Closest race in supreme court dominates Kansas primary
In Topeka on Aug 4 1924 western Kansas votes push Justice Judson West near victory though Harvey closes gap as Hopkins leads Porter for supreme court No 2. Insurance commissioner sees Baker trailing Hobbs by about 1 3 thousand with Morgan widening GOP lead for governor and Ryan McCray contest tight for secretary of state.
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Topeka
Justice Judson
S. West
W. W. Harvey
Ashland
Supreme Court
Justice West
Silas Porter
Richard J. Hopkins
Hopkins
Kanas
William R
Baker
Charles Hobbs
W. Ys. Morgan
Frank J. Ryan
Charles B. Griffith
Jess W. Miley
Fred W.seaman
Miss Wooster
Charles Stephens
Columbus
Sam Houston
Carrof Parsons
Kans
W. H. Harvey
Judson, S. West
Harvey
Kansas
West
Porter
W. R. Baker
Hobbs
Emmett George
Walter Herrick
W. R. Morgan
W. R. Stubbs
Tom McNeal
Morgan
W. P. Lambertson
Fred Knapp
D. O. McCray
Jesse Miley
Tom Smith
Maizan
Stubbs
McNeal
Lambertson
Knapp
Ryan
McCray
Griffith
Smith
Miley
Wooster
Hobby
George
Herrick
Garden City
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchinson
Supreme ‘Court
Richard
Industrial Court
State Supreme Court
Jonathan Davis
Bronson E
Henderson Martin
Lawrence
Davis leads in Kansas governor race in Wyandotte county
Tallies from 54 eastern counties as of 11 a m show Jonathan M Davis leading with 13 656 votes, Leigh Hunt 6 798, and Henderson Martin 11 957. Wyandotte County home of Hunt reports 2 111 votes for Hunt, 1 245 for Davis, and 1 236 for Martin.
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Topeka
Jonathan M. Davis
Bourbon County
Henderson Martin
Lawrence
Leigh Hunt
Kansas City
Davis
Hunt
Martin
Wyandotte County
Colonel Hunt
Martin Carries Douglas County in Democratic Primary
In the Douglas county vote reported by the Journal World last night Henderson Martin carried the county with 249 votes while Jonathan Davis received 72. A typographical error earlier suggested otherwise.
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Douglas County
Henderson Martin
Mr. Martin
Jonathan Davis
Guardsmen Grow Fat on Duty at Parsons but Have Little Fun
Sheriff Will Johns returns from Parsons where his son Corporal Toad Johns serves in Company M 137 Infantry. Guardsmen gain weight but few passes to town, passes issued for good behavior and neat appearance, Katy athletic field hosts the camp. Strikebreakers are curbed and searched for weapons. Parsons resembles a military stronghold with daily cavalry patrols, giving the town an aura of martial rule.
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Will Johns
Parsons
Toad” Johns
Company M
137 Infantry
Sheriff Johns
Katy
Typhoon report details damage near Swatow port
AP dispatch records a typhoon on the Chinese coast with August 2 impacts near Swatow port about 250 miles northeast of Hong Kong. Report notes considerable damage and heavy Chinese mortality.
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Hong Kong
Associated Press
Swatow
Hongkong
Strike grows tenser in Kansas railroad shops
Governor Allen said reports show mounting tension in Kansas railroad shop centers after President Harding urged restoration of seniority rights to striking workers. He said state and county attorneys act to prevent disorders and violations of the industrial court act as troops were asked by Wellington’s sheriff and mayor to help control the unrest.
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Topeka
Allen
Kansas
Harding
Wellington
Giant gas well blocks traffic near Bristow Oklahoma
A giant gasser about 150 feet from the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad near Bristow Oklahoma spews gas and oil at high rates, delaying passenger and freight traffic. Railroad officials fear ignition and fire. a large work force fights to shut in the well with hopes to restore rail and motor traffic by late afternoon.
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Bristow
Okla
Aug
St. Louis and
San Francisco
Kellyville
Wildcat
Santa Fe crafts unions form new shop council
In Topeka on August 4 officials of Santa Fe system shops formed a new shop crafts association awaiting U.S. Labor Board recognition. The six crafts unions and the firemen and engineers union had prior board recognition before the July 1 strike. The new group claims to supersede the old unions and seeks a voice before the federal labor board under the 1920 transportation act, with similar employee organizations forming across other railroads.
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Topeka
Shop Crafts Association
Santa Fe
United States Labor Board
Firemen and Eilers
New Crafts Association
Santa S'e
Federal Labor Board
First hostilities erupt as guardsmen fired on
Staunton Ltd reports Aug national guardsmen came under ambush fire during guarding duties at mines. The guards returned fire and the conflict spread across the arena. Automatic rifles were used by troops, and the exchange lasted over an hour.
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Staunton, Ltd
Associated Press
Canada Fish Exports Reach 26.67 Million Last Year
Canada exported fish totaling 26 million six hundred sixty eight thousand eight hundred seventeen dollars in the previous year, reflecting value across species and markets. The figure highlights strong international demand and shifts in seafood trade.
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Canada
Guards Fire On Mine Guards In Overnight Skirmish
Reports to Maj. Gen. Tindall say no one was injured though one miner may have a minor wound. Troops fired as attackers split and fled into woods, with guards responding during movements. Nearby townsmen threatened soldiers, then another coal train was fired on near Carbondale Illinois after signs appeared along the Illinois Central line.
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Robert Tindall
Camprand
Sone
Spt
Oficers
Sayvines
Carbondale
Paducah
Milnois Central
Reading
French women stage rapid rise in prewar athletics
In Paris 1914 French women surge into track and field with about 20 000 enrolled, forming a national pool for an August 20 international games at Pershing Stadium. Rival federations, 827 local societies vs 120, threaten unity. War Ministry may merge them. Madame Gourand Morris shines in weights while middle distance runners show promise.
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Paris
France
Pershing Stadium
Ministry of War
Madame Gourand-Morris
Legion Leader Metcalf Holds Independence Picnic Speech
Gen W S Metcalf state commander of the American Legion spoke to a large ex service audience at a Independence picnic and outlined upcoming engagements. Henry Sproul, newly named candidate for Congress, and Hugh Farrell shared remarks with Metcalf. He planned appearances in Parsons, Abilene, and Westmoreland with a busy speaking schedule.
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W. S. Metcalf
American Legion
Independence
Henry Sproul
Conorress
Phil Campbell
General Metcalf
Parsons
Hugh Farrell
Westmoreland
Coal field losses hit 500 workers in Kansas week
Tower Mine reports from the Kansas coal field show a weekly loss of 500 men and 1500 tons. The drop is linked to Howat followers voting last Sunday to join the national canal strike, with many workers not recognizing the Lewis organization still on the job.
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Tower
Kansas Coal Wittsburg
Kans
Kansas
Southwestern Interstate Coat Operators Association
Howat
Lewis
Plans for Half Way Picnic Between Lawrence and Topeka
Local organizer P D Sweeney aims to unite city groups for a Half Way Meet Us picnic to celebrate the Fort to Fort highway opening. Chambers Rotary Kiwanis American Legion and merchants plan to close businesses and transport workers to the event likely August 21 to 24 when the Lawrence Topeka road opens.
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Lawrence
Topeke
P. d. Sweeney
Sweeney
Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Kiwaitis
American Legion
Fort-To-Fort
K U Men in Race Highlight KU Ties in Nominations
Several gubernatorial and other state ticket nominees list University of Kansas ties. W Y Moreau, Republican governor nominee, graduated KU in 1885. Jonathan Davis, Democrat, studied 1888 to 1891. Pawlen, lieutenant governor nominee, attended KU 1887 to 1891. Richard J Hopkins, chief justice candidate, KU student three years 1908 to 1910. Weil Baker and H Hobbs contenders for superintendent of public instruction, KU class of 1915. W H Sprout, Republican candidate for Congress, KU attendee 1892 to 1894.
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University of Kansas
W. Y. Moreau
Hutchinson
Jonathan Davis
Bronson
Henderson Martin
Lawrence
Davis
Pawlen
Richard J. Hopkins
Silas Porter
Supreme Court
Weil
Mr Lemuel Stout Returns Home From Colorado Visit
Mr. Lemuel Stout, who had been visiting Colorado, returned home today as reported in local news.
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Lemuel Stout
Colorado
Butterfat Contest Planned for Douglas County Fair
At a recent fair board meeting a committee was named to arrange a butterfat contest for the Douglas county fair this fall with rules and first and second prizes for each class. Entries restricted to registered cows with papers, judging by a disinterested party, and prizes listed for each breed including Holsteins Jerseys Guernseys Ayrshires Brown Swiss and All Breeds categories.
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Fair Board
Douglas County Fair
Ayrshire
June Is Real Brides Month Declares Licenses Drop
June is named brides month though the probate judge’s office is reportedly sued over 62 marine licenses. In July only 25 licenses were issued and the present month is expected to fall further.
Hearing Set for Friday on Burglary Case
The preliminary hearing for Evaling Woody and Arthur Pitcher, charged in the burglary of C. W. Smith’s home Monday night, is scheduled for next Friday morning at 9 o'clock.
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Woody
Arthur Pitcher
C. W. Smith
Reed Madison backs Reed in Missouri nomination speech
Wisconsin Senator Robert M. LaFollette Jr. praised James A. Reed's Missouri nomination as a victory for the people and a rebuke of party bosses, stressing that it upholds the will of voters against party domination.
Oil price cuts hit crude from Magnolia company
Dallas reports a 1.5 cent per barrel drop on Cement Oklahoma crude and a 2.5 cent cut on other oils effective today. New prices list Fleetra Burk Jarnett Henrietta Moran Ranger and Stevens counties, Strawn and Brall Texas crude at 1.60, Oklahoma crude at 1.25 in several districts. The reduction follows a prior fall to 0.21 and a rise, with storage bottlenecks cited for the current low price level.
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Dallas
Oklahoma
Magnolia Spetratium Company
Fleetra
Burk Jarnett
Henrietta
Moran
Ranger
Stevens
Strawn and Brall
Texas
Augusta
Kansas
Yale
Comanche
Qushing
Duncan
Saul Cement
Ament
Oklahemia
Mignolin
Ta. Cenis
Wis
Death of Dr. Lyman Uhls Shocks University
The University of Kansas mourns Professor of Psychiatry Dr Lyman L Uhls who died at the Chan cellor's office this morning. Funeral is set for Monday in Kansas City Kansas. He aided the University as a state legislator and helped with the Rosedale hospital project. He leaves son Kenneth Uhls, a 1947 KU graduate and former tennis champion. Deane J Kelly dean will attend the funeral.
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University
Lyman L. Uhls
School of Medicine
Rosedale
Kansas City
Kansas
Uhls
University of Kansas
Sailor Lassoed Torpedo Near Khalki Island Dock
A torpedo loosed during practice near Khalki in Marmora sped toward the bathing island. A Russian sailor swam out with a rope and lassoed the runaway weapon just as it neared the local dock, saving lives as boatsmen towed it away.
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Constantinoples
Auedena
Khalki
Marmora
New Concrete Curing Method Speeds Bridge Slab Ready
A new curing method for the Mud Creek bridge slab uses sprayed granular calcium chloride by resident engineer R P D Elise. It reportedly cures in about fourteen days versus thirty with the old dirt-cover method, now adopted by the Illinois highway commission.
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Mud Creek
R. P D. Elise
Ilinois Highway Commission
County to pay less state taxes in 1922 levy
Douglas county faces a state tax levy of 1.66 mills for 1922, yielding about 74,039 for the state. The county clerk, Geo. C. Brune, notes a lower levy than last year but with increased valuations. Wheat and certain properties see raises, while several appeals reduce overall reductions. The county will adjust assessment rolls accordingly and school and personal property records must be updated to reflect these changes.
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Douglas County
State Tax Commission
Geo. C. Brune
Tax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Bonner Electric Company
Evborg
G. Petz
County Board of Equalization
Walerusa Township
Kanwaka Land
County Board
Kanwake
Haskell Juveniles to Meet Odd Sox in Junior Twilight Clash
Tonight on the Haskell grounds the Haskell Juveniles seek a second Lawrence Junior League win as they face the Odd Sox. The Odd Sox expect their regular pitcher to start and aim to halt the Indians luds in a lively junior game with local families watching.
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Haskell Grounds
Theyville
Haskell
Odd Sox
Lawrence
Miss Mabel Caldwell Takes Court House Exam Today
One student, Miss Mabel Caldwell of Lecompton, took the high school credits examination offered by County Superintendent O. J. Lane at the courthouse today and tomorrow. The test grants credits toward first and second grade teachers certificates.
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O. J. Lane
Court House
Mabel Caldwell
Le=compton
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