First Pontotoc Township Fair Opens at Allen
The first of five Pontotoc township fairs, held at Allen amid a heavy downpour, showcased four area schools Beulah Conway Steedman and Allen, with Steedman beating Conway. Farm displays featured Herefords Jerseys and four poultry breeds. County friends praise organizers Joe Hil and Mrs Puvall while Professor Pratt of East Central State Normal receives acclaim for advancing agricultural education. Next year Allen pledges greater things and top county status in farm life development.
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Pontotocae
Allen
Beulah
Hughes County
Conway School
Home Miller
Steedman School
Nellie Baugh
Velma Elliot
Ethel McAnally
Ada
H. P. Butcher
Steedman
Conway
J. F. Luke
S. C. A. G. Sanders
Westacee
Joe B. Hil
Puvall
Pratt
Pontotoc
B. A. Pratt
East Central
J. B. Hill
Hill
Duvall
Newcomb
Davis
A. Floyd
Union Graded School of
Lula
Floyd
Prones
Linscheid
A Central State Normal School
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Hunger Striker Mac Swinney Failing in Brixton
Terence Mac Swinney, lord mayor of Cork, on a hunger strike since August 12, remained critically weak in Brixton prison but conscious and able to speak. His chaplain said he endures intense abdominal pain as the prison release debate tied to Irish police murders drew comment from Premier Lloyd George.
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Associated Press
London
Terence MacSwinney
Cork
Brixton
Father Dominek
MacSwimmey
Lloyd George
Mac Swinney
Ireland
Dominek
Fragmentary note from Oklahoma incident report
A fragmented OCR line references intoxicated driving in Oklahoma with unclear details. The readable portion notes a driving incident and mentions intoxication but lacks names, dates, outcomes, or locations to specify.
Government of Italy to Meet Metal Workmen
Rome Sept 7 Government officials will open negotiations with the general industrial conference at Milan on Thursday to solve the metal factory seizures sweeping Italy. About 400 of the largest metal works are occupied by workers with movement spreading toward the south. The government has taken elaborate steps to preserve order during this widespread labor uprising.
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Associated Press
Rome
Milan
Italy
Dempsey Defeats Miske in Third Round
Jack Dempsey the world heavyweight champion earned 550 000 for stopping Billy Miske in the third round of a ten round bout in Benton Harbor Michigan on Labor Day. Attendance reached 11 348 with receipts totaling 134 904 including taxes. Miske received 25 000 guaranteed and was checked by two doctors with no fracture found.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Jack Dempsey
Billy Miske
St. Paul
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Miske
Dempsey
Chicago
Lula hosts bountiful community fair with school displays
Excerpts describe Lula residents gathering for a rural fair in Pontotoc county. A generous picnic dinner fed children and visitors while farm products and poultry displays drew praise. Teachers, the union graded school, and local officials urged support for county fair funding and school improvements.
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Pontotoc
Governor Cox to Tour Enid and Joplin Route
Governor Cox will speak in several towns along a four car train tour per plans released by the Democrat State Committee. The train will meet him at Enid and deliver him to the Missouri delegation at Joplin that night, said Ben Lafollette, committee chairman.
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Democratas State Committee
Cox
Sevral
Enid
Missouri
Joplin
Ben Lafollette
United States Citizen Escapes Capture in Mexico
W A Gardiner, American citizen seized by bandit Zamora on August 20, escapes. General Estrade reports a man named Mac Swiney reached Autlaw seeking escort to aid Gardiner from a ranch near the town. No news on Bertis J Johnson, a British subject and fellow captive.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
W. A. Gardiner
United States
Zamora
General l Estrade
War Department
MacSwiney
Autlaw
Gardiner
Bertis J. Johnson
Ada Boy Scouts Return From Two Week Camp
By a Boy Scout. Ada troop 1 returns from a two week camping trip reported as the finest time. They traveled from August 24 to Sulphur and Davis, camped near a falls, explored Crystal and Wheel caves, and enjoyed swimming and mountain climbing before heading home to start school.
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Boy Scouts of
Ada
Mr. Bradshaw
Ben Page
Davis
William Roach
Ford
Falls
Crystal Cave
Ada Chamber Promotes New Road Improvements
Ada Chamber of Commerce plans to improve entry roads and improve highway markings to guide tourists. Secretary Walker networks with broom factory prospects to boost local industry and farming of broom corn, aiming to create jobs and pride in Ada.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ada
Nu ‘Walker
Ada Chamber of Commerce
Walker
Government holds whiskey enough for fifty million drinks
A report claims the government possesses sufficient whiskey to make 50 million good-sized drinks, while another note foresees a powerful campaign this year.
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