Mangum Epworth clash tests church property case
In a tense Mangum conference courtroom scene, Vaught charged misrepresentation as trustees faced pressure to discontinue the school and return the property to the donor. The conference resisted, vowing to fight for possession while hiring attorneys at fifty dollars, with Classen and Linebaugh prominently involved in the proceedings.
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Te Methunker Espiscopal
Eliurel
Clarke
Epworth
Fas
Oklahoma
Heart
Trustees
Mangum
Hit
Vaught
Whit Antoine Classen
Hayden Linebaugh
Councet
Mo Ff Church
South
Classen
Agiwarth
Alabama compliments Oklahoma City's growth in business era
George Kelley, Birmingham capitalist, says Oklahoma City is in better commercial condition than any core state city. He praises city cleanliness, notes Oak Park addition, and compares Birmingham and Oklahoma City's skylines, banks, and hotels while planning to inspect his properties before leaving town.
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George Kelley
Birmingham
Oklahoma City
Kelley
Oak Park
Kelley Avenue
Western National Bank
Overholyer
Seventh Street
South Town
Oak Park Addition
Amateur Thespians Offered Chance to Carry Roman Spear
Amateurs in Oklahoma receive call to perform in Arlington style pageant events. Producers seek men and women to join a cast acting troupe with roles in a dramatic tableau. Auditions and rehearsals planned with a crowd of hundreds expected at a summer production in a local venue.
Pope Names Local Bishop to Papal Rank on Jubilee
The Vatican conferred the title of count of the papal court on Theophile Meerschaert, bishop of Oklahoma, marking his twenty-fifth anniversary with a rare honor. The cablegram through the American apostolic delegate arrived for the jubilee, delayed by wartime censorship, and makes him one of ten American bishops or archbishops granted the dignity.
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Benedict
Theophile Meerschaert
Oklahoma
Rome
America
Vatheat
Apostolic Delegate
Americans Escape Submarine Attack Near English Channel
Consul Hiner in London cabled the state department that Bevan Sweeney and William Wooten, both of New Jersey, were saved from the British steamer Strathway torpedoed by a submarine on September 6 in the English Channel.
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Washington
Hiner
London
State Department
Bevan Sweeney
William Wooten
New Jersey
Strathway
English Channel
Strikes Threaten Nationwide Transit Services
Amid a wave of union walkouts, rail and surface transit services face disruption as 200,000 workers threaten strikes. Legal actions and arrests escalate as attacks on trains and surface cars occur. authorities report former employees among detainees with many incidents of bombardment and police reserve responses.
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Stoke
Jay Walking Ban Tightens Steps In Downtown
Mayor Overholser plans sidewalk safety lanes and a designated loafing zone to curb jay walking. Pedestrians must keep right along Main and Broadway corners while street traffic is watched for compliance.
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Overholser Andi
cornNers
State National Bank
American National Bank
Main Street
Broadway
Overhalser
Jay
Two Arrested for Robbing Panama Blast
Five killed and a sixth injured when a blast at the Mount Union plant near Panama wrecked the air dry house. Investigators say an ember element caused the explosion. Two men are reported arrested in connection with the robbery and theft of $5000 in revenue stamps and cash totaling about $4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Mount Union
Panama
Aetna Explosives Company
No Change in Local Weather Foreseen
The forecast indicates little change in conditions with warmer winds in parts of the northwest region and cooler air expected in the Panhandle. In Arkansas and Kansas the pattern suggests mild warmth with no significant precipitation.
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Northwest
Kanbas Wale
Arkansas
Panhandle
Internal Affairs To Be Discussed In New London
New London Conn Sep 20 internal affairs will be considered at a conference of the Mexican American joint commission. The plan for control of the order was discussed and no near term recommendation to both governments was expected. Mexican members showed reluctance to discuss internal affairs but American commissioners pressed to relate questions to the general situation.
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New London
Conn
University Station Changes Its Name
The University station on Classen boulevard, long a downtown-bound hub, is renamed Seventeenth eteset station as a gold-leaf sign announces the new designation to passengers and passersby.
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University’ Station
University
Classen Boulevard
Scandinavian kings speak unity at Oslo dinner
Neutral King Maakon Tondo on September 8 states that Blaakon of Norway and Scandinavian ministers declare the Nordic nations united in their divine aim to stay central. The dinner was tied to ongoing conferences at the Norwegian capital with state ministers.
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Maakon Tondo
Kui Blaakon
Norway
Chrmana
Exchange Telegraph Company
Electric Men To Strike In City Tonight
Inside electrical workers in Oklahoma City threaten a walkout tonight if employers do not sign a contract approved by the Oklahoma City Central Trades and Labor council. An organizer said employers have been warned they will not meet the men’s demands, and a strike may occur this evening.
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Inside Electrical Workers
Oklahoma City Central Trades & Labor Council
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Iy
Soldier Electricians
Greek Ultimatum to Germany and Bulgaria Seeks Captives' Release
Greek authorities press Germany and Bulgaria for the release of prisoners taken at Kavala as tensions rise. Reports conflict over numbers and fate of garrison. Athens and Berlin exchange urgent notes while Greece faces internal political strains regarding treatment of captives and neutrality.
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Germany
Bulgaria
Kavala
Berlin
Wokri
Weemany
Mthene
Salansky
Tha
Titme Nimibers
Greece
Prealty Party
Stubborn Battles in Dobrudja Lore War Draws and Gains
Russian Romanian reinforcements stiffen defense in Dobrudja as German and Bulgarian troops press. Rumanian war office claims success near Enigea 19 miles south of Constanza. Turkish forces in Galicia and Allied gains in Macedonia noted. French report a German attack near EON 75 and British trench actions near Dead Man Hill.
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Rumanian War Office
Dobrua
Enigea
Constanza-Trernavoda
Transylvania
Sturdik Pase
War Office
Galicia
Constantinople
Tolay
Macedonia
Florina
Kaimakealan
Lake
Ostrovo
Sofiawever
Paris
Dierman
Eon 75
Pers
Somme
Officrs
Berlin
Dorrman
Dead Man Hill
Tirpitz accused over submarine issue in Berlin
Berlin reports that Admiral von Tirpitz faced charges from Prof. Valentine claiming he misled the Reichstag on submarine availability. Letters between Tirpitz and Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg suggest private denials of inflated submarine figures amid the controversy. Major Bassermann in Saar district urged wide use of submarines and Zeppelins, claiming allied policy would not end the war nor secure American support, while warning no peace prospects were near.
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Erlin
Admiral von Tirpits
Prof
Valentine
Reichstag
Foreign Office
Admiral von Tirpitz
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Valentin
Berlin
London
Ernest Bassermann
National Liberal Party
Saaratucken
Bassermant
Admiral von Tieutz
Admiral von Koester
Prince von Judow
Count Zeppelin
United States
Bassermann
England
Buyers Refuse Hogs Forcing Down Record Prices
Hog buyers at Oklahoma City stockyards showed reluctance to take hog loads, triggering record price fluctuations. A minor break in the market occurred with a crop of 4,200 head reportedly moving, while indications suggested further reductions later in the day. Prices reached as high as 1090 dollars for pork.
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Oklahoma City
Stocdyards
Palmer Stories Shine From The Somme Front
The Times features Frederick Palmer, Associated Press correspondent, praised as the best in war reporting. His gripping Somme narratives are presented regularly, marking him as the territory’s sole American reporter with Allied lines.
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Frederick Palmer
Somme
Times
Palmer
Associated Press
Line to Border May Be in Danger
SAN ANTONIO Texas Sept 2 Major General Funston received a report on Villa’s engagements and said the border line between Chihuahua City and Juarez could be severed if Villa strengthens his hold. Bell’s El Paso briefing noted Villistas driving Martison’s forces from Chihuahua City and the possibility of artillery use from a hill outside the city. Funston cited growing Villista strength and warned a new severing of the Mexico Northwest railway line would threaten northern garrisons and rail communications.
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Paso Tesas
Nhaite
Villa
FF Vidant
Tuarea
Asad
Garcia
Gonzales
Chihuahua City
Irongales
San Antonio
Texas
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Juanex
Funston
Bell
el Paso
Treevine
Huahia City
Gearal Funston
Heaton
Carrani
Martisona
Chihuahua
Juaree
Mexico
Germans Killed While Mourning Somme Losses
London dispatch from The Hague reports a riot in Chemaite after news of Somme casualties. Workers gathered, refused to disperse, and were charged by Hussars. Five Hussars died and forty wounded, with about forty civilians killed and 400 armed suspects arrested.
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London
Chemaite
Hague
Somme
Cattlemen Buy Hawaiian Island in Nevada Senator Deal
U S cattlemen bought a Hawaiian island in a deal negotiated by Lorentzen of Honolulu. The purchase involved a large sum from wealthy Nevada interests and was arranged through Senator Key Pittman of Nevada. Details were not disclosed.
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San Francisco
Sept
Lanal
United
Key Pittman
Nevada
Lorentzen
Honolulu
Lorenteen
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Juarez
Athens
Fuston
Reuter
Ase Idearny
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Dobrudja
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