Air raid arrests and arson fire rock Kentucky mines
A bombing raid on Providence Kentucky mines leads to three arrests and a follow up blaze destroying the Providence Coal Mining tipple. A pilot Paul Montgomery confessed to piloting the plane. James Maloney and Essel Grant are among those jailed as investigations continue. Deputies link arson to revenge for arrests.
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Murphysboro
Ill
James Maloney
Duquoin
Jil
Fletcher Lewis
Paul Montgomery
Ming
Providence
Kentucky
Montgomery
Grant
Riley
Providence Coal Mining Company
Iinois Murphysboro
James Ma Jone
Zeigler, Tl
Essel Grant
Ewing Riley
Paul
Malone
Zeigler
Effingham
Bank Robbery in Spencer Sparks Gunfire and Theft
Two young robbers shot Spencer State Bank cashier E S Pool in the right arm and fled in a stolen brown roadster with about 1000 dollars. They took the cash from the bank cage and were followed by reports of a vehicle stolen from an oil company the previous night. Pool was not seriously injured. Big Wheat Loss in Fire at Craig Grain Elevator in Wichita. Fire destroyed more than 24000 bushels of wheat and caused an estimated 50000 dollars in damage. An explosion thought to be from spontaneous combustion started the blaze.
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Spencer, Ok
E. S. Pool
Spencer State Bank
Pool
Wichita
Craig Grain Company
A. B. Craig
Kansas Weather Forecast Aids City and County Roads
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with possible showers in the west and extreme south. Morning clouds except Pittsburg and Wichita. Roads described from muddy to good with Douglas county improved. Temperature notes show yesterday’s max and today’s min and a reminder to buy Chevrolet.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Wichita
Douglas County
Aviation party planned without planes for Hoover trip
Washington August 14 AP President Hoover plans an aviation party for his Virginia mountains lodge weekend trip. Charles A Lindbergh and four aviation officials will join to discuss flying problems. Lindbergh to fly in to receive a congressional medal. Mrs. Lindbergh to accompany him. President to leave late tomorrow and return Monday.
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Washington
Hoover
Virginia Mountains
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Congress
Tilden Defaults in Eastern Tennis Title Race
Rye N Y August 14 AP Hill Tilden defaulted in the eastern grass court tennis championship quarter final match with Cliff Sutter after jeering by spectators. He quit in the second set trailing 6-1 love-4 and love-15 citing crowd behavior before the umpire. Sutter advanced to the semi finals as Tilden walked off court.
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Rye
N. Y
Hill Tilden
Cliff Suttter
New Orleans
Kahn
Tilden
Sutter
Love
Love-15
Bill
Apne
Hima Te Crepe Kahn
Associated Press
Julius Seligson
Til Uh
Francis T. Hunger
John van Ryn
Hunter
Cubs Robins face crucial series clash for first
In Chicago and Brooklyn the Cubs and Robins duel for top spot in a three game set before about 35 000 fans. McCarthy sends Fat Malone against Wilbert Robinsons Bill Clark as Stephenson misses game with a sore shoulder and Dan Taylor covers left field for Brooklyn.
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Uke Cubs
Rooklyn Robins
McCarthy
Chicago
Fat Malone
Wilbert Robinson
Bill Clark
Rigees Stephenson
Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor Covered Left Field For the Cube, Gbrooklyn
Clark
JD Malone
Hartnett
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Boston
Louig
Seigold
Cronin
Hallahan
Sell
Mancuse
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pet
New York
Cincinnati
State approves lake sites and dam plans in Kansas
The Kansas forestry fish and game commission approved three lake sites in Kingman Pottawatomie and other counties with about 400000 for future development. A Leavenworth county dam plan was preliminarily approved costing around 200000, submerging 175 acres. The panel also approved purchasing 15000 pheasants and quail for fall distribution.
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Topeka
Forestry, Fish and Game Comissin
Kingman
Pottawatomie
Epublic
Frank L. Pinea
Rcase
Pinet
Dama
Meade
Ace
Neosho
Stewford
Ban, Public
Summerion
Leavenworth
Spite
Rete
Bank Loot Report Near Gretna Nebraska
A bank robbery in Gretna Nebraska leaves two masked men fleeing with seven thousand dollars after binding the cashier and his daughter inside the building. Police describe quick action as suspects escaped five minutes after the heist. A separate dispatch notes express trains near Bucharest and Seceleany with casualties reported.
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Gretna
Neb
An F
Night rainbow seen over Arkansas City Kansas
Arkansas City residents report a perfect red and blue double rainbow in the western sky at 11 last night. Witnesses say colors differed from daytime rainbows and some saw three distinct arches. Meteorologist Prof. C J Posey attributes the display to moonlight reflection, noting lunar rainbows are uncommon.
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Arkansas City
Kan
W. C. Justice
A. E. Johnson
C. J. Posey
University of Kansas
Drouth relief conference opens at White House
Washington August 14 AP Governors from ten states attend Hoover drouth relief conference at the White House. President outlines surveys and seeks local and state relief plans amid reports of rains and weather relief hopes. Indiana governor presses for funds. Missouri official proposes use of federal highway funds for relief.
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Washington
Missouri
Louis L. Emerson
Illinois
Harry §. Leslie
Indiana
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohio
William G. Conley
West Virginia
John G. Pollard
Virginia
John E. Erickson
Montana
Clyae M. Reed
Kansas
John Hammil
Towa
Arthur J. Weaver
Nebraska
Sampson
Kentucky
Robinson
Parnell
Arkansas
Harvey T. Harrison
Little Rock
T. Roy Field
University of Arkansas
Hoover
Weather Bureau
Leslie
Caulfield
Government Department
Yde
Ee Schneider
R 100 Progress Reports Signal Homeward Hop Across Atlantic
The R 100 airship, Aug 11 to Aug 14 reports from Belle Isle to Cardington show progress eastward across the Atlantic. Despite a dead motor and one engine out, crew and 44 officers plus 13 passengers aim for Cardington aided by favorable winds.
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St. Hubert
Montreal
Cardington
England
St. Lawrence Valley
R. M. Booth
Prohibition a Success and Canada's System a Failure Says Spence
Ben H. Spence speaker at the University of Virginia argues prohibition works while Canada's liquor system fails, saying Canada’s model is really government sale not ownership. He asserts if America adopted it, per capita use and costs would rise, with liquor spending near 2.5 billion annually.
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Canada
Spence
United States
Spencer
Cian
Ee Aaa
Cashier Uses Suggestion to Disarm Bandit
Washington August 14 AP G Wendell Shoemaker cashier of Potomac Savings Bank faced an armed masked intruder in the basement. The unarmed cashier persuaded the robber to surrender his weapons and freed the janitor. Police detained LeRoy Cooper for investigation.
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Washington
G. Wendell Shoemaker
Potomac Savings Bank
Shoemaker
Thelet
LeRoy Cooper
Cooper
Two Cases of Infantile Paralysis Reported at Winfield
Winfield Kansas August 14 with two polio cases reported county health officer F A Kelly orders children under 16 to avoid public gatherings until school resumes. The notice follows the outbreak and aims to limit transmission amid summer events.
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Winfield
Kan
F. A. Kelly
Summer Session Ends at University of Kansas After Record Enrollment
Final exams tomorrow noon conclude the summer session at Kansas University. A heat battered term saw a record 71,813 enrolled, with 935 staying for the final four weeks. Many offices will close for extended periods as fall preparations begin. The flood control bill for the Kaw basin, advocated by A. Guyer, seeks dams and dikes with state risk sharing and federal funding, plus administration provisions.
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University of Kansas
Peet
Altho
Kaw River
Congress
Guyer
Chamber of Commerce
Kaw
Drainage Board
Mississippi River
Topeka
Exemy
Mississigni
Kaw river bridge at Lecompton completed after delays
The Kaw river bridge in Lecompton was finished after delays in lumber receipt and shipping. Orr Construction Co. of Hillsboro rebuilt woodwork and flooring at a contract of 4260.16 while Joe Day Jr. Co. of St Joseph painted steelwork for 1448. Cost shared by Douglas and Jefferson counties with supervision by Douglas county engineer E. E. Trueblood.
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Kaw River
Lecompton
Orr Construction Company
Hillsboro
Kan
Joe Day, Jr., Company
St. Joseph
Douglas
Jefferson
E. E. Trueblood
Douglas County
Jefferson County
New KU Football Boost As Logan Welcomes 7 Pound Son
University of Kansas football prospects gain a boost with the birth of Jack Hulings Logan, a 7-pound son of Mr and Mrs Roland Logan. Logan, a former KU guard and letters winner, is pursuing coaching studies and will join KU physical education staff this year.
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University of Kansas
Roland Logan
Jack Hulings Logan
Logan
K. U
Ice Cream and Magazines Sent to K N G Units
Lawrence merchants and milk company will supply ice cream and papers for National Guard units training at Camp Whitside. Magazines come from Woolf Shaft. travel fare $3.65 via Union Pacific. Attendees at the camp will be guests at dinner.
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Lawrence
National Guard
Camp Whitside
Howard Parker
Merchants Bureau
Lawrence Sanitary Milk Company
Fritzel’s. Woolf Shaft
J. Parker
Union Pacific Railway
Mother dies in Verdun hospital during gold star mothers visit
Mrs Hips Harts et Baten of Portage Pennsylvania died in a Verdun hotel from a cerebral hemorrhage while accompanying a group of gold star mothers touring battlefield cemeteries. She was the first gold star mother to die in France this summer, amid strains of the long journey and emotional toll at the graves of fallen sons.
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Verdun
France
Hips Harts Et Baten
Hon
Portage
Vey Verdun
Bates
Douglas County Normal Institute At Liberty Memorial High
The Douglas County Normal Institute will be held at Liberty Memorial High School the week of August 25 to 29 under county superintendent O. J. Lane. All Douglas County teachers are expected to attend for training and certificate renewal requires 90 percent attendance. Faculty includes Williams, Hopkins, Seabury, Donmeye, McAuliffe with lectures on methods psychology primary plans and devices art music health and hygiene. Two special lectures by Leah Thomas on the WCTU and Margaret Streeter on School Music and the Victrola. Attendance required for out of county teachers seeking endorsement. a $1 fee is charged.
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Douglas County Normal Institute
Liberty Memorial High School
O. J. Lane
Douglas County
Normal Institute
William J. Williams
Baldwin
Edith Hopkins
Kansas City
Kan
Boxer Seabury
Lawrence
Byron C. Donmeye
Mary McAuliffe
Leah Thomas
Margaret Streeter
Capper seeks drought relief rates for Kansas livestock
Senator Capper telegrammed Secretary Hyde urging Kansas be included in states awarded temporary emergency freight rates on feed and cattle shipments. He noted Kansas was excluded and pressed for immediate rail rate reductions to protect breeding herds, plus loans at low rates with flexible repayment as additional aid.
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Topeka
Arthur Capper
Hyde
Kansas
Capper
Grand Jury to Probe Buckley Slaying in Detroit
Detroit draws 23 citizens for first Wayne County grand jury in years to review the Buckley murder and other recent crimes. Members include Edgar A. Guest State Senator Arthur Wood Minnie Jeffries George W Trendle and Rev Cecil A Albright.
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Detroit
Jerry Buckley
Wayne County
Thomas F. Farrell
Edgar A. Guest
Detroit Free Press
Arthur &. Wood
Minnie Jeffries
Recorder’s
Edward J. Jeffries
George W. Trendle
WXYZ
Cecil A Albright
Grace Reformed Church
Picnic Speaker Delivers Address at Douglas County CPA Event
Sardius M. Brewster United States district attorney for Kansas spoke at the Douglas County CPA picnic at Browns Grove arriving from Topeka at noon. An athletic program followed the address and the day will end with a dance this evening.
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Sardius. M. Brewster
United States
Kansas
Topeka
Douglas County
Brown’s Grove
Quest Captures Canada Cup Race In Narrow Victory
The Canadian challenger Quest nosed out the American yacht Thisbe by eight seconds in Rochester New York on August 14 completing the series at two wins apiece for Canada’s cup defense.
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U. S
Rochester
N. Y
Thisbe
Endurance fliers target 1009 hour flight record
The Groster St. Louis monoplane reached 8 conviction of sustained flight today at 2 11 a m Central Standard Time as Jackson and C Brine aim to surpass 1000 hours. They warned of possible delays but expect to stay aloft if weather holds. The Greater St Louis plane was in the air 576 hours at 11 a m CST, beating the Hunter brothers record by over 22 hours.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Belle Isle
Belle Island
Atlantic Ocean
St. Louis
Todey
Hunter Brothers
Jackson
O'Brine
O’brine
Greater St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis Field
C. Brine
G. A. R. Notice on Reduced Encampment Tickets
Commander Churchill announces identification certificates allowing G A R members wives widows and allied orders to buy round trip tickets to the Cincinnati Encampment from August 24 to 30 at reduced rates. Unused certificates must be returned by August 20.
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Churchill
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Mud Creek Bridge
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