Opening Day Promises Spring Pace In Baseball
The season opener scheduled for tomorrow signals spring and renews talk of warming weather. The article notes government moves on gold and silver prices, farmer challenges with rising costs, and boosts for high school band and orchestra progress. It also discusses the Stresa three power conference easing tensions, potential future differences, and hopes for peacemaking among Germany and France. The Akron rubber workers strike averted draws brief notice of relief in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stresa
Germany
France
Europe
Akron
Ohio
Washington
Taxation Strain From Roosevelt Relief Fund Burden
Washington writers warn Roosevelt faces heavy demands from managing the four billion dollar relief fund as Congress approves it. The burden of higher taxes will fall not only on the President but on many others. Kansas marks today as the final filing day for state income tax returns while federal tax duties loom.
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Washington News
Roosevelt
Congress
Kansas
Tax burdens rise as Kansans face early year returns
State and local taxes strain Kansans as income tax forms and assessor blanks fill the first quarter. New York City residents juggle federal state and municipal levies while governments restructure holdings bought with borrowed funds. The piece notes strain on everyday households and critiques the strike as a method. Barron’s Weekly laments scarce facts behind much rhetoric.
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New York City
White House
Gasoline accident burns Mrs Merwin in Kentucky street
A morning gasoline cleanup caused an explosion that burned Mrs. John Merwin on hands and face at 626 Kentucky street. The fire damaged kitchen woodwork. Mrs. J. T. Constant, at 624 Kentucky street, helped extinguish the flames after hearing Merwin scream. The room filled with smoke before Constant arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasoln
John Merwin
Kentucky Street
Redpath Horner Chautauqua Company
Ora Nicholson
Moscow
Idaho
State University of Idaho
R. K. Nicholson
University of Kansas
Springfield
V. K. Bruner
Parent-Teachers Association
Claude Scott
Elizabeth Henderson
E. P. Smith
Dean R. A. Schwegler
School of Education
J. B. Watkins
Russell Dick Williams
Watkins
Hector M. Cowan
Hobart
N. Y
E. M.hopkins
Cowan
The Redcoat play dazzles Lawrence audience
Twenty five years ago Monday April 13 Lawrence staged Muriel Culp’s historical play The Redcoat by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The production drew enthusiastic crowds as it reimagined the Yorktown surrender era and reminded locals of 1776 times.
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Muriel Culp
People of
Lawrence
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Muriel Cule
Forty Years Ago Theatre Notes and Local News
Forty years ago on Monday April 15 a theater piece featured Miss Georgia Brown and a comic cast including Dorothy Mor Tow Kath Lane and Mrs Carl Philips. Central Hotel closed after ten years. High School Junior Prom set for Friday April 22 with a farce The Dress Rehearsal directed by Hannah Mitchell. Local society notes include thimble party for Mrs Walter Herriott and a birthday surprise for Ethel Cory. Names include L. C. Bouton AG Aldrich Agnes Engel Helen Hornaday Jessie Roberts Margaret Kanaga Charles Milton Joe Bishop and Ex Senator E G Ross. A serious runaway injured Charles Thayer. Dr Charles Simmons attended. Ben Hession plans cucumbers. Woodward trip to Washington galleries. Mrs G H Hard visiting. Col J D Miles and wife back from California.
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Georgia Brown
H. E. Don Carlos
Dorothy Mor Tow
Kath Lane
Carl Philps
Lady Shippen
Earl Shelley
Washington
F. M. Perkina
Mary Carpenter
Alberta Cresswell
Lucy Culp
Peggy Chew
Redcoat
Charles Youngreen
Quay Barnett
Charles Woodbury
C. C. Carl
Vernon Ward
Central Hotel
L. C. Bouton
Ecke’s Hall
Hannah Mitchell
Agnes Engel
Helen Hornaday
Jessie Roberts
Margaret Kanaga
Charles Milton
Joe Bishop
A. G. Aldrich
Walter Herriott
Garden City
Kan
Ethel Cory
Nettie Weil
Carbondale
GC. D. Makepeace
Topeka
Watkins National Bank
Hel
Secretary of State
S. O. Thacher
Unitarian Church
Spain
Lute Thrasher
Fred Bowersock
Rossville
E. G. Ross
Johnson
Oss
Kansas
Lawrence
Ross
New Mexico
Cleveland
Standard
Leavenworth
Charles Simmons
Reno
Charles Thayer
Thayer
Ben Hession
Bismarck
B. W. Woodward
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Woodwar
G. H. Hard
Pueblo
Colo
McAllaster
Kentucky Street
Col. J. D. Miles
Trin
California
Obituary of David Ewing Conner from Kansas years
David Ewing Conner born near York Pennsylvania February 16 1859 died April 2 1938. He taught in Pennsylvania then moved to Kansas and graduated from State Normal Emporia and earned an AB from the University of Kansas. For 43 years he taught and served as school superintendent influencing many. He lived in Lawrence bought the Luther property on Massachusetts Street and worked as a streetcar motorman while at the university. He belonged to Masonic bodies and was married to Katie Gerhardt December 16 1883 with five children none surviving. He was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist in Lawrence and mother church in Boston. His wife nieces and nephews remember him fondly.
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David Ewing Conner
York
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Kansas
State Normal School
Emporia
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Luther
Massachusetts Street
University
Kansas Electric Power Company
Katie Gerhardt
Junction City
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Brick
Burglars Enter Brick's Cafe on Oread Avenue
Thieves pried a rear window at Brick's cafe 1241 Oread avenue and stole an overcoat three cartons of cigarettes three pipes some razor blades soap adhesive tape and about $1.17 in pennies. Mrs Henry Roe Cloud to speak at Annie Adams Baird Missionary Society meeting tonight at the First Presbyterian Church Topeka with dinner at 6 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brick’s
Oread Avenue
Mrs. Cloud
Henry Roe Cloud
Annie Adams Baird Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
Tope
Stimsons in Champagne Style Housekeeping Clash
James and Jane Stimson return from a honeymoon to a lavish home filled with wedding gifts and bric a brac. Jane manages household demands while James proves distractible and selfish, sparking friction over servants, routines, and a dog as a looming domestic test. Tomorrow promises a major calamity for the couple.
The Wreck
Mary Graham Bonner tells of the Q. Duck boat wreck on the pond rocks as Quacko Duck nears home. Willy Nilly consoles the crew and praises their voyage and courage while plans to build a new boat form. The tale ends with gratitude for Puddle Muddle.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Q. Duck
Quacko Duck
Willy Nilly
Christopher Columbia Crow
Quack
Willy _Nilly
Mrs. Quackn
Sudden Death Causes From Heart Disease Highlighted
Dr. Galston reports a study showing 91 percent of sudden natural deaths stem from heart and circulatory disease. Coronary artery disease accounts for 63 percent, valve disease 21 percent, muscular issues 10 percent, and heart enlargement 3 percent. Extreme cold sensitivity and drowning links noted. Some remote causes may be preventable.
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New York Academy of Medic
Man versus Machine and a Longevity Coffee Secret
In Chicago Mrs Catherine Smith marks her 98th birthday sharing a longevity secret of six cups of coffee daily and three proper meals. A St Paul note teases Minnesota’s legislature may push a controversial bill as powerhouse staff face pending business.
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Chicago
Catherine Smith
St. Paul
Minnesota
State Capitol
Threatened strike over wages at state capitol heat lights at risk
A labor dispute threatens a walkout that would cut heat and light to the state capitol, as workers demand higher wages. In Chicago Rever, growls failed to stop two holdup men who raided Jonn Korchak's tavern ordering him to lie down while they demanded 315 dollars from the cash register. Rover the dog barked but could not deter the robbers.
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Chicago
Jonn Korchak
Korchak
Rover
Coldwater editor H V Butcher dies at home
Kansas brief notices report editor H V Butcher of the Coldwater Western Star died at his home after years of blindness and activity in the office. The roundup covers rural school music festival in Winfield, a fatal tractor accident near Sharne, a toddler injury in Maize, a speech by Gov DonLan in Kansas City, a locomotives collision in Union Pacific yards with injuries, Moore brothers claim 50th birthday as oldest triplets, Benny Weaver dies in soap boil accident, and bridge dedication in Arkansas City withMiss Mitchell.
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Associated Press
Coldwater
Coldwater Western Star
Butcher
Winfield
Cowley County
C. C. Brown
Southwestern
McCoy
DeSoto
Kan
Kansas City
Nancy Lee Wollman
Milton H. Wollman
Alf M. Landon
Kansas Gar
Fourtee
Union Pacific
Charle H. McCormick
M. Melton
Rudolph Pohle
Eldon
Rock Island Hostler
Carl J. Carlson
Rock Island
Moore Brothers
George Washington
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
United
Henry Clay Moore
Genda Springs
Henry Clay Moores
Kansas
Missouri
Moore
Poland
George
Bloomington
Abraham
Carlinville
Til
Manchester
Neodesha
Benny Weaver
Arkansas City
Mary Jane Mitchell
Emporia
College of Emporia
Daniel A. Hurschler
Gradually Warmer In Topeka As Cold Blast Fades
A late cold snap that brought freezing temperatures to Kansas is expected to ease by tomorrow as a south wind pushes the chill out. Orchardists wonder about fruit buds while forecasters call for upper fifties and dry skies with no rain. Dust storms may resume in western areas. a few eastern soils settled today. Paul Trees paid a $1 overparking fine in police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
S. Flora
Flora
Sara Laird to Speak at Tuesday Art Lecture
Miss Sara Laird, faculty member at the University of Kansas, will give the weekly art lecture Tuesday evening at 7:80 in Spooner Thayer Museum. She will discuss the glass in the museum and has studied glass making, visiting factories in several countries. Public invited.
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Sara Laird
University Kansas
Spooner Thayer Museum
Miss Laird
Radio Programs Monday Evening Schedule
A fragmented log of Kansas City radio broadcasts listing stations KMEC WREN KMBC WDAF and others. Programs include singing ladies, orchestras, comedy acts, talk by Mrs Russell Williams and Lopez, and hour by hour lineups from 6:00 to midnight with names like Jane Anderson Lucille Stanaees Edwin C, Red Davis, Wayne King, Natl passess 22 Club, Captain Dabanes Ship, and Amos and Andy.
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KMEC
Wren—Kellogg
Abe
Wae Gin and Son
K. C
O'Neills
WDAF
Jane Anderson
KMBC
Woarimmy Alten
Kansas City
Buck Rogers Wren
Red Davis
Bar
Lowey Kobter
Boske Carter
Paradise
Ezta
Hragziatti
Russell William Magn
WBAF
Richard Kimber Orch
Edwin C Wren
Lucille Stanaees
NBC
Kate Sri Wren
Meredith Woilson
Orch
Mhatavone
Firestone
Lucrezia Dori
Andre Koxtelanetz
Wren
Sinclair Minateels
A & P Gypsies
Iao Ruch
Berg
Kpen
Haydn's
Wayne King
Little Tackie Heller
WDAK
The
49Ers
the Tattler
Rmbc
Atyrt
Marge Wren
Amos and
Andy
Arcadia Cafe
Glen Gray
Sleepy Hall
WDA
Suherreier
Enri¢ Madriguera
Tolly Coburn
Trace Gardens
Fares
KMRC
Dinex
Matton Downey
Soldat
Robim
KNBC
Wayze King
Bing Crosby
Stoll’s Orch
Matthew Suckie
Syoor Mae Pail
Theo. Roosevelt
EMBC
Dabanes
Embc—Tattler
Amtos
Anit
Stanley
Gavin A
Fretaie B Berg
Res rajasso—Ratne
Joe Rines
Stanley Myers
BCA
Jarrett
Spapneetra
Poking Han
Ore
Ratne—Orvile
N—Shandor
Iaq
Benny Kyte
Earic Madriguera
Wren Herb Walden
Leon Navarra
Wako Gane Beecher
WDAE
Geo. Duffy
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Journal- World
Yor Murray
Kateor Bolpa Muon
Louis Star
Allents
Walton Building
Associated Press Ia
Allews
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Job
Barron's Weekly
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Alice
Pubiishera Syndicate
James
Jane Stimson
Leale Harrig
Jane
Peema
Pandoff
Vanderbilts
Astors
New Concord
Stimsons
You
Mrs. Northrup
Sarah
Stimson
St. Lewis
Paul
Matthew Luckiesh
General Electric Company
Herbie Kayie Orchestre
Billy Bisnett
Wren—Weat
KFKU
Slarence Chinaman
Aneth Rocke
E. R. Elbel
America
Lawrence National Bank
Praia
Federal Banking Act of
First National Bank
the First Savings Bank
of Lawrence
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