Senator Calls for Federal Aid to Insure Oklahoma Government
Tulsa reports State Senator Joseph C. Looney urges that the federal government intervene to guarantee a republican form of government for Oklahoma under Section 4, Article 4, as Tulsa county faces martial law and possible impeachment moves. He says the legislature should act via a lower-house initiative, while awaiting impeachment outcomes.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
United States
Joseph C. Looney
Wewoka
State Military Court of Inquiry
Looney
Capt
Capt. Looney
Walton
State Federation of Labor
Henryetta
Tulsa County
House
Senate
Enrolment peaks at new high school term
The high school reports over four hundred students enrolled this year with classes forming early in the term. Principal W A Hill praises student spirit and notes bands and orchestras expanding. A student council is planned to act as liaison between students and faculty.
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W. A. Hill
Hill
ADA HI GRIDIRON OUD th MAKING ADA HI GRIDIRON OUD th MAKING
Sunday note outlines ADA High School football schedule with five away games followed by three at home possibly a fourth. Team lighter and less experienced but pep high. Willoughby and Burkhart return linemen. Deaver Baker and Hargis anchor backfield. Opening practice game at Maud with season games listed.
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Willoughby
Burkhart
Deaver
Baker
Hargis
Maud
McAlester
Sulphur
Okmulgee
Madill
Pauls Valley
Henryetta
Purcell
Holdenville
Atoka
Military Courts Open In Oklahoma City And Tulsa
Oklahoma City and Tulsa host military inquiries into Ku Klux Klan activities with Campbell Russell as first witness. The Oklahoma City panel includes Col William Groves and Lt Col Paul Walker among others as Adjutant General Markham arrives to assess state headquarters. Civil authorities in Oklahoma City reclaim police control after Mayor Cargill carts reinstatement threat to Ray Frazier.
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Oklahoma City
Ku Klux.Klan
Tulsa
Campbell Russell
Corporation Commission
William A. Groves
189Th Field Artillery
Paul A. Walker
Lewis H. Ledbetter
180Th Infantry
Lowery Harrell
160Th Field Artillery
John Amie
Stanley Williams
B. H. Markham
W. S. Key
Creek County
Oklahoma County
J. C. Walton
O. A. Cargill
Col. W. Sixey
Ray Frazier
Olce
Col. Key
Mark Fam
Walton
Walton Defends War on Klan as Protection Step
Oklahoma Governor Walton denounces the KKK as an anarchistic force and orders martial law in Oklahoma to stop a Klan grand jury. He accuses supporters of labor crush and urges action against what he calls Klans control across counties. President Heath backs labor fights and labels.
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Walton
Oklahoma City
Henryetta
Okla
Oklahoma
Gary
J. C. Walton
Tulsa World
Campbell Russell
Jackal
Oklahoma National Guard
Ada
J. Byron Sledge
Lowrey H. Harrell
Oklahoma County
Sledge
Harrell
Oklahoma National Guards
William S. Key
Robert S. Kerr
160Th F. A
Ada labor chief cites progress amid low mood
Oklahoma Federation of Labor president O E Heath reports nine new locals formed during the year while condemning the open shop as a fraud. He highlights the rail shop strike in Oklahoma and urges farmer laborer cooperation to counter middlemen.
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Henryetta
Organized
O. E. Heath
Oklahoma Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Heath
America
Labor Federation
Open Shop
Open
Organized Labor
Oklahoma
Courts Prepare for Long Docket in Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc County courts will run full schedules from October through December. Civil and criminal dockets will dominate, with October 1 civil hearings and October 15 county court sessions. Whisky cases and the Rueben M. Roddie Tecumseh trial are highlighted as key actions in November and December.
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Tal Crawford
Rueben M. Roddie
Tecumseh
Hal Johnson
Dean
J. W. Bolen
Noted explorer Rainey dies en route to British East Africa
Paul J Rainey famed explorer and big game hunter died of apoplexy stroke aboard a British steamship en route from Southampton to Cape Town. The death was reported by his sister Mrs Grace Rainey Rogers who accompanied him to his ranch in British East Africa.
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New York
Paul J Rainey
Southhampton
Cape Town
Grace Rainey Rogers
British East Africa
City Briefs Reflect Local Accidents And Visits
Mr. Howard, ten, injured in a cement plant accident, was brought home today. Mrs. Lewis Carson of Tecumseh, visiting during Phi Kappa rush week, returned home. A seven year old boy near the Egypt school house was injured when a horse fell on him and taken to a local hospital.
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Howard
Lewis Carson
Tecumseh
C. R. Dickerson
W. B. Colbert
Egypt School House
Miss Cottingham Leaves for Stillwater to Teach
Miss LaVerne Cottingham daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Cottingham departs for Stillwater this week to take a teaching position in the local schools.
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LaVerne Cottingham
J. D. Cottingham
Stillwater
Captain Hargis Visits Ada For Reunion Success
Captain Sam H. Hargis custodian of the Confederate Memorial Hall in the Capitol arrived in Ada Sunday night for the week. He is here to assist in making the reunions successful and spent the day meeting friends. J G Henry of Fitzhugh, a leading Poland China hog breeder, was in Ada noting fair hog yields and feeding around 4000 pounds.
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Sam H. Hargis
Confederate Memorial Hall
Capitol
Ada
J G. Henry
Fitzhugh
Tirtons Return From East Tennessee Trip
J O and Ross Tirton arrived Sunday from an overland trip to their home in East Tennessee. Mr Tiptor notes that after entering Arkansas cotton scarcity is evident along the route with worms and weevils having destroyed most of the crop.
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J. O
Ross Tirton
Tennessee
Mr. Tiptor
Arkansas
County Agent Promotes Free Fair Exhibits This Year
County Agent Curtis Floyd tours neighboring towns urging more and better exhibits for the Free Fair. He says crowds alone do not make a successful fair and that the measure is the number of exhibits. He asks residents to contribute exhibits to ensure a big county fair.
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Curtis Floyd
Floyd
Born to Mr and Mrs Skinner a 10-pound boy
Tuesday's Daily reports the birth of John Hawkins Skinner to Mr and Mrs John Skinner at 9 30 last night the infant weighing 10 pounds.
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John Skinner
John Hawkins Skinner
Miss Minnie Metz Cox Leaves for Wanette Teaching Post
Miss Minnie Metz Cox departs at noon for Wanette to take a history and English teaching position at the town high school.
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Minnie Metz Cox
Wanette
Ht. B. Hagar Family Return From Colorado Trip
Ht B Hagar and family recently returned to Ada after an Overland trip lasting several weeks in Colorado. They came back via Amarillo where Mr and Mrs G E Nance joined them for the final leg home.
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Ht. B. Hagar
Colorado
Amarillo
G. E. Nance
Ada
Bowers Returns Home from Minnesota Visit
Harry Bowers of Oklahoma Gas and Electric returned to Ada after a two week trip to Minnesota. Mrs Bowers and the children accompanied him on the journey back to Ada.
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Harry Bowers
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
Minnesota
Reverend F G Davis resigns from First Christian Church
Rev. F G Davis severed his pastoral connection with the First Christian church during Sunday evening services by tendering his resignation. The resignation takes effect October 1. Davis has filled the pulpit for the past year.
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F. G. Davis
First Christian Church
Davis
Rev W A Treadwell Is Adaa Reunion Guest
Early reunion guests include Rev W A Treadwell of McAlester Chaplain General of the Trans Mississippian department He has visited Ada before and will stay with his son J C Treadwell during the city visit His prior Ada reunions are noted in this report.
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W. A. Treadwell
McAlester
Trans-Mississippi Department
Ada
City
J. C. Treadwell
Captain Cates Returns From Lookout Mountain Trip
Captain J C Cates came back from a summer visit in Chattanooga Tennessee. He spent time atop Lookout Mountain and visited his daughter near the city. He reports gaining ten pounds and credits fried chicken fresh butter milk eggs and mountain air for improving a man in his condition.
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J.C. Cates
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Lookout Mountain
Southlands
Ill at home of mother in Akron visitors come to town
John William Moore is very ill at his mother Mrs. Alice Edwards home at 417 East Main Street. Mr and Mrs J Webster Weaver of Akron arrived here overland and will be guests of Dr and Mrs M Webster.
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John William Moore
Alice Edwards
East Main Street
J. Webster Weaver
Akron
Mr. M. Webster
Death of G. W. Wells in Honey Grove Texas
G W Wells father of H W Wells of this place died in Honey Grove Texas Tuesday and was to be buried this afternoon after staying at his father’s bedside for several days.
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G. W. Wells
H. W. Wells
Honey Grove
Texas
Mr. Wells
Soup Nourished by Grated Cheese in Italian Style
A note suggests adding grated cheese to soup to boost nourishment. It mentions Italian soup as being always accompanied by cheese.
Cooper and Sparks Score Knockouts in Perry Card
Archie Cooper and Claude Sparks scored knockouts on a Perry Monday night fight card. Cooper stopped Young Reese of San Francisco in the third round of a twelve round bout, while Sparks finished his opponent in the third round of a ten round match. Details of the Ada fighters’ other results were not available. A. R. Dixon, manager, accompanied the fighters.
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Archie Cooper
Claude Sparks
Perry
Cooper
Young Reese
San Francisco
Sparks
Ada
A. R. Dixon
New York and New Orleans Cotton Prices Report
Market snapshot shows New York Cotton with Oct Dec and Jan futures, including opening highs lows and closes. Spot prices listed for New York and New Orleans along with a local Ada Produce Market dairy and poultry price table.
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New York
New Orleans
Orleans
Nichols Opposes Special Session In Open Letter
Senator Clark Nichols of Eufaula criticizes an extraordinary legislature session to pursue charges against Governor Walton. He urges patience and cooling time. The report notes potential eligibility challenges for Perry Miller and W E Disney if they join a house inquiry, including residency grounds.
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Muskogee
Se*nator Clark Nichols
Eufaula
Watton
Nichols
Perry Miller
W. E. Disney
House of Representatives
Walton
House
Oklahoma City
Miller
Disney
Muskogee County
Indians Seek Money in Suit Against 20 Lessors
In Muskogee, Sept 19, five Quapaw Nation members filed a federal suit for 3 779 519 dollars in U S district court. Plaintiffs charge Paul A Ewert of Joplin and 19 other defendants with mining lease fraud dating to 1912 on Ottawa County land.
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Muskogee
United States District Court
Paul A. Ewert
Joplin
Ewert
Ottawa County
Bolshevists Study American Politics in Berlin Laboratory
Berlin reports on a Bolshevist study of American policy as a world influence. The laboratory, led by staff including Jacques Sadoul and Jean Arens, analyzes President Coolidge speeches and potential Cabinet shifts, with emphasis on U S foreign policy and visiting American senators.
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Berlin
Bolshevism
Jacques Sadoul
France
Jean Arens
Vorowski
Lausanne
America
Coolidge
State Hughes
Europe
Russia
State Tax Levy Higher For Next Fiscal Year
The state board of equalization fixed the next year levy at 34 mills. Last year the levy for state purposes was one fourth mill, used for roads and schools. An $25 million rise in assessed value would have required a higher levy to meet revenue needs. The article argues for either broader economy or pro industry policies to grow taxable property and ease tax burdens.
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State Board of Equalization
Chickasha Express
News want ad for buy rent or sell
Classified notice urges readers to use the NEWS want ad service to buy rent or sell items and services. The brief promotes quick responses and easy contact through the newspaper’s advertising department.
Illness Halts Pontotoc County Grand Jury Probe
Pontotoc county grand jury faces delays as R. H. Bryant sick with heart trouble is rushed to hospital. The jury recesses until Friday hoping Bryant recovers to continue the investigation into county conditions with a possible new venire. Witnesses from Alten and Rost are expected to testify ahead of Friday session.
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Pontotoc County
Grand Jury
R. H. Bryant
Bryant
E. W. Sullivan
Alten
Rost
Austria unveils plastic advertising money coins
Vienna reports new small change money with advertising for local merchants. The coins are postage stamp denominations encased in celluloid disks with ads on the back. Electric irons remove old wall paper.
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Vienna
Austria
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