State finances on best basis in all history
Oklahoma board of equalization votes a 2 mill levy for general purposes, half a mill less than before, plus the constitution’s school levy, totaling 2 mills. Fred Parkinson says the levy covers all legislature appropriations and leaves a surplus for roads. Auditor E Howard and Frank Ho Gault dissent, with Howard opposing beyond 2 mills and clashing with Parkinson.
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State Board of Equalization
Fred Parkinson
Oklahoma
E Howard
Frank Ho Gault
Board of Agriculture
Howard
Ornor Williams
Parkins
Gault
Lanill Trey
Record Hog Price Paid Here Today
Hog prices surged to 17.25 for a drove of 200 Oklahoma hogs at Kansas City market the highest ever paid locally. The day saw overall prices about 28 cents above yesterday with futures reports linking Chicago activity.
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Oklahoma
Wenchey
Kansas City
Chiago
Campaign Resumed Against Speeders
Police restart drive against speeding following a lull in enforcement. Acting Chief Snelson says violations of city speed laws will be pursued as officers arrest several motorists last night and vows to intensify vigilance after recent leniency.
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Snelson
Clothes Too Small After Americans Train in France
An Associated Press report notes intense training in France led to rapid changes in American troops. A company commander reports uniforms became tight as bodies developed quickly, with chest measurements enlarging and gear soon outdated.
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France
Niemen Wee
Acceptances in District No 1 Run High Today
Twenty seven of thirty three men examined in District No 1 passed the physical. Some claims for exemption could not be determined due to rapid testing. One man, Mille, passed and sought an exemption. Mills tried to join the navy but quota was filled. A third attempted to enlist in the army aviation corps but cited drug use. The board reported a high rate of physically qualified men and optimism about filling the quota.
Local Forecast Notes Partly Cloudy to Cloudy Tonight and Thursday
Forecasts indicate partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with little temperature change tonight and Thursday. Weather brief shows slight warming in one spot and mentions hourly details, though some text is garbled.
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Thureday
Former Russian Czar and Family Sent to Siberia
Petrograd reports Former Emperor Nicholas II and his family were moved from Tsarskoe Selo to Tobatek Siberia by regular train, a new departure from their former imperial transport. Nicholas appeared depressed while Empress Alexandra seemed pleased with the change after secret ministerial sessions.
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Siberia
Petrograd
Nicholas
Taarskoe-Selo
Tobatek
Emyr Alexandra
Vo Neékragoff
Council of Ministers
Nicklas
Grain Federation Formed to Manage U S Grain Supply
President Wilson approves creation of a national grain supply corporation with Hoover as chairman and a board including Julius Barnes and F G Crowell. The organization will have an $80 capital and be staffed by a government owned commission modelled after the Emergency Fleet Corporation, with all stock held by the United States.
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Washington
Wilson
Food Administration
United States
Books sent to boys of National Guard at Fort Sill
Oklahoma City boys in company M of the Oklahoma National Guard at Fort Sill will receive books to read. City librarian Miss Mary Hays selected and ordered 125 volumes, spanning fiction to heavier subjects, to be issued through the company clerk under library regulations, creating a small Fort Sill reading branch.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma National Guard
Fort Sill
Mary Hays
Oklahoma C We
Fort St
Arrest at the palace after Nicholas II's return to capital
On the revolution's time, Nicholas II was seized while returning toward the capital and conducted to the Alexandrovsky palace at Tearskoe Selo, fifteen miles north of Petrograd, where the former imperial family remains confined.
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Nicholas
Alexandrovsky Palace
Tearskoe-Selo
Petrograd
London Cheers as U S Troops Parade Through City
American troops marched through London today reviewed by Ambassador Page and King George at Buckingham Palace. Crowds waved profuse flags as civilians, soldiers, and wounded veterans cheered. Cabinet adjourned briefly to greet the Americans. Lloyd George and Churchill saluted from the War Office window.
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London
Ambassador Page
King George
Buckingham Palace
Hauns
Whitehall
War Office
Horse Guards
Lloyd George
Trafalgar Square
Aspiring hero fined as peeping tom in court
George Yoakum of 412 East Park avenue pleaded not guilty in municipal court to an eavesdropping charge. He said he tried to help when a WoCa house secretary Mrs Trevarthen confronted him with a pistol. He was fined 19 dollars plus costs and appealed.
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George Yoakum
East Park Avenue
Yeokum
Mra TJ Trevarthen
Woca
Young Women's Christian Association
Veokum
Trevor
Belgian Athlete Dragged to Firing Squad in Ghent
Report from Maastricht says Ghent athlete Van Rentergen, condemned for espionage, was dragged by a twenty meter chain through the city streets to the execution site. Guards mistreated him as locals watched in silence, and observers remarked on the stark courage shown.
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Amsterdam
Lee Nouvelles
Maastricht
Ghent
van Rentergen
State Railway Workers Abroad to Repair Lines
Oklahoma railway men enlisted as engineers with the railroad unit have reached a port abroad likely in France. Men from Oklahoma City Shawnee El Reno Chickasha on Rock Island and Santa Fe lines plus Katy and Frisco volunteers are in the company. The cablegram from Captain Overpeck confirms deployment to repair rail lines damaged by war in France and Belgium. exact station location is not specified.
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Oklahoma Railway
France
Santa Two Company
Chi
Chicago
Overpeck
Oklahoma Company
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
el Reno
Chickasha
Rock Island
Red Cross Aids Oklahoma Engineers at Armory
Members of D Company of Engineers National Guard of Oklahoma mobilized at the armory rejoice as Red Cross supplies easing fatigue. Braniff, secretary of the local Red Cross branch, and WA Lybrand, chairman, report enough towels and cloths to supply nine men and relieve discomfort.
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D Company of Engineers National Guard of
Oklahoma
Braniff
American Red Cross
WA Lybrand
Glad Hand Reception for Oklahoma Officers Arriving by Train
Oklahoma City to greet newly minted Fort Logan Ho Roots officers at 6 am with a simple welcome at the station LeRoy Gibbs leads a chamber of commerce committee as men gather early to claim a breakfast guest from among the travelers informal remarks and no speeches mark the occasion each man on the train acts as a committee of one to share home news before departure
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Oklahoma
Fort Logan
Ho Roots
Ark
Oklahoma City
LeRoy Gibbs
Chamber of Com
Veere
Han
Hach Tocaman
Homme
Prairie Outbids Sinclair for Oil Prices Rise
The Prairie Out and Gas Company met the Sinclair price at oil and raised it a nickel in early trading. Oklahoma and Kansas crude now at 14 dollars per barrel, with Healdton can be priced at 215 and Cashing and Homing at favored rates, as drilling plans expand amid commission debates and pending court decisions.
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Tulsa
Olle
The
Prairie Out and Gas Company
Sinclair
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas Company
Eld
Hill 70: Canadian Forces Take German Stronghold in France
British forces penetrate the German line from Lens to Hill 70 as Canadians capture the peak northwest of Lens. The attack expands 4000 yard front with a 1500 yard depth, encircling Staire and St Emilie suburbs while Hill 70, long deemed impregnable, falls after heavy bombardment and 425 am assault.
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France
Belgium
Lens
Loos
Revisons
Lene
Hugowood
Staire
St. Emilie
Hill 70
Allies Reject Pope Peace Proposals In Wartime Outlook
A US dispatch reports Secretary Lansing signaling Allies will reject Pope Benedict XV’s peace proposals. The Allies are unlikely to discuss or change war aims, with possible confidential talks via neutral routes such as Spain or Switzerland.
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Ashington
Pope Benedict
Lansing
Associated Press
Lanning
Vatican
Spain
Switzerland
Suffrage banners torn down at White House gates
Washington reports a burst of banner tearing at suffrage pickets of the Woman's party. Banners were torn down at the White House gates and at Lafayette Park headquarters as crowds reacted, with little violence and a goodnatured tone as the banners were raised and removed rapidly.
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Washington
Woman's Party
White House
Lafayette Park
French Make Gains In Dixmude Sector
Associated Press reports British and French forces renewing the offensive in northern France and Belgium. The British say they broke German first lines near Lens and Loos while Canadians storm Hill 70 northwest of Lens. Progress is noted around Lens and near Dixmude with advances west of the Dixmude road as Entente troops press north and seek to encircle the city.
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Associated Press
France
Belgium
Lens
Bolp Huwe
Loos
Haig
Dixmude
Paris
Linemude
London Air
Ritzechoote
Renorth
Ypres
Slavs and Rumanians Lose 3,000 Prisoners
Austro German forces on the Romanian front report heavy losses with over three thousand prisoners taken as Bulgarian Sereth river battles widen the bridgehead near Ralaretew. German command confirms advances in the Sereth area and mountains with Romanian forces retreating.
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Werklin
Sereth
Ralaretew
Atalf
Kosany
Ment Adda
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Henry A. Garfield
Wes Tiamms College
Charles J
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Yeakum
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Red Cross
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Supreme Court
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