Shakeup of Police Department Led by Chief Smith
A police department shakeup shifts supervision of the detective division from Captain Johny Hubatka to Chief of Police Jerry Smith. Hubatka remains head of detectives but reports to Smith. both receive the same $210 monthly salaries. Mayor Walton cites growing friction between departments as the reason for the change.
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Johny Hubatka
Jerry
Sruth Ely Walton
Hubatka
Tet Smith
Smith
Walton
Prohibition Enforcement Bill Advances With Liberalized Provisions
A wartime and constitutional prohibition enforcement bill moves forward as Senate and House subcommittees trim drastic measures. Key changes include allowing home production of non intoxicating cider and fruit juices for personal use, and removing penalties for personal liquor consumption in homes, while keeping core beverage definitions and wartime controls. Page 8 column 1 details.
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House
Judiciary
Ing
New Mexico
Norris
Overman
North Carolina
Wals
Montana
King
Utah
Senate
Aubitian
Grand Jury Drawing Set For 11 O Clock Thursday
Chicago report recalls a grand jury drawing scheduled for 11 oclock Thursday with a move for a probe and subpoenas likely. The piece notes figures like Armour of Armour Co and Rosenwald owning shoe interests, plus citations on political pressure from Mayor Walton and the attorney general seeking investigation.
Kellogg Plan Proposes Federal Licensing of Firms
Senator Kellogg introduced a bill to license firms with 1 million dollars in capital engaged in inter state trade. The federal trade commission would issue licenses and supervise stock security issuances and potential illegal combinations could lead to license revocation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Kellogg
Republican
Minnesota
Federal Trade Commission
Protests Over Sonora Agrarian Law Reported
President Wilson informed the Senate that Washington sent protests to the Mexican government regarding Sonora's agrarian law. The state department considers the law inimical to American interests amid growing tensions in the region.
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Washington
Ang
Sonora
State Department
Senate
Wilson
Veteran's savings cannot be repaid claim denied
Crippled veteran Sam Donegan of Madill lost his life savings of 8000 when a bank in Madill misappropriated funds years ago. State officials ruled he cannot obtain relief under current Oklahoma banking laws, Attorney General S. P. Frerling said the banking department should deny the claim.
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Sam Donegan
Madill
Oklahoma
S. P. Frerling
State Banking Department
Kidnapped Girls Tied to Briar Yacht Theft Case
Chicago police received a telegram from Grand Haven authorities asking for search of the yacht Briar reportedly stolen by seven young men in Michigan. The men are said to have kidnapped two-year-old girls and held them aboard the yacht near the bay, with liquor stolen from a Grand Haven residence aboard. Christine Liewnihart of Grand Haven is named in the report.
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Chicago
Grand Haven Midh
Michigan
Grand Haven
Christine Liewni Hart
Gran
Carnegie Death Fails To Move Market Stocks
New York August 1 Carnegie death did not affect trading on the stock market. U S Steel shares lagged general trends though reports say Carnegie involvement was limited to first mortgage bonds and did not disturb steel holdings.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
U.S. Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Steel Corporation
Patients Relocated to New University Hospital Facility
Five ambulances shuttle between old University hospital and Emergency hospital moving seventy six patients to the new University facility at Thirteenth Street and Prips. The new hospital, with Ai beds and private rooms, boasts modern equipment and will handle all state and city cases while the old site becomes a private institution.
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University Hospital
Third
Stiles Street
Ital
Thirteenth Street
Prips
South West
Sant Paul Pester
University Medical Echow
Disgraced Local Forecaster Faces Mounting Scrutiny
Fragmentary text shows a local forecaster facing public shame amid disputed claims. Partial notes mention a forecast tonight and a Tuesday update, with age tempering discussions and a strained tone surrounding the figure.
State fair page head starts work at county level
The county fair setup begins with Henry C. Morse to act as county administrator this afternoon and C H Russell likely to head the fair price board. Organizing details show a nine member advisory group with changes from wartime boards and plans to bring in experts to announce new procedures. The State appears to be forming a streamlined administration for fair operations this week.
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Henry C. Morse
Figg
C. H. Russell
Morse
Hort Figg and
Wires Suffer Interference From Aurora Current
A mysterious aurora like ground current disrupted telegraph wires across Kansas Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico. The Mackay Telegraph reports multiple breaks in transmission as the unseen force overwhelmed local batteries and halted message delivery nationwide.
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Teagrora Horealie
Earn a Dollar by Telling How You Beat Old Age
Readers are invited to write letters sharing practical tips on reducing living costs. The Times will print accepted letters up to 400 words and pay $1 per letter. Send suggestions on eating, clothing, or other cost cutting ideas that help people make ends meet.
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the Times
Times
Andrew Carnegie Dies Suddenly at Massachusetts Summer Home
An obituary notes Andrew Carnegie died suddenly at his summer residence in Massachusetts after a three day illness. It records his philanthropy totaling 180,005,093 by June 1, 1918 and mentions his residence in Lenox, his May arrival from New York, and his survivors including his daughter Margaret and Miss Louise Whitfeld of New York.
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Massachusetts
Washington
Anton Carnegie
Carnegie Endowment For International
Beem
Erie
Howell Mytler
Tatler
Vancegie
Pepy
Lenin
Jewel
Mahbeena
Carmecie
Lenox
Mr. Carnegie
New York
Carnegie
Louise Whitfeld
Margaret
Roswell Miller
War Was Severe Blow to Carnegie
News of Andrew Carnegie death shocks friends and former business associates in New York. The eighty year old tycoon had been ill since a 1907 attack and had long supported philanthropy and the peace movement through nurses and international efforts.
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New York
Carnegie
Welong
Carne
Pittsburgh to Honor Carnegie as Magnate Dies
Pittsburgh prepares tributes after the sudden death of Andrew Carnegie. City officials order public buildings dimmed and crepe to honor the steel magnate whose philanthropy funded major institutions.
Greek Peasants Massacred Near Thanton Report
Dispatches from Athens say Turkish gendarmes and bandits killed an unknown number of Greek peasants in Thanton as villagers refused to surrender and disarmed a Turkish detachment. A second village, Kermeni, was saved from attack by a French detachment. Thrace unrest rose as officials claimed Tyroli remained in office amid ongoing Christian persecutions.
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Thanton
Athens
Dusttches
Kermeni
Thrace
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Tyroli
Thrift and Hard Work Shaped Carnegie's Rise to Wealth
A historical portrait recalls Andrew Carnegie's poverty to vast fortune and a life devoted to philanthropy. It outlines his strategy to give away wealth rapidly, his major gifts including pensions for injured workers, libraries, and educational institutions, and the scale of his lasting impact across communities globally.
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Carnegie
Scotland
New York City
St . Lowie
Tie
Pittsborgh
Carnegie Technological Schools
Ardmore Oil Man Faces Charge of Shooting to Kill
Fort Worth Texas August Mullins a former Ardmore Oklahoma mayor and oil operator was arrested after a hotel shooting injuring traveling salesman Robert Mutrme who will recover. Mullins faces assault with intent to murder.
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Ardmore
Fort Worth
Texas
Val Mitlins
Oklo
Robert Mutrme
Burns
Mullins
Legislator Calls for Special Session on Food Profiteering
W. J. Cheatham of Bristow urges Governor Robertson to convene the Oklahoma legislature to pass a law regulating and licensing all food product dealers and manufacturers, aiming to curb profits and distribute control. Cheatham, a sixth legislature member, highlights the need to curb profiteering and regulate food and related goods.
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Oklahoma
Robertson
W. J. Cheatham
Bristow
Cheatham
Wilson declines to hand over documents on Paris peace talks
President Wilson told Senate Foreign Relations Committee no, the United States will not provide documents sought by lawmakers. He cited a large, miscellaneous file and potential public harm, while sending an informal draft of the League covenant and a formal commission report. The American draft differed in several provisions from the Paris covenant, including a council and assembly, an economic boycott concept, and a lack of Monroe Doctrine reference.
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Carnegie
Dan
John J
Rockefeller
United States
Murchar Tyre
Carnegse
Wilson
Lodge
Senate Fureiphrelanone Committee
Paris
Germany
Sant
Ile
Tates
Feaue
League
State to Begin Condemning Land Tomorrow
The state plans district court suits to condemn land between the capitol and Fourteenth Street and take immediate possession. Attorney General asserts no formal appraisal is needed. a maximum value of 3000 per acre is set, with condemnation proceeding to proceed at once.
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Fourtenth Street
GF Kereler
General Assembly
Lafayette
State Board of Affairs
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