Troops Reach Ports as Bloor Leads Indian Division
June 7 8 reports show Col Bloor in charge of Indian Company and Ninety first division troops arriving at eastern ports from France. Units listed include 17th and 15th infantry brigades with detachments under Brig Gen O'Neil, and mobile services. Oklahoma regiment suffered heavy casualties totaling 101, including 39 officers. two sailors lost at sea. An Indian detail under Captain Horner, Osage chief George Beronind, transmitted orders in Choctaw to frustrate German wire-tappers.
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Oklahoma
Tex
Austin
France
Newport News
Joseph PL O'Neil
Boston
Ninetieth Division
Janh
Ith
Mnh
Charles H. Martin
Ulysses G. McAlexander
10Th Brigade
Tinton
Oklahoma Regiment
Loi
St. Etienne
Horner
Mena
Ark
George Berenrind
Germar
Harry 5
Eantie
Texas
C Strong
Caraman
Strong
Norman Strain
Wichita Falls
Harold Mascot
Oklahoma Reconere
Stillwater
Atara
City Briefs Briefly Highlight Police Headquarter Sentiment
Fragmented police headquarter remarks express concern over time lost daily due to unnecessary case handling. Central press garden notes uncertainty whether produce items influence the issue, while informants promise further clarification.
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Geone
Central Press Garden
Patterson Seeks Cigaret Throwers at Wheeler Park
Patterson, commissioner of public property, seeks two youths who tossed a cigarette butt at Wheeler Park. A cigarette lodged in an ostrich’s feathers and burned the bird, injuring it before witnesses fled the scene. A patch of fur was damaged, Patterson said, and investigators aim to identify all involved.
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Jon Patterson
Wheeler Park
Annic
Patter
Pana Patterson
First Wedding In Airplane At Houston Today
The first airplane marriage ceremony in the United States is planned at Ellington Field in Houston this afternoon. Robert Mead of Cumberland Maryland will wed Miss Marjorie Dumont of Yorkville Illinois in a Handley Page bomber with Lieut EW Kilgore piloting. Col W McIntosh will give the bride away and Lieut CR Henriques will be best man. Mes Laura Gray will be matron of honor. Mead, known for a Boston to Los Angeles motorcycle feat, has trained in flying at Columbus Ohio and in California.
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Houston
Texas
United States
Enetire
Ellington Field
Robert Mead
Cumberland
Marjorie Dumont
Yorkville
Handley Page
Mead
Dumont
Lient
Kilgore
W. McIntosh
CR Henriques
Laura Gray
Covington
Columbus
Ohio
Bierkeley
Sacramento
Cal
Boston
Los Angeles
Labor Federation Ballots Due in Oklahoma Election
Ballots in the Oklahoma State Federation of Labor officer election are due to arrive by tomorrow, according to E. R. Fenton, president of the association. Counting is expected to be finished Monday.
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Oklahoma State Federation of Labor
E. R. Fenton
County Agent Warns Wheat Nearly Lodging From Moisture
County agent R. Donart warned that the unusual moisture in the county may harm wheat crops. He feared the wet conditions could cause the wheat to lodge or fall down, reducing yields and complicating harvest.
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R. Donart
Donart
Clinton Proposed as Sanatoria Site
A site at Clinton in western Oklahoma is proposed for a new sanatorium. Dr. A K Lewis the health commissioner planned to visit Clinton next week to assess the situation.
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Clinton
Oklahoma
A. K. Lewis
Pensacola Man to Assume YMCA Assistant Athletic Director Post
W Stallworth of Pensacola Florida will arrive tomorrow to take the position of assistant athletic director of the YMCA. Stallworth who connected with the United States service has been placed on inactive list to accept this origin.
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W. Stallworth
Pensacola
Fla
YM. C
A. Stallworth
Aint
Ition Service
Building Permits Hit High Record This Year
The report shows expenditures for building permits set a record, with records spanning five years. For 1915 the total issued permits reach $855,000, the highest sum in the period.
Harvest Discussed at County Farm Council Meeting
A county farm council meeting was called for June 7 in the Chamber of Commerce offices to discuss harvest and crop matters. About thirty representatives from community stations in the county are expected to attend.
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Farm Council
Safurd
Ch of Commerce
New Job Problem Put to Freeling
A fragmented note discusses a new job problem put to freeling peers. It mentions team members described as renters and references a de- token or icon, conveying an uncertain workplace puzzle. The text portrays an unclear work scenario with partial phrases and no definite outcome.
Girls' School to Move From City Board Votes in Favor
The city board voted in favor of relocating a girls' school to a small town site in central Oklahoma, approving the move amid community debate and planned construction timelines.
Oklahoma City to Lose State Industrial School for Girls
Oklahoma City may have to give up the State Industrial School for Girls as the board of control votes to relocate the institution to central Oklahoma. A site will not be chosen until after a tour of similar institutions in other states. The board notes the Oklahoma City campus has been hampered by location and inadequate equipment.
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Oklahoma City
State Capitol
Board of Control
Lant
Oklahoma
Clement
the Times
Oklahoma County
LP Herdereon
Tecumseh
Pryor
Helena
Boy Valley
Cit
Reform School For
McAlester
Reo
Taft
Contro!l
Carr
Pauls Valley
L. P. Henderson
Tecumsel
GH. Fink
Edmond
W K. Bree Lexington
Jennette Ky
Weatherford
State Industriad School
Delain
NC 4 Completes Transatlantic Flight to Plymouth
The NC 4 completed its Atlantic crossing from the United States to Plymouth after a six hour fifty nine minute flight from Ferrol Spain. Crowds cheered as the seaplane landed and officials discussed a possible return voyage directly from Ireland to Newfoundland. Engine trouble and navigational notes were reported during the journey.
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Plymouth
Eng
United States
Ferrol
Spain
Greenwich
Ron
Amaticans
Anne
Perro
Bay of Biscay
Barney
Hazelwood
Brest
Quessant
Read
Acros
Atlantic
Trepassey
Azores
111th Ammunition Train Men Arrive
New York May 3 report that the steamship Louisvill arrived from Brest with 1 097 troops including Company D three officers and ten men of 115 and 3 14ind infantry, plus detachments and several officers. some units of the regiment were not aboard.
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New York
Louisvill
Brest
Oficers
Te Okla
Laville
Comok
Austrian Peace Terms Read Today at Secret Plenary Session
Paris May 3 The secret plenary session of the peace conference met at 1 o'clock this afternoon to hear the terms to be submitted to the Austrian delegation. The doors of the French foreign office were closed promptly at the appointed hour.
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Paris
Germans Reiterate Refusal to Sign Terms
German foreign office reiterated today that Germany refuses to sign the terms laid before it. The statement, circulated by the Wolf Bureau and credited to the Associated Press, was issued on May 2 and translated from German into English for broader use.
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Associated Prees
Berlin
Foreign Office
Mate
Germany
Associated Press
Wolf Bureau
Parole actions tied to Oklahoma bootlegging case
Governor Robertson paroled Joe Proctor an alleged Oklahoma City bootlegger from a six month sentence and also granted paroles to Will Steam boat a Negro porter R A Waller clerk in Proctor drug store and Odus Davis of Muskogee from a six month prohibitory laws offense. The governor’s actions create clemency in a tense period with a payment fine noted as 280 dollars.
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Robertson
Joe Proctor
Oklahoma City
Will Steamboat
Negro Porter
R. A. Waller
Proctor
Hhage
Odus Davis
Muskogee
Revio Ower
Airplane Fall Kills Noted French Aviator
Paris reports a fatal airplane crash in which one aviator died and another was mortally injured. The incident involved famed French flier Mungesser and aviator Rifor. their craft plunged about 200 feet to the ground, ending their flight.
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Paris
Pein
Welby Jourdan
Avistor
Fene Eonealea
Mungesser
Rifor
Welcome Party Leaves Today for New York Homecoming
Governor Robertson leads Oklahoma City delegation this afternoon at 145 o elnck for New York to greet the Thirty sixth division veterans. Attending are Mrs Robertson General Barrett adjutant general Roy Hoffman B H Markham C F Bates and Lieut W P Hill. The party will proceed to Washington then spend several days before traveling to New York.
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Governor Robertson
Oklahoma City
New York
Old
Oklahoma Fleet Regiment
Rnor
Robertson
CF. Barrett
Oklahoma Natonal Guards
Roy Hoffman
B. H. Markham
Ea Rl
C. F. Bates
Regular Army
W. P
Crap Game Ends In Deaths At Memorial Day Event
In Somerset Kentucky on Memorial Day a dispute at a lake side gathering led to a fatal shooting. Two men, Stee Daltor and Claude Kate, quarrelled over a crap game and opened fire. Willy Coop and Ed Derman were killed or fatally wounded. Police are investigating the ambush at the National Cemetery area.
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Somemset
National
Stee Daltor
Claude Kate
Dullete
Willy Cooper
Ed Derman
Sanders
Soldiers Join Striker Ranks in Winnipeg Parade
Soldiers and veterans in Winnipeg marched through the business district and to the provincial parliament building. They reiterated yesterday’s demands for an immediate settlement and urged police to accept mediation as railway workers’ organizations plan a meeting with the police commission this morning.
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Winnipeg
Railway Brotherhoods
Police Commission
No Petition For Auditorium Vote Opinion Reached
A city committee led by head buvere with Mayor Walton decided the proposed Vic tory auditorium bonds could be voted on without a voter petition. Members WA Brooks C Roberts GW Piero and CE Honnold sought eastern attorney opinions, expecting by Monday. Mayor Walton and Commissioner Mile Donnelly debated whether an election could be called without a petition based on voter thresholds.
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Victory
Buvere
Walton
WA Brooks
C Roberts GW
Piero
CE Honnold
Commie
Met
Watton
Mile Donnelly
Age and Deafness Bring Note of Minimal Fine
In AB Mall, charged with violating a train ordinance, Judge Mimden imposed a minimal fine of two dollars including costs. He cited the defendant's infirmities and stated the fine would be as low as possible.
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AB. Mall
Mimden
Mall
County Assessments to Be Made On Real Valuation
Beaty told state meeting that property in Morris and Company area is underassessed. He pledged to push counties to assess closer to actual value, aiming for uniform burdens. State board of equalization convened to advise county officials across Oklahoma.
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Beaty
State Meeting
Morris and Company
Oklahoma County
State Board of Salkation
State Board
Morris
Oklahoma City
State Board of Equalization
Bing “ Im the Chamber of the
Two Cars Overturn as LeCocq Killed in Indianapolis 500
May 11 Indianapolis race reports LeCocq and mechanic Bandini burned to death after their car burst into flames on the backstretch. LeCocq’s machine overturned in the southeast turn. flames spread, five minutes passed before extinguishment. Other crashes injured several drivers. De Palma led early, with Barriot and G Chevrolet in pursuit as averages rose to around 120 mph. The brick-track event saw Therman badly injured, while Bablot and others faced crashes. Newark’s Thuerumr, killed shortly before Bablot’s flip, marked a deadly opening on the brick surface.
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Indianapolis
LeCocq
R Bandini
Speedway
Letney
Handing
Los Angeles
Sl—De Palma
Bar Itlot
L. Chevrolet
G. Chevrolet
Arthur Thurman
Thorman
Nnclan
Man
M Molinart
Mer Can
Chevrolet
de Palma
Wilcox Sece F
BO Cowper
Hearne
Bablot
Chassagne
Romiguire
Thuerumr
Newark
Durrant
Klein
Flying Start Marks 1500-Mile Indy Race
The 1500 mile international auto race began under heat at Speedway with a flying start. The front row included Thomas Wilcox Guyot and DeBain. Karl Cooper led early while DeVoort trailed. Hoillot stalled then sprinted to rejoin. Brown finished with a broken rod and Roger retired after 75 miles with a wheel issue.
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Indianapolis
Sorlock
Becn
Thomas, Wilox
Guyot
de Bai
Karl Cooper
Ayn Fay
de Vo Fove
Hoillot
Brown
Roger
Record sets in returning men Washington May 31
Secretary Baker thanks Secretary Daniels for the navy’s expeditious conversion of German liners into transports. The note asserts a new high record in matching troops and returns, highlighting rapid mobilization and efficient ship conversion efforts in Washington.
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Washington
Baker
Daniels
Navy
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Patterson
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Labor Federation
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Dianapolis
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America
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Ireland
Newfoundland
Anna Howard Shaw
Springfield
Lil
Porter
Clerk
Morris & Company
T Capitol
Viilooy
Maye
Bessy
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