Tennessee Governor warns miners and operators to end strike
Governor Roberts announced the state would deploy all resources to produce coal unless the strike ends promptly. He stated the mine owner's right to use property does not conflict with the public good and warned operators to mine or face state action. Attorney General Thompson and Adjutant General Sweeney accompanied him in Knoxville.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Roberts
Gov. Roberts
Thompson
Sweeney
US denies active role in Jenkins bail release
Secretary Lansing said the government has not changed its stance on the Jenkins case and did not instruct the Mexican embassy to secure bond for the consular agent. Reports linked J Walter Hasen to a $500 bond for Lewis Carera, but officials await official embassy reports. Jenkins learned of his release after the fact and is investigating who arranged it.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jenkins
Lansing
State Department
Mexico City
J. Walter Hasen
Lewis Carera
Carranza
Bond
Kansas Volunteers Rally for Coal and Wood Supplies
Kansas reports steady coal delivery through volunteer plans as Missouri, Oklahoma move toward regulated mining to aid war needs. Localities intensify fuel drives with cord wood and other fuels. Major General Dickman ordered soldiers to harvest wood if required. Twenty one railroad cars of supplies were moved by volunteers by nightfall.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
San Antonio
Dickman
War Department
Military Reservation
Man who killed Czar Nicholas executed by Soviet rulers
A Soviet dispatch from Kovno reports the man deemed responsible for the June 1918 execution of Czar Nicholas II and his family at Yekaterinburg has been condemned to death and executed. The Bolshevik Pravda of Moscow is cited as the source. The executed figure is named M. Johantonoff, a Soviet member who ordered the killings.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Russia
Nicho
Yekaterinburg
Kovno
Pravda
Moscow
M. Johantonoff
Navy Ready For Any Emergency Says Daniels
Secretary Daniels asserted the navy remains prepared for emergencies despite postwar demobilization. He noted eight dreadnoughts and about 100 destroyers would deploy to Cuba for winter maneuvers and that ships would be adequately manned though not at war complement. The navy totals about 100000 enlisted personnel, nearly double prewar levels, with recruitment ongoing.
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Washington
Daniels
Cing
Atlantic
Cuba
Chinese inventor of vegetable fibre paper era
The Chinese invention of paper began with writing on bamboo strips and later developed between 300 B C and 300 A D on a preparation from silk waste, marking the early methods in papermaking.
Doctor Dercum Says President Wilson Improving
Dr. F X Dercum reported at the White House that President Wilson remains in improving condition. Senator Fall of New Mexico had a conference with the President and declined to issue a statement. The President signed a foreign warrant and a DC police pay raise bill, using an indelible pencil due to his reclining position.
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Associated Press
Washington
F. X. Dercum
Philadelphia
White House
Wilson
Fall of
New Mexico
District of Columbia
Train Schedule Crippled By Coal Shortage
Effective at midnight Sunday passenger trains thru Ada will see radical changes as Frisco and Katy cut four trains from the timetable. Frisco night southbound and northbound trains are discontinued, Katy trains from Oklahoma City and 5 a.m. arrival are eliminated, leaving only two Katy trains and one Frisco train daily to Ada area. The coal shortage forces the cuts and Frisco also removes several switch engines.
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Ada
Frisco
Katy
Oklahoma City
Mobilization of Czech Slavia Troops Reported in Vienna Dispatch
Copenhagen December 5 dispatch states the Czecho Slavia government ordered mobilization of three military classes. A Prague report says 21 divisions are moving toward the Hungarian frontier amid monarchist tensions.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Vienna
Prague
Seed quality urged for next planting season
Ada Oklahoma December 6 1919 county agent J B Hill warns farmers seed situation will be serious next season due to poor weather damaging cotton and corn. He urges saving well matured seed now as demand will rise at planting time across many counties.
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Ada
Okla
Durant Citizens Chopping Wood To Meet Fuel Shortage
In Durant Oklahoma volunteers gathered to cut wood to relieve a fuel famine. About 250 men joined in the morning, including 92 students led by President Bennett, and 1,000 men later in the day. A municipal wood yard will be set up on the city market for sale of the wood.
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Durant
Okla
Southeastern State Normal
Bennett
Mexican general runs for presidency amid clashes in Hidalgo
Reported fighting near Pachuca as supporters of General Obregon faced attacks. The clash occurred while Obregon met crowds to address his candidacy for the presidency, with authorities announcing public interest in his residency and plans for further statements.
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Carranza Mexico
Pachica
Hidalgo
Obregon
Aluminum Solder Discovery Enables Copper Substitution
Discovery of aluminum solders allows substitution of aluminum for copper in making many cooking utensils.
Worm's body covered with tiny bristles aids movement
The surface of the angle worm appears smooth but is dotted with minute bristles that help it crawl and burrow.
Steel Substituted for Wood in Barrel Making
A shift in manufacturing uses steel as the core material for barrels replacing traditional wood. Engineers cite durability and longer life as key advantages while preserving barrel performance and weight considerations.
Extreme Cruelty and Non Support Alleged in Carter Divorce
Mrs. Mary Carter petitions for divorce from Ernest Carter in district court. She alleges cruel treatment and failure to support, stating they married in April 1915 and have three children. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Mary Johnson and asks custody and alimony as warranted by the case.
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Carter
Mary Carter
Ernest Carter
Atorney
O. Barton
Mary Johnson
Angry Wife Seeks Second Woman Over Gun Charge
Mrs Atkins paid $24.75 in police court this morning on a charge connected to carrying a gun. Atkins, living near Reebe, was pursued with the help of the police by his wife and daughter and a man named Claude Jones. A charge of associating was filed against Atkins and the man. both were to appear in police court this afternoon.
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Tol
Atkins
Rebee
Owens
Ada
Claude Jones
Gcatcher
Nettey
Matthews
A Owen Wobe
Missing Boys From Missouri Arrive in Ada
Sheriff Duncan reports two Missouri youths Lewis Foster and Chester Carroll arrived in Ada after traveling from Mountain Grove. Local police printed inquiry cards seeking information, hoping to locate the brothers amid family concern over several missing days.
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Duncan
Evening News
Mountain Grove
Missouri
Ross
Ada
Lewis Foster
Chester Carroll
Palmer orders probes into western oil profiteering
Attorney General Palmer ordered prosecutions of western oil producers for alleged profiteering after a Capper Senate complaint. Federal agents were instructed to prosecute producers who increased fuel oil prices amid the shortage, as the Railroad Administration also set an embargo on fuel oil shipments starting Monday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Palmer
Senator Capper
Kansas
Railroad Administration
Oil prices rise after strike hit as Capper cites producers
Senator Capper says producers have raised oil prices from 1.00 to about 4.50 per barrel since the strike. He notes western plants converted to oil fuel, creating a price burden. He urges the Justice Department to investigate alleged price collusion among producers as quotations among larger concerns remain roughly even.
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Washington
Senator Capper
West
Capper
Department of Justice
Four Die in Michigan Deer Hunting Season
In the upper Peninsula four hunters were killed during Michigan’s deer season which closed November 30. About twelve thousand hunters participated with roughly 8,000 crossing the straits from the lower peninsula. Conditions were ideal for hunting and deer slaughter was heavy. Sportsmen call for a closed season and counties seek action from the state legislature and game commission through 1921. A movement to prohibit deer hunting for a year or more began before the season opened.
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Associated Press
Calumet
Mich
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Straits
State Game Commission
Governor Robertson Leads Miners in Oklahoma Strip Pit Removal
In McAlester Oklahoma on December 5 Governor J B A Robertson and John A Whitehurst head a volunteer mining removal at a strip pit six miles south of town. They shovel coal as cameras roll and a convict driver pleads for mercy while the governor directs with a firm command to write him a letter.
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McAlester
Okla
J. B. A. Robertson
John A. Whitehurst
State Council of Defense
Robertson
Whitehurst
Governor Robertson
George Clark
Warden Switzer
State Penitentiary
Note to Germany Tightens Pressure on Peace Treaty
Paris reports a note to Germany adopted by the counsel this morning, phrased firmly to push for immediate German prisoner release and coercive military measures. The note’s significance leads the conference to expect final discussion with Germany before the treaty can take effect. Puestres, the peace conference secretary general, will deliver it personally to Berlin.
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Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Booze Flows Freely In St Louis After Ruling
St Louis today saw broad sales of whiskey and wines after a federal judge ordered the U S district attorney and the internal revenue collector not to interfere. Thousands of gallons were sold as crowds carried large jugs and quart bottles, whiskey wholesale prices ranged from 17 to 20 dollars per gallon and bottled goods averaged about 10 dollars per quart.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Farris
United States District Attorney
Collector of Internal Revenue
Army Tank in New Sphere of Usefulness
Houghton Michigan December 6 The army tank formerly key in warfare is eyed for a new role in Keweenaw County Michigan public highway snow packing plans. The highway commission envisions tanks driven by young men to rapidly clear deep snows along winter roads.
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Associated Press
Houghton
Mich
Weweenaw County
Michigan
Highway Commission
Keeweenaw County
Pillar
Kew Commission
Dasseg and
He Cliffs
Eweenaw
Whit Hyden Dies From Gunshot Wounds
Whit Hyden died last evening from gunshot wounds suffered yesterday morning on East 6th Street. E. W. Ussaery, charged with murder, is confined in the county jail awaiting a hearing. Funeral services for Mr Hyden will be held at Oak at Woodmen and Odd Fellows.
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Whit Hyden
E. W. Ussaery
East 6Th Street
Ussaery
Mr. Hyden
Oak O’clock
All Woodmen
Odd
Flint Weapons Compared Across Savage and Prehistoric Europe
The article contrasts Flint weapons used by modern Savage tribes with the finely finished tools and implements made by prehistoric peoples in Europe. It notes distinct material quality and craftsmanship, highlighting differing eras and cultures.
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Europe
Press Fuel Administrator Garfield Indicates No Price Hike Soon
The report quotes Fuel Administrator Garfield stating there will be no immediate price increase. Dispatches suggest he is reviewing factors affecting miners wages and energy costs before any decision.
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Eons
Garfield
Readin Press
The Jake or Parrot of Africa: An Odd Capacity
A fragmented OCR reading hints at a quirky piece about either a Jake or a parrot from Africa and a note on capacity. The readable bits suggest a whimsical or exploratory angle but lack clear names, dates, or a coherent event to anchor a full report.
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Jake
Parrot
Africa
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