Political candidates listed for Lafayette County 1916 primary
The notice names Samuel C. Major for Representative in Congress from the Seventh District and N. M. Houx for Judge of the Fifteenth Circuit, both subject to Democratic primary action on August 1, 1916. Also listed are Andy Wilcox for Assessor Lafaye tte County and I. H. Noyes for Treasurer, with Clarence L. Vivion as a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, all subject to party primary action on August 1, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Major
Congress
Seventh Congressional District
N. M. Houx
Crimintee
Fifteenth of Circuit
John A. Rich
Criminal Court of the
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Otrative
J. W. Seaton
W. FP. Houston
David W. Stark
Robert J. Sims
Lafay County
Manoah Edwards
Lafayette County
Irving Withers
Andy Wilcox
Mocratic Party
I. H. Noyes
Lafayes County
Democratic Party
Clarence L. Vivion
E. E. T. Payne
Ben Driscoll
Waldron Morrison
Lisle
Driscoll
Worden
Morrison
Sage of Oyster Bay Reconsiders Navy of War Talk
A few weeks ago the Oyster Bay sage urged the Republican path to avoid war with Germany and Mexico. With war looming against Mexico, a surge of attention and headline potential for his name appears likely, signaling a shift in political emphasis and press focus.
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Sage
Oyster Bay
Wilson
Germany
Mexico
Kansas City Star
Safety First in Seventh District Campaign Message
A political editorial targets Democratic voters in the Seventh District criticizing Congressman Hamlin for a long delayed campaign folder. It likens Hamlin to a horse stuck in a stream for twelve years, arguing a poor record means a swap for a candidate with proven results.
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Seventh
Hamlin
Vater
Local social notes and weekend visits across cities
Miss Lydia Marcks traveled to Kansas City for a week long visit. Mrs. F A McCoy returned to Kansas City after visiting here with relatives. Little Miss Elizabeth Sheaserycccmpanied her home for a visit. Miss Elizabeth Hall came home from Chicago where she had been attending school. Mrs. George Calloway and two daughters along with Miss Jennie Calloway visited Winton for the day with Mr and Mrs Vern Barnett. Mrs. Albert Young and daughter Elizabeth went to Higginsville for a visit to locate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Marcks
Kansas City
F. A. McCoy
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Hall
Chicago
George Calloway
J. T. Kinkead
Jennie Calloway
Winton
Vernon Barnett
Albert Young
Higginsville
B. F. Wyatt
Mary Hays
St. Louis
Hugo Nord
Independence
J. F. Forester
Gustave Haerle
Flo Anderson
Warrensburg
Nell Keys
Marshall
Ill
H. K. St. Clair
J. C. Bierbaum
H. M. Hill
Neosho
Kansas
E. I. Kampf
Snyder-Wilson
E. B. Campbell
George Carter
Dorothy Virginia
Warsaw
J. E. Marshall
R. C. Semler
Mildred
Marie Barron
Buckner
Frances Yates
Sedalia
C. M. Truex
Albert Weber
Gustave Drumm
Napoleon
James Gwinner
Wellington
C. A. Simmons
Arnold Simmons
Matthew Kenney
Boonville
Morrison and blackmail plot threaten Lisle politics
Waldron Morrison, a five year political veteran in Lisle, faces a blackmail scheme from Abner Doylan a Creston lawyer threatening to expose incriminating papers. A brave woman intervenes rescuing Morrison by confronting the blackmailer. Morrison seeks to reclaim his integrity and protect his rising career amid a split party and looming election. The scene shifts to local notices and arrivals with residents traveling to Kansas City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
Creston
Tl Am
Waldron Morrison
Darning Socks as Business Opinion from Ohio Journal
A New York ad man argues expanding the darning trade could boost knitting, noting stockings saved by buying rather than mending. The Ohio Journal mocks the idea as trivial for women of ambition, estimating earnings at about 75 cents daily and noting limited gains from darned socks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Watts
Ohio State Journal
Ambition and praise in a wary critique
A stern rebuke mocks ordinary effort while urging hardship and notable deeds. The reply echoes a boastful denial, recalling an old claim about George Washington and a pageant, highlighting tension between self perception and remembered heroism.
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Lexington Intelligencer
A. W. Allen
Postoffice
Lexington
Congressional
Joseph C. Talbott
W. G. McCausland
Jessie Sherwin
W. G. Chapman
Baretto
Abner Doylan
George Washington
Lexington Savings Bank
Lexington, Missouri
E. M. Taubman
F. A. Hoefer
W. H. Chiles
W. J. Bandon
Richard Field
S. J. Andrew
W. V. A. Catron
B. N. Hopkins
Lee J. Slusher
B. R. Ireland
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