Red Cross Benefit at Palace Theater Raises Funds in City Drive
Oklahoma City mobilizes for Pershing Day with a monster benefit at the Palace Theater. The Red Cross push aims to surpass the $125,000 local goal with a 7 to 10 PM program featuring Apollo Club Academy choirs Langston College musicians and Shrine drill team. Ticket sales by Boy Scouts and mayoral box office duties expected to bring in substantial subscriptions for the national Red Cross fund. Meanwhile peasants near Nikolayev in Petrograd report tortures and killings of criminals amid a rising wave of vigilant justice and public unrest.
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Palace Theater
Pershing
France
Edward Wallower
Oklahoma City
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Apollo Club
Hile Singers
Langston Coll Yit Orchestra
Euclid Orchestria
Temple Shrine
Lyric and
Liberty
Awelt Oklahoma City
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Sellis
Ed Overholser
Strand Theater
Majestic
Washington
Vopicka Resumes World Trip to Reach Station
Washington June 28 Charles S Vopicka American minister to Serbia Bulgaria and Romania prepares to resume his globe circling journey from Bucharest to nearby cities nine hours distant He was in Bucharest when Germans captured the city and could not proceed to his post at Jassy He must cross Austria Hungary and Germany to return to Romania and resume duties His route now via Russia and Siberia through Europe and Asia United States diplomatic note
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Bulgaria
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Jassy
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America
Raee
Siberia
Where to Enlist Oklahoma National Guard Adjutant General’s Office
The item lists enlistment points for the Oklahoma National Guard and branches of the U S military. Adjutant General’s Office is at 15 West Grand Avenue, other offices include United States Army at 16 West Main Street, United States Navy at 201 Culbertson Building Grand Avenue and Broadway, United States Marine Corps via Postmaster Weaver at the Federal Building, and Sea Cross at the Chamber of Commerce building 53254 West Main Street.
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Adjutant General's Office
West
Grand Avenue
United States Army
West Main Street
United States Navy
Culbertson Building
Broadway
United States Marine Corps
Weaver
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Sea Cross—Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City Drives Recruiting for Army Enlistments
Iain Robert Whitfield, recruiting officer, notes past city band and Red Campaign successes and urges 1611 men from Oklahoma to enlist by month end. The Chamber of Commerce plans prominent speakers and street corner appeals in theaters and on city streets to boost recruitment.
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Oklahoma City
Iain Robert Whitfield
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Chamber of Commerce
Italian Claims Insults Led To Killing Of Girl
Ruth Cruger, a New York girl, was killed by Italian immigrant Cocchi who says insults to his nationality triggered the crime. He describes a trance like memory of the events and pleads remorse, while Italian authorities press further interrogation in Bologna. The case unfolds as legal proceedings and inquiries continue, with Cocchi recounting a life in America and his alleged motive.
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Afredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
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Zicconi
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Italy
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Ruth
Hallan
Cocchi
Inison
Educating wounded plan of doctors proposal to reeducate maimed soldiers
Washington plans for a major effort to re educate and habilitate maimed soldiers were presented to the defense council by ten physicians. After studying crippled veterans, they found at least a third could be trained if given immediate attention after leaving army hospitals. Arkansas note from Mena mentions a farmer's son found in a barn after a search.
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Defense Council
D General Medical Board
Oklahoma City Banks Hold 34 Million In Deposits
Deposits in the thirteen Oklahoma City banks totaled 34 062 539 RR at the close of business, with May and June figures showing a decline as country banks withdraw funds to aid farmers. Banks named include American National, Capital State, Farmers National, First State, Okla Stockyards, Security National, Southwest Reserve, and Western National. A separate dispatch from Rotterdam reports Dutch port unrest as potatoes bound for England trigger a clash with German coal interests.
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Arecrease
Matephine Call
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Olahoma City
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London
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Amsterdam
Doren
Bythenner
Rotterdam
Wilkin
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Holland
Germany
America
Couple Found Dead After Prominent Philadelphia Wedding
A newlywed couple registered as Mr and Mrs Frederick Alexander of Philadelphia at a central city hotel and were found dead in their zoo suite last night. The man, said to be a naval officer, died of heart disease while the woman shot herself through the mouth with an army revolver. Notes in the room mention Lieut R B Colton of the US cableship Joseph Henry at North Sebaste.
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Frederick Alexander
R. B Colton
United States
Joseph Henry
Sebaste
New
Constantine Buys Swiss Chateau Near Thon
Former King Constantine of Greece, newly arrived in Switzerland, is reported to have purchased a chateau near Thon in the Swiss canton. The purchase is linked to Baron von Godlite and Swiss officials, with Serbian ministerial chatter surrounding a renewed cabinet setup with Nikola and Fr Rachtich as premier and foreign minister.
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Constantine
Greece
L O
Switzerland
Weriln Lokas Aneiger
Chatea Chartreur
Thon
Baron von Godlite
Nikola
Fr Rachtich
Prohibition Issue Now Before Senate
Washington June 25 the fate of prohibition as a war time measure rests with the senate where four senators split on the food control bill. The house passed the measure with a drastic prohibition amendment. Senator Chamberlain introduced an eight cent surcharge for the bills.
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Senate
House
Chamberlain
Ann Ts
Rioter killed as Cork riot erupts with gunfire
In Cork on June 3 rioters clashed with police and soldiers after police failed to restore order. Gunfire wounded multiple rioters and one was killed. Rioters damaged recruiting offices, raised a republican flag on the courthouse, and smashed justice scales while the disturbance was quelled without sustained troop involvement.
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Kaiser Decorates Slayer of British Women and Babies
Dispatch to the Times reports Captain Brandenburg who led the German air raid on London on June 1 received the Pour et Merite from the government on June 25. The raid killed and wounded many, including women and children, according to Amsterdam sources.
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Wilson Creates Export Control Council for War Goods
President Wilson by executive order forms an exports control council to administer the export embargo and keep supplies from Germany. The council includes the secretaries of state, agriculture, commerce, the food administrator, and the commerce secretary will issue instructions to operate the act. Coal and grain are first under the act with the food administration guiding policy and neutrals subject to rationing plans.
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Washington
Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Secrectary of Commerce
Food Administrator
Food Administration
Redfield
Italian Charges Ships in Entente Harbors Are Idle
Former Italian cabinet member Augusto Ciuffelli told the Associated Press that over 1,000,000 tons of neutral shipping idle at belligerent harbors due to submarine menace. He urged immediate steps to force cargoes, including sharply higher duties and refueling coal for ships that refuse routes through danger zones.
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Boston
Augusto Citfelli
Associated Press
Ciuffelli
Soapless Baths May Be Necessity
Washington dispatch notes scarce soap supplies force possible need for soapless baths across schools as wartime rationing impacts hygiene and daily routines. Government guidance stresses practical measures and public health awareness amid shortages.
Canada to Have Paper Inquiry Scrutinize Prices
Ottawa dispatch says Commissioner Pringle will probe the prices of news print paper and the costs of manufacture and supply. The inquiry focuses on sal es and the factors driving paper costs for publishers and users.
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