Spink affidavit prompts Mooney clemency bid
A dead sports writer Alfred H. Spink allegedly exonerates Tom Mooney of the 1916 San Francisco preparedness parade bombing. The Chicago Federation of Labor votes to seek Mooney’s release, citing the new affidavit as basis, while Spink’s tale links German agents and earlier Oakland neighbors to the event.
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Chicago
Tom Mooney
San Quentin
California
Alfred H. Spink
San Francisco
Mooney
Federation of Labor
Spink
Bay
Mertz
John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Labor Federation
Fitzpatrick
Federation
Severe wind and rain storm hits Texas and Oklahoma
A powerful storm swept northwest Texas and southern Oklahoma last night and today causing extensive crop and property damage. The area roughly bounded by Elk City Oklahoma Seymour Texas and Dallas Texas saw flattened cotton and wheat crops roofs torn off houses and broken windows. Three injuries were reported none fatal. In Wichita Falls Charlie Tracey was seriously hurt by lightning during a laundry explosion. Dallas saw two injuries when an auto was overturned by wind. Communication lines were disrupted across the region.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Elk City
Okla
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Charlie Tracey
Iowa Park
Weather settles after heavy weekend rain in Ponca City
June weather brings 2.02 inches of rain across Kay and Osage counties. Farmers report wheat in excellent condition from prior moisture and await several days of clear weather to finish ripening. A light rain started this morning.
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Ponca City
Kay
Osage County
Heavy Rain Drenches Pontotoc County Weekend
Ada records 2.92 inches of rain Sunday with more on Friday. The total for the month surpasses five inches, twice the May total, according to Observer MacMillan.
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Pontctoc County
MacMillan
Ada
Hoffman Selected On Mediation Board To Settle Disputes
General Roy Hoffman of Oklahoma City was chosen by the U.S. board of mediation to join a five member special board to settle railway labor disputes after failed arbitration. The non partisan panel will convene in St Louis for about thirty days and Hof fman will represent the southwest. This makes the second Oklahoma City man on the mediation board after Carl Williams of the Oklahoma Farmer Stockman.
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Oklahoma City
Roy Hoffman
United States Board of Mediation of
Washington
Hoffman
Southwest
St. Louis
General Hoffman
Carl Williams
The
Oklahoma Farmer- Stockman
Wichita
Beekeeping Tactics to Prevent After Swarms and Orchard Budding
A keeper advises on preventing swarms by relocating the parent hive and hiving the new swarm to deprive the original colony of field bees. He notes subsequent queen emergence and the aim to stop after swarms. The article also highlights pecan budding and Farm Week at Oklahoma A and M College with July 31 to August 3 events, lectures, and 4-H activities.
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Enos C. Pittman
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
C. T. Dowell
Renewal methods for recovering strawberry beds in Oklahoma
Growing Strawberries in Stillwater explains two renewal methods after harvest. The dirting method removes old plants and buries them with new soil, leaving fresh plants on the side, while the two strip method plows between old mats then dirts and moves the blocks of young plants. Both require summer cultivation until fall rains begin.
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D. C. Mooring
Oklahoma A
M. College
4-H Club Activity Aims to Boost Tree Budding
A local 4-H club activity focuses on tree budding work, seeking hands on practice and community interest. Volunteers and youth participants explore grafting and budding methods, building skills and promoting forestry education in the area.
Passing of livery stable observed in McAlester
McAlester city council abolished the special tax on livery stables and revised occupational taxes. The deficiency in budget funds will be covered by assessment after opposition to annual collections.
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Mcalester
Favorite Son Apparent West Virginia Winner
Charleston West Virginia June 14 While returns from 2306 precincts were incomplete Senator Guy D Goff favorite son candidate for the Republican presidential preference led Hoover. Governor Gore conceded the Republican senatorial nomination to Dr Harry D Hatfield who will oppose Senator Neeley in November.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Guy D. Goff
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Smith
New York
James A. Reed
Missouri
Howard M. Gore
Hery D. Hatfield
M. M. Neeley
North-South road boosters form committee for talks
Ada hosts Monday meeting of the North-South Road boosters to push a state highway from Ada north through Francis toward the Canadian river. A committee will visit Sasakwa Wewoka and Holdenville for cooperation and views. Holdenville Francis and Ada sent reps. Wewoka and Sasakwa unable due to weather. An old college quartet entertained after the session.
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Ada
Francis
Canadian River
First Baptist Church
Sasakwa
Wewoka
Holdenville
W. C. Duncan
J. C. Hynds
Will M. Thompson
Roff
H. L. Cloud
W. H. Powel
C. C. Roberts
Old College
Harvey Faust
Lowell Turner
Burgess Steed
Oscar Parker
Mary
Bella Harvey
Oklahoma City Doctor Awarded 25000 Damages in Plot Case
Oklahoma Supreme Court affirms $25,000 damages to Dr G F Border former Mangum mayor who alleged a Mangum Electric Company plot to ruin his influence and defeat a bond issue for a municipal light plant. The ruling cites a failed lower court instruction and details a complex conspiracy involving a detective and several associates.
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Oklahoma City
G. F. Border
Mangum
Mangum Electric Company
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
District Court
Beckham County
Dr. Border
Electric Company
John C. Keles
J. W. Chamber
Meman Prusett
Perry
Pruiett
Fullblood Elected Leader of Indians
Pawhuska June 5 The Osage tribe elected Fred Lookout a full blood chief after a 161 to 124 vote over Roman Logan Lookout led the progressive ticket which mostly includes mixed bloods Henry Pratt beat Paul Red Eagle 97 to 93 for assistant chief Roberts Leahy won the tribal council seat formerly held by Charley Carter The council lineup remains largely unchanged Revard was the only progressive winner The ticket supports tribal ownership of mineral rights and trusteeship of tribal property
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Pratt
Red Eagle
Roberts Leahy
Charley Carter
George Alburty
Clement Denoya
Frank Lessert, Jr
Dick Pehtsamore
Sam Kennedy
William Pryor
Francis Revard
Revard
Second Trial Under Way For Love County Officials
In Marietta Oklahoma a second venire panel was called for the ouster trial of Wes Croy Love county attorney charged with larceny of loot from the Love county bank January 25. Judge James Mathers faces a similar trial and both men are accused of keeping part of about 3700 of 9600 recovered from the robbery. Claude Andrews who pleaded guilty to robbery testified he led them to the money.
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Marietta
Wes Croy
Love County
Croy
James Mathers
Claude Andrews
Crey
Mathers
Relief plans form amid Italia search in Arctic reports
Soviet rescue commission aims to dispatch an expedition to Franz Josef land to locate the missing dirigible Italia amid wireless sends said to be from the airship. Russia skepticism grows as other stations report echoes but no clear location. Elsewhere in Moscow court, Bob Haynes and Arge Prigmore are bound over for grand larceny in a hide theft case and may plead guilty.
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Moscow
Soviet Rescue Commission
Franz Josef Land
Nobile
Murmansk
Obkhorsk
Tobolsk
Siberia
Loutchinski
Murman Coast
Kings Bay
Spitzbergen
Russia
Luetzow Holm
North
Sob
Pur
Bob Haynes
B. A. Priguasr
Arge Prigmore
District Court
T. O. Cullins
News Want Ad Promises Quick Buy Rent and Find
A concise newspaper prompt invites readers to use a News Want Ad to buy rent or locate needed items. It positions the service as a fast, easy way to connect buyers sellers and renters in the local market.
Oklahoma Portland Gas Well Produces Oil and Gas
The Starrett No. 2 cement plant well flowed five and a half million feet of gas and sprayed oil after a late yesterday touch at 660 feet. Nearby McCraw well near Clarita was bridged and being cleaned, with expectations of higher oil yields when cleared.
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Oklahoma Portland Cement Company
Starrett No. 2
Oklahoma
Portland
M. O. Matthews
McCraw
Clarita
Men confess to Hitchita bank robbery in McIntosh County
In Eufaula county jail, two men and a boy confess to robbing Hitchita State Bank in Hitchita on Monday. Jeff Kimbro, Known as Blackie, 33, and Other Key, 20, of Williams in LeFlore County, were captured with Roy Nicholson, 32, in Henryetta. About $500 of $1,094 loot recovered. ar arraignments for robbery with firearms pending.
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Muskogee
Eufaula
MclIntosh
Hitchita
Erv Kelley
Key
Williams
LeFlore
Jeff Kimbro
Stigler
Spiro
Kelley
Roy Nicholson
Henryetta
Maryland
Kimbro
Blackie
Nicholson
Milam M. King
Edfaula
Without Constable Now H J Brown Seeks Replacement
Justice of the peace H J Brown is without a constable as J L Miller resigns this morning and no successor has been secured by this afternoon leaving the office short handed and seeking a replacement.
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H. J. Brown
J. L. Miller
Brown
Congressman's Return from Washington Aims for Democratic Victory
Hon. and Mrs. Tom D. McKeown and Join Borce MecKeel arrived from Washington by car Monday. Mrs. McKeown has been ill but is improving. The congressman expects Democratic victory this year and a four year Democratic administration. He believes the next speaker of the house will be a Democrat.
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Tom D. McKeown
Borce MecKeel
Washington
Norbeck Transferred to Garfield Hospital for Rest
Senator Norbeck Republican of South Dakota was moved to Garfield hospital this morning on his physician’s orders for complete rest and special treatment and diet. The action was described by his office as a precautionary measure to aid his recovery.
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Norbeck
Washington
South Dakota
Garfield Hospital
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Byrd
Bennett
On Ene
Italia
Peary
General Nobile
Capt
Alaska-Spitzbergen
Wilkins
On Meditation Board
NEA
Umberto Novile
King’s Bay
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St. Nicholas Land
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Gonfer
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Sturgess Music Co
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