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Newspaper
Oklahoma City Times
Location
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1919
Page
1
A grand jury may examine a city fight sparked by high living costs, focusing specifically on trade restraint issues. The probe targets possible actions that affected prices and competition, seeking clarity on the public dispute and its economic implications.
At the county courthouse witnesses fill the grand jury room as speculation grows about investigating city officials and food profiteers. Attorney General Freeling attends the proceedings and Judge Clark notes possible lines of inquiry while stressing restraint of trade concerns and jail conditions as targets for scrutiny. Federal cases are anticipated, with over a hundred potential indictments rumored, and jurors are reminded of their duty despite the costs.
A city official announces a fixed time for reporters to meet the mayor. Details on date and location were not fully clear in the dispatch.
Washington reports the peace treaty will be reported to the senate next Wednesday noon by Lodge of the fore relations committee. Simmons states he favors ratification with reservations or a compromise on conservative reservations. The treaty will be debated article by article starting Monday with the first amendment likely on equality of war between the United States and Great Britain.
Governor Henry Allen of Kansas will address a luncheon in Oklahoma County at the Skirvin on Friday noon. The event, hosted by Roosevelt Memorial Association, aims to launch a campus drive to raise Oklahoma's quota for a national memorial honoring the late Theodore Roosevelt.
Ed Felderman, arrested yesterday in a disturbance tied to Fred Bass's suicide, was released this morning. Court evidence indicated Felderman spoke to Bass's wife, crossed the street, and Bass followed. Felderman, a furloughed soldier, says Bass struck first.
City health department stated this morning that flu has not appeared in Oklahoma City. Dr J T panel examined reported near flu cases, but officials say evidence does not support a renewed outbreak and the rumors are unfounded.
Washington bulletin reports a status update on an American citizen and a New York incident. In New York a burglar attempt at a house on Teter Street was thwarted by a melted ice pad, leaving only the ice as a clue to entry.
A Moscow wireless message says Admiral Kolchak, head of the All Russian government, has asked Japan for assistance against the Bolsheviks, pledging rich territorial concessions in far eastern Russia in return. An official Omsk message reports Kolchak’s counteroffensive against the Bolsheviks.
Oklahoma City artists formed a model association seeking weekly study hour sessions at the Keeshen Advertising offices on West First Street. Tomorrow night two classes of models, life and costume, are to be hired. the first session drew no applicants. J Connery said the organization follows Chicago and New York practice. Applicants urged not to push. everyone will have a chance.
A garbled transcript captures a rough exchange where one speaker questions another about a topic, using slang and incomplete phrases. The fragment hints at miscommunication and frustration, with emphasis on a person’s ignorance as a reaction to the discussion.
President Wilson spoke to about 7,500 Nebraskans and Iowans in Wilson Auditorium Omaha urging acceptance of the peace treaty. He defended the document as a charter of liberty for working people and said enforcement relies on a League of Nations. He noted Germany’s eventual readmission after a period of probation.
Assessor reports indicate a proposed $77,000,000 statewide increase in property valuations. Beaty estimates pushes could raise total to about $25,000,000 more, with plans to present county reports to the state Board of Equalization at the next meeting. Board members note revenue needs may require higher assessments to meet targets.
Aboard the New Mexico a fire in a dynamo room killed three sailors and left 33 injured or recovering from burns and near suffocation. Named dead include engineman second class William H.tare and mess attendant A Hilaria with others listed among officers and crew. Commanders Carroll and McMillany and Lieuts Hanafee Brows Milly Liew Ensign Albert among those mentioned in the disaster report.
Paris dispatch cites Echo de Paris saying the chamber of deputies will ratify the peace treaty on September 10 and the senate will follow with ratification on September 20. The report, dated September 8, notes swift parliamentary action across both chambers.
W. G. Ashton, former state labor commissioner, accepted the position of secretary for the Pawhuska chamber of commerce and arrived in Pawhuska to begin work as the town reported on the appointment. In other news from the region, Villistas were reportedly defeated in Durango with several killed while rebel cavalry was captured.
At the YMCA camp in Wicher Oklahoma on Friday night boys named their ideal men and ambitions. D L Johnson was praised for physical and mental strength and success in life. Pershing was cited for spiritual leadership and physical vigor. Sam Crather aims to raise healthy cattle and fight disease. Robert Mason desires to ease pain. Two boys had no decision. others wanted civil engineers or professional baseball. One fantasized about railroading with big league robbery. Some boys wanted to be ministers or teachers. week ended at the camp.
General Pershing receives praise from welcoming crowds in New York as Secretary Baker leads a reception committee. The triumphant return of the Doughboys is celebrated with a joyful display of national unity and admiration for the commander in chief.
Oklahoma City business leaders say the plan for a stock pavilion at the stockyards depends on congressional action on the Kendrick bill regulating the packing industry. Representatives of Wilson and Company and Morgan Company have agreed to each back the proposed building, but prospects fade if the bill stalls. The project would cost about 100000 with 4000 to be raised publicly.
A traffic collision at the corner of Seats Shirt and Western streets left a man injured. F Vickers and HL Brown drove into stalled cars after Meek’s vehicle approached. A third car driven by Brown joined the chain reaction near Teots street and Western. Meek was cited for driving at 25 miles an hour.
The commissioner of public property reports a gasoline launch and eleven tow boats renewed this morning for pleasure use at the city dam. They will be available to the public in a few days but the department bans making the dam a popular resort for the general public.
President Wilson's special train will be moved from Santa Fe station after his party departs on September 26 and sidetracked two blocks away to allow four company of militiamen to guard the car while the Pullmans are prepared. Officials have already planned safety measures for the soon approach of the president's visit on Santa Fe lines.
A report states Viscount Kikujro Fsbil will be gazetted early this month as the Japanese ambassador to the United States. Kiguro Idehara oversees the appointment and the envoy is to be named Towiu in September.
General Pershing arrives home to a monumental New York welcome with Mayor Mylan and Governor Smith in attendance. He travels from city hall to the Waldorf Astoria, where Rodman Wanamaker hosts a gala dinner as Pershing is hailed as a conquering hero returning with four stars.
A chaotic scene unfolds near City Hall as a crowd faces a tense confrontation. Police detain a young woman while officers, ships, and planes move in a tense harbor area. Sirens waft as merchant ships and ferries mingle under shadow of Liberty, framed by a wartime mood and shore alerts.
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