Allied Troops Reported Moving Upon Hungary
Allied forces reportedly landing at Constanta on the Black Sea heading toward Hungary. Paris reports Marshal Foch en route to Spa to confer with Erzberger on Polish access to the Canal Mare. President Wilson says he accepts some responsibility for peace talks delays.
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London
Bucharest
Amlente
Constanca
Black Sea
Copenhagen
Central News
Paris
Havas
Marshal Foch
Spa
Mathias Erzberger
Poliad
Canal Mare 1
Nee
Socraiihe
Dany
Wilson
Lenine holds trump card at peace table report
United States and French leaders weigh peace terms as Russia’s Lenine is seen as a pivotal factor. The looming peace conference faces pressure from German indemnities and Allied demands while American and French officials contemplate how Lenine may influence the settlement. The piece notes tensions between factions in France and the broader European scene as the war ends.
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Lenine
White
William Allen White
Paris
Moscow
Herlin
Wilton
Ewiterere
America
Len
Rateny Drafts German Laborers Report
In a March 31 dispatch from New Zealand the Associated Press notes a labor draft plan amid war mobilization. Officials indicate manpower shifts toward the front, with limited details on recruitment and distribution.
Alf alfalfa Bill to go to Bolivia says Murray
Sion H. Murray, a longtime Oklahoma political figure, announces plans to move to Bolivia in South America. He aims to pursue an aviation project, has secured passports, and will leave Oklahoma City with about $900. Murray gained fame as a public figure and as a leader in drafting Isham’s constitution.
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Sion H. Murray
Otlapol
Bolivia
South America
Murray
Alahoma City
Ife
Oklahoma
Mine Workers Not To Strike for Debs
A garbled item from IRRRE Haute Indiana notes mine workers will refrain from striking for Debs. The fragment mentions authorities and mine workers officials guiding a contemplated action under union leadership.
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Irrre
Haute
Ind
Deaths At Harriman Shipyard Disaster Report
A tragic accident near Harriman Pa involved a river incident at an inn where a carrier shipwreck led to the drowning of several workers. Initial reports said four men were missing while rescue efforts continued and authorities investigated the blame.
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Coron
Harriman
Waukaw
Hagen
Governor 10 Vetoes Money Bills Amid Spending Scrutiny
Governor Robertsoe said he must save money as he vetoed several appropriation items in bills. The total state session appropriations are estimated near 15 million dollars, with some estimates higher. The governor can veto specific items and signaled broader use of this power. He vetoed a $5 dormitory at Langston and a $2500 boost for a building at the West Oklahoma Orphans in Helena.
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Robertsoe
Colored Agricultural and Normal University
Langston
West Oklahoma
Helena
Initiative for Blue Sky Law Suspended by Referendum
Unofficial state records indicate the Blue Sky law will be suspended through initiative and referendum. A bill carrying an emergency clause to shield the law from such actions failed in the house after passing the senate, delaying any potential suspension until a public vote.
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Sted
Secretary of State
Senate
April Fool Joke Stirs Paris Headlines
An April 1 prank in Paris spreads a rumor that the peace treaty has been signed. The false report quickly reaches the Hotel de Chiffon fame while inquiries surge, but readers recall that today is April 1, exposing the joke.
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Paris
House
Para
Hotel de Chiffon de
Staukers
Root's League Amendments Backed by Legal Envoy
Paris April 1 A legal specialist with the American peace delegation said Elihu Root's six amendments to the League covenant were all acceptable to the American delegation.
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Root
Paris
League of Nations
Elihu Root
Troops Guard Prohibition Inspectors in Virginia
Enforcers Harry F. Swett W C Hall W B Dunlevy and J H Sullivan arrive in Richmond to be arraigned in Woodstock on charges linked to the death of Lawrence D. Hudson an alleged bootlegger. Raymond Shackleford was killed resisting arrest near Winchester last Wednesday prompting guardsmen to protect the inspectors amid threats of mob violence.
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Richmond
Woodstock
Harry F. Swett
W. C. Hall
W. B. Dunlevy
J. H. Sullivan
Lawrence D. Hudson
Raymond Sharklefornother
Winchester
Shackleford
Hudson
Guides Lead Oklahoma Men On Wrong Road to Battle
Guides misdirected Oklahoma units on the Somme march, with First Battalion units reaching positions by early morning and Headquarters signaling troops failing to arrive until daylight. Third Battalion and machine gun company entered by 5 90 a.m. and A and B companies by 6 30. The signal section remained lost until evening, delaying rendezvous and hindering operations on October 7.
U S Control Over Packers Relinquished
Washington reports all meat packers released from food administration control under a presidential proclamation issued in Paris. The order ends licenses for import, manufacture, packing and distribution of fresh, canned, or cured meat products except cottonseed and sugar provisions. Chicago packers seek the text to assess impact while officials defer comment pending formal notification.
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Washington
Wilson
Paris
Food Administration
Chicago
Packer
Oklahoma City Packers
Field School Nears Completion At Eugene Field School
The new addition to Eugene Field school is ready for installation of Mack boards and for opening classrooms within a few weeks.
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Eugene Field School
U S Troops Leave Italy for America
The Italian consul-general said the A12nd infantry, largely drafted from Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, is en route home from Italy. Officials had no information on plans to bring the regiment home, with word that a port tow and weather delays were involved. A separate report notes the Jason, an American-Canada vessel, was towed into Halifax after sailing from New York March 22 bound for Havre, France.
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New York
Rome
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Halifax
N.S
Jason
Havre
France
National convention boasts classy suffrage delegates
Katherine Pierce secretary of the League of Women Voters reports from St Louis where she attended a national congress of suffrage delegates. She praises their decorum, says the gathering was diverse and well dressed, and notes seven Oklahoma delegates drew attention from older states.
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Katherine Pierce
League of Women Voters
St Louis
National Comvention
Pierce
United States
Oklahoma
Mins Pierce
Stearly S Busy On Excess Levy
JG Steasley clerk of the board of aveation spends a day across precincts ensuring the excess levy bond is understood by prospective men and women voters amid turnout.
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Stearly
JG. Steasley
Board of
Aveation
Pawnee Man Named State Land Official Cleared to Start
GE Merritt of Pawnee County is reported to have assumed duties as state land official. The judge of Pawnee County stated this morning that Merritt will begin his duties in the role.
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GE Merritt
Pawnee County
Jessorce
Governor and Wife Plan Brief Visit to Vinita
Governor Robertson and Mrs Robertson may leave the city in a day or two for a short rest and to visit relatives in Vinita. The governor said this morning he believes a brief absence will do him good after the recent legislative session.
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Robertson
Pabertson
Vinita
Aliens Freed From Fort Oglethorpe Detention
The Department of Justice released sixty three civilian alien enemies who had been interned at Fort Oglethorpe in Chattanooga Tennessee on April first. The names of those released were not made public.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Department of Justice
Fort Oglethorpe
Hospital ship Culgow sails toward port with 104 troops
New York dispatch reports naval officials saying the supply ship Culgow, once in distress southeast of New York, is slowly making port carrying 104 casual troops from Texas and Arkansas, along with others aboard.
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New York
Toda
Culgow
Texas
Arkansas
Deaths Reported in Corning Mill Blast
Birmingham dispatch reports several killed and many injured when a Dupont De Nemours powder plant mill near Boyle's Gap exploded shortly after noon. Fire caused by the blast was said to be beyond control as rescue efforts began.
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Birmingham
Ala
Kerr
Ewing
Dupont de Nemours
Politicians Pay Women Vote Light as Election Nears
A Times poll from Oklahoma City precincts shows a light vote with about 16 800 ballots cast in the primary. Democratic managers claim a lead of 4000 to 5000 votes while Republicans report stronger turnout and discuss independents repudiating rival methods.
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Ptr
Wesel
Jowiryg Iee
Camspaign
Withie
Rals
Runsell
Teva
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