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William King Hale (December 24, 1874 – August 15, 1962) was an American political and crime boss in Osage County, Oklahoma, who was responsible for the most infamous of the Osage Indian murders. He made a fortune through cattle ranching , contract killings , and insurance fraud before his arrest and conviction for murder.
The Second Renaissance Revival house [2] was built for William Taylor Hales, a prominent business man of early Oklahoma City, in 1916 at a cost of $125,000 USD.In 1939, the mansion was bought by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and served as the residence of the archbishop until it was converted back into a private residence in 1992.
Heritage Hills' largest house, and largest in Oklahoma City, is the Hales Mansion, spanning 20,021 square feet (1,860.0 m 2). The Châteauesque-style Overholser Mansion , the neighborhood's second largest house, is a historic house museum and is open to the public with guided tours .
A final trial in Oklahoma City delivered a guilty sentence of 99 years. Hale appealed; the final case resulted in a life sentence for the murder of Henry Roan. Hale was paroled on July 31, 1947.
Katz Drug Store sit-in. The Katz Drug Store sit-in was one of the first sit-ins during the civil rights movement, occurring between August 19 and August 21, 1958, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In protest of racial discrimination, black schoolchildren sat at a lunch counter with their teacher demanding food, refusing to leave until they were served.
The Oklahoma City Blue Devils was the premier American Southwest territory jazz band in the 1920s. [1] Originally called Billy King 's Road Show, it disbanded in Oklahoma City in 1925 where Walter Page renamed it. [2] The name Blue Devils came from the name of a gang of fence cutters operating during the early days of the American West.
The Osage Indian murders were in Osage County, Oklahoma, during the 1910s–1930s. Newspapers described the increasing number of unsolved murders and deaths among young adults of the Osage Nation as the "Reign of Terror". [1][2] Most took place from 1921 to 1926. At least 60 wealthy, full-blood Osage persons were reported killed from 1918 to ...
First National Center, formerly known as First National Bank Building, is a prominent mixed-use skyscraper in downtown Oklahoma City. The art deco tower is 406 feet (136 m) tall at the roof, and is 446 feet (150 m) at its spire and contains 33 floors. [ 3 ] The building was constructed in 1931 at an original square footage of 451,000 square ...