Sedition fears loom as Oklahoma leaders urge local ordinances
Oklahoma city leaders led by Mayor Duffy press for municipal ordinances to curb sedition and push for state and possibly federal anti sedition laws. The Oklahoma Municipal League gathering in El Reno heard calls to empower cities, with debates on enforcing orders amid national tensions and a push to mobilize rural influence in state legislation. The Red Cross urges rapid issuance of Christmas membership buttons as supply delays threaten campaigns across Muskogee and Tulsa.
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Congress orders probe of Navy to quiz Daniels
Washington December 14 a house sub committee plans an executive session inquiry into naval war conduct. naval secretary Daniels and abroad officers are to be called. the committee notes 1500 dollars was spent last session and a larger appropriation is proposed this year, urging examination of such large expenditures.
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Third payment due on Liberty Bond installment
The third payment on the 1917 Liberty bonds is due tomorrow amounting to forty percent of the face value. Bonds under the government plan were purchased with varying down payments and installments, and several banks report that many purchasers have already made their December payment.
Train Delayed Two Hours For New Officers in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City welcomed new officers delayed by two hours after arriving from Leon Springs Texas. A crowd gathered at Santa Fe depot as officials prepared to send the soldiers home, but the train departure was postponed by the late arrivals and orderly ceremonies were disrupted.
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Morrison Pipeline Completion Hopes Rise
Oklahoma City expects Morrison pipe line completion by tonight aiding gas supply as mild warming forecast. Officials say Morrison line testing will follow burial to prevent leaks while city stocks of fuel oil and gas remain adequate through the week.
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Liberty Bond as Dividend Declared by DL&W Coal
New York December 14 The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Coal Company declared a special dividend of two dollars per share payable in Liberty bonds issued by Great Britain The move aims to pay shareholders with wartime Liberty bonds in a bid to support Allied financing and manage cash flow amidst market strain.
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Full Strength Army to Have 24,000 Doctors
The Medical Journal reports that the U S Army medical department will include about 24 000 physicians at full strength The total hospital bed count will be based on 25 percent of army strength The article outlines roles for regular and reserve officers in medical dental veterinary and related fields under Surgeon General Gorgas It notes duties from enlistment medical care to field base hospitals convalescent care and re education of permanently disabled soldiers.
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Red Cross Christmas drive to hear canned voice speech
Oklahoma City's largest audience for Red Cross Christmas drive will hear a preapproved canned speech voiced by a drafted volunteer at the Huckins hotel. The voice will travel through lobbies and parlors urging support to reach 15,000,000 members by Christmas and urging people to join at the lobby booth.
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Oklahoma City Bar to Meet Tomorrow at 9 O Clock
A meeting of the Oklahoma City Bar association and all city attorneys is called by EG McAdame to discuss aiding the legal advisory board in preparing the army service questionnaire. The district court should adjourn until January 14. All lawyers urged to attend.
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George Wi Wa Rlotsford Historian Dies at Columbia
New York historian George Wi Wa Rlotsford died suddenly in his office at Columbia University. He was seventy. The death shocked colleagues and the university community.
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Kaledines Wins One Fight Then Loses Another
In Bielgorod Kaledines forces defeat a Bolshevik detachment. Bolshevik troops claim victory at Rostov and Don river area, with mentions of Kaluga and Tamankovka taken by Bolshevik forces. General Korniloff’s Cossacks retreat to Vasileike amid ongoing battles and potential armistice talks at Brest-Litovsk.
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Death Battalion Meets Defeat in Bielgorod Fight
Petrograd dispatch reports Bolsheviki forces defeat a death battalion near Bielgorod where fighting centers with Korniloff and Kaledin forces. In Orenburg district General Dutoff commands a large Cossack force. Dekting and Bolshevik advances occur among his troops after the counter revolutionary unit was defeated.
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Mme Kerensky Told To Warn Husband In Danger
Civil offenders in Petrograd prisons are moved to provinces to make room for counter revolutionary suspects being arrested. Counters Panin, ex deputy minister of public welfare, is arrested. Mme Kerensky, wife of the former premier, has her lodgings searched and is told to warn Kerensky to come to the Srivaliy Institute or face lynching if found.
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Surveyors Complete Work On Union Station Plans
Public Works Commissioner Me Walton reports surveyors have finished preparations for the proposed Union depot. He expects blueprints ready for a conference with railroad officials in about three weeks. Walton says the station will benefit both the riding public in Oklahoma City and the railroads.
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BreadCheaper Brooks Says Petition Calls Take Over Firms
Norman Okla December reports from bakers and grocers say a new standard loaf policy lets sellers offer larger loaves for the same price under wartime food rules. Bakers may bake only one to one and half pound loaves and multiples. Some retailers charge extra for deliveries, while shoppers pay about ten cents per loaf.
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Sugar famine is dream refiner tells senators
Spreckels testified that the sugar shortage is localized to the eastern Atlantic states and that no global shortage exists. He said the industry adhered to food administration price agreements, but refineries closed due to lack of supplies as better prices abroad drew product away from the United States.
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Portuguese Still Fight Germans in France and Africa
Lisbon dispatch reports December 13 that following the recent revolution the Portuguese government sent greetings and encouragement to troops fighting the Germans in France and Africa. The Portuguese legations have been informed of the revolutionary government’s actions.
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Mine Exchange Building Burns At Miami Today
Fire today destroyed the large two story mining exchange building on North Main Street in Miami Oklahoma causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The Miami businessmen league offices on the first floor were ruined along with records and equipment. Several other tenants including mining and law offices railway offices and living spaces on the upper floors were burned or damaged. The fire started in the basement and spread rapidly before responders could contain it. Water supply was not determined at reporting.
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Contempt Plea Targets Gas Firms in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is urged to take over Oklahoma Gas and Electric and Oklahoma Natural Gas. The suit accuses the firms of incompetence or greed, failing to provide adequate gas service, and endangering residents with cold homes. Hearings are set. prior action scheduled for December 22 and 24.
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Fire destroys N ply company building in Ravens City
A blaze of unknown origin consumed the N ply company building in Ravens City, leveling the structure and damaging adjoining Rocket facilities. Firefighters battled the flames as investigators began identifying the cause and assessing losses.
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