Mob Seizes Okla City Officials After Bell Co Demand
In Drumright Oklahoma a mob overran the city jail imprisoning Chief of Police Jack Ayres and all officers. They threaten to lynch Mayor J W Nicodemus and Councilman B Baxter unless they resign by 10 am Tuesday. The mob, led by armed business men and oil workers, demanded action after a Bell Telephone employee's complaint.
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Associated Press
Drumright
Okla
Jack Ayres
J. W. Nicodemus
B. Baxter
Bell Telephone Company
Ayres
Postal Robbery Record Breaks With Large Theft
Three men including John Wejda a Chicago post office clerk were arrested on charges of stealing 240000 from a 415000 shipment from the Federal Reserve to Standard Oil Indiana at Whiting Ind. About 98620 was recovered and the rest abandoned after a breakdown. Detectives linked the case to brothers Leo and Walter Phillips whose saloon robbery yielded about 500. The arrest followed a tip from a stool pigeon and fresh clues after a large payday appearance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Wejda
Federal Reserve Bank
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Whiting
Ind
Leo
Walter Phillips
Phillips Brothers
Phillips
Strike figures outline steel workers layoff spread
Pittsburgh dispatch reports W. Z. Foster listing strike counts by district with tens of thousands idle across Cleveland Youngstown and Pittsburgh areas. In Cleveland four men stabbed and two fatally wounded near the American Steel and Wire Newberg plant as a street car let off workers, marking a serious local disturbance in the steel strike.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
W. Z. Foster
National Committee For Organizing the
Iron and Steel Workers
Youngstown
EOE
Cleveland
Ohio
Newberg
American Steel & Wire Co
Two Reasons Why the American Popular in France
Bristow reports anecdotes from Lieutenant Edwin Rollenstone about American soldiers in France. One story shows clerks assuming U S marked certificates granted rail passes, another recalls soldiers drilling holes in a wine tank car to drink Vin blanc before being halted by French authorities.
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France
Bristow
Edwin Rollenstone
U. S
China a Victim of Superstition and Corruption
Detroit dispatch cites Charles O. Ford and Dr. John W. Wood on China's ancestry worship, corrupt officials, and rampant disease. Missionaries report education efforts in Shanghai, Wuchang, Pekin, and Nanking, with clinics aiding women and children amid urban squalor and quack doctors.
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Detroit
Mich
China
Japan
Charles O. Ford
Charles D. Williams
Episcopal
Michigan
Philippines
John W. Wood
Board of Missions of
The
Episcopal Church
Wood
Orient
Ford
East
Shanghai
Wuchang
Pekin
Nanking
Church
Drumright Quiet After Night of Disorder Riots
Drumright Oklahoma moved to calm after a riot that drew in about thirty to forty deputies and U.S. marshals from nearby towns. Chief Ayres and Mayor Nicodemus were safe, four mob leaders jailed, and police saved by officials as the deadline for resignations passed with no further trouble.
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Drumright
Okla
United States
Baxter
Carlos
Rioting in New Castle Leaves Several Dead or Injured
In New Castle Pennsylvania on September 23 state police deputy sheriffs and many officers patrolled Carnegie Steel plant areas after riots last night. Nine people were shot including two women and seven men, one policeman was stabbed, another injured, with three of the injured expected to die.
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Associated Press
New Castle
Carnegie Steel Co
Mrs. Smith of Roff Dies. Family Heads to Funeral
Mrs. Roy Stewart of Waco Texas visited Ada during her sister Mrs. Smith's illness and death. Mrs. Cora Roberts of Waco and her daughters Mrs. William Stanton and Pauline Roberts will travel to Roff for the funeral tomorrow. A fuller obituary appears in Wednesday's News.
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Roy Stewart
Waco
Tex
Ada
Smith
Roff
Cora Roberts
William Stanton
Pauline Roberts
Twin Advent At 315 West 15th Street
Mr and Mrs Howard Huddleston announce the arrival of twins at their home. One is a boy and the other a girl weighing seven and a half pounds each. The boy is prophesied to become a greater editor than Watterson or Greely, per the News editor who is a cousin to the newborns.
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Howard Huddleston
West 15Th Street
the News
Watterson
Greely
Deputy Sheriff Hooper Killed at Gould in Oklahoma
In Harmon county at a Gould schoolhouse an altercation led to Deputy Sheriff Hooper being killed and Justice of the Peace O. O. Hager wounded slightly during an attempt to arrest two men, Curley Williams and Bob Cox, of Altus, who were pursued after authorities suspected auto theft involving an auto and a load of casings. An armed posse captured the suspects.
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Altus
Oklo
Gould
Harmon County
Hooper
Justice of the Peace
O. O. Hager
Oklahoma State Fair grows from gamble to municipal enterprise
A historical account shows the Oklahoma State Fair evolving from a private gamble in 1907 to a municipal asset. Attendance rose from 25,000 at the first fair to 138,000 in 1916 and 175,000 in 1918, with projections near 200,000. The association now holds 160 acres, 60 buildings, and $750,000 in holdings.
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Oklahoma
State Fair Association
Wilson Made Member of American Legion
President Wilson joined the American Legion during a stop in Glendive Montana where the local post voted him a war veteran and extended full membership. He accepted and wears a Legion button on his coat lapel on the train.
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Associated Press
Wilson
American Legion
Légion
Glendive
Mont
American Army
Navy
Legion
Wanted Family of Cotton Pickers Near Konawa Okla
Help wanted notice seeking a family of cotton pickers to work near Konawa Oklahoma. Offers a four room house with wood and water and methane cotton work. Advertisement under J W Hill dated September 24.
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J. W. Hill
Konawa
Okla
Chicago steel strike widens as breakers eyed for resumption
The third day of the steel strike rumors of importing strike breakers into Chicago district. Mills idle since Monday consider resuming by polling loyal workers. Eight or ten injured at Indiana Harbor last night. Illinois Steel Co South Chicago plant eyed for using strike breakers to start a large rolling mill. Two blast furnaces operated with 1800 loyal workers.
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Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Illinois Steel Co
Inland Steel warns strike ends in two days or plant shuts
Inland Steel Co officials in Indiana Harbor issue an ultimatum to striking workers warning that if they do not return within two days the plant will be shut for six months. Each furnace reportedly costs two million dollars and firing a drawn furnace costs fifty thousand dollars. Labor leaders say they will ignore the warning.
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Indiana Harbor
Inland Steel Co
High Cost of Living Tops in North Carolina City
A Bureau of Labor Statistics cost of living survey for 1918-1919 shows Charlotte North Carolina has the highest average annual cost of food for white families with incomes from 1200 to 1500 dollars among southern cities. Savannah Georgia records the lowest.
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News’ Special
Washington
Charlotte
N. C
Savannah
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Labor
Fall River
Mass
Dallas
Texas
New Orleans
Houston
Corsicana
Tex
Atlanta
Little Rock
Ark
Memphis
Reds occupy Tomsk in Siberian advance
A Bolshevik wireless message from Moscow reports red troops led by Gen. Lubkoff have occupied the city of Tomsk, about five hundred miles northeast of Omsk, as of today.
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RED
Tomsk
London
Moscow
Lubkoff
Tomask
Omsk
Air liner ready to resume journey after stop
The Lawson airliner with sixteen passengers aboard including women was prepared to fly from Washington to Dayton Ohio as the next leg of its trans continental trip toward San Francisco.
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Washington
Lawson
Dayton
Ohio
San Francisco
10th Year of Steel Strike Marks Labor Struggle Origins
The Pittsburgh fed labor history traces the 1849 1850 puddlers strike, the rise of Miles Humphreys Grand Vulcan, and the 1857 58 unions. It covers Civil War prosperity, eight month 1876 National Amalgamated association roots, 1882 91 strikes, and Pittsburgh as iron steel center shaping labor.
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Pittsburgh
America
Pittsburg
Miles Humphreys
Pittsboro
The
Grand Forge
Grand Vulcan
Iron and Steel
National Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Oklahoma to Contest for Top Honor at State Exposition
Oklahoma lawmakers approve funds to build and exhibit the state’s display at the fourteenth international soil products exposition in Kansas City from September 24 to October 4. J A Whitehurst leads preparation with Felix West coordinating materials. Prizes total 15000 in cash and trophies, including 1020 for best wheat, with 2250 offered for county contests across midwest counties.
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Oklahoma
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
J. A. Whitehurst
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
J. B. A. Robertson
Felix West
el Reno
Kansas
Nebraska
International Farm Congress
Midwest
Charges Foster as agitator in steel strike inquiry
Representative Cooper of Ohio announced charges that William Z Foster secretary treasurer of the steel strikers organization leads radical union moves and has aided I W W propaganda. The Senate labor committee will summon Foster after John J. Fitzpatrick testifies. Fitzpatrick said he will attend the inquiry opening tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
Representative Cooper
Ohio
Wm. Z. Foster
Steel Strikers’ Organization
Senate Labor Committee
Kenyon
Foster
John J. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Oklahoma backs Townsend bill for federal roads plan
Oklahoma highway advocates meet in Tulsa to push Senate Townsend bill No. S5626 proposing a 500 million federal aid program. A department and secretary of highways would be created and state road construction nationalized, with one delegate from each county to represent Oklahoma.
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Tulsa
Qokla
Oklahoma
Good Roads
Senate
Federal Highways Council
Department of Highways
Secretary of Highways
Townsend
Cyrus S. Avery
Federal Highway Council
Ss. W. Williams
Washington, D
Congressman Tom McKeown Visits Ada After Funeral
Congressman Tom D. McKeown is in Ada for a brief visit after attending the funeral of Congressman Joe B. Thompson in Pals Valley. He traveled from Washington and recently had a tonsillectomy, suffering a sore throat but otherwise in good health. Ada residents welcome him home.
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Tom D. McKeown
Ada
Washington
Pals Valley
Joe B. Thompson
Judge McKeown
Miss Gladys Garner Visits Ada For Circus Trip
Miss Gladys Garner of Sulphur arrived this morning to visit Ada friends and to take in the circus.
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Gladys Garner
Ada
Katy Bridge Over Cana dian River Damaged By Flood
A rise from the Cana dian River damaged two spans of the Katy bridge at Tyrola making it unsafe for trains. Katy trains detour over Frisco and Rock Island via Holdenville and Shawnee causing delays. A special Ada to Oklahoma City run for Normal students may shift to Santa Fe if not repaired.
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Katy
Tyrola
Frisco
Rock Island
Holdenville
Shawnee
Oklahoma City
Maud
Ada
Wilson
Santa Fe
Judge J. F. Sharp resigns from Oklahoma Supreme Court
Judge J F Sharp of the Oklahoma supreme court submitted his resignation effective October 1. He will join Stewart and Cruce as a practicing lawyer. Sharp served on the bench four years and nine months and previously eight years in the appellate court. He plans to attend Congressman Joe B Thompson's funeral in Pauls Valley.
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Oklahoma City
J. F. Sharp
Supreme Court
Robertson
Pauls Valley
Joe B. Thompson
Sharp
Stewart and Cruce
Atend Thompson
Railroad Tie Up Threat Looms Over England
London reports a cabinet meeting to assess the crisis after the National Union of Railway Men issues an ultimatum. The union’s executive, led by general secretary J H Thomas, declares a strike at noon Friday unless the government offers a settlement in the interim.
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England
London
J. H. Thomas
National Union of Railway Men
Labor Conference Likely Postponed by Delay in Ratification
Washington reports officials expect the first international labor conference planned by the peace treaty to be postponed due to slow ratification. Twenty nations planned to send delegates including Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland, Persia, China, and Canada among others.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Labor
Wilson
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Persia
China
Honduras
Guatemala
Bolivia
Denmark
Jugoslavia
Nicaranga
Portugal
Canada
Sweeden
High Cost of Living News Quip From Seattle Times
A brief remark notes that one annoyance of rising living costs is the burden of fuel and transport expenses, reflecting public frustration with inflation.
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Seattle Times
Governor urged to appoint Bailey in Oklahoma
The Grady County Bar Association adopted a resolution urging Governor Robertson to appoint Judge Frank M. Bailey of Chickasha to succeed Justice J F Sharp who will retire to enter private practice. Bailey, former district judge, had run against Sharp in 1914.
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Associated Press
Chickasha
Okla
Grady County Bar Association
Robertson
Frank M. Bailey
J. F. Sharp
Purcell
Justice Sharp
Bailey
Unknown quality persists in Well Street Journal
The article notes ongoing uncertainty about quality in the Well Street Journal, highlighting ambiguous data and unconfirmed assessments. It emphasizes unresolved questions and the need for further evaluation.
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Well Street Journal
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Bedlan
Posto Prpfice
Bouyant
SATE
Charges Foster
Cooper
W. W
Tom McKeown
J. K. Sharp
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