James B. Duke Dies After Long Illness Leader in Tobacco and Power
James B. Duke, noted tobacco manufacturer and financier, died at his New York home after weeks of illness. He directed major ventures through a foundation that funded Duke University and hydroelectric projects in North Carolina while maintaining strong ties to farmers. Born near Durham in 1856, Duke built a global tobacco and industrial empire and reshaped higher education.
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New York
James B. Duke
Duke
North Carolina
Duke Foundation
Trinity College
Durham
Duke University
James Buchanan Duke
Washington Duke
First Frost Will Do Little Damage to Unpicked Cotton
Oklahoma City's frost report says damage to unpicked cotton will be slight per John A. Whitehurst of the state board of agriculture. Frosts were heavy in Muskogee and Tulsa. lighter near Oklahoma City Okemah and Chandler with temperatures from 32 to 35 degrees. Whitehurst noted some injury to young bolls but mature plants should remain unharmed.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
John A. Whitehurst
State Board of Agriculture
Muskogee
Tulsa
Weather Bureau
Okemah
Chandler
Aggie Head Winners at Oklahoma Fair
Sixty three head of Oklahoma A and M college livestock won 64 ribbons at the Oklahoma State fair in Oklahoma City. W. L. Blizzard reports champions include Hereford cattle Dorset sheep and Percheron horses with 18 first places and 22 seconds. The horse show was the strongest and largest ever at the state fair and profits covered expenses.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma A
M. College
Oklahoma City
W. L. Blizzard
College
Animal Husbandry
Muskogee
Blizgard
Dorset
Forfeit Of Life Chalked To Air Mail Toll
Chas H Ames a mail plane pilot is found dead after a crash in the Matem mountains. He left New York on October 1 bound for the west with the mail when the craft disappeared. A search found the plane with his body in the cockpit the day before yesterday and an inquiry was under way.
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Bellefonte
Penn
Post Service
Chas. H. Ames
Matem Mountains
Benfonte
Pilot Ames
New York
Mai
Ames
Six Southern States Lack Adjusted Workmen's Compensation Laws
The article notes that six southern states do not have updated workers' compensation laws. It compares state wages with New York averaging 1106 dollars annually versus 597 dollars in 1914, highlighting regional wage disparities.
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South
Prison population in midwest doubles over decade
Oct 13 report shows prison populations across Kansas Michigan Minnesota Illinois and Iowa rising sharply due to crowding and prohibition violations. Michigan and Illinois faces mounting costs while reformatories for youth and first offenders grow.
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Chicago
Middle West
Kansas
W. H. Mackey
Kansas State Penitentiary
Alex J. Groesbeck
Michigan
Groesbeck
Minnesota State Penitentiary
Reformatory
Illinois
Cook County
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Detroit
A. V. Lashley
Missouri Association For Criminal Justice
Missouri Bar Association
St. Louis County
Ozark Mountain
Russell initiative bill gains enough signatures for ballot
The oil gross production tax measure by Campbell Russell has enough signatures to qualify for the next general election ballot. Secretary of State Sneed announced the petition surpassed the 42,272 requirement by 1,883 signatures.
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Russell
Oklahoma City
Campbell Russell
Secretary of State
Madden Targets Army and Navy in Air Service Reform
House appropriations chair Madden accuses the army and navy of wasting millions on meaningless aviation development and proposes an $87.5 million plan to shift design work to private firms, ending military design divisions and naval aircraft factory. The plan emphasizes performance responsibility by contractors and military service specifications only.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Madden
House Appropriations Committee
United States
Army
Navy
Naval Aircraft Factory
Philadelphia
Army Engineer Aircraft Division
Local Gatherings Highlight Community Weekend
Bro. Maxwell preached Saturday night and Sunday. LaVerne attended with Myrtle McDaniel for dinner Sunday. Will Gordon family and Annie Galey visited Charley Gordon family. Etta McDaniel had dinner with Esta Owens. George Kirby bought a new car. Francis McDaniel visited Mrs. Green. J D Melton family visited Sunday. G C Kirby family and Alpha and Monie joined Mrs. Kirby at her father’s home. Estes family visited Dethrage family of Bebee Sunday.
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Lanham
Harlem
Ennes
Jodies Tully
Stratford
Henry Little
Jodie Little
Edgar Little
Ruth Little
Nora McBride
Ada
L. F. Tully
Mrs. Watson
Oklahoma City
Richard Crawford
Ronald Eddings
Maye Smith
Standridge
Charley Alford
Tully
Lyndon McDonald
Zelma Ames
Neal McNair
Miskel Norvell
Maree McDonald
Bryant
Roff
Frank M. Lynn
LaVerne
Ude
Myrtle McDaniel
Will Gordon
Annie Galey
Charley Gordon
Etta McDaniel
Esta Owens
George Kirby
Francis McDaniel
Green
J. D. Melton
G. C. Kirby
Alpha and
Monie
Kirby
Mrs. Estes
Mrs. Dethrage
Bebee
Farmers Union Rejects Renewal of Prison Contract
Oklahoma City report says the Oklahoma Farmers Union will not renew its contract for prison twine sales. State officials announce a new contract rate of five-eighths of a cent per pound, with prior similar deals made with the Farmers Co-Operative Grain Dealers and the Oklahoma Grange. A board member notes potential $30,000 profit controversy and a crop outlook for next year may affect sales, while twine contracts reach about 3. to 4 million pounds.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Farmers’ Union
State Board of Affairs
Farmers’ Organization
Farmers’ Co-Operative Grain Dealers’ Association
Oklahoma Grange
John Simpson
Farmers’ Union
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