Walton Faces Senate Trial On Charges This Week
Oklahoma City dispatch reports Governor J C Walton will appear before the state senate Thursday to answer charges of incompetence corruption and moral turpitude after the lower house voted against him The senate will hear a possible general demurrer from his counsel and may proceed to trial if the demurrer is not accepted The week also sees continued legislature activity and a reported Chautauqua lecture contract under consideration by Walton and associates.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
J. C. Walton
State Senate
Senate
State Supreme Court
Walton
News Beeaing
Erhoereyth
House
France Holds Firm on Reparations Plan and Treaty Limits
Paris reports Premier Poincare rejects any reduction of Germany’s debt by an expert committee or any plan that weakens Versailles treaty prerogatives. London and Washington echo worry that France’s conditions jeopardize a timely reparations inquiry and broader postwar stability.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Poincare
Campieny
Germany
London
Poine
The
Times
the Times
America
Washington, D. C
Hughes
von Mueller
Reichswehr
Assembly of
Saxony
Berlin
Ex Premier Bonar Law III in serious condition
London Oct 29 Former Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law's condition worsens as cancer specialist Sir Thomas Horder cannot halt the throat illness. Friends are discouraged by the progress of his grave malady.
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Associated Press
London
Andrew Bonar Law
Thomas Horder
U S Submarine O-5 Sunk in Atlantic Collision
Washington reports no official confirmation on the sinking of submarine O-5 after a collision with the steamer Thangarez near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Earlier notices claimed five dead and six missing, with crews attempting to raise the vessel amid unclear weather and navigation signal factors.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Atlantic Entrance
Panama Canal
Naval
Crawfordsville Mourns Pastor Hanna Resigns
In Crawfordsville the United Presbyterian congregation reports Rev. G W Hanna has offered his resignation effective next Sabbath night after nearly four years of service. He led the church with faithful preaching and his family has been prominent locally. The Hanna family plans to move to Pinehurst North Carolina for the winter resort town which has only one church.
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Crawfordsville
United Presbyerian Cousregailgs
G. W. Hanna
Hanna
Pinehurst
North Carolina
Iowa centenarian Sylvester Lyman dies at 103
Sylvester Lyman aged 103 years and 10 days died at his home in St Ansgar Iowa on Saturday afternoon after months of fair health. He had lived a long life and was celebrated in the local community.
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Ny Te Associated Press
ST. Ansgar
Ija
Sylvester Lyman
Lyman
Thoreau Quote on Leisure’s Beauty for Life and Reading
A Thoreau remark asserts that a broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man’s life as in a book, emphasizing the value of time for thoughtful living and reading.
Congress May Pass The Bonus Ahead Of Tax Cuts
Washington October 29 Senators Curtis of Kansas a finance committee member said Congress could pass a soldiers bonus while enacting tax cuts. He noted a tax reduction faces difficulty attaining agreement among diverse congressional groups.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Curtis
Kansas
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Power of a Smile Sparks Police Banter
A young woman discarded an apple core from a moving car and hit a speeding motorcycle cop. He stopped, scowled, then smiled back after she grinned. He joked that she was not a bricklayer and rode on.
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Boston Transcript
Moline Man Shoots Woman Then Kills Himself
Davenport reports George Brumbaugh manager of William Huttworth properties in Moline shot his sweetheart Mary Thulin of Moline and then killed himself at the Brumbaugh home in the early hours. Both were taken to a hospital with Brumbaugh in serious condition and Miss Thulin dying before noon. She served as a Red Cross nurse overseas in World War I and they were to be married next Saturday in Chicago.
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Associated
Iressa
Davenport
George Brumbaugh
William Htuttworth
Moline
Mary Thulin
Brumbaugh
Miss Thulin
Red Cross
Chi
Riches Allow Easy Disposal of Unsatisfactory Hats
Wealth gives the power to discard an unsatisfactory hat after purchase, a luxury emphasized by opinion writer as a practical freedom for the well off to avoid lingering dissatisfaction.
People Mock Self Seriousness Sparking Collective Boasting
A fragment speaks of people who mock self seriousness and trivialize concerns. The tone hints at social satire on groups who overlook others and dismiss collective responsibility.
I Saw Your Ad in the Journal Merchants Respond
A note to merchants claims the speaker saw an advertisement in the Journal. The brief frames the exchange as a pickup line or promotional prompt and hints at a local business outreach or social interaction.
Making of Shoes in Modern Factories
In these factories with the latest machinery a pair can be produced in twenty minutes through over a hundred distinct operations.
Drifting from one new folly to an other
A late 19th century columnist quips that chasing every new fad makes people seem perpetually updated. The line wryly notes the risk of distraction and shallow adaptation as trends come and go.
Debt Owed Drives Mourner Question at Funeral
A speaker at the service confirms the deceased owed him more than 2000 over the past five years, prompting a grief oriented inquiry from fellow mourners. The ledger of the debtor’s obligations remains central to the occasion.
Keeps Him Cleaned Dust Accumulation Remark
A Boston Transcript quip notes a wife’s housekeeping, joking about dust never accumulating in the home. The remark uses a playful exchange on domestic tasks and propriety.
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Boston Transcript
Airship Slide Rule Aids Navigation Problems
The United States Bureau of Standards has developed a slide rule designed to assist in solving airship navigation problems. The device aims to improve calculations for flight planning and navigation tasks.
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United States Bureau of Standards
Forbes Appears at Senate Hearing on Veterans Hospital Scandal
Charles R Forbes former director of the veterans bureau attends the Senate investigating committee hearing today amid corruption charges linked to contracts for a veterans hospital. He is accompanied by counsel and may testify after the committee’s general counsel Major General O Rahn reviews evidence on his administration.
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Aged Press
Washington
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans Bureau
Elias H. Mortimer
Philadelphia
Senate
Forbes
O'Ryan
Canadian Boat Beats the Columbia in Atlantic Race
Halifax Nova Scotia October 29 Blue Nose the Canadian entry won the first race in the North Atlantic fishermen championship series defeating the United States entry Columbia over a thirty eight mile course.
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Associated Press
Nalifax
Nova Scotia
Blue Nose
United States
Columbia
Continuance Requested in Salinger Mail Fraud Case
Acting District Attorney O Callahan sought a thirty day delay in the removal proceedings against Ben J Salinger Jr from Sioux Falls S C over an indictment charging misuse of the mails in the Midland Packing case The request aims to await a possible dismissal of related Supreme Court actions in New Orleans and exposes timing in Chicago federal court.
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Associated Press
Chicago
O'Callahan
Wilkerson
Ben J. Salinger Jr
Sioux Falls
S. C
Midland Packing Company
United States Supreme Court
Orleans
Eastern contractor moves 60,000 ton hotel 120 feet
An eastern contractor recently relocated a four story hotel weighing about 60 000 tons a distance of 120 feet using heavy equipment and careful engineering.
A Kind Heart Inspires Quiet Courage
A brief note praises a kind heart for shaping a man into a humble helper, showing sympathy and bravery through small acts. The piece highlights virtue over grand gesture and honors everyday kindness.
Hospitals Extend Span of Life Through Public Health Education
In Milwaukee on October 29 1920 American Hospital Association president Asan S Bacon argues hospitals lengthen life by teaching health. He notes hospital access lowers city death rates supports medical advances and enables labs and therapies. Conference features an expanded two acre educational exhibit of equipment and instruments.
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Associated Press
Milwacker
United States
Canada
Asan S. Bacon
Chicago
American Hospital Association
Milwaukee
Davis asks Congress for larger air force buildup
Dwight DavIs, assistant secretary of war, urged Detroit business leaders to approve a ten year air service expansion. He warned he would not accept responsibility for mobilization delays unless Congress provides relief and support, arguing the air service must start a substantial building program to match foreign aircraft numbers.
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Aneosigted
Detroit
Dwight Davis
Congress
Siste Danae
Army Air Service
Davis
Air Service
Wisharts to Move East for Ca Pa Pastorate
Word comes that Dr. J. M. Wishart pastor of Crerar Memorial Presbyterian in Chicago has accepted the call to lead the large Presbyterian church at Ca Pa. He will move there mid November. Wishart previously served as pastor of the First United Presbyterian in this city before resigning two years ago to join Chicago work.
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J. M. Wishart
Crerar Memorial Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Ca Pa
Wishart
First United Presbyterian Elehured
Pinch out your liitations and then stretch them
A modern philosopher offers practical guidance in adapting limits creatively. The Boston Transcript highlights the idea of expanding boundaries by reducing self-imposed constraints and rethinking failures as growth opportunities.
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Boston Transcript
Eight Thousand Orchards in Owanogan Valley
In the Erith Columbia region the Owanogan valley hosts about 8,000 commercial orchards. The figure highlights the area’s agricultural scale and fruit production.
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Owanogan Valley
Erith Columbia
No Use Collars Propose White Metal Fails to Last
The note argues that collars made of white metal are impractical as they will fail under machinery and deteriorate, rendering the suggestion ineffective in the given work context.
Best Compliments and Their Hidden Backhanded Meaning
The piece discusses compliments accepted at face value yet often delivered with hidden motives. It examines social dynamics where praise may mask true intentions and influence, warning readers to read between the lines and consider who benefits from such remarks.
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