Primary Returns Show Landon Leads In Kansas Governor Race
Kansas returns from early precincts show Alfred M. Landon ahead of Lacy Simpson for the Republican gubernatorial nomination as late tallies place Landon near 96 thousand votes to Simpson about 60 thousand with Brady around 17 thousand. Democratic contender Woodring leads Muir for governor. McGill dominates the Senate race over Little.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Landon
Simpson
Brady
Paulen
Mercer
Isely
Getty
Harley
Dunne
Fuller
Woodring
Muir
Eavers
United States
McGill
Little
Joe H. Mercer
Kansas Livestock Association
Fanlen
Harry H. Woodring
Donald Muir
Anthony
Ucandon
John R. Brinkley
Milford
George H. McGill
Chauncey B. Little
Olathe
Weather Forecast for Kansas in Clear, Fair Thursday
Kansas weather forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and likely Thursday with little temperature change. Morning outlook remains clear as roads are reported good, including Douglas County roads.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Bonus Army contingent arrives in Topeka
A California bonus marchers group of 221 men and 22 women and children, traveling by 3 buses and 18 cars, stopped in Topeka on the way to Washington. Led by John Joseph Hennessey they said they aim to lobby California lawmakers to pass work programs and urged veterans nationwide to join. They planned to depart for Kansas City later today.
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Topeka
Washington
California
John Joseph Hennessey
Johnstown
Waters
Missouri primary races stir in midcount returns for Senate and Gov
Col Bennett C Clark led Kansas City backed Howell in the Democratic senate race as returns from 2298 of 4195 precincts showed Clark at 132,186 Howell 113,243 and Hay 465,277 with Howell once ahead by about 33,000. Kiel held a safe Republican plurality, while Wilson and Becker contended for gubernatorial nominations and incumbents faced varied outcomes in a tight, liquor plank influenced election.
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St. Louis
Bennett C. Clark
Champ Clark
Charles M. Howell
Kansas City
Pendergast Organization
Clark
Howell
Charles M. Hay
Jackson County
Hay
Boldgett Priest
Dewey Short
Kiel
Francis M. Wilson
Pendergast
Russell L. Dearmont
Wilson
Charles W. Becker
E. H. Winter
Becker
Missouri Anti-Saloon League
Winter
Leo E. Koehler
L. C. Dyer
Henry W. Niedringhaus
Joe J. Manlove
Joplin
David Hopkins
St. Joseph
Joseph B. Shannon
John J. Cochran
Ralph Lozier
Carrollton
Clarence Cannon
Elsberry
Jacob Millingan
Richmond
Clyde Williams
Hillsboro
C. C.dickinson
Clinton
Milton J. Romine
Macon
William L. Nelson
Columbia
James Fulbright
Doniphan
Robert D. Johnson
Marshall
William E. Barton
Houston
Seabury Replies to Walker Charged As Unfit For Office
Samuel Seabury delivered his rebuttal to Mayor Walker of New York’s charges of unfitness to Governor Roosevelt in Albany. Roosevelt said he would need about two hours to review the document before releasing it to the public. He indicated a public release would follow at 6 p.m. in New York City.
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Albany
N. Y
Samuel Seabury
Walker
New York
Roosevelt
Executive Mansion
New York City
Yale Grid Star Albie Booth Weds Miss Marion Noble
Yale University football star Albert James Booth Jr and Miss Marion Noble were married July 4 near New Haven. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Thomas J Murray of St Mary’s Church Branford. Noble’s parents were named John F and Mary Noble of New Haven. Booth is then reported to be on the Pacific coast with a film cast.
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Albert James Booth, Jr
Yale University
Marion Noble
Booth
Pacific Coast
Thomas J. “Murray
St. Mary’s Church
Branford
Noble
John F
Mary Noble
New Haven
Journal-World
Conn
Rutherford Wins in Sheriff Field in Douglas County Primary
A large Republican vote was recorded in Douglas County with several incumbents renominated and new faces on the ticket. R. R. Rutherford won the sheriff nomination from seven candidates with 1505 votes. C. E. Friend led the Fifth District state senate race. Melvin defeated Jetmore for the Legislature. Bowman, Armstrong, Menger among renominations. Unofficial results list multiple state and county offices with notable totals and new names.
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Huch Means
C. E. Friend
George K. Melvin
C. C. Gerstenberger
C. O. Bowman
L. E. Hoover
Elsie E. Armstrong
Richard B. Stevens
I. H. Menger
R. R. Rutherford
H. T. Jones
Douglas County
Hugh Means
R. B. Stevens
John Callahan
Marshall Gorrill
J. B. Wilson
Curtis Sehon
R. B. Rutherford
Jack Hughes
Charley Edmondson
George. K. Melvin
H. A. Jetmore
C. €. Gerstenberger
Preston Prentice
C. C. Bowman
Eliot
Elsie Armstrong
Register of Deeds
Harold Beck
L. H. Menger
F. B. Dodds
Tigers edge Senators in rain shortened pitcher duel
Detroit tops Washington 2 to 0 in game one of the series as Sorrell defeats Thom in a pitchers duel. Scattered rain delays and postponed games alter the national league slate with Boston at Cleveland called off and New York at Chicago also postponed. A young amateur radio operator, nine year old Alan Taylor Margo of Porterville, is licensed and building his own short wave set, handling 15 wpm in code.
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Detroit
Aus
Prc Sorrell
al Thomas
Fred Marberry
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Washington
Thomas
Marberry
Berg
Staple
Sorrell
Hayworth
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Ruffing
Porterville, Cal
Operaor
W6fza
Alan Taylor Margo
Alan
Attractive Picnic Program Draws Rural and City Folk Thursday
Lawrence hosts the South Park Community Picnic with a fourteen event program by the chamber of commerce and merchants bureau. Free picture show basket dinner band concert singing and dancing acts drum and bugle corps maneuvers baseball tug of war and races are planned. Dorothy Prentice School of Dancing will perform replacing the late Everett Truitt act. Stores close noon to 4 pm banks at noon benches and tables will be provided free ice water refreshment stands will serve. Police will control traffic on Massachusetts street between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets unless closure becomes necessary.
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Lawrence
South’ Park
Good Will Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants Bureau
Dorothy Prentice
Danc
Popaka
E.schwahn
Everett Truitt
Massachusetts Street
Eleventh
Thirteenth Streets
Kansas returns widen Lambertson lead in multiple districts
Primary results from Kansas show W P Lambertson leading James B Strong in the first district by 2,000 votes as 201 of 333 precincts report. U S Guyer trails in the second district with John Myers and Walter Rigdon behind. Clyde Short leads Kathryn O Loughlin in the sixth. Randolph Carpenter leads in the fourth. In Michigan, Evelyn Sanford, 17, was found buried in Freesoil after disappearing last Saturday, with Francis Nash held for questioning and coroner confirming the death.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Hieuer
W. P. Lambertson
James G. Strong
Lambertson
Q. J. Lane
Harold C. Fisher
H. A. Rappard
E. J Hill
E. T. Black
Roy Breithaupt
Walter Thiele
Willard Morgan
Douglas County
United States
E. P. Fuller
James F. Getty
A. C. Wilson
Supreme Court
John S. Dawson
Joseph H. Brady
Alfred M. Landon
Lacey M. Simpson
Wilbur E. Broadie
Robert R. Hasty
Willard H. Morgan
Walt Niebarger
Charles W. Thompson
Walter J. Bangs
Fairview
James B. Strong
Jold
Strong
U. S
O’loughlin
Arthur Connelly
Colby
Randolph Carpenter
Marion
W. C. Harris
Emmoria
Carpenter
Harris
James Jilkey
Lyndon
C.O. la Shelle
Manhattan
Julius Eppinger
Burlington
Homer Hoch
Ludington
Mich
Evelyn Sanford
Francis Nash
Freesoil
Nash
Colburn Munger
State Police
Harold Pfeiffer
Manistee
Rupert Stevens
Scottville
Ed Sanford
Guyer
Kansas City
John H.myers
Olathe
Walter Rigdon
Lawrence
Landon gets key show of party support in bid for November
Lacey M. Simpson, runner up in the Topeka primary, sent a telegram to Alfred M. Landon pledging wholehearted support in the coming election. Simpson’s message to London and campaign manager Frank Carlson stressed loyalty to the party nominee and strong backing for Landon’s campaign. Major Arthur J. Ericsson also telegrammed Carlson praising campaign management and asserting paramount importance of Republican party success in November.
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Topeka
Alfred M. Landon
Lacey M. Simpson
Simpson
London
Arthur J. Ericsson
Simpsons
Frank Carlson
Landon
Alf Landon
McCloskey says trucks to move bonus veterans from Johnstown
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Mayor Eddie McCloskey said he would arrange trucks to transport bonus expeditionary force veterans from their camp. He would provide no further details yet and the destination after departure remains undisclosed. The camp near Johnstown held several thousand veterans after registration reached about 8000.
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Johnstown
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Eddie McCloskey
McCloskey
Pennsylvania
Washington
Miners in McAlester Protest Mass Meeting Demands
Miners in the McAlester Hartshorne district prepared for a mass meeting to protest the wage schedule and demand union recognition. All area mines suspended operations except Messina at Haileyville. A district walkout had been called by David Fowler to press for talks with operators and union officials. Operators claimed workers would be invited back to current wages, with wages ranging from 3.06 to 4.72 dollars per day and many workers employed only a few days weekly.
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McAlester
Okla
McAlester-Hartshorne
McAlester Area
Messina
Haileyville
David Fowler
United Mine Workers
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ark
Troops Called Out to Vigo County Miners Shootout
Indiana Governor Harry G. Leslie ordered 1000 National Guard troops into Vigo county to quell a siege by union pickets at the Dixie Bee shaft where sixty non-union miners were besieged. Adjutant General Tombaugh said troops would depart by 1 PM after morning advisement.
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Indianapolis
Harry G. Leslie
Indiana National Guard
Vigo County
Dixie Bee
Paul F. Tombaugh
Farm board announces cash wheat on hand for sale
Washington officials say the farm board now controls about 24 million bushels of cash wheat available for sale, excluding 45 million bushels allotted by Congress for Red Cross distribution. The board also holds 25 to 30 million bushels in wheat futures. A separate note reports 19 nations preparing a late state department signing to urge Bolivia and Paraguay to halt hostilities in the Chaco dispute.
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Farm Board
Washington
Congress
Red Cross
Calis Hall
Bolivia
Paraguay
Chaco
State Department
Friend wins Republican nomination for fifth district state senate
Carl Friend of Lawrence clinched the Republican nomination for state senator from the fifth district after a four man primary. He defeated Marshall Gorrill J B Wilson of Lawrence and Curtis Seh on of Lecompton, carrying both Douglas and Jefferson counties. Gorrill finished second with Schon third and Wilson fourth as votes tallied.
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Carl Friend
Lawrence
Marshall Gorrill
J. B. Wilson
Curtis Sehon
Lecompton
Douglas
Jefferson
Friend
Mr. Gorrill
Schon
Wilson
District vote totals and senate race in two counties
Consolidated results show Friend 8387, Gorrill 2289, Sehon 3, Wilson 452 with Friend’s lead over Gorrill at 1096. Meyn, Democrat, will oppose Friend, receiving 2377 across Douglas and Jefferson counties. Summer university enrollment near 1400, about 300 down from last year, with eight week term preferred by many students.
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Friend
Gorrill
Sehon
Wilson
Doug
Jeff
Gorrille
State Senate
H. EI
Chandler
Vending Machine Firm 18 Denied Rehearing
Topeka August 3 AP Roland Boynton attorney general said the Denver appeals court denied Mills Novelty Company a rehearing after reversing Judge Pollock who had granted a restraining order against Kansas officials. The court had not issued dissolution of the injunction and Mills planned a possible stay if appealing to the Supreme Court.
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Topeka
Roland Boynton
Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Mills Novelty Company
John C. Pollock
Kansas
Circuit Court
United States Supreme Court
Grimm Takes Reins as Cubs New Manager
Charley Grimm, named Chicago Cubs manager by president William L. Veeck after Rogers Hornsby was deposed, met his players amid wet weather and pledged loyalty. Hornsby, farewelling the club, said he planned to return to his farm and does not expect to play this year, while expressing friendly terms with Grimm and the team.
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Philadelphia
Charley Grimm
Cubs
William L. Veeck
Rogers Hornsby
Grimm
Hornsby
St. Louis
Grams
Sweeping Investigation of Bonus Army Riots
Washington August 3 AP plans for a sweeping investigation into the bonus army riots moved forward as Attorney General Mitchell received a mass of data for grand jury consideration. Subpoenas were served on witnesses and the DC jury continuance delayed action. Meanwhile, the last of 14 radicals arrested in the roundup was released and eight others faced police court trial over White House picketing attempt. Walter Waters said no immediate plans for the Johnstown veterans encampment beyond return home and state group organizing.
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Washington
Mitchell
District of Columbia
White House
Walter W. Waters
Johnstown
Veterans
Evacuation Ordered for Waterbury Camp Waters
Maryland state police instructed the bonus expeditionary force at Camp Waters near Waterbury to leave by 6 p m today. Led by Capt Edward McJohnson, officers from the motor vehicles office delivered the order amid heavy rain as veterans and wives began packing and dismantling tents that were erected only Sunday. A second note mentions a hot Oklahoma day in Tishomingo where temperatures hit 109.
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Waterbury
Maryland
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Waters
Edward Mck. Johnson
Office of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Tickets On Sale For Kansas Football Home Games
University of Kansas reports 1 656 tickets received for three fall home games. Bursar Karl Klooz will issue tickets to the athletic office after validation. Oklahoma game 20 316 tickets priced 2 20. Nebraska 33 038 at 2 75. Notre Dame 5 302 at 3 30. Notre Dame sellout expected. mail orders should include 26 cents postage. Oklahoma Oct. Nebraska Oct 22. Notre Dame Nov 3.
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University of Kansas
Jayhawker
Karl Klooz
Bursar
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Notre Dame
K. U
Wound Fatal to Ottawa School Superintendent
A. F. Senter, 50, city superintendent of Ottawa Kansas, died last night of a gunshot wound inflicted June 30 on the Ottawa University campus by Henry B. Bearman, a violinist. Bearman, 60, then died by suicide. Bearman was deranged and had threatened University of Kansas officials. Ottawa officers noted the motive tied to teaching music recognition.
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Ottawa
Kan
A. F. Senter
Ottawa University
Henry B. Bearman
Bearman
KE. H. ‘Lindley
Dean Swarthout
University of Kansas
Nema
Douglas county ballots show Dem ticket swept the primary
In a full Democratic slate, Fritz Meyn led for state senate and James T. Lamb won county attorney. Unopposed picks included Wendell Holmes Cecil Howard and Richard Mullins. Pringle edged Learned 780 to 761 for county treasurer. Agnes Laptadoe won county superintendent by 896 to Ulm 838. Sheriff Dunkley re nominated with 1338 votes. many other county races decided or unopposed. Unofficial totals also list state and federal candidates with strong showing for Woodring and Little in the district.
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Fritz Meya
Wendell S. Holmes
Cecil F. Howard
Richard F. Mullins
E. G. Pringle
Register of Deeds
Clarence Duhlene
James T. Lamb
Walker Greenfeld
Jack Dunkley
A. M. Fortney
Agnes Laptadoe
Ray W. Parker
Lawrence
Charles A. Springer
W. A. Edemonds
Douglas County
Frank W. McDonald
Young Men's Democratic Club
S. S. Learned
Agnes Laptad
Fritz Meyn
State Senate
Richard Mullins
Clarence Dahlene
Walker Greenfield
A.M. Fortney
Roy W. Parker
Charles Springer
Harry Woodring
Chauncey Little
United States
J. Sheridan
Congress
Chauncey B. Little
George McGill
W. A Cline
Lee
McClimans
Supreme Court
J. C. Ruppenthal
Charles A. Bowman
Walter Eggers
Donald Muir
Harry H. Woodring
H. W.behrens
L. P. McShane
James B. Wood
W. H. Kemper
A. J. Christman
George W. Coffin
J. B. State
Joseph P. Burns
Howard ¥. Payne
Carl J. Peterson
Public Instruction
W. T.markham
Edgar Mitchell Abe
Frank L. Britton
C. L. Kendall
John Lantz
J. C. Carpenter
William M. Wade
Cecil. F. Howard
Richard F
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