Texas Governor Warns Officials Over Longshore Strike
AUSTIN Texas June 3 Units of the Texas National Guards were mobilizing in several cities for possible guard duty at Galveston amid a strike by longshoremen. Governor Hobby warned state and county officials the state would assume control at 9 am Saturday if traffic congestion did not improve. GALVESTON June 3 The warning altered strike dynamics as some freight moved by open shop workers while Mallory line docks remained idle with substantial freight to interior points and New York.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Texas National Guards
Galveston
State Adjutant General’s Department
Hobby
Southern Pacific
Mallory Line
New York
Ada Announces Largest City Water Works and Paving Plan
Col W L Benham of Johnson Benham consulting engineers arrives in Ada to inaugurate a city wide paving program valued at 850000. Bids will be let after June 10 as contractors are paid with paying bonds. Streets to be paved across districts six to eleven include South Rennie, Broadway, Townsend, Belmont, Thirteenth through Seventeenth streets, and more extending to Main, Katy right-of-way, and the Frisco tracks.
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Col. W. L. Benham
Kansas City
Johnson & Benham
Ada
Col. Benham
Oklahoma
South Rennie
Main
South Broadway
Twelfth
South
Townsend
Twentieth
Belmont Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Rennie
Fourteenth Street
Fifteenth Street
Sixteenth Street
Seventeenth Street
Johnston Avenue
Twentieth Street
Belmont
Ninth Street
Broadway
Normal Heights
Tenth Street
Katy
Francis Avenue
North
Hope Avenue
Ninth
Tenth
Alley
Twelfth Street
Francis
South Mississippi
Dan Hays
Main Street
Glenwood
Johnson
Daggs Addition
Stockton
South Cherry
Eighteenth Street
Johnston
Townsend Avenues
Ferris Prevents Junketing of Orient Railroad
Special to News from Washington May 31 says the Interstate Commerce Commission advised Representative Scott Ferris that the Orient railroad running through western Oklahoma and western Texas will not be junked or dismantled. The decision follows actions by Ferris and McClintic, and it is of tremendous importance to western Oklahoma residents.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Robert M. Wooley
Scott Ferris
Orient Railroad
Oklahoma
Texas
Ferris and McClintic
Oil Lands to Be Sold in Oklahoma City Auction
Public sale of oil and gas leases will be held June 1 in the Oklahoma State Capitol. Hearings cover Lincoln, Pawnee, Payne, Stephens, Pottawatomie and Blaine counties with each tract leased to the highest bidder. A $1000 certified check or bank draft is required as a deposit, royalty set at one eighth, and leases run five years plus as long as production continues. Part of Payne county land lies in the Cimarron river bed.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Lincoln
Pawnee
Payne
Stephens
Pottawatomie
Blaine
State of
Commissioners of the Land Office
Payne County
Cimarron River
Republicans Are Clearing for Action in National Committee
In Chicago on June 2 the Republican National Committee pressed to speed hearings on contested delegations from Florida and Georgia. Efforts aimed to resolve ten more cases before the convention next Tuesday. A supplementary hearing tackled the Florida delegation, led by National committeeman Bean, against H L Anderson of Jacksonville.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Florida
Georgia
Republican National Committee
Bean
H. L. Anderson
Jacksonville
Republican committee bars Negroes at local conventions
In Chicago on June 3 a unanimous Republican committee resolution directed Chairman Hays to inform state organizations that they must stop holding local conventions for electing national delegates in places where it is customary to refuse admission to Negroes.
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Chicago
Republican Committee
Hays
Suffrage Referendum Killed by High Court
Oklahoma City June 2 Special That the Susan B Anthony amendment cannot be submitted to a popular vote in Oklahoma due to a United States Supreme Court ruling is conceded by attorneys Here the court held that constitutional amendments may be ratified only by legislature and final after ratification notes that the Ohio prohibition amendment decision ends Oklahoma suffrage referendum The ruling stirs political speculation about Attorney General Freeling and his senatorial candidacy and an early decision on his plans is awaited
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ohio
Uder
General Freeling
Freeling
Htis
Support Lowden Hamon's Orders
Oklahoma leaders plan to back Frank Lowden for the Republican nomination. National Committeeman Jake Hamon and State Committeeman Jim Harris will tell the delegation to stay with Lowden if he has a real chance, then switch to Hiram Johnson if needed. Residence questions about Hamon are dismissed as political banter.
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Muskogee
Okla
Lowden
Frank
GO. P. Conventorn
National
Jake Hamon
Jim Harris
Oklahoma
Hamon
Harris
Chicago
Charles F. Tunyan
Hiram
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Runyan
Hannon
Ardmore
Texas
Depth bomb drops fail in stormy sea silence waves
A depth charge was deployed amid rough seas but failed to quell surface waves as weather roughened conditions hindered operations and left crews awaiting calmer waters for effective testing.
Newsprint share in U S paper production and steel price rise
The article notes that one fifth of the paper produced in the United States is newsprint and that steel prices have surged by 259 percent over the past six years.
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United States
Cotton crop at 62 percent in May worst in 50 years
Washington reports May 24 cotton condition at 62.4 percent of normal, the lowest in 50 years, with Oklahoma at 70 percent. The Agriculture Department notes crops are poor to bad across cotton states and belts, confirming the "worst ever known" claim. Last year measured 75.6 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Hi-Jackers Hold Up Insurance Man in Ada Jail
Four African American suspects Lola Chance Black Bess Walker Sue and Guy R Simkins were arrested after an insurance man was robbed of about 100 dollars on the edge of Ada Darktown. Police recovered roughly 300 dollars from the suspects amid investigation.
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Ada
Darktown
Gentry Bros
Lola Chance
Bess’ Walker
Sue
Guy R. Simkins
Lattter
Camp Funston
Burglar Suspects Bound Over To District Court
Three of the three negros charged with burglarizing Shaw's Department Store in Ada about May 8 were bound over to the district court by Justice Brown yesterday. Their bond fixed at $2,000 each. Failing to make bond they remain in the county jail. Geoffrey Wildly, the fourth negro implicated, was discharged for lack of sufficient evidence and returned to Chandler to be tried in Lincoln county on receiving stolen property. The state reportedly made a strong case against the three held for burglary.
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Shaw’s
Ada
Fastest Team In This Part Of State To Be Here Sunday
Clarita will cross bats with Ada next Sunday on the local field. The game was postponed due to rain. Clarita keeps the Tupelo players who lost to Ada weeks ago, and one pitcher from Tupelo will pitch for Clarita Sunday.
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Clarita
Ada
Tupelo
Tupelo-Clarita
Ex-Lieut Governor Bellamy Dies in El Reno at 52
George W. Bellamy former Lieutenant Governor during Haskell's administration died today in a hotel El Reno from pneumonia. He was 52 and served in the territorial senate from 1889 to 1902, presiding over the body in his last two years.
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Pbdies
EL Reno
George W. Bellamy
Haskell
Bellamy
Territorial Senate
Farmers Oppose Tax on Land Referendum Result
Chicago news reports the first farmers referendum in U S history shifted against a proposed land tax. 357,366 voted no while 2,260 supported the measure, across 521 counties in 18 states led by Iowa and New York. Illinois ranked third in support with 59,267 votes, while New Hampshire showed the strongest opposition margin.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
American Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Wyoming
West Virginia
New Jersey
Missouri
New Hampshire
Vermont
Michigan
Illinois
Minnesota
South Dakota
New York
California
Indiana
Iowa
Ohio
Colorado
Idaho
Massachusetts
Washington
Singing at Pecan Grove Next Sunday
An all day singing at Pecan Grove is planned for next Sunday with host hospitality and a welcoming mood. Oklahoma City’s W. E. Edminston will attend with new song books, and he is expected to contribute to the event’s success. G. M. Ledbetter urges attendance to foster more such gatherings.
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Pecan Grove
W. E. Edminston
Oklahoma City
Edminston
G. M. Ledbetter
Huerta Takes Oath as Mexican President
Adolfo De La Huerta was sworn in as provisional president of Mexico in the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico City. A large military show filled the chamber gallery and streets, with crowds gazing upward as cameras captured the moment. Huerta appeared unwell in the ceremony.
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Huerta
Associated Press
Mexico City
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Hastings Century-Old Herring Trade Highlighted
Hastings England has long been a center for herring fishing, tracing a tradition that spans at least twenty centuries and helped shape local economy and culture.
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Hastings
England
Ada High Graduation Exercises Impress Audience at Methodist Church
The Ada ceremony featured a cadet band, a class address by Hon. T. P. Holt, and essays by Mary Marshall Jamson Norman and Opal Little. Diplomas were presented by L. T. Walters as 29 graduates received diplomas with 11 more to come. The event highlighted Americanism and education costs in Ada.
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Methodist Church
Holt
Ada
Russia
Joan of Arc
America
Mr. Holt
High School Glee Club
Mary Marshall
Jamson Norman
Opal Little
L. T. Walters
Board of Education
More than 60 Chautauquas Operate in the United States
The article notes that over sixty Chautauqua gatherings are active nationwide, reflecting broad interest in adult education and civic entertainment during the era. It highlights regional spread and recurring community engagement, with various organizers hosting lectures, concerts, and cultural programs.
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United States
Senate panel suggests US Mexico treaty and intervention
Mexico City report cites Excelsior quoting a senate foreign relations sub committee recommending a US Mexico treaty and possible intervention if Mexico refuses. The paper mocks US policy saying Humbug is at the bottom of Yankee character and Barnum was the example of the species.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Excelsior
Humbug
Barnum
Steedman Oil Showing Good
Allen Oklahoma June 4 The oil situation at Steedman is drawing strong interest with several new rigs arriving and twelve immediate drilling locations prepared. Ardmore investors and drillers have been onsite with tents near their acreage as prospects for a large development this year appear very favorable.
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Allen
Okla
Steedman
Ardmore
Six Men Dead After Mine Explosion Near Cokesburg
Six miners were killed when an explosion in the Ontario Gas Coal Company shaft near Cokesburg Pennsylvania buried them under tons of earth. Foreman said exact death toll could not be stated until bodies are recovered, as work resumed in sinking a coal shaft.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Ontario Gas Coal Company
Cokesburg
Lone Drunk Faces Usual Fine In Court
One drunkenness case reported by the police court this morning. Frank Faust appeared before the mayor on a charge tied to intoxication and was fined $10.75. Justice Thrasher in Crowder prevented Senator Gore from speaking in the courthouse. he spoke later at the opera house in McAlester.
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Frank Faust
Gore
Associated Press
Mcalester
Justice of the Peace
Thrasher
Crowder
Court House
Opera House
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