Wilson Cancels Remainder of Speaking Tour
President Wilson ends his three week tour after suffering a nervous reaction affecting his digestive system. Dr Grayson orders immediate return to Washington, canceling Wichita and Oklahoma City engagements and ending plans for Little Rock Memphis and Louisville speeches.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kans
League of Nations
Wilson
Washington
Grayson
Dr. Grayson
Oklahoma City
Tumulty
Little Rock
Ark
Memphis
Louisville
Kansas City
St. Louis
Joe Thompson’s Body Laid Away at Pauls Valley
Pauls Valley Oklahoma honored Joseph B. Thompson former congressman from the fifth district with a Masonic burial at the cemetery. More than 5 000 mourners attended the service and 3 500 viewed the body as officials and family paid respects after his body lay in state in Garvin county court house.
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Joe Thompson
Pauls Valley
Okla
Joseph B. Thompson
Congress
Martinsburg
W. Va
W. L. Farmer
Congressional
Thompson
Joseph B. Jr
James
Garvin County Court House
Minutes reveal Berchtold pressed for immediate war against Serbia
Archives show July 7 1914 privy council minutes naming Count Berchtold as sole driver of war. Berchtold urged immediate arms while Tisza urged diplomacy, warning against escalation. Germany’s readiness cited as justification for decisive demands on Serbia.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Privy Council
Serbia
Austro-Hungary
Count Berchtold
Berchtold
Italy
Romania
Count Tisza
Germany
Government Trucks Sought for Road Building
Cy rus S. Avery of Oklahoma urges congressmen and senators to back a Georgia backed resolution to distribute War Department army trucks for highway construction. The American Association of State Highway Officials endorses the plan and asks state members to press for prompt action to avoid selling trucks at low prices.
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S. W. Williams
Federal Highway Council
United States Senate
Hoke Smith
Georgia
War Department
United States
American Association of State Highway Officials
Washington
Williams
Council
Executive Committee
Congress
Smith
Avery
Labor sees danger in anti strike bill
Washington data shows sections of the Cummins railroad reorganization bill would bar railway strikes provoking backlash from labor groups. P J MacNamara calls it a loss of citizenship rights and bondage while W N Doak warns it risks I W Wism and a single union. The piece notes census related hog storage suggestion unlikely before count.
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News
Washington
Cummins
Senate Interstate Commerce
Tee
P. J. MacNamara
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen
W. N. Doak
Trainmen’s Brotherhood
Ism
Ada Normal School Leads Oklahoma Education Rise
The Ada Normal School marks a decade of educational progress shaping eleven counties. It highlights better teachers, expanded high school debating societies, cleaner sports led by Cox and Clark, and improved school buildings and salaries attracting higher quality staff.
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Oklahoma
Normals
Normal
Ada
East Central Normal
Harry Cox
East Central
Bett
Cox
Glenn Clark
Bennie Owen
Clark
Cox and Clark
Ardmoreite and Ada News tied to Shawnee Creamery sign change
The Shawnee Morning News reports that a Creamery sign over a Shawnee door has been removed and the sign painter works on new corners of the business district. A full report on the sign’s replacement is promised.
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Shawnee News
Bert Love
Ardmoreite
Marvin Brown
Ada News
Morning News
Cost of living cited by federal reserve review
The Idabel Gazette reports a federal reserve board review of August trade showing slight declines in food, textiles, and shoes while overall business remains strong. Judge C B Ames notes a downward price tendency but criticizes Congress for not finalizing actions on high living costs despite the president's recommendations a month earlier.
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Idabel Gazette
Federal Reserve Board
C. B. Ames
Oklahoma
United States
Congress
State Fair Opens With a Record Breaking Crowd
Oklahoma City reports record crowds at the Thirteenth Annual State Fair and Exposition opening day. Livestock entries surge, exhibitors fill the agricultural building, and auto races draw large attendance. President Wilson's expected visit boosts Friday events at the Live Stock pavilion.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Fair
Wilson
Fair Grounds
Crops Flourish Across Pontotoc County Near Ada
Pontotoc county reports rich harvests with corn yielding 60 to 75 bushels per acre and hay heavier than normal. Cotton still dominant with 30 000 bales expected, plus strong wheat oats and barley, sorghum molasses now a big industry, and peanuts and pigs boosting farm income.
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Pontotoc County
Blue
Sam Mayfield
Stonewall
Mr. Mayfield
Chinese Oozings At Every Opening
Chicago reports at least six thousand Chinese in the city with thousands more in interior towns. A church survey led by Rev. Theodore R. Ludlow notes Chinese entering the United States by various means despite exclusion laws. Birth certificates and common surnames like Lee and Wong aid in immigration, with many settling in Mississippi valley cities while church aid remains scarce.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Theodore R. Ludlow
China
General Board of Religious Education
Episcopal Church
United States
Smith
England
Jones
Wales
Lee
Lees
Bret Harte
Mr. Lee
Wongs
Atlantic
Pacific
Wong
Hankow
Cleveland
Denver
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
New York
Senator Luther Harrison Invited to U C V Convention
The district state senator Luther Harrison has received a special invitation to address the United Confederate Veterans convention in Atlanta next month. The paper bets he will deliver a strong speech regardless of the topic.
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Wewoka Capital
Luther Harrison
Atlanta
Luther
Garner elected president Clerks
At the state convention Milton A. Garner was elected president of the county clerks association for the next year. Mrs. C. K. Maddox of Creek county was chosen secretary. A heated debate arose over a proposed league of nations endorsement, with Republicans protesting but Democrats prevailing. Durant Democrat note adds a Chautauqua tip on mileage.
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Pontotoc County
Milton A. Garner
Old Guard
Garner
Louis Huw von Klein
Tulsa
C. K. Maddox
Sapulpa
Creek County
League of Nations
Oklahoma
U. K
Homer C. Hammond
Scott Ferris
Tulsa Indian Refuses Taxi Charge Pays Over $1000
In Kansas City a Tulsa Oklahoma oilman John Perryman 35 and companion Wanette McDonald 23 were arrested after failing to pay a taxi fare. Perryman produced more than $1000 at the station claiming he forgot the money. He said he earns about $20 000 weekly from oil lands and Miss McDonald about $10 000 weekly.
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Kansas City
John Perryman
Tulsa
Okla
Perryman
Wanette McDonald
Nineteenth Street
Pontotoc County Schools Open with Strong Start
County Superintendent A. Floyd reports a promising opening for Pontotoc schools with large attendance and school spirit. Most districts fund 8 or 9 month terms. seven plan seven months. A truancy officer will be provided to boost attendance. Four teachers attend a vitalized agriculture short course in Durant September 22 26. The county formed its first consolidated school with a 25000 bond for a building. Goals include better sanitation higher attendance and wider consolidation when feasible.
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Pontotoc County
A. Floyd
Floyd
P. H. Holden
Durant
Ada Enjoying Rapid Growth With Building Boom
Ada accelerates postwar expansion with over 100 new residences since January and several brick business houses under construction. paving upgrades plus new cement and storage facilities promise a modernizing boom, while nearby Lawrence supplies crushed rock and Sandy creek sand.
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Ada
Indian Department
Daniel Hayes
West Main Street
East Main
North Broadway
Katy
Frisco
Frisco Railway
Grand Avenue
Oklahoma
American Glass Casket Company
Oklahom Partland Cement Company
East Central State Normal
Johnston Avenue
Lawrence
Lodge predicted to win in galleries but fail in senate
Lawton Constitution notes optimism for Mr. Lodge yielding in galleries and foreign relations while predicting defeat in the senate. It observes that both Mr. Lodge and Mr. Penrose have yet to succeed in packing the senate.
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Lawton
Lodge
Senate
Penrose
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Okemah Ledger
State Fair
U. S
Double A
Miami News
Poindexter
Siberia
State Board of Agriculture
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