Old Friends and a Border Town Mystery
Richard Gale travels toward the Arizona border seeking adventure amid Casita’s mixed crowds of Mexicans and Americans. Rebels are rumored in town as Gale contemplates danger, financial strain, and a possible turning point in a Greaser town.
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Richard Gale
West
Gale
United States
International Line
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Arizona
Richard
Casita
Jale
Mexico
Ada Merchants Plan February Trades Day Gift Giveaway
The Retail Merchants association of Ada plans a monster trades day on Saturday February 3 with ten registered gifts for farm boys aged ten to eighteen who reside on a farm and agree to return one gilt by July 4 1924. Eligible boys in the Ada trade area may register for a free chance to win a gift.
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The
Retail Merchants Association
Ada
Merchants Association
J. E. Williams
Reunion in a Saloon Sparks Mexican Rebel Plot
Dick Gale reunites with George Thorne after five years as Thorne reveals he has deserted the army to rescue Mercedes Castaneda from rebels led by Rojas. They debate joining a dangerous plan to marry and whisk her to safety while evading Mexican militiamen and pursuit along the U S border.
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Gale
Dick Gale
George Thorne
University Field
Wisconsin
George
Ninth Cavalry
Thorne
Biff Gale
Stagg
Rebels
Mexico
United States
Agua Prieta
Juarez
Orozco
Chihuahua
Sonora
Rojas
Mercedes
States
Sinaloa
Casita
Mercedes Castaneda
Havana
Court affirms appeals in two Oklahoma cases
Oklahoma City January 15 two alleged negro rum runners Grant Smith and Alex Sutgrave to serve seven years each after the state criminal court of appeals decision. Sheriff Lee Webb was shot during the confrontation on the Joplin Missouri road near Welch in 1918. A second case Willie Woods convicted of cattle theft in McCurtain county will serve eight years despite defense claims of vague cattle description. The court ruled the information matched the proof.
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Oklahoma City
Joplin
Muskogee
Welch
Okla
Lee Webb
Craig
State Criminal Court of Appeals
Grant Smith
Alex Sutgrave
United States
Webb
High Court
Woods
C. D. Wilkerson
Morris Johnson
Norman Howard Post
Paul Alderson
American Legion
Pact of the Legion
Carney & Harrell
Harrell
Pontotoc County
Eobert ©. Reed
Robin S. Kerr
Amercan Legion
Norman Howard
Ada
Oklahoma
Paul E. Alderson
Elbert C. Reed
Ross
John Doe
Cport
Bedlam
Mark Lowrey H. Harrell
Dolph Owens
Miller W. Ligon
Legion
Ligon
Mrs Nagle Named to State Board Appointment
Mrs P S Nagle of Kingfisher was appointed today by Gov J C Walton as a member of the state board of affairs. Her commission will be sent to the senate today for confirmation.
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Oklahoma City
P. S. Nagle
Kingfisher
J. C. Walton
State Board of Affairs
Senate
Riot-Torn Harrison Sees Vigilante Action After Rail Strike
In Harrison Arkansas a lynching and mass questioning followed rail line fires. An alleged striker identified as E C Gregor was found hanged near a bridge after allegedly firing on officers and townspeople. Citizens armed and patrolling the streets sought more strikers, while a hotel keeper faced public punishment before a citizen committee. The coroner’s jury began hearings as officials ordered resignations and roads debated continuing operation.
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Iharrison
Ark
Harrison
Arkansas Democrat
Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad
E. C. Gregor
Gregor
Committee
Citizens’ Committee
Stevens
Governor orders investigation into Harrison situation
Gov. McRae ordered Col. McAllister of the adjutant general's department to depart at once to investigate the Harrison matter. Troops may be called if needed. Col. McAllister was in Conway this morning and left for Little Rock, expected to reach around ten o'clock and then proceed to Harrison.
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Little Rock
Ark
Gov. McRae
Larrison
Col. McAllister
Adjutant General's Department
Governor disputes Harrison mayor on National Guard call
In Little Rock on January 16 Gov. McRae said Mayor Clute of Harrison was told troops were requested but refused. The governor noted the dispatch was incorrect and that he cannot call out the National Guard while the legislature is in session without its approval.
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Little Rock
Ark
Clute of
Harrison
McRae
National Guard
Lynchings and union strike leader to seek full account
W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, said he would telegraph Harrison for a full report on the lynching of a striker and would wait for complete details before commenting.
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Chicago
W. G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Harrison
Old Time Railroad Men Recall 1890 Radio Experiments
Chicago recalls the Dearborn station clock tower as an early wireless test site. In 1890 a Notre Dame professor arranged aerials from the tower to the Tribune building to send messages. The attempts, though partly successful, showed signals were hampered by low aerial height and street noise.
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Chicago
Dearborn
John W. Clarke
Chicago Eastern Indiana Railroad
Benjamin Thomas
Mr. Clarke
Notre Dame
Tribune
Dearborn Street
J. E. Murphy
Railroad Company
Murphy
Dearborn Tower
Preacher Robbed After Services in San Frantisco
A preacher in San Frantisco was robbed shortly after church services. The incident raises concerns about street safety and criminal access near houses of worship.
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San Frantisco
Chicago
French Tightens Hold as Occupied Zone Expands
ESSEN reports 45 000 French troops in the area as German mine directors refuse to resume coal deliveries. France extends occupation eastward toward Dortmund as Legoutte fronts shift and troops plus tanks reinforce the ring around Esen after the coal owners repudiated the cash delivery agreement.
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Essen
French Coal Commission
Federal Coal Commission
General Denvignes
The
Coal Commission
Duesseldorf
France
Bashum
Legoutte
Dortmund
Esen
Water from Grenelle artesian well shoots 21 feet high
Water from an artesian well at Grenelle near Paris rises 21 feet above the surface after being drawn from 1798 feet deep. It yields about 0.516 1 2 gallons per minute, indicating strong flow from the deep source.
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Grenelle
Paris
French troop movement in response to coal delivery order
The French ambassador told the state department that five divisions totaling 45 009 men would participate in a new movement to "insure control over the Bochum district" following Germany's order halting coal deliveries. No comment from the state department on troop movement.
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Washington
State Department
Bochum
Communists Call for Cuno Resignation After Bochum Arrival
The Lokal Anzeiger reports French arrival at Bochum halted all work as excitement spread. It notes communists circulating leaflets urging war with France and demanding Chancellor Cuno resign.
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Berlin
Bochum
Lokal
Anzeiger
France
Cuno
Walton Names Appoints to State Affairs Board
Oklahoma City January 16. Governor Walton forwards the names of Charles H. Ruth and Louis Le Flore as board members, with Ruth named chairman and both forming the democratic majority. Mrs. Pat Nagle of Kingfisher is noted as socialist and minority member. Senate confirmation pending adjournment. Ruth a longtime Walton ally and former mayor of Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Charles H. Ruth
Louis LeFlore
Stigler
State Board of Affairs
Pat Nagle
Kingfisher
Senate
Walton
Ruth
Lfiore
Nagle
Winston
Magellan-Age Circumnavigation Ends with a Sole Return
In 1522 only one of five ships completed the voyage around the world returning with 31 sailors from 280 officers and men. The expedition began with five vessels and a large crew, shedding most during the historic expedition.
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Irwin Myers
Harper & Brothers
KDA
Newfoundland
Arkansas
Agan
Walton Selects Affairs Board
Ruth, LeFlore
New State Board
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