Escape of Hill in milk wagon used to flee capital
Mexico City May 22 One of the revolt stories is General Benjamin Hill chief lieutenant of General Obregon escaping the capital hidden in sacks in a milk wagon. He vanished the night Obregon left April 13. The wagon was stopped for no light. Hill slipped out and hid then returned to the wagon.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Carranza
Benjamin Hill
Alvaro Obregon
General Hill
General Obregon
Hill
University of Oklahoma and A M College propose minimum teacher salaries
A joint scale for 1920 1921 sets minimum teacher salaries by training and experience. Men with two years college without experience would earn 1215 1620 dollars for nine months while those with an A B or B S and experience would reach 1800 2250 dollars. Women with two years college without experience would get 1080 1260 dollars. those with experience 1170 1350 dollars.
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School of Education
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Career of Ygnacio Bonillas Amid Mexican Turmoil
Ygnacio Bonillas once Mexican ambassador to the United States and Carranza’s presidential candidate moved from the Washington embassy to a jungle camp in Vera Cruz then to a prison in Mexico City. He was linked to a March 28 shooting near Tlalpan believed to be a kidnapping attempt, survived a rail stop, fled with Carranza on May 7, and was captured after Carranza’s death at Tlaxcalantonga, awaiting provisional decision on his fate.
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Robert Cedujo
Obregon
Carranza
Arnulfo Gonzales
Nueva Laredo
Gaudencio de la Llave
Cedujo
Santiago Tlalteco
Mexico City
Cejudo
Jalapa
Felix Diaz
Obegon
Associated Press
Ygnacio Bonillas
United States
Washington
Vera Cruz
Tlalpan
Guadalajara
City
Tlaxcalantonga
Mexican captain captures and suicide near Texcoco
Capt. Felipe Sanchez Carranza, nephew of President Carranza, was shot when he killed himself after a forced landing injury near Texcoco, as he attempted to reach Vera Cruz during Mexico City’s evacuation on May 7.
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Felipe Sanchez Carranza
Texcoco
Mexico City
Sanchez
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Gore visits Stonewall amid cool reception
Senator T. P. Gore passed through Stonewall on Saturday en route from Ada to Coalgate. A chilly reception followed and locals voiced strong disapproval of his wartime conduct, signaling broad regional distrust.
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T. P. Gore
Stonewal
Ada
Coalgate
Stonewall
Gore
Pontotoc County
Stonewall News
Federation of Labor Opens Fortieth Convention in Montreal
In Montreal on June 7 the American Federation of Labor began its fortieth annual convention with over 500 delegates. Samuel Gompers warned against compulsory labor by strikes and urged impeachment of Attorney General Palmer while addressing US political issues and labor rights.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
United States
Wilson
Pallmer
Federation of Labor
Federation
Death of Mrs Walsh in Sherman Hospital
Mrs. M. L. Walsh died Saturday night in a Sherman hospital after an operation. The procedure was successful but post op complications caused her death. Born in Missouri in 1871, she moved to Oklahoma and lived in Ada for over twenty years. Survived by brother J. F Kingkade daughter Mrs. H. A. Wright nephew Walter Oliver and nieces Cynnie and Sallie Oliver.
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M. L. Walsh
Sherman
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ada
Small Grain Crop In Serious Condition Says State Official
Oklahoma City report warns the forthcoming small grain crop faces severe risk from inadequate railcar and storage capacity. Editors urged coverage to rally bankers, merchants, and farmers to build 25,000 grain rooms and hold grain under cover to prevent losses and higher bread prices.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
N. R. Graham
Teacher Ross Womack Wins Reappointment in Wynnewood District
Mr. Ross B. Womack left Sunday for Ada to enter the normal for the summer. He was re-elected to his Wynnewood area school with a higher salary than last year. Every patron in the district signed a petition to keep him another year at the raise.
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Ross B. Womack
Ada
Wynnewood
Thomas P Holt Announces Candidacy for County Judge
Ada lawyer Thomas P Holt announces his candidacy for Pontotoc County judge. He vows to administer the law as written with fairness to all and invites voters to judge him on merits. Holt notes 16 years in Ada as a citizen and attorney, married with two children, and plans to meet as many residents as possible.
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Pontotoc County
Blackstone
Ada
Thomas P. Holt
Alleged Distiller Taken to Federal Court in Oklahoma
J. S. Riddling was taken to McAlester by Sheriff Duncan for a federal court hearing on two counts of manufacturing whiskey. He was arrested three months ago in Lovelady while operating a still and released on bond, later found running another still at the same site.
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J. S. Riddling
McAlester
Duncan
Lovelady
State Inspector orders Ada county jail torn down
The state inspector R. M. Crow orders Pontotoc County to demolish the Ada jail immediately and erect a modern brick jail. The county faces a dilemma as no courthouse exists and a bonded court house project failed last winter.
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Ada
R. M. Crow
Busby
Pontotoc County
Pontotoc
Solomon Begins 2 1 2 Year Prison Term In Ada Case
Sheriff Duncan escorted James Solomon to McAlester to start a two and one half year sentence after a May burglary at Shaw's Department Store in Ada. Solomon pleaded guilty in district court last Saturday and claims Hubbard City Texas as his origin. The co defendants remain jailed in Ada awaiting trial.
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Duncan
McAlester
James Solomon
Solomon
Bolen
Shaw’s
Ada
Hubbard City
Texas
Train Kills Enid Woman Near City
Mrs. A. O. Triplett of Enid was run over and instantly killed by a Rock Island train a mile north of Enid this morning.
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Enid
Okla
A. O. Triplett
Rock Island
Here
Additional Notes on Carranza Regime
Mexico City reports reveal a fraud tied to about 1,000,000 pesos found by interim treasury officials after Carranza’s overthrow. Officials say counterfeit or recycled faucet of infascicables paper money was burned but a quarter of destroyed notes had been skimmed and sold at 10 centavos per peso. The regime used old currency as a tax on imports and other taxes before burning.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Carranza
Treasury Department
Evacuation Period Strains Mexico City Communications and Trade
Capital residents faced shortages and price spikes amid the liberal revolutionary evacuation. Food bought at premium, foreign and Indian traders impacted by currency shifts as cable and telegraph services failed until mid May. Authorities attempted limited wireless relays and border transmissions to relay news.
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Carranza
Republic
Divorce Sought by Husband in Ada District Court
Daily Frank Faust files suit for divorce from Minnie Faust in Ada district court. He cites marriage on April 29, 1919 and incompatibility of temper after she preferred to live with her parents.
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Frank Faust
District
Minnie Faust
Defendant
Ada
Wheat production forecast shows record U S crop
The Agriculture Department projected a spring wheat crop of 277 billion bushels and total winter wheat output of 781 million bushels as of June 1, with May gains lifting prospects. The forecast notes the 160 million bushel drop from the previous year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Roland Announces For Representative
Ada resident R C Roland declares candidacy for eighth Oklahoma legislature in the Democratic primary. He touts decades of local service, strong party defense, and pledge to represent Pontotoc county fully if elected.
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R. C. Roland
Ada
Roland
State Election Board
Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Ada Postmaster Praises Passage of Pay Bill for Postal Staff
Postmaster J W Westbrook lauds President Wilsons pay bill signings as best news. expects effective July first raise to 1400 dollars for entrance clerks and carriers with 100 dollar yearly increases to 1800. He notes current rates and loss of staff to higher wages and says the bill eliminates the 200 dollar annual bonus. Early Christians abolished New Year relics while Siam's wealth rests on rice and teakwood.
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J. W. Westbrook
Wilson
Post Office
Postal Service
Westbrook
Immediate federal funds for rail rolling stock
The Interstate Commerce Commission announced immediate appropriation of 125 million dollars from the 300 million revolving fund for rail rolling stock. Of this total, 75 million buys freight and 50 million locomotives, with 20 thousand refrigerator cars favored for fruit crops and initial allotments to roads most rapidly advancing repayment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
County Grain Meeting Set for Ada This Saturday
Pontotoc county agricultural agent J B Hill calls a county wide meeting of grain men in Ada district courtroom Saturday at 1 PM. Farmers with grain to thresh threshing crews and others interested in harvest are urged to attend to discuss threshing prices and machine routes.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
J. B. Hill
Navy Opens Enlistment To Boys Aged 17 And Older
The Navy announced that 17 year old boys may enlist with parental consent. Recruits may choose Great Lakes Newport News Hampton Roads or Gulfport and can re enlist for three years or until age 21. The recruiting officer said open schools offer courses in electrical engineering artificer yeoman hospital copper smith and more.
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U. S. Navy
Great Lakes
Ill
Newport
R. I
Hampton Roads
Gulfport
Miss
Sam
Martial Law Declared in Galveston Over Freight Strike
Governor Hobby issued a proclamation placing Galveston under martial law effective at noon due to freight congestion from a longshoremen strike. The order was announced at 10:50 this morning in Austin.
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Texas
Austin
Galveston
Hobby
Fourth Class Post Master Examination Planned in Ada Oklahoma
The Civil Service Commission announces a fourth class postmaster examination to be held in Ada Oklahoma on June 26 1920. It aims to certify for vacancy at Fitzhugh Oklahoma and other positions as may occur. Compensation last year was 436 dollars. Applicants must be 21, or 18 if state law allows. Residency in the posting territory required. Applications go to the local postmaster or to Washington for Form 1753.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Ada
Okla
Fitzhugh
United States
Washington, D. C
Riddle to Leave for South America via New York
Cecil S. Riddle and Bonnie Peters of Tupelo plan to travel to New York City next week then sail to Brazil and Argentina in search of business in cattle or oil. Both are 21 and met in the S A T C at East Central. Riddle grew up around Ada and has studied at the Normal. Virgil Riddle is at Harvard.
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Cecil S. Riddle
New York City
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Riddle
Bonnie Peters
Tupelo
East Central
Mr. Riddle
Ada
Virgil
Harvard University
Cecil
New York
Reptile Teeth For Grasping Not Crushing
The article notes that reptile teeth are suited for seizing prey and not for crushing. It also states that the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland.
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Thistle
Scotland
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Walsh
Sherman Hospital
Reise
Indian Territory
Collin County
Democratic Party
Siam
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Tulsa
B. C. Nevins
Arthur McLeod
H. J. Gray
Nevins
McLeod
Edgar M. Gambill
State Labor Board
Muskogee
Gambill
Cecil C. Riddle
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