Beating Justice and Bankers Viewpoints in Kansas City
The May 31, 1928 issue reports four men arrested for a grocery store hold up with witnesses later recanting under cross examination, leading to retrials as the bandits paid witnesses to refuse identification. It discusses crime waves tied to World War I veterans, cites an Atchison view, and quotes Kansas Bank Commissioner Biff Roy Bone urging bank consolidations, charter controls, and fitter bankers to reduce failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Atchison
Cromwell Released in Bridgeport Wifeled Against More Children
Edward Cromwell was freed in Bridgeport Conn after his wife sought force to stop him from making her bear more children. She had fifteen children, most of whom died, and Cromwell pledged to abandon the idea, referencing Theodore Roosevelt’s views on large families.
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the Telegraph
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward Cromwell
Cromwell
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City to Gift Scrolls Instead of Keys to Celebrities
In a future gesture Kansas City plans to present visiting stars with scrolls rather than city keys. The proposed inscription would grant the honoree two ice cream cones a free elevator ride to the Liberty Memorial shaft summit and immunity from arrest pick pocketing and highway robbery.
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Kansas City
Liberty Memorial Shaft
Kansas road system stalled by rains delay in work
The Kansas City Times notes road construction lags as only about a third of the projected work for 19238 is underway. It credits abundant spring rains in Kansas for the delay, but argues that with a third in progress the project should complete before year’s end, given Kansas’s agricultural cycle and reliance on rains.
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Kansas City Times
Kansas
Atchison
The
Globe
Eugene Callahan
Huron
Margaret Callahan
Eugene
Callahan
Sheffield Ingalls
Wichita
Charlie Brading
Kansas State Association of Cleaners and Dyers
Lawrence
J. M. Challiss
Kansas City
Challiss
Two distressing items in early telegraph today
A note reports the dirigible Italia possibly wrecked near the North Pole and the Lam er, Colorado bank bandits still at large. The writer hopes both cases are resolved soon, urging distinction between honoring one event and punishing the other.
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Italia
North Pole
Colo
Coolidge veto tally and Texas convention split
President Coolidge has used the veto twelve times this session. The House yesterday moved to override two vetoes but is unlikely to pass the farm measure over his veto. Republicans see Texas as pivotal with two conventions and dual delegations to Kansas City, as post office allocations spark interest and influence.
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Coolidge
Congress
House
Texas
Kansas City
Oldest Kan sas newspaper man declares no pacifist stance
M. M. Beck of the Holton Recorder, likely the oldest active Kansas newspaper man, states that the only sure way to prevent war is to be prepared to whip any nation that dares to invade. He asserts readiness as a deterrent and frames aggression as unacceptable.
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M. M. Beck
The
Holton Recorder
Kansas
Nebraska Governor Opposes Hoover Nomination Voice
Governor Adam McMullen of Nebraska vows the west will oppose Hoovers nomination with every fiber of strength and warns that eastern party leaders risks defeat at the polls. Greece crisis looms as Venizelos may return to power. The piece also ponders what became of wrestler Stanie Zybszko.
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Adam McMullen
Nebraska
Mr. Hoover
Venizelos
Greece
Stanie Zybszko
Ugly institutions can be blessings in disguise
A provocative claim that ugliness in institutions like glue factories may serve positive roles. The piece suggests that visual or moral repulsion does not always signal harm, and that practical benefits can coexist with unappealing appearances.
Witty Aphorisms From A Gilded Age Globe Light
A collection of humorous maxims and commentary on life, work, society, and manners. Observations touch on snoring consciences, fashion, banking, vacations, leadership, and education. The notes poke fun at pretensions, experts, and modern habits with concise, pithy lines.
Atchison Daily Notes Roundup Of Local Happenings
A long column of daily items from Atchison covers hospitalresting Forbinger after major surgery car crash sighting no injuries Ather local events include school fund drive results 1500 children 190 dollars collected Mrs Peterson visiting son in Atchison Several civic notes rail crossing remarks straw hat day publicity and fire department responses Diverse short sketches report bank robberies nearby and community notices from Topeka trips birthday observance for 86 year old G W Shackelford and staff motions of residents moving to and from Atchison plus many personal updates and upcoming events
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Forbinger
St. Joe
Atchison
Herschal
St. Joe Road
Henry Peterson
Scotsville
Kas
H. P. Peterson
Laramie
W. W. Buck
Shelton
Jess Proctor
Bud & Proctor
Second and
John Savory
Lamar
Colo
Yymore
Neb
John Reed
Maur Hill
St. Benedict's College Auditorium
Paul L. “Tige” Harvey
Waggener Law Offices
Dick Gilman
Topeka
Daily News Record
New York City
Fuil
Globe
Harry Berkson
J. D. Volk
Cummings
Waggener Heights
Sixth
Park Streets
Gus Song
Hamon
Brunett
Trenton
Nick Shackleford
William Rolston
William Griffin
Cora Beamon
Edgerton
W. Greinke
Trinity Lutheran School
Raymond Olson
Gertrude Zabel
Esther Albers
Ruth Schmitt
Margaret Schmeling
Kathleen Greinke
Cornelia
Lucile Horstmann
Greinke
Gov. Paulen
Capitol Dome
Museum
The
Kansas State Historical Society
Bell Telephone Company
Capper Publishing Co
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Merrill Gage
Statehouse
Ralph Shelly
Chrysler Motor Car Co
Canada
Windsor
Ontario
Shelly
R. P. D. Motor Co
Janet
Trinidad
Col
Shellys
Detroit
E. T. Shelly
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Flying Corps
France
Buick
Dart
Flint
Mich
South Fourth Street
Chrysler Company of Canada
Maria
Mary Williamson
Ohio
Jim Howe
Jim
E. W. Howe
London
Peking
Howes
Adalaide E. Starr
C. H. Starr
Okmulgee
Oklo
Lawin & Douglass
Oak Hill Cemetery
J. H. Woodsum
Jimmie Mae
J. A. Griffith
Main Street
Sugar Lake
Atchison Hospital
Valley resident injured in Leavenworth car crash
Mrs. Gabe Martin of the Salt Creek valley, south of town, was seriously injured Saturday night in Leavenworth when struck by a car driven by a local youth. She suffered fractured ribs, probable leg fractures, and possible internal injuries. she is hospitalized at St. John's in Leavenworth.
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William Hagen
South Fifteenth Street
Noyes Hospital
St. Joe
Marvin Porter
South Fourth Street
Atchison Hospital
Bob Hale, Jr
William Hale
North Eighth Street
Kansas City
R. H. Dwyer
Omaha Junction
Myrtle Keck
Quincy, Til
Frank Dagenais
Washington State
Hank Barry
Hank
John Turner
Leavenworth Road
Turner
John Bailey
Bailey
Rushville
Navy
Vic King
Will Covington
Globe
Atchison
E. C. Horton
Donna Mariam
Winston-Salem
N. C
George Cox
Horton
Kresge
Gabe Martin
Salt Creek Valley
Leavenworth
St. John’s Hospital
Albert Tucker
St. Mark's Lutheran Sunday School
W. G. Altimari
Gus Seng
National Broadcasting Co
WJZ
WBZA
WBZ
WBAL
WHAM
KDKA
WJR
WLW
KYW
KWK
WREN
Cco-Wrhm
WTMJ
KOA
Lawrence
Kas
Delaware River
Arlington
Delaware
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Atchison Weekly Globe
Globe Publishing Co
Fifth
Main Streets
Atchison, Kansas
Biff Roy Bone
Globe Lights
United States
Hell On Earth
Brotherhood of Man
Caesar
Les Jackson
North First Street
Jackson
Timothy Degginger
St. Benedict's
Degginger
Jim Challiss
Tom Moxcey
Father Henry
Mary Keiffer
Keiffer
Philadelphia
A. B. Zimmerman
Pennsylvania
Harold Bradley
Hugo Bryant
Lake Contrary
Howard Hargrove
Neal Munger
George Schrader
Center Township
Paul Elson
Mound Street
Mr. Elson
Burbank
C. S. Sunderland
U Street
Blish, Mize & Silliman
C. A. Martin
Deacon Miller
Spring Grove
Detroit Frep
Edna Lang
Arnold H. Lang, Jr
First Baptist Church
Tengerfoot
Jim Burke
James Howe
E. W Howe
Buckingham Palace
Associated Press
Mr Howe
Royal Deanery
Hood River
Ford
Linley Motors
Washington School
Mary Armstrong
Miss Armstrong
California
Rockies
Santa Fe
Rim of
Earth's Scenic Jece
Grand Canyon
Co. M. Rathburn
Union Depot
Atchison, Kas
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