Tribute at Unknown Soldier Tomb Dedication Honors Fallen
Washington marks Armistice with ceremony at Arlington Cemetery. President Hoover’s message honors heroic youth and the Unknown Soldier tomb. Secretary Hurley’s address draws protest by about 70 bonus army supporters who leave, while wreaths are placed on graves of Hushka and Carlson.
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Washington
Arlineston National
Hoover
Hurley
Bonus Army
Drum and Buele
Victory Post
American Legion
William J. Hushka
Eric Carlson
Drum and Bhugie Corps
Hushka
Carlson
Rumor Declares Attack Planned On Hastings Act
Muskogee Times-Democrat reports a move to abolish the Hastings amendment which makes liquor sale in the old Indian Territory a felony. Congressman W. W. Hastings declines to comment. the law now applies to general violations and could send offenders to federal prison. Hastings, a Democrat, was reelected in the latest ballot.
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Muskogee
Indian Territory
W. W. Hastings
Indiana
Hastings
Weather Summary for Arkansas Oklahoma and Surrounding Areas
Fair in Arkansas and Oklahoma with continued cold and frost and subfreezing temperatures tonight. East Texas fair but colder in east and south with frost to the coast and freezing in the north tonight. Saturday fair. Light to moderate northerly winds on the coast. West Texas fair with frost in southeast tonight. Saturday fair and warmer in the northwest. Kansas fair tonight and Saturday. colder in north central tonight, easing Saturday afternoon in the west.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
East
Texas
West
Kansas
Oklahoma consider sales tax plan to balance budget
Oklahoma City November 11 Dr J T Gray a Democratic state representative from Layne County proposed adopting Mississippi style sales tax to balance the budget He would push a bill in the next session to impose a two percent tax on all retail sales Gray estimated the plan would raise about eight million dollars annually Governor Murray declined to comment on the proposal.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Mississippi
J. T. Gray
Dr. Gray
Layne County
Murray
Roosevelt plans limited duties as transition continues
President elect Franklin D Roosevelt will rest at home this weekend and delay federal appointments for at least two months. He remains focused on New York state affairs and the state budget while preparing for Warm Springs Georgia and possible congressional talks on Volstead Act modifications.
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Albany
WN. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Warm Springs
Washington
Hoover
London
Looney
White House
Congress
Caribbean hurricane devastates Cuban coast killing many in Santa Cruz Del Sur
The Caribbean hurricane swept Cuba leaving an estimated 1,000 or more dead, with Santa Cruz Del Sur in Camaguey Province hardest hit. Camaguey and surrounding towns reported heavy damage while ships and vessels faced peril in the Atlantic. Rescue efforts mobilized as the storm moved northeast toward the Bahamas.
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Atlantic
Cuba
Camasuey
Santa Clara
Oriente
Caribbean
Santa Cruz del Sur
Cacaguey
Kentucky election killings raise death toll to seven
Pineville Kentucky November 11 authorities say the death toll from election day shootings has reached seven with the death of Paul Miller an election officer. Miller was among four men shot and wounded Tuesday during a general gun fight at a polling place in Four Mile Bell county.
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Pineville
Kentucky
Paul Miller
Miller
Four Mile Bell County
Oklahoma City Prisoner Breaks Free During Morning Crowds
Slipping from handcuffs and fleeing two fellow inmates, Lievel Millard, a 22 year old house robbery suspect, escaped through a morning crowd in Oklahoma City's business district. Fred Smith, later, said Dillars is also wanted at Ardmore.
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Oklahoma City
Lievel Millard
Fred Smith
Jatier
Dillars
Ardmore
Legislature to Meet January In Oklahoma City
The Fourteenth Oklahoma legislature will convene January 3. Secretary J William Cordell stated the new session begins on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January. Members of the old body serve until November 23. new lawmakers qualify and are sworn in January 3 by Chief Justice E F Lester.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
J. William Cordell
Senate and
State Election Board
House
Senate
E. F. Lester
Supreme Court
First Barrel of Beer Shipped to Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City garage owner Charles Rockwood telegraphed Chicago brewery for the first barrel of beer to be shipped to Oklahoma once Congress amends the Joolstead Act. Rockwood acts on belief of imminent legal beer return.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Rockwood
Chicago
Oklahoma
Ada Police Report Details 1932 Offenses and Fines
Joe Neal reports Ada police activities since November 1 1931 for Mrs Mabel Bassett. The tally includes arrests for drunkenness possession and other offenses with totals and fines totaling 1970.50 paid to November 1 1932. Cyrus L Brown jailed three years for grand larceny after stealing a 2 1 2 model sports roadster.
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Joe Neal
Ada
Mabel Bassett
City Police Department
Ada Police Department
Cyrus L. Brown
R. W. Cason
Cason
Brown
Konawa
Pete Wood
McAlester
Winona
Minn
Muskogee
Government Hospital
Armistice Day Observed in Paris With Silent Tribute
In Paris on Armistice Day, cannon boomed and bugles sounded as France observed one minute of silence marking the 14th anniversary of World War I’s end. The Unknown Soldier tomb at the Arc de Triomphe, Joffre and Foch tombs at the Invalides, and a high mass at St. Louis des Invalides highlighted the day attended by the cabinet.
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Paris
France
Marshals Joffre
Foch
the Invalides
St. Louis Des Invalides
Napoleon I
Cardinal Verdier
Armistice Day Observed At Cenotaph With King George
London Armistice Day ceremony holds King George wreath laying after illness. Duke of York assists as guards form a hollow square around the cenotaph. Queen Mary watches from a window as Bishop of London leads prayer. Crowds fill Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. Continued on page 6.
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London
England
George
Duke of York
Queen Mary
Army
Whitehall
Trafalegar Square
Westminster Abbey
New York Astrologer Evangeline Adams Dies at 59
Evangeline Adams a famed astrologer dies after a long career predicting events and guiding clients from Wall Street to stage and literary circles. Her husband George E. Jordan Jr says she anticipated her own death amid adverse aspects and heart failure.
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New York
CP Evangeline Adams
Edward
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Leslie Carter
Mary Garden
Richard Harding Davis
Miss Adams
John Quincy Adams
Jersey City
Andover
Mass
Boston
Police
Armistice Observance in Washington Marks Anniversary
In Arlington Cemetery and Washington landmarks the nation renewed homage to the unknown soldier on the 14th Armistice Day anniversary. The dedication of a new tomb and a memorial to Woodrow Wilson accompanied speeches urging readiness and national defense. Secretary Hurley spoke as veterans faced tensions over the Bonus Army, while casualties’ graves were honored and Pagans marked observances in Paris and Japan as Hoover sent wreaths.
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Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Woodrow Wilson
National Cathedral
Louis C. Johnson
American Legion
Johnson
America
Hurley
Bonus Army
Victory Post
National Organization of the Legion
Raymond Burke
Eric Carlson
William Hushka
Arlington
General Pershing
Paris
Japan
Hoover
California
Armistice Day Observed in Ada with Parade and Speak
Ada holds a quiet Armistice Day observing the 14th anniversary of the 1918 armistice. A large audience heard Josh Lee urge support for disarmament and wartime service programs while a Main Street parade and a Convention hall program featured the American Legion and school groups in a patriotic program honoring peace and memory of those who died in the war.
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Ada
Josh Lee
Norman
Convention Hall
East Central State Teachers College
Lessian
Val Crawford
Roy Chrisman
Abijah Colbert
Wvlly Keith
Thomas
Leslie G. Smyth
The
Christian Church
Main Street
Ada High School
Ada Junior High School
Confederate Veterans
American Legion
Spanish-American War Veterans and Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Battery I
Field Artillery
National Guard
Camp Fire Girls
Teo
Mildred Roff Smith
Lee
Guthrie Gas Rates Cut by Western Service in Federal Ruling
Guthrie sees a rate reduction from 45 to 3.5 cents per thousand cubic feet after a federal court authorization to aid competition with Guthrie Gas Co. Logan Cary, receiver, stated the cut protects Western Service lines and lowers gas costs for customers.
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Guthrie
Eas
Western Service Corporation
Logan Cary
Western Service
Guthrie Gas Co
Robbery at Johnson-Lucas Banking Co. in Osceola
A masked man robbed the Johnson-Lucas Banking Co. in Osceola, stealing between 5000 and 6000 dollars after forcing vice president T. H. Whitaker to unlock the vault at 3 a.m. today.
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Osceola
Johnson-Lucas Banking Co
T. H. Whitaker
Early statewide returns sit at 61 of 77 counties
Election returns from 61 of the state's 77 counties were received at state election board offices today. Reports from the remaining 16 counties were expected by noon tomorrow. Secretary J. William Cordell said a canvass of returns would probably be completed by tomorrow.
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Oklahoma City
State Election Board
J. William Cordell
Voter walks miles to cast ballot after polling place consolidation
Manly Hamilton, 53, set out to vote for Roosevelt but discovered his polling site had been consolidated twice. He walked 1 mile to Pineland then 18 miles home through muddy roads, after the changes left him far from his original location.
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Ridgeland
Manly Hamilton
Roosevelt
Pineland
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