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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
8
United States tires set new mileage and serviceability records as sales rise dramatically. Industry leaders emphasize stricter quality controls and longer lasting tires driving consumer demand.
Sheriff Duncan returned from McAlester where he attended federal court. J M Danley pleaded guilty and drew ten years in the penitentiary. Meester also pleaded guilty and received six years. Other cases continued to the next term as ringleaders in the Semi nole county roasting ear draft resistance. Frankfort Ky June 22. A Kentucky law bars able bodied males 16 to 60 from leafing until six months after Peace is declared. They must work 36 hours weekly or be fined 20 to 100 dollars. They may be required to perform up to 60 days of public work and penalties apply to all, rich or poor, with enforcement duty for peace officers.
Indianapolis June 20 Indiana Democrats adopted a platform pledging to win the war and support Woodrow Wilson’s renomination. Vice President Marshall Samuel M Ralston and Scott Farris spoke as factional squabbles surfaced over ticket positions and language issues in the party. Emperor Charles Threatened reports from Amsterdam say an assassination attempt on the Austrian ruler is unconfirmed.
A large bronze and stone monument was dedicated near Donner Lake to honor the Donner party emigrants of 1846. Leaders from the Native Sons of the Golden West attended with Gov. Williams D. Stephens set to deliver the principal address. The article recounts the tragedy and rescue efforts, noting the monument’s foundations and historical significance for California pioneers.
E H Gipson adjutant general warns boards statewide against discussing classifications with registrants or the public. Letters sent stress discipline, open meetings, and no comment on higher board decisions. Instructions urge no private classifications or consultations outside official sessions. B J Jeter and wife return to unspecified destination.
Washington reports say Germany strengthens influence in Finland and Aland to form a Middle Europe economic link. Scandinavian experts warn of a German-led Baltic bloc affecting Sweden and Russia, with implications for Nordic neutrality and regional trade in timber and paper.
The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung argues Prussia’s belief in violence is a vain superstition. It claims the Junker class and German industrial magnates rule by brutal force, inoculating the nation with violence as strength. It asserts failed eastern victories did not persuade England to peace and instead strengthened Britain against Germany.
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