Democratic primary victory consolidates scorless race
The article reports a peaceful Democratic primary with no bruising defeats and lists the Democratic ticket for county offices including Judge Parke, Attorney Willard Voyles, Sheriff L P Smartt, Treasurer J Roberts, Superintendent Thos Smith, Assessor W A Sinnison, District Clerk Lee Mitchell, County Clerk E J McBride, Surveyor George Ashby, and Commissioners C A White and J M Simme with possible nominations in others. It notes Republicans faced little opposition and township results pending, with further results promised on the next page.
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Craig
Pre Maries
Bate
de Parke
Willard -Voytes
L. P. Smartt
Chas. Teenor
J. N. Walker
John Kimbrough
Owen Majority Increases Ao More Returns Gome In
In Oklahoma City unofficial returns from 50 of 76 counties show Senator Robert L. Owen leading for renomination over former Governor Charles N. Haskell by an estimated 25 000 votes. Pontotoc county Ada reports Owen 1134 Haskell 617. Muskogee county tallies indicate Owen ahead by about 600 votes, with partial counts in Muskogee city. Other races show Murray and Thompson secure Democratic nominations for congressman at large, while several candidates compete in state and local races.
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Oklahoma City
Aug
Oklahoma
United States
Robert L. Owen
Charles N. Haskell
Haskell
Sequoyah
Love
Wagoner
Jane Haskell
Pontotoc County
Ada
Owen
Commanche County
Mobert L. Bolend
Comaside
Muskogee
Indiate
Counry
Muskogee County
William H. Murray
Sage
Tishomingo
Joe B. Thompson
Pauls Valley
Claude Weaver
Fred Brangon
J. B. A. Robertson
Chandler
R. &. Echols
Willian Franklin
Magillands
Callahan
Enid
Weaver
Congress
Scott Ferris
Robertson
Branson
Franklin
Echols
J. ¥. Callahan
Your Wife Can't Win Sparks Deadly Oklahoma Duel
In Ochelata near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, a street duel over a county superintendent race left D. J. Alexander aged 60 gravely wounded with two stomach wounds and John Duncan wounded in the shoulder and chest. Duncan was arrested. Alexander is expected to die.
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Bartlesville
Okia
Ochelata
Okla
Here
D. J. Alexander
John Duncan
Alexander
Duncan
Dencan
Duntan
Justice Hughes Opinion Impacts Indian Country Laws
In Muskogee Oklahoma on August 6, residents celebrated after the U.S. Supreme Court, in Henry Clairmont v United States, ruled that when property passes from government or an Indian to an individual it ceases to be Indian country. Federal authorities dispute a direct tie to Justice Pitney’s Indian territory definition, noting a distinction in liquor controls.
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Hughes & Man
Flathead Reservation
Northern Pacific
United States Supreme Court
United States
Gregg
Webb
Indian Territory
Hughes
R. BE. Campbell
Oklahoma
Clairmont
Frank Lee
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Victor
Hqier
Mnakdgee
Talsa
Katy
Muskogee
Okla
Henry Clairmont
Justice Hughes
Justice Pitney
Justicn Hughes
Lawton Woman Hurt in Accident Dies in Hospital
Lawton Oklahoma August 6 Miss Maud Harris of Taylors store near Lawton died in a hospital after being unconscious two days from an accident. The horse drawn team bolted frightened by a scare causing her to be thrown from the buggy and sustain a fractured skull. She supervised the telephone exchange at Taylor.
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Lawton
Okla
Negro Potts killed by posse after pursuit in Clarksville Tex
Leonard Potts, identified by locals as the man connected to Sheriff Charley Stephens murder, was killed yesterday by a posse near Detroit. He had been brought to Clarksville for viewing before burial, and a large crowd gathered without disorder as officials transported the body to the public square.
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Clarkeville
Tex
Charley Stephens
Leonard Potts
Tedford
Dallas
Clarksville
Detroit
Dinwiddle
Wider
Marshall Ferguson
Potts
Pott
Jand Wag
College Girl Altus Death by Own Action in Sedalia
A Sedalia business college student Miss Bessie Altus from Cabool Texas county killed herself by leaping before an M K T freight train near the Country Club house. She was 18 or 19 and had recently been blocked from marrying Delos Niblack who is a year her senior and faced seduction charges. In a separate note, Joplin beat the Golden Rule 12 to 5 in yesterday's ball game.
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Sedalia
Mixe
Bessie Attus
Sedalia Business College
Cabool
Texas County
Altus
Delos Niblack
Betwee Joplin
Joplin Boys
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Willard H. Voyles
Gome
Supreme Court
Murray
Charles Carter
James Davenport
James Sykes
Davenport
B. M. Parmenter
Ed Perry
EH. J. Dickerson
Bird McGuire
J. F. Hickam
Dick T. Morgan
Nels Darling
John B. Turner
Vinita
N. B. Maxey
Coun
Parks
Sam Parks
Gaia
Be Gan
Pitney
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