Amundsen backs Cook in pole dispute revival
Roald Amundsen visits Charles Cook in Leavenworth and says Cook's pole claim rivals Peary's. Peary supporters defend their man, while media and public debate continues. Amundsen notes both accounts share similar elements and questions over who first reached the North Pole.
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Cook-Peary
North Pole
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Cook
Peary
Amundsen
Leavenworth
Worthless Cotton Bears The Market
Secretary Jardine cites 4,000,000 bales of unspinnable cotton in 1925, inflating supplies and depressing prices. The Farm and Ranch notes December consumption and five month exports rose, with stocks above last year, while a Oklahoma boy wins $10 for best home life essay. Questions linger on crop totals and election year debates.
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Jardine
Chicago
Farm and Ranch
United States
Oklahoma
Liberia to Become Major Rubber Source for U S
The article outlines Liberia emerging as a key rubber supplier for America. Americans will oversee extraction and export, with a customs receiver and treasury advisor guiding finances. Liberia’s American-founded origins and growing strategic importance are noted as U S interest in rubber expands.
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Washington
Liberia
Treasury
Akron
Detroit
Retail Merchants Plan Active Campaign for 1926
The Ada Retail Merchants Association outlines a bold year with a farmer dinner for about 300 contest entrants, a large cooperative drive to extend Ada trade area, and a membership push aiming for 100 members. J. E. Harris serves as president and J. E. Williams as secretary.
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Retail Merchants’ Association
Ada
J. E. Harris
J E. Williams
Crop forecasting may be regulated, Williams asserts
Carl Williams of Oklahoma City told the National Cooperative Marketing conference that farm crop price forecasting could become a government research focus to solve surpluses. He urged education of farmers to match production with actual demand and predicted that government forecasts will extend to staple crops as science improves.
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Washington
United States
Carl Williams
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Farmer- Stockman
Williams
National Cooperative Marketing Conference
America
South
United We Stand in Oklahoma Growth and Cooperation
An editorial urges unity over rivalry among individuals firms and communities in Oklahoma. It argues rivalries harm progress, while cooperation boosts overall prosperity and growth for the state through shared efforts and intelligent collaboration.
Ada Man Fights Rail Line Rivalry To Supreme Court
L Nance and the Oklahoma City Ada Atoka railroad clash over bus permits. Nance operates Red Bull routes Shawnee Ada Atoka. railroad claims stifled by his service. He faced nine arrests across five counties. appeals bond set at 1000 dollars as case heads to high court. Attorneys D A Stovall and King and Delaney.
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States Court
Ada
L. N. Nance
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Atoka
Nance
Corporation Commission
High Court
Supreme Court
Oklahoma City-Ada- Atoka
Pontotoc
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Coal
D. A. Stovall
Hugo
King and Delaney
Labor federation to campaign against state constitutional convention
Officers of the Oklahoma State Federation of Labor announced a campaign among members to oppose calling a state constitutional convention in 1927. The referendum on the issue will appear on the fall general election ballot, following a 10th legislature provision. The group argues the current constitution has functioned well for twenty years. </s>
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Staff Federation of Labor
Victor S. Purdy
Tulsa
Purdy
Quips on spring, debt, and prudence from a quirky column
The prose offers wry thoughts on turning seasons and behavior. It contrasts endurance with neglect and warns that numbers alone do not ensure safety. It notes old maxims about modesty and movement, ending with a humorous observation on location and contentment.
Ada Educator Publishes Work on Rural Schools
The East Central State Teachers College rural education department in Ada under William C. Herring publishes a rural project course with steps for beautifying school grounds, organizing community events, and building a rural school as a community center. Plays and games for rural schools are stressed as key to making country life more attractive. Taormina, a city sold twice by a German Emperor, was bought back by its citizens’ money.
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Cardinal Mercier
Mercier
von Bissing
State Library Commission
East Central District
Library Commission
Herring
East Central Rural Supervisor
Syday
Grant
Oklahoman
Oklahoma
Department of Rural Education
East Central State Teachers’ College
Ada
William C. Herring
Taormina
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Retailers Plan Active Campaign
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