Storm damage in Pontotoc County reported widespread losses
A late night storm swept southern Pontotoc County causing extensive crop and property damage. Estimates say about 3 000 bales of cotton were destroyed, with farm houses roofs torn off and the oil mill at Roff demolished. The storm also damaged city property and caused a bridge flooding at Sandy. In Pittsburg Oklahoma a heavy storm demolished buildings including city hall and injured Mrs. Davis Roberson.
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Pontotoco
Stonewall
Jesse
Rofft
Roff
E. B. Brazelton
Brazelton
Byrds Mill
Pittsburg
Okla
Heavy hailstorm damages farms near Elmore City area
A storm described as the heaviest hail seen in the region damaged crops and buildings over a 15 mile square area near Elmore City and Pernell. Roofs were wrecked and windows shattered with damages estimated at about 50 thousand dollars.
Storm hits Congate. telephone lines cut and windows blown
Reports from Congate state that a storm swept through the town last night. The telephone company building had its windows blown out and lines knocked out of service as a cloudburst rain accompanied the fierce wind.
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Mcalester
Congate
Pirates Garner Their Share
Pirates share of the season divisional earnings totals 5700 per player for the champions with 3800 for the Senators. Runners up Giants and Athletics receive 51000 each, Reds and Browns 34000, Tigers and Cardinals 17000, awaiting Commissioner Landis approval to issue checks.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Senators
Giants
Athletics
Reds
Browns
Tigers
Cardinals
O.K
Landis
General Thomas P. Heath Dies at 91 in Lockland Ohio
General Thomas P. Heath aged 91, one of the last Civil War brigadier generals, died yesterday at his home in Lockland Ohio. He served in the war and later lived in Cincinnati area. His death marks the passing of a veteran military leader from the Civil War era.
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Cincinnati
Thomas P. Heath
Lockland, O
Vanderbilt past and Oklahoma A&M ties recalled by Knapp
Bradford Knapp, president of Oklahoma A. and M. College, recalls Vanderbilt days and a faded black jersey with a gold V. He notes rough football era with flying wedge plays and cites Knapp’s injuries in a 24 to 6 loss to Washington University, plus a 4 to 0 win later that season.
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Stillwater
Vanderbilt University of Nashville
Tenn
Bradford Knapp
Oklahoma A
M. College
Knapp
Vanderbilt
Washington University of St. Louis
Oklahoma Aggies
Washington
Vanderbilt Athletic Council
A. and M. Athletic Council
Gov Trapp’s Pardon and Parole Record
Oklahoma City Oct 19 Special Time has softened the heart of Martin Edwin Trapp par don and parole records of the state show Trapp became acting governor of the state at 6 30 p m Oct 32 1923 when the first two articles of impeachment were filed in the senate against J C Walton From then until Oct 22 of the next year Trapp extended 33 acts of executive clemency and revoked many clemency acts of his predecessors The governor still has several days of his second year to serve and to date has extended 215 acts of executive clemency not including the freeing of Fred Dennis former state banking commissioner Dennis was freed as having served his term and the fine ignored During the first year Trapp revoked 26 paroles two leaves of ab
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Oklahoma City
Martin Edwin Trapp
Trapp
Senate
J. C. Walton
Fred Dennis
Dennis
Tulsa Officials Convicted in Prohibition Bribe Case
Jasper Cox Sapulpa justice of the peace and William Cook Sapulpa constable were found guilty in federal court of conspiring to violate the prohibition law. They allegedly accepted bribes from bootleggers. Sentence to be pronounced later.
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Tulsa
Jasper Cox
Sapulpa Justice of the Peace
William Cook
Sapulpa
Syndicalism Case Dismissed by Supreme Court
Washington October 19 The Supreme Court dismissed for want of jurisdiction the attack on California's syndicalism law by Charlotte Anita Whitney.
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Washington
Supreme Court
California
Charlotte Anita Whitney
News Want Ad: Buy It Rent It Set It Find It
Classified notice invites readers to place want ads for buying renting or finding items or services. Includes brief guidance on how to submit listings and where to reach the newspaper office for assistance.
Shakespeare of No Aid to This Daring Bandit
New York police reveal 12 of 13 gang members in the Cowboy Tessler outfit after 28 holdups. The last pair were seized in a luxe East Side apartment. Texts on Shakespeare and mathematics were found. a rabbit’s foot and ropes were nearby. Helen Hamilton, the armorer, stored pistols for the group.
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New York
Tessler
East Side
Boswell
Johnson
Bronx
Tesler
Helen Hamilton
Pate Bills Wedding In City Church
Miss Eunice Bills elder daughter of the late Edgar J. Bills and Mrs Melissa Bills of this city wed Mr Theodore Harry Pate of Carlsbad New Mexico Saturday afternoon in the First Christian church.
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Eunice Bills
Edgar J. Bills
Melissa Bills
Theodore Harry Pate
Carlsbad
New Mexico
First Christian Church
Severe storm hits Coalgate with roofs torn and crops ruined
Coalgate reports a powerful Wednesday night storm bringing wind, hail and rain. Electric lights failed, homes damaged, and cotton crops sustained major losses though no lives were confirmed lost. Incidents include a roof ripped from a tin building where a typhoid patient lay guarded. A traveling man’s car blown from the street, but he escaped injury.
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Coalgate
North Main Street
North Byrd Street
Burton Lumber
Queen Avenue
Courier Office
Dr. Bates
Morris Milstein
North
Coalgate Courier
Tigers Triumph Over Murray Aggies at Tishomingo
East Central's Tigers defeated the Murray Aggies 28 to 0 at Tishomingo as heavy field conditions and extensive East Central substitutions influenced the game. The result has no conference impact, while Weatherford prepares to visit for the Tigers' next conference matchup.
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East Central
Tigers
Murray Aggies
Tishomingo
Ada College
Aggies
Oklahoma
Doposters
Oklahoma Baptist Bisons
Southeastern College
Savages
Bisons
Edge
Cox
Southwestern
Burleson College
Weatherford
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