage heiress, jailed on charges of shooting cousin Mary Wister and Josephine Pryor Maker at Hominy. Ferguson says she fired after quarrel and attack. both victims wounded in the abdomen and taken to Oklahoma City hospital.
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Pawhuska
Ruth Ferguson
Mary Wister
Josephine Pryor
Hominy
Ferguson
Oklahoma City
Two Women Wounded in alleged Hominy Shootout
Two women were hospitalized in Oklahoma City with serious bullet wounds from an alleged affray in Hominy last night. They were brought by train early today and, at noon, doctors had not learned their names or details. Ruth Ferguson, an Osage Indian, was jailed in Pawhuska in connection with the shooting.
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Oklahoma City
Hominy
Hey
Pawhuska
Ruth Ferguson
Dominion of Canada Lawn Bowling Team Plans UK Tour
The Dominion of Canada Lawn Bowling Association will send a Canadian team to Great Britain for a six week tour starting in May.
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Dominion of Canada
Lawn Bowling Association
Great Britain
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Bettis
Sebastian County
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Latimer
Dan Ouprpd
M1. Johns
Irvin S. Cobb
U.S
Lenine
Arizona
Shidler Bank
Clarke
National Congress of Klansmen
Ebey
Central States
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