Vinita Eyes Plan for New College by Poet Justus
Prof B W Justus visits Vinita to explore establishing a college using the Willie Hassel property. He will spend a week assessing conditions and may buy if financially viable, aiming to lift education in the southwest. Justus, a poet with a book Life’s Golden Dreams, has property interests in Shawnee Mangum and Thomas Oklahoma.
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Vinita
B. W. Justus
Justus
Willie Hassel
Oklahoma
Emory W. Justus
Muskogee
Honeymoon Trail at Auditorium October 7
Ned Wayburn's Dancing Brownies headline the musical comedy Honeymoon Trail a sensation on the American stage. The ten dancers perform the fastest discult forms of dancing and are among the highest paid chorus girls. The attraction plays at the Auditorium on October 7.
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Ned Wayburn
Auditorium
Democrats Open Headquarters in Cherokee Building
Democrats open campaign headquarters in Craft county inside the Cherokee building. A large banner reading DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS hangs under apartment windows. New furniture has been placed and preparations made to conduct the campaign in earnest.
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Democratic
Craft County
Cherokee
Orline
Decision Expected in Columbia Bank Case
Guthrie Sept 18 the state supreme court faces a mandamus case brought by State Examiner Chas A Taylor to force the bank commissioner to open the books of the defunct Columbia Bank and Trust for inspection. If granted, Taylor will begin auditing the Oklahoma City bank at once with next hearings on the state capital case likely to extend over a day and a half.
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Guthrie
Oklo
State Supreme Court
Chas. A. Taylor
E. B. Cockrell
Columbia Bank & Trust Company
Taylor
Oklahoma City
Senator Bailey Defends Local Option in Prohibition Debate
Senator J W Bailey of Texas challenged federal limits on liquor regulation in the old Italian Territory and urged readers to consider local option and high license. He argued Congress cannot compel a state to adopt a federal enabling act provision and that Oklahoma’s admission should not bind its future constitutional changes.
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Italiana
J. W. Bailey
Texas
Senate
United States
Oklahoma
Congress
Neck broken in fall from frightened horse
By Associated Press Neola Iowa Sept 15 L Dreyer son of a prominent farmer was instantly killed and Gladys Sexton of Neola severely injured when Dreyer s horse became frightened at an automobile in which the young lady was a passenger. The horse reared and fell in the car, Dreyer s neck was broken and Miss Sexton was crushed by the horses hoofs.
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Associated Press
Neola
L. Dreyer
Gladys Sexton
Dreyer
Miss Sexton
More Packers Indicted in Chicago Federal Case
Chicago police report indicates two more Packers tied to a federal grand jury indictment for conspiracy and illegal monopoly. The government plans to push an early trial of the ten current indictments while awaiting bonds from the accused. Each of the ten men faces bonds of ten thousand dollars per indictment.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mtent
Maine voters swing Democratic control in landmark election
Associated Press reports a sweeping Democratic victory in Maine with Plaisted leading by about 8,300 at 1:30 pm as four districts report. Democrats win 84 seats to Republicans 63, and the party nears a Senate majority and potential U.S. Senate seat succession.
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Plaisted
Hale
United States
Senate
Associated Press
Portland
Maine
Eugene Hale
Frederick M. Plaisted
Augusta
Blaine and
Reed
Harris M. Plaisted
Bert .M. Fernaldo
Asher C. Hinds
House of Representatives
Congress
Burleigh
Swasey
Fernaldo
Cobb
Davis
Railroad Building Amendment Debate in Guthrie Oklahoma
Attorney General West has drafted the ballot title for the railroad building constitutional amendment. Initiated by the 1949 legislature, it aims to create a state sanctioned mechanism to facilitate the sale and operation of domestic railroads by encouraging consolidation with interstate firms while keeping Oklahoma courts with jurisdiction. It contrasts with a rejected Article 9 measure and targets easing construction by promoters and towns lacking capital for operation.
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Guthrie
Oklo
West
Russell
New Jerusalem
Oklahoma
United States
Oklahoma Hall
Two Workmen Die After Church Scaffolding Fails
Two Vinita carpenters S G Hornbeck and Robert Thompson died following a fall from scaffolding on the tower of Pheasant Hill Presbyterian Church seven miles northwest of the city. Hornbeck died instantly. Thompson succumbed to injuries at about 1 PM after being brought to town. Both men had recently moved to the area and were engaged in repairs. Funeral details were not announced.
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Rom
Vinita
Pheasant Hill Presbyterian Church
S. G. Hornbeck
Robert Thompson
Pheasant Hill
Hornbeck
Thompson
Special Grand Jury At Work At Nowata
W P Thompson reports a special grand jury is empanelled at Nowata to investigate alleged open violations of state prohibition laws. State Enforcement Officer Fred S Caldwell is in Nowata to conduct the inquiry.
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W. P. Thompson
Nowata
Fred 8. Caldwell
Lynching near Tiptonville targets would-be attackers
Nashville report states two Black men named Will Sharp and Bob Boyce were lynched near Tiptonville, Tennessee, last night following an alleged attempt to assault two young girls. Local authorities reported the mob action occurred after the incident, with no immediate details on arrests or court proceedings.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Will Sharp
Bob Boyce
Tiptonville
Train collision injures three in Mexico yards
By Sea Mexico Mo Sept 13 three stock men were injured fatally when two sections of the Chicago and Alton freight train collided in the yards here today. The injured were N. H. Hatre Smithton Mo fatally W. W. Conner Auxvasse Mo and B. G. Terry Fulton Mo. The injured were passengers in the caboose.
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Sea Mexico
Alton
N. H.hatre
Smithton
W. W.conner
Auxvasse
B. G.terry
Fulton
Caboose
Nagel Discussed as Supreme Court Possibility in Gossip
Washington gossip places Secretary of Commerce and Labor Charles Nagel as a potential replacement for the late Lloyd W. Bowers on the U S Supreme Court. With Taft and Nagel absent, speculation centers on Nagel from the Eighth Circuit and the lack of a current nominee from that region since Justice Brewer's death.
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Washington, D. C
Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel
Lloyd W. Bowers
Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Bowers
Taft
Nagel
Eighth Circuit
Mississippi
Supreme Bench
Justice Brewer
Kansas
Sanborn
van de Vanter
Hook and Adams
Circuit Court
New Cup Formation Emerges From New Football Rules
New York Sept 13 An odd formation called the cup evolving under revised gridiron rules. Coach Andy Smith at Pennsylvania drills the cup with backs arranged in a cup shape. The new setup emphasizes quick learning and varied plays as teams test formations before the season opens.
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New York
Andy Smith
Pennsylvania
Mount Gretna
Pennsylvania Highlands
Smith
Charman Nelson Fails to Arrive for Meeting Delayed by Train
Chicago Sept 13 Republicans on the Ballinger Pinchot committee delayed today as Chairman Nelson failed to arrive on time. Democratic members and Madison of Kansas released findings condemning Secretary Ballinger. Most Republicans attended. Senator Nelson and Flint absent with Flint’s vote to be cast with the majority by Nelson.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee
Nelson
Madison
Kansas
Ballinger
Flint
Cornish Says It Was Self-Defense
Alva Oklahoma September 13 Arthur Cornish 22 was arrested for the murder of Joe Vineyard found dead in a dugout. Cornish, who had rented Vineyard’s farm and owed past due notes, says he acted in self defense after a quarrel over money and paying for damages. He claims Vineyard struck first with a clevis and Cornish fired his revolver in self defense. The weapon was later found and Cornish confessed after officers interviewed him. Vineyard had long lived in poverty and dealt with many borrowers, sometimes questionable associates.
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Alva
Okla
Arthur Cornish
Joe Vineyard
Cornish
Ree
Ark House
Vineyard
Rtea
F West
Magn
Jesse Dunn
the Supreme
Rei
Place Ithrie
Piel
Irrigation Congress Discusses Roosevelt Poll Question
Pueblo delegates at the Eighteenth National Irrigation Congress weigh whether federal or state control should govern resources. Arthur Hooker notes sharp lines between federal control advocates and those favoring private enterprise, amid talks by state governors and officials on water management and conservation.
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Kels
Pueblo
Colo
Arthur Hooker
Jary
Congress
Shafroth
Colorado
Arizona Democrats Hold Narrow Lead in Delegate Count
In Phoenix, Arizona, late reports indicate Democratic figures hold a narrow majority, with about fifty two delegates in the constitutional convention. The situation appeared fluid as counts from Phoenix and surrounding areas were tallied.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Sept. Sy
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