Lindbergh Lands in Paris After Historic Flight
Paris greets Charles Lindbergh with an ecstatic welcome after his solo New York to Paris flight finishing at Le Bourget. The 33½ hour crossing drew 25 000 spectators as crowds cheered the Spirit of St Louis and the aviator rested at the American embassy amid exhaustion.
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Paris
Charles Lindbergh
New York
Middle West
LeBourget
Long Island
France
America
St. Louis
Earth
le Bourget
Nungesser
Coli
Lindbergh
Myron T. Herrick
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report May 24
Cattle trade steady with 1000 head as fed steers bring about 10 dollars, Texas grassers 7.50 to 8.25, beef cows 6.50 to 7.25, good dealers 9.00 to 10.00. Hogs 700 head show a 10 to 15 cent decline with top at 9.10 and bulk 8.85 to 9.05. packing sows stays 7.50 to 8.00 and heavy hogs 8.50 to 8.90.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Edith Bishop Acquitted in Oklahoma City Murder Trial
Mrs. Edith Bishop, acquitted on the seventh ballot at 10:53, vows to seek her husband’s slayer. Foreman Ed Dechman led the jury, and she plans to return to Britton with little property left. The story notes shifting private dwellings in New York City over 30 years.
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Oklahoma City
Edith Bishop
Luther
Luther Bishop
Bishop
Bert Meredith
Ray Terrell
Matthew Kimes
Jim McGraw
Terrell
Meredith
McGraw
Kimes
C. H. Field
Leo
Ed Dechman
West Twelfth Street
Mincher Pleads Guilty and Receives Five-Year Term
Grover Mincher pled guilty to automobile theft and was sentenced by District Judge Orel Busby to five years in the state penitentiary. He has been jailed since Monday after a near fatal accident at Francis Avenue and the Sand Wich shop area. He wrecked a Dodge roadster owned by Marshall Harris while fleeing toward Stonewall, suffering injuries from the crash.
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Grover Mincher
Orel Busby
Mincher
Breco Hospital
Marshall Harris
Stonewall
Francis Avenue
Legal wrangling extends Deaver embezzlement trial
The Deaver embezzlement case drags through day two as judges and attorneys fight over audit details. John Rogers the state auditor and city officials testify while bankers discuss Deaver accounts at three banks. Jurors and witnesses face a sultry courtroom as defense and prosecution spar over precise figures and timing.
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John Rogers
Rogers
Deaver
First National
Oklahoma
Security
J. C. Deaver
Robert Wimbish
John Crawford
J. W. Dean
J. B. Gilbreath
T. P. Holt
Audrey Duncan
Claude Henson
Ottie Davidson
J. N. Lillard
Decoration Day Observance Planned in Ada May 30 Parade
Ada unfolds a Decoration Day program with Norman Howard post American Legion Confederate Veterans and D A R plus Scouts and Legion Auxiliary. They meet at Convention Hall at 9 AM to form a parade led by a war scene float and proceed to the cemetery for prayers band music brief address and grave decorations. Bennett Transfer Co will donate a truck for the event.
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Ada
Norman Howard Post
American Legion
Confederate Veterans
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Post
Rance Bess
Tom D. McKeown
Charles Warren Johnstone
Legion
Boy Scouts and Legion Auxiliary
Bennett Transfer Company
Gore backs Reed as Democratic nominee in Oklahoma
Former Senator T. P. Gore arrived in Oklahoma City to back Senator James Reed of Missouri for the Democratic presidential nomination. He noted 100000 Oklahomans hail from Missouri and argued Reed can unite factions and win the 3500000 Democratic votes from Harding and Coolidge. He planned to campaign in support.
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I Gore
Reed
Oklahoma City
T. P. Gore
Washington
Red River
James Reed
Missouri
Oklahoma
Gore
McAdoo
Smith
Harding
Coolidge
Coolidge Weighs Black Hills as Summer White House
President Coolidge considers the Black Hills region in South Dakota for a summer White House. Officials say no definite plan yet, but the site appears attractive and an inspection is underway to see if suitable accommodations exist for his staff and newspaper correspondents.
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Washington
Coolidge
Black Hills
D.D
White House
South Dakota Hills
Grain pits surge as reports fuel buying frenzy
Chicago traders bought aggressively across all grain pits on May 24 as unfavorable Texas Oklahoma and Kansas crop reports and heavy rains in Canada and the corn belt spurred higher prices. Hopes of a diplomatic split between England and Russia added to the buying mood.
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Chicago
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Canada
England
Russia
Ada City Bonds Sold for White Way System
Ada taxpayers approved bonds for a white way project and city commissioners sold them yesterday to the Oklahoma State Bank at 4 3 percent interest with a 1350 premium, the lowest bid. Mayor Somer Jones called it the lowest and best bid and said final approval by the attorney general is expected within a week.
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Ada
Oklahoma State Bank
Somer Jones
Jones
Fortune Alters Deal in County Ends Mixed Oil Tests
In Pon totoc field last week several wells showed mixed results. Ramsey No.1 produced sparkling sulphur water at 2320 feet while Waffle No.2 showed Haliburton test potential but remains cemented. LaSelle and Shaw wells circulate rumors and tool fishing continues after equipment collapse near Stratford.
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Pontotoc
Dame Fortune
W. R. Ramsey Company
Craig No. 1
Louisiana Oil and Refining Corporation
Haliburton
H. E. Morris
Morris
LaSelle
J. L. Shaw
Bennett Land
Ne St
Ramsey
Butler Farm
Allen
Homaokla
Snowden & McSweeny
R. C. Gilmore Farm
Stickland
Abernathy
Stratford
Steve Nelson
Oklahoma City
Barnsdall
Les Hart
Stratford Star
Beggs Bank Robbery Ends in Death and Firefight
A gang led by Matthew Kimes robbed Farmers National and First National banks in Beggs Oklahoma killing Police Chief W J McAnally and wounding Mrs Campbell. The foursome fled in three cars toward Slick after a gun battle with authorities. Loot neared four thousand dollars.
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Tulsa
Matthew Kimes
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Beggs
W. J. McAnally
Farmers National Bank
First National Bank of Beggs
Campbell
Okmulgee County
Kimes
Slick
French Lose Things in Seeing Lindbergh Land
May 24 Paris reports a crowd flooded Le Bourget field when Captain Lindbergh landed. Army workers collected hundreds of hats gloves coats and shoes while gardeners replaced trampled shrubs and crews rebuilt a fence toppled by the crowd.
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Paris
LeBourget
Linbergh
Two Years for Clay Stephens on Forgery and False Claims
H. Clay Stephens former county commissioner chair pleads guilty to five charges forgery and false claims. District Judge Orel Busby sentences Stephens to two years in the state penitentiary at McAlester, to run concurrently, and approves his request to leave office. He resigns his commissioner term and awaits further proceedings in related cases.
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H. Clay Stephens
Board of County Commissioners
McAlester
Stephens
Orel Busby
Busby
Clay Stephiens
Orel
State Penitentiary
Charlie Deaver
W. B. Jones
Cairman
Fred Hansen
J. W. Dean
John Crawford
Robert Wimbish
Canada Trails Only Britain and U S in Wealth Per Person
Canada ranks third globally in wealth per capita behind Great Britain and the United States, signaling high living standards yet leaving room for growth. The finding highlights Canada’s strong income levels while positioning it just behind its two economic peers.
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Canada
Great Britain
The
United States
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Charlie Fulton
A. E. Cruson
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James Lee
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Detroit
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Robert Clancy
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BeGbo
Watthew Kimes
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