Francisco Villa Surrenders after talks with Mexican leaders
Francisco Villa, bandit leader, surrenders unconditionally after an all night conference with General Martinez, returning to private life. Carl Haeglin, American brewery president, was released by Villa. Telegrams describe cordial exchanges and surrender terms being arranged with Villa and his followers in Torreon and Sabonis.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Tex
Francisco Villa
Marrinez
Torreon
Villa
Mexico
Carl Heglin
Sabesis
Mexico City
General Martinez
Coahuila
Nuevo Leon
Washington
State Department
Carl Haeglin
Sabonis
Sabenis
Victor Berger Again Candidate for Congress
Milwaukee July 28 Victor Berger who was twice refused a seat in congress is again a candidate for the Fifth Wisconsin District He will be opposed by a Republican.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Victor Berger
Congress
Wisconsin
Box Supper at Knox Raises Funds for School Seats
A Knox school house box supper last night drew many local residents to raise 45 dollars for new seats. County candidates attended and spoke in support of their bids. The Seybold orchestra from Ada provided music, with expenses paid by candidates Laughlin Flowers Crawford Duncan Erwin Heard Rogers Franklin Selfridge and Bell.
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Knox
Seybold Orchestra
Ada
J. I. Laughlin
John Flowers
Tal Crawford
Bob Duncan
Rit Erwin
Heard
Jessie Rogers
Luther Franklin
Barney Selfridge
Jesse M. Bell
Non-Partisan League Leaders Denied New Trial
A. C. Townley and Joseph Gilbert, former league organizer, were denied a new trial in Fa rmont Minnesota and remain under a 20 day jail sentence for allegedly conspiring to encourage loyalty during the war.
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Fairmont
Minn
A. C. Townley
League
Joseph Gilbert
Temper Loss Yields Gains, Says Daily Squib Wit
The Daily Squib surveys proverbs on temper, noting how patience often avoids losses while impulsive outbursts may bring regret. It highlights a speaker who champions measured conduct as a path to wiser outcomes.
Cox Dictates His Address of Acceptance
Dayton July 28. Governor Cox spent the day dictating the acceptance address for the August 7 Democratic presidential nomination to his secretary. The sole focus was uninterrupted work on the speech with the league of nations and industrial affairs among the main topics, while a close council reviews details.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Cox
League of Nations
Oklahoma crops advance in week despite heat wave
In the week ending July 27, Oklahoma crops made satisfactory progress amid hot dry weather. Wheat and oats advanced rapidly with good yield and grain quality. Cotton progressed well, corn matured well, and other grains like sorghum/broom corn also grew, though rain is needed in the northwest and southwest counties. Weevils and bollworms persisted in some areas but were not widespread.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States Weather Bureau
Logan berry first produced in 1881
The logan berry was first produced in 1881 marking its origin in horticultural history. This milestone highlights the berry’s early development and enduring presence in plant science and fruit cultivation.
Ada Ball Club to Play Gunter Three Game Series
The Ada ball club departs for Gunter Texas this afternoon at 1 15 p m to start a three game series Thursday Friday and Saturday Against the Gunter club Manager Jim Coleman says Ada has the best lineup this season and intends to scalp the Longhorns A Pullman will leave Thursday night and return Friday night Joe Cole can arrange for trips beds provided for travelers. The three day lineup lists McAnally Waner Robinson Rutledge Strain MacMillan Beavers Stagner Morgan Sigler Ikard Roach and others in varying positions for each day.
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Ada
Frisco
Gunter
Texas
Jim Coleman
Lone Star
Longhorns
Joe Cole
McAnally
Waner
Robinson
Rutledge
Strain
MacMillan
Beavers
Stagner
Morgan
Sigler
Roach
Ikard
Repentance Seen Through Cost of Sin
A brief old sermon note asserts repentance comes easily when one considers the price of sin and its consequences on the repentant soul. The idea links moral awakening to awareness of harms suffered.
Pontotoc County Weigher Adopts Modern Scales
John Ward, Pontotoc county weigher, installed an updated pair of slemae beam scales at the North Broad Way weighing station. Costing $800, the new scales weigh up to 20 000 pounds and aim to give better public satisfaction.
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John Ward
Pontotoc County
North Broadway
Ward
Tribes Prepare Hemp Based Intoxicant
Some indigenous groups prepare an intoxicant from the hemp plant. The practice is noted among certain tribes with traditional uses and local varieties of preparation discussed in historical records.
First Mail Route by Air Established
A fleet of three all metal monoplanes at Central Park ready to depart for San Francisco carrying the first bag of mail to cross the continent by airplane. The mission aims to map a regular aerial mail route to start the first week in September with a return trip planned via a single stop at Omaha Nebraska.
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Associated Press
New York
Central Park
San Francisco
Omaha
Nebraska
Peace conference plan draws mixed London verdict
London reaction to the Premiers plan for a peace conference with the Bolsheviks is divided with Bolshevik papers denouncing it and the London press wary. In Washington, regulations for private development of waterpower are drafted, with hearings to follow and a 50 year license framework under the Waterpower Act.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interior
Agriculture
Commission
Baker
Wilson
Payne
Alaska
War, Interior and Agricultural Departments
Enoch H. Crowder
War Department
O. @. Merrill
Forestry Service
H. A. Stabler
Interior Department
Polish Retreat Continues on Entire Front
The Polish retreat extends along the front as Bolshevik forces push toward Bulki and Dailystok. Reports say Bolsheviks may reach Dailystok within 10 miles before armistice talks set for Friday.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Bulki
Graudno
Dailystok
Bosheviks
Paris Press Welcomes Bologne Conference Results
Paris papers greet the Bologne conference outcome as a feather in Millerand s cap for securing Lloyd George s acceptance of French Russian and coal views. The Spa conclusion is blamed, but editors see a glimmer on the horizon if the reparation commission acts wisely.
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Associated Press
Paris
Millerand
Lloyd George
Spa
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
Woman Committed To State Hospital For Treatment
Mrs. Mary Lackey, arrested in Ada on bigamy charges, was pronounced mentally deranged by the county lunacy commission after examination. Sheriff Duncan took her to the state hospital at Norman yesterday for treatment.
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Mary Lackey
Norman
Duncan
Trunk Mystery Unravels in Bellevue Body Find
New York reports Leo Trum bull identifies the young woman found in a trunk at the American Railway Express Company warehouse as Mrs. Eugene LeRoy. The body was recovered last week, confirming a homicide linked to Detroit police.
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Associated Press
New York
Leo Trumbull
Detroit
Bellevue
American Railway Express Company
Eugene LeRoy
Old Main Street Hotel on West Main Torn Down
The old wooden hotel on 216 West Main is being torn down. Once the White Elephant and later the Prisco hotel, the building has historic fixtures but the owner Co. W. has no finalized plans for a new structure, though some sort of replacement is likely.
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West Main
White Elephant Hotel
Prisco Ho
Co. W
Barber in Cleveland Claims He Is Not Ex-Convict
James H. George, a Cleveland barber, vigorously denies being Robert L. Dix, the Birmingham jail escapee of 1905. He asked police to send his photo to Birmingham for identification after it was recognized by old residents, and a Birmingham officer was en route to transport him back for innocence confirmation.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Robert L. Dix
Birmingham
Ala
James H. George
George
James Cooper
Sherff
Ted
Wheat on hand 1918 crop totals 109 million bushels
Wheat from last year's crop carried into 1920 totaled 109,318,000 bushels of the 1918 crop on hand, according to a department of agriculture announcement. Crops on farms in country mills elevators and large accumulation points show increases over 1919 totals, reflecting transportation disruptions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Henryetta Shows Big Gain in Population
Washington July 28 Census data shows Henryetta Oklahoma with 5889 residents, an increase of 4218 people or 252.4 percent.
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Henryetta
Washington
Oklahoma
These Big Beets Grow in City Gardens
J. M. Vernon of 521 East Sixteenth Street brought two beets weighing 5 and 7 pounds to the News office at noon. He grew them in his garden and plans to can more relish. The beets were so large they must be halved and quartered after cooking with the skin on.
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J. M. Vernon
East Sixteenth Street
Wife of the New Canadian Premier
Mrs Arthur Meighen is identified as the wife of the newly elected Canadian prime minister Arthur Meighen amid early parliamentary coverage. The article notes social duties and public appearances during the political transition.
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Arthur Meighen
Robert
Harding congratulates Mr Coolidge on vice presidential nomination
Senator Harding sent a message to Governor Calvin Coolidge after his acceptance of the vice presidential nomination. The note praises Coolidge speech and expresses confidence that as vice president he will serve in the second highest office in the republic.
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Associated Press
Marion
Ohio
Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Republic
Woman Commits Death by Own Action at Summers Chapel
Ada county reports indicate Mrs. Woods, wife of a local preacher, took carbolic acid and died yesterday at Summers Chapel. The husband searched the area, found her unconscious in a brush clump, and she died before medical help arrived. He is described as a returned soldier.
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Woods
Summers Chapel
Ada
Boiler Blast at Byng Leaves Worker With Burns
A boiler exploded at the Byng power plant this morning injuring employee A. Pigg. He sustained leg burns but was described as not seriously hurt and was taken to the local hospital for treatment.
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Byng
A. Pigg
Man Alleged to be Leroy Held by Police in Lawrence
A telegram was received by Sheriff Wadsworth from Detroit detectives to hold the man arrested in Lawrence yesterday for further investigation, name not confirmed.
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Leroy
Associated Press
Lawrence
Mass
Wadsworth
Detroit
Rains and Burden Grocery Transforms Into Clothing Store
The Rains & Burden Grocery on West Main is being overhauled into a clothing establishment named Rains Burden & Cohn. Partners Rains and Burden switch from groceries to fashion with J. H. Cohn joining, buying stock in New York. Open by late August with a full line of ladies and gentlemen ready to wear.
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Rains & Burden
West Main
Ada
Rains
J. H. Cohn
Cohn
New York
Rains- Burden & Cohn
US Army Planes Arrive in Edmonton for Inspection
Four United States Army airplanes land in Edmonton Alberta after flying from Mineola New York to Nome The expedition head Captain Street says they will not depart for Jasper Alberta next stop until Thursday morning and will undergo a minute inspection in the interim.
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Associated Press
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
United States Army
Mineola
New York
Nome
Jasper
Captain Street
Mob Threatens Life of Negro Rapist at Anderson
Anderson, 8. C., July 28. A quiet morning follows a night of excitement as a threatened mob formed after a Negro youth, 14, allegedly attacked a young white woman. Police decoy vehicle helped move the suspect to safety amid mounting tensions.
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Anderson
Associated Press
8. C
Scott Garner
Cheerfulness Is About the Only Thing We Aren’t Afraid
A clipped line notes that cheerfulness remains the only thing not feared, reflecting a brief, reflective mood from the source text. The fragment suggests a cautious optimism amid uncertainty, with emphasis on attitude over external threat.
Indian Boy Stabbed And Left For Dead Near Konawa
Eleven year old Jack Harjo was stabbed five times by Jim Harjo near Konawa. The boy was left under a bridge, found by passers by, and hospitalized in Ada in serious condition. Jim Harjo was arrested and jailed in Wewoka Seminole county.
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Jack Harjo
Konawa
Ada
Jim Harjo
Seminole County
Wewoka
Harjo
Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles Area at 11:25 AM
A light earthquake shock was felt in Los Angeles at 11:25 this morning. The report notes the sea bottom shows more uniformity than the land surface.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
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