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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1924
Page
1
Former Lumberton chairman Angus W. Mee Lean leads Josiah W. Bailey of Raleigh for the party nomination as returns tighten. With 79 counties reporting McLean holds a large lead over Bailey 135 533 to 73 874 as Bailey says he had no illusion of winning and will stay in the race.
Raleigh June 10 reports show a split among Democratic contenders in several state races. In the lieutenant governor contest Elmer Long leads with 33,390 votes to Reynolds 29,292 and Bowie 27,440 across 616 precincts, raising a possible second primary if Long and Reynolds proceed.
Two thousand eighty eight voters cast ballots in Surry County for governor on the Democratic ticket. A. W. McLean received 1512 votes and J. W. Bailey 576 while rural areas showed less interest. Lieutenant Governor race favored T. C. Bowie. The article lists township results.
Chicago June 7 two wealthy youths Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb accused of kidnapping and murdering Robert Franks a rich boy will face separate prosecutions for the kidnapping if capital punishment is not sought in the murder case. Their fathers deny plans to employ huge legal teams and insist on a simple mental-responsibility inquiry.
Washington reports army world flyers should reach Calcutta in a week for refit ahead of the overland voyage to England. Planes received overhaul at Kasumigaura with Liberty engines and pontoons. landing gear to be used only where harbors exist. Typhoon risk noted but contingencies include overnight staking and depots along 18 stops spanning 1,600 mile gaps.
Near Zelsa, Los Angeles area, Naniichi Nakamia, a land lessee, reportedly shot Mehet Ranhi and his wife after a land dispute, then killed his own wife and committed suicide. Deputy sheriffs describe the sequence as a domestic tragedy tied to property tensions.
A federal grand jury indicted 49 individuals over the Bailey Brothers Inc stock sale, alleging officers and agents used the mail to promote a fraudulent, solventless offering that raised over 1 million dollars. Bail totals set at 285000 with varied 5000 and 10000 bonds. trial likely in December.
Josiah W. Bailey of Raleigh concedes the Democratic nomination defeat for governor to Angus W. McLean of Lumberton. He pledges support for the Democratic ticket, restates his Progressive Democracy platform, and thanks supporters as he returns to his law practice.
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