Huge crowd witnesses Rainey Bethea hanging in Owensboro
A crowd estimated at more than 10 000 gathered in Owensboro Kentucky to witness the first public hanging in the county. Rainey Bethea a 22 year old Black man was executed for assaulting a 70 year old white woman. Witnesses watched as the hood was torn away and pieces were taken as mementos. The execution was conducted by Arthur Hash under the direction of Sheriff Florence Thompson and priest Father Herman Lammers assisted in last rites. This event drew crowds from surrounding areas and sparked tense scenes with bystanders and reporters present.
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Owensboro
Rainey Bethea
Florence Thompson
Arthur Hash
Louisville
Hash
Phil Hanna
C.S.T
W. L. Tyler
B. H. Seigler
Bethea
Tyler
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Avatch Betheadie
Elza Edwards
Ohio
Herman Lammers
Hanna
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Questions from Classifieds
Questions ask species of cats, Switzerland time zone, Helsingfors capital, author of Othello, Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, Alabama city at Mobile Bay head, author of an essay about a state nickname, state nicknamed Treasure State, instrument of capital punishment by decapitation, and cognac definition.
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Switzerland
Helsingfors
Othello
Venice
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi
Alabama
Mobile Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Treasure State
Heat Wave Continues Across Kansas Breaking Records
Topeka reports 113 degree high and 84 degree low as S D Flora forecasts another day of extreme heat. Eastern Kansas sees 100 plus temperatures with Salina hitting a record 118. The 41st day of 100 degree heat in Kansas, with western areas near 100 today, signals no relief soon.
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Topeka
Kan
S. D. Flora
Federal
Flora
Salina
Flor
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Louisiana
Eight More Cars Needed For Kansas City Trip
The Junior and Midget League teams seek eight additional cars to transport about 175 players and four managers to see the Kansas City Blues play the Indianapolis Indians in Kansas City tomorrow night. Sponsored by the Lawrence Co-Op club, drivers who offer trips will be admitted to the game free. Call Harold Fisher at the courthouse to volunteer. Meet at South Park ball diamond by 3:30 PM. cars depart immediately for Muehlebach Field.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Blues
Indianapolis Indians
Co-Op Club
Lawrence
Presons
Harold Fisher
Court House
South Park
Kansasity
Muehlebach Field
Transit board blames dead motorman in Third Ave crash
New York August 14 transit commission ruled motorman Howard Hagen 45 of the Bronx responsible for last night's crash on the Third Avenue elevated line. Hagen was killed when his southbound train rammed a work train between 73rd and 74th streets injuring nine aboard about 50 passengers. Brakes and reverses were in good order but not used, according to the commission's formal statement.
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New York
Transit Commission
Third Avenue
Howard Hagen
Bronx
Hagen
73Rd
74Th Streets
LanDon Changes Itinerary to Start in La Salle
Governor Alf M. Landon altered his campaign plan to begin at La Salle Colorado on August 20 instead of Denver. From his Estes Park ranch he will board his special train there and travel to deliver three addresses in Pennsylvania and New York, with 30 rear platform appearances across six states.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
la Sallé
Denver
Here
la Salle
Pennsylvania
New York
Custody Battle May Be Resumed Over Mary Astor Case
Los Angeles August 14 UPI reports the Mary Astor custody fight may restart after a court approved settlement. Attorney Joseph Anderson alleges the post settlement statements were prearranged and seeks a full hearing, while Astor claims she won custody for nine months of each year for four year old Marylyn. Anderson also demands access to Astor diary contents and notes rumors of involvement with George Kaufman.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mary Astor
Colony
Joseph Anderson
Miss Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Anderson
Roland Rich Woolley
Marylyn Astor Thorpe
Thorpe
Woolley
Public Welfare Service in Kansas Issued by KERC
The World Company prints a 324 page book "Public Welfare Service in Kansas" for the Kansas Emergency Relief Committee. John G. Stutz is executive director. The volume reports 1935 relief and welfare expenditures across 105 counties with sources and detailed outlays. 2000 copies produced and 105000 county reprints. 500 cloth bound and 1500 paper bound. Copies to Library of Congress and other libraries. 225 pages of intricate tables. Copy checked by comptometer and Mary Smith supervised proofs.
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of the World Company
Public Welfare Service
Kansas
Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
John G. Stutz
KERG
Library of Congress
KERC
Mary Smith
Obituary of Marty Jane Hubbel Jones of Lawrence
Marty Jane Hubbel Jones born May 18 1869 in Tonganoxie Kansas died August 10 1936 at the home of her daughter Mrs Wiley Wilson after a four week illness. She married Richard R Jones on September 3 1895 and had seven children four of whom died young. The three surviving children are Mrs Anna Fearing Mrs Myrtle Wilson and Eli Jones all of Lawrence. She lived most of the last 25 years in Lawrence. She leaves two sisters Mrs Ella Packoff Woods Cross Utah and Mrs Katherine Howard Lawrence plus two granddaughters and two step children Geo Hollingsworth Los Angeles and Henry Jones Amarillo.
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Marty Jane Hubbel Jones
Mary Jane Hubbel
Tonganoxie
Kansas
Wiley Wilson
Richard R. Jones
Linton
Anna Fearing
Myrtle
Wilson
Eli Jones
Lawrence
Leavenworth County
Ezra Hubbel
Ella Peck
Woods Cross
Utah
Katherim
Howard
Geo. Hollingsworth
Los Angeles
Calif
Henry Jones
Amarillo
Texas
Virginia deer count exceeds recommendations in Seneca area
Charleston West Virginia CP nearly a thousand deer roam the Seneca state area as the conservation commission weighs removal to huntable zones. W C Anderson, state game surveyor, listed 979 deer, plus 45 wild turkeys, 1086 geese, 226 rabbits, 493 gray squirrels, 23 foxes, 157 red squirrels and four beaver in the survey.
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Charleston
W. Va
Conservation Commission
W.C. Anderson
Deaths and Funerals for Samuel J. Tuttle in Rushville
Death notice for Samuel J. Tuttle aged 71 of Rushville New York received by sister Mrs T K Murphy of Lecompton The deceased longtime Lone Star resident moved to New York about 30 years ago Funeral services set for Saturday 2 pm in Rushville Survived by wife Alice Tuttle and brothers George A Tuttle Jesse Tuttle Roy Tuttle Other notes include hospital tonsillectomy cases Anna Welch Beverly Westerhouse Eudora Paul Erdmann Traffic fine Anna Welch paid 1 dollar in police court Nominees for 1936 race Alf M Landon and Earl Browder referenced in political note
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Samuel J. Tuttle
Rushville
N. Y
T. K. Murphy
Lecompton
Tuttle
Lone Star
New York
Alice Tuttle
George A. Tuttle
Baldwin
Jesse Tuttle
San Francisco
Roy Tuttle
Iantha
Mo. Memorial Hospital
Seattle Post-Intelligencer guarded as guild strike broadens
On August 14 Seattle 20 employees were escorted from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer by police after a Seattle chapter of the American Newspaper Guild called a strike. About 200 pickets surrounded the building, the paper failed to publish, and executives warned against violence while unions pressed for guild recognition.
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Seattle
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
American Newspaper Guild
Seattle Central Labor Council
Hearst
Sal Richard Seller
Seattle Guild
Guild
Post-Intelligencer
Seller
Jeffries store to enlarge ready to wear department
Work begins Monday to enlarge and remodel the ready to wear department at Jeffries store by rearranging the rear storeroom, adding about 100 square feet of floor space. The plan aims to improve display and customer flow.
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Department of Jeffries
Davis to Attend Multiple Legal Meetings in Boston and Cambridge
Prof and Mrs Robert M Davis depart for Boston and Cambridge for a month. He will attend Harvard and ABA events, represent KU law at a common law conference, join the American Law Libraries meeting, and chair a committee linking law associations. Also referenced is Provincetown Playhouse origin. Call Butcher for insurance.
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Robert M. Davis
Boston
Cambridge
Mass
Davis
Bar Association
C. C. Birchard
Alonzo Birchard
K. U. School of Law
Harvard Law School
England
Ireland
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
United States
American Association of Law Libraries
Association of American Law Schools
American Bar Association
Association
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Harvard
Harvard College
E. B. Stauffer
KU. Graduate School
N. P. Sherwood
Gasoline Hazards Discussed by Kansas Officials
Topeka August meeting of more than 200 city state and trucking representatives tackled safe transportation of gasoline after recent fatalities in truck crashes. John G. Stutz proposed a port service of guides to move carriers through towns while regulators pressed for enforcement of existing rules. Fire chiefs warned of inadequate equipment for fires and urged driver hour limits routes and speeds. Truckers argued against blanket bans, noting price impacts, with further talks planned among city officials.
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Topeka
John G. Stutz
KERC
League of Kansas
Stutz
State Corporation Commission
M Wilson
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kenneth Doyle
Wamego
Kansas Firemen’s Association
Dickinson Booking Office Moves to Kansas City
The Glen W. Dickinson Theatres Inc booking office shifts to Kansas City with headquarters in the Davidson building at 17th and Main. Three executives Gus Diamond Ralph Kieffer and Virginia Bearman will relocate to operate the new office to coordinate bookings with producers worldwide.
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Glen W. Dickinson Theatres Inc
Kansas City
Davidson
Main Streets
Dickinson
Gus Diamond
Ralph Kieffer
Virginia Bearman
Rains Aid in Checking Northern Forest Fires
Chicago reported that government forecaster A W Cook said good rains would continue through tomorrow in the northern lake states forest fire area and most fires would be extinguished by Sunday. Drenching showers were forecast tonight and tomorrow in Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. DESIRES LANDON VICTORY.
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Chicago
A.W. Cook
Lake States
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Landon
Boston Transcript editor praises Kansas governor in letter
Political Editor William F Fur bush of the Boston Transcript writes to U S G Plank county clerk predicting a November victory for Governor Landon and expressing hope to address him as president elect If Kansas heats wave comparison follows Fur bush says Landon has common sense to lead America back on the real road
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London
William F. Furbush
Boston Transcript
Kansas
U. S&s
G. Plank
Furbush
Landon
Wheat weaker than corn on end of trading day
Market notes wheat prices fall 2 cents as large U S wheat supplies and strong Winnipeg arrivals dampen demand. Wheat futures closed 1½ to 3 cents lower with September at 1.1040 and December 1.10 ½. Kansas City hogs and cattle markets described with slow demand and mixed price shifts. cattle and lambs largely steady to lower. government bonds reported in New York.
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Chicago
United States
Winnipeg
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
AP Usda
Texas
Wall Street
New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Cram
Vanadium
Bethlehem
U. S. Steel
Crucibie
Drouth
American Telephone
Anaconda
American Can
General, Electric
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Johns-Manvilla
Loew's
Market Summary From Kansas City And Chicago Trading Floors
U S government bonds closed with Treasury notes at 113.45 and 104.29 for 3s, with livestock receipts estimated for Kansas City tomorrow at cattle 200 hogs 600 sheep none. Wheat, corn, oats and other grains showed varied closes in Chicago and Kansas City while New York stocks fell late as automakers weighed on the market and trading volume neared 1.1 million shares.
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U. S
Treasury
Kansas City
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Eudora
Paul Erdmann
Route 2
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Earl Browder
Kappa Sigma House
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Omar Ketchum
U. S. Senate
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R. M. Davis
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New Jersey
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Philco
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Filches Inc
Lawrence Business College
B. F. Nanninga
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