Widow seeks vengeance in murder case at Ardmore Courthouse
In Ardmore Oklahoma on March 14 the widow of Jake L Hamon testified in court against Clara Smith Hamon charged with his murder. She described discovering photographs of Clara and Hamon in her hotel room and witnessing Clara flee at 11pm. The state rested its case and the defense began.
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Ardmore
Okla
Jake L. Hamon
Clara Smith Hamon
Woman of Sorrows
Clara
Chicago
Clara Smith
Hodge
Ketch
Brown
Jake Hamon
Everet Dunlap
Hamon
Frank Ketch
George Hodges
Hannon
Freeling
Kansas City
Jake Hannon
Durant
Senate Loses Noted Humorist In Charles S Thomas
Washington March 14 United Press Senator Charles S Thomas of Colorado left the Senate March 4 depriving debate of his comic relief. He lampooned an agricultural bill amendment about lace leather and pondered farm politics as an appropriation industry. He warned of a Senate delicatessen and joked about dates and figs used to sway votes. The remarks followed by witnesses in Ardmore Oklahoma relate to the Jake Hamon case and Clara Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
United Press
Charles S. Thomas
Colorado
Senate
Thomas
Ashurst
Arizona
United States
Animal Department
Foundation Finished For New Warehouse
The concrete foundation for Waples Platter Wholesale Company’s warehouse on Cherry Street near the depot is completed and construction will begin immediately. The 75 by 100 foot building will sit beside Goodner Wholesale Grocer Company’s warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waples-Platter Wholesale Company
Cherry Street
Goodner Wholesale Grocer Company
Rev Boswell Returns as Olney Baptist Pastor
The Olney Enterprise notes the return of Rev W N Boswell to lead the Baptist church in Olney. He previously served as pastor here three or four years ago and spent three years in De Leoh. He is praised as a popular preacher and a respected citizen, with the enterprise welcoming him and his family back to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boswell
Baptist Church
de Leoh
Olney
Clara Smith Hamon Receives Fifty Marriage Proposals
Ardmore Okla March 14 Clara Smith Hamon charged with the murder of Jake L Hamon multi millionaire oil producer and railroad magnate has received fifty marriage proposals from men across the country her attorneys announced here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Okla
Clara Smith
Jake L. Hamon
Bell System unable to meet demand for telephone service
The 1920 American Telephone and Telegraph report shows 594,820 telephones added, raising Bell system stations to 8,333,979 in the U.S. and total Bell telephones to 12,601,737. Despite growth, access remained short of demand with 12,400 Texas additions and about 10,500 independent companies connected to Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell System
United States
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Associated Bell Companies
Texas
Shelton
Local Exchange
Bell Company
Bell Companies
Bell
Barnes Production Co Moves to New Offices in Graham
Offices of the Young County Oil and Gas Co. Graham Oil Syndicate and Barnes Production Co. relocate from the Dolman Hotel adjoining office to the Lynch building. Move expected today. I. R. Aufricht, formerly with a Wichita Falls oil firm, joins as accountant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young County Oil & Gas Company
Graham Oil Syndicate
Barnes Production Company
Dolman Hotel
Lynch
A. L. Barnes
I. R. Aufricht
Wichita Falls
Equipment Arrives for Track Laying on Graham Extension
Wichita Falls reports the Graham extension of the Wichita Falls and Southern will begin ballasted track work this week. A track-laying machine and pile driver have reached Newcastle Olney and Wichita Falls respectively, with steel to be laid soon. An excursion to Graham and a Graham return trip to Wichita Falls are also planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Graham
Southern
Newcastle
Olney
Police hunt for Jack the Ripper after two local murders
Sailor honours and underworld rendezvous are today being searched for Jack the Ripper, held responsible for two nearby deaths. The latest victim is Mrs Harvey E Wilson, 28, a church organist, found mutilated in a vacant lot after being assaulted on the sidewalk near her home. The other victim lived in West New Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porthambry
N. J. Mar
Ultimatum Pressed on Bolshevik Forces Across Front
Helsingfors reports a Bolshevik demand not to communicate with Gronstadt stronghold reaches the Finnish government amid rising agitation against the Soviets. Orannebaum near Petrograd surrenders to rebels, Tamboff frees itself from Soviet rule, and Moscow sees heavy fighting as the Bolshevik government tries to bolster support with larger food and clothing allowances.
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Helsingfors
Gronstadt
Orannebaum
Petrograd
Tamboff
Russia
Moscow
Eliasville Prepares for Oil Field Chamber Meet
Eliasville officials and the local Chamber of Commerce organize a major convention of oil field Chambers of Commerce in the town. Mayor Wozencraft of Dallas accepts to address the gathering with Walter Cline of Wichita Falls and W T Wheeler among speakers. James Gilmartin, secretary, coordinates a full program beginning at 1 am.
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Eliasville
Mar
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Wozencraft
Dallas
Walter Cline
Wichita Falls
W. T. Wheeler
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
James Gilmartin
Sinn Fein Leaders Executed in Mountjoy Prison
Six Sinn Fein leaders were executed at Mountjoy Prison after being captured during the Bloody Sunday murders in Dublin. Twenty thousand people knelt outside the walls as the condemned men walked to their deaths in pairs at hourly intervals.
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Dublin
Mar
Sinn Fein
Mount Joy
Complaint Against Haggard Dismissed at Breckenridge
Wichita Falls March 12 The complaint against H H Haggard Wichita oil operator charged with theft of oil pipe in Stephens county was dismissed on motion of the state in Justice W J Cunningham's Breckenridge court. The court order states the case is dismissed and the defendant freed. Haggard also notes he is pursuing an investigation into a note left in his car Friday night tied to a murder hoax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliasville
R. J. Berry
Mid-Kansas Company
Walter Fleming
M. E. Wagoner
Mid-Kansas
J. W. Hill
S. H. Hill
E. Milam
LW. Kirkland
W. P. Smith
A. A. Adkins
Milam
Powers
United States
Humble Oil Company
Pickering Lumber Company
Toggery
T. R. Putnam
Wichita Falls
Mar
H. H. Haggard
Wichita Oil
Stephens County
W. J. Cunningham
Breckenridge
Haggard
Financial program to be drafted by experts at Capitol
Washington March 14 The Harding administration financial program will be prepared at a conference at the Capitol starting today. Republican members of the House and Senate Financial Committee will discuss whether tariff or revenue legislation will be given preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Harding
House
Senate Financial Committee
Capitol
Inquest Planned Over Body Found in Little River
Rogers March 14 an inquest will be held into the legless mutilated body of a young woman found in a sack in the Little River Sunday Justice Gibson announced no identification yet.
Germany Confident of Silesia Plebiscite
Berlin reports from the Upper Silesian plebiscite zone show optimism about the forthcoming ballot, with Germans uniting to protect the wealthy industrial sector. A widespread voter pilgrimage from across Germany to Upper Silesia is under way and early action is anticipated in official circles.
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Berlin
Upper Silesian
Taok
Germany
Upper Silesia
Want a buffalo sought by twenty responsible persons
Twenty responsible persons may borrow or receive as gifts bison from the U.S. Forest Service. The Wichita National Forest and Game Preserve near Cache, Oklahoma, hosts a 28-year-old bull and calves. The price is a pledge of responsibility, care, and use, plus a 12-foot twofold fence and two bales of hay annually.
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Washington
Mar
United Press
U. S. Forest Service
Wichita National Forest and Game Preserve
Cache
Kla
Rail Leaders to Appear Before Board to Face Wage Abrogation Petition
Chicago March 14. Leaders of the Railroad Managers Association are ordered to appear before the Railroad Labor Board next Wednesday for examination regarding the roads petition to abrogate certain national wage agreements.
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Chicago
Mar
Railroad Managers’ Association
Railroad Labor Board
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Husband
Slara Smith
Chas
Ciara
Buck Garrett
Mexico
Garrett
Graham Extension
Jack the Ripper
Little River
Silesia
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