Printers strike worries across cities hush 44 hour week
In Chicago and many large cities acceptance of a 44 hour week averted a nationwide strike but local offices faced action. About 1200 printers are affected with strikes reported in New Orleans St Louis Denver Salt Lake City San Francisco and Canada. Cleveland area threatening walkout. Separate ad copy notes a Texas testimonial for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription.
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Chicago
International Typographical Union
International
New Orleans
St. Louis
Denver
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Cleveland
Canada
Printers at six Muskogee shops strike over 44 hour week
Union printers at six Muskogee commercial shops did not report for work as contract talks stalled over the 44 hour week. Employers had refused to sign the agreement.
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Muskogee
Printers Strike in Pittsburg Demanding 44-Hour Week
About one thousand printers in 131 job printing plants walked out in Pittsburg on May 2 to press for a forty four hour work week.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Ada Police Court Sees Busy Week Says Judge
Police Judge Gary Kitchens reports rising business in Ada police court with several cases on the docket. Bee Shaw is fined 25 dollars for speeding. Arthur Keltner, jailed for drunken conduct, faces further charges of drunkenness disturbing the peace and destroying public property with a 4 PM trial. Ronnie Anderson fined 8.75 dollars for drunkenness. Two youths caught breaking into Colman Bobbitt and Sparks Hardware Store were turned over to county authorities. suspects Benton and Fitch unidentified.
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Ada Police Court
Gary Kitchens
Bee Shaw
Arthur Keltner
Ronnie Anderson
Colman, Bobbitt and Sparks Hardware
Benton
Fitch
Pontotoc Delegates Miss Chance In Cotton Growers Director Race
McAlester meeting of the Cotton Growers association Eighth district selected Ike Gilmore as a candidate for permanent director. McAlister and McNutt of Pontotoc county helped keep him in the race through the seventh ballot. Ten districts will elect state permanent directors at Oklahoma City May 23.
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N. T. McAlister
C. L. McNutt
McAlester
Cotton Growers Association of
Eighth District
Oklahoma City
Pontotoc
Hughes
Coal
Atoka
Pittsburg
Haskell
Lattimer
Lefiore
Pushmataha
Ada
Pontotoc County
McAlister
McNutt
Ike Gilmore
P. W. Vaught
Holdenville
P. F. Goddard
Haskell County
Teller
Gilmore
Building Boom Hits Ada as Residents Get Permits
Ada records show $22 100 in building permits issued for residences in one day, pushing total permits past $25 000 for the period. Upcoming homes include E W Walker on East 15th Street for about $10 000, with others by Dismukes Kirsey Boss and Todd Enloe and Holmes ranging from $1 000 to $4 000.
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Ada
E. W. Walker
East 15Th Street
Chickasaw
G. M. Dismukes
North Ada
N. S. Kirsey
Boss and Todd
Normal Heights
H. H. Enloe
W. d. Holmes
12Th Street
National Bank Call Issued by Comptroller
Washington May 2 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Thursday April 28.
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Washington
Comptroller of Currency Today
Oklahoma State Banks Condition Report Issued
State Bank Commissioner Fred Dennis released the call for the condition of Oklahoma banks as of close of business Thursday April 28. The report outlines each bank's financial status and overall safety of the state’s banking system.
Boy Returns Home After Twenty Years Absence
Robert Nichols, missing for 20 years, arrived at Citra Oklahoma last Saturday April 23 to reunion with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Nichols. The minister and father of five is now living near Henryetta Oklahoma with his wife and five children. Family had not heard from him despite many years and distant relatives were unaware of his whereabouts.
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Citra
Okla
Bob
Henryetta
Cotton Season Not Closed as Farmers Release Bales
Ada reports a busy cotton season with 161 bales weighed at the county yards yesterday. The total weighed this season exceeds 13 050 bales as farmers release held cotton in response to the rush.
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Ada
John Ward
Vermifuge sale promises safe worm remedy
White's Cream Vermifuge is described as certain destruction of intestinal worms and harmless to children and adults. It is priced at 35 cents and sold by Hensler & Story.
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Hensler & Story
Burglary at Stevens-Wilson Store on West Main
Burglars pried open the rear door of the Stevens-Wilson store and escaped with three suits of clothing three pairs of shoes several dress shirts and underwear. Night officers and owner M C Wilson found the store empty at 2:30 am leaving old clothes behind and no trace of the thieves. The loss is insured and the display of the recovered items draws public interest as investigators follow leads.
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Dail
Stevens-Wilson
West Main
Asc
M. C. Wilson
Wilson
Stevens-Wilson Company
When Grandmother Was a Girl and Dr Pierce’s Medicine
Vintage ad notes hoop skirts and the genuine Golden Medical Discovery by Dr. Pierce from over fifty years ago. It claims the medicines use the same dependable ingredients and remain standard today. Nearly a million bottles were sold last year, with a ten cent trial package available from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
State meeting of county superintendents to be held in Oklahoma City
A state meeting of county superintendents of schools will convene in Oklahoma City on May 5 and 6. Topics include constitutional amendments, consolidated schools, county maps for consolidation, new measures from the eighth legislature, keeping seventh and eighth graders in school, OEA membership on contracts, early teacher enrollment, and health work in county schools. The Friday program features the state spelling and penmanship contest, and Saturday hosts the state athletic field meet at Norman.
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Oklahoma City
Norman
Friends of Old Texas Resident Receive Word of His Death
Telegram reports the death of Dan Du mas 78, an early Grayson county settler known as Uncle Dan. He lived most of his life in Sherman Texas and had many local friends who are grieving now. B C Harbert received the telegram.
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Old Texas
Dan Dumas
Grayson County
Texas
Sherman
B. C. Harbert
Dan
Supreme Council Defers Naval Action on Germany
The allied supreme council, in London, will not pursue naval pressure on Germany without U.S. consultation. Discussions covered reparations guarantees, Ruhr occupation as a possible option, and port blockades, with a decision expected after Washington’s views are obtained. Germany must respond to the 6.6 billion pound reparations debt by May 12.
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Associated Press
London
Allied Supreme Council Today
Germany
United States
Council
Beatty
England
Grasset
France
Ruhr
Washington
Charles E. Hughes
Supreme Council
Berlin
Allied
Ferry Boat to Replace Low Water Bridge Near Francis
Francis businessmen organize a common law stock company to build and operate a ferry across the Canadian river east of Francis near the washed out low water bridge. Ada citizens subscribe heavily as salesmen visit the city. The venture aims to relieve travelers and may prove a profitable investment for stockholders.
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Francis
Ada
CROP PROSPECTS HAMPERED BY WEATHER IN OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma crops face backward progress due to cool spells and heavy rains through April 30. Wheat stays ahead in the northwest, while cotton planting lags behind and corn acreage may shift. Alfalfa, oats, barley, and rye show backsliding. rat losses hit small poultry. labor remains plentiful though tenant farms strain to feed.
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Oklahoma City
Federal Bureau of Crop Estimates
State Board of Agriculture
Garvin
Kiowa
Stephen
Snow Liniment advertised for sprains by Hensler and Story
A promotional notice for Ballard's Snow Liniment claiming it cures slow sprains with a remedy that penetrates the flesh. It highlights three sizes 30c 60c and $1.20 per bottle and lists Hensler and Story as the sellers.
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Ballard
Hensler & Story
Adv
Lowering of Casing Planned at Burk Farm Well
Carter-Nance-LaSelle syndicate orders drillers to lower five and 3-16 inch casing at the Burk farm well in 32-5-5. Oil bearing sand found at 1,760 feet, open hole above sand ~95 feet, with possible caving. Operators expect pipe all in by tomorrow evening and aim to drill through the sand before week’s end.|
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Carter-Nance-LaSelle Syndicate
Burk Farm
Pontotoc County
Ada
Prickly Ash Bitters Sold by Gwin Mays Drug Co
Advertises Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy for skin issues caused by bilious impurities in the blood. Claims to purify blood liver and bowels. Priced at 1.25 per bottle by Gwin Mays Drug Co Special Agents.
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Gwin-Mays
Calendar Item Mentions Will Month and May
A calendar entry notes inclusion of a month named Will alongside May in the schedule. The listing highlights two consecutive months and their placement within the year’s timeline.
Bad Blood Disfigures Young Man With Unsightly Effects
Unsightly skin and facial disfigurements in youths 14 to 20 are blamed on impure blood. The article urges internal blood remedies to cleanse the system, promoting S. S. S. as a tested herbal medicine and inviting readers to write with case details to the Chief Medical Advisor in Atlanta, Georgia.
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S.S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Mexico Releases Two U S Prisoners
Mexico City May 3 Martin and Jesus Trejo American citizens arrested last week in Nuevo Laredo as agents of Francisco Murguia have been released advices to the Mexican war office say There is a rumor General Murguia has been arrested near San Antonio but the war office says he has not left Mexico Officials found in possession of the Trejos passports enabling travel as far as Tampico One report says Murguia is hiding in a mountain camp near L'Hondo Coahuila but may be fleeing toward the Texas frontier with federal troops in pursuit
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Martin
Jesus Trejo
Neuvo Laredo
Francisco Maurguia
Mexican War Office
General Murguia
San Antonio
War Office
Mexico
Trejos
Tampico
Murguin
L’hondo
Coahuila
Texas
America closes reparations dispute with Germany
Washington reports that the United States has effectively ended its reparations dispute with Germany by sending direct proposals to the allied government. Allied diplomats said the action closed the incident for the United States, while administration officials declined to comment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
United States
Allied Supreme Council
German Reparations Proposals Returned Delayed Discussion
Washington May 3 ex planation sought from state department and allied supreme council in London on Hughes note to Germany saying reparation counter proposals do not provide a basis for discussion acceptable to allies. Text published after dispatch to Berlin high commissioner. Return of proposals not unexpected. if returned, Germany would pursue settlement through discussion.
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Associated Press
Washington
State Department
Allied Supreme Council
London
Hughes
Berlin
Germany
Coal shortage makes Berlin baths a luxury
Owing to coal shortages and government fuel rules, Berlin residents have largely ceased using hot baths as a luxury. The scarcity of coal has disrupted daily routines and left many unable to bathe regularly.
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Berlin
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Details 1919 20 Funding
Oklahoma City May 3 J A Whitehurst head of the state board of agriculture released a statement on the departments finances for 1919 20 and results from cooperation among branches excluded from the general appropriation bill The seventh legislature allotted 29212686 for the department with 28022060 expended 1198717 reverting to the general fund Fee income totals 38568 40 The report outlines specific allocations for tick eradication feed hog cholera pure seed statistical dairy bees administration veterinary and orchard and nursery programs and notes losses if excluded from future appropriations.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
J. A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Board of Agriculture
Pure Seed Bureau
Statistical Bureau
State Market Commission
Beef and
Department
Agricultural Department
If the Editor Told All He Knew in the Paper
A humorous musing on editors revealing all they know. The piece notes a newspaper man hears much that common sense and prudence keep out of print. It attributes the quote to seventeen exchanges.
Roger Bacon Manuscripts Hint Early Telescopes
A discovery of cipher manuscripts attributed to Roger Bacon suggests that people in that era were not strangers to telescopes and high powered microscopes.
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Eipher
Roger Bacon
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