Russia and Germany face postwar capital and leadership questions
The piece argues Russia cannot prosper without foreign capital due to past mismanagement, warning investors of risk. It compares Germany under von Hindenburg to past Kaiser relations, then shifts to reflections on Washington’s legacy, the persistence of the Ulster County Gazette reprints, and the role of business people in guiding youth. It ends by noting Oklahoma Young Democrats and party factionalism in the Democratic party.
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Russia
von Hindenburg
Germany
Kaiser
George Washington
Ulster County Gazette
Gazette
Turnabout Kidnapping Row Ties Texas and New York
Texas Governor Ferguson defends a parental act in a high profile kidnapping case. Roscoe Cannaday previously abducted a son from San Antonio to New York, complicating extradition efforts. After Mrs. Cannaday redirected the child back to Texas, New York sought extradition for her, which Ferguson rejects arguing it mirrors justified action by any mother.
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Gov. Ferguson
Texas
Roscoe Cannaday
San Antonio
New York
Cannaday
Behind Bonds and Bootleggers Aided by Local Leaders
The piece argues bootleggers secure signatures from prominent citizens on bonds to keep operating. It laments that arrests lead to long jail waits and urges that criminals leverage community leaders to avoid lasting consequences while the public forgets ongoing cases.
History of Pontotoc cotton output 1918–1925
The Pontotoc county ginning records show 13,611 bales in 1918, 26,655 in 1919, 39,234 in 1920, a drop to 3,623 in 1921 due to boll weevils, then 11,329 in 1922, 8,899 in 1923 from rains and floods, and 22,715 in 1924 with 1925 uncertain.
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Pontotoc County
Steck Leads in Senate Race as Brookhart Battle Looms
Daniel Steck holds a substantial lead to win the United States Senate seat now held by Brookhart. He leads with thousands of loyal Republicans voting for Steck to unseat Brookhart, who ran as a Republican but backed the La Follette ticket.
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Daniel Steck
United States
Senate
Senator Brookhart
Steck
Brookhart
LaFollette
Oklahoma City braces for new newspaper bid by Rube Geers
Rube Geers announces plans to launch a newspaper in Oklahoma City soon. Known for blunt talk and insider know-how at the capitol, he hints that his forthcoming venture could stir controversy before the next election.
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Rube” Geers
Oklahoma City
Rube
Capitol
West Side Governor in The Chickasha Star’s View
The Chickasha Star advocates a governor from Oklahoma’s western region, noting the last two elected officials hailed from that area. The piece implies political balance concerns rather than labeling past leaders as failures, urging representation from the west without endorsing past mistakes.
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The
Chickasha Star
Star
Rumor Links Gore to Next Year Senate Race
Rumors circulate that Thomas P. Gore plans to run for the Senate next year. Critics note some men fail to learn from experience.
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Thomas P. Gore
Targeted thoughts shape a man’s expected reception
A saying notes that when a man imagines he is the target of all that comes his way he tends to receive what he anticipates. The idea links perception with outcomes, suggesting mindset influences experience.
Muscle Shoals Power Use Sparks Debate
The text notes harnessing Muscle Shoals power for human needs, praising utilization while warning the bigger question remains how to conserve it for the greatest good. It mentions Congress rejecting Henry Ford’s offer and uncertainty over management to protect public interest versus potential private exploitation.
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Muscle Shoals
Congress
Henry Ford
Saunders rebounds from Wall Street to expand Piggly Wiggly stores
Clarence Saunders founder of Piggly Wiggly faced heavy losses during a Wall Street downturn two to three years ago. He recovered quickly, reopened a Memphis grocery, and built a nationwide chain now pursuing further growth to recover the millions lost in the market crash.
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Clarence Saunders
Piggly Wiggly Stores
Wall Street
Memphis
United States
Practical remedy over rhetoric in civic reform
A critique urges that political agitation must offer concrete solutions rather than merely condemn. The analogy compares rhetoric to medical discourse, arguing people seek relief and actionable cures when faced with sickness.
Education Gives Edge in Life’s Races Says Observer
A proverb likens education to a leg for a race, arguing that without schooling one makes slower progress in life. The comparison emphasizes the advantage of learning in reaching life’s goals faster.
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Gov Trapp actions provoke opposition among affected groups and warn of growing burden. D McKeown reports Oklahoma farmers planning returns from California after seeking better conditions. The excerpt muses on time and nature, noting progress yet ultimate limits of human effort.
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Tom D. McKeown
California
Oklahoma
Golden West
Quote about fools, advice, and silent experts
An exchange suggests applying the old fool and his money saying to a peculiar creature and his automobile. The least competent adviser speaks freely while the most competent stays silent, aware how easy it is to misjudge or miss a guess.
City to segregate women prisoners in new jail quarters
Segregation plan for women and for black and white inmates will begin once renovations at City Hall are finished. Police court rooms move upstairs to free space, water department workshop relocates, and two new female cells will be created from former workshop areas as ordered by state officials and Mayor Somer Jones.
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Bassett
State Commissioner of Charity and Corrections
Somer Jones
Water Department
Police Court
Pardon Fight Raised Over Engle Clemency Request
Oklahoma banking officials clash over a pardon for Charles L. Engle, former head of El Reno's Commercial State Bank. State Banking Commissioner O. B. Motherstead asked for input from State Banking Department Attorney J. T. McIntosh, who says he has protested clemency efforts and denies any prior agreement.
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Oklahoma City
O. B. Motherstead
J. T. McIntosh
State Banking Department
Charles L. Engle
Commercial State Bank of
el Reno
McIintosh
Motherstead
Engle
J. I. Howard
McIntosh
Trapp
Banking Department
Jim Hatcher Led Oklahoma Legion Through 1925 Crisis
Oklahoma Legion commander Jim Hatcher steered the department through a $3800 deficit and a critical year in 1925. He secured laws endorsed by the Ada convention, aided child welfare funding, and helped Oklahoma fully pay its national endowment quota. He left the 1926 admin with a quarter million dollar organization and strong state support.
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Jim Hatcher
Oklahoma Legionnair
The
Oklahoma Legion
Department
Ada
Oklahoma
Legion
Legion of Oklahoma
Oklaoma
E. W. Marland
Ponca City
Prisoner Engle to complete two year term in October
Engle remains in the penitentiary and will have served two years by October 13. He is serving a five year sentence for receiving deposits in an insolvent bank.
Babylon's First Dynasty Traced To Ancient Date
Oxford scholars and archaeologists study tablets found at Kish to fix the chronology of Babylon's First Dynasty. Dr Langdon says a tablet records Venus rising and setting in that era, offering a method to determine the astronomical year and settle the dating.
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Babylon
Oxford
Eng
Kish
S. Langdon
Oxford University
Venus
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Socialist Party
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