Federal Supreme Court Adjourns for Term
The U S Supreme Court adjourned until October after a term that cleared many cases but left fourteen undecided. Among them were challenges to voting rights for blacks in Oklahoma and a case on Taft withdrawal of objections from entry. The term set a high pace with 591 decisions issued.
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Supreme Cout
Intermountan
Valifornia
Oklahoma
Taft
Nashville Grain
Congress
Treasury Department
Louisiana
Customs Court
Postmaster General Burleson Aims at Postal Reform
Washington reports Burleson plans to cut postal costs by 25 percent and shift the service toward a business model. Efficiency experts survey twelve to fifteen big offices to identify waste, including long unpaid payrolls from political hiring. Otto Praeger announces the initial dismissal of fifty three workers deemed unnecessary.
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Washington
Gnneral Burleson
Uncle Sam
Otto Praeger
Tien
Praeger
Dyer Loses Seat in Missouri House Contested Election
In Washington on June 20 Republican Dyer of St Louis lost the Twelfth Missouri seat to Democrat Gill by 147 to 98 after contest. A 126 to 108 vote declared Gill legally elected and he took the oath. Democrats largely supported Gill. a minority report urged further investigation of individual ballots in disputed precincts.
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Washington
Burglars Fisd Gems From Window in Cleveland Store
Thieves cut a circular hole in Aaron Bergman’s jewelry store window opposite city hall. They used a pole line and hook to pull out jewelry valued at 2500 dollars. The area was brightly lit, making the bold burglary notable.
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Cleveland
Aaron Bergman
City Hall
Robbers steal from police chiefs convention hall
Grand Rapids police report thieves broke into the Convention hall where 250 police chiefs were holding their annual convention and stole several pairs of handcuffs and revolvers.
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Chiafe
Grand Rapids, Mich
Man Swallows Nails and Scraps Inmate at Oklahoma Asylum
Malivl Martin, a 34 year old Black man sent from Lenore County to an Oklahoma asylum, died after a post mortem revealed 236 items in his stomach. Items included nails, screws, washers, bottles, metal pieces, and keys weighing about 1 pound 9 ounces. Attendants did not report any swallowing during his stay.
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Norman
Malivl Martin
Oklahoma Insane Asylum
Lenore County
Day
Steen
Martin
Two suspected gang murders shock St Louis
In the early hours two men were found fatally wounded in separate incidents. Michael Martin, slain by a blunt blow and left in the Mississippi river after resisting extortion, and Harry Exnicious, found in a downtown rooming house with a bullet wound said to have occurred near South Broadway. Police remain baffled at the motive and full details.
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St. Louis
Mississippi River
Michael Martin
Martin
Harry Exnicious
South Broadway
Murder Victim Jeff Jordan Shot by Husband Suspect Surrenders
In McAlester Oklahoma on June 23 Jeff Jordan 22 was shot five times and killed. William Powell 26 a carpenter surrendered to officers and will plead the unwritten law.
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McAlester
Jeff Jordan
Jordan
William Powell
Jay Walking Safety Urges Pedestrian and Driver Caution
A city columnist warns about jaywalking and the danger of vehicles on crowded streets. He recalls a Saturday night near the court house square, urges police at crossings, notes a child almost struck, and calls for education of both pedestrians and auto drivers to prevent injuries and fatalities. He also mentions hog cholera control lessons as a broader safety theme.
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Court House Square
Norfleet &Ream's
Jay
Butler
Hog cholera in Oklahoma hog industry cautions
Dr. L L Lewis of Oklahoma A and M College outlines that hog cholera remains the sole epidemic disease in Oklahoma hogs, with variable outbreak severity, unclear cause, and notes quarantine, limited cures, and vaccination as preventive. He warns transmission via clothing, birds, hogs, water, and stresses avoiding infected farms.
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L. L. Lewis
Department of Veterinary Medicine
Oklahoma A. and
M. College
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Elkhart Community News Notes Oats Plowing Events
Elkhart reports oats being cut and corn plowed with good crop prospects. Miss Emma Hart will teach near Burdette in the coming term. John Rayborn cut oats for the writer last Saturday. Several local social events, fishing trips, and family visits are noted, including the Royal Neighbors ice cream social and a rambler’s letter from Oregon.
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Emma Hart
Burdette
John Rayborn
Johnson
G. W. Armentrout
Writer's
Royal Neighbors
Elkhart
Clarence Spillman
Roy Gregory
Inie Bailey
Bessie Allen
Sermon Series Promoted At M. E. Church South
The pastor opens a three part sermon series next Sunday urging all members to attend. Sabbath school at 9 30 and 11 o clock sermon on The Relation of Christ and the Believer. Epworth League 7 p m. Midweek service and choir practice Wednesday. Public invited. Also notice of Oregon land opening offers 200000 acres for free settlement with maps and instructions for 340 is sent to John Keefe in Eugene.
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Christ
Epworth League
Counsel
Pracce
W. J. Snow
Oregon
John Keefe
Eugene
U.S
Uncalled Letters at Butler Post Office 1914 Ad Notice
Remaining letters for week ending June 23 1914 at Butler Mo include J P Allen C D Raymond Miss Maggie Basey Miss Boots Brown Miss Sara Johnson Mrs Stella Thomas. If not claimed they go to dead letter July 7 1914. Postmaster J E Williams notes to state Adver tised with list date. Probate Court to hold Sunday service 11 am in court room inviting all. Topic Christian Science.
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Butler
J. P. Allen
C. D. Raymond
Maggie Basey
Boots Brown
Sara Johnson
Stella Thomas
J. E. Williams
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