Negroes Barred From Riding In White Sections
City and county officials vow strict enforcement of misused Jim Crow policies after a streetcar clash near Rioton Street Car Yard. Motorman Taylor and conductor Putnam were attacked by Black passengers as they attempted to sit in white car sections. Dewey Jones arrested for creating a riot. mayor pledges no repeat of the East incident.
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Oklahoma
Fair Grounds
WS. Taylor
A. Putnam
Taylor
Putnam
Dewey Jones
Jones
Overbolser
Austrians Told World’s Hate Aims at Kaiser
Zurich dispatch reports former Czech minister Herr Praschek telling the Austrian rally that global hate targets Germany, not Austria, and urges Austria to break from its ally. He says Czech deputies were jailed for seeking an Austrian Russia France alliance and that Czechs who shared such beliefs would be branded traitors.
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Zurich
Herr Praschek
Austria
Germany
Vienna
Thatzech
Russia
France
Berlin Clerks Walk Barefoot to Save Leather
Berlin July 16 clerks abandon shoes to aid economy and reduce leather use. Barefoot crowds seen on main streets as stores sell wooden sandals amid shoe shortages and rising prices.
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Berlin
Herlin’s
Tom Quarts
Woman Decorated for Dogs Heroism in War Service
NOME Alaska July 11 Announcement today that Esther Mirdeau Darling received the cross of war for her dogs service at the front. Her team transported nearly ninety tons of freight to an isolated post through a four day and night blizzard while under fire, aiding French government efforts.
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Nome
Alaska
Mre
Esther Mirdeau Darling
Tulsa Building Work Halted By Lockout
Tulsa Oklahoma July 1 h special Twelve hundred carpenters are out of work and building is at a standstill as a lockout takes effect after failing to accept a proposed raise to 5.50 a day with 4 on November 1. Contractors plan to replace striking workers with nonunion men as ten skyscrapers and many other buildings rise in Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Carpenters
Patrons Help Relieve Water Crisis in Oklahoma City
Street reports 5 million gallons pumped daily from the North Canadian River with no evaporation over Sunday, noting half the prior 10 million gallon rate. City waterworks head commends housekeepers’ conservation and cites plant wells contributing to reduced river pumping. a local arrest follows for using city water to spray a garden.
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North Canadian
J. G. Street
City Waterworks Department
Doctor Street
Oklahoma City
Whitten
J. Bazzalla
West Twenty Third Street
Bazeally
Fair Tonight and Tuesday Forecast
Local forecast notes fair weather tonight and Tuesday with warmer temperatures today. Kansas and Arkansas expect fair and warmer conditions. Texas shows unsettled, warmer weather in the north regions.
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Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
New Chancellor to Deliver Maiden Speech in Reichstag
Dr George Michaelis the new chancellor will speak in the reichstag on Thursday signaling a forthcoming program. Hindenburg and Ludendorff continue conferences with party leaders as Michaelis participates.
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Copenhagen
George Michaelis
Reichstag
Reichstag Leaders Stick to Program
Amsterdam reports Reichstag leaders after reception by Hindenburg and von Ludendorff met in the Reichstag and pledged to uphold the peace terms. Vienna notes Austrian parliamentarians propose peace within the country with Czechs, but will not recognize a separate Bohemian constitution. Czechs show sympathy with militaristic policy in Austria.
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Amsterdam
Berliner Tageblatt
Rereichstag
Marshal Hindenburg
Irdendorff
Reichstag
Vienna
Austria
Nitrate Plants To Be Constructed at Unknown Sites
Secretary Baker announced plans to construct nitrate production plants using atmospheric nitrogen at an estimated cost of about 4 million dollars. Water power will not be used. Sites have not been selected.
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Washington
Baker
Oklahoma Rainfall Totals Reported Across State
scattered rains fell across Oklahoma with 0.17 inch in the city and heavier totals in several towns. The daily report from the weather bureau shows Ada 0, Antmore 0, Chandler 0, Oklahoma City 1.7 inches, Tulsa 0, Vinita 0, Kingfisher 0, Durant 0, Shawnee 0, Ardmore 0, Muskogee 0, and other locations recording varying amounts up to 1.85 inches in some districts.
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Oklahoma
Calves
Hughes
Chandler
Muskiggee
Newkirk
Tulsa
Wy Viewia
Ada
HP Altus
Antmore
Owekasha
Durant
Mammond
Mardenville
McAlester
Marlow
Murkomee
Okeniat
Oklahoma City
Pauls Valley
Shawker
Hi Alya
Cherokee
Kingfisher
Vinita
Calvin
German Troops Protect Fallen Chinese General
London dispatch reports secret talks in Peking over transfer of General Chang Hsun from the Dutch Negation area to the Deermat barracks. After his escape from the imperial city, firing continued around the north and southern outskirts. Chang Haun’s residence was destroyed by republican artillery. Seven foreigners were wounded in the legation quarters.
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Chang Houn
London
Daily Mail
Tien Tomn
Peking
Chang Hsun
Reeputilivan
Deermat
Reuter
Chang Heun
Imperial City
Chang Haun
Legation
Storm damages Coal County crops and injures boys in shed washout
A fierce wind and hailstorm at Coal County near Coalgate destroyed the one-story Cache school building seven miles north, injuring Tim Cow 18 with a broken back and Arthur Dalton 15 with a broken arm. Dozens of cattle horses and chickens were killed or ruined as crops were wiped out.
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Coalgate
Okla
Coal County
Tim Cow
Coalpate
Arthur Dalton
Ukrainians cling to Slav Republic urges unity statement
PETROGRAD July Russian official word received here says the Ukrainian national assembly did not favor separation from Russia and favors maintaining unity with the Slav Republic amid ongoing discussions and political posture.
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Petrograd
IheThe
Ukranian National Assembly
Rusela
Germany Starts Building of New Airplane Fleet
London reports that no more Zeppelins are being built at Friedrichshafen as thousands of workers shift to aircraft. The dispatch notes Germany beginning extensive air production while American warships sunk several submarines during the voyage of the first American expedition to France. Discrepancies emerge over submarine sightings and alleged rivalries among naval officers.
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London
Lausanne
Friedrichshafen
France
Gered
Rome
Central News
Daniels
Navy Department
Senate warned on rapid aviation bill passage
Senator Chamberlain, head of the military committee, predicted quick Senate action on the aviation bill passed by the House. He said a fleet of 22,000 airplanes would come a year before August 1, and the measure would move to gain priority amid food control concerns.
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Washington
Senate
House
Chamberlain
Military Committee
Goethals Delays Takeover of Private Ships
Major General Goethals postpones plans to commandeer private merchant shipping and to contract for two government depots. He pauses at the Shipping Board chief Denman's request to present the issue to the Emergency Fleet Corporation director. The debate centers on wooden ship production and government shipyard construction, with Wilson expected to be asked to settle the dispute.
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Washington
Goethals
United States
Chateman Denman
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Fleet Corporation
Ite
Preeras
General Goethaly
Stel
Wilson
Three Americans Decorated by King
London July 16 King George has conferred the military medal for bravery to three Americans with the Canadian forces. They are Lancer Poral TD Dick, Sergeant Ho Harlan and Private C Porter, all of New England. Conduit Strike Ended Hastings N Y July 1y About 5000 employees who have been on strike in the plant of the National Condurant Cable company went back to work today under a compromise wage agreement.
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London
King George
Lancer
Poral
Ho Harlan
C Porter
New England
Hastings
N.Y
National Condurant Cable Company
Nine Prisoners Escape from Bryan County Jail
Nine prisoners escaped from the Bryan county jail in Durant Oklahoma last night after overpowering Jailer Lee Smith to seize his keys and gun. Escaped are Tom Stapleton awaiting trial for horse theft, Leonard Frisbee awaiting trial for burglary, Pred Lewis held for burglary, Lee Merrimer and John Haxewood charged with burglary. One of the fugitives was wounded during the attempt two weeks earlier by a local crew.
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Pred Lewis
Lee Merrimer
John Haxewood
Montenegro Devastation Cited by Monteregini Patriot
In Paris on July I a Roma agency reports an interview with a Monteregeni patriot claiming Austrian forces devastate his country more severely than Belgium Serbia or Romania. Dina, head of the Masonic Insurance, is noted. RUPFALOL M. Jahsh-Nelson-Tiffany aged 75, founder president since TRAS of the Masonic insurance association, died yesterday at his Canadian home.
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Paris
Havas
Rome
Trituma
Belgium
Serbia
Masonic Insurance
Dina
Rupfalol M. Jahsh-Nelson - Tiffany
Tras
Masonic Surance Association
Yrstentay
Hie Nimmer
Canada
Last Chance To Sign For Food Conservation Service
A fragmented public notice urges signing with the Food Administrator to join in food conservation duties at home. It asks about household staffing, cook employment, and invites mailing the coupon to the Conservation Division in Washington.
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Conservation Division
Washington
Germans hurry fresh troops to front amid eastern drive
July 16 dispatches from Petrograd report Russian and German actions on the eastern front. German reinforcements move by sea to strengthen lines while Russian counter measures and a Baltic fleet readiness are noted. Commanders push fresh divisions toward critical sectors as the front reshapes under pressure.
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RM Ashington
Witan
Umania Ie
Offtel Pach
Petrograd
Ival
Hein
Biles
von Moedre
Russian Captives Exceed 36000 Now
RETROGRAD July 16 The war department reports new captures in Galicia. Sixteen Austro German divisions taken. Also seized are 93 heavy and light mortars, 408 machine guns, 43 mine throwers, 45 bomb mortars, three throwers, two airplanes and equipment.
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Sians
Galicia
Iian War Department
Thirty Mile Gain Reported In Week War Summary
Associated Press reports a week of heavy fighting as Russian forces push forward under General Niloff. An advance of about thirty miles seems claimed from the Dnieper region toward Dolina and Stanislau Styra railway lines. The offensives include hard fighting on the French front near Mont Haut and new pressure on the Austrians as von Ermolli's forces seek to counter the drive.
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Associated Press
Niloft
Rome
Dotina
Ruel
Dne
Kaluser
Nica
Dolina
Stanislau-Styra
von Ermolli
France
Mat Mont Haut
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Otlehome
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Rumania
Teutons
Leo
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