Amendments to Treaty Are Badly Defeated and Democrats Are Elated
The Senate rejected the Shantung amendment to the peace treaty by 55 to 35, signaling no immediate path to ratification without reservations. Democrats praised the larger-than-expected margin while Republicans warned that many would seek reservations, preserving leverage in future votes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Shantung
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
How They Voted On Shantung Amendment Adoption Vote
A compiled roll call shows Republicans supporting the Shantung amendment with 32 votes and Democrats with 3 for adoption, totaling 35. Opposing the adoption are 14 Republicans and 41 Democrats, totaling 55. Six senators were absent or paired, with four for and two against adoption.
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Japan
China
Shantunge
Senate
Reparations Commission
League of Nations Assembly
Lodge
Washington
Ball
Borah
Brandagee
Calder
Capper
Curtis
Dillingham
Fall
France
Frelinghuysen
Grenna
Harding
Johnson
Calif
Jones
Wash
Knox
la Follett
McCormick
McLean
Moses
New
Newberry
Norris
Page
Penrose
Phipps
Poindexter
Sherman
Sutherland
Wadsworth
Hitchcock
N. M
Kendrick
Kine
Kirby
McKellar
Myers
Nugent
Overman
Owen
Phelan
Pittman
Pomerone
Ransdell
Robinson
Sheppard
Shields
Simmons
Smith
Ariz
Fernald
Maine
Elkins
West Virginia
Edge
New Jersey
South Dakota
Martin
Virginia
South Carolina
Doorn House of Doorn Becomes Eagerly Watched Residence
Doorn Holland hosts the former German emperor William Hohenzollern at The House of Doorn estate near a village of 3,000. Tourists frequent the area, with summer traffic by road, rail and bicycle. Furniture worth over 4 million dollars is stored ahead of a planned move in for December or January.
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Doorn
Holland
William Hohenzollern
Pots
St. Helena
Amerongen
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Arnem
Hohengollern
House of Doorn
Utrecht
Driebergen
Herr Hohenzollern
Baroness van Heemstrade Beaufort
Prickly Ash Bitters Promoted by Special Agent Bart Smith
Do not neglect warning signs of nature. If appetite fails breath poor or tongue coated you may fall ill. Prickly Ash Bitters claims to purify bowels strengthen digestion and regulate the liver. Priced at 1.25 per bottle.
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Bart Smith
Adv
Notice By Publication In Oklahoma Guardian Suit
State and county notice in district court of Pontotoc Oklahoma. C A Acker guardian plaintiff sues B W F Rives for 720.80 to recover money for Ida Fel Lewis minor. Real and personal property attached to secure payment with interest and costs. Defendant must answer by November 15 1919 or judgment will be rendered for 720.80 plus interest and costs. A R Sugg court clerk seal. By L E Franklin deputy. J F McKee 10-2-4tw
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State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc
C. A. Acker
W. F. Rives
W. P. Rives
Ida Fel Lewis
A. R. Sugg
L. E. Franklin
J. F. McKe
Rich Tone Remedy Praised by Customer Letter
A reader testimonial extols Rich-Tone as a wonderful remedy for the weak. The writer claims it improved health and vitality, stating it has benefited them more than any other tonics they have used.
Take Rich-Tone for energy and vitality at drug store
Rich-Tone promises to purify blood, renew strength and vigor, and boost energy. It claims to improve health and well being, with a price of 61.00 at the local drug store Gwin & Mays Drug Co.
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Gwin & Mays Rrug CO
Britain faces choice of liquor control or prohibition
Lord D Abernon, chair of the Liquor Control Board, argues Britain must choose between strict government control or outright prohibition. He cites war experience showing regulation can curb drunkenness and boost efficiency, noting improvements for licensees and shifting attitudes in the brewing trade and among victuallers toward shorter hours and better conditions.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Lord D’abernon
Liquor Control Board
An Agreeable Surprise Cure Found With Cough Remedy
Mrs. James Brown of Clark Mills New York recalls three years ago suffering from a severe lung cold and persistent coughing. She took Chamberlains Cough Remedy and was surprised by the rapid relief. The advertisement notes many others have also been surprised and pleased by its prompt relief.
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James Brown
Clark Mills
N. Y
Hailey Buried in Confederate Gray Uniform at McAlester
Funeral of Dr. D. M. Hailey, United leader, held in McAlester with Confederate Veterans and Masons leading. Thousands attended, Masons paused work, coal mines halted ten minutes, burial in Masonic Cemetery. Messages of condolence arrived from Oklahoma congressional delegation and state officials. Supreme Council of Masonry sent the blanket casket covering.
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D. M. Hailey
Mcalester
United
Dr. Hailey
United Confederate Veterans
Masonic Cemetery
Oklahoma
Congress
Supreme Council of Masonry
Washington, D. C
Hailey
Effie McKinley Weds Frank Lynn at Rocky Chapel Home
A county wedding was held at W. L. McKinley’s home near Rocky Chapel schoolhouse on Wednesday evening. Miss Effie McKinley, the eldest daughter, married Frank M. Lynn a Stratford barber. Rev. Miller officiated. The ceremony was intimate with immediate family. The couple will reside in Stratford.
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Rocky Chapel
Lawton Confronts Eligible for Old Age Pensions
A Lawton timber report notes eligible residents await action on old age pensions before any steps are taken, highlighting potential delays in benefiting applicants and the need for timely decisions.
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Lawton
Arid Lands to Be Get Ready Garden Spots for Flux
Washington D C Oct 17. The Pittman Evans act aims to convert 18 million Nevada non productive acres into irrigated farmland through a permit based system. After two years a locator can claim 640 acres. rest opens to homesteaders. Wells cost about $3 a foot and can irrigate 20 acres. Irrigation boosts alfalfa, dairying, hogs and cattle, with subterranean rivers and potential hydropower.
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Washington, D. C
America
East
Middle-West
South
Congress
Key Pittman
Charles A. Evans
Nevada
Pittman-Evans
United States
Francis G. Newlands
Missouri River
Pittman
Senate
House
Evans
Sagebrush
Union
Nevada Subterranean Rivers Promised by Pittman Act
The Pittman-Evans act spurs creation of cooperative ventures to exploit Nevada subterranean rivers. The author notes mental comparison of options for electric power and anticipates a transformative future if Pittman’s predictions hold true. The coming years are seen as potentially wondrous.
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Pittman-Evans
Nevada
Pittman
Trenches Silent Monuments to an Awful Incident
Descriptive account of the Yser river trenches in World War I, showing ruined dugouts, shell scarred terrain, and buried soldiers. It notes Belgian and German lines, postwar occupation by soldiers, and the rebuilding efforts in Dixmude with residents restoring homes and life despite extensive destruction.
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Associated Press
Pelzium
Lini
Yser
Dixmude
All you need is a heart and a dollar
A compact card about a community effort stressing practical aid and kindness. Local volunteers collect donations to support families, with emphasis on compassion and shared responsibility. The piece highlights a simple message linking empathy to action.
Armenia faces extinction without U S aid say Armenian survivor
Lieut Edward Bickel of Seattle, after six months with the Palestine Red Cross, warns that unless the United States sends men and money to the Near East, the Christian Armenian survivors will be wiped from the earth. He describes massacres, graves, wells filled with bones, and brutal acts by Turkish forces, and says Armenians need protection and education to endure. He plans to sail for Constantinople in December.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
Near East
Edward Bickel
Palestine Commission of the Red Cross
Taurus Mountains
Bickel
New York
Constantinople
Notice for Publication in Pontotoc District Court
In Pontotoc County Oklahoma Gladysoe plaintiff sues Roy Doney for divorce In district court case number 4006 the defendant must answer the petition by November 26 1919 or the petition will be taken as true and a judgment for divorce will be rendered Attest Court Clerk A R Sugg Bullock Orr attorneys for plaintiff dated October 14 1919
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State of Oklahoma
Pontotoc County
Gladysoe
Royate
Roy Doney
A. R. Sugg
L. E. Franklin
Bullock & Orr
Progressive city praised for parks and clean streets
A Shawnee News item notes a returning tourist who, in three of four cities visited this summer, highlights well kept parks and streets. The piece frames the cities as progressive with breathing spaces and tidy urban upkeep.
Ada banker invites friends to visit at bank office
Arthur L. Bowles notes his farm loan work and invites friends to call and see him at his office over the First National Bank in Ada. Lattin W. E. Mooney signs the note.
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Arthur L. Bowles
First National Bank
Ada
Tf Lattin
W. E. Mooney
Taxpayers face rail deficits via higher costs
A Muskogee Times-Democrat report discusses how rail deficit burdens shift from taxes to the general public through higher prices and costs of goods, reflecting a growing strain on consumers as fiscal measures pass to everyday expenses.
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Muskogee
Bolshevik Forges Meeting Defeat in Northern Front
October 17 report from London describes General Yudenitch leading the anti Bolshevik forces toward Petrograd with Tsarskoe Selo and Krasnoye Selo captured. Soviet troops reportedly mutinied and left Petrograd as Yudenitch’s advance meets weak resistance. Bolsheviks appear repulsed along much of the front except Kiev. Lithuanian and Russian forces mobilize, with Lithuanians ordered toward Shavli, possibly threatening the German-Russian advance on Riga.
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Associated Press
London
Yudenitch
Petrograd
Tsarskoe Selo
Nicholas
Krasnoye Selo
Moscow
Denekine
Kiev
Lithuania
Shavli
Kovno
Riga
Chamberlains Remedy Promoted for Coughs and Colds
A remedy touted for coughs colds croup and whooping cough has grown from a small start to widespread sales across the United States and abroad. The advertisement urges readers to try it to prove its extraordinary merit.
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Chamberlain
United States
Hungary Receives Hast Commission For Civilian Relief
The American Red Cross sends a 30 car train to Budapest in charge of Major S A Moffatt and Major B B Metheany with a 12 officer team to supply medical and surgical needs. Supplies valued at 350000 dollars, sent from Paris, to aid famine and overcrowded hospitals.
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Associated Press
Paris
Hungary
American Red Cross
Budapest
S. A .Moffatt
Brooklyn
B. B. Metheany
Seattle
France
H. H. Kidder
Maryhill
Wash
Howard Armstrong
Buffalo
John A. Langston
Cleburne
Tex
Frederick H. Mead
Troy
N. Y
William Hosie
Chamberlain's Tablets Offer Gentle Constipation Relief
An advertisement urges regular bowel habits for health and recommends Chamberlain's Tablets for occasional relief. It claims the tablets are mild, gentle, easy to take, and effective, available for a quarter.
Prices tumbling forecast fades as peace ends
A Shawnee News snippet questions the fate of a forecaster who predicted price drops after the war and his companion who anticipated a large influx of foreigners around the same time, noting their unexpected diversion.
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