Ritner Dies Suddenly Atchison Drugist 70
T J Ritner a longtime Atchison druggist age 70 died suddenly at his home on North Sixth Street while rising from bed. He came to Atchison in 1887 and built a long career in business church and civic life. Surviving are his wife Annie Murphy Ritner four children and four sisters with funeral plans unreleased.
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T. J. Ritner
Atchison
North Sixth Street
Ritner
Ite
Ritter
Woodmen of America Lodge
Knights of Pythias
The
Odd Fellows
First Baptist Church
Thomas J Ritner
Danville
Iowa
South Dakota
Bereman
Tom” Ritner
Commercial Street
Baptist Church
Waukegan
Ill
Helen Ritner
Topeka
Kas
W. H. Dreier
Iowa Falls
Robert Ritner
Long Beach
Calif
Birs
Chase
Iowa City
Fred Bemis
Jondurant
Nelle
Emma Ritner
Los Angeles
Sawin & Douglass
Air records pursued on round trip to Los Angeles
Captain Frank M Hawks departed Roosevelt Field at 6 15 am on a round trip to Los Angeles aiming to set three new records. He seeks fastest round trip east to west and west to east, while the coast non stop record stands at 24 hours 51 minutes set by Collyer and Tucker. Hawks already holds the west to east mark of 18 hours 21 minutes.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
Frank M. Hawks
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
C. B.D. Collyer
Harry Tucker
Forest fires rage in Routt county Colorado
Forest fires in Routt county blaze uncontrollably with reports of another major fire near Breckenridge at the headwaters of the Blue River. Over 200 men battle the Routt fires as high winds threaten the forests and tinder dry conditions across Colorado create the most dangerous fire situation in years.
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Denver
Colo
Fall Teapot Dome case set to open October seventh
Washington June 27 The trial of Albert B Fall former secretary of the interior charged with conspiring to defraud the government in leasing the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve to Harry F Sinclair will open in the district supreme court Oct 7. The date was set by Justice William Hitz on request of special government counsel.
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Washington
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Harry F. Sinclair
District Supreme Court
William Hitz
Weather summary for Kansas and Missouri
Mostly fair tonight and Friday with cooler spells in parts of Kansas. Missouri remains generally fair with local thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight in eastern and southern areas. temperatures near 93 this afternoon, 76 a year ago. City reports show clear or cloudy skies and good roads in Salina Coffeyville Pittsburg Hutchinson Wichita Topeka Ottawa with showers in some locations.
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Kansas
Missouri
Salina
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Wichita
Topeka
Ottawa
Ancient Bones Pop Tomorrow at St Benedicts Diamond
Atchison fans recall long-ago stars as Northside and Southside teams meet at St Benedicts College diamond tomorrow at 5 pm. Has-beens from Tony Kilkenny to Dick Gilman reprise old rivalries to raise funds for an American Legion Junior team traveling to the district tournament. Admission 25 cents with proceeds aiding travel expenses.
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St. Benedict's College
Commercial Street
American Legion League
Atchison
Tony Kilkenny
Dick Gilman
Kilkenny
Southside
Gilman
Northside
Sam Thomas
Bill Hayes
Pete Peterson
Louis Jochems
American Legion Junior Ball League
Mc David elected Kiwanis International president
Horace Mc David of Decatur Illinois was elected president of Kiwanis International at the closing session of the thirteenth annual convention in Milwaukee on June 27.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Horace McDavid
Decatur
Kiwanis International
Hoover halts plan to use schools for prohibition ads
President Hoover learned of a proposed pamphlet promoting prohibition study in public schools from newspapers and immediately disapproved. Treasury officials said they were unaware of the $50,000 fund for distributing prohibition literature and would review the program before any dissemination. Miss Anna D Sutter had arranged materials for the Atlanta meeting of the National Educational Association and outlined a broader education campaign.
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Treasury
Congress
Anna D. Sutter
Statistical and Educational Division
Prohibition Bureau
National Educational Association
Atlanta
Sutter
Doran
Ready for Fight Heavyweights Weigh In for Title Bout
New York June 7 Paulino Azendon held a five and one half pound edge over Max Schmeling at the official weigh in for the 15 round heavyweight fight tonight. Azendon weighed 1192 pounds and Schmeling 187. Both were declared in perfect condition by state athletic commission doctors.
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New York
Paulino Azendon
Max Schmeling
Paulino
Schmeling
State Athletic Commission
Leviathan liquor sale denied on eastbound voyages
New York reports that United States Lines denies liquor sales aboard the Leviathan on eastbound trips. Assistant Secretary Lowman said an immediate investigation would be ordered into the reports of alcohol sales on the Leviathan from New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph E. Sheedy
United States Lines Today
New York Herald- Tribune
Leviathan
Washington
Lowman
Endurance Fliers Still Up In 102nd Hour Flight
Minneapolis June 27 Owen Haughland and Thorwald Thunder Johnson remain in flight aboard Miss Minneapolis as they chase a new world record for aircraft refueling. They are in contact with the refueling plane piloted by Gene Shank of Robbinsdale Minnesota. Kansas City June 27 Donald E O Hara a lawyer was exonerated by a coroner jury of criminal liability in the fatal shooting of Fred R Messer 21 in a vacant lot beside O Hara's home. He told police he did not wish to admit the shooting before his wife.
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Minneapolis
Owen Haughland
Thorwald “Thunder” Johnson
Gene Shank
Robbinsdale
Minn
Kansas City
Donald E. O'Hara
Fred R. Messer
O'Hara
Father and Daughter in World Corn Championship Race
Kenton Ohio June 27 A father Ira Marshall and his 19 year old daughter Opal compete for the world corn growing title on a 300 acre Hardin county farm. Opal placed second last year with 164 bushels per acre while Ira has won four straight times at 176. Opal enters alone this year while Glenn Marshall the brother assists. Marshall uses scientific soil and fertilizer methods to boost yields and plans 10 acre experimental plots with two farmers while visiting farms weekly. He keeps seed secret and adjusts hill spacing yearly to maximize stalks.
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Kenton
Ohio
Battlefield
Hardin County
Ira Marshall
Opal
Glenn
Marshall
Indiana
South America
Ira
A Tribute To Character T Ritner Dies This Morning
T J Ritner died this morning described as a patriot and longtime civic figure. He held firm opinions without offense, kept Sunday store closures, and refused liquor sales. In business and church life he was principled, affable, and devoted to family, leaving Atchison with a memory of a gentleman.
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T. J. Ritner
Ritner
Atchison
Community Chest drive seeks $4000 to reach $12000 goal
The drive has raised about $8000 so far this week and workers will canvass further. Directors urge generous gifts as funds support Atchison health welfare and happiness through the new combined community fund.
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Community Chest Fund
Atchison
Ford's sale of railroad ends successful venture
Detroit, Michigan, June 27. Henry Ford has sold the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton railroad to undisclosed investors likely linked to the Pennsylvania railroad. Bought in 1920 to aid car production, the line was later expanded, becoming profitable though costly, with wages raised and workers earning 12 percent annually via certificates. Ford paid 5 million dollars in purchase. by 1924 it earned over 1 million yearly, and in 1926 Ford argued the road’s value should be 23,061,205 before the ICC. The railroad linked Ford units to ship coal from Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky to Detroit.
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Detroit, Mich
Henry Ford
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ford
Detroit, Toledo & Ironton
Ford Administration
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ford Industrial Organization
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Detroit
Butler county to remove Augusta constable over liquor arrests
El Dorado Kansas June 27 W N Calkins deputy county attorney of Butler county said steps would be taken to remove Art Coons as constable at Augusta unless he resigns Coons has twice been arrested on liquor charges recently.
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el Dorado
Kas
Rum Imports at Detroit Show Big Decrease
Detroit report shows March to May liquor clearances from Canada to U S ports dropped sharply as enforcement steps intensify. Customs, prohibition agents, coast guard boost patrols with boats and autos to block rum runners along a 17 mile Detroit riverfront border.
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Detroit
Uncle Sam
Associated Press
Detroit River
United States
Government Service
E. R. Norwood
Customs Service
Prohibition
Coast Guard
Customs Border Patrol
Border Patrol
Port Huron
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Michigan
Ecorse
Wyandotte
Trenton
Sandwich
Winsor
Walkerville
Sombra
Sarnia
Customs
Canada
Aesthetic notes on 1929 fireworks stocks in Atchison
A Globe reporter notes that Fourth of July firework stock blends beauty and safety as giant crackers give way to two inchers. Dealers say demand grows for aesthetically pleasing yet audible fireworks, with girls now buying as much as boys. Cap pistols range from long single shooters to automatic models, and vendors anticipate a record Fourth of July sale in Atchison.
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Globe
Atchison
Tom Mix
Jones Holds Open Lead at Winged Foot in Nine-Hole Surge
Bobby Jones of Atlanta shot a 69 in the first 18 holes at Winged Foot Golf Club to take a commanding lead in the national open. He finished the day three under par after a strong finish, the first time he has broken par in the U S Open.
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Winged Foot Club
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Winged Foot
Jones
Slayer to Pay With Life in Hinds Murder Case
Ferdinand Brockington, a Black man, was sentenced to death by a Kansas City jury for the May 12 murder of Patrolman Ralph Hinds. The panel deliberated 11 minutes after officers responded to a disturbance at Brockington's home, where he opened fire without warning. He argued insanity and claimed unconsciousness during the shooting.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Ferdinand Brockington
Ralph Hinds
Brockington
River protection work begins on Missouri riverfront
Government engineers begin four miles of riverfront protection in the Bean Lake area from Sugar Creek to Fred Chapin's farm. Six rows of piling will be installed, employing several hundred workers as the river continues to erode land. Willows have been contracted from farmers between St. Joseph and Leavenworth.
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Bean Lake
Missouri River
Sugar Creek
Fred Chapin
St. Joe
Leavenworth
Manhattan to Celebrate Diamond Jubilee in 1925
Manhattan Kansas launches its first municipal celebration October 22 to 26 marking a 75th birthday with a pageant reenacting settlers arrival aboard the Hartford a giant air circus and parachute jumping a display of modern aircraft and an Indian encampment. The event includes carnivals fairs and exhibits with speakers and a closing football game between Kansas State Agricultural College and Oklahoma A and M.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Hartford
Union Pacific
Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Kansas State Agricultural College
Oklahoma A. & M
Old Legend Exploded Washington Witch Burners Debate
In a Congressional Record note, Senator Allen claimed colonial America had witch burners. A reader corrected him, noting no actual witch burnings occurred in America, though executions for witchcraft did happen and one witch was pressed to death.
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Washington
America
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Allen
J. H. Crooker
Kansas City
U S Surplus Could Reach 170 Million, Mellon Says
Secretary Mellon indicated the U S surplus may total 160 million dollars now and could rise to about 170 million, reflecting ongoing government revenue adjustments and fiscal projections.
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Mellon
Gains in taxes and customs show larger receipts for year
Secretary Mellon announced estimates indicating a fiscal year end surplus of 160 to 170 million dollars after a 50 million rail rate adjustment. Income tax take through June 24 reached 545.7 million, up about 90 million from last year, with fiscal year totals at 2.321 billion versus 2.167 billion. Customs receipts to June 24 stood at 492.97 million, about 35 million higher than 1928.
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Washington
Mellon
Dry Senator Gould Letter Admissible Evidence in U S Court
St Louis report notes a letter by Maine Senator Arthur R Gould, a dry, to Fresno Vineyards Co. describing purchase of unfermented grape juice and positive results. Court considers the letter, dated May 11 1927, as evidence in a $100000 damage suit. Gould recalled writing it in a phone call from Presque Isle Maine. The letter claims three gallons per keg improvement each month.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
St. Louis Post Dispatch
United States
Arthur R. Gould
Maine
Fresno Vineyards Co
Gould
Presque Isle
Harvesters Head to Farm Board Possibility
President Hoover offered Alexander H. Legge, president of International Harvester Co., aplace on the federal Farm Board. Legge visited the White House for about thirty minutes to discuss membership, with no definite appointment announced and Legge recommended to represent general business.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Alexander H. Legge
International Harvester Co
Legge
White House
German grocer crosses ocean in small boat ends shipwrecked
Berlin grocer Paul Muller sailed the Aga from Hamburg to New York solo in a small boat. Off South Carolina storms tore the ship apart near Kiawah Island. Muller set the wreck on fire as a distress beacon, swam toward John Island, and was rescued by Fritz Stroebel of Charleston after night exposures. he hoped to marry Agatha Gavinski, a girl waiting in Berlin.
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Associated Press
Charleston
S. C
Kiawah Island
Here
Paul Muller
Berlin Grocer
Miami
Muller
South Carolina
John Island
Fritz Stroebel
Johns Island
Berlin
Agatha Gavinski
Mexico Abolishes Extraterritoriality in China
The Mexican minister in Tokyo informs the local consul that the 1899 China Mexico treaty is considered abrogated by Mexico. Mexicans in China would no longer enjoy extraterritorial rights. Termination could occur on Dec 14, 1929, and the interpretation surprised Shanghai as a voluntary relinquishment of extraterritoriality.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Tokyo
Washington
Mexico
China
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