City Council passes police fee reform and city engineer ordinance
City adopts a measure raising police fines to ten dollars plus costs and requires officers to receive the standard arrest fees. The council creates a city department of engineering with the city engineer as manager of water and sewer affairs and abolishes the water works superintendent post. Also bans Sunday public amusements for personal gain and orders sanitary sewer work and related bids.
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Lastaight
Costa
Ordinano
Pineteen
Excelsior
Tay
Rain Returns to Vinita Suppressing Drought Fears
A steady afternoon shower revived Vinita's dry conditions as heavy rain drenched the area for over an hour, giving the sprinkling hopes a rest and signaling more possible rain tonight and tomorrow.
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Vinita
Wong
Notice to Property Owners on Street Improvements
Notice to property owners that installments for street improvements are due now. A penalty of 18 percent will be charged if not paid by September. City Clerk Al Green signs the notice.
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al‘ Green
LeBlac Wins 485 Mile Aviation Crown Race
LeBlac won the 485 mile aviation crown race in 11 hours 55 minutes 9 seconds. Auburn finished second in Paris with Associated Press reporting this outcome.
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LeBlac
Associated Press
Paris
France
Auburn
Governor Haskell's ultimatum to Oklahoma state officers
Guthrie Okla Aug 17 It emerges that at a state board of equalization meeting in Oklahoma City Saturday night Governor Haskell delivered an informal ultimatum to state officers. He declared vacancies would be filled in Oklahoma City and demanded obedience to his proclaimed capital location.
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J. A. Menefee
Thomas P. Smith
A. Taylor
Guthrie
Huston
Oklahoma City
Okintioma Cy
Dlkcen
Tate
Smaltititin
Erewted & Vasealiey
Hueton
Guth
Board of Equalization
Notice to bicycle riders on sidewalks
Citizens complain about riding bicycles on sidewalls and the new ordinance will be strictly enforced. The minimum police court fine is 10 and costs. Take warning and stay off the sidewalks. ER Wilkinson Chief of Police.
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ER. Wilkinson
Polica
Prominent Black Leaders Prepare Fight Against Disfranchisement
Muskogee Oklahoma August 17 prominent Negroes across the state gather in response to A. G. W. Sango's call. They plan a county and township organized convention to challenge the grandfather clause disfranchising the colored race. Delegates will convene at Bowley at an early date.
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Muskogee Okla
Muskogee
A. G. W. Sango
Bowley
Valentine Seeks Full Taft Statement on Indian Fees
Special congressional committee hears testimony from Johnson and others on twenty year expenditures to lawyers for Chickasaw and other tribes. Records show contingent fees exceeding a million dollars in citizenship and land sale cases, with up to twenty five percent in some instances.
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Chickasaws
Valentine
Spe Rcial Congressions Committee
Beverly
Taft
Pouglad H. Johnson
Congressional Committee
Palucney
McMurray
Jonson
Mc Murray
Mississippi
Atx
Douglas H. Jobison
Special
Congressional Investigating Committee
J. F. McMurray
Wat Hera
Tnt
Hur
Roosevelt rejects old guard. aims for reform in New York
After being defeated as temporary chairman at the New York Republican convention, Colonel Roosevelt issues a sharp statement signaling a fight against the old guard. He declares he could support a progressive platform and right kind of candidate if endorsed, though the Cobb primary bill remains blocked.
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New York
New York State
Roncevelt
Old Guard
Roosevelt
Cobb
Rousevelt
Heavy Rain Strikes Topeka Amid Kansas Weather
An Associated Press report from Topeka Kansas notes widespread rain this morning. The storm disrupts agricultural activity but officials say the crop situation remains under control and no major damage is reported.
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Topeka
Associated Press
Kans
Ata
Faar Tie
Plan to Sell Indian Lands Stirs Choctaw Interests
New York Aug 17 Ormsby McHarg, ex assistant secretary to commerce and labor, says Choctaw and Chickasaw lands in Oklahoma may be sold under a Ballinger plan. A board of trustees would oversee sales in open court under federal jurisdiction. Government aid to the tribes is promised to secure fair returns, with land values cited between 10 and 20 million dollars.
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New York
Ormsby Mc Hate
Department of Panmerce and Labor
Oklahomng
Muskogee
McAlester
McHarg
J. F. McMurray
Richard A. Bal- Nnger
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Wickersham
Congress
Tol Appoint & Board of Trustees
Mayor's Letter on City Assessment In Vinitay
City officials acknowledge grievances over the assessment increase by the Board of Equalization. Mayor Rider says those who had no hearing or appeal opportunity may seek relief if the county commissioners issue a corrective order, while those who did not appeal cannot complain. He urges fair treatment and asks for county action.
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Vinitay
City Board of Equaligatom
Lama de
Squalinarion
Commie
City Board of Equalization
County Commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
County Oostoners
Peopar
Kaufman Langford Fight Called Off in New York
In New York on August 17 the Kaufman Langford boxing match was halted by Acting Mayor Mitoler after interference from event officials. The cancellation ends a planned bout that drew regional attention and raised questions about venue security and promoter actions.
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New York
Acting Miror
Mitotrel
Capital case on Guthrie move to Oklahoma City stirred
Oklahoma City lawyers appeal to the Supreme Court over Judge Huston’s injunctions in the Guthrie to Oklahoma City state capital removal case. The brief adds questions on the validity of the initiated bill the enabling act and the $406000 appropriation.
Planning Change in Election Law Proposals Rise
Oklahoma City residents discuss altering ballot design to prevent vote skew from alphabetical ordering. Defeated candidates advocate reorganizing parties into district blocs with candidate heads guiding voter blocs, aiming for fairer outcomes in future elections.
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Oklahoma City
Okio
Ang
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