Death by suffocation at Pontotoc gin reported at inquest
Coroners jury rules Jacob Warner 14 and Hobson Bassinger 15 suffocated after being unintentionally covered by seed cotton in stall 15 at Pontotoc Custom Gin Ada Oklahoma. Witnesses include J R Lee bookkeeper I R Gilmore and A Cummins. Bodies buried at Rosedale cemetery.
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Jacob Warner
Hobson Bassinger
Pontoteec
Frisco
Ein
H. J. Brown
J. R. Lee
E. Walker
Lee
I. R. Gilmore
Cr. A. Cummins
Rosedale Cemetery
State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Ada
Oklahoma
Pontotoc
Oklahoma City Bridge Exec Seeks 1926 Governorship
I R Clark of Oklahoma City president of a bridge company announces he will run for governor in 1926 on a light wine and beer platform. He says in an open letter to the Ku Klux Klan that he is retiring from the order and criticizes its influence on Oklahoma politics.
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Oklahoma City
I. R. Clark
Ku Klux Klan
Oklahoma
Cotton consumption in United States falls in August
Census bureau reports the US August cotton consumption at 357 455 bales, down from 492 483 in August 1923. The year to August 31 total consumption drops to 5 688 111 bales from 6 666 092 prior year, with on hand 1 363 582 bales, and August exports at 277 641 bales.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Americans Doughboy Statue Planned for Muskogee Hospital
Norman Howard post urges NDA veterans to fund a statue of the American Doughboy for the U S Veterans Hospital No 90 in Muskogee Oklahoma F C Henryetta recently installed a similar statue at 1250 and a pedestal of Oklahoma granite with a bronze tablet is required An estimated 2000 is needed and each Oklahoma American Legion member is urged to donate 7 1 2 cents The hospital unit at Muskogee reports high ratings and new recreation building improvements led by Hugh Scott Medical Officer in Charge
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Norman Howard Post
Veterans Hospital
Muskogee
Hugh Scott
Henryetta Post
Oklahoma
Scott
Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital No
Henryetta
F. C. B. Henryetta
Legion
American Legion of Oklahoma
American Legion
Ada Cotton Receipts Around 3000 Bales
Cotton moved at a lively rate in Ada with 210 bales at the county scales on Friday and 135 more by 3 pm today. Season receipts total about 2,573 at the scales, not including Association cotton and round bales, with overall near 3,000 by now. Best price today was 24.70.
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Ada
Association
Persian cabinet appointments listed in Tehran
Teheran reports the new cabinet names Moshar-ul-Mulk as minister of foreign affairs Zaka-ul-Mulk as finance Adibes-Sultaneh as justice Amir Ikhtedar as interior Sardar Assad as posts and telegraphs Sadar Khorassani as public works and other senior posts in the formation of the government.
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Teheran
Moshar-ul-Mulk
Zaka-ul-Mulk
Adibes-Sultaneh
Amir Ikhtedar
Sardar Assad
Sadar Khorassani
Judge Caverly Secretly Hospitalized After Leopold and Loeb Trial
Judge John Rh. Caverly, who sentenced Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. to life, suffered a nervous breakdown and was hospitalized. Reported improved, he may meet reporters again soon. The case drew avalanche of letters and threats amid the high profile sentencing.
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Chicago
John Rh. Caverly
Richard Loeb
Nathan Leopold, Jr
Robert Franks
Charles A. McDonald
McDonald
Criminal Court
Caverly
John R. Caverly
Chicago Tribune
Whmeh
Oklahoma expands Texas livestock quarantine across state
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture president John A. Whitehurst extended a Texas livestock quarantine to all of Texas after the Houston foot and mouth outbreak. Inspectors will review northbound cattle bills of lading in Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Amarillo and seek AG guidance on border enforcement. No hides furs or animal products may cross into Oklahoma, potentially using all department personnel to prevent spread.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
John A. Whitehurst
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
Houston
Oklahoma
Whitehurst
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Attorney General's Department
Department of Agriculture
Canada imposes embargo on livestock shipments
Washington reports the British government banned importing livestock and hay into Great Britain for the United States due to foot and mouth disease. Canada followed with an embargo on similar shipments.
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Canada
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Ringling Brothers Not Coming to Ada This Saturday
Local readers learn the Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey circus will not perform in Ada due to Oklahoma livestock quarantine restricting Texas shipments amid foot and mouth disease near Houston. The Dallas telegram said the show would be postponed and may appear in Ada at a later date, possibly via Sherman.
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Dad
Texas
Houston
Dallas
Edireus
Sherman
Ada
Deranged woman slays four children then herself near Mangum
In Mangum Oklahoma Mrs. J A Melton slashed her four children Romaine 11 Dewey 6 Estell 18 months with a razor and killed herself after believing a star in the evening sky signaled an enemy aircraft. The husband says she had suffered mental illness since her last birth. A quintuple funeral was planned at Maud Oklahoma.
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Mangum
Okla
J. A. Melton
Here
Melton
Romaine
Oklahoma Facts Show State’s Large Resources and Growth
Oklahoma ranks high in land value and coal, with 12,000 square miles of coal area and 79 billion tons of coal. The state outproduces in winter wheat and cotton outlooks, saw oil output rise to one billion barrels by 1919, and has livestock value surging since 1910. It became the 46th state in 1907 and has a vast, oil and gas driven development history.
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Oklahoma
Union
Obkio
Indiana
Russia
Love Mates Now on Way to Oklahoma to Face Court Charges
Rev Joseph E Yeats charged with abduction in Oklahoma is enroute to Nowata in custody of Deputy Sheriff Buck George. A W Field of Allene, father of the girl, will follow with the girl and her mother to prosecute the minister. Field claims the couple lied about marriage and the girl would be 16 on October 29.
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Oklahoma
Yeats
Missouri
Citizens Stage Vige Rebellion at Three Sands
In Three Sands Oklahoma a mass meeting follows the fatal shooting of J J Erskin by an alleged parolee. Deputies confess taking cash from illegal houses as curios debate raises action to clean up the town. 25 deputy officers to be appointed over a five mile radius paid 250 dollars monthly.
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Three Sands
Okla
J. J. Erskin
Custer
Justice of the Peace
Kay
Noble
Three Lands
Erskin
United States
Oklahoma City
M. E. Trapp
Yeats and girl plan to face Oklahoma extradition in Texas
Rev. Joseph E. Yeats sits jailed in Ballinger Texas on abduction charges from Oklahoma. The girl, soon to turn sixteen, vows to stay with him until the last, claiming marriage in Missouri and indicating they will return with Allane sheriff and Nowata county officials.
Five Negroes Plead Not Guilty to Dice Game Charge
Five residents of darktown pleaded not guilty to gambling after being arrested weekend for a domino game. They denied knowledge of wagering and asked for a trial, set for 4 pm. Four others paid fines today on drunkenness charges.
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Darktown
Monsoon Word Origins From Arabian Roots
A brief note explains that the term monsoon derives from an Arabic word meaning times or seasons, reflecting seasonal winds and rains. The etymology ties the meteorological phenomenon to historical trading and seasonal cycles in the region.
Ardmore Presbytery Closes Session Here
Ardmore Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church U S A met Tuesday evening in Ada at the First Presbyterian Church. Rev A J French of Tipton preached the opening sermon. Rev E O Whitwell of Ada was elected moderator. Duncan McRuer of Norman is state clerk. Rosedale will host the spring session. Dr C C Weith of Ardmore will preach this evening. final event of the meeting.
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Ardmore
The
Presbyterian Church
Rosedale
C. C. Weith
First Presbyterian Church of
Ada Bridge Celebration Plans and Inaugural Visit
Hundreds of Ada residents visited the new bridge on Sunday while the south approach awaited finishing touches. County Commissioner H. Clay Stephens urged timely completion as October 10 events are planned with Governor Trapp and notable officials invited. The Chamber of Commerce committee organizes barbecue, coffee, and invitations from Ada and Konawa.
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Ada
H. Clay Stephens
Trapp
Highway Commission
Robert L. Williams
Kennamer
Tom Anglin
Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Treadwell
Politics Forgotten In Washington When Nuts Beat Out Yanks
Washington officials and unofficials planned a homecoming for the pennant winning Philadelphia Athletics after finishing the season in Boston. President Coolidge to lead a reception at Union Station and march up Pennsylvania Avenue toward the White House lawn in a celebratory parade.
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Washington
Boston
Union Station
Coolidge
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Ferguson wins first step in Texas governor case
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson won the initial court fight to stay on the Texas Democratic gubernatorial ballot as an injunction to remove her name was denied. Judge George C. Calhoun ruled she is qualified to hold office and that common law disability against women does not apply. The decision voids the plaintiff Charles Dickson's claimed grounds and upholds Ferguson's eligibility.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
George C. Calhoun
Fifty-third District Court
Ferguson
Charles Dickson
San Antonio
Washington Welcomes Its Diamond Heroes Parade For Pennant Winners
Washington celebrates its American League pennant winners with a grand homecoming parade and a reception at the peace monument. President Coolidge attends, and the team plans a post parade banquet before the World Series games against the Giants. Johnson may start game one with Zarhary opposite in game two, while Marberry is favored for New York.
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Peace Monument
White House
Ball Park
New York Giants
Boston
Giants
Walter Johnson
Harris
Zarhary
Marberry
Yankees
New York
Postal Authorities Seize Money Tied to Mail Robbery Loot
Postal authorities seized $7,000 in currency from a Kansas City post office box over suspicion it formed part of the two million dollar loot from a mail robbery in Rondout Illinois last June. The money was listed in the vault under Miss Helen McNeil’s name, a niece of Herbert Holliday, one of the men held in the case. United States district attorney John Elliott Byrne announced the action. Holliday and about a dozen others faced defraud charges on $10,000 bail. Miss McNeil’s attorneys said she would seek recovery of the funds.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Rondout
Helen NeNeil
Herbert Holliday
John Elliott Byrne
United States District Attorney
Miss McNeil
Holliday
Hearing of Charges Against Jed Johnson Continued
In Oklahoma City on October 1 the hearing of charges filed by Marie Rendall against former state senator Jed Johnson was continued for one week in country court at Rendall's request due to other district court cases pending.
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Oklahoma City
Marie Rendall
Jed Johnson
Rendall
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Ringling Brothers
Associated Press
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Joseph E. Yeats
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A. W. Fields
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Nowata
Alluwe
Calhoun
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