Holmes reports Smyrna earthquake escape from Smyrna
Julius A Holmes of the American consular staff at Smyrna mails a cable to Lawrence parents detailing his escape from the Smyrna earthquake. He describes the first shock at 2 30 am, furniture moving, lamps swinging, and his calm decision to observe from his bed. He notes eight aftershocks, 16 dead and 57 hurt, and widespread damage with no American injuries.
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Julius A. Holmes
Smyrna
Turkey
J. R. Holmes
Lawrence
Constantinople
Myteline
Chios
Rhodes
O.K
Altered liquor found in Willys-Knight car
Irving Kan men Walter Harrison and A L Tryan were arrested for possession of intoxicating liquor after officers Messer and Ingalls found two five gallon jars of rye whiskey in their Willys-Knight sedan. Tryan attempted to flee when told to stop. They were turned over to the sheriff and fined by Justice R B Stavens. Also noted: speeding charge against George Reed on highway 73W north in a Chevrolet coupe. Estate transfer listed for Brank Evans of Lawrence. Theft of a Maxwell roadster reported to Lawrence police.
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Tryan
Sherift's
Topeka
Justice R.B
Stavens
Lawrence Py
George Reed
Reed
Law“ Nto Brank T
Evans
Lawrnce
New
Hampshire Street
Lawrences
Stolen roadsters recovered by city police
In a weekend incident, an Oakland roadster belonging to Harold Walters of Lincoln Kansas was stolen from 1147 Tennessee Street Saturday night and recovered by police. A Chrysler roadster stolen from C F Mathews early Sunday morning was recovered in the 1100 block of Alabama Street. A Buick stolen from J W Springer at 1108 Tennessee Street on April 18 was also recovered by police.
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A. Chrysler
Oakland
Tennessee Street
C.F. Mathews
Alabama Street
Harold Walters
Lincoln
Kun
Tennessee’ Street
Springer
New Hampshire Street
Omicron Nu Conclave Held At State University
The three day national conclave of Omicron Nu honorary home economics society closed Saturday noon with a luncheon in Wiedemann's room. Dean Margaret Justin of Kansas State Agricultural College spoke on education, citing misperceptions as barriers. Over fifty members attended from across the United States. new officers were elected: President Margaret Justin, Secretary Florence Harrison, Treasurer Gracy Denny, and Editor Amy Rexatrew.
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Omicron Nu
Wiedemann
Margaret Justin
Kansas ‘State
Agricultural College
United States
Kansas State
Agricultural, College
Manhattan
Florence Harrison
Washington’ State College
Pullman, Wash
Gracy Denny
University of Washington
Seattle
Amy Rexatrew
Delaware State College
Neward
Del
Gaticron Nu Journal
Deaths and Funerals Notice Condensed
Funeral notices from Rumsey Brothers for Abigail Ann Hiatt Lottie Woody Mary A Armstrong and others list services times places and burial sites. Also noted are Ernest Albert and Mrs Louisa Clark with burial details at Stull and Oak Hill cemeteries and local church services this afternoon and today for residents of Vinland Stull and surrounding areas.
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Abigail Ann. Hiatt
Abigail Ann Hiatt
Rumsey Brothers
W. M. Backus
Buria
Twin Mound
Hiatt
XW. Kennedy
Lottie Woody
Mississippi Street
C. A. Richard
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ernest Albert
Big Springs
Evangelical ‘Church
Stull
Mary A. Armstrong
Timois ‘Street
Rumsey
Heatherington
Oak’ Hill Cemetery
Fair Weather for State and Local News Snippet
Fair weather and rising Kansas temperatures forecast by the weather bureau with clear skies and some cloudiness. In other items, speeders fined in Topeka court, a burglary where $325 was stolen from a lubricant company safe, and an Air Mail budget request seeking $7.8 million for foreign airmail routes including a planned San Juan to Port Princes leg.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Flora
Sit
Poston
Goodland
Washington
Abe
San Juan
Santiago
Cuba
Sento
Mingo
Primary delegates at stake in Ohio and other contests
Washington April 23 AP With millions of eyes on Ohio the first real skirmish of the pro convention presidential campaign will be fought in tomorrow's primary as preparations move for a week of delegate choosing. Nine states and two territories hold primaries and conventions, with Hoover seeking strength in Ohio amid Lowden and others. Delegates will be selected across Republican and Democratic parties in multiple states, including Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, as national conventions approach.
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Washington
Ohio
Kansas City
Houston
Herbert Hoover
Rhodes Island
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Hoover
Buckeye
Kansas
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Michigan
Nevada
Arizona
Lowden
Willis
Suport
Dawes
Coolidge
Curtis
Hughes
Goolidge
Oklahome
Illinois
Reed
Missouri
Smith
Rites for Oberst Family in Kansas Fire Tragedy
Funeral plans for Mr and Mrs William F Oberst and five of their six children follow a fatal farmhouse blaze near Barns Kansas. Sheriff E B McKnight extends probe to determine fire cause while questioning 17 year old Owen Oberst, the sole survivor, after services at the German Ebenezer church. Three weapons were found in Oberst’s bedroom amid the charred kitchen debris.
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Dorado
Kans
aAs
William’ F. ;Oberst
E. B. McKnight
Owen Oberst
German Ebenezer Church
Oberst Farm
Sheriff McKnight
Oberst Glave
Oberst
State AAUW head elected in Salina meeting
Mrs F P OBrien II of Lawrence was elected state president of the American Association of University Women at a two day Salina meeting. She is the outgoing Lawrence branch president. The other officer elected was second vice president Mrs Miller of Salina. The two officers’ terms alternate with the first vice president and secretary treasurer. Miller will serve her term.
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F. P. Obrien
Lawrence
American Association of University Women
Salina
Association
4 Miller
Garden clubs meet for luncheon in Kawg Valley Association
The Kawg Valley Garden Association held its annual meeting at the church this morning with Ian Church-Eiadat presiding. A luncheon was served in the church dining room at noon followed by Prof. W.G. Stevens discussing A Philosopher's Garden. Guests toured several Lawrence gardens in the afternoon.
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Urliterian
Kawg Valley Garden Association
Poe
Int Lawrence
Festival Luncheon Discusses Music Festival Financing
Chamber of Commerce members and Music Festival Association leaders will meet tomorrow at noon to discuss financing and organization for the upcoming festival. Executive committee members, ticket sale coordinators, university faculty, and chamber directors are urged to attend. About 50 season tickets have been sold in downtown drives with volunteers from multiple blocks listed among ticket sellers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Music Festival Association
Block
West Side
al Green
Hhon
L. M- Metzler
A. Fichent
Edward Hislop
East Side
K.“Bru- Bere
T.id. Furi
B. W. Youngs
D. R. Mc Willams
E.¥. Abels
L. E. ‘Garter
City planning actions on replat and street projects
The city planning commission recommended denial of the Obi lot replat and the city commission’s refusal to act is treated as denial. Proposals include a street between Indian and Illinois north of Seventh and closure of the north end of Mississippi. A petition protests Olmstead request with University Place owners. George Richardson's rezoning request for Seventh and Locust was deferred. A street fight at Fourth and Lyons was referred to utilities. Intersections at Park and Death, Hampshire and Ei Michigan approved. Seventh and Michigan light to be moved to Highth. Colorado street widening referred to utilities. Inter State Stage Lines approved electric sign hanging.
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City Planning Commission
City Commission
Illinois
Severieenth
Mississippi Street
University Place
Olmstead
Commission
Agere
George Richardson
Seventh and Locust Streets
Fourth
Lyons
Utili
Hampshire Streets
Michigan
Seventh
Highth
Colorado Street
Fifth
Inter State Stage Linesi Company
Dolores Del Rio Named Target in Kidnapping Plot Case
Los Angeles April 23 AP Dolores Del Rio Mexican film star is said to be the victim of a $100,000 kidnapping plot built over two months. Two men and a woman have been arrested. three others, two Mexicans and an Italian, are being sought. Arrested include Rosal Ayala, 34, a former maid, and Gustavo Garlh, 27, a Mexican university graduate. One suspect’s name was withheld. Police expect custody of another man in Arizona. The Examiner details the alleged plot and the arrests as Captain Homer Cross leads the investigation.
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Los Angeles
Examiner
Dolores ‘del Rio
Homer Cross
Rosal
Ayala
Miss del Rio
Gusyato Garlh
A. T. Gilkison
Arizona
Sckenie
Kaw’ Valley
Caristo
Maid Chamber of Commerce
Kaw Valley
United States
J.G. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Kansas City
Manhattan
Gillison
Lawrence High Wins Grain Contest at State College
Lawrence High School won first place in the green division of the eighth annual stock grain and poultry judging contest at Kansas State Agricultural College in Manhattan. Marysville won overall. Lawrence placed fourth. The Lawrence team received a hand printed parchment certificate. individual results include Wilfred Pine second in grain judging and eighth in all round judging, Russell Houk second in poultry and sixth in all around, Ernest Pine fifth in grain. Sixty one high schools and 183 competitors attended. Lawrence coach was William Eysick. the team returned to Lawrence on Saturday afternoon.
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Lawrence High School
Wilfred Pine
Russel Houk
Ernest Pins
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Marysville
Lawrence
Ramona
Ernest Pine
Sala
William Eysick
Educate
Cimck Speed A
McCray Urges Safety Plan At Kansas City Congress
Kansas City April 23 AP Safety officials and educators from fifteen states gather for the central states safety congress opening session led by D O McCray of the Kansas fire marshal department. He calls for education at home and in schools to curb drunken speed maniacs and protect human life amid a safety parade featuring wrecked autos and commercial vehicles.
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Kansas’ City
Itc
D.O. McGray
Kansas Fire Marshal’ Department
Central States Safety Congress
Safety Council
McCroyd
Fountain Head
Lawrence High School Open House Tonight at 7
Tonight at Lawrence High School patrons and families are invited to inspect classroom skits and teacher visits starting at 7 o clock. A special physical education exhibit will be in the gym at 7 and a program in the auditorium at 7 45 featuring departmental work and a fusion show by the household arts department plus a special electrical demonstration by the physics department. At 8 30 teachers will be in their rooms to explain class exhibits and greet visitors.
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Lawrence ~High ™ School
Welock
Governor approves paroles for thirty seven prisoners
Governor Paulen today approved paroles for thirty seven inmates at the state penitentiary in Lansing. Among them were Oliver Dodge of Douglas county convicted of forgery sentenced December 23 1925 William Hogg of Douglas county convicted of burglary sentenced May 1924 and R Ingalls from Jefferson county on a statutory charge. Frank J Cartier Dead in Los Angeles and other notes follow.
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Paulen
Lansing
Oliver Dodge
Douglas County
William Hogg
R. ‘Fo Ingalls
Jefferson County
Tunney speaks on Shakespeare in Yale lecture
New Haven AP reports heavyweights champ Gene Tunney was warmly welcomed by Yale professor William Lyon Phelps and began his talk with Shakespeare. He recalled discovering the author from a doughboy in France and described his early struggle with The Winter's Tale before finding the meter and meaning after rereading it.
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Haven
Conn
Tunney
Heavyweig
J Fessor
William’ Lyon
Phelps
Rend Glish
France
Nan Shakespeare
Oto
Jayhawker Baseball Set To Host Tigers In Valley Series
Missouri Valley action shows Kansas facing Missouri Tigers on home turf Friday and Saturday with Washington and Oklahoma State also on the docket. Kansas and Missouri both field similar rosters this year, promising tight battles when they meet. Scrimmages planned for today and tomorrow, with varsity and freshmen teams mixing midweek under Coach John Ann.
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Missouri Valley
Missouri ‘Tigers
Oklahoma
Washington
St. Louis
Missouri
Wild‘cats
Manhattan
Lawrence
Jayhawkers
Pan i Missouri
Kansas
Tomorro
John Ann
Missouri Tiger to Change His Stripes
The University of Missouri plans lighter aero cloth uniforms next fall replacing the old black and old gold striped shirts while retaining the old gold and black striped socks. Coaches push lighter gear to ease player load in games amid ongoing uniform reforms. In other news, the Industrial Baseball League game between Hardware, Timer, and Lumber-Box was ruled legal after third inning measures, with Hardware leading 2 to 0 Friday night.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Lego
Ralph Durland
Prominent Mason Elmer D Brothers to Speak at Banquet
Hon Elmer D Brothers a Chicago lawyer and Mason will speak Friday night at the Scottish Rite banquet. He authored textbooks on Medical Jurisprudence and was a university roommate of Gen W H Sears at the University of Michigan. The pair spent a day together in Topeka Oklahoma. Oil operators will meet in Tulsa to supervise a gentlemen's agreement limiting drilling, led by Baa H Smith of the Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association.
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Elmer D. Brothers
Elmer
D. Brothers
Chicago
Box
Scottish Rite
University of Minds
Brothers
W.H. Sears
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan
Topeka
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas
Oklahoma
Baa H. Smith
Mid-Continent( Oil and Gass Association
Bennett’s Condition Serious in Floyd Bennett
Floyd Bennett, co pilot of the Ford relief plane, remained in serious condition at the Jeffrey Hale hospital in Quebec after suffering pneumonia and bronchial inflammation. Dr. W. H. Delaney said Bennett had a restless night and showed no improvement. In Washington, Harry F. Sinclair agreed to appear before the Senate Teapot Dome committee a week from tomorrow for questions on his knowledge of Liberty bond profits and Continental Trading Company.
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Bennett
Quebec
Floyd
Ford
Theeffery’ Hale Hospital
W. H. Delaney
Drunkenness Fined In Kentucky Street Case
A man named White of Kentucky Street was arrested by city officers for drunkenness last night. He was fined this morning. Card of Thanks from Lawrence residents expresses gratitude for kindness and floral offerings after a bus accident, mentioning Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and family. Oskaloosa Kansas.
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Hershe
White
Kentucky Street
Lawrence
Son
Northern army retreat floods Shantung to Tientsin
Wounded remnants of the northern army pulled back across Shantung toward Tientsin and Pei as Nationalist forces surged forward. Hospitals were crowded and medical staff strained while reports of desertions spread from the Chili Shantung border as defense for Tientsin faltered.
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Tokyo
Iee Bo
Yulsiang
Tsingtao
Shanghai
Shantung
Tientisin
Pei
Chili Shantung
Tientsin
New Summons for Sinclair Issued Amid Teapot Dome Fallout
Washington April 23 AP Harry F Sinclair was summoned today to appear before the Senate Teapot Dome committee for questioning about Continental Trading Company bonds and profits tied to the Teapot Dome Navy oil lease. He and his family are vacationing in New Jersey after a not guilty verdict. The panel noted investors expect him to know more about the profits, as accusations of a $750000 share and a $3.08 million total profits circulated. Senator Walsh said Sinclair may face immunity questions, but no decision yet.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Donje Committee
Continental Trading Company
Callambia
Naval Oil Reserve
F . ‘Sinclair
Ranecocas
New -Jersey
Sinclair
Senator Walsh
Montana
Committee
Bonds
Continental
Belleview PTA elects officers at Friday meeting
A Belleview parent teachers association meeting heard the election of officers with L. M. Holmes as president Geo Ott Jr as vice president and Mrs Lucy Abel as secretary treasurer The last spring meeting will be next Friday afternoon tied to the school program and closing events Other notes mention local visits and hospital stays among residents.
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Belleview Parent-Teachers Association
L. M. Holmes
I Lucy Abel
Eyma’ Koehler
Ruth Duncan
Milton Shafstahl
Adolph Tornaden
Villa
Eden
John. Russell
Bell Memorial Hospital
Kansas
Guy
Kans
Frans van Patten
Albert Hall
Wilt McKinney
DeSoto
Henry Mathia
John ‘Ott
Kaw Valley
Earl Ott
Martin Abel
June Louise
Otto_Abel
Ed Bradshaw
Lenexa
Peka
Will Miller
Local Social Roundup At Roscoe Farm and Surroundings
A lively Sunday page lists numerous visits and dinners among residents of Roscoe and nearby areas. Guests include Mr and Mrs Glifford Haverty, Mr and Mrs Exnest George, and many families visiting kin such as Mrs Geo Whaley, Mrs Clarence Steffen, and Mrs Harry Garrett. The article also notes a successful Roscoe school term ending with a basket dinner and a one act operetta, highlighting student achievements and staff re-employment for the new term.
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Cand
Glifford Haverty
Vand
Exnest
George
Harvey Miskiman
Vevening
Freese Tiene
Ed. Sporsythe
Margaret Apent
Fred
Frank Vari -Patten
Geo, Ott, Sry
Suniday
Allie Hadi
Rey Rovian Ski
Rs. Clifford
Haverty
Virginia Bie
Hilda -Helen Gersienberger
Amarette Gabriel Willautzon
Farmers Union
Clearfield
Iveré
Maurice
Stere
Esther Pfleger Io Fas
Cnita High
Helen Pfleger
Wellington
Seire
Ernest and
Kbiwin
Kansas
Swit Miller
Ray Miller
Lois. Durr
Eudora
Gerstenberger
Eudaya
Walter
LeRoy Harris
Larned
Barris
Maurice Starr
Virginia
Louie Shellback
Parkee
Baldwin
Charlotta Hadl
Ed Hay
Roscoe
J. Lane
W.H
Starr
Lawrence
Hilda Helen
Glark
Hilda Helen Gerstenberger
Mrs. Green
Gay
Amarette Gabriel
Virginia Starr
Tommy
Ralph Sehmi
Amarette
Gabriel
Dalton Laughlin
Chitford
Steffen
Pula
Helen Gerstenberger
Schmidt
Clifford
Theresa
Speicher
Virgil Gabriel
Clifford Steffen
Bertha Speicher
Hilda
Cure Piles Without Surgery A Free 68 Page Book
A free 68 page book on a new ambulant method claims to cure piles and related rectal troubles without surgery. Dr C A Johnson, eminent rectal specialist, reports over 15 000 successful cases and offers the book by mail from Room 114 1324 Main St Kansas City Mo.
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C. A. Johnson
Johnson
Man
Kansas City
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Louisa M.clark
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iHenn
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Atlanta
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Rhode
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Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
New York Boxing Commission
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