Oklahoma telephones under state control proposal debate
Governor urged to freeze prices as efforts mount to remove telephone control from federal agencies. Judge Humphrey and Attorney General Freeling push Congress and the courts to curb intrastate rates and back a new schedule analysis by the Corporation Commission engineers. Public dissatisfaction grows as service declines while costs rise.
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Jaife Murder Special: Woman Found Dead In Farm Well
Mountain View Missouri January 20 Frank Welton a farmer living east of town and Carrie Hofland who has been living with the Weltons face a preliminary hearing at Terisita after a coroner s jury verdict Saturday that Pearl Welton wife of Welton died by violence. Pearl Welton was found dead in a cistern on the Welton farm while their three month old baby Moating was rescued alive. Witnesses testified Welton claimed Hofland was a relative but he denied the claim and the Hofland woman had only recently been living with the Weltons. The coroner s inquest noted marks on Hofland s temple and scratches on her right side.
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Plans Made for Wilson's Tour of U S Battlefields
Plans for President Wilson to tour U S battlefields and devastated northern regions hinge on peace conference progress. The route includes Paris travel and a stay in the Belgian capital with allied leaders, aiming to brief on the war’s aftermath and coordinate relief and diplomacy.
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Sarlege
Paeliele Port
Berlin Ballot Fight As Troops Guard Polling Places
Berlin reports describe seven divisions of government troops guarding polling sites with machine gun squads and military police as voters line up early. Sporadic clashes occur as Spartacan supporters clash with police while Berlin’s political factions prepare for the January election amid occupation forces.
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City Manager Plan Is Recommended in Report to Council
A committee reports unanimously in favor of adopting the city manager plan for Oklahoma City. The plan, used in Detroit and Grand Rapids, is said to reduce taxes and municipal costs. The civic council also backs a February 28 banquet recognizing Boy Scouts for wartime service.
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New Chamber Head to Work Tomorrow
Capt Charles E Hall new secretary of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce arrived in the city last night to assume duties tomorrow morning. He praised civic pride and development saying Oklahoma City compares well with eastern cities and leads many. He views the community as lively and believes the Chamber can thrive. Hall, a western man, spent much of his youth in Cairo Cairo and Chicago.
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Misunderstanding ends as forecast brings steadier weather
Local forecast reports partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with moderate temperatures. State forecast notes steady to partly steady conditions and similar mild temperatures. Local readers should expect gradually improving skies while temperatures remain moderate.
Death in 111th Oklahoma Ammunition Train
The 111th Ammunition train from Oklahoma reports a sole fatality in France Captain Charles King died of pneumonia Major D. R. Bonfoey notes the unit, largely from Oklahoma City McAlester Pawhuska and Okemah, will soon return home The letter dated December cites plans to re ship equipment and head home in January after transport arrangements The unit praised by headquarters for courtesy alertness snap and pep.
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Red Hot Close Marks Campaign in Berlin
Berlin crowds see an unprecedented flood of election posters and handbills as campaign workers plaster fronts of houses and shop windows. Police limits on billboards are ignored, with Unter den Linden from Pariserplatz to the opera house heavily covered.
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Local pastor declines large salaries for mission work
Rev WoW Thore pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational church on Oklahoma City's south side has announced a world tour of church missions after turning down high paying posts elsewhere. He previously resigned the First Methodist Episcopal pastorate to lead Pilgrim Congregational at half his former pay to serve the community. He will travel with his sister on a survey for the American Board of Foreign Missions starting March.
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America Plans Berlin Mission
Paris Jan 1 The American delegation to the peace conference considers an unofficial embassy to Germany. The mission would have no ties to German authorities or any government and would collect direct information on conditions and events in German provinces to inform talks on German problems.
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Bolshevism warned in Moscow dispatch
A Moscow refugee reports conditions in the old Russian capital with blackouts, famine, and clergy imprisoned for preaching against Trotzky. Red Army is well fed and disciplined, with executions conducted by Chinese and Letts. A bomb destroys a Robespierre statue amid film of monuments being sent abroad. Propaganda cries of On to Paris urge spreading freedom worldwide.
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Probe of Jail Methods To Be Meeting Result
A county defense council plans a committee to probe conditions in the city jail where juvenile detainees are held. John Boardman asserts boys were locked for days without hearings and that three youths were found under a broken window on a cold night. A thorough inquiry into juvenile delinquent treatment is expected.
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Good Roads Bill Introduced Today in House
The administration proposes a 50 million dollar road bill led by Representative Paul Nesbitt of Pittsburg county and backed by Governor R N. Nesbitt conferred with the governor this morning to finalize details before the measure is presented in the House.
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Betting Ban Ordered on Oklahoma City Pool Halls
County attorney and officials vow immediate action as complaints surge over minors allowed in pool halls and betting on games. Cargill warns licenses may be revoked in swift fashion if violations continue, with pool hall operators facing felony penalties for tolerated gambling and illegal activity.
Pool Hall Loafers Targeted as Wags in OKC
Police Chief Nichols orders pool hall loafers called wags classified as vagrants. Idle men must work or face arrest. strict surveillance on men seen idling in daytime. City vows action to curb idling amid cholera outbreak news from Europe references.
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Nichols
Oklahoma City
Bryan Plan Favored for League of Nations Goals
Paris reports progress on formulating a league of nations with Bryan Plan ideas favored. U.S. President Wilson aims to unite Britain France and Italy, while debates continue on sovereignty police power and how smaller nations are protected. The Bryan plan envisions internationalized guardianship with no single dominant power and a structured, delayed approach to disputes and war declarations.
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Italy
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