Riot at Clinton Prison Dannemora Injures Guards
More than 1,500 inmates revolted at Clinton Prison causing injuries to two guards, a fire in the carpenter shop, and an attempted escape. State troopers and U S soldiers were deployed as walls held and a as many as 1,568 inmates remained under control.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Clinton
Dannemora
Malone Barracks
Colonel Madden
Plattsburg Barracks
War Department
Washington
United States
Harry M. Kaiser
Colon Madden
Phillip Murphy
F. C. Bressette
Murphy
Bressette
26Th States Infantry
John F. Madden
Albany
Clinton Prison
State Department of Correction
Paper and Power Companies Sued in Richland County
William Lavarre publisher of the Columbia Record the Augusta Chronicle and the Spartanburg Herald and Journal filed a 2 1/2 million dollar damage suit in Columbia against International Paper company and the International Paper and Power company alleging they conspired to violate a loan agreement to help acquire and develop southeastern newspapers and to seize control of four papers already purchased.
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Columbia
S. C
Richland County
William Lavarre
Columbia Record
Augusta, Ga
Chronicle
Spartanburg
Herald and Journal
International Paper Company
International Paper and Power Company
Lavarre
Weekly activity in Pontotoc oil field reports varied drilling progress
The Bebee field led activity in Pontotoc county with multiple new locations and well depths. Operations include I T I O on Philpot farm to 4000 feet, American Robertson No 2 top Viola at 2386 and 2433, plus 2505 total depth. Several firms report rigs actively drilling or preparing to drill across 19-5-5 and nearby sections, with some wells producing from Hunton and Viola formations and others facing mechanical issues or testing gas sands.
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Bebee
Pontotoc County
Philpot Farm
Robertson
Viola
Simpson
Empire
Norris Farm
Independent
Sutton & Norris Farm
Hunton
Benedum & Trees
Jackson No. 1
Malloy
Texas Pacific Hatcher
Benedum & Trees Coker
Benedum & Trees Lowery
Matthews Et al
Benedum & Trees Mole
Dixie Herman
Homackla Ritchie
Markham & Pew Wade
Boettcher Hardin
Patsy
Coal County
Cook
Oklahoma
Colden Richardson No
Zingler & McKings
McKay
Building and Loan Directors Vote to Increase Stock
The Home Building and Loan Association board voted to raise capital stock from 1.5 million to 5 million. Additional authorized stock will be issued in 250 thousand dollar lumps as needed. Nearly all of the original 15,000 shares are subscribed, and more capital is needed to sustain growth per association officers. Berlin-Most girls and a few progressive men play tennis in the U.S. as spectators at Davis Cup practice watch in bathing suits near a pool on a sunny hillside.
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Home Building and Loan Association
Berlin
Summer Not Era of Rest For Faculty
East Central college faculty stay busy this summer with many attending sessions at other institutions to improve teaching. Several will pursue master’s degrees, with others visiting relatives in Illinois Waxahachie Texas Houston and attending universities in Colorado Ohio and Ames.
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East Central College
Leila Broughan
Illinois
Louise Hornbeak
Waxahachie
Texas
Ida Hoover
Houston
Gilman Mackin
University of Colorado
Ohio State University
Ina Mackin
W. C. Herring
Columbia
East Central
Denton Floyd
Ames
Oklahoma salaries rise for state officials not including current term
Governor Holloway signed a salary raise into law, blocking twelfth legislature members from seeking higher paid offices. The next governor will earn 7500 annually, others like attorney general and supreme court justices gain 6000 to 7500, while lieutenant governor pay remains unchanged. The increases apply to all officials except those currently serving their term.
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Oklahoma City
Holloway
Tariff Bill Debate Splits Republicans Over Protection Levels
Washington July 23 Several Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee debate the house tariff bill. Some expect a general upward revision while others foresee substantial modification. Chairman Smoot seeks a list of imported goods under ten percent of consumption. Senator Shortridge argues tariff need balance protection for American producers and workers against cheap foreign labor.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Smoot
Tariff Commission
Republican
Shortridge
California
Republican Party
Mile Factory
Murder charge filed in Stonewall dance death
Dan Pettigrew. Indian, is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Julian Wolfe, Indian, during a Pashofa dance near Stonewall early Sunday. Wolfe, 22, died later at Ada hospital after a bullet wound to the head. Pettigrew was arrested after deserting the scene. preliminary hearing set for July 31 before Justice of the Peace T. C. Cullins.
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Dan Pettigrew
Julian Wolfe
Stonewall
T. C. Cullins
Justice of Peace
Pontotoc County
Happy Hunting Ground
Wolfe
Ada Hospital
Pettigrew
High Hill
Dry raid suspects denied bail in murder case
Te cum sem h July 20 In Tecumseh W W Thomason federal prohibition officer and Jeff D Harris undercover aide facing murder charges linked to a July 4 liquor raid on Pottawatomie farmers remained jailed as bail was denied. Judge Hal Johnson cited a state rule requiring defendants to testify for bail in murder cases. No liquor was found.
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Johnson
Criminal Court of Appeals
Thomason
Harris
James C. Harris
Jeff Harris
Oscar Lowery
James Harris
Mexican Bandits Kill Border Patrol Officer
El Paso reports inspector Pi-Ivan E. Scotten, 25, of the border patrol was killed during an ambush on San Elizario Island near Los Pontas on the Rio Grande. Six patrolmen and a group of smugglers exchanged fire, with Scotten mortally struck and attackers driven off or escaping to Mexico.
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EL Paso
Texas
Ivan E. Scotten
Border Patrol
San Elizario Island
Los Pontas
Rio Grande
Scotten
Hound sales stir Ada amid credit worries
Mill Creek Herald reports Pat Straughan menaced with a takedown of a prized hound in Ada for a hundred dollars. Citizens lament low prices and question Ada’s finances while street talk hints at a possible donor to help the owner keep his dogs.
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Mill Creek
Ada
France Ratifies War Debt Pact to Pay United States
Paris July date reports France’s chamber of deputies narrowly authorize the president to ratify the Washington wartime debt agreement. The vote was 300 to 292, sending the measure to the senate where government support is strong, making it likely the 1926 pact will take effect.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Senate
Washington
Post Office Inspector Visits Ada For Federal Building Site
United States post office inspector Wr. C. Beatie toured Ada assessing site options for an upcoming federal building. He praised the city and urged a timely purchase of a suitable site, though final decisions rest with other department officials.
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Wr. C. Beatie
United States Post Office
Ada
Beatie
Blackwell Tragedy Ends Bicycle Rider's Life in Car Crash
Grant Flick, 60, truck farmer from near Blackwell, was killed when his bicycle was struck by an automobile driven by F. E. Weimer of Okmulgee. Police called the crash unavoidable as the bicycle veered into the car two and a half miles north of Blackwell. Weimer, traveling with his wife and nephew, brought the body to Blackwell.
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Blackwell
Cap Grant Flick
F. E. Weimer
Okmulgee
Weimer
Colorado Springs
Here
Nephew of Seminole oil man in Ada hospital crash
Frank Harber, 24, nephew of a Seminole physician and oil man, is in Ada hospital with severe injuries after a car crash with a wagon on the Ada Stratford road last evening. A companion was slightly injured and released. The wreck occurred about 10 o clock as they returned to Seminole.
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Frank Harber
Ada
Ada- Stratford
Young Harber
Harber
Seminole
Oklahoma plans overhaul after death at boys school
Mrs. Mabel Bassett urges Governor Holloway to remove Clyde Goodner as superintendent and reorganize the Pauls Valley state training school after the death of 15 year old inmate Stanley Kelley. Davis, a former guard, faces murder charges amid claims of a brutal discipline system.
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Oklahoma City
Clyde Goodner
Pauls Valley
Holloway
Mabel Bassett
R. E. Davis
Davis
Goodner
Bassett
Mae Q. Williamson
Williamson
Homer Hurt
Garvin County
Hart
James C. Nance
Erwin Dabney
J. Berry King
Dabney
Homer Paul
House of Representatives
Paul
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Tension Eases in Russo-Chinese Controversy With Kellogg Pact Talks
Associated Press reports easing tension as China and Russia pledge to honor the Kellogg pact. Soviet troops reportedly captured a Chinese river steamer and detained an American family. Movements on the Manchurian Siberian border continue, with no clear overt act cited. Moscow demands status quo on the Chinese Eastern railway before settlement. Briand in Paris oversees developments with Japanese envoy Adachi. nationalist circles expect an amicable settlement.
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Associated Press
China
Russia
Moscow
Briand
Paris
Adatchi
League of Nations Council
Shancai
Soviet consuls canceled departures from Tientsin and Peiping
Soviet consuls in Tientsin and Peiping were forced to cancel their departures with consulate staff after the foreign affairs commissioner refused visas for their passports. Moscow was wired as officials prepared for travel, with the ban likely due to the absence of a declared war.
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Tientsin
Chihli
China
Peiping
Moscow
China and Russia dispute viewed via Kellogg pact hope
Washington reports optimistic mood in governmental circles over potential avoidance of war between China and Soviet Russia. Officials cite assurances from Nanking and Moscow, Tokyo and Paris reminders, and limited border activity as evidence the Kellogg Briand pact may guide restraint.
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Washington
China
Russia
Nanking
Moscow
Japan
Paris
Tokyo
Stimson
State Department
Debuchi
C. C. Wu
Harbin
Mukden
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Minn
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