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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
1
Britain faces widening labor unrest with strikes spreading to Glasgow Belfast and large industrial plants. Government worried over potential martial law and seeks to reestablish union authority while avoiding risky interference as workers demand pay and relief amid mounting agitation.
A fragmented report indicates lawmakers favored a navy expansion plan proposing ten battleships with caps near 21 million dollars each and ten cruisers up to 800 million total. The proposal also mentions 130 craft to aid the navy, aiming to bolster defenses amid uncertain costs.
Paris edition of the Daily Mail denies reports that Britain would trade Gibraltar to Spain. The article, circulating in England, says Britain is considering a bar in for the return of Gibraltar and that Spain has tempting offers.
The War Labor Board ordered reinstatement of striking workers in a KanCity area dispute. The decision cites improved conditions and outlines removal of penalties, with employers instructed to restore prior positions and benefits where applicable.
Ring the airdale from Oklahoma Field Hospital No 1 vanished after mobilization to Camp Bowie Texas. The dog, beloved mascot of the unit now renamed to 143rd Field Hospital, was expected to return with the overseas deployment. Anyone who has seen Ring or knows his whereabouts is urged to contact the Mulky family.
Major Herbert M. Peck announces his candidacy for mayor of Oklahoma City, pending Democratic primaries on March 18. A former assistant U.S. attorney and Camp Stanley artillery captain, he returned from Washington to survey the race for Oklahoma City’s leadership.
House committee on impeachment and removal meets to discuss the State Industrial Training School for Girls. Governor Hoberton defends the bill granting power to appoint and supervise the school's management while preserving constitutional duties to charities and corrections. The Times expose focuses scrutiny on the institution and the bill’s scope of authority.
Washington January 3. The house military committee decided on an army of five hundred thousand men for the coming year. The figure is expected to be the average force during the year as the appropriation is determined.
A damaged report describes a carved memorial tablet to Robert Louis Stevenson, once stolen from a museum or his former home in the South Seas. The fragment surfaced in a burglar’s cache, featuring a leather strap with primitive beads and India ink inscriptions, later tentatively identified by Rabbi Joseph Bist as possibly Arabic or a South Sea language. The tablet’s provenance and meaning remain unclear.
Senate Republicans denounce Wilson's scheme to manage German colonies and Turkish territories in Asia, calling the proposal unbelievable and dangerous. Leaders push delay, warn of obligation to send troops, while Democrats raise doubts on source accuracy and self-determination principles.
Paris reports clarify that American troops will be sent to Turkey only for repatriation and not to occupy Turkish soil. The supreme council plans to report a plan within ten days allocating divisions for embarkation homeward and reducing American forces to five divisions in a staged withdrawal as peace terms advance.
Employers and Senators remain far apart on raising funds for roads. A special committee was appointed to redraft the bill and present it again. The nine oclock hearing is set to likely end with final consideration, while debate centers on who pays the bill and who will spend the funds. Some favor charging benefited property, others urge state payment in full.
More than 4500 soldiers former Oklahomans have been released from camps up to January 2. Claude Connelly director of the U S department of labor sent the communication to the Chamber of Commerce requesting help placing returning military men.
Butter will sell at 40 cents a pound in Oklahoma City grocery stores on Saturday, down from 45 to 50 cents today. Several ads in The Times note price reductions as grocers use butter at or near cost to draw customers. Potatoes also slated for a price drop, from 0 to 45 cents today to about 15 to 40 cents tomorrow.
New York was the scene as Nat C. Goodwin aged actor died at a hotel after a brief illness. He had arrived from Baltimore where he was working and his death followed eye removal surgery years ago, the result of an eye washing error. Born in Boston July 7 1887 he starred on American stage for decades with multiple marriages and a long international career. His home was in Santa Monica and burial will be in Roxbury Massachusetts.
Paris reports a shift in peace talks as President Wilson asserts opposition to partitioning Germany’s colonies. The supreme council will review his stance, with Americans hopeful a compromise respecting the fourteen points and the league of nations will emerge. An allied ten council decision allows colonies to seek self government under league oversight, not bajo protectorates.
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