Prisoners Die in Cave-In at Kansas Prison
Four men were killed when a rock slide buried them beneath a 240 ton mass at a quarry inside the Kansas State Penitentiary in Landing. Guards warned men to stay away from the cavern before the collapse. The victims were Kenneth Combs 31 J R Corwin 61 Taylor Day 44 and Pearl Wilson 43 all inmates from various counties serving for grand larceny or prohibition violations.
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Landing
Kansas
Kansas State Penitentiary
Kenneth Combs
Cowley County
J. R. Corwin
Woodson County
Taylor Day
Summer County
Pearl Wilson
Coffey County
American veteran Allan Graham tours world by checkers
Allan Graham, a World War I veteran from the United States, has traveled the world twice since leaving San Francisco. He arrived in Shanghai with over $500 and now plays checkers for money, willing to wager from $5 to $100 per game, traveling first class.
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United Press
Shanghai
Allan Graham
San Francisco
Graham
Checkers
Reclaiming the Back Porch With Color
A back porch transformed into a bright summer room with colored furniture to suit house hues. It becomes a cheerful, private space for meals, reading, and children's games, rain or shine, linking indoors and outdoors.
Donors Fail to Appear in Rock Springs Probe
Investigators from Rock Springs seeking audit of relief fund accounts saw no contributing communities present for a public hearing. Only Del Rio Chamber of Commerce president A. B. Ewing attended. no afternoon session occurred as suits alleging misappropriation were dismissed and no statement was offered.
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Rock Springs
Texas
Relief Committee
A. B. Ewing
del Rio
Ewing
President Meets a Princess in a Puzzle Craze
New York fans chase a new word ladder game Laddergrams that links one five letter word to another by a minimal number of steps. Players shift a single letter at a time to form new valid words, aiming for creative transformations.
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United Penn
New York
Texas Railroad Merger Approved by ICC
The Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad was authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission to purchase stock and lease the properties of the Wichita Falls & Southern Railway and of the Wichita Falls Ranger & Fort Worth. The three lines connect Newcastle, Jimburn, Wichita Falls, Dublin, and Newcastle, totaling 41 52 and 76 miles respectively.
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Washington
Wichita Falls & Southern Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wichita Falls & Southern Railway Company
Wichita Falls, Ranger & Fort Worth
Newcastle
Jimburn
Wichita Falls
Wichita Palls, Ranger & Fort Worth
Dublin
Texas
Queen Mary’s Brother Celebrates 58th Birthday
The peer who relinquished the title of Duke to become a Marquess marked his 58th birthday in London today. The Marquess of Cambridge, named by King George in 17 after renouncing Teck, now serves as Windsor Castle constable and personal Aide-de-C Camp to the King, with limited royal duties.
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United Press
London
Marquess of Cambridge
King George
Duchy of Teck
Cambridge
Mary
George
Windsor Castle
The
Thames
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