27 Jul 1917
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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
1
Water use extended until midnight for non household purposes as North Canadian river dam waters still flow. Three pumps operated at the weekly station to push an estimated 10 million gallons yesterday, with sprinkling allowed for gardens streets and washing cars under Dr G Street guidance.
Donald MacMillan, four years in the Arctic, expects to return by September 8 or 15, 1917. In a letter to PF Parker dated November 8 in Utah, he says the relief ship will not fail a third time. He notes Crockerland search and Peary’s belief, with pride in his Arctic work and plans for future exploration.
Two thousand five hundred Chicago railroad switchmen at city terminals are expected to strike tomorrow morning after a general managers conference committee announcement. Tank Harter of the committee says the strike would affect government transportation and stems from demands for a closed shop.
Bristow man urges campaign to fund cigars for soldiers with a $16,000,000 Kaiser gift pledge. The piece lists contributors from Ponca City to Edmond and Shawnee, noting gifts and a total fund of $51.25 with several names and amounts. Also reports state public service valuations rising, with utilities paying more than last year under the board of equalization.
In Fergus Falls Minnesota on July 27, boxer Al Palzer was shot and perhaps fatally wounded by his father during an attack on Palzer's mother. The injured fighter, 14 years old, was taken to a lead hospital.
German submarine was wrecked on the French coast west of Calais after it went ashore. The crew, unable to free the sub, set fire to the vessel and became prisoners.
A 21 year old Washington man, son of a police grand, passes his physical and waives exemptions to become among the first accepted for the new national army. The July 2 document notes his entry and honors his commitment.
The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Light winds and dry conditions are expected across the region, with no significant storms anticipated. Local areas report minor temperature increases and a tendency toward milder evenings.
Three members of the First regiment Missouri national guard were killed and about a dozen injured when a lightning strike hit Camp Maxwell in St Louis County early this morning. The dead are Sergeant Hot Davis and Privates Dwight Trump and Carroll Barron. Several others were seriously burned or injured. tents were burned and collapsed as storms toppled wires and delayed aid.
The article notes Siam abandons neutrality to oppose German invasion of small nations, citing President Wilson's statecraft and Wolcott Pitkin as adviser. It mentions Siam’s notable but undisclosed standing army size and Pitkin's leave of absence.
Duke and state health officials traveled to Enid to investigate four confirmed cases of infantile paralysis. An appeal to state authorities seeks conditions to prevent further spread. The inquiry follows a request from Fall Chamber in.
A distressed woman faced poverty and relinquished six of her eight children amid dire conditions. The chaotic report mentions a site and scattered phrases about family hardships, abandonment, and an attempted escape from duty or work. The fragmentary text references names and places but lacks clear context or dates.
Chester Pa July 27 rioting renewed near the Chester Shipbuilding plant where a white man and a black man were killed in the outbreak. National guardsmen state police and 500 deputies restored order and roped off the black section while saloons and anti mintment venues were ordered closed. Charles Lewis a black man jailed in the killing was spirited away by police to Menia jail. Mayor McDowell declared danger past but unrest followed past disturbances linked to large influx of southern black workers.
A man described as a floes and a negro was arrested for felonious assault on WS Taylor and Ao Putnam during a near riot on a Fair Firpinds street car two weeks earlier. Dewey Jones, another negro, was bound over to the district court with a $1500 bond. The second suspect was discharged for lack of evidence.
A paper on the development of shorthand traces its growth across languages including French German Spanish and Italian. It notes a decline in shorthand use during the past year and references a session by a speaker at a third annual Southwest Shorthand meeting.
Chicago dispatch reports Daniel H Wallace author of Shanghaied into War arrested in Davenport Iowa by U S deputy marshals. He is to be taken to Ottumwa for a hearing on high treason. Wallace is described as a League of Humanity organizer and deserter from British service. A British government price is cited on his head.
Archduke Joseph’s command reports Slav-Romanian troops retreating from Putna as German war department claims Teutons pressed Romanian lines near Suchiten valley toward the Putna river. Russian cavalry repulsed Teuton forces southwest of Monasterryka in a related front update.
ROWNSVILLE Texas July 27 A dispute arises over soldiers wearing bathing suits to buy liquor. The question, raised to the Department of Justice, concerns enforcement of laws against sale of intoxicants to soldiers. Saloonkeepers say bathing attire blurs lines between soldiers and civilians, complicating enforcement.
Dispatches from Petrograd report that military reverses have strengthened the government and spurred demand for stricter discipline in the army. Conservative leaders previously out of office are reentering public life to push for representative, experienced governance amid the Bolshevik rise.
The Petrograd press cites a marginally improved front outlook amid aggressive government measures. Reports claim rapid courts martial and executions have curbed activity in some sectors, while renewed clashes and entente pressure persist in Paris and the broader theater.
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