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...Rock Island Land. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. has abandoned its downtown station in Oklahoma City, is building a big new station with St. Louis-San Francisco Railway. The land was sold to the city...
Last week Constable Sam Bartell, onetime (1889) U. S. Deputy Marshal led a group of friends to the land and "squatted'' on it. His contention: Rock Island was given title to the land by the U. S. Government. It forfeited title by abandoning the land, leaving it open to settlers under an old act of Congress. Oklahoma City went ahead and took possession of the land, drove off the squatters...
...states should coordinate and amplify local efforts. The Federal government should collate and publish general information, statistics and scientific research. In other words (Chairman Wilbur's) : "No one should get the idea that Uncle Sam is going to rock the baby to sleep...
...Banks & Co., important Southern banking group, is headed by Aloysius Burton Banks, 62, Arkansas booster reputed to be worth $5,000,000. He is also a big factor in the insurance field. He lives in Little Rock in modest luxury, takes long walks at dusk, alone. Last week genial Mr. Banks took few walks, showed the strain of long conferences. He hoped that eventually his chain could be rewelded...
...Arkansas 35 banks closed in one day. Biggest of these was American Ex change Trust Co. of Little Rock which exercised the State law allowing a bank to close for five days...