Plan for Oklahoma Guards in Federal Militia Realigned
Secretary Baker announces reorganization of the national guards with Oklahoma and Texas forming division 64. Oklahoma’s table calls for two infantry regiments, one field artillery battalion, engineers, signal, and field hospital units amid broader force expansions and state allocations.
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National Guards
Baker
Texas
Mississippi River
Missouri
Arkansas
Nmation
Engineers
Sanitary
Signal Corps
Louisiana
Field Artillery
Movement to Remove Oklahoma U S Attorney Begins
The Oklahoma and national labor federations push to oust John A. Fain, Democrat, from the Western District of Oklahoma bench. Charges allege Fain distorted statutes to seek prison for a 17 year old girl and 18 telegraph operators amid a recent Western Union strike. Morrison notes Fain’s ties to Senator Gore and says the case gains national labor movement significance. President Fenton heads to Indianapolis to confer with leaders of major unions.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Oklahoma Federation of Labor
John A. Fain
United States
Oklahoma
Frank K. Morrison
Edgar R. Fenton
State Federation of Labor of Oklahoma
Fain
Western Union
Morrison
Gore
Fenton
Indianapolis
United Mine Workers
Building Trades
Middle West
Freeling Signals US Senate Bid Against Gore
Oklahoma City July 17 Attorney General S P Freeling answered talk of a possible bid for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. He indicated a formal announcement would come in a few days and outlined a aggressive campaign plan if he enters the race against Senator Thomas P Gore while he continues his duties.
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Oklahoma City
P. Freeling
United States
Thomas P. Gore
Freeling
General Freeling
Senate
Ada Post Office Reports Large Yearly Gain
Assistant Postmaster Wilbur P. Lee shows Ada post office revenue rise of over 4 000 for year ended June 30 1919, with county total up more than 9 000. Growth persists despite cement company moving its Ada office, underscoring Ada’s overall post office business expansion.
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Wilbur P. Lee
Ada
Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Pontotoc County
N. Inno
Oklahoma Portland Cement Co
C. D
Ada Post Office
Wets Plan to Carry Fight to Supreme Court
The anti prohibition association moves to challenge the eighteenth amendment in the U S Supreme Court and vows to defeat every legislator who voted for ratification. James Arthur Seavey, based in Chicago, notes plans with constitutional law experts and chief counsel Joseph W Bailey, former Texas senator.
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Chicago
United States Supreme Court
James Arthur Seavey
Illinois
South Dakota
Missouri
Kentucky
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Seavey
Governor Declines Run Against Gore in Senate Fight
Oklahoma Governor Robertson says he is not considering another office and will remain governing. John A. Whitehurst suggested him as a candidate against Senator Gore, while E. G. McAdams runs quietly and Freeling is rumored to seek the seat.
Race riots roil northern England over wartime arrivals
The Associated Press reports riots in northern England and Wales driven by wartime labor influxes. Demobilized British soldiers faced unemployment while Africans and Arabs found work on docks and in labor, fueling resentment over interracial marriages and economic tension. A medical officer warns the issue affects public health and economy, noting 40,000 veterans still jobless.
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Associated Press
London
England
Wales
Great Britain
South Africa
West Indies
Sheriff Sale Notice Foreclosing Cottonseed Properties
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma on June 23 1919 the District Court ordered a sheriff sale to satisfy foreclosure judgments in favor of George W Byers Commercial National Bank of Sherman Texas and Southwest National Bank of Commerce of Kansas City against Cottonseed Products Company and Roff Oil and Cotton Company. The sale of described Ross town lots will occur July 28 1919 at 2 PM at Ada courthouse front door to satisfy multiple claims including 870.95 1775 2990.98 2081.11 10000 10000 20000 and related interest and attorney fees.
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District Court of
Pontotoc Couny
Oklahoma
George W. Byers
Commercial National Bank of Sherman
Texas
Southwest National Bank of Commerce of
Kansas City
Cottonseed Products Company
Roff Oil & Cotton Company
Rse
Pontotoc County
Ross
Pontotoc
State of
Commercial National Bank of
Sherman
Ada
State of Oklahoma
Bob Duncan
J. F. McKeel
Aerial Cavalry Now Keeps Watch Over Mex Border
Aerial cavalry patrols the Mexican border from Fort Bliss Texas. Aviators fly daily from the Fort to scout along the Rio Grande toward Columbus New Mexico and Fort Hancock Texas, reporting bands below the border and strengthening southern department aviation with bomb targets and wireless stations.
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EL Paso
Rio Grande
Fort Bliss
Columbus
N. M
Fort Hancock
New Mexico
Chihuahua City
Sword of Honor Presented to Pershing in London Today
London reports a sword of honor presented at Guild Hall to General Pershing. The gold mounted weapon imitates the American army pattern and bears the Grand Cross of the Bath, enamel battle ribbons, and eighteen karat gold hilt bands.
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Associated Press
London
Pershing
Guild Hall
Order of the Bath
Belgian Steel Firms Unite After War Devastation
In Brussels on July 18 Belgian steel giants, ten or twelve powerful companies whose plants were ruined by Germany, decided to pool their interests forming one of the world's largest steel combinations. Stock in the separate corporations to be managed as in merging with the United States Steel Corporation.
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America
Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
Germany
United States Steel Corporation
Manslaughter Bond Set for Bert Goodnight in Oklahoma
In El Reno Oklahoma County court Bert Goodnight was charged with first degree manslaughter in the death of his uncle Calvin A. Goodnight on a Piedmont area farm. A $10 000 bond was fixed as testimony described a quarrel over a hayrack ending with a fatal spade strike.
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EL Reno
Okla
County Supreme Court
Bert Goodnight
Calvin A. Goodnight
Piedmont
Patterson
Oklahoma City
J. N. Roberson
C. B. Albin
Phrase about inner self and missing core meaning
A cryptic statement contrasts interior feelings with outward existence suggesting a shift in perception. The line implies misalignment between spirit and appetite or drive, hinting at existential focus beyond physical hunger. It plays with metaphor to prompt reflection on what sustains action and identity.
State School of Mines at Wilburton Offers Free Short Courses
The State School of Mines in Wilburton Oklahoma announces free eight week courses in automobile and tractor operation electricity storage batteries oxy acetylene welding and cutting geology and refining and a mining short course. Open to ages fifteen to sixty with modern facilities dormitory dining and extensive equipment. School opens September 20. Mead S Johnson president Wilburton Oklahoma.
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State School of Mines
Wilburton
Oklahoma
State of
Mead S. Johnson
DuPont Establishes 2 Million Trust for Delaware Schools
Industrialist P. DuPont creates a two million dollar trust to remodel Delaware public schools. Each district must raise an amount equal to the sum apportioned as the sole requirement.
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DuPont
Delaware
No Special Session Called to Ratify Suffrage in Oklahoma
Governor Robertson announced no extraordinary session will be held to ratify the federal women's suffrage amendment. He argues Oklahoma already has equal suffrage and that other states lacking voting rights should provide the necessary votes. Congressman Ferris urged a one day session, but rules and costs, estimated at 12 000 to 15 000 dollars, make it impractical.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Robertson
Scott Ferris
National Vegetable Refinery oil offered by local grocers
The National Vegetable Refinery of Shawnee advertises a superior grade of cotton seed cooking oil sold in bulk by local grocers Ww Johnson Abney and Griffeth E W Whisenhunt Watson Grocery. The note appears in a 1941 dated home advertisement.
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Shawnee
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