Railroads Prep for Emergency as Miners Strike Looms
Oklahoma and Arkansas coal mines face a potential April first shutdown as miners push for higher wages. Frisco and Rock Island store large coal reserves while planning oil-fueled engines if coal runs out. Katy lacks alternative coal sources, but Frisco and Rock Island report four months of supply.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Frisco
Rock Island
Oklahoma-Arkansas
Alabama
Colorado
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Katy
Eugene McAuiliff
Bailey Primary in Texas in Race for Delegates at Large
A Texas primary is set for May 2 to determine if U S Senator J W Bailey and three friends will be named delegates at large to the Democratic national convention in Denver. The vote targets all white Democratic voters, with emphasis on white voters as per Terrell election law provisions.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
United States
J. W. Bailey
Denver
Waco
Oklahoma House faces hearings on state institution sites
Guthrie Oklahoma March 21 Representative Durant, chairman of the House committee on Public buildings and State Institutions, will chair meetings Monday and Tuesday nights to decide which institutions to include in a bill. A public meeting is set for Wednesday night March 25 for towns to present applications. The ten day inquiry will lead to a report. the Senate committee is invited to join. Latest applicants include Sterrett Bryan County seeking a State normal school and Duncan Stephens County with unspecified preference.
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Guthrie
Durant
House Committee On Public Buildings
Senate Committee On
Sterrett
Bryan County
State Normal School
Duncan
Stephens County
State University and A. and M. Presidents On Health Board
Guthrie March 19 The senate passed a bill creating a State Board of Health led by the State University president and the A. and M. College president with an active physician as member and health officer. The board governs counties and cities, sets quarantines, reports vital statistics, and oversees a $10,000 operating appropriation. The act also authorizes ferries regulation and outlines duties for the State Commissioner of Charities and Corrections.
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Guthrie
Senate
George O. Johnson
State Board of Health
State University
A. & M. College
Health Department
Francis raid nets liquor at local shops and depots
Sheriff and deputies raid D. C. Brady's drug store A. J. Polks meat market and Will Arnold's Joint finding little at Brady's and one pint at Arnold's but nineteen pints in Polks grip. A barrel of whisky found with Tom Thompson. Luke Thompson arrested and bonded. Multiple arrests for moving liquor with bonds set at 500 each. Coker later charged. booze stored. trial slated soon.
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Tom Smith
L. J. Shook
L. L. Walter Gayne
Jim Lillard
D. C
Allen
Luke Thompson
Marshal E. M. Putnam
Ada
Thompsons
Will Arnold
Pontotoc Lodge elects new officers for coming quarter
Pontotoc Lodge No. 5783 of the Coming Men of America met Thursday evening and elected Vernon Rollow as president Robi Lucas as vice president Leo Biggar as secretary and treasurer Joe Statts as director Claud Wilmoth as speaker and Sam Donaghey as sentinel. The officers will be installed at the next meeting. Carlton Weaver attended by invitation and spoke to the group. Other members include Owen Kyle Sidney Davis Elbert Reed Clarence Newton Roy Adair Willie Mitchel.
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Pontotoc Lodge No
Vernon Rollow
Robi. Lucas
Leo Biggar
Joe Statts
Claud Wilmoth
Sam Donaghey
Carlton Weaver
Order
Texas
Pontotoc Lodge
Owen Kyle
Sidney Davis
Elbert Reed
Clarence Newton
Roy Adair
Willie Mitchel
Raid at Negro Quarters Nets Sixteen Arrests
At about 2 p.m. Sunday Uncle Dick Couch led a raid on a room in negro quarters where a crowd of black and a few white men were gambling. Fourteen Black and two White men were arrested, some fled but none were spared. They faced Mayor Barton with bonds from 500 to 1000 dollars. Some jailed, others bonded.
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Dick Couch
Barton
Guthrie bankers push 1 percent depositors guaranty fund limit
At a meeting of five banking groups in Guthrie Oklahoma the representatives recommended limiting the depositors guaranty fund assessment to 1 percent of average daily deposits for any one year. They favor a graduated collection and seek a law revision. They propose certificates with interest to cover additional assessments if needed and plan a bill for banking law revisions.
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Guthrie
Fuund
Walters Returns from Oklahoma City Meeting of Funeral Directors
Mr. L. T. Walters attended a state Funeral Directors Association gathering in Oklahoma City. He is a leading member of the organization which seeks high standards and ethical practice among undertakers and embalmers, ensuring only qualified individuals may work in the profession.
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L. T. Walters
Oklahoma City
Funeral Directors Association of
Walters
Oklahoma bill seeks capital location at geographic center
Guthrie March 23 The house committee reported favorably a bill by Messrs Paschal and Durst to elect a commission to study locating the state capital at the state's geographic center. A favorable report also backed a joint resolution urging Congress to amend the statehood act to repeal Guthrie as capital until after 1913.
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Guthrie
House Committee Today
Paschal
Durst
Jones
Congress
Foster Renovates Old Kitchen Stand Into Modern Eatery
Joe Foster has moved his restaurant to the old English Kitchen stand and is remodeling repapering and refurnishing for a clean up to date fountain and ice cream re sort. When finished up it will be a credit to the city and the industrious proprietor.
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Foster
Joe Foster
Marriage License Issued for Joe Cooper and Delia Vetow
The judge's record shows a marriage license issued to Joe Cooper and Delia Vetow of Afien.
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Joe Cooper
Delia Vetow
Afien
University of Baptists Choose Lawton Site for College
Oklahoma Baptist committee meets with most members present and unanimously accepts Lawton as site for a new university, provided minor details are settled. Yukon's Furman and Selvidge plan to go to Lawton. Lawton offers cash 100000 and 40 acres plus 250 scholarships backed by the Chamber of Commerce and five years of free water.
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el Reno
Baptist University Committee
Wight
Lawton
Yukon
Henry M. Furman
Ada
G. P. Selvidge
Ardmore
Chamber of Commerce
W. W
McAlester
G. N. Harrell
Holdenville
B. A. Wesson
Hobart
D. B. Phillips
B. D. Cameron
Sulphur
A. Frank Ross
Durant
G. N. Gosnell
Frederick
Noted Oklahoma Murder Case Sees Extended Jury Drawn
Eleve jurors were drawn in the state versus John Wilkes Thomas charged with killing Dr. F D Beauchamp on January 15. Judge Brown ordered a further venire of 10 due to the difficulty in finding jurors with no direct knowledge of the case amid financial stringency. In Chickasha officials destroyed several hundred gallons of whisky and other confiscated liquor by order of the county court.
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Lawton
Okla
Eas
John Wilkes Thomas
F. D. Beauchamp
Chickasha, Ok
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