Bankers Toast War Era Convention in Oklahoma
The twenty second annual Oklahoma Bankers Association convention opened at Overholser theater with about 30 delegates present and 300 attending overall. Attendees noted sadness as secretary Eugene Polam receives care at St Anthony's hospital while the program, led by Gunn, promises an engaging lineup and patriotic remarks from Frank Mf and Fink, who is recovering from a past attack but sends greetings through his cashier Thompson.
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Oklahoms Bankers”arcolation
Overholser
General Assembly of
Bankers
Association
Eugene Polam
St Anthony's Hospital
Gunn
Pete
Commercial National Bank
Hoger
Frank Mf
Ingato
Red Cross
Thompson
Fnrencon
Victims Named In Submarine Sinking Of Tyler
A May dispatch from Washington reports the American steamer Tyler sunk by a submarine. Eleven crew members are listed as lost with survivors said to have been landed at a French port. Names include Leo Maritiee Robert Lea Min Arthar Johnson and others.
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Jashington
Tyler
Navy Department
Iis
Arm 1d
Leo Maritiee
Robert Lea
Arthar Td Johnson
Woonsocket
Roard Mihalik
New Omegans
Jesse Clifford Simpson
Flet Okt
Howard Risher Smith
Pint Best
Mera
Yester Fenry
Chi
IBOARD REQUESTS BILLIONS FOR SHIPPING COSTS
Estimates submitted to Congress call for an appropriation of 1,386,000,000 for ship construction and 652,000,000 for buying requisitioning material. The plan includes cost plus contracts with the Sub Boat company of Newark, New Jersey for 160 steel ships, but production director Lex M. Schwab says these have been cancelled. The request aims to fund urgent deficiencies under the 1917 act.
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Washington, May
Congress
Sapply Boat Call
Newark
N. J
Fons Eags
Lex M. Schwab
Fleet Corporation
Ite Commerce
Italian Garrison Cut Off by HMS Still Wolds Line
Confused clipping reports Italian garrison cut off by HMS action during a retreat. Describes Italian troops at a fortified position, with unclear地点 and date references. Mentions Washington and a March-like timeframe, but details are fragmented and partially garbled.
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HMS
Wolds
Washington
Mowitsine
Cini
ANZACS Advance Quarter Mile West of Amiens
Australian forces along the Somme front pushed forward their lines near Sailly and Morlancourt in modest gains despite heavy German resistance. British operations across the Amiens sector yielded a short advance between the Somme and Ancre rivers while intensified artillery activity occurred on the Flanders front between Meteren and Kemmel.
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Amiens
Associated Press
France
Sailly
Amens
Morlancourt
Somme
Londe
Ancre
Flanders
Meteren
Kemmel
Liberty Loan Report for Third District Completed
Frank Wikoff third Liberty loans chairman for the third Oklahoma district sent the final report to Kansas City last night. The district bought 7 515 dollars and went 1 556 700 over its quota. Oklahoma City and Oklahoma County provided a large share of the over subscription with multiple counties contributing on different campaign days.
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Liberty
Frank Wikoff
Liberty Loans
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Wikcolls
Clevereame
Pontotoc County
Seminole
Lincoln
Hall in Single Combat Above Moselle in French Skies
Describes Captain Hall of Iowa in a World War I air duel over Moselle between Sam Mihiel and Ponita Milleson. He reportedly downed an enemy aircraft, attempted a landing after a spiraling dive, and faced uncertain fate as other American planes pressed the fight. The piece notes the German pilot’s risky maneuver and the dubious post-battle outcomes.
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Tien
Jimme” Hall
Bir
Earth
Vagny Moselle
Hall
Brad Wor
Anntiration
Fey Bie
Varina
Couttness
Anit Abeliet
Sam Mihiel
Ponita Milleson
Payny Sure Moselle
Mit
Ferman
Hun
France
Weather Forecast Reflects Cloudy Unsettled Outlook
Forecasters predict cloudy and unsettled conditions with a warm front inching north. Showers likely in the northern portion with increasing wind and cooler air trailing behind.
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Fararonecs
Soaker
School Truly 100 Percent Patriotism In Mill Creek
R A Wilson state superintendent reports Mill Creek Oklahoma schools exhibit complete patriotism with every student in the patriotic group. All students participate in war gardens and the workers reserve while boys join the war savings stamps program and related efforts.
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Mill Creek
Okla
R. A. Wilson
Patriotic
A Workers’ Reserve
Maurice, Most Ethical Man and The War Maps
A fragmentary piece describes Maurice as a conventional, respected figure with a map focus. It notes his professional approach, weekly conferences with American correspondents, and a formal reception tone. The text blends wartime reporting with praise for his map work and leadership style.
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Maurice
Lineta
Maurice Yn
Bern
Americatt Hewepaper
Correspondiente Have
Hoover Aids Will War on Choctaw Beer
The state food administration moves against Choctaw beer amid sugar and grain use in illegal production. An estimate from a secret service officer in eastern Oklahoma cites 17000 pounds of malt used last year. Ban on malt sales and sugar restrictions aim to curb liquor law enforcement failures.
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Faod
Oklahoma
Secret Service
Oklahoma Man Heads New Grain Board To Clean Wheat
Capt Kenneth DL Hegembourg, an Oklahoma wheat producer, is named head of a new Grain Threshing Division under the Food Administration Grain Corporation in New York. The division aims to save wheat and other small grains by threshing, with the Food Administration estimating three bushels lost per hundred threshings.
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Washington, May
Food Administration Grain Corporation
New York
Kenneth DL
British Reports Mention Minor Successes on Front
London reports say a successful night operation advanced the line between the Somme and Ancre rivers, with several prisoners captured. Hostile artillery was active 4 oclock to Robecq and near St Julien as dawn broke, with enemy fire increasing in the Meteren to Kemmel area. Paris notes heavy artillery activity north and south of the rivers, with French forces breaking up actions west of Montdidier and in Thennes and Grivenes, taking prisoners and reporting no further details.
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Somme
Ancre
Ocon
Robecq
St. Julien
Meteren-Kemmel
Paris
Fram
Montdidier
Thennes
Grivenes
Mrs Cowles Named Head of Federation at Hot Springs
Mrs Josiah Evan Cowles of Los Angeles was elected president of the General Federation of Womens Clubs at the Hot Springs session yesterday. New officers include first vice president Miss Georgie Baran of Massachusetts second vice president Mrs Thomas G Winter of Minnesota recording secretary Mrs Adams Weiss of Colorado corresponding secretary Mrs Mary L E Wood of New Hampshire treasurer Mrs Benjamin B Clark of Iowa and auditor Mrs William P L Merper of Washington.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Josiah Evan Cowles
Los Angeles
Cal
Federation of
Womell's Club
Cowles
Federations
Georgie Baran
Massachusetts
Mire Thomas G. Winter
Minnesota
Adams Weiss
Colorado
Deereapasting
Mary LE Wood
New Hampshire
Benjamin BO Clark
William PL Mirper
Washington
Freedom Sought by Man Confined in Lonesome Cell
AP reports habeas corpus petitions in district court for Wie release from city jail where a man held in solitary confinement since April 2 seeks to prove innocence and challenge Chief Woo Nichols custody claiming city officials lack jurisdiction and that the issue belongs in another court.
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Iir
Woo Nichols
Marsh
Ither
Crosby Returns to Warn Treasury on Entente Needs
Oscar T. Crosby, president and American member of the theories counsel of finance and purchases, returned from Europe to tell the Treasury about the future financial requirements of the Allies. He spoke on the Entente’s needs after a long European sojourn.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Oscar T. Crosby
Counel
Europe
Cadet Killed in Plane Crash Over Central Park
A cadet identified as Erwin of Muldrow was killed with two others injured when two airplanes collided above Central Park in the afternoon. The other injured persons and details remain unclear in partial reports.
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Central Park
Count Luxburg Leaves Argentine on Swedish Ship
FUENOS AIRES May 7 Count von Lusburg former German minister to Argentina who was dismissed by the Argentine government last fall is aboard the Swedish steamer Suecia on a voyage to Sweden. He handed his passports to Pervvisa government after relations with Germany were severed last autumn. The ship carries the ex-minister who left amid controversy over the ove…
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Aires
Count von Lusburg
Argentina
Sweden
Iintor
Suecia
Pervvisa
Germany
Will
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