Texas Governor Ferguson Beaten in Democratic Primary
In Dallas, results from 246 of 252 counties show Moody leading Ferguson as Texas voters react to a tumultuous primary. Moody's total nears a majority, while Ferguson announces a special session to back $100 million in road bonds and says she will resign after adjournment if she loses.
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Moody
Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
Texas Election Bureau
Davidson
Ferguson
Johnston
Wilmans
Zimmerman
Grand jury probe may re open Aimee McPherson case
Los Angeles July 28 The grand jury ready to re open the Aimee McPherson kidnapping case while District Attorney Asa Keyes withholds comment Reports say further investigation centers on the 35 day absence of the evangelist, rumored abductors held her for ransom and she escaped in northern Mexico Carmel as the scene of the latest developments. Kenneth G Ormiston and a woman companion traced to a northern resort but no connection established.
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Los Angeles
Aimee McPherson
Asa Keyes
Mexico
Joe Ryan
Herman Cline
Carmel
Monterey
Oklahoma City Livestock Market Report July 28
Cattle numbers around 1100 with declines 16 to 25 cents. Yearlings fleshy and steers grass priced around 6.50, cows 4.75 to 5.00, canners and cutters 2.75 to 3.75, light weight heifers 7.60 to 8.25, bulls steady and calves lower. Hogs about 100 head down 15 to 25 cents. best light weights 13.50, bulk 12.65 to 13.05, sows 10.00 to 10.26, stockers 13.00 to 14.00.
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Oklahoma City
Trial opens in Osage murder case of Ramsey and Hale
Federal court in Guthrie begins jury selection for the case charging John Ramsey with slaying Henry Roan and W K Hale as instigator. Defense argues severance needed to avoid inapplicable testimony if tried together. government signals possible death penalty.
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Guthrie
Okla
John Ramsey
W. K. Hale
John H. Cotteral
Ramsey
Henry Roan
Hale
Roy St. Lewis
United States
S. P. Freeling
Lewis
Veniremen
Oil boom brings rush to abstracters in Bebee field
Since oil was discovered in the LaSelle well in the Bebee field, the life of the abstracter has been filled with woe. Three city firms face a flood of lease inquiries and property rights work. Offices toil late hours to straighten tangled titles while travel by auto widens the market.
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LaSelle
Bebee
Weather Man Fools 'em
The weather man again deceives Ada as she seeks relief from heat with fans and cold cakes. Mercury stood at 93 degrees at 2 pm, with some guessing near 120. The article notes a hot streak, past century readings, and July’s peak at 93 degrees.
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Ada
Mercury
Old Man Sol
La Selle Well Maintains Steady Grind After Discovery
Production from the LaSelle Copeland No.1 well held at 160 to 170 barrels as crews evaluate flow after its discovery more than a week ago. Large lease holders reportedly selling holdings to big companies could not be confirmed. A four inch replacement for three miles of two inch pipe is required to handle output, and the Jack Lloyd well on the Hunter lease is drilling past 900 feet after slowing a million feet of gas.
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LaSelle
Copeland No.1
Jack Lloyd
Hunter Lease
Texans debate Miriam Ferguson ouster and Moody win
Dallas July 28 Texas leaders weighed ousting Governor Miriam A Ferguson after Attorney General Dan Moody led the primary by about 120 000 votes. Some urged immediate resignation per the pledge, others said she could not be forced to quit and resolutions would fail. Moodys victory tempered expectations for a late September end to the legislative session.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
United States Supreme Court
Ferguson
Dan Moody
Moody
Fergusons
Texas Election Bureau
United States
James E. Ferguson
Fragmentary note on a flower and buds in winter
A stray, garbled line mentions a flower in winter and buds described as large as a unit head. The fragment lacks clear subjects or events to identify a person or place.
Crowded Oklahoma primary fields focus on governor and senate
Oklahoma City July 27 More than 1000 candidates seek office in 1926 primaries August 3. Governors races draw the most interest with 10 Democrats and 8 Republicans vying. independent and third party bids noted. Senate race centers on Walton impeachment and Ley candidates with several strong contenders from both major parties.
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Oklahoma City
United States Senate
Socialist Party
E. H. Gates
Gates
Oklahoma
Farmer-Labor Party
Farmer-Labor
Miriam Bezanson
O. A. Cargill
W. M. Daniel
Rangers
Henry S. Johnson
Perry
Omer K. Benedict
Tulsa
W. M. Otten
Enid
Jim Harris
Wagoner
Ed Boyle
Bezanson
E. H. H. Gates
John Franning
Edwin Dabney
A. S. Wells
James R. Tolbert
Hobart
O. H. Searcy
Muskogee
Kirby
Fitzpatrick
Ardm
J. W. Harreld
W. J. Holloway
Hugo
Walton
Claude Connally
Oklahoma Cotton Condition 78 Percent of Normal in Mid July
Oklahoma cotton condition on July 16 was 78 percent of normal, compared with 78 on June 25 1926 and 69 for a ten year average. Weevil and cotton hopper flea infestations rise with cool wet weather while dry hot spells are favored to improve fruiting and yield prospects.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Carl H. Robinson
United States
Department of Agriculture
West Central
South Central
Crop Reporting Board
United States Department of Agriculture
State Boards of Agriculture and Extension Departments
Election Returns Sought From Poll Workers
The News urges election officials to report ballot counts for state and county races after polls close. Call in figures at the paper’s expense or bring them in, so the paper can publish rapid results Tuesday night.
County Mystery Partly Solved
Pontotoc County officers confident bones found are John Stowe remains murdered by his daughter about 32 years ago. George Young recalls the confession and burial on the Chism homestead scene. The second interment remains unexplained though officers insist bones were buried within a week of discovery.
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Pontotoc County
George Young
John Stowe
Chism
Young
John Chapman Pioneer Federal Officer Dies in Territorial Days
John Chapman a pioneer of Pontotoc County and a federal officer in territorial days died Wednesday evening at 8 30. Further mention of his death will be made next week. A new auto horn moves like a cow and imitates a goat.
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John Chapman
Pontotoc County
Books Drive Big Rise at East Central State Teachers College
A library records review shows a 46 percent increase in books checked out during the just finished school year at East Central State Teachers College. Summer activity reached 39 022 volumes as the library operated 62 hours weekly for nine weeks, equating to 63 books per hour. Total year total 130 755 versus 89 123 prior year.
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East Central State Teachers College
Linscheid
Ada
Tomer
Dalrymple resigns on eve of re appointment
William Dalrymple president of District 21 United Mine Workers resigns effective immediately after international board reinstated him. The panel whitewashed district board charges, enabling a graceful exit as he cites attacks on the union.
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Dalrymple
Muskogee
William Dalrymple
District 21
United Mine Workers of America
International Board
International Office
International Committee
Rickard Promoter Reaches Peak With Matrimony Claim
A short, unclear note claims matrimony marks the peak of Rickard's career as a fight promoter, suggesting a personal milestone rather than a professional achievement.
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Rickard
Hurricane approaches Florida coast with evacuations under way
The West Indian hurricane moves north along Florida's coast with watches for Jacksonville and the Georgia line. A special train evacuated women and children from Tybee Island to Savannah as officials brace for possible damage while the storm nears Tybee and Jacksonville.
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Upper Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
Miami
Palm Beach
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
Savannah
Brunswick
Charleston
S. C
Titusville
Weather Bureau
Georgia Coast Line
Tybee Island
Tybee
Reveillee
121St Infantry Buglers
Georgia National Guard
West Palm Beach Faces Storm Aftermath
After a 48 hour hurricane battle, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach begin damage checks, with authorities estimating losses over a million dollars. Winds subsided, seas quieted, while uprooted palms and debris litter streets and inundation hit wharves and luxury resorts. Yacht clubs report only a few small cruisers remaining among dozens of anchored craft.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Conference On Rum Smuggling Reaches Finale In Britain
London July 27 The Anglo American talks on rum running ended with recommendations to curb liquor smuggling into the United States. Washington will start creating machinery to implement these measures. Brig Gen Lincoln C Andrews, prohibition enforcement chief, said he is very satisfied with the outcome.
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Britain
London
United States
Lincoln C. Andrews
Communist Hammering of Statue in Paris Sparks Outcry
In Paris on July 27 an overt Communist act protested the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti. Nicholas Jaro Venko used a hammer to smash the figures of a French policy and an American soldier at the Allen Seeger statue in Place des Etats Unis honoring American volunteers in World War I.
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Paris
Sacco and Vanzetti
Massachusetts
Nicholas Jaro Venko
Poily
Allen Seeger
Place Des Etats Unis
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Red Grange
Taylor
Grange
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Freeline
Cotteral
HELO
Weather Man
Miriam
Cargill
Darnell
Helen Arn Hudsow
A. S. J. Shaw
R. A. Sneed
Resort Island
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