County fair plans advance with grounds and track work
At a commercial club meeting the grounds committee reported President Briles will loan the gymnasium and surrounding buildings for the county fair. A race track will be built, wagons may occupy Dan Hays pasture with a gate. August 27 and 28 are set for the fair, with possible A M encampment. Women will aid in the good roads drive during a Chicago congress.
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Commercial Club
Committee On Grounds
Briles
Dan Hays
Chicago
Congress of Women
Coliseum
Congress
Federation of Women’s Clubs
National Good Roads Association
International Good Roads and Automobile Association
Illinois State Road Association
Chicago Good Roads Association
Capitol Groundbreaking Planned for July 4
Oklahoma City June 12 The State Capitol Commission will break ground for the Capitol on July 4. Plans are limited but crews will excavate a basement. The building will have no home or large rotunda due to insufficient appropriation. The Governor withholds $100,000 bonus until land abstracts are delivered and approved after Legislature review. Abstracts were mislaid, delaying verification while past custodians explain their locations. Title is thought sound but may face further scrutiny.
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Oklahoma City
State Capitol Commission
Capitol Building
Depositors Besiege Bank in Chicago Tie-Up of 4 Million
Crowds of anxious depositors surrounded four Lorimer banks all night as $4,000,000 in deposits were frozen after State Bank Examiner Parkin took charge. Many sobbing women lined up while ex Senator Lorimer and other bank officials remained inaccessible. Parkin said the worst is over and other Chicago banks are in stable condition.
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Chicago
Lorimer
Pharkin
Parkin
All Stars Edge Normal Teachers In Tight 8 7 Finish
Friday afternoon a lively ball game on the normal diamond matched an all star town lineup against a teachers team. The contest stayed close and the All Stars won 8 to 7 with Kyser and Chauncey for the visitors and Jones and Simmons for the Teachers. Umpire Ellis. About $15 to $20 raised for United Charities. Also notes that among 477 women doctors in England, most are married.
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All Stars
Jones and Simmons
Kyser
Chauncey
Ellis
United Charities
Judge Hayes Campaign Stop Moves through Frisco
Saturday Daily Judge Samuel W. Hayes arrived by south Frisco train and was met by friends. At 2 30 p m he spoke to a packed district court room urging his campaign for the 38th Senate seat to succeed Senator Gore. He then spoke to students at the normal after a special invitation.
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Samuel W. Hayes
South Frisco
District Court
Senate
T. P. Gore
Normal
Hypnotist Arrested Over Boy’s Bicycle Illusion
Gary Ind June 13 Arthur Tracey 18 testified against traveling hypnotist W B Griffiths who put him to sleep and kept him until threatened with imprisonment Tracey spent a day pedaling a nonmoving bicycle in a show window and was arrested on cruelty to children and obstructing traffic amid clubwomen protests
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Gary
Ind
Arthur Tracey
W. B. Griffiths
Tracey
Griffiths
Sheriff Recovers Suspects and Prohibits Rail Line Libations
Sheriff Duncan returned from Dallas with John C. Ray wanted for burglary and another fugitive linked to a Seminole county murder case. At the courthouse, three barrels of Pablo liquor were poured out as a protest against prohibition. Undersheriff Kennedy and Cities Balls seized three and a half gallons of alcohol from a buggy driven by J. Q. Adams.
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Duncan
Dallas
John C. Ray
Vaness
Seminole County
Court House
Oklahoma
Kennedy
Cities
J. Q. Adams
Women Favor Suffrage Endorsed by Federation
Chicago June 13 suffrage movement gains near unanimous support as the General Federation of Women's Clubs endorses women's suffrage. Leaders led the convention in singing Hallelujah as cheers erupted.
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Chicago
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Oklahoma Money Bills in Congress for Indian Tax Exemption and State Costs
Washington reports Representative Murray of Oklahoma offered bills to reimburse the state for tax losses from Indian allotment exemptions and to cover excess costs from the constitutional convention and criminal case trials. The measures rely on Dawes Commission land appraisals and Oklahoma tax rate limits for 21 years of exemption.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Murray
Mr. Murray
Dawes Commission
Congress
U.S. Judge Impeached Over Alleged Misconduct
Washington June 12 Representative Neely formally impeached United States District Judge Alston G Dayton of West Virginia in the House charging twenty six acts of alleged misconduct and urging investigation into the judge.
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Washington
United States District
Alston G. Dayton
West Virginia
Representative Neely
Explosion at Tulsa rocks Verdigris River ferry
Two married men, George Micheal a teamster and S P McCan a ferryman, were blown to atoms when nitroglycerine hauled up the Verdigris River bank at Inela broke loose from horses, crashing into the ferry and causing a terrible blast.
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Tulsa
Jume
George Micheal
S. P. McCan
Verdigris
Inela
May Be Victim of Slavers in Indiana Case
Mrs Jessie Davis in Alexandria Indiana seeks help from city police to locate her fifteen year old daughter Leona who disappeared after leaving Imperial California on May 22 while finishing her freshman year. The trunk arrived without her.
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Alexandria
Ind
Leona
Jessie Davis
Imperial
Calif
Heaviest people would be the lightest hearted if all laughed
A concise aphorism noting that universal laughter could invert obvious expectations about weight and mood, suggesting humor correlates with temperament rather than physical size.
Mediation Pact Signed to Transfer Mexican Power
Delegates from the United States and the Huerta government affix signatures in Niagara Falls with mediators from Argentina Brazil and Chile to a protocol aimed at restoring peace in Mexico. The agreement details the transfer of executive power to a provisional government recognized by the United States on a future date and to exercise functions until a Constitutional President is inaugurated.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
United States
Huerta
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Mexico
Gas Well Depths Hit Healdton Field Record
Ardmore Oklahoma June 11 The Apne and Franklin Oil Company in the southwest 9.43 in Section 10 Healdton field reports a gas well producing 15,000,000 cubic feet daily. Found beneath 1100 feet and under the oil sand this is the first gas beneath an oil sand and the deepest gas yet in the field with rock pressure better than the shallower wells. The conditions favor a long life gas field.
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Ardmore
Apne & Franklin Oil Company
Healdton
Tonglife
Mysterious death of girl linked to yachtman Reese
Baltimore June 13 A murder mystery grips the east as Ella Winter a young woman is found floating in the bay with no drowning signs from an autopsy She was last seen with D Meredith Reese Jr a wealthy lawyer clubman and yachtsman in a launch a week prior She allegedly loved him but no charges filed yet authorities suggest murder and that Reese is withholding information
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Baltimore
Ella Winter
D. Meredith Reese, Jr
Reese
Roosevelt in London for talks on home rule settlement
London June 13 Roosevelt arrived from his son Kermit’s wedding for a brief stay in England. He plans to advise the government and Unionist leaders in a plan to settle the home rule fight. Three conferences with leaders have been arranged.
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London
Roosevelt
Kermit
England
Masked man sought after assault at Dallas edge
A posse of armed farmers hunts a masked white man suspected in an attempted assault on Mrs. Charles Good wife of a druggist near Dallas outskirts. She raised alarm by telephone and drew central into action as the countryside mobilizes.
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Dallas
Charles Good
Cit
Central
Huerta Censorship Suppresses Dissent in Mexico
A Nashville Tribune summary notes efforts by Huerta to censor Mexican news, permitting only pleasant reports to emerge. The piece discusses challenges in understanding the broader truth behind the official press line and hints at broader political repression.
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Huerta
Mexico
Nashville
Hugo and Ardmore Leave O T League
Denison Texas June 12 R M Finley secretary of the Denison Baseball Club reports Hugo and Ardmore have withdrawn from the Texas Oklahoma League. Hugo and Ardmore exit the circuit and the season schedule is revised. The league will now have six teams and officials say the new schedule suits them better than the earlier version.
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Denison Tex
Hugo
Ardmore
Meeting of Pentotoc County School Officers
Program for the annual meeting of Pentotoc County School Officers Association on Friday July 3 1914 at the courthouse opening at 9 30 a m Invocation by Rev Roy Early three minute reports from district directors or a board member present Importance of drawing school warrants Rit Erwin county treasurer President s address W T Mel Greatest needs of rural and village schools Dr G H Truax Address R H Wilson state superintendent Open discussion of the school law business meeting adjournment.
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Pentotoc County School Officers’ Association
Court House
Roy Early
Rit Erwin
W. T. Mel
G. H. Truax
Wilson Sees Good Times Prophecy of Prosperity
Washington reports Secretary of Labor Wilson said bumper crops and revival of iron trade would lift mining and textile sectors, prompting calls for more than 1000,000 workers to harvest crops. He weighs negotiating railroad special excursions to the wheat belt from Eastern cities to source labor.
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Washington
Wilson
Four Girls Drowned at Sapulpa
In Sapulpa Oklahoma on June 11 the bodies of Bess Reynolds 18 and three Sanders sisters aged 9 12 and 14 were found in Rock Creek bearing signs of foul play. A coroner's jury viewed the bodies and adjourned to Thursday morning as witnesses were called.
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Saplpa
Bess Reynolds
Bertie Sanders
Zalah Sanders
Vina Sanders
Rock Creek
Henry Sanders
Miss Reynolds
Sanders
More Lorimer banks closed in Chicago
The State Bank of Calumet failed to open and was placed under the state examiner. Deposits exceed an estimated $150,000. The Southwest Saving Institution also suspended at noon. Lorimer bank vice president Munday said every depositor in all six banks will be paid in full.
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Chicago
State Bank of Calumet
LaSalle Street, Trust and Savings Bank
State Examiner
Southwest Saving Institution
Munday
Lorimer Banks
Denver mystery letter sent to banker two days apart
Denver reports a second Black Hand letter addressed to banker Dennis Sheedy, delivered within 36 hours after a similar note to Col. D. C. Dodge. Police suspect a novel reading boy, nicknamed Amateur Black Hand, is behind the threats.
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Denver
Dennis Sheedy
Col
D. C. Dodge
B Y P U State Convention Adopts Thanks and Closes
The state meeting of the B Y P U ended with E E Lee of Dallas delivering a notable address on youth and the church. The Vinita union received the state banner, and a resolution thanked the church and city for hospitality. About 150 in attendance, 1225 delegates from 45 unions, with W S Wiley of Muskogee speaking to normal students. Next meeting set for Edmond.
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E. E. Lee
Dallas
Southern Baptist Convention
Vinita Union
W. S. Wiley
Muskogee
Edmond
Steamers Narrow Escape off Nantucket Collision
The Hamburg American liner Pretoria struck the American liner New York 175 miles off Nantucket. Both ships remained undamaged and uninjured and continued on course. Few sleeping passengers realized the near miss as the New York, with 1350 passengers aboard, was in action at the time.
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New York
Pretoria
Nantuckett
Seminole County Teachers Organize for Coming Year
At a recent meeting of Seminole county teachers the county association was organized for the coming year. T. B. Liner or Konawa was elected president W. A. Ingle vice president and Miss Lucy Peppon secretary treasurer. Cincinnati suffragettes are giving exhibitions of their cooking, but it is believed the English sisters can.
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Seminole County
T. B. Liner Or
Konawa
W. A. Ingle
Lucy Peppon
Cincinnati
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