City to get two gas mains to end shortages
Oklahoma City plans a fifty mile double gas line to secure full supply for homes and factories this winter. The new loop will connect via Tulsa and Capitol Hill, with a secondary route to cover breaks and a stored reserve to prevent shortages.
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W. R. Molmnani
Oklahoma Flas & Electric Company
Oklahoma Natural Galery
Tulsa
Oklahoma 8 Electric Company
Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill
Asto
Bandits Rob Fourteen at Rock Island Yards
Two masked men robbed fourteen workers at the Rock Island yards in Chickasha Oklahoma last night. They forcefully took more than 400 dollars, lined victims along the track, and compelled them into a locked boxcar before fleeing. The workers were awaiting trains back to broomcorn fields.
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Chickasha
Okla
Rock Island
Broomcorn
Levy For Schools Authorized In Oklahoma City
The public schools levy proposal passed with 1046 votes for and 424 against after Tuesday's election. Official canvass by the county excise board and city board of education at the courthouse confirmed the result this morning. Estimated annual cost is about $1000, to be funded by the district.
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Oklahoma City
County Excise Board
City Board of Education
Portugal Joins Allied War Effort In WWI Action
Lisbon announces Portugal will actively participate on the side of the Entente Allies. Portugal’s Congress voted to join in November 1914. A naval commander captured 36 German vessels in the Tagus in February 1916, prompting Germany to declare war on Portugal the following March. Russian forces report renewed advance after counterattacks in Galicia. Verdun front activity noted as French resume action after a quiet period.
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London
Portugal
Sien
Lisbon
Norman Mattos
Tagus
Germany
Petrograd
Teutonic
Brusiloft
France
Verdun
Weather Outlook: Unsettled Skies Ahead
Local forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and unsettled weather Saturday. State forecast notes increasing cloudiness tonight with unsettled conditions through Saturday.
Court bans eight men from games of chance for life
In Kansas City district court Kay Hubbard approved an order barring eight men aged 19 to 22 from any game of chance for their natural lives. Their mere presence at a gaming table could incur contempt fines without jury trial.
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Ansas City
District Court
Kay Hubbard
Hubbard
Body of Kaiser's Nephew Found in Humble Cemetery
Paris dispatch notes Prince Maximilien of Hesse, Kaiser Wilhelm's nephew, believed shot near Godewarrsvelde during a northern France engagement. Found by trappist monks, his body vanished from a Hazebrouck monastery cloister, later buried in a 30 franc grave with funds from a poor man. The pope was asked for assistance but no action taken.
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Kaiser
Lowly
Paris
Maximilien
Hesse
Petit Parisien
Godewarrsvelde
France
Bernard
Axdi
Hazebrouck
Oklahoma offer of gas accepted by Kansas City
Kansas City accepts Oklahoma gas offer amid winter fuel fears. Ford’s secretary volunteers to supply fuel from Healdton area, proposing a pipeline link to Kansas lines. Tulsa business meetings push plan as producers and chambers of commerce weigh interstate gas shipment and constitutional issues.
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Kamsas
Oklahoma City
Oklahom City
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Kansas
Yew
Kan
Lenger Ford
Oiklahomanlterhange
Oklahoma Bay
Healdton Ol
Healdton
Bugaboor
Three Feet of Water in Camp
A heavy rain last night sent a flood through Camp Cotton near El Paso washing away tents and forcing about 500 men of the Twenty first Michigan infantry to flee to higher ground. Water rose to three feet in the lower areas as troops scrambled for safety.
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EL Paso
Texas
Shvety First Michigan Infantry
Australia to tighten entry with British passport rule
London dispatch reports Australia will bar anyone over 15 from landing after September without a passport issued or approved by British authorities. The rule requires passports for all travelers arriving from overseas, with British censors verifying documents.
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London
Australia
Deutschland Sub Makes Safe Bremen Return From U S Voyage
A telegram from Zurich reports the German submarine Deutschland arrived safely yesterday in Bremen after a voyage from the United States. The message notes preparations and movements around German naval ports and ongoing wartime activity, with cryptic details about fleet movements and ship reassignments.
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Geneva
Herlin
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
Deutschlant
Bremen
United States
Millionaire’s Suit Over Wife’s Hugs Tests High Stakes
Aug 18 report from New York details Albert N Colburn Langshaw and Walter Hainer Langshaw tied to a $50 000 alienation of affection suit. The case stems from a dispute over a supposed affair involving Langshaw’s wife and a man named Robert Bates in Ridgewood. Bates claims mistaken identity. Langshaw seeks damages in state court, alleging the harm to his marriage and reputation.
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York
Albert N
Colburn Langshaw
Walter Hainer Langshaw
Mit Honaiee
Dartmouth
Pristal
New Wetton
Robert Bates
Boone
Ritheenourt Nf
Bates
Eircom
Langshaw Fastrowht
Rhe EU Fireme
Hurricane Near Texas Coast Threatens Corpus Christi
Warnings issued by the Weather Bureau as a tropical storm nears the Texas coast is expected to strike Corpus Christi tonight. Barometer readings fell sharply at Corpus Christi and Brownsville while residents at Padre Beach moved inland under Coast Guard guidance.
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Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Umaeston
Aug
Texas
Weather Bureau
Padre Beach
Point Isabel
United States Coast Guard
Beazos Island
Isabel Harbor
Washington
Cornus Christi
Many Are Seeking Army Commission
Washington Aug 8 applicants for second lieutenant in the army have flooded the Adjutant General as word spread that the service is short of officers. More than 90 vacancies will remain Monday.
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Washington
Starving Armenians Face Harsh Deprivations in Camps
In Boston today, James J. Barton of the Armenian and Syrian relief committee released an eye-witness account from northern Arabia describing the dire plight of deported Armenians. The witness reports many sick and freezing refugees in tents, with hundreds dying and grave trenches used for burials as the government provides little aid. The statement notes that some families faced severe hunger and even reports of children being eaten during severe shortages.
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Boston
Arabia
James J. Barton
Barton
Marken
Sepa
Allab
Hite Nave
Veto Threat Over Army Bill Delays Congress Action
President Wilson warns the House that the army appropriation bill may be delayed as the War Department objects to a provision on retired officers. Rep Hay reintroduces the measure with objections, risking a broader rewrite of military articles. Wilson suggests elimination of one provision while reaffirming the bill’s defense aim.
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Washington
Wilson
War Department
House of Representatives
I W W Bomb Wrecks House in Mina Near Minabik Mine
An explosion blamed on the Industrial Workers of the World wrecked a house at the Minabik mine near Hibben in the early hours. No one was injured. Pickets warned miners not to strike, and a hoisting engineer at the Whitha mine faced harsh consequences after recent letters.
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Aiwarik
Mina
Ang IR
Minabik
Wow Vs
Het
Wowand
Childeen
Jol Smith
Eneineer
Whitha
Hibben
Notise Sett
Paralysis Plague Threatens Chicago
Officials report a spreading paralysis scare in Chicago with 80 cases linked to a pestilent outbreak. Hospitals and county facilities brace for more patients as health authorities alert the public but emphasize that a full epidemic has not been confirmed.
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Prak Commy
Poland
Railroads reject eight hour day, Wilson presses settlement
Washington reports 31 railroad presidents back their managers' committee that eight hours is impractical. Wilson urged acceptance, called for another conference, while some employees reportedly voted to accept his plan. Arbitration and overtime pay remain key points as negotiations continue.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Anrest
Frquest
Brotherhood
Atron
North Broadway Roadway Denotes University Line Change
A reform of line naming today shifted the University route on the Oklahoma Railway to North Broadway designation. Several other diverging lines will have their titles updated to reflect new names, with signage amended from University to North Broadway in official records.
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Oklahoma Railway Company
North Broadway
Teemenal Station
University Station
University
Experts Draw Up Paralysis Rules
Public health experts from thirty states met with the federal public health service to draft regulations to curb the spread of volatile paralysis by interstate travel and to develop cooperative methods for the study, cause, and treatment of the disease.
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Washington
Federal Public Health Service
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