United States Extends Recognition To Spanish Republic
Secretary Stimson announced that Ambassador Laughlin in Madrid would formally extend American recognition to the new Spanish government after prior British recognition. Salvador de Madariaga named Spanish ambassador to the United States, replacing the monarchist representative, amid a broader list of diplomatic appointments.
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Alfonso Xih
Oxford University
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Don Salvador de Madariaga
Alejandro Lerroux
Republican Movement
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Mexico
City
Alejandro Padilla ¥ Bell
Corunna
Was
el Crisos
Mello Barreto
Irwin B. Laughlin
Explosion at Seminole Explosion Rocks Central Oklahoma Area
An explosion of 500 quarts of nitro glycerin three miles southwest of Seminole Oklahoma caused a wide area quake scare. Company workers suspect a time bomb. a former employee theory suggests foul play. Trees and brush were leveled and a large crater formed. The blast was felt across multiple towns, triggering numerous telephone inquiries.
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Here
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Oklahoma
F. A. Capps
Kansas Weather Outlook With Rain Snow Likely This Week
Forecast notes a mix of rain or snow tonight into Thursday across Kansas with frost or near freezing in the north and slightly warmer conditions in the south. East and central areas may see muddy to fair roads with Dodge City and Salina regions affected by unsettled skies.
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King and Queen of Siam welcomed to Whitelaw Reid estate
King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambai Barni of Siam arrived at Ophir Hill on the Whitelaw Reid estate to stay during their U S visit. The group, including 14 royal family members, was met by Ogden Reid and his wife and transported by motor to Purchase. The king planned a Washington trip April 28 before eye surgery and rest.
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Franklin W. Ward
Walter T. Robins
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albany
White Plains
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Rambai Barni
Scarborough-on- Hudson
First woman to fly solo Atlantic race heats up
New York reports Ruth Nichols of Rye New Jersey leads a women’s bid for the first solo trans Atlantic flight. Edith Elizabeth McColl of Galt Ontario also plans a solo attempt with a large cabin monoplane. Dates and sponsor details loom as preparations advance.
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Ruth Nichols
Rye
Edith Elizabeth McColl
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Ont
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Nichols
P. A. Broadbent
Toronto
John Henry Mears
Wiley
Post
New York City
Mears
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Hold Up Suspects Wounded In Oklahoma Jewelry Store Heist
Vinita Oklahoma April 22 AP Two hold up suspects face custody after a robbery at M Silva Jewelry. Woman roller uth Gilmore was wounded in the thigh and arrested after friends tried to hide her. Bill Armstrong her brother in law was wounded and arrested at his mother in law home fifteen miles west of Bartlesville. Armstrong admitted participation but did not disclose loot location. Armstrong has a $25000 appeal bond from a prior hawnee theater robbery conviction.
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Uth Gilmore
Lay
Bartlesville
Bill Armstrong
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Frenla
Move Against Rebels Garrison at Funchal Begs Military Action
Lisbon announces start of military operations against the rebel garrison at Funchal Madeira after General Sousa Dias rejected an ultimatum to halt the uprising. The foreign office lifts the Azores blockade as a separate revolt is suppressed without firing.
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Avert Racketeers War Amid Iberian Federation Talk
Lisbon shows unease over reports of growing communistic agitation in Spain and a proposed Iberian federation including Portugal. In Wichita, 2000 delegates attend the Kansas Eastern Star convention with day and night sessions and public notice of services. Kansas City reports deputy sheriffs armed with machine guns and racketeering threats, as out-of-town organizers quit amid pressure.
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Eastern Star
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Order’ of Eastern Star
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Ben Nordberg
Brookshire Arrested in Missouri Counterfeiting Ring
Drake Brookshire, sought for weeks as part of a southwest Missouri counterfeiting gang, was captured in Galena Kansas by federal and Cherokee county officers. He is linked to a ring with nine suspects, led by a fugitive alleged to have taken about eight thousand counterfeit dollars. Brookshire, brother of Lem Brookshire, previously a bank bandit, had liquor in his car and possessed some counterfeit money at arrest. All others except the leader have been arraigned and await grand jury action.
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Gangster Diamond Held in Greene County Jail
Jack Diamond, famed gang leader, sat in Greene County jail awaiting release on an assault charge. A grand jury indictment asserts he and accomplices beat and tortured Grover Parks after Parks refused to reveal details about a cider load.
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Viends
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Jim
Dalton
Revolt's progress in Honduras and Nicaragua reported
Washington reports from Tegucigalpa say revolution threats on Honduras northern coast are fading with no combat in 24 hours. San Pedro Sula area shows some activity as rebels scatter. US cruisers reassure Americans. security remains cautious amid banana plantation guards and Sandino movement near Nicaragua's border.
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KU Tennis Star Coen Eligibility Under Review
The Big Six conference eligibility committee will decide if Junior Coen of Kansas may have jeopardized his status by competing in the River Oaks Country Club invitation tournament in Houston during early April. KU officials say participation should be treated like wrestlers appearing in a Missouri Valley AAU event, while Iowa State’s Dean Beyer will lead the fact gathering.
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UT Star Rees Dies After Apparent Shooting Incident
F A Nona Rees a 24 year old former University of Texas football star and top all around athlete was found dead after being shot in the rear of a sporting goods store where he worked as manager. A rifle with one shell exploded was found nearby and police theorize the weapon discharged accidentally.
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Apr
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Nona” Rees
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Washington Tree Planting in Robinson Park
Lawrence chapter of the American War Mothers and cooperating residents will plant a Washington tree in Robinson Park Thursday at 4 o'clock. A short program with school music will accompany the dedication honoring Washington's 200th birth anniversary as celebrated nationwide next year. Public invited.
Girl stowaway on plane from Kansas City to Chicago
Betty Roth an 18 year old Kansas City night club entertainer stowed away in a National Air Transport flight boarded in Kansas City. She lay hidden in the baggage area until the radio receiving set drew attention and was found by pilot Robert Dawson. Police gave her a warning after she climbed out and she said she came to Chicago seeking a job.
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Kiwanis Interclub Meeting Held in Topeka
A joint Kiwanis gathering of Topeka Lawrence and Manhattan clubs met at the Hotel Jayhawk Topeka with 45 Lawrence members 42 Topeka and 28 Manhattan in attendance Howard Hill Manhattan international trustee delivered the principal address on value of interclub meetings in leadership Harold Ingham outlined Kiwanis night plans for May 4 at the Miami convention and Oscar Carlson Topeka president chaired a program featuring Scotch songs and a rooftop dinner
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Lawrence
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Davy Davidson
Waldemar Gelich
Harold Ingham
Harry Lauder
Ruth Hurt Thigh in Yankees Red Sox Tilt
Babe Ruth injured his left thigh chasing a double in the sixth inning of a game between the Yankees and Red Sox. He was carried from the field with teammates assisting and later moved to the clubhouse for evaluation and potential hospital X rays.
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S Hospital
Oklahoma Enacts Sterilization for Third Term Offenders
Gov. Murray signs a new sterilization act applying to third term offenders at McAlester Penitentiary Granite Reform School and insane asylum inmates. The measure targets criminals more than mentally unsound individuals, the governor said.
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Invitations Out For Scott Dinner In Lawrence
Invitations were sent to prominent persons in Lawrence and Kansas to attend a dinner at the Eldridge Hotel in Lawrence on April 30 at 6 30 p m in honor of Major General Hugh L Scott U S Army retired of Princeton New Jersey The committee includes Gen Wilder S Metcalf W Simons T J Sweeney Col Hugh Means and Gen W H Sears Scott will be escorted to Lawrence by automobile on April 29 He will speak at multiple events including a Scottish Rite dinner in the Masonic Temple and visits to the University of Kansas the Chovanis Club and local high schools He is noted for a long record of service including antislavery actions in Cuba and the Philippines and roles in naval and Army leadership He helped establish the first schools for Moros and contributed to the basis for American entry into World War I He was retired in 1917 and later served in Russia and with the 78th Division at Camp Dix The article also notes French notes on angles of the Angio-Stalo-French naval accord.
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N. J
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Union Pacific Reports 1930 Net Income Decline
The Union Pacific Railroad reports 1930 total net income from all sources of 38,736,005, down 10,520,087 from 1929. Common stock earnings of 15.63 a share compare with 20.36 last year, while transportation income fell to 35,297,722 from 45,325,568 and other income to 19,837,758, as assets rise to 1,208,043,120.
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New York
Union Pacific Railroad Company Today
Paderewski Recital Tonight at University of Kansas
Polish pianist Ignace Paderewski arrives by 6 10 AM and will give a recital at 8 20 PM in KU auditorium with doors opening 7 30 PM due to high ticket demand. Encores may include Minuet in G though not on the program. He will not discuss politics.
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University of Kansas
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Revolt in Central America Impacts Cruickshank Family
Mrs. Corb Cruickshank of 726 Ohio Street recalls the 1924 Honduran uprising led by Gen. Ferrer after which her family fled to New York and then Lawrence. Her father, a longtime Honduran doctor, faced land seizures and lack of legal protection while natives used weapons and machetes. she contains photographs of battle bones and notes her brother-in-law Gen. Alvarado Bobadilla opposing Ferrera.
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Corb Cruickshank
Ohio
Trinidad
Honduras
Nicaragua
Chuickshank
Alice Howard
Gregorino Ferrer
New York
Lawrence
Bobadilla
Cruickshank
University
Cruickshanks
Frost Hits Kansas Orchards Across State Lines
Frost swept several Kansas towns on April 22 with readings from 25 to 29 degrees. Crops and fruit in Coffeyville Winfield Newton suffered heavy damage while rhu barb was ruined. In Cincinnati Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth sought executrix role for Nicholas Longworth's will with real estate valued at 800000 and personal property at 25000.
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Kan
Coffeyville
Winfield
Cincinnati
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Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Free Cooking School Draws Large Crowd at Orpheum
Mrs Frances Northcross led the second session of the Journal-World Free Cooking school drawing a near full house at the Orpheum Theatre. Aimed at Lawrence women the event showcased menus and modern kitchen displays with prizes awarded including baked ham milk shortening and pies. The third class will be held tomorrow with a final session Friday afternoon.
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Frances Troy Northcross
Journal-World Free Cooking School
Dickinson Theatres
School For Tomorrow
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A. Springer
R. W. Poillon
Hanna Champaux
Tenn
J. W. Strong
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E. L. Treece
McCook
George King
Arkansas
Frank Fitzpatrick
Kentucky Street
Charles Overbaugh
New York
Nellie Newell
West Twelfth
Improvement Association To Hear Traffic Discussion Thursday
The South Lawrence Improvement Association will hold its regular meeting Thursday night at Holloway's hall. Various committees report, full attendance urged. Special focus on the traffic problem involving school children and potential regulatory plans.
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South Lawrence
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