Trial of Roddie murder case ends jury seated
The Roddie murder trial over Percy Barton jury selected after two and a half days. Jurors include J A Motes H S Derryberry J H Taylor J B Self B F Craig B D Nichols Lee Nettles Charley Laseman J E Crews James Whitaker Lee Collins J B Crowder. Prosecution and defense teams listed with local and visiting counsel.
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J. A. Motes
H. S. Derryberry
J- H. Taylor
J. B. Self
B. F. Craig
B. D. Nichols
Lee Nettles
Charley Laseman
J. E. Crews
James Whitaker
Lee Collins
J. B. Crowder
J. F. McKeel
W. W. Pryor
Wewoka
Robert Wimbish
I. M. King
B. Co. King
W. F. Schulte
O. Barton
R. N M. Roddie
Dudley
Roddie
Young Barton
Barton
M. B. Parr
Secret Proceedings Suppressed at Peace Conference
AP reports that all but the peace conference know nothing about prior discussions leading to secrecy. Only official statements are allowed. American delegates including Wilson are bound. London and Paris councils focus on possible reconsideration of today’s action.
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Wilson
London
Paris
United States Goes Dry as Nebraska Ratifies Prohibition
Chicago January 16 Nebraska became the thirty sixth state to ratify the federal prohibition amendment. The amendment as ratified takes effect one year after final ratification and the nation proceeds to dry status July 1 by presidential proclamation unless reconsidered before that date.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Nebraska
Peace Congress Opens in Paris With Ceremonial Honors
Paris on January 16 reports the peace congress opening with a troop detachment honoring arriving delegates. Stephen Pichon will greet President Wilson and escort him to the session at 3 PM. President Poincare will chair and Clemenceau will lead the French delegation to elect officers as regulations are read.
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Associated Press
Paris
Peace Congress
Stephen Pichon
Wilson
Foreign Ministry
Poincare
Clemenceau
Assembly
Berlin's Welk of Terror Ends and Bolshivist Strife
Berlin reports a week of bolshevist violence ending with sporadic firing from rooftops and failed uprisings by Liebknecht followers. Casualties are estimated around 200 killed and 1,000 wounded, mostly bolshevists, with property losses in tens of millions of marks.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Liebnecht
Italians in London surprised by Wilson stance on Dalmatian coast
A Paris correspondent quoting Italian mission sources says Premier Orlando was surprised by President Wilson. Wilson refused to recognize Italian claims beyond Trieste and Trent and did not concede Dalmatian coast or Fiume.
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Associated Press
London
Orlando
Italy
Wilson
Paris
Trieste
Trent
Dalmatian
Fiume
German prisoners to do reconstruction work in liberated districts
The Cabinet decided that German war prisoners will be employed in reconstruction in liberated districts. A minimum of 200,000 prisoners are to be working in devastated regions by March 20.
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Paris
$400,000,000 Needed For Relief Work
The supreme council on supply and relief in Paris reports the minimum needed to feed liberated countries from Poland to Armenia until next summer is $400 million. Most foodstuffs should come from the United States where payments are expected to greatly exceed the $100 million appropriation requested by President Wilson.
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Associated Press
Paris
Supreme Council On Supply and Relief
Poland
Armenia
United States
Wilson
States Ratify Federal Prohibition Amendment
Iowa and Wisconsin legislatures ratified the federal prohibition amendment on January 15, with Colorado following after the senate approved a house-passed resolution. Ratifications advance in the three states as the measure moves to final action.
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Associated Press
Demoines
Iowa
Denver
Colo
Senate
Colorado
House
Madison
Wis
Supreme Council to host press meeting on publicity methods
The Supreme Council will hold a 5 o'clock gathering today for press members and conference nation representatives to exchange views on publicity methods. The session follows a review of relations between the conference and the press.
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Paris
Supreme Council
Liebknecht Captured in Berlin Amid Siege News
Berlin reportsDr Karl Liebknecht Spartacist leader captured by mounted rifle guard arriving in Berlin yesterday. The capture follows ongoing clashes and political upheaval with authorities tightening control as the city grapples with the revolutionary movement.
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Liebknecht
Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
How Nations Will Stand at Peace Congress
Paris January 14 The supreme council decided the allocation of delegates to the peace congress France Great Britain Italy and Japan will have five representatives each Brazil three Belgium Serbia Greece Poland Czecho Slovakia Romania and China two each The British Commons will be represented separately with one delegate alongside Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa and India President Poincare will open the plenary session Saturday with an address and officers will be elected.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Supreme Council
Brazil
Belgium
Serbia
Greece
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Rumania
China
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
India
Poincare
Red Cross Trains Blind Soldiers at Baltimore Institute
Seventy one of 200 blinded American soldiers are housed educated and treated at the Red Cross Institute for the Blind in Baltimore designated as Evergreen General Hospital Colonel James Bordley saying it offers the only government run training for blinded veterans They learn Braille typewriting and tactile skills then pursue occupations such as stenography sales and management with plans to open blind led retail stores Outdoor trades and professional tracks are also offered focusing on rehabilitation to help them become productive citizens The hospital sits on estates loaned by Mrs Harrison Garrett and Richard H Pleasants on Baltimore’s northern outskirts amid trees and gardens.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Red Cross Institute For the Blind
United States General Hospital
Evergreen
James Bordley
Bordley
Harrison Garrett
Richard H. Pleasants
Small States Dissatisfied Over Peace Congress Representation
Paris reports that a published list from the supreme council after Monday’s session shows Serjans and Belgians unhappy over Brazil receiving three representatives while they gain only two each. The official apportionment to the peace congress has not been released yet, according to French press.
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Associated Press
Paris
Peace Congress
Supreme Council
Ser Jans
Brazil
Argentine Labor Strikes Called Off Except Harbor Action
Labor leaders at a conference with President Irigoyen in Buenos Aires agreed to end all active strikes except the harbor strike. The president pledged to meet workers demands. Casualty figures from the recent disorders range from 850 to 1000 killed and 3500 to 5000 wounded, with final tallies likely higher.
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Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Shrdlu Uu
Irigoyen
Hunger crowds parade Petrograd amid hunger riots
Hunger riots in Petrograd over the weekend paraded ten thousand citizens shouting for bread. Bolshevists fired on crowds while soldiers were urged to fire upon them, as advices report from Stockholm dated January 15.
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Stockholm
Petrograd
Bolshevists
Seven States Ratify Day Amendment In Push For Prohibition
Chicago dispatch reports seven states Arkansas California Illinois Indiana Kansas North Carolina and Alabama completed ratification of the prohibition amendment bringing total ratifying states to 30 with Nebraska and Utah also voting yes. California suit seeks injunction to block certification claiming acts require referendum.
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Chicago
Arkansas
California
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
North Carolina
Alabama
Nebraska Senate
Utah House
Grape Growers Protective League
Kentucky
Virginia
Mississippi
South Carolina
North Dakota
Maryland
Montana
Arizona
Delaware
Texas
South Dakota
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Georgia
Louisiana
Florida
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Ohio
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Idaho
Maine
West Virginia
Washington
Kangras
Registered Grands of Pontotog County
List of registered grands with names and locations across Pontotog County including J E Hall east side HR left hip J O Hamilton east side O H left hip A M Cummings east side 8 8 left hip J D Gann Francis 5 left hip and others at Oakman Blackrock Allen Stonewall Ada and Rafter locations with left side injuries or marks.
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Grands
Pontotog County
J. E. Hall
County
J. O. Hamilton
S. L. White
Ada
SL W
G. R. Liamond
Allen, Rafter L
American officers take over coblenz officers club
American Army of Occupation reports Coblenz has taken over one of Germanys finest officers clubs. The Moselle river edge site near the Rhine now serves as the same facility for American officers with furniture in good condition and the building ready for immediate occupancy from kitchen to top floor bedrooms.
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Germany
Coblenz
Moselle
Rhine
Two More Transports Bring Soldiers Home
Washington reports the transport Manchuria has sailed from France to New York with more than 4,000 troops and the transport Canada to Boston with about 1,200, as part of returning soldiers.
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Associated Press
Washington
France
New York
Canada
Boston
Oklahoma City Textbook Commission Proposal
A bill introduced in the Oklahoma Senate by Senator Vaughn urges an eight member textbook commission plus the governor. The group would include the State Superintendent a primary teacher grammar grade teacher high school teacher County Superintendent city superintendent science teacher and a vocational teacher with one year terms. The commission would adopt or reject school books, replacing the current five year contracts held by the State Board of Education. The current contracts expired and another adoption is due this year.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
Vaughn
State Board of Education
Sctting
Tragic Bean Lodges in Boy’s Throat in Lawton
John Coryell an 11 year old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Coryell died in a physician’s office after swallowing a bean that lodged in his throat and caused strangulation. Despite doctors removing the bean the effort came too late to save him.
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Lawton
John Coryell
Joe Coryell
Martial Law Considered in Argentina After Senate Bill
Martial law may take effect across the country today if the Senate approves the Chamber of Deputies bill granting military control for thirty days. Five provinces request troop protection as Rosaro and nearby cities face a grave situation.
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Bubenos Aires
Senate
Chamber
Rosaro
Two Paths for League of Nations at Paris Conference
At Paris on January 15 the league idea unfolds under two approaches. One favors backing the league with force, the other seeks enforcement without a world police. Diplomats note convergence toward common ground as supreme council sessions proceed with delegate allotments and consider Russia’s admission ahead of broader deliberations.
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Paris
League of Nations
League
Supreme Council
Russia
Konawa Hit by Disastrous Sunday Fire
J L Porenh reports Konawa suffered a Sunday night disaster with total losses at Michaels Porch Hardware totaling 17 000 in stock with 15 000 destroyed and only 2 000 saved. Isom and Sharp grocery also burned for about 3 000. The Chief Leader plant and stock were a total loss, while the warehouse survived.
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J. L. Porenh
Konawa
Michaels-Porch Hardware Co
Isom & Sharp
Summers Hardy Named Chief Justice Of Oklahoma Supreme Court
The Oklahoma Supreme Court met in Oklahoma City on January 14 and reorganized. Summers Hardy was elected chief justice with Tom Owen as vice chief. Sharp retired as chief justice but remains on the bench. Four new justices — J. T. Johnson Lawton N E McNeill Shawnee J S Pitchford Talihina and J B Harrison Sayre — were sworn in.
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Supreme Court
Summers Hardy
Tom Owen
Sharp
J. T. Johnson
Lawton
N. E. McNeill
Shawnee
Pitchford
Talihina
J. B. Harrison
Sayre
R. M. Rainey
Russia May Be Admitted To Peace Conference
Paris Jan 14 Russia may be represented with all nations at the first formal peace conference meeting to decide delegation status. Twelve hours daily may be devoted to a proposed league of nations. Marshal Foch travels to Treves to meet German delegates on armistice extension. President Wilson plans to use a publicity agent to communicate with American newspapers in Paris. A joint communique will be the sole official news outgiving.
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Associated Press
Paris
Russia
Germany
League of Nations
Marshal Foch
Treves
Wilson
Supreme Court invalidates Federal migratory bird law
The 1913 migratory bird law which established state to state closed seasons was declared invalid by the Supreme Court. The court dismissed the government's appeal from an Arkansas district court ruling that the statute unconstitutional.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hich
Arkansas Federal District Court
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