Marshall Aunts Strangling Woman Following Words
Philadelphia police held chiropractor David L. Marshall without bail after confessing to strangling and dismembering Miss Anna May Dietrich. He recanted earlier claims of poisoning and said the woman threatened to expose his double life, then described the strangling and removal of body parts.
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Philadelphia
Anna May Dietrich
David L. Marshall
Marshall
Miss Dietrich
Delaware County
Dietrich
Civil War Tunnel Reopened Shows Engineering Genius
Petersburg VirginiaJanuary 21 One of the war s greatest battlefield engineering feats is revealed in the main tunnel used to place the mine under Confederate works near Petersburg The 510 foot tunnel ran from Grants front to the crater and connected with shorter tunnels and a large underground room dugout It carried 4000 pounds of explosives and its blast on July 30 1864 wrecked Elliott s salient but did not end the war Meade s men faced crossfire after the explosion and Mahone s Petersburg brigade arrived to push the Union forces back leaving over 5000 dead
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Petersburg
Crater
General Grant
Pennsylvania
Colonel Pleasant
Grant
Richmond
Col. Pleasant
Meade
Mahone
Rural supervisor notes growing school interest in 1925 26
W C Herring rural supervisor for East Central district reports rising community interest in schools during the first half of the 1925 26 year. He cites more adult education, expanded traveling libraries for primary reading, and progress toward model school requirements with permanent equipment. He plans to focus next week on Okfuskee county.
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W. C. Herring
East Central District
East Central
Oklahoma State Library Commission
Oklahoma City
Nash
Library Commission
East Central State Teachers College
Herring
Okfuskee
Daugherty Is Arraigned on Subpoena Questions
Former U S attorney general Harry M. Daugherty was arraigned before Federal Judge Thacher in New York on charges of failure to answer questions and to produce records under subpoena tied to an investigation of the American Metal company. The Irish Free States has imposed a tax on bachelors.
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Daugherty
New York
Harry M. Daugherty
United States
Thacher
American Metal Company
Dr. Russell
London Times
Washington
Willard’s
Lincoln
Meredith Proposes Crop Fixing Plan at Corn Belt Meet
Former agriculture secretary E. T. Meredith urges price fixing at planting time to stabilize farm income. He calls for minimum prices set for key crops and government buyovers at year end to manage carryovers, arguing diversification and protection for farmers against surpluses and shortages.
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Des Moines
Iowa
E. T. Meredith
Secretary of Agriculture
Meredith
Mr. Meredith
America
Interviewing First Found Favor in Days of Civil War
Washington dispatches outline the rise of interviewing as a modern news form during the Civil War era. Early practitioners like Mack of the Cincinnati Commercial used quiet, question based talks with leaders such as Alexander H Stephens and Andrew Johnson, shaping print reports without notes or pens.
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Andrew Johnson
Congress
Mack
Cincinnati
Harper’s Magazine
Alexander H. Stephens
Georgia
Washington
Ada HGH Debaters Win First Decision
Ada high school debate team defeated Sulphur 2 to 1 at the Presbyterian church Friday evening. Audrey Whitwell Edna Gray Dennis Petty spoke well with Lloyd McLeskey earning speaking honors. Montgomery and Tucker supported. Judge panel included Dr A Linscheid and Dr Roy Gittinger.
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Aha -High School
Presbyterian Church
Audrey Whitwell
Migs
Edna Gray
Dennis Petty
Lloyd McLeskey
Montgomery
Tucker
A. Linscheid
Ada
Roy Gittinger
Norman
H. G. Faust
Shawnee Public
Indictment Demurrer Sustained in Hale Ramsey Murder Case
In Oklahoma City Judge Cotteral sustains demurrers to the Hale and Ramsey indictment charging the murder of Osage Henry Roan. He rules the indictment insufficient and preserves federal jurisdiction on restricted Indian land. New indictment required. bail possible for Ramsey. grand jury to convene Feb. 12 in Guthrie. Roy Lewis will prepare for a new indictment.
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Oklahoma City
W. K. Hale
John Ramsey
Henry Roan
John H. Cotteral
United States District Court
Cotteral
Hale
Ramsey
Guthrie
Roan
Rose Littlestar
Roy Lewis
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Walton League plans reserve land for fish hatchery
Ada Izaak Walton League chapter will hold a public meeting at Franks Sunday night January 31 to outline plans for securing a tract for a natural game preserve and fish hatchery. Frank Hill will direct the land pooling effort with land owners invited to attend and aid. The tract spans three miles by seven miles, including Byrd's Mill springs as hatchery site. A hot lunch will be served from 12 to 1.
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Ada
Izaak Walton League
Franks
Frank Hill
State League
J. B. Hill
Bill Coffman
L. P. Carpenter
Somer Jones
P. H. Deal
League For the Preserve
Byrd’s Mill Springs
Carter Clarifies Pontotoc Name Origin and Translation
Congressman Charles D. Carter of Ardmore explains Pontotoc derives from Chickasaw terms Paki Takoli meaning grapes suspended or hung together, offering the first documented Chickasaw language translation. He notes pronunciation nuances and contrasts with earlier assumed meanings.
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Pontotoc
Tom D. McKeown
Charles D. Carter
Ardmore
Jeff Busby
Alabama
Mr. Carter
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Winston
Stuart
Livestock Frolic Brings Free Pigs To Show Crowd
Oklahoma City hosts the Southwest American Livestock Show from February 14 to 20 with no admission fee. Every thirty minutes a free pig is awarded to a visitor on ground when called. Only Oklahoma raised stock competes for prizes as bankers and firms provide pigs.
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Oklahoma City
J. J. Gibson
Oklahoma
Gibson
United States
Southwest
Farm Club
Chicago
Kansas City
Okmulgee
Washington
Garfield County
McCray Mercy Pitch Tied to Health Claim in Atlanta
President Coolidge would consider clemency for former Indiana Governor McCray only if he submits a new petition stating that ill health justifies his release. The note places McCray in Atlanta penitentiary and sets a health-based condition for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pres. Coolidge
McCray
Indiana
Atlanta
Frisco Officials See Outlook For Greater Improvement
J. W. James and F. A. Cannell of the Frisco visited Ada on an inspection tour. James predicted better railroad conditions and general business in 1926 with industrial growth and Ada’s expansion. He noted ongoing Frisco improvements and new locomotives and cars to handle Southwest growth. They declined to comment on a possible Frisco Rock Island merger.
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J. W. James
Frisco
F. A. Canmell
Ada
James
Southwest
Rock Island
McCullum McCain Nuptials Held At Bride's Home
The marriage of Burnett A. McCullum and Fannie Mae McCain was solemnized at 1 PM at the bride's home 301 West Sixteenth street with a ring ceremony officiated by Rev. R. T. Blackburn. They plan a short honeymoon in Oklahoma City and will live with the bride's mother Mrs. L. J. McCain on return.
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Burnett A. McCullum
Fannie Mae McCain
West Sixteenth Street
R. T. Blackburn
First Methodist Church
Oklahoma City
Conway
Ark
Ada
East Central State Teachers College
Ada High School
Florida
Frank McCain
Orlando
City
McCullum
L. J. McCain
Oil Firms May Consolidate In Barnsdall Area
Barnsdall Corporation Barnsdall Refining Simms Petroleum and Waite Phillips company may consolidate under a single corporate arrangement to streamline operations and ownership in the Barnsdall region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnsdall
Barnsdall Corporation
Barnsdall Refining
Simms Petroleum Corp
Waite Phillips Company
May
East Central selects debate question on tax exempt securities
President A L Linscheid of East Central announces the intercollegiate debate topic: Resolved that the further issuance of tax exempt securities be prohibited by a constitutional amendment. Triangular debates will occur in April with divisions among East Central Southeastern Northeastern and Southwestern Central Northwestern.
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A. Linscheid
East Central
Southeastern
Northeastern
Baptist School
Shawnee
Northwestern
Alva
Central
Edmond
Farm Congress at Ardmore Model Farm Sets Cooperative Example
After three years of operation Carter county Farm Congress, a branch of the Ardmore chamber of commerce, aims to unite ecommerce and agriculture. Oklahoma City chamber of commerce considers adopting a similar branch. Members serve on six committees covering seed, soil, livestock, fruit, poultry, and marketing. Plans include terracing, marketing 800 carloads of melons, sweet potatoes, irrigation projects, and local poultry production shifts.
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Ardmore
Carter County
Farm Congress
Congress
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
John Easley
Ardmore Chamber
Poultry Committees
Buy It Rent It Sell It Find It News Want Ad
Classified lead promotes a single-page want ad service for buying renting selling and finding items with a quick Friday deadline. Includes contact prompts and rates.
Auto Driver Faces Manslaughter Case After Man's Death
Homer Ledford of Cement was bound over to district court on a manslaughter charge after T. J. Bates died when hit by Ledford’s car on a road near Cement January 13. Bates, a farmer with 13 children, died in the incident. Ledford is in jail on a $5,000 bond.
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Anadarko
Homer Ledford
Cement
T. J. Bates
Ledford
R. L. Lawrence
Bates
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