Frank Hickman Arrested on State Warrant in Swindle Case
Frank Hickman was arrested in Dallas on two warrants from Oklahoma counties charging him with obtaining money by false time certificates linked to alleged swindling in a Commonwealth company operation. Boardman said Dallas will host a preliminary hearing, with extradition proceedings sought. Other named figures include Greeley Jones, Ro Ryans, J Dawson Mathews, and attorney teams awaiting court action.
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Thaksin
Hedahuma Tay
Commonwealth “Triat Company
Hownston
Texas
To Toardman
Oklahoma State Bankers’, Association
I K Hickman
Dallas
Hickman
Alaha
Bryan
Commonwealth Company
Boardman
Williams
Peardman
Greeley Jones
TL Ro Ryans
Houston
Jones
Ada
Oklahoma City
District Court
Rot Roxley
Fort Worth
Calmer Texas
Atlas
Mack
Huge
Lansing Denies Pledge With Allies in Peace Talks
Washington May 1 Secretary Lansing denied reports of a published accord with the Entente not to seek a separate peace with Germany insisting there are agreements both written and unwritten governing peace. Interest grows as German Chancellor expected to offer new peace terms.
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Washington
Lansing Tiday
United States
Germany
Fifty Killed by Explosion in Japan
A cablegram from Yokohama reports fifty people killed with hundreds injured after a blast at a Mitsubishi plant in Yakaspan. Four suspects have been arrested as police investigate the unknown cause.
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Japan
San Francisco
Mitsubishi Company
Yakaspan
Million Francs for French Relief
Paris May 1 H W Deterding sent Premier Kibut 9 nations for the relief of France amid fevered scenes in invaded regions as support for the war effort.
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Paris
H.W. Deterding
Hrvan
Ime
Kibut
Nallion
France
Italians Sink 13 Submarines in the Adriatic
Italians claim to have sunk thirteen submarines in the Adriatic Sea during a week of intense naval action. The report notes repeated Allied probing and attempted penetrations by enemy forces and asserts Italian naval success across multiple engagements.
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Adriatic
Mexicans Rush To Leave United States For Mexico
Fi Vaso Texas May 1 Mexican workers rush to obtain safe conduct passes to Mexico as economic improvement and stable government in Mexico drive a reverse flow. Andres Garcia official cites better crop prospects and war era tax and literacy test debates fueling concerns.
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FI Vaso
Texas
Mexico
United States
Andres Garcia
Garcia
Sixty-Five Leave for Fort Roots
Five Oklahoma Jet cadets were seized last night for the officers training camp at Fort Logan Roots. Crowds gathered at the station as the train pulled away, while the India Temple band played patriotic airs in tribute to the departing men.
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Oklahoma
Fort Logan
India Temple Hand
Women Used in Loading Steamers in Baltic Trade
In Baltimore May 1 report says a Norwegian ship at Stettin Germany used women two months ago to load and discharge steamers. They rimmed winches on decks and docks. The speaker urged volunteers to man submarines then being built at Stettin.
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Haltimore
Butt Tere
Stettin
Ger
Cloudy Weather Tonight Forecast With Possible Showers
Weather notes indicate cloudy conditions tonight with hints of possible showers. Warmer temperatures are expected in parts of the area, with uncertain regional forecasts and variable precipitation chances.
President Rejects Separate Peace Idea in Russian Assembly
President Rodzianks declares no separate armistice and urges complete victory. He states sacrifices of the people justify demanding a peace that preserves Russia’s integrity and national honor, while reiterating loyalty to allies and opposition to German terms.
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Radelauke
Russia
Rodzianks
Prolonged Battle Over Supply Hospital Appropriations
The legislature debates appropriations for Norman and Supply Hospital for the current fiscal year. Senate bills aim to fund support and maintenance for the supply department, while the hospital expenditure remains unclear. The attorney general is expected to rule soon on whether the act aligns with legislators’ intended purposes.
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Weveralle
Usamie
Comrie
Senate
Snetitetiis
Supply
Neemay
Norman
Train Collision Due to Fog in Pa City Stout Union
Washington May 1 The rear end collision on the Pennsylvania at Stout Union Pa February 27 killed twenty persons The Interstate Commerce Commission reported the crash occurred in heavy fog obscuring signals The commission urged adoption of a safety device to bring the train to a stop as a duty to the traveling public.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Stout Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
Two German U-boat Commanders Lost
Copenhagen May 11 reports a Reichstag speech disclosed the loss of two prominent German submarine commanders, Wagener and Buss, among others. The remarks by Herr P. Leger of the Centre party explained the fate of notable U-boat leaders who have perished.
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Copenhagen
Freichstag
Linz
Wagener
Buss
Herr PL Leger
Centre Party
Leniency Considered for Mexican Rebels by Carranza
Mexico City May I President Carranza submitted for discussion by congress a bill allowing him to commute sentences for crimes against the government. The move signals possible leniency for those now serving terms for rebellion under the law of 1914.
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Mexico City
Carranza
Congress
Thos
Gadsky Leaves Stage After Attacks on Grounds of Anti America
New York May 1. Mme Johan na Gaidsky wife of Capt Hans Tauscher, Krupp agent in the United States, announced last night that she had withdrawn from the Metropolitan stage for the present. The action followed allegations of anti American sentiment amid reports of attacks against her.
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New York
Mme
Johanna Gaidsky
Hans Tauscher
Krupps
United States
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Railroads to wheel troops cheaper amid government rate pressure
Washington May 1 Julius Kruttschnitt Southern Pacific chairman told the interstate commerce commission that vast rail systems will soon haul military supplies and troops at government rates lower than commercial, threatening higher freight charges and a shift of traffic priorities. He said western roads back a defense committee pushing subordinated rail traffic to government needs, noting curtailment of travel and preferencing government business over normal commerce. Shippers pressed to call Louisville & Nashville President Smith, but railroad lawyers resisted. commissioners welcomed a witness.
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Washington
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Tacihc
Interstate Commerce Commission
Keuttechnitt
United States
Smith
Louieville & Nashville
Railooads
Dlroad
Hell
South
Earnines
Norwegian Carriers Sunk by German Submarines
London May 11 The Norwegian steamers Kiger and Leikarger have been sunk by German submarines ten miles off the North west coast at Span.
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London
Kiger
Leikarger
Ten
Span
Girl 13 Held On Killing Charge In Murder Case
A 13 year old girl is held on a killing charge over the shooting death of Grace Hawemariq. Police say the Hagemann girl may have fired from a distance while another account suggested accidental discharge. Investigators note no powder marks on clothing and question conflicting statements. The case also involves Rhine Fleck as a possible motive connected to a boyfriend and a suspected pact between the girls.
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Pmtcaqel
Thurs Avdersi
Par
Todas
Widdaltent
Grace Hawemariq
Rhine Fleck
Polive
Gel Jeaharsy
Anderson
Food Commission Advocated in House
A food commission to oversee production conservation and distribution of food with power over six prices was urged before the house agricultural committee. Joseph Collinan of the Texas Industrial Congress spoke as Enwin C. Dinwiddie of the Anti Saloon League and other temperance groups pressed for prohibition as a war measure to conserve food supplies and boost wartime efficiency.
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Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Joseph Collinan
Texas Industrial Congress
Enwin C. Dinwiddie
Anti Saloon League
St Louis Men Guilty of Arson
Harold G Gilmore and Harry Livel were found guilty of third degree arson in St Louis. Merset, president of Bontig Decorating Co which owned the burned store, and Imel secretary faced juries verdicts. Bersch and Gilmore awarded two years in prison. Imel one year with parole recommendation in St Louis jail.
Mississippi Town Runs Short of Men
New Orleans May 1. Enlistments from a Mississippi town with a large lumber mill have become so numerous that women are now employed for work formerly done by men. More than 100 men, mostly mill employees, enlisted. it states that Negro women have been recruited for the mill and white women for the store and clerical work.
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New Orleans
Ieee
Southern Pine Association
Allice Fapcea
Submarine Menace Doom Spelled Out by Saunders
William L. Saunders, chairman of the naval consulting board, announces a found method to end the submarine menace. He cites several inventions, claims electrical design, and hints at detecting submarines to warn destroyers and other craft. Saunders declines details and emphasizes Edison as a great influence.
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William L. Saunde
New York
Wiliam L. Jers
Naval Consulting Board
Naval Consulting
America
Aml
Saunders Tsoth
University of Pennsylvania
American Institute of Mining Engineers
Naval
Saunders
Theamas Ap
Chinese House Delays War Declaring Resolution
Peking May 1 The Chinese House of Representatives rejects a resolution declaring war on Germany after a secret session spanning Thursday night. The riot surrounding parliament intensified as Premier Tuan Chitul urged war, while opposition accused him of coercing the assembly. The press reports parliament resisting military pressure threatening the republic.
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Peking
House of Representatives
Germany
House of Parliament
Tuan Chi Tut
Reid
U S Minister’s Life Sought in Cuba Plot
Havana May 1. It was learned last night that an assassination attempt on President Menocal involved a boiler explosion and a conspirator’s view of the death of Wil Tracy Loreales, the United States minister to Cuba, who was at the palace with the president at the time.
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Havana
Menocal
Wil Tracy Loreales
United States
Jeter
Cuba
Massive Allied Push in Balkans and France Reported
A sprawling World War I field dispatch describes a major Allied offensive from Monastir toward Lake Doiran and front activity along the Cerna and Vardar rivers. It notes heavy artillery, uncertain breakthrough prospects, a renewed hold in France, and mounting political crises in Russia Austria and Germany as leaders plan further drives.
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Associated Press
Monastir
Lake Vintan
Seroma
Surrail
Cerna
Vardar
France
von Hindenburg
Maurice
Briteish
Arras
German districts to be gone over in Reichstag reforms
Copenhagen May The German government signals plans to submit a reform bill to the Reichstag as part of modernizing Germany. It aims to redress underrepresentation by shifting to a distribution reflecting population, replacing the outdated 1890 census basis.
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Copenhagen
Herlin
Germany
Four Fresh Army Divisions in West Observed Since May
Report from Paris Illinois notes four fresh Army divisions observed at the front since May 1. The statement claims irrefutable proof of how infectives are being bas ed in these three day estimates and highlights ongoing operations in the western front.
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Paris
Saya Cial
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