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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1917
Page
1
Speaker Nesbitt leads fight to remove literacy test clause from suffrage measure as hundreds of women fill the house gallery. Debate centers on whether partisan issues should be tied to the question of women’s right to vote.
Roy Ard was bound over for trial in Hola Kansas on the charge of murdering his wife Viola in November 1914. He was released on bond of 19000. Ard’s lawyers asked for a jury trial claiming the client has faced suspicion for more than a decade and will prove his innocence.
A letter mailed August 4, 1904 to the district court containing subpoenas for J C Hicks and J A Smith, involved in a Dallas horse training case, was found in DentonTexas this morning. An envelope notation said it was found Saturday by a railway mail clerk wedged in a crack.
Robert Daugherty born July 1 1900 applied at the Oklahoma City recruiting station for army admission. He is 1 year 7 months old, has parental consent, passed the medical test, and left his oil field driller job in Wirt Oklahoma earning $8 daily seeking thrift through military service.
In Henryetta Oklahoma near Spelter City two men Harry Thamond and Joe McVey are hospitalized with bullet wounds after a three cornered revolver duel at daybreak. Slim Talking is arrested on assault with intent to kill during the gun battle that sparked chaos as residents fled. Varna and McVey expected to recover. the killer is son of the former police chief.
A Chandler woman won a five dollar prize for the best menu submitted in a local contest. The extensive menu details meals for breakfast lunch and dinner, with itemized dishes and costs, reflecting careful budgeting by homemakers. The note praises careful planning and discourages extravagance among entries.
Zurich report details 59 of the Yarrowdale prisoners arriving exhausted but in fair condition after long detention. U S Consul warns against discrediting America as aid and supplies arrive. In Washington a fistfight erupts in the House between Representatives Durant and Ticer over county commissioners and bridge work as others intervene.
Charlee Ellis aged 24 was killed when the handle of a road scraper flew up and struck his neck on the Death Tran road near Yukon Oklahoma. He lived in Yukon and leaves a widow and two children. The accident occurred early this morning and Ellis died moments after the blow.
Readable notes describe formation of district gardening zones and appointment of a new garden supervisor. Mr Mooring, municipal gardener, to relocate from Stillwater to Oklahoma City and assume duties with the chamber of commerce garden committee. A meeting schedule and garden care plans for ward schools are outlined along with tentative plans for a public fertilizer and tools program.
In Texas and surrounding states an effort to move national guardsmen aims to keep borders free of state troops by March 21. About 41 000 men must be transported in ten days, stressing east coast rail capacity and Pullman cars, with Georgia Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee sending home 400 men in chair cars.
William Moseley a widely known man in the area was shot and killed by Mrs Stella Labbe at her home in St Joseph after Moseley forced entry The 45 year old woman surrendered to county authorities Moseley aged 52 was killed in the incident and the case is under investigation.
Band of Villabardite raiders fired on a Mexican Central passenger train near Laguna on Saturday. Forty five guards escorting the train wounded three passengers. Twenty men were killed and twenty wounded by the Carranza escort, with confusion over the casualty figures as reports varied.
A wartime briefing notes British and Russian forces may unite north of Bagdad as Turkish resistance falters after the fall of Baghdad. The report discusses Mant’s entry, supply lines to Mosul, and likely British moves against the Tigris.
The report states Willard Carver faces either an $800 fine or a jail sentence after a second commitment tied to nonpayment. Carver vows to contest the fine and hopes the senate blocks further commitment, while awaiting a potential new order to extend his jail stay.
James W. Gerard former American ambassador sails from Havana aboard the Gouverneur Cobb for Key West as the steamer departs with his party on March 2.
Newcastle under martial law as relief teams search rubble from a devastating blaze. Officials report about 20 dead and some 200 injured, with 300 homes destroyed or damaged, many by a metal retirement plan. National Guard units patrol damaged districts as saloons stay closed and rescue work continues.
Washington March a decision on the constitutionality of the Alabama law was postponed again by the Supreme Court delaying ruling, with no new date set.
A 1916 annual statement from the American Telephone and Telegraph Company reports about 274000 daily calls, roughly 100 per person per year. The company plans to spend 90000000 this year for improvements, with total operating revenues near 79.45 million and 1.44 miles of new wire added to the system.
In Marsh Illinois reports indicate government stability hinges on parliamentary votes. Deputy Petitveau of Paris is set to address the cabinet tomorrow on policy as Premier Briand faces potential retirement amid a shifting political scene.
Goldie Kehl, 30, killed her father George Washburn at his home in Louisville last night after authorities were told he was threatening the family. Rebuffed by relatives, she said she acted when he advanced toward her with a gun.
Washington March 12 President Wilson has fully recovered from the cold that sidelined him last week. He held two conferences with Senator Martin and Secretary Lansing then proceeded with a light day of mourning. The president plans to see the most important callers in the coming days.
New York on March 12 reports a shipment of golf related items valued at $8.5 million deposited at the assay office to PM Company Golf. The absorbing total in imports since January reaches $218 million with all items recorded as of today.
Washington street railway workers strike for recognition ceding lines halted as half the fleet operated by the other company. Workers demand union recognition and better terms, with ferriers and conductors affected by the stoppage.
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