Strike Steps Today As Rail Unions Prepare
The railroad brotherhoods advance strike plans with leaders meeting across Cleveland Chicago and St Louis. Western and Southwestern managers coordinate contingency operations while government officials await the labor board report before acting. San Antonio sees six hundred members set to walk out noon tomorrow on the International and Great Northern line.
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Chicago
Railroad Labor Board
Hard- Cleveland
Standard
Western Railroads
Washington
Labor Board
Cleveland
Brotherhood
ST. Louis
Southwestern Roads
San Antonio
Brotherhood of Railroad
International & Geat Northern
Union rejects plan as rail strike seems inevitable
Chicago dispatch reports union leaders refused to accept the labor board’s proposals without a clear suspension plan by October 30. The big four brotherhoods and switchmen’s union want action on overtime rules, while boards warn decisions could be delayed for months, likely delaying any settlement.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Big Four Brotherhoods
Switchmen's Union
United States Railroad Board
Railroad Brotherhood
Union
Harding
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood
W. G. Lee
Cotton Crop Failure Blessed Disguise Says County Agent
Art F. Waters Love County county agent calls this year’s cotton crop failure a blessed disguise. He says the drought and losses pushed farmers to diversify, urging them to raise meat, potatoes and other staples before cotton to ensure living needs are met.
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Marietta
Art F. Waters
Love County
Farragut Flagship Sale Surpasses New War Vessels Value
A junk dealer paid 22 500 for the Civil War frigate Richmond, Admiral Farragut’s flagship, burned to salvage copper and brass worth far more than the 2 100 each offered for 200 wooden ships from the war. Officials refrain from stating original cost or metal quantities, but estimates place Richmond copper and brass value at around 22 509, about ten times the new vessels. Copper and brass recovery revealed well preserved sheathing spikes and bars. iron spikes rusted to brittle dust. modern style propeller shows minimal corrosion.
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Richmond
Admiral Farragut
Navy Department
Norfolk Navy Yard
Washington
Philadelphia
Interpreter Helped Judge Brown Marry First Couple
In Pontotoc county, about 18 years ago, Justice of the Peace H. J. Brown began his term and performed his first marriage for Elijah Brown and Adeline Jackson, both full blood Indians from Allen Oklahoma with Bob Cummings as interpreter. Earlier licenses and marriages were handled under Oklahoma law as officials, ministers, and justices of the peace began their duties in the new state.
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Justice of the Peace
H. J. Brown
Pontotoc County
Court House
Justice Brown
Cupid
Mr. Brown
Bob Cummings
Elijah Brown
Adeline Jackson
Allen
Oklahoma
H. M. Spain
Spain
Wilna Wimbish
Hower
Texas
Stonewall
Okla
E. H. Mosely
Coalgate
Brown
One-Legged Kids Helped by Ada Red Cross Clothing Drive
Ada volunteers sort through piles from United Charities and Red Cross collecting old clothes for the destitute. One legged overalls and single shoes reveal the need as do dozen books headed to elementary schools. Mrs. Orville Snead leads the effort with helpers to match shoes and outfits for winter relief.
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Ada
Pontotoc County
American Red Cross
United Charities
Red Cross
Orville Snead
Snead
J. E. Hickman
Democratic national committee weighs postponing St. Louis meeting
Washington October 28 reports several Democratic National Committee members urged delaying the November 1 gathering in St. Louis because of the threatened railroad strike. Chairman White was expected to announce his decision the following day.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
St. Louis
White
Harding outlines race policy in Birmingham speech
President Harding, in Birmingham on a southern trip, urges a constructive race policy. He calls for broader political and educational opportunities for African Americans while opposing social equality and racial amalgamation, warning against prejudice and urging unity with careful limits.
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Birmingham
Harding
Washington
South
Nations
County Officials Hold Upper Hand in Barnett Case Fight
Okmulgee county authorities contend state law favors guardianship and keeps Jackson Barnett, full blood Creek millionaire, in Okmulgee. They argue local guardians Murphy and O’Hornett oppose removal and would trigger a new guardian if Barnett moves.
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Associated Press
Muskogee
Okmulgee County
Jackson Barnett
Muskogee County
Barnett
Hugh Murphy
Carl J. O’hornett
Henryetta
Murphy
O’hornett
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
Hatch Named Rector at St Lukes Ada Ohio
Rev. R. A. Hatch of Kirkwood Missouri is appointed rector of St Lukes Episcopal Ada. Mrs Hatch accompanies him and they expect to arrive Saturday to assume duties at once. The church had been without a rector since Rev Davis became an arch deacon.
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Hatch
ADA
R. A. Hatch
Kirkwood
St. Lukes Episcopal Church
Davis
Northeast Oklahoma chamber of commerce proposed at Chelsea
A movement began at a good roads meeting and chamber booster gathering in Chelsea to form the Northeastern Oklahoma chamber of commerce. The plan aims to organize smaller chambers in eastern Oklahoma cities and to foster regional development.
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Tulsa
Good Roads
Chamber of Commerce
Chelsea
Northeastern Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
City Asks Sign Men to Move Billboard
City officials clash with Thomas Cusack poster company over a vacant East Main street lot sign. Officials cite a new ordinance banning billboards and require the board to be 25 feet from the sidewalk to meet the measure.
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Thomas Cusack Poster Advertising Company
East Main Street
Frisco Mail Clerk Shot During Post Office Robbery
Frisco police report Frank B. Adams a mail clerk and guard was shot and killed by a masked bandit who entered the Ferry post office early today and escaped with a sack of registered mail. The value of the loot was not yet determined.
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San Francisco
Frank B. Adams
Ferry
Judge McKeel Trip Delayed By ICC Postponement
Judge J. F. McKeel, en route to Washington, was informed before reaching Holdenville that the case before the Interstate Commerce Commission had been postponed. He returned to Ada Tuesday night.
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J. F. McKeel
Washington, D. C
Holdenville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ada
How Better Than Pills Chamberlain's Tablets
They are easier and more pleasant to take than ordinary cathartics. Their gentle effect moves the bowels while improving appetite and strengthening digestion.
Girdler Pest Prompts Bark Burn Plan in Bartlesville
Burn all infested branches from trees to stop the trig girdler insect in Bartlesville. Washington county agent urges neighborhoods to cut and burn limbs to control damage spreading in private parks.
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Bartlesville
Washington County
Labor Board Forbids Rail Unions to Strike Next Week
The U S railroad labor board ordered the four major brotherhoods the switchmen's union and railroads cited to appear next Wednesday at 10 am to determine violations of the July 1 wage order and warned both sides to maintain the status quo on carrier property. The action aims to prevent a strike on October 30 and signals government authority over the dispute likely affecting interstate commerce.
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Chicago
United States Railroad Labor Board
Switchmen’s Union
Washington
Robbers Steal Jewelry in D C Residence
Oklahoma City reports a robbery at the home of Mrs. M. R. Dunning in a fashionable district. Jewelry, silverware and furs valued around 10000 dollars were taken. Victims include J. R. Adkinson and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Beasley, who reside at the Dunning home.
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Oklahoma City
M. R. Dunning
Electrician Jim Fount of Le Roy Recovers From Live-Wire Shock
Jim Fount, an electrician from Le Roy, is reported improving after a Monday accident at the Ninth and Turner corner. He sustained severe burns to both hands with flesh burned to the bone in places while atop a utility pole when a live wire struck him. He says his heart seemed to stop briefly before restarting as he fell.
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Jim Fount le Roy
Ninth
Turner
Jim
South Townsend Avenue paving discussion at city hall
A meeting of property owners on South Townsend Avenue convened at city hall last night to consider paving the avenue. Reports indicate favorable discussion of the proposal.
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South Townsend Avenue
Hayes School Bazaar Planned for November 18
Teachers and patrons of Hayes school plan a novel entertainment bazaar at the school building in the evening of November 18. Further announcements will follow and friends of the school are urged to keep the date and cooperate to make the event a success.
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Hayes School
Notice of Suit to Quiet Title in Pontotoc County
Notice to heirs unknown heirs executors and administrators of Sarah Hallmark that Lon W Mills and Jennie Mills sue to quiet title and partition 160 acres described as South Half of Northwest Quarter and East Half of Southwest Quarter Section 23 Township 3 North Range 8 East in Pontotoc County Oklahoma with right of way of M O G Railway. Respond by December 12 1921 or petition will be taken as true and judgment rendered barring all rights. Wimbish Duncan attorneys. Court clerk seal. 10 27 41w
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Lon W. Mills
Jennie Mills
Henry Hallmark
Sarah Hallmark
District Court
Pontotoc County
Okla
State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
M. O. & G. Railway Company
Wimbish & Duncan
L. &. Franklin
Clint Miers
Shaw Brothers Attend Marshall Field Convention in OKC
S. M. Shaw and J. L. Shaw of Shaw's Department Store were in Oklahoma City Tuesday for a Marshall Field convention.
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S. M. and
J. L. Shaw
Shaw’'s Department Store
Oklahoma City
Memorial Gateway progress at the Normal nears completion
The contractor said work on Memorial Gateway is advancing quickly and aims to finish by Saturday, marking a rapid finish to the project.
Full Blood Cherokee Nighthawks Drift Toward Communism in Oklahoma
In Muskogee Oklahoma on October 22 the Nighthawk branch of the Keetoowah Cherokee, pure bloods, pursue communal land ownership and shared work as a path to modernization. Advisor C B Cornelius outlines a plan linking farming, education, and eventual equality with white neighbors. The community owns 3000 cattle and 2700 hogs with 47 registered sires and has borrowed money to finance initial ventures begun in 1917.
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Muskogee
Okla
Nighthawk
C. B. Cornelius
Wisconsin
Nighthawks
Cornelius
Red Bird
John Smith
Red Bird Smith
William Rogers
Dee Hogshooter
James
E. L. Graves
Poultry Raisers to Meet for First Jan Poultry Show Plans
Pontotoc County Poultry association members are called to gather tonight at 7 30 in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss plans for the annual poultry show set for the first week in January. President J F Weldon says important business will be discussed and full attendance is urged.
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Pontotoc County Poultry Association
Chamber of Commerce
J. F Weldon
Wyandotte Almost Ruined by Flames
Fire of unknown origin destroyed ten business buildings a church a hotel and smaller structures in Wyandotte Ottawa County. The blaze burned from 11 overnights to 3 this morning causing an estimated loss between 30000 and 40000 dollars.
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Miami
Wyandotte
Ottawa County
Ada Delegation Visits Sulphur for Platt Park Improvements
About 25 or 30 Ada citizens from the Chamber of Commerce joined delegations from Shawnee Ardmore Durant Tishomingo Madill and others in Sulphur for an inspection of Platt National Park. Government officials spoke on planned improvements after a large chicken roast and Governor Robertson introduced the officials.
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Ada
Chamber of Commerce
Platt National Park
Shawnee
Ardmore
Durant
Tishomingo
Madill
Robertson
Ardmore Invitation Announces Rechtin and Reed Wedding
Ada announces the November 7 Ardmore wedding of John Theodore Rechtin and Mildred Reed. Reed, daughter of W. L. Reed, once Ardmore banker, is well known in local social circles.
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Ada
John Theodore Rechtin
Mildred Reed
Ardmore
Miss Reed
W. L. Reed
Van Noy and Johnson Bound Over in Wilson Murders
Oscar Van Noy and Wesley Johnson were bound over to district court on murder charges in the Wilson sisters case stemming from the October 14 auto wreck in Ardmore. Both men posted $10,000 bond after preliminary hearings before County Judge M F Minfrey.
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Ardmore
Oscar van Noy
Wesley Johnson
Josephine
Lola Wilson
M. F. Minfrey
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