Atchison Weekly Globe Highlights Alienist Debate
The May 17 1928 issue notes Owen Obrerst 17 being evaluated as having killed seven in El Dorado Kansas. It references Atchison attorney James M Challis who favored abolishing insanity as a crime defense and proposed state appointed boards of alienists to report findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Oberst
el Dorado
Kansas
James M. Challis
Atchison
Congress
American Bar Association
Buffalo
Challiss
Cost estimates for Mississippi flood control plan debated
Advocates put the program’s cost at 381.6 million while opponents slide into billions. A mid point seems likely, as doubling estimates is common for large projects. If flood control proves effective, the plan may be worth the cost, and the public wants removal of the park from the proposal, aligning conference views with President Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Conference
Coolidge
Dry Kansas City to be policed at convention
The Globe notes that if Kansas City can be kept as dry as the Sahara during the Republican national convention it can be made dry all the time. An augmented federal enforcement squad will be sent there and many cities will send crack policemen to assist the home corps.
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The
Globe
Kansas City
Home Corps
Laura Cowdery
Neodesha
Miss Cowdery
Sun
Miller
L. A. Miller
Atchison
Columbia
Valley Falls
Isabel Berney
Horton
E. S. Berney
Jolson
Emporia
Billy Sowden
Legion Circus
Kansas
State
Exchange National Bank
Charlie Weiser
Theodore Nass
Weisers
W. A. Maudley
South Fourth Street
Little Light Bearers
Juvenile Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
A. H. Langworth
Charlie Park
Charles Kurth
Superior
Nebr
Hausner & Good
Lawrence
Alfred Harch
Lewis Hardman
Osborne
William A. Smith
Lattter
Renera
John Maxwell
Lawrence Journal-World
Haskell Field
Maxwell
Fred Kane
University Aerocolon
Hardh
Hardman
LaTrobe
Josephine M. Coulter
Gilchrist
Bob Gaston
Two Moderates Seen as Fitting 1928 Choices
The St. Joe News-Press endorses a Hoover versus Smith contest to revive faith in the party system. It calls both men excellent answers to the complaint that popular government elevates mediocrity, noting Hoover and Smith as highly distinguished and unimpeachable.
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St. Joe
Kansas City Bond Votes Split Over City and County Propositions
Kansas City voters face 31 million dollars in city and county bond issues on today’s ballot with a two thirds majority needed. Opposition is strong, and most propositions may fail. North side residents oppose bonds citing potential moves of the county courthouse and city hall away from their area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Herman Trautloff
Lawrence F. Day
District Court
Trautloff
Dorothy Ingels
Fred Ingels
City
Monrovia
McKelvie backs commerce secretary over Hoover rivals
Former Nebraska governor Samuel R. McKelvie condemned Frank O. Lowden and Vice President Dawes in a statement last night. He endorsed the secretary of commerce, saying he would be a second Theodore Roosevelt and would bridge a tie up between the Corn Belt and Wall Street in opposition to Herbert Hoover.
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Corn Belt
Wall Street
Herbert Hoover
Samuel R. McKelvie
Nebraska
Frank O. Lowden
Dawes
Secretary of Commerce
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City Leads Nation in Low Auto Death Rate
Kansas City reports 17.6 auto fatalities per 100000, the lowest among large cities. Camden New Jersey records 54.2 per 100000, while KC credit cites local newspapers for promoting safety rules and publicizing every fatal accident.
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Kansas City
Camden
N. J
Kansas’s mineral output ranks eighth among states
Kansas is not just agricultural. it stands eighth in mineral production value, ahead of Michigan Minnesota Arizona Missouri Colorado Alabama and others. Key minerals include petroleum zinc natural gas coal and gypsum.
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Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Arizona
Missouri
Colorado
Alabama
Ytz
Mexico
Alaska
May 18 Execution Hopeful Declines Baptism
Harold Hammond, awaiting execution in Atlanta for murder, declined baptism after permission was granted. He said he feared catching cold, and quipped that perhaps he simply hates baths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hammond
Atlanta
Outsider Involvement May Back China Civil War
The report says Japanese forces are engaging in the Chinese civil conflict and fighting is fierce. The observation likens outside interference to a family quarrel where both sides unite against an intruder, suggesting possible mediation or a shift toward peace between the warring Chinese factions.
Hull Seen as Possible VP Pick if Smith Wins
Representative Cordell Hull of Tennessee may be the Democratic nominee for vice president if Al Smith wins. Tennessee is not considered absolutely safe for the Democratic ticket and there is a feeling Hull's nomination would help.
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Cordell Hull
Tennessee
al Smith
Hull
Peace Society Centennial Congress in Cleveland Ohio
The American Peace Society, in existence for a hundred years, holds its centennial congress in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Peace Society
Cleveland
Ohio
Public debt in April shows decline from wartime peak
Uncle Sam's public debt on April 80 stood at 17 847 691 931 dollars, marking a drop of over a billion in the past year and a fall of 7 749 109 717 dollars since August 31 1919 when the war debt peaked.
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Uncle Sam
Army General Nominated for Kansas Governor Post
Maj. Gen. Harry A. Smith, post retirement candidate for governor of Kansas, is a nephew of John A. Martin, former governor and editor of the Atchison Champion.
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Harry A. Smith
Kansas
John A. Martin
Atchison Champion
Life spans stretch by a decade to aid final car payment
The era extends life expectancy by about ten years compared with fifty years ago. The shift is framed as enabling individuals to reach the point of completing the last payment on their cars.
Proposed Coke and Ginger Ale Merge Worth 45 Million
A plan outlines assets totaling 45 million dollars for a proposed Coca Cola and ginger ale combine. The arrangement aims to combine brands, distribution networks, and product lines under a single corporate entity seeking market expansion and potential synergies.
Atchison Wit and Worldview Notes
A column of brisk aphorisms and social commentary from Atchison’s scene. Observations span liberty, law, work, pride, and human foibles with references to farmers, jazz, prohibition, and daily life. The piece blends humor and reflection on power, politics, and human nature, anchored by local flavor.
Fifteen per cent golfers tease over real golf
In Atchison daily notes many small items and local color. News clips include names like Alva Clapp Glenn Jones Julius Rieger and Mrs Josephine Dara plus references to road politics bank hearings and a Kansas City visit. A hillside harvest of social notes and incidents reveals marriages engagements funerals hospital notes and a large funeral for Alfred Harch with fraternity tribute.
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Alva Clapp
Clapp
Clark's
Glenn Jones
Omaha
H. L. Jones
Glenn
Monrovia
Fourteenth Street
Julius Rieger
Germany
United States
Joe Tinchert
Josephine Dara
Meriden
Kas
Ralph Havis
S Street
Hank Eiche
Lee Carr
J. M. Robinson
Kansas City
William Carr
Short Jenks
Jude Johnson
W. F. Doud
Farmers State Bank of Cummings
Katherine Cain
Alfred Harch
Emma Trimble
Memphis
Tenn
Atchison
Atchison Daily Oddities and Local News Bites
Railroad mud spreads to Concordia as rain lingers westward. W B Logan’s barber car hits signal post at Fifth street. Fred Mangelsdorf returns from Waterloo for John C Robinson funeral. Tiny items include local puns, circus talk, truancy alibi, Klepper collar shop hire, and a fatal train delay for Frank Hatch's son Alfred.
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W. B. Logan
Fifth Street
Fred Mangelsdorf
Waterloo
Neb
John C. Robinson
Jack Jones
Fd Hiller
Barnum & Bailey and Ringling Circus
Atchison
John Robinson Circus
County School Graduates From Monday's Daily List
One hundred twenty one pupils across district eight months schools have passed the eighth grade exams and will graduate. Names include Ivan Scholz and Chester Scholz in District 3, Walter McCarter Grace McCarter Minnie Jackson Dale Higley Frank Ebrecht Robert Brumfield Venita Blair and many others across districts 4 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 34 35 36 37 38 40 42 45 47 48 50 51 53 54 55 56 58 60 61 63 69 71 72 74 and district 170 08 plus unions 2 and John s.
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Ivan Scholz
Chester Scholz
Walter McCarter
Grace McCarter
Minnie Jackson
Dale Higley
Frank Ebbrecht
Robert Brumfield
Venita Blair
Eoline Leland
Alma Ferris
Vera Ferris
Frances Hegarty
Edward Buttron
Beulah Christie
Ruth Schlinger
Joseph Brooks
Violet Hoffman
Kirk Glover
Oscar Olson
Orren Snyder
Ida Vandervelde
Julius Lange
Babe Tull
Clarence Gilkison
Albert Hinson
Melvin Richardson
Frances Foster
Charles Petree
Mary Grover
Clyde Fassnacht
Cecil Weaver
Beatrice Pederson
Margaret Killoren
Ruby Schoebrook
Francis Miles
Laura Jackson
Karl Scholz
Birdie Winchester
Leslie Christian
Eileen Christian
Francis Thorne
Randolph Rasdall
Lola Higley
Susie Higley
Ethel Higley
Easton Higley
Florence Graves
Joseph Christian
Mary Still
Arthur Matthias
Kenneth Brown
Helen Eckert
Marietta Tulley
Verna Schiffbauer
W. H. Nelson
Edna Freeland
Far Billups
Gertrude Allen
Freda King
Joseph Pryor
Colleen Zacharias
Elizabeth Handley
Norris Wheeler
Kathryn Anderson
Edwin Juencke
Warden Peak
Helen Thomas
Gwendolyn Young
Clarence Hollenbeck
Franklin Lindsey
Cecelia Zeit
Melvin Meyer
Ben Shell
Clarence Cook
Juanita George
Paul Kelley
Doris Stillings
Ide Nitz
Charles Christian
Earl Henson
Donald Garet
Howard Cox
Eda Schultz
Chester Kelly
Aloysius Weber Andrew Corpstein
Edward Durkin
John's
Helen Oole
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Corner Fifth
Matin
Atchison, Kansas
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O. F
Atchison County
Fisher Ames
Monarchy
Packard
Asia
India
America
Chicago
Jazz
J. T. Carter
Edith
Hannah Keithline
Hawk
Centralia
Effingham
Sumner
Guy McKinley
Kresge
Cedar Rapids
Atchison School
State Orphans’ Home
Snort
William Tortat Fox
Mary Alexina
Dikran Christopher Milton
St. Louis
Florence Fox
North Third Street
Lou Cochran
Walsh Clothing Co
Lou
Rupert Hughes
George Washington
Rupert
George
James O'Neill
L. G. O'Neill
Richland
O'Neill
L. G
H. H. Hackney
Brother Hackney
Baker University
Missouri Wesleyan College
Midland College
Fremont
Wills
Peterson's
Vogue
Peterson
Louisa M. Alcott
Miss Alcott
Eve
Singer
Colgate
Haines
Peterson's Magazine
Atchison Hospital
George Baker
Cummings
Leonard Hiatt
Herman Gormley
Huron
Cleveland Norton
Hendrickson
South Fifth Street
Norton
Merle Goff
Lowemont
Frank Skerritt
George Blakeslee
Atchison Street
Blakesless
Arthur Keirns
Charles Williams
W. S. Ross
Washington, D. C
Denver
Bart Ross
Harry Smith
Fort Leavenworth
Infantry
W. J. Bailey
John Cain
Victor Cain
Arthur Cain
Leavenworth
H. P. Shedd
New York
Foster Bronson
Milton
Will Cain
West Palm Beach
Fila
Larry Quigley
F. C. McDonald
Haskell Institute
Lawrence Hosital
McDonald
Haskell
St. Benedict's
Mayme Hurston
Chew, Gorrell
Gerheart
Hurston
South Sixth Street
Bernice Setchell
Clarence Hegarty
Margaret Duncan
Catherine Ready
Bernadette Hegarty
Louise Corboy
Martha Ready
Margaret
Marie Lawlor
Margaret Toole
Alfred Hatch
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Gamma Detta
Harch
North Fifth Street
Trinity Episcopal Church
Alfred Harwi
Mt. Vernon
Harwi
Concordia
Clifton
Council Grove
Ben McDonald
St. Benedict’s
J. C. Fox
Jim Challiss
Art Heald
Will Covington
Will Mitchell
Covington
Mitchell
Jack Hartman
Lord Thompson
Kessler-Barkow
North -Fourth Street
Bus Pollock
Thompson
E. F. Duncan
Fourth and
Park Streets
Harry McCrum
Zymogen
Harry
Eden
Rattlers
Snake Hill
Bert Shearer
Commercial Street
Union Station
Third Street
D A. Peterson
Battle Creek
Mich
Tom Ebner
Good Intent
Ebner
Missouri Pacific
Glendale
Calif
Lila Yvonne Piper
Charles Herman Wellman
Miss Piper
Elnoper
Elno Piper
James E. Piper
Frank Hatch
Alfred
Charlie Raterman
Hatch
Harry P. Shedd
Ray Holland
Mr. Holland
Scarsdale
N. Y
Field and Stream
Deafy
Boular
Holland
A. J. Harch
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