Shartel Plans Transfer Charge and Rates Hike
Okla City Railway directors approve Shartel proposal to end free transfers and raise interurban rates to cover a monthly deficit of about 12,000 dollars. A detailed financial report shows net income for the early months of 1917 insufficient to meet repairs and operating costs, prompting planned rate changes and city commission filings.
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Okloa Railway Company
Ibs W. Shartel
Shartel
Sharter
Riy Vines
Bird
Peps
Thirty Years Sentence For Draft Evader
William T. Pinard of Osage county has been sentenced to thirty years at hard labor by a court martial for desertion and evading a draft call. The ruling was approved and Pinard was inducted September 4 but failed to respond to the Quaveronty call, later arrested at Bones City. His brothers John and Elmer Pinard face similar charges awaiting court martial at Fort Sit.
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William T. Pinard
Osage County
Fort Leavenworth
Southern de Feira al
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
John Pinard
Elmer Pinard
Fort Sit
William T Pinard
War era word jumble hints at men and battles
Fragmented OCR lists names and roles such as Charles He Grasty Walter Diraniy and TURE M'LUKE as infantry and marines, with references to James Edwin and American troops. The passage, on a wartime page, hints at soldiers, ships, and stories like Shack VW with sidelights on the war.
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Italians Hold Piave Front As Austrian Drive Surges
Paris data place ninety two Austrian divisions totaling about one million men in the battle near Italy’s Piave River. Italian defenses report bridges across the Piave under fire with stubborn Allied counterattacks at Zenson and Fossalta.Official Rome notes say Austrian assaults were checked and many prisoners taken while heavy artillery and air power are employed by both sides.
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London
Evening Standard
Piave
Conegliano
Zenson Bend
Rome
Zenaoa
Fossalta
Plave
Saya
Italian War Office
Montello
Paris
Italy
Havas
Bitter fighting along the Piave River reported by Italian HQ
June 18 dispatch from Italian headquarters says heavy fighting continues along the Piave as Italian battalions repulse Austrian counterattacks. The Austrian forces suffer large losses from concentrated Italian fire, with repeated Italian counterattacks causing heavy casualties on the enemy.
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Piave River
Tralian
Ttalian
Attack Collapses On Second Day
The Austrian offensive against the Italian front has been checked for now, with fighting ceasing in the mountains from Lake Garda to the Piave. Allies repelled initial blows along the Piave as Austria failed to advance from the western river bank, despite extensive preparations and preliminary bombardment.
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Austria
Lake Garda
Piave
Astago
Trenta
Continued Warm Weather Forecast Ahead
Local forecast says mostly warm weather continues tonight and tomorrow with mild nights. The forecast covers fair skies, light winds, and above normal temperatures across the region.
Berlin Ordered Austrian Drive, Bonar Law Says
Bonar Law told the House of Commons that Berlin ordered the Austrian offensive. He cited minutes from a supreme war council at Versailles and said American troops were pouring into France, with reserves being worn down by the enemy. He noted the current campaign showed limited German gains and questioned the initiative’s origin in Berlin.
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Landon
Great Britain
Andrew Bonar Law
Namestone Hulay
House of Commons
Berlin
Bonar Faw
Supreme War Council
Versailles
France
French Capture 100 Prisoners in Local Attack
Paris report states French forces seized 100 prisoners in a local operation south of the Aisne. The capture follows patrol encounters near the Marne area with German forces described as active, with reports from the wire service in London noting intensified actions around the Ancre river and Serre.
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Paris
Aisne
Freech
Marne
Bury
London
Greman Are Hillery
Aenad Ti Tgpa
Ancre
Serre
Navy enlargement vote passes amid rail movement issue
The House supported enlarging the navy and lifting railroad embargoes to free movement of ships. The decision, announced today, follows Senate action and the railroad administration's approval, aiming to ease naval logistics from 871A to 101485 and support eastern manufacturing.
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Washington
Rinbargoes
Senate
Thermometer reads 108 at S oclock then 107 by 2
A kiosk thermometer showed 108 at S oclock yesterday and 107 at 2 oclock today, still rising, indicating sustained extreme heat readings at the location.
American diver may have sunk raiding U boat
An American submersible off the Virginia coast reportedly destroyed a German U-boat and killed its entire crew several days ago. The claim surfaced via passengers aboard an American steamer Oilivers, with details of the submarine being crippled and the crew reporting victory before the craft sought fuel and provisions from a tender at Chesapeake Bay.
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Atlantic
Americar
Virginia
Victories American
Mintl
Chesapeake Bay
U S Robbed of Millions in Giant Graft Scheme
Washington reports reveal a vast graft scheme to obtain war contracts through illegal commissions. Thousands of letters and documents show commissions from four to five percent, totaling millions. Manufacturers faced threats to lose business if they resisted middlemen. Attorney General Gregory urged that future contracts include clauses prohibiting third party negotiations. The probe, led by Attorney General Houston Thoms on, has run for months and exposed Washington agents and Boston businessmen among others.
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U. S
Washington
Cononieston
Department of Justice
Busislate
Mana Vato
Justler
An & Commission
Congress
Contract Commission
Gregory
Heads of
All Gov
Fiat
Theovernment
Huston Thonson
Fawr
Boston
Attorney General Drafts Rules for Absent Soldier Votes
Attorney General A. P. Breeding issues guidance to county election officers on casting absent voters ballots for service members. The long memorandum outlines required written empowerment, proper envelopes, and procedures for delivering inner envelopes to designated electors, with officials instructed to follow the statute for military absentee ballots.
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A. P. Breeding
Sepecal
Varios
Freeling
Kaiser Frames War as Clash of World Views Not Army Fight
Amsterdam reports Emperor Wilhelm II in a celebratory address at German headquarters arguing the war is a battle between two world views, not merely an army struggle. He praises Hindenburg and Ludendorff as key leaders and says victory will come through upholding German principles against Anglo Saxon “Mammon” influence.
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Kaiser
Amsterdam
Sarai
Matteo
Hart
von Hindenburs
Ludendorff
Thield
Iandendorff
German Empire
Germany
Oklahoma City Faces Water Crisis as Fire Chief Urges Conservation
Fire Chief warns residents to conserve all water as Oklahoma City relies on a dwindling reservoir of 20 million gallons. Pumps are being installed to move water, with only a portion of the city protected before nightfall. Officials plan a permanent concrete dam and new spillway to secure supply, while county authorities consider funding the long term restoration.
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Imperanus
Busines
Oklahoma City
Rome
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Zimmie
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