Johnston for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Nomination
J H Johnston writes to Democratic voters outlining his candidacy for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner in 1918. He cites personal age Irish origin education and long career in traffic regulation and rail rate matters plus service on local boards and farming life. He argues for strong regulatory stance against public service corporations during wartime and asks for voter verdict on August 6.
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Oklahoma
Beckham
Caddo
Canadian
Comanche
Grady
Greer
Jackson
Kay
Lincoln
McClain
Pottawatomie
Noble
Okmulgee
Pawnee
Roger Mills
Stephens
Tillman
Washington
Washita
Woodward
Johnston
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
Chicago
Claxton urges bankers to back rural school consolidation
Dr P P Claxton US Commissioner of Education appeals to American bankers to back a nationwide drive for better rural schools. He says consolidation will improve teachers, agriculture, and facilities to train men for wartime needs, arguing education underpins democracy and national security.
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Byte Associated Press
Champaign
Ill
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Banker- Farmer
American Bankers’ Association
Claxton
America
England
France
Bankers of
Weather Summary Pontotoe County 1917 1916 Dates
Rainfall figures for Pontotoe County show June 1917 at 234 inches and 1916 at 61 inches. Temperatures record a high of 103 degrees, with a range noted as maximum 60. Weather days include fair 25, cloudy 4, partly cloudy 1. Six month rainfall totals listed as 24 and 27-100 inches. Historical period figures for 1917, 12 31eas 1916, 31 19-100, 1915 26 -100 are noted.
Barron Field Opens as Pursuit School in Fort Worth
Baron Field near Fort Worth is converting to a pursuit school for aviators. Captain D. K. Johnstone of the British Royal Flying Corps directs the new program using the Thomas Morse plane with a Gnome engine. Flights emphasize speed and climbing, with heavy African machines replaced by fast craft as delays in oil supply briefly halt training.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
Barron Field
D. K. Johnstone
British
Royal Flying Corps
France
Egypt
Macedonia
Thomas Morse
Johnstone
Barron
Mediterranean
America
Valley of the Nile
Preparations Underway for Fourth of July Celebrations
London reports near completion of Fourth of July events with a mass at Westminster and a potential Washington statue. The king is expected to throw ceremonial first ball at a ball game. Public urged to buy adding machine paper at the News office.
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Associated Press
London
Washington
Arrested on Alien Enemy Charge
Carl Reichert was arrested by Sheriff Duncan this morning at the request of the federal department of justice. He faces a charge of being an alien enemy and is said to have served with the army until discharged or deserted. At the time of arrest he worked for a bakery in the city.
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Carl Reichert
Duncan
Federal Department of Justice
Draft rule limits work or fight order to eligible ages
Washington July 2 General Crowder stated the work or fight order applies only to men within draft ages and should not be confused with anti loafer laws. The remark clarifies scope of wartime regulation amid ongoing public debates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Crowder
Submarine Sinks Belgian Steamer Chilier Off Atlantic
The Belgian steamer Chilier was sunk by shell fire from a German submarine on June 21, about 1400 miles off the Atlantic coast. Ne survivors were picked up. the Chilier went down three days after the British transport Dwinsk was torpedoed, about 700 miles from the American coast. It is believed both losses were caused by the same submarine returning to base after raiding.
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Washington
Chilier
Atlantic
Navy Department
French push on Marne front and British raid near Albert
Paris reports French positions improved south of Ourcq and Aisne with a strong German point near Curry captured. A German counterattack near Mosley failed. London says British minor operation near Albert yielded machine guns and prisoners. Grand Duke Michael allegedly calls Russians to overthrow their government in Moscow dispatch.
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Paris
Marne Front
Ourcey
Aisne
Curry
Soissons
Mosley
London
Albert
Michael
Moscow
Registered men may join guard Ada urged to raise company
W. A. Riley, secretary of the local exemption board, reports a war department ruling allowing draft age men not in class 1 to join National Guard units raised across the country. The guard is for home defense, not overseas service, and could deter federal troops in Oklahoma. Ada officials including John P. Crawford will coordinate recruitment, with action to reclassify speakers of derisive remarks.
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W. A. Riley
National Guard
War Department
United States
Oklahoma
Adjutant General
Ada
Congress
John P. Crawford
The Girl of Seventeen in the Know It All Age
The article portrays a mother describing her daughter just past seventeen as sweetly pretty and open to up to date dress trends, dances, and music. The mother laments losing her job and shifting from a guiding role to seeing life through her daughter's youthful seventeen outlook.
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July Woman’s Home Companion
Yentesene
Chamberlain's Colic Diarrhoea Remedy Receives Patient Praise
A reader from Savanah Missouri dated October 12, 1916 reports using Chamberlain's Colic Diarrhoea Remedy over years to cure flux and diarrhea. The letter notes repeated relief from several doses and endorses the product as effective for stubborn stomach issues.
Washington explores recess and draft tweaks amid war effort
Washington notes report a thirty day congressional recess around July 3 to allow Ways and Means to study a new tax bill. The draft age extension is not favored pending 90 day studies. Wilson donates his Union Station suites for a Red Cross canteen for soldiers. War risks bureau payouts near 97 million by June 10 with 3.2 million checks issued. Ada Oklahoma resident Clarence E Holt promotes a safe engine failure aeroplane with congressman McKeown backing.
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Washington
D. C
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of War
General March
Senate
Wilson
Union Station
Red Cross
War Industries Board
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Clarence E. Holt
Ada
Okla
War Department
Congressman McKeown
Peru and the yellow peril in Peru in 1917
Peru newspapers alarm at the yellow peril as Chinese and Japanese bloodlines reach 300000, with Asians dominating trades and servants, pushing native Peruvians aside. Separately, reports note French Army beds in trenches and Belgian minister Destree's Russia withdrawal amid Lenine regime concerns.
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Associated Press
Lima
Peru
Aes
Dr. Pardo
Trade Commission Reports Profiteering Across Industries
Washington June 29 report to the senate says profiteering exists among American industries driven by war demand and greed. Millers profits have risen sharply, meat packing profits are unprecedented, and coal and oil profits are large.
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Associated Press
Washington
the Trade Commission
Senate
Ada Goes Wheatless Until New Crop Is Marketed
County Food Administrator J. J. Holden says Ada is on a strict wheatless basis and will stay so until the new crop is ground and sold. Threshers are at work, and relief may come in a week or ten days depending on how fast the new crop reaches market.
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J. J. Holden
Ada
Lame Shoulder Remedies Endorsed for Pain Relief
Advertisement asserts lame shoulder from rheumatism of muscles can be cured with absolute rest and Chamberlain's Liniment applied several times. It claims a quick, inexpensive remedy priced at a quarter.
Let a Want Ad Get It for You
Classified note urges readers to use want ads to find goods services or opportunities. It promotes convenience and broad reach for buyers and sellers seeking quick exchanges.
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Iowa
Bryant & Stratton Business College
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Galveston Chamber of Commerce
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Retailers’ Association
Cleveland County
H. Johnston
Agricultural Commission
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Bankers’ Association
Pontotoe County
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OADER
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Caucasus
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