Radicals Lose First Test Vote on War Tax Bill
In the Senate, radicals were defeated 62 to 17 as the maximum 80 percent war profits tax amendment by Senator Johnson of California failed. Gore and a dozen others joined support. Lodge defended a lower approach saying 60 percent profits tax would keep business active.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Calfornia
Gote
Ashurst
Borah
Brady
Gore
Gronna
Hollia
Husting
South Dakota
Jones Washington
Kenyon
Kirby
LaFolte
McNary
Norrin
Thompson
Vardaman
Finance Committee
Lodge
Sooners To Meet Edmond At Fair
The annual football game between Central State Normal of Edmond and the University of Oklahoma will be played in Oklahoma City on Saturday September 22 at the fair grounds. The opening day of the state fair will be Edmond and Norman day and special trains will run from both towns.
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Central State Normal of
Edmond
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Fair Grounds
Norman
Officials Must Go to Enid for Trial of Potter Lawsuit
Federal court refuses to hear the Potter case in Oklahoma City forcing nearly all city employees at City Hall to travel to Enid for the trial on Tuesday. Mayor Overholser along with Commissioners Donnelly Walton and Kesler the city treasurer the auditor and the clerk must appear in uniform for the proceedings.
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Enid
Potter
Oklahoma City
City Hall
Voverholser
Donnelly
Walton
Kesler
Tral
Amphitheater Plans Being Worked Out in Oklahoma City
A committee from the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce met at the Savoy to study open air theater financing. Chairman Shelley Teney will contact cities like St. Louis and Tacoma for methods, while preliminaries focus on securing funds for the project.
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Committee of
Theumer Ous Commerce
Oklahoma City
the Savoy
Shelley Teney
St. Louis
Tacoma
Wash
Jearn
Oberlin Woman's Death Tied to Stomach Medicine Case
Durant Oklahoma special report: T B Langston of Oberlin Bryan county jailed over the July death of his second wife. He allegedly procured stomach medicine the night of her death and gave a dose after lights were out. His former wife Susie Colbert and daughter Minnie Langston are detained separately. County Attorney Abbott claims evidence shows Langston moved a bottle, refused to show it, and that the bitter medicine caused her cries. Abbott says Langston washed the glass and seemed relieved when investigations began, initially thought to be natural causes.
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Durant
Okla
Langston
Oberlin
Bryan County
Abbott
Susie Colbert
Minnie Langston
Fair Tonight and Sunday Forecast Card
Local forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Partly cloudy in Kansas and Panhandle regions, with fair conditions elsewhere. In Washington September 1, ammunition shortages persist as Pershing's troops push forward, while chemical reaction tests and late shipments reach fronts to address manufacturing defects.
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BTATE
Gery Fale
Washington
Fem
General Pershing
Pravce Tag Heen
Tem Ti
Frankfurt Arsenal
AOL Auioplien
Stinson suffers brief flight in Chicago crash
Katherine Stinson attempted a Chicago to New York flight aiming to beat Ruth Law's record. After a 41 minute dash, engine trouble at Porter Field caused a crash near wires. she was unhurt and returned to Chicago to repair before plans for a retry next week.
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Chicago
Katherine Stinson
Ray Receives Six Year Term In State Prison
Claude Ray, former employee of the state land department, was sentenced by District Judge Clark to six years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to embezzlement of state funds. Indicted by the Oklahoma county grand jury, five charges were brought. one will be dismissed. Two counts carry two years each and two counts one year each. Sentences are consecutive, not concurrent, with likely appeal or transfer to Me mester soon. he expressed a wish to go tonight.
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Claude Ray
School Land Department
Tne
Clark Ray
Oklahoma County Grand
Stores to Close All Day Monday in Oklahoma City
Members of the Oklahoma City Retailers' Association will phase all day Monday closures to honor Labor Day. A committee from the newly organized Grocers and Butchers' Association recommended noon closures, but participation remains optional for each store.
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Oklahomoma City
Lyon Denies Copying Out Law Volume Delays Revisions
Secretary of State J L Lyon locked more than 2800 copies of the 1917 session laws in the state capitol vault and announced no further distribution until corrections are made. He will solicit bids for inserting eighteen senate and five house resolutions and add sixty errata sheets to improve readability.
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State Capitol
J. L. Lyon
Senate
House
Lyon
Oklahoma City
Thousands believed killed in Kazan fire in Russia
Thousands are believed killed or injured as a vast city fire swept Kazan on the Kananks river, 480 miles east of Moscow. The blaze raged for thirty six hours, forcing most residents to flee the city.
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Petrograd
Kazan
Kananks
Moscow
Governor names county defense council for war celebration
Governor Williams named seventeen members to form the Oklahoma county council of defense to coordinate war work and the statewide celebration for drafted men. Lerroy Gibbs was named temporary secretary with officials to be elected at the first meeting. list includes Shelley Tracey, OT Matnell, and others. The council will organize events in Oklahoma City for the draft deployment.
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Williams
Oklahoma _ county council of defense
Lerroy Gibbs
Chamber of Commerce
Jower Ty Wall
Comnetl
Shelley & Tracey
OT Matnell
K McCartney
Russell
Ro Keaton
A Douglas
Wow Warren
Gloyd
Ames
Guthrie
Witt Mayes
Tod Ro Lowrdman
FF Barrett
Wo Graves
Central State Normal
Edmond
Mr Gibbs
We State Organization
Oklahomas City
Strike halts all Shreveport cars in Monroe line
Shreveport street car service on Monroe municipal railway lines remained idle from midnight Friday. The strike by street carmen's union protests the one man operation plan in Monroe. City plans no action until Tuesday when a test run with additional workers may occur unless striking conductors and motormen return. Car men say the city contract would be violated by one man operation.
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Shreveport
Monroe Municipal Railway
Monroe
Oklahoma City Man Wounded Named in Casualty List
Ottawa dispatch reports a man from Oklahoma City, identified as LK M Mc Daniels, among the wounded listed yesterday. No K. F. McDaniels matches directory records and no trace of the man could be found in Oklahoma City today.
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Ottawa
Ont
McDaniels
Oklahoma City
Okla
K. F. McDaniels
Poet Wounded in Paris Duel Over Milan Ace of Spades
Gabrielle W Annun, located near Pola, reportedly sustained a slight wound during a recent clash described by Havas from Milan. The poet’s device called the Ace of Spades was pierced by 17 buffets amid the mêlée. In Washington, Sept 1, the Interstate Commerce Commission temporarily suspended most proposed commodity rate increases across rail and other sectors until December, excluding coal iron grain sugar and a few items.
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Paris
Gabrielle
Pola
Havas
Milan
Washington
Interstate Commerce
New U Boats Exceed Losses Says Admiral
Amsterdam dispatch reports Admiral Reinhart Scheer in Leipzig Tageblatt predicting continued submarine success. He states unrestricted warfare endangers England and asserts American help will not decisively turn the war before a large army arrives, noting Germans foresee victory as sinking rates rise.
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Amsterdam
Reinhart Scheer
Leipsic Tageblatt
Declar
Tam
England
Scheer
America
Great Britain
Italy
Romania
Europe
Oklahoma Heirs Named in $350000 Estate Case
The will of George W. Elerick filed in county court lists an estate valued at about $450,000 with seven heirs. Marion A. Elrith seeks letters of administration. hearing set before County Zwick next week. Heirs include H B Miller, Marion A Elerick, Nettie J Ewing, Arie Lee Elerick, Victor Elerick, George P Elerick, and C F Elerick.
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George W. Elerick
Oklahoma City
Keaton, Wells & Johnston
Marion A. Elrith
John Carney
Zwick
George W Elerick Ia
United States
Revon Heirs
Applyon For Administration
H. B Miller
McAlester
Okla
Marion A. Elerick
Nettie J. Ewing
Phoenix
Arie
Lee Elerick
American Falls
Idaho
Victor Elerick
George P Flerick
Jones
Okls
C.F. Elerick
Owmahoma City
General Korniloff Renews Demands
General Korniloff telegraphed Premier Kerenskoy insisting that, after Romanian front events where troops abandoned positions, the Moscow conference measures must be carried out immediately. The dispatch from Petrograd emphasizes urgency and execution of prior agreed actions.
Confession of Ax Dewied and trial outlook in Des Moines
Des Moines Sept 1. Reported rejection of the alleged confession of Lynn George an itinerant clergyman in the Villiscaux murders of 1912 stirs expected announcements on its impact, with a trial date set for next Tuesday as details unfold.
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Des Moines
Jaws
Lynn George
Jeet
Riot fears mar Chicago peace council meeting
Chicago dispatch reports police halted a peace council session amid threats of violence. Governor Lowden ordered restraint as officers halted the gathering at the council’s offices and delegates dispersed to private meetings, with talks of resuming in Washington or on shipboard off New England.
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Chicago
The
Council of America
Ray Ware
Toece i
Governor Franke
Temas
Amittee
Wesley Westbrook
Estbrook
Vilence
Lowden
Seymour Stedman
Trhor
Meir Homes
Council
Louis F. Lochner
West Auditorium
Cale Cago
Washington
New Engeland
Canada and United States reach food agreement
A working agreement on the food problem was reached after a conference of two, with involvement from FC Walcott and Herbert C. Hoover. The Ottawa meeting signals cross border cooperation on food provisions between Canada and the United States.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
FC. Walcott
Herbert C. Hoover
United Paimielehras
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Russia
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Zimmie
Minea
Ray
Pershing
City of Kazan
Defense Council
Leroy Gibbs
Kingfield
Frank O. Lowden
Nod
Dickson
People's Council of America For Democracy
Winois
Lilioie
Conte
Klahoma City
Victor
U.S
Korniloff
AX Dewied
Peace Council Leaders
Pla
Charles F.hese
Lochner
Washingtoy
Witwon
Iuwan
Whity League
P. H
Nena Ral Sons
Intation
Merrick
State Council of Defense
Mate Draft Appeal Board No. 2
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