Houston Seeks Economy As Nation Faces War Debt
Secretary Houston told the American Bankers association that government expenditures for the next fiscal year will reach four billion dollars. He outlined plans to steadily redeem the war debt while urging fiscal restraint at federal, state, and local levels. He warned of falling receipts and blamed the transportation act for budget disruption. He criticized farmers for resisting price declines and urged public responsibility before economic salvation can come.
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Associated Press
Washington
Houston
Treasury Department
American Bankers’ Association
Treasury
Three inju red in automobile smashup on Byrd Mill Road
A collision on the Byrds Mill road left Gertrude Carlton 19 near death at Faust and Lewis hospital, with Lillie Elam 17 and Luther Correll severely hurt. Driver C E Rowlett was jailed. if Carlton dies he faces manslaughter charges.
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Gertrude Carlton
Faust and Lewis Hospital
Byrd’s Mill Road
Lillie Elam
Luther Correll
Ada Youth
Correll
Miss Carlton
C. E. Rowlett
Rowlett
Bessie Ross
Jean Byrd
Tishomingo
Ross
William Shelton
Shelton
Carlton
Elam
Byrd
Miss Ross
Railroad Workers Weigh Coal Strike Action In London
In London on October 20 the National Union of Railroad Men the Transport Workers Executive and the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress held morning meetings to decide their stance on the coal strike. The railroad men union prepared a full delegation conference with power to declare a sympathetic strike and adjourned for two hours of discussion before adjourning until Thursday.
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Associated Press
London
National Union of Railroad Men
Transport Workers
Trades Union Congress
James Henry Thomas
Railroad Men’s Union
Ferris Attacks Harreld Over False Campaign Claims
Scott Ferris a Democratic U S Senate candidate denounces J W Harreld for misrepresentations and votes on Victor Berger treason conviction. He links Harding Harreld to a separate peace with Germany and warns about Versailles treaty consequences while urging unity with allies.
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Ada
Sarulpa
Scott Ferris
U. S. Senate
J. W. Harreld
Victor Berger
Congress
Berger
Ferris
Harreld
Harding
League of Nations
Germany
League
America
United States
International Court
Jinjo
Collision Kills Three in Virginia Rail Crash
Roanoke Virginia October 20 Three railway workers died and five were injured when two passenger trains collided head on on a passing siding at Rural Retreat Virginia according to Norfolk and Western officials.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Rural Retreat
Norfolk and Western
Investigation into Wheat Price Drop Began
Federal Trade Commission opened inquiries into the recent wheat price slump amid farmer and senator complaints of market manipulation. F. L. Gates, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, testified as the principal witness with farmers and lawmakers in attendance.
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Chicago
Senator Capper
Kansas
Federal Trades Commission
F. L. Gates
Chicago Board of Trade
Shrine Club Meeting Tonight for Ceremonial Plans
Notice to Shrine members of Ponto toc County Shrine Club to meet at Masonic Hall at 8 o'clock. Urgent attendance required as important matters will be discussed regarding the Ceremonial of the 27th and 28th.
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Elks Club
Joe Allen
Hugh Taylor
Elks
Pontotoc County
City to Seek District Court Move to Lift Paving Injunction
Ada city officials plan to ask the district court on November 1 to dissolve injunctions delaying the paving program. The petitions contend improper publication and note that residents would risk higher costs if work proceeds now.
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District Court
N Ata
Ada Weekly News
Ada
J. W. Bolen
Robertson pins coal shortage blame on operators not miners
Oklahoma Governor Robertson, in Muskogee remarks echoed in Oklahoma City, says coal operators push high prices and ignore miners’ wages. He argues coal is a public resource and condemns monopolies, predicting miners would resist state ownership to preserve unions and strikes.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
Robertson
Oklahoma
Correction fixes Stanfield ad sugar price
A correction clarifies a pricing error in the Stanfield advertisement. The sugar price was misquoted as twelve pounds per dollar instead of eight pounds per dollar, causing upset among sugar consumers long accustomed to affordable sugar.
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Stanfield
Woman Honored by Milan Royal Academy for Italian Art Research
Miss C. Joselyn Ffoulkes becomes an honorary member of Milan's Royal Academy in recognition of her studies on early Italian art history.
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Royal Academy At
Milan
C. Joselyn Ffoulkes
Ada Pioneer Colonel Weaver Dies in Shawnee at 44
Colonel Otis B. Weaver a founder of Ada and longtime newspaper owner and postmaster in Shawnee died suddenly at his Shawnee home from heart failure at noon. He helped found Ada in 1900, led local papers, and served with Teddy Roosevelt in the Rough Riders. He never married and was 44.
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Otis B. Weaver
Ada
Shawnee
Mount Vernon
Texas
Colonel Weaver
Shawnee News-Herald
Ada Evening News
Bank of
Pontotoc County
Weaver
Ada Weekly News
Shawnee News
Herald
Oklahoma
Union
Colonel Weavers
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Spain
San Juan Hill
Carlyle
Nine Die in New York Central Wreck near Union Station
Nine persons are known to have been killed and at least seventeen injured in a wreck on the New York Central near Union Station today.
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New York Central
Union Station
Food prices fall in September report shows mixed declines
The Department of Labor bureau reports a two percent drop in retail food costs for September. Potatoes and sugar fell sharply while eggs pork chops and oranges rose eight to twelve percent. Wholesale prices declined five percent, outpacing a two percent retailer drop.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Chaplin Mocked for Stinginess in Shawnee Morning News
The Shawnee Morning News quips about Charlie Chaplin's frugality, noting in a clipped remark that even a vacuum cleaner wouldn't coax money from him, referencing his late "Dear Mildred."
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Charlie Chaplin
Mildred
Shawnee Morning News
Debtors in Philadelphia Prisons Report 1828 Figures
In 1828 Philadelphia held 1085 debtors jailed for small debts totaling 25.40 dollars. The city spent 362076 dollars to keep them while debt recovery amounted to 295 dollars through the process.
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Philadelphia
Bankers Endorse 100 Million Foreign Trade Company Plan
The American Bankers Association approved forming a one hundred million dollar corporation to finance the nation’s foreign trade. President Hawes was authorized to convene bankers and businessmen to develop plans under the Edge law as outlined in the committee report on commerce and merchant marine.
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Associated Press
Washington
American Bankers’ Association
Hawes
Association Committee On Commerce and Merchant Marine
Snow Falls in Flagstaff Delivers Five Inches
Last night more than five inches of snow blanketed Flagstaff, Arizona, as crews brace for slippery roads and schools consider closures. The Associated Press reports the generous snowfall began late Thursday and covered the area in a heavy white layer.
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Arizona
Associated Press
Flagstaff
Ariz
One Out of Million at Work
London reports a coal strike with 1,100,000 miners idle. Only one miner showed up at the pit mouth to work alone, with no chance of surface rewards that day.
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Associated Press
London
Path to Salvation Army captain requires long training
The path to a Salvation Army captain involves at least five years of study and as many years of field training. Even after promotion, captains earn less pay than a grocery store clerk or a farm hand.
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Salvation Army
Medieval ideas on balloons and early coffee use
The fourteenth century saw Albert of Saxony, a monk, form the proper idea of a balloon. Ancient Greeks and Romans never drank coffee, but Persians of the same period used it freely.
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Albert of
Saxony
Monkey Bite King Shows Improvement
Athens dispatch reports King Alexander of Greece slept better and showed a slight improvement after a monkey bite. The wound from the bite is healing and progress is noted by officials today.
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Associated Press
Athens
Alexander
Greece
Weather update notes showers and cooler temperatures
Showers tonight with cooler air in the northwest. Thursday looks generally fair in the west while showers persist in the east portion.
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East
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