08 Jan 1917
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1917
Page
1
State records allege misappropriation of funds by Health Department officials and private work by employees. Secretary JL Lyon responds denying improper use while detailing salaries, dual payments, and private stenography tied to Dr Duke and related actions.
New York's foreign trade in 1916 reached 1.09 billion dollars, with $52 of every $100 in U S transacted through the port. The collector of customs announced no other world harbor matched this total for a single year, underscoring New York's unparalleled commerce.
The article reports police refrain from arrests for speeding and traffic violations after a written opinion from the criminal court of appeals in Johnson cage. It notes authorities act under directives from the City attorneys and references non season enforcement.
The cyclist sustained a leg fracture after a motorcycle collided with a car driven by JK Burnett on Third Street at 8:40 AM. Police concluded the rider’s speed and distance were the cause, as stated in Burnett’s report.
E A Detar a 64 year old farmer died at his home four miles northeast of town last night He came here from Pennsylvania and had a claim later in Oklahoma City Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2 in the Marshall Harper chapel with the Masone in charge
A U S state department inquiry into Ambassador Gerard’s remarks to a German audience seeks exact wording of his welcome back to Germany. Officials declined further comment, stating they wish to verify the exact content of his statement.
New York January report states Charles Hughes will assist in drafting state legislation to reduce food costs for consumers. He discussed plans with Governor Whitman and highlighted ongoing inflation pressures amid the current high cost of living.
Local forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Minimum around 90 degrees. Carton forces under General Franc Marguia in Parrral Chihuahua report Villa forces retreating to the mountains and several outposts recaptured or decaptured in shifting positions as of yesterday.
Wheat prices jumped to two dollars a bushel for No 2 red winter for immediate delivery in Chicago after widespread demand from Europe and domestic mills. Simultaneously other grains rose above one dollar, reflecting strong buying and expected shipments.
Supreme Court rules liquor measure constitutional by seven to two vote. The decision upholds West Virginia’s prohibition on receiving or shipping liquor for personal use and bans shipments from wet states via common carriers in interstate commerce.
Bills and discussions fill the upper chamber as lawmakers consider pay for guardsmen, border funding, and a proposed $1 per day for each. Senate action, committee reports, and a cold Senate chamber mark a busy day with several measures advancing or debated.
The Y M C A committee in Oklahoma City calls for bids on a site bounded by Sixth Street Reno Avenue Hudson and the Santa Fe tracks The area will have a minimum frontage of seventy five feet Cash will be paid for the site A charter and by laws were adopted Oklahoma City board members and officers were named including A J McMahon Charles Wogon and Walter Caldwell The committee also proposed a general advisory council with twelve suggested members from local organizations and leaders.
An elderly couple, Leta Serhow and her husband, apply for a marriage license as their family gathers for a reunion. The event appears to be planned with care, with local officials processing the paperwork.
A car wreck near Exchange and Penneylvania avenues left Samels and McHale critically injured and others with minor injuries. Police say the vehicle, driven by McHale at about forty mph, toppled after hitting a curb. three occupants were pinned beneath the wreckage. The group, returning from a Pleasure Ride, were bound for Packingtown when the crash occurred at University Hospital.
State figures released by State Fire Marshal CC Hammonds show a statewide fire loss of 4,500,000 for 1916 with December losses totaling 327,575.04. The report confirms Oklahoma's fire damage from the year and breaks out the December total.
Trial schedule outlines half days for the state and defense with final arguments set, Roy Hinterliter faces charges linked to the death last July of Miss Elizabeth Ratcliffe Floyd. The jury was to tour an orchard yesterday where items later linked to Miss Katrline were found, but the plan was rejected and the visit postponed.
A bill proposed this afternoon by Representative Morgan seeks a levy on oil gas and other minerals produced on non taxable restricted Indian land redefining oil and minerals as personal property and subjecting them to the personal tax regardless of existing tax laws. The measure also proposes free school supplies including textbooks pencils and maps.
In McAlester Oklahoma Maria Rowe aged 18 and a daughter of Johy Rose wed, the third victim in the family, died early today at a focal hospital following Thursday’s storm. She was brought to McAlester Saturday night after the wreck.
A heated House hearing centered on a stock market leak. Thomas Lawson asserted knowledge of a leak from Washington and declined to disclose names, prompting procedural fights and a demand for documents as lawmakers urged a full investigation.
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