Impartial ruling limits separate wage deals for rail workers
The railroad labor board ruled no separate agreement on wages or conditions can be made for clerks without the overall system agreement. The decision clarifies overtime pay practices as time and a half on roads where it existed before federal control, with shop crafts generally receiving extra pay on major roads.
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Chicago
Therailroad Labor Board
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship
Railroad Labor Board
Big Four Brotherhood
Pennsylvania
B. Jewel
Oklahoma Outdoors Offer Budget Trips For Vacation Seekers
Oklahoma game warden Ben Watt touts a dozen rustic camping spots across the state for modest budgets. Zo e in LeFlore county, Black Fork, Coup and Squirrel creeks, Kiamichi mountains, Sulphur lakes, Davis area routes, Clayton near Jack Fork and rivers, Little River and Neshova creeks, Albion on the Kiamichi river offer accessible fishing, camping and nature experiences. Local residents can help haul baggage for travelers seeking simple, nature driven trips.
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Tion
Ben Watt
Zoe
LeFlore County
Kansas City Southern
Black Fork
Coup
Squirrel
Kiamichi
Watts
Davis
Sulphur
Frisco
Santa Fe
Clayton
Pawhuska
Jack Fork
Buffalo
Anderson
Little River
Neshova Creek
Watt
Albion
Ada Justice Brown completes fourteen years on county bench in Oklahoma
Judge H. J. Brown, one of Oklahoma's first justices of the peace, has served 14 years in office with 6021 civil and 5053 criminal cases tried. He faces about a year and a half left on his term, which ends the first Monday in January 1923, with potential for many more cases ahead.
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Ada
Oklahoma
H. J. Brown
Brown
Ada Citizens Back Gravel Plan for City Streets
A three hour meeting endorsed W S Smith plan to gravel Ada streets using funds from property owners and city treasury. Plan calls for a tractor and eight wagons, a committee to raise money, and graveling all streets with curbs storm sewers debated. next Tuesday night plan details and equipment costs will be presented.
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Ada
W. S. Smith
Smith
Oak Avenue
Plana
Dempsey Readies for Carpentier Bout in Atlantic City
Jack Dempsey, two months into training, will likely end workouts in the aeroplane shed and rest light duties before the title fight. He aims to depart for Jersey City Friday and enter seclusion the day before the bout, weighing about 190 pounds.
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Atlantic City
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Carpentier
Salt Lake City
Jersey City
Site surveyed for Hugo hydro power project
Hugo engineers visited the proposed hydro electric site for a second time and filed further specifications with favorable results. They noted Beaver Bend surveys could add forty four feet to the planned 200 foot dam height by tunneling through the bend, a costly but value adding step for the project. Beaver Bend lies about 2000 feet below the dam site and spans five miles, influencing construction costs.
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Hugo
Beaver Bend
Beaver “Bend
Ulster Premier Refuses Meeting With De Valera
Sir James Craig the Ulster Premier declined to-day the invitation from Eamon De Valera to meet in Dublin. De Valera invited five Irish leaders outside his party to Mansion House for a conference on Monday in Dublin.
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Ulster
DE Valera
Belfast
James Craig
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
Mansion House
Oklahoma City Man Will be Leader in Mine Strike Scene
In Columbus a third special venire drawn for the Howat and Dorcy trial as 24 names are called. Ten jurors remain, state one challenge, defense four. Planned demonstration tomorrow features Dan Hogan and W M Freeman with a Frontenac band and interurban car service for coal camp miners.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Alexander Howat
August Dorcy
Kansas
Veniremen
Howat
Dorehy
Lady Randolph Churchill Dies in London
Lady Randolph Churchill, born Jennie Jerome of New York, died in London after a hem orrhage. She married Lord Randall Churchill in 1874, mother of Winston Spencer Churchill, and was noted for her artistic and political talents.
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Associated Press
London
Randall Churchill
Jennie Jerome
New York
Lord Randall Churchill
Duke of Marborough
England
Winston Spencer Churchill
Colonies
Lady Randall Churchill
Lennis Jerome
Ada Merchants Boost Trade With Three July Town Tours
Ada Merchants association plans three trade boosting trips for Second Monday Trades Day on July 11. A band will travel with merchants to towns including Center Maxwell Vanoss Stratford Sulphur Hickory Roff Fitzhugh Franks Pontotoc Connerville Bromide Centrahoma Tupelo Jesse Stonewall Ahloso Francis Allen Steedman Lula with lunch en route. The aim is to drum up business and foster ties with local communities.
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Ada Merchants Association
Ada
Center
Maxwell
Vaness
Stratford
Hickory
Roff
Fitzhugh
Franks
Pontotoc
Connerville
Centrahoma
Tupelo
Jesse
Stonewall
Ahloso
Francis
Allen
Steedman
Lula
Oklahoma Session Laws To Be Distributed Soon
Oklahoma City June 23 The Session Laws for the Eighth Legislature will be ready for distribution in about 50 days announced by Charles J. Kendle acting secretary of state Printing and distribution have been delayed by strikes at the printer under contract for the books The contract calls for 2000 volumes with three copies to each state and county official The printer reserves right to sell copies to individuals unions and others.
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Oklahoma City
Charles J. Kendle
Kendle
New Hub Clothing Co Proprieties Headed to New York
Leave for buying trip by McClure and Taylor new proprietors of the Hub Clothing store to stock up for fall. They plan a complete line and expect to bring back a wide assortment of goods for the city shop.
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McClure and Taylor
Hub Clothing
New York City
Cotton blooms reported from county farm
Hisaw, an early and productive cotton grower in this county, reports cotton blooms on June 25 at his Route 3 Out of Stonewall farm. His yields are consistently heavy, marking him as a notable farming figure in local history.
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N. C. Hisaw
Stonewall
Hisaw
Big Bill Haywood promises surrender on July 12
United States District Attorney Clyne said a radio message from William Big Bill Haywood, convicted IW W leaders, announced he would leave Moscow on July 12 and surrender to federal authorities after landing in the United States.
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Chicago
United States
Clyne
William
Big Bill) Haywood
Moscow
City Still Leading in Membership Race is Pastor's Report
Rev. C. C. Morris of First Baptist summarized a church attendance contest between Ada and Durant Baptist churches. Ada leads with 643 present Sunday versus Durant 639, and 195 in Ada versus 147 in Durant for the Men’s class. He urged all members to boost next Sunday's Bible school turnout.
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C. C. Morris
First Baptist Church
Ada
Durant
Sankamany Receives Three Year Sentence in Impersonation Case
Charles B. Trailor also known as Sankamany, Osage, appeared before Judge Robert L. Williams in Muskogee Oklahoma and was sentenced to three years in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth Kansas for impersonating federal officers. He allegedly obtained several thousand dollars for philanthropic ventures to aid Indians in eastern Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Charles B. Trailor
Sankamany
Robert L. Williams
United States District Court
Federal
Leavenworth
Kansas
Oklahoma
Convention of American Disabled Veterans Opens in Detroit
Detroit June 29. The American Disabled Veterans of the World War convenes with plans for selecting a national headquarters city adopting a constitution and voting on resolutions. A report on sedition is expected after a demonstration prompted by an unsigned letter. The 700 delegates include blinded veterans and former Red Cross nurses.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Convention
Red Cross
Planes From Hampton Roads Search Sea For Iowa
At Newport News on June 29 planes from the Hampton Roads base and Langley field went to sea at eight to locate the radio controlled battleship Iowa. More than a score of seaplanes left the base and Langley field with weather described as ideal and a slight haze over the Atlantic.
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Newport News
Hampton Roads Naval Base
Langley Field
Iowa
Naval Base
Atlantic
Disabled veterans clash with socialists at convention
Fifty delegates from the convention of disabled American veterans of the world war invaded the socialist convention shortly after noon today and warned that the veterans were ready to fight again to defend the flag against sedition disloyalty and treason.
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Detroit
Convention of
Disabled American Veterans of the
Socialist Convention
Carpenters Union Votes 10 Percent Pay Cut
The carpenters' union here has approved a voluntary ten percent reduction in the current wage scale, set to take effect on July 1.
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Okmulgee
Carpenters’ Union
Harding Nominates Georgia Republican Negro to DC Recorder Post
Washington June 28 Lincoln Johnson a Georgia republican national committeeman and a negro was nominated by President Harding on Tuesday to serve as a recorder of deeds in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Lincoln Johnson
Georgia
Tuesaday
Harding
District of Columbia
Carpentier Calm Amid Oncoming World Title Bout
Manhasset June 29 Georges Carpentier remains oddly calm as the world championship fight nears. His camp shows tension with manager Descamps and trainer Wilson anxious while friend Pierre Mallet limits visitors. Carpentier worries only about his short hair after a barber clipped his blond pompadour as he enters final training.
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Georges
Descamps
Wilson
Manhasset
Carpentier
Mayor killed by lightning near Muskogee
Porum mayor Miles A. Price a World War veteran was struck and killed by lightning Tuesday afternoon near Porum after seeking shelter in the Black Jack school house seven miles north of Porum. Teammate Guy Prachard was badly hurt but expected to recover.
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Muskogee
Guy Prachard
Mr. Price
Open new epoch in U S expense history today
Executive and administrative heads of all government departments were called to meet with Dawes to inaugurate a new era in American government expenditures. President Harding is expected to preside as the first budget estimate begins July 1 and may be revised if further economies are found.
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Washington
Charles c. Dawes
Harding
Allies uncover vast Turco Bolshevik plot in Constantinople
Allied authorities announced the discovery of a Turco Bolshevik plot of vast proportions in Constantinople. Numerous arrests were reported, including the alleged ringleader of the movement.
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Associated Press
Constantinople
White Sox on Trial over 1919 World Series Conspiracy
In Chicago Judge Hugo Friend overruled the defense motion to quash the indictment charging the Chicago White Sox players with conspiracy to throw the 1919 World Series. The trial proceeded with the case against the players.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Hugo Friend
Adverts in the News Wanted Columns Spark Debate
Readers weigh the value of listing classified ads in the News Wanted columns. Editor argues for broader visibility while critics worry about clutter and accuracy. Community feedback highlights practical guidance and varying standards across papers.
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