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Newspaper

Ada Weekly News

Location

Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1920

Page

4

Two farming classes split by politics and work ethic

In a cotton belt county two farmer groups live side by side with similar lands and debts yet differ vastly. One trusts Washington to solve needs while the other fixes weeds and trains their own economy, producing starkly different homes and futures.

Pontotoc County Oklahoma Washington Potomac Congress White House Council of State

Ad valorem debate and repeal motives in state levy

Republican leadership signals possible repeal of the two mill state levy set by the state equalization board as agitation grows. Many call for tax relief, while others warn the levy remains needed and politically advantageous to oppose or uphold. New York authorities probe theatre fire deaths amid door lockdowns.

Oklahoma Supreme Court of the United States Schaeffer Supreme Court Ctizens State Equalization Board

Republicans Ten Sway Contests for Speakership

Oklahoma City November 19 Eleven new democratic senators and seven new republican senators were seated from returns filed with the state board. The Senate will be 27 Democrats and 17 Republicans. the House majority is 55 Republicans to 37 Democrats. Speakership fights loom in both chambers as party leaders anticipate agenda battles and committee control.

Oklahoma City Senate House R. L. Davidson Tulsa W. R. Wallace Pauls Valley T. C. Simpson Thomas Edwin Dabney Altus T. B. Harper Talihina B. F. Harrison Cal

Reform-era Dueling Conflicting Views Spark Oklahoma Debates

A collage of editorials from multiple papers contends with Oklahoma political shifts. Rhetoric targets surrendering cities, party leadership, and the Bryan era, noting public sentiment and party reorganizations amid election consequences.

Four Months Dodging Hunters Mocks One-Man Government

The note from Mus Koree Phoenix jokes that four months dodging jec hunters would push Mr. Harding to wish for belief in one man government.

Mr. Harding Muskoree Phoenix

Prominence Saves Him from Prosecution Argue Poems

Muskogee Times Democrat notes that readers believe poetry by Hi ram Johnson and the Price of Wales could be prosecuted if not for their prominence. The piece comments on free speech and public figures.

Hiram Johnson Muskogee

When Homer Nods The Highbrow Lyric Writer

A discussion on the ancient art of public poetry reading contrasts Homeric tradition with modern performance. The speaker endorses public recitation and the cadence of long lines alongside shorter ones to balance the verse's rhythm.

Homer

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