Bulgarian Crisis Deepens Across Balkans Amid Reports
Dispatches from Sofia and other Balkan centers describe a grave Bulgarian situation with killings and bombings in Sofia. Rumanians mass troops toward borders, Greece and Yugoslavia mobilize, and talks of a Balkan alliance escalate. King Boris, Gen. Georgieff, and the Sveti Krai cathedral bombing are cited amid martial law and arrests.
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Balkan
Bulgaria
Boris
Georghieff
Sveti Krai
Rumania
Jugo- Slavia
Greece
Bulgarian Premier Denies Reports From Parliament Guests
Premier Tzaukoff told The Associated Press that charges by British MPs visiting Bulgaria are "sheer calumny" and that Labour MPs have not seen what they claim. He dismissed rumors of hundreds killed without trial as false. In Nicaragua, Honduran leader Tranquilino Arce reportedly crossed into Honduras with rebels, seizing refugees at Cinco Pings. A nationwide Mothers Day demonstration by the army to honor soldiers’ mothers was ordered by the War Department for May 10.
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Labor Party
Ofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Sofia
Lazareff
Council of Ambassadors
Paris
Rumania
Jugo-Slavia
Greece
Associated Press
Tzaukoff
Associated Press Today
MMP
Nicaragua
Managua
Tranquilino Arce
Honduras
Cinco Pings
Frontier
Washington
Army
Mothers of Soldiers of America
War Départment
Kansas Forecast Highlights and City Road Conditions
Kansas forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with cooler readings and possible frost in eastern and southern areas. Road reports show cloud cover and muddy routes in Ottawa and Emporia, with rain and muddy roads in Coffeyville Arkansas City Wichita and clouded but good paving in Hutchinson Salina Pittsburg. Temperatures reference yesterday and today include a 65 degree note with precipitation and repair ads from Carter’s Balloon.
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Kansas
Lwest
Ottawa
Emporia
Coffeyville
Arkansas City
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Hutchinson
Salina
Pittsburga
Frost Risk Covers Western Kansas, Say Weather Official
Topeka April 24 Western Kansas faces frost tonight warns state weather observer Flora. Rain was scarce in the last 24 hours except in eastern and southern counties where clouds brought relief. Corn planting delayed by rains while generally fair weather is expected elsewhere with cool breezes tomorrow. Rain totals near towns include Carbondale two inches and Reading 1.10 inches. other measurements show Emporia 0.56, Iola 0.82, Lawrence 0.88, Wichita 0.90, Manhattan 0.18, St Joseph 0.20, Winfield 0.64.
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Kansas
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Carbondale
Quencino A. Anthony
Emporia
Iola
Lawrence
Wichita
Winfield
St. Joseph
Manhattan
Unique Insurance Alert From Brooklyn Holder of 50 Dollar Note
Alfred Bohm, a retired Brooklyn businessman, kept a $50 note in his Grandview New York summer bungalow to deter burglars with a note promising it would be left if entry failed. The seven year old scheme ended when Bohm found the bill missing and the note defaced with the initials ks, implying no break in occurred.
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New York
Alfred Bohn
Brooklyn
Bohm
Grandview
N. Y
Alfred Bohm
Spring Scottish Rite Reunion Ends With Banquet
The fifty ninth Scottish Rite reunion closes with a banquet at 7 PM tonight at the Masonic temple. Acacia class members organized yesterday afternoon and elected Snowden as president, RL Foster as vice president, Karl Kreider as secretary treasurer, and Lloyd Houston as class poet.
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RL. Foster
Karl Kreider
Lloyd Houston
Masonic Temple
Shot at Ruth Burris. husband Cecil suspected
Mrs Ruth Burris wounded at 758 Maple street by shotgun fire from outside the east window. Cecil Burris, her divorced husband, is suspected though not located in the city. She and her mother were at home when the shot struck her left shoulder and throat. She is hospitalized and recovering. Tracks led north toward Bismarck then back toward Lawrence. likely he fled by freight. Burris recently divorced on grounds of extreme cruelty.
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Ruth Burris
Maplestreet
Cecil Burris
Lawrence
Bismarck
North Lawrence
Dr E Miller to celebrate 92nd birthday in Pasadena
Dr E Miller, professor emeritus of the University, will celebrate his ninety second birthday in Pasadena California tomorrow. Areas of Kansas alumni at Los Angeles will give a banquet in Dr Miller's honor.
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University
Pasadena
Cal
Ares of Kansas
Alumani
Los Angeles
Dr. Miller
Fourteen Men Trapped in Lead Mine May Seek Escape
Wallace Idaho April 24 Hope grows that the fourteen men trapped by a fire in the Hecla Silver lead mine at Burke seven miles from here are alive and will be rescued from the lower Star workings two miles from the shaft. Air compressors were used to clear gas and smoke while fire pumps were started. Twenty helmet men of the US mine rescue force were ready to enter as conditions permit. Officials believed the fire would stay in the Hecla mine and be brought under control soon.
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Wallace
Idaho
Burke
Star
Hecla
Publicity Leader Reappointed at Federation Meeting
Mrs. Herbert Cornwell of St Johns was reappointed publicity chairman for the Kansas Federation of Women’s Clubs and editor of the Federation News by new president Mrs. Oscar Lofgren at the federation’s thirtieth annual convention closing in Whcite. District meetings were announced with dates in Perry Neodesha Wamega Stockton Kingman and Conway Springs from October to November.
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Kans
Herbert Cornwell
St. Johns
Kansas Federation
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Tola
Neodesha
Amega
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Stockton
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Conway Springs
Two Robberies Net About Eight Thousand In KC
In Kansas City on April 24 two robberies netted three men about $8,675. One band abducted Joe Vedhataser, a bakery messenger, from a truck carrying $1,000 to a bank. Two men fled with the truck and money. A jeweler shop robbery yielded about $1,500 in jewelry and $175 in cash, with the victim forced into a back room and the door blocked with a barrel and a large clock. The robber made the victim smile so onlookers would not suspect the crime.
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Joe Vedhataser
Joseph I. Owens
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Will Do Honor To Survivors Of Raid Meeting At KU
Survivors and old settlers of the Quantrill raid are invited to a 3 PM gathering at the University of Kansas central auditorium. Dr Helen Mahin oversees arrangements. cars can be sent for by calling 104 or 1774. Lawrence residents added to the survivor list include Chas Curtis, F E Wilbur, and many others.
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Department of Journalism
Miss Mahin
E. H. Lindley
School of Fine Arts
Lawrence
Journal-World
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Rhode Island
F. E. Wilbur
F. A. Marcell
Richmond
Kan
George Ellis
Western Ave
Topeka
Mack Brown
Ind
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L. M. Walters
Mary Davis
Tenn
C. T Calman
Long Beach
Cal
Willis Calman
Kanwaka
John Ce Hindman
Pasadena
Wm. C. Bigger
Lay
Mary Cole
Sam. Francisco
Mary Willey
Kansas City
A. G. Emmett
Eliza Emmett Dolbee
Melissa Beck Boger
Freeman
James Corce
Will Ingersoll
Kearney
Denver
George Daugherty
Eudora
Wheeler trial closings mix vow and vindication
In Great Falls Montana on April 24 the trial of U.S. Senator Burton K Wheeler neared its end as prosecutors argued the government acted fairly while presenting evidence of Wheeler’s admissions about a land permit linked to Gordon Campbell. The case centers on Wheeler’s alleged influence with the Interior Department.
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Montana
Wheeler
Gordon Campbell
Campbell
Interior Department
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Ends Suffrage Band Ends After 75 Years
In Washington on April 24 the national women suffrage association formally dissolved after nearly seventy five years of campaigning for women's voting rights. Carrie Chapman Catt presided as officers and leaders called for disbanding the group founded by Susan B Anthony and others before the Civil War, which achieved its goal with the nineteenth amendment five years earlier. Catt urged continued political activism among women.
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National Women Suffrage Association
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Drake Relay Carnival Opens Under Improving Conditions
Drake Stadium Des Moines April 24 Associated Press A drizzle preceded preliminaries at the Drake Relay Carnival with over 2500 athletes from 194 universities colleges and high schools. Warm sun emerged as the main program began at 2 pm with many Olympic stars in attendance.
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Ohio State
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Georgetown
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Emerson Norton
Anthony Piansky
University of Pennsylvania
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Depauw
L. ¥. McConnell
Alfred
H. L. Warren
Navy
Horace Berder
Gettysburg
William Supplee
Maryland
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Oil lease decisions awaited on Red River field
Washington April 24 The secretary of the interior and aide John H Edwards prepare a decision affecting leases worth millions in the Red River oil field on the Oklahoma Texas border. Public around June 1. 138 applications with 16 non conflicting. Hearings lasted two months the longest in the department. Nearly 3 million dollars from production since government control pending the ruling on equitable entitlement based on prior expenditures before February 25 1920. Portugal President resigns. Lisbon April 24 Associated Press. Japan now has three Rotary clubs.
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Associated Press
Red River
Oklahoma- Texas
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John‘ H. Edwards
Supreme Court
Hotel Fund Total Reaches 41500 As Drive Continues
A total of 41500 has been collected in cash subscriptions or pledged in new notes toward the 50000 pledged by Lawrence people for a new hotel. The drive to secure paid up subscriptions continues this afternoon and tomorrow with another report meeting planned at 930 Monday morning at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Frank T. Stockton
H. H. Ball
Arthur L. Marks
Dr. J. R. Payne
Guy E. Shultz
George Clark
R. L. Aten
Jeanette and
Gertrude Welch
C. H. Tucker
Dr. Eugene P. Sisson
H. ,W. Fursman
F. B. Dodds
Pine Brothers
Thomason Reelected President in Newspaper Association
Thomason of the Chicago Tribune was reelected president of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association at today's business session. Other officers were reelected: John Stewart Bryan vice-president. George M. Rogers secretary. Howard Jo Davis treasurer. board directors Hilton A. Brown S J Burd and E H Butler.
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E.’ Thomason
Chicago Tribune
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond
News-Leader
George M. Rogers
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Howard Jo Davis
New York Herald-Tribune
Treasur Hilton A. Brown
Indianapolis
S. J. Burd
Vancouver
E. H. Butler
Buffalo
Evening News
Lampoon Under Ban Now Unmailable by Post Office
The April issue of Lampoon published by Harvard students was deemed unmailable by the post office department. Boston police had previously blocked its circulation for features considered unfit for publication and in violation of postal laws. Acting Solicitor Donnelly confirmed the decision after review.
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Donnelly
Postoffice Department
Magazine
Boston
City planning commission forms in Lawrence meeting
The Lawrence city planning commission held its first official meeting at City Hall led by chairman Paul A. Dinsmoor with vice-chairman Walker and secretary Ed Arnold. The board invited a Topeka planning member and discussed inviting City Attorney C. A. Smart and John G. Stutz to attend future sessions.
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Paul A. Dinsmoor
FF. Walker
Ed Arnold
Topeka Planning, Commission
Topeka Board
Ian Moors
C. A. Smart
John. G. Stutz
Municipal Reference Bureau
Pound Sterling Reaches Highest Postwar Level
London April 24 price quotes show the pound advancing toward parity with the dollar. The currency touched 4.80 5-8 dollars at noon and closed at 4.81 3/5, its highest since 1915 amid a strong postwar rebound.
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London
Liberty Memorial High names 25 seniors to honor society
Twenty five members of Liberty Memorial High School’s senior class were elected to the local high school honor society by the faculty for scholarship character leadership and service. Names include Karney Brasfield Thomas Cable Helen Cady Arthur Eastman Florence Edmonds Margaret Fritzel Dorothy Grege and others. The Lawrence chapter aims to join the national society. approval likely by next fall. Juniors may be elected mid May, with eligibility requiring all A or B grades.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Karney Brasfield
Thomas Cable
Helen Cady
Arthu Eastman
Florence Edmonds
Margaret Fritzel
Dorothy Grege
Lawrence Gilbert
Lottie Harrell
Esther Hird
Nominating Candidates for Lawrence High Office
Three candidates for each city office were nominated by Lawrence high school student council yesterday afternoon. The election is set for Monday morning in the second period with all students voting. Mayor candidates are Frank Strong John Foster and Endsley Jones. Commissioner of finance candidates are Thomas Cable Lewis Tucker and Benton Henderson. Commissioner of public utilities candidates are Fred Fearing Chester Jones and Carlton Kent. Students began early campaigning as offices will be filled by the mayor from both junior and senior high students.
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Lawrence High School
Frank Strong
John Foster
Endsley Jones
Thomas Cable
Lewis Tucker
Benton Henderson
Fred Fearing
Chester Jones
Carlton Kent
Public Utilities
Acquitted Robbery Case Prompts New Warrants
Kansas City April 24 Karl Peters a Wichita high school honor student and Harry Ragan both 19 were acquitted in the murder linked robbery case. County attorney Barry Hayward said robbery warrants were issued for Peters Ragan Homer H. Ortz and Jesse Guess. Davis serves life at Lansing and Guess awaits sentence after a new trial motion. Peters and Ragan face arraignment on the robbery charge next Friday.
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Karl Peters
Wichita
Harry Ragan
Complex
R. M Marks
Barry Hayward
Peters
Ragan
Homer H. O
Rts
Jesse Guess
Davis
Hayward
Lansing
Guess
Tornado destroys home near Parker family
A small tornado struck southeast of the Fletcher community, erasing the Parker home and leaving no structures intact within 160 yards of the site. Parker and three children escaped injury by rushing to a storm cellar as the twister approached. no other injuries were reported.
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Fletcher
Parker
More to Create Than to Own Leaders Urged at Convocation
Dr. Kirby Page urged a generation of leaders to reject accumulation and luxury. He described two types of people creative and possessive, warning excess possessiveness could destroy society. He contrasted past leaders who served the common good with today’s owners of wealth, stressing that civilization cannot endure on possession alone. An open discussion followed, with other campus events and a postponed PTA election due to a storm.
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Kirby Page
Echeraugh
Page Micr
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