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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1924

Page

7

Murder trial testimonies recount two shots and a scream

Five new witnesses, all women, testified hearing two shots and a woman's scream the night of the murder near the Scott home. They placed the events around the garage as Arlene Scott’s husband Scott returned home. Relations and alleged affections between Scott and his wife’s niece were also described by witnesses.

Petts L. P. Bishop Linn County Bank Bacvene Scott Howe Scott Miss Shearer Stott Leora Rogers Arlene Scott Jarenvé Arlene Peters LiCygne

Aggies Open 1924 Valley Baseball Season at Home

Kansas Aggies travel to face Manhattan Barigas University to start the 1924 valley season. It is the fifth game for the Aggies and the second for Kansas. Coach Clark fields seventeen men, with M. Davis slated to pitch for Kansas. The Mt Oread nine will be led by Dunne or Wright tomorrow.

Barigas University Kansas Aggie Pee Aggies Jayhawkers Wangar College Clark M. Davis Dunne Wright Mt. Oread Halpi Bobi Hewitt Skinner

Convicts Earn Coal Wages at State Penitentiary

In Topeka on April 25 A B Carney announced that convicts working in the state penitentiary coal mines earned and were paid 2482.17 dollars last month. Prisoners receive 1.50 per ton for coal mined above guptanks. John Burt No. 2 mined 49 tons last month and was paid 71.25 dollars to support a dependent. Pleas and sentences were noted for assaults before Judge Hugh Means, with references to Otis Murray and home in Lawrence.

Cessis Topeka A. B. Carney State Penitentiary Burt Simally

Lawrence men recall town’s 32 years of business growth

In an attic reminiscence, Lawrence business men reflect on the era when the Lawrence World began. Dr G’s era is cited and Br McGlelland recalls his first morning here, stepping on a plank in the 800 block while wood sidewalks and a wooden awning defined Massachusetts Street.

Bisness Lawrence Activ Br. McGlelland Wooten Chusetts Street

Kansas Net Artists Meet Oklahoma A&M In Stillwater

Kansas Jayhawkers face Oklahoma A&M in a three match tennis meet at Stillwater Oklahoma tomorrow they will play six singles and four doubles matches on the trip Rogers and Glaskin lead the Kansas team so far this season with wins over Missouri and a split with Michigan State Missouri and Missouri split results noted later the schedule lists a six match event against Oklahoma University at Norman and a three match Southwestern College meet at Winfield with more dates in April and late April.

Kansas Stillwater Oklahoma Rogers and Glaskin Jayhawkers Missouri Mir Mohday Wayhawkers Oklshenia University Norman Southwestern College Winfield

Rain Threatens Drake Relays at Des Moines Meet

A drizzling rain fell on Drake Stadium minutes before the Drake Relays start, dampening the crowd to under 3,000. The meet drew more than 2,000 athletes from 191 institutions, with world sprint star Charlie Paddock billed as the headline attraction in a special dash.

Drake Stadium Des Moines Iowa Associated Press Charlie Paddock Teac

Tornado Kills Family. Father and Three Children Die

A tornado devastates a farm five miles south east of there killing a Negro man his wife and three other sp... injured others. The event follows reports of damage to crops and home with confirmation from local authorities. The incident coincides with regional weather warnings as investigators assess the wreckage and identify survivors.

Okisi

Coursing Meet Kan Postponed to April 25

The opening events for the national coursing meet at Chap man are postponed. First races are now planned for Saturday afternoon with nearby venues and times adjusted. Reports from Vienna note growing hobby interest in living masks, while oil firms eye concessions in Turkestan as survey missions prepare.

Kan Ee Ae ‘Ithe Chapman

World dairy prices and growth noted in 1923 review

A California Dairy Council analysis discusses global butter value, noting New Zealand, Nova Scotia, and California origins. It reports 1923 increases in dairy product production and prices with butter rising from 42.7 to 47.6 cents per pound in California and overall U S consumption growing faster than supply.

San Francisco Associated <Press California Dairy ‘Council New Zealand Nova Scotia Wistonsifi California Hatter Rae

Alaska's First Aerial Postman Gig in Fairbanks

Alaska's Benny Bielson, weekly between Fairbanks and McGrath, earned the nickname milepost ace after his first flight in February and ongoing runs of about 300 miles. Locals, initially skeptical, observed the plane approach as Bielson landed at McGrath on a subsequent trip.

Fairbanks Alaska Associated Press Atrial Benny Bielson McGrath Ati McGrath

Experts filming Birds in South Seas expedition notes

Pagopago April 24 Associated Press R Beck and J G Corrsia of the Whitney Expedition studying bird life in the south seas have returned here after a trip through the de islands where they obtained specimens and photographs of all bird types. The expedition operates under the American Museum of Natural History and has visited the Marquesas Society and Cook groups along with isolated islands. Dublin Irish athletes to Paris Olympiad training in tailteann games for selection. Brackett school district clerk Arnott re elected after name misspelling in item. South's 1914 cotton crop reached 16 135 000 bales on 36 882 000 acres.

Pagopago Associated: Press R.beck J.G. Corrsia Whitney South Seas American Museum of Natural History Marques, Society Cook Groups Dublin Associated Préss Paris Brackett Wi. P.arhott Bracket Schoo Arnott Journal-World South

Wheat and corn futures rise amid light trading in Chicago

Wheat prices moved upward in early Chicago dealings with modest gains into the close, led by strength in May and July futures. Unfavorable Northwest weather spurred buying. corn followed wheat strength, trading mixed options and shifting from May to distant deliveries as oats mirrored the pattern. In New York, stock prices rose on short covering amid abundant money, while Chicago cattle and hog markets showed firm to higher tendencies on moderate demand across major districts.

Chicago Liverpool Wall Street New York Standard Industrials U.S

Massive Saw Mill to Open in Longview Project

A world scale saw milling plant with planned capacity of 400 to 500 million feet of lumber per year is set to begin operations at Longview, with construction advancing on a facility described as the world’s largest in its field, signaling a major boost to regional timber production and employment prospects.

Longview

Old Restaurant in Grendy Street Neighborhood

Old restaurant on Grendy Street in Lower Manhattan, longtime Roosevelt haunt, is closing. Patrons recall mahogany tables and era when ferries to Brooklyn and nearby cat barns were landmarks. A former regular laments changes and shifts in local dining habits.

New York Associated Press Loyw Manhattan Theodore Roosevelt Grendy Street Stroablynn Roosevelt Harry Tomlch

Convention Has Changed Cleveland for 1864 Style

Cleveland prepares for the Republican national convention opening June 19 with electric lighting and a larger venue to seat over 12 000 officials expect. The piece contrasts the upcoming event with Fremont era scenes and notes past missteps in hall capacity and catering to political crowds.

Cleveland John ©. Fremont Municipal Auditorium Brainard Kate Dean Lincoln Chepin's Fremont

Vehicle on rails inspires new car design at Ludlow

Cincinnati April 24 Associated Press reports a veteran test run of a large railcar conversion near Ludlow Kentucky. A camel sedan with five thousand one hundred pounds weight used anti derailment features and a side control lever. The designer says the car will aid tunnel and damper work and is the only model of its kind. A public demonstration is suggested for April 26.

St Paul, Minn Associated Press Willi Nowegian Singers’ Association of America Jon Cincinnati Riig Southern Railroad Ludlow Kentucky Heve Antily Sewanee River

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