Life Fight for Lawyer Began as Trial Opens in Chicago
Chicago May 1. William Raving Shepherd, foster father of William Nelson McClintock, goes on trial charged with the murder of his foster son. Prosecutors seek the death penalty while defense cites alibi and promises of a reward related to the estate saga dating back to English fortunes. The case unfolds amid a long tale of wealth, deaths, and a haunted fortune linked to the McClintock lineage.
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Cincago
Willian
Shepherd
Celal
Anishopatre
Willon N. McClintock
Charles ¢. Falman
Robert EB. Ceano
Paiman
Asaid
William R. Coty
Cimicago
William Dieling Shepherd
Nelson McClintock
Rome
England
William Wicklins
Ottawa
Hickline
William McClintock
McClintock
Chicago
Clintock
Emma Selson
Topeka
Kansas
Willion Nelson McClintock
McClincock
Ulaht
Aly Ilied
Shepherrs
McGlintock
Son Eines
Milionaire
Gospel Teams Go To County Points For Sunday Talks
Gospel teams from Christian Bresbyterian and Methodist churches conducted Sunday programs across the county. Methodist delegates visited Vaness Roky Chappel and Wrisco with large congregations, while Christian and Presbyterian groups went to Phasrast Ili school house and nearby towns, led by Walter Joyne A. Tansehelit J. Willluggs and Milne Griggsby with diverse programs.
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Tequix
Methodist Church
Vaness
J. L. Adaly
Methodiste
Roky Chappel
Christian Church
Walter Joyne
A. Tansehelit
Wrisco
J. Willluggs
Wutrlough
Milne Griggsby
Phasrast
Ili
Douge Reports Poultry Meeting Changes and Show Plans
Doug e reports that McAlester will host the next state poultry show opening December 1. Entry fees drop to 70 cents per bird and 3 dollars per pen, with sweepstakes moves to best of a year class. A membership contest offers 100 50 and 23 dollar prizes to counties enrolling paid members.
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Lute Douse
State Poultry Federation
McAlester
A. & M. College
Lions Club Ob
That evening at Owl Creek opened a series of Lions Club meetings in rural school houses. About fifty Lions and guests enjoyed a banquet, songs, and talks on neighborliness and service. Local leaders described club aims and the value of community ties as residents gathered for the event.
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Lions Club
Owl Creek
Women's Club
Adv
Linschele
Linseleid
Slessrs
Walker Ste
J. W. Denton
OG. E. Gunning
Lions Clubs
Seciong
Jane Ofie
Thirty-fifth Confederate Reunion Opens in Dallas
In Dallas on May 20 the Thirty-fifth annual reunion of United Confederates officiary opened with music and color as 11,000 veterans and friends burst into singing and shouting. The session featured welcome addresses and music, eclipsing business as valor and Confederate ideals were extolled in speeches and poems.
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Dallas
Sons and Daughters
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report May 20
Livestock sale from Oklahoma City shows cattle around 1,100 head with generally steady trade. Beef cattle mostly 25 higher or lower in spots, cows 3.50 to 6.26, medium butcher cows 4.25 to 5.25, calves steady, packers 7.00 to 7.50, hogs about 50 cents lower, top near 11.60, bulls 31.25 to 1163.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Twenty Killed in Auto Crashes Across Crossings
Chicago reports nearly twenty dead and over four dozen injured in a surge of railway crossing crashes overnight. Several fatalities are likely. other incidents include a boiler explosion near Jerome Arkansas and head on collisions near El Dorado. States affected include Wisconsin Indiana Ohio Tennessee and Minnesota with multiple fatalities and numerous injuries disclosed.
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Chicago
Fraing
Missouri
Pacific
Jerome
Arkan
Eldorado
Arkansas
Occuomewoe
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Te. Wayne
Dedlans
Wiarsaw
Indiana
Montes
Mdiana
Hinckley
Mittesom
Aiken
Minnesota
Uwa
Voledo
Ohio
Columbian
Tennessee
Booze Smuggling Stunt Lands Prisoner in City Jail
A prisoner, intoxicated for two days, was found with five empty liquor bottles in his jail quarters. The man, picked up on a Frisco train, remained intoxicated for two days before his brother secured his release. He had paid $8.73 for two days of confinement.
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Wheraday
Police Court
Ctty
Tosi
Seventeen Confederate veterans head to Dallas reunion
Seventeen aging veterans left Memphis by train for Dallas for the 1925 Old Confederate reunion. They travel to honor General Robert E. Lee and comrades, facing dwindling numbers and advancing age while maintaining dignified resolve. Their journey includes wives and daughters aboard the special train.
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Dallas
Texas
Robert ‘Hh. Lee
Dore
Memphis
Ada
Rott Grants 22 Graduates Commencement Honors
ROM May 20 Special reports that twenty two graduates will receive diplomas at commencement next midday night. The class will furnish most of the program and has had a successful year. The Senior play raised 95.26 dollars to fund commencement exercises and a camping trip planned for later in the week.
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Rott
Indian faces murder trial in Steedman hearing
Watson Shields a full-blood Indian, charged with the murder of Oscar Harjo near Steedman on May 10, faced a preliminary hearing as District Judge J Wes Bolen set bond at 10000 securing his release from the county jail. About 28 tribal members attended the courtroom as Indiana witnesses were to testify. the defense offered no witnesses.
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Watson Shields
Oscar Herjs
Steedillan
J. Wes Bolen
County Gall
Monsay
Willie Mans Saste
Osely Harjo
Steedman
Joseph Anderson Foday
Witnesves
Oscar Harjo
John Crawford
Atunoon
Indiana
Soplink
Hadley Guilty on Prohibition Charges in Guthrie
Roscoe Hadley, an Oklahoma City druggist and former president of the State Retail Druggists Association, was found guilty by a U S district court jury of three counts under federal prohibition laws. The charges included control of liquor selling and delivering liquor and possession of liquor. Sentencing will follow before Judge Cotteral.
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Guthrie
Roscoe Hadley
Oklahoma City
U. S. District Court
Hadley
State Retail Druggist Association
Tim
Joan H. Cotteral
Western District of
Oklahoma
Rousing meeting at Pecan Grove poultry group
A large turnout at Pecan Grove school house heard talks on baby chick care by Purina salesman Mr. Brown and a marketing plan by J. Robert Wily of Tulsa. Ada speaker Mrs. R. O. Wae ler discussed dressing poultry, with others on turkey care and industry outlook. A June all day basket dinner planned at Sunflower ranch with A&M specialist demonstrations.
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County Poultry Association
Pecan Grove
Ade
Varions
Mr. Brown
Purina Feeds
J. Robert Wily
Tulsa
Oklahoma
R. O. Waeel
Ada
J. F. McKeel
Pontotor County
J. I. Weldon
Te College Quartet
Jack Linyd
Sunflower Ranch
A. & M. College
Grey and Blue in Meet at Dallas
In Dallas May 1 the United Confederate veterans meet for their thirty-fifth reunion while about 100 Union veterans attend the Texas Grand Army of the Republic session downtown. The two groups planned visits to each other to swap yarns and share memories. Street meetings between the sides occurred throughout the day.
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Dallas
United Confederate Veterans
Texas
Grand Army of the Republic
Seasion
Texas G. A. Fy
Union
Tisi
Confederate Veterans
Jark
Compy
Better Farming Contest Period 5 Extended
The Better Farming contest in Pento toe county will extend from May 15 to June 1 due to heavy rains. About 200 entries have been recorded and judging will occur after the new closing date with awards to winners. The program for awarding farmers with banners was set up in the county on March 15.
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Thuretay
Pento
Toe
Treadwell
Record Rainfall Reported From Past Week
Official tabulations show Pontotoc county received 6.72 inches of rainfall last week creating widespread mud and flooding. Sunday and Monday delivered 5.47 inches, with 1.84 inches falling Friday night and Saturday amid a wind and electric storm causing some property damage across the county.
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Sunémy’s
Niatory
Weather Bureau
Pontotoc County
Htte Damare
Santa, FH Changes Passenger Schedule
The Santa Me adjusts its passenger schedule to improve connections at Purcell with Oklahoma City. Trains now arrive in Ada at 3:45 PM and divert at 4:11 PM to reduce long waits.
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Santa, FH
Santa Me
Ada
Purcell
Oklahoma City
Capital Man Killed Accused HS Slayer
Oklahoma City May 138 J H Bensen 35 died after being shot early today He told his wife before dying that Charles B Dollarhide custodian of the American Legion memorial hall at the state capitol shot him Dollarhide a custodian claims self defense following an altercation over a bond issue The two men reportedly fought and both drew guns Bensen was found near his home by officers Investigating the case are police and county officers noting a family feud for the past few days
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Oklahoma City
J. H. Bensen
Bensen
Charles B. Dollarhide
American Legion Memorial
State Capitol
Dollarhide
Bengen
Dullarhide
Bengea
Mall
Ihe Jas
America urges settlement with war debt nations
Washington says time for settlement has come and urges European debtors to finalize agreements. France Italy Belgium Romania Greece Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Estonia Latvia named. Russia not addressed. Britain Hungary Finland Lithuania Poland already funded. Congress keeps pressure on unsettled nations.
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Washington
Ning Witiona Itt
France
Italy
Belgium
Rumania
Greece
Czecho-Slovaka
Jugo-Slavia
Esthonia
Latavia
Russia
Great Britain
Hungary
Finland
Lithuania
Poland
Congress Wits
State Department
Debt Commission
Herrick
Paris
Bacon Rind for Education at Oklahoma convention
TONCA CITY May 13 Edu cation will be the salvation of Indians Chief Bacon Rind Osage leader addressed the national convention called by the Oklahoma Society of American Indians His speech was translated He appeared in native dress including a beaver hat and silver bags Congressman C B Carter spoke in Chickasha language noting that only about 20 percent of Chickasaws can speak the language and that the tongue has nearly disappeared in one generation.
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Tonca City
Edu- Catio
Bacon Rind
Oklahoma Society of American Indians
Corte
C. B. Carter
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Tony
Larceny Charge Involving Labor Implements
The Pontotoc county sheriff’s arrests clogs the docket as two defendants Lova Fox and Leonard Fox face larceny charges for allegedly stealing plough shares used in labor. Preliminary hearings have not yet been held.
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Pontotoc County
General Nelson A Miles Dies at Circus in Washington
Washington May 15 General Nelson A Miles famed American soldier died suddenly while attending a circus performance. At eighty six years old he remained active in public affairs though retired from the regular army. Miles rose from a Boston clerical job to Major General and led 25 000 men, serving in the Civil War Indian fighting Spanish American War and World War I era plans. He was not recalled to active service in 1917, his last role being the 1916 Medal of Honor Board.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Niles
Cooldge
Miles
West Point
Boston
Great Plains
Porto Rico
United States
Siberia
Neda) of Honor Board
Naton
Drive to Launch by Vets for Welfare Drive
Norman Howard post of the American Legion plans an intensive campaign to raise their share of Oklahoma's 75 000 toward a 5 000 000 national fund for child welfare and aid to disabled veterans Ada quota and immediate action urged by Post Commander Slade Norman State chairman B W Marland Panela City named as state chair The national drive aims to provide care for orphans and families harmed by war and assist disabled veterans with insufficient compensation.
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Norman Howard Poat
American Legion
Slade Norman
State Department
Ada
B. W. Marland
Panea City
Prohibition Officials Plan to Extend Rope Blockade
Federal prohibition officials plan tighter guards for the Gulf of Mexico the Mississippi River and the Canadian border after the Atlantic Rum Row blockade. They acknowledge the Pacific coast remains a weak spot in the week long drive against liquor smuggling.
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New York
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Canadian
Pacific Coast
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Palmer
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Sialtt
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