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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1917
Page
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Russian generals resign leadership amid trade boosters event as Hobart hosts 2,500 attendees. Two bands provide music while schools are dismissed for a large reception to welcome excursionists at Mt. View.
Special report from Rocky Oklahoma May 15 describes a trade excursion by Oklahoma City boosters touring fat alfalfa crops and fine wheat across Caddo Kiowa counties. 2500 greeted Hobart Kiowa county seat. schools dismissed. Boy Scouts performed. trip along Chalk Trail three miles west of Hobart. Mountain View welcomed with roses as trainmaster John Rose and his orange bucket are noted.
New York May 15 residents near Rockaway Beach watched as big coast defense guns were tested causing shock waves that rattled a home and broke a window. Many evacuated interiors and removed items from walls during the blast.
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Nieuwe Wanger Tageblat in Vienna claiming Chancellor von Methmann Hollweg and Austrian foreign minister Count Czernin achieved a complete understanding among the Central Powers.
In Chicago today over 100 men enlisted in the United States Marine Corps including Joseph F. Magnus grandson of Adolphus Magnus of St Louis. Reports from Tower Minnesota note forest fires in Jasper Peak region with drought conditions threatening multiple counties.
Former Ambassador Joseph Choate dies unexpectedly amid a dispute with Secretary J L Lyon over commissions. Supreme Court orders the secretary to mail the commissions at once, deeming the action ministerial. The case ends a dispute sparked by a governor’s disapproval of an appropriation affecting the secretary of state’s office.
Joseph Hodges Choate former ambassador to Great Britain and renowned lawyer died suddenly of heart disease at his New York home late last night. He had felt unwell in the morning and, despite orders to rest, transacted business before collapsing around 10:30 PM calling his wife and daughter to his bedside and saying he felt very ill. His long career and active public life were noted in reports.
Forecast calls for generally fair skies tonight and Wednesday. Except for a slight warm trend in the east, conditions remain mild with no significant precipitation expected. Strong high pressure likely maintains quiet weather across the region.
Washington May 18 Senate appropriations committee reported the war army and navy deficiency bill totaling 590,460,000 including 400,000 for merchant marine construction and purchases. House bill totals rose by 363,292,009. Senate increases included 500,000 for Council of National Defense and 1,000,000 for detention of interned Germans.
The Hungarian Society of Journalists asks the International Union of Journalists to convene a congress in a neutral city to discuss a speedy new endeavor. The dispatch from Amsterdam dated May 15 cites the proposal as a measure toward prompt action on the issue.
Nashville May 18 officials announced plans to raise a defense regiment of field artillery. Capt Athen de Greer of the U S Army, son of Brigadefire M. Greer of Memphis, will be named colonel. Former U S Senator Luke Lea would serve as lieutenant colonel.
The War Department announced that travelers unable to be at home must register for the army on the proclamation day. They should apply to county or city clerks who will issue a registration card. Sick men may send a representative the sixteenth day after proclamation. One registration day only.
D C Mooring Oklahoma City supervisor of home gardening reportedly ate what is thought to be the first matured head of cabbage in Oklahoma this spring. The plant began indoors in February, moved to the garden, endured snow and ice, and the head weighed about one and a half pounds with many more heads ready for use.
President Wilson postponed the cabinet meeting to attend the wedding of Miss Ina McAdoo, daughter of the secretary of the treasury, and Ferdinand Mepensabata of the Hussain embassy staff, on May 15 in Washington.
Kansas City May 18 The fate of Pred A Bissell rests with a jur y today as he faces murder charges for Edna Dinsmore in Topeka during April 1918. Judge McCamish instructed the jury allowing acquittal on grounds of treachery.
A damaged report from Lake Canistaker area notes Zeppelins losing support after the death of Canit Zeptelin. It cites German authorities delaying orders and a large artshop project at Broedru delayed by unskilled workmen. May 15.
Prices fall in early grain trades as speculation curbs trading. July wheat drops to 2.48, September to 2.00, corn to 1.34, oats to 1.01 as delegations from major grain exchanges plan a meeting to discuss concerted action. Officials consider eliminating futures speculation or setting maximum prices and margins to curb speculative activity.
A man found dead in a Los Angeles hotel after reading a death by own action report from The Dail May 9. The 50 year old, gray haired man wore a salt and pepper suit and carried a note referencing Templar Blue Lodge and Shrine. Local Shriners and authorities sought identification.
Petrograd reports a May day address by M. Kerensky and A. Kerensky urging sobriety and discipline to save Russia from collapse. Officials warn of bread shortages and failing unity as resignations shake the war effort.
The State Defense Council plans to use market mechanisms to allocate food products between communities and states. The first meeting, led by Anitelotte, will open tomorrow at 10 o clock to address food conservation and transportation along with railway guidance from the government.
The industrial department of the Ole City high school for negroes will dedicate a new $12,000 addition Friday. Visitors may view the year’s work in manual training and science from morning until 10 PM with a program at 8 PM. Supt J A Whiteford and board members will preside. The event marks a decade long effort by the colored population to secure the facility.
Government says steamships will be used to move supplies from the islands to the mainland. The plan mentions binder twine and farm operations as part of the effort. Official sources in Washington announced the measure on May 15.
Airplane factory in Amsterdam Michigan faced a fire incident described as a near miss at the Berlin site. Limited readable text notes the event as an industrial emergency with no confirmed injuries or detailed cause provided in the fragment.
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