Fascist Moves and Light Beam Plan At University
A Kansas City Journal proposal to buy or lease a powerful searchlight to beam on Kansas City from UVa on Tuesday is noted. The piece critiques Mussolini’s renaming of Mont Blanc and discusses fascist branding and Italy's aims amid a rainy season delaying University stadium work.
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University of Virginia
The
Kansas City Journal
Kansas City
the Journal
Mont Blanc
Benito Mussolini
Roman Empire
Mussolini
Roald Amundsen
Nobile
Norge
North Pole
Amundsen
Linewiz Blexworth
Italy
University Stadium
August Floods Highlight Unusual Kansas Weather
The August floods reveal two unusual factors for Kansas: timing in late summer and origins in parts of the state typically dry. Early travelers noted rapid shifts from arid streams to torrents, causing property damage and risk to life. The article also notes an Indian uprising in Bolivia aided by communists, predicting broader regional distress and questions about civilizational benefits for indigenous peoples.
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Kansas
Rockies
Bolivia
Ontario liquor law sparks mixed views across Canada
W Y Morgan notes debates over government sale of liquor in Ontario as supporters hail success and opponents call it a failure. The policy boosts Dominion revenues, much from American money. In Los Angeles, editor Ewing Herbert was detained over a Kansas car mixup, provoking anger and a refused Rotary invitation. E E Kelley comments that Herbert is losing political traction.
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W. Y. Morgan
Canada
Ontario
Dominion
Los Angeles
Ewing Herbert
Kansas
Herbert
Rotary Club
E. E. Kelley
Topeka
Hiawatha
Old Home Town News and Local Alerts
Injured Bishop Vai sprained his ankle at Ellsworth last week and returned home. William A. Harris of Long Harris leaves for England for about three months. North Lawrence lacks a barber and stagnant water remains. W D Wetherell bedbound with chills fever and pneumonia. New York Times battles Tammany ring, praised for exposing corruption. E A Coleman expands Kanwaka township residence near Judge Wakefield’s place as a hotel with extensive fruit farm. Invalids may retreat here for fresh fruit milk and clean air.
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Vai
Ellsworth
William A. Harris
Long & Harris
England
North Lawrence
W. D. Wetherell
New York Times
Tammany Ring
New York
the Times
E. A. Coleman
Kanwaka Township
Judge Wakefield
Lawrence
Comiskey Reaches 70th Birthday Milestone in Baseball
Charles A. Comiskey, owner and president of the Chicago American League club, marks his 70th year. A lifelong baseball figure, he rose from player to manager and owner since 1882, guiding pennants with the White Sox and spreading the diamond gospel abroad with a 1913 14 world tour alongside John McGraw.
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Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago
Comiskey
Dubuque
St. Louis
Stolen Buick Recovered After Damage In Topeka
A Buick with license 428 Q07 stolen from Dr. Nogeboon of Topeka was recovered Saturday by Officers Dowers and Turner on the fort-to-fort route. The vehicle had minor damage.
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Dr. Nogeboon
Topeka
Dowers
Turner
Fort-To-Fort
Eudora Social Roundup Shows Visits and Notices
Local families host guests from Lawrence Wichita and Morris Oklahoma while travel, anniversaries, and church group events fill a busy week. Highlights include news of marriages and births, a school board bid for athletic field construction in district No. 2, and social gatherings at the Methodist Ladies Aid with planned sales and a fair.
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Fred Howard
Alice Marie
Sibleyville
C. L. Holmes
Leb. Holmes
C. E.cory
Iowa
Minnesota
George Trefz
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City
Eudora
George Lothhart
Elvin Durr
Excelsior Springs
Louise Long
Lawrence
Max Rosenau
Herbert Landon
Fay Lepper
Kansas City
A. . Gain
C. L. Bartholomew
Memorial ‘Hospital
Bartholomew
Winona Neis
Peter Neis
C. F. Richards
Charles Brown
L.C. Cox
Vivian and
Theresa
Tonganoxie
Leota Walker
W. I. T. Y. Club
Church Street
Euretta
Kraus
Swanee River
Clarice Miller
Egretta Kraus
Bernice Davis
Mary Mertz
New York City
Anna Strobel
Stanley Davis
Louise
Ponca City
Okla
Bonnie Grieder
Wichita
Tena Schlegel
L. A. McAfee
Emma
Myrl
Myrtie
J. D. McAfee
Morris
John Sommers
McAfee
Sommers
Oklahoma
Henry Hoeelscher
W. J. Brandenstein
Hutchinson
Prairie Center
T. O. White
T.W. Howard
Topeka
Julius Lotz
Eulalia Myers
Caroline Myers
Caroline Myers, of ‘Excelsior Springs
Jennie Mae Schneller
Catsaqua
Mary Myers
George Gerstenberger
Schneller
Colorado
Johanning
Worden
Ulrich Schlegel
Schtegel
Eudora Rural High School
Blechel
Kaw Valley State Bank
Christina A. Combest
Roy Combest
Dorman K
New York Street
Lady
Clarence Daugherty
Eugene
Baldwin
Roscoe Robinson
Tescott
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Methodist Church
Minnie McCarr
Ed Forsythe
J. D. Harris
Oliver Deay
Fred Laughlin
Maurice Starr
Arthur McNay
Misa Merriam
Sen
Arthur, Jr
BE. E
Aide Callan in Parstoners Syndicate Mystery
A 1927 Parstoners Syndicate tale centers on Aide Callan amid puzzling events. The narrative builds intrigue around secretions and dealings in a city context, hinting at hidden agendas and evolving relationships.
Local social notes and obituaries from Eudora and area
Galena editor Mr McNay notes social visits with Mrs Bertschinger of Hope and granddaughter Dorothy Rhamold of Council Grove. Several families visit in Eudora and Kansas City. Funeral held for Mrs Elizabeth Lotz of Eudora born in Zweibrucken Germany in 1839. Lotz family and friends attend from Lawrence Topeka Kansas City and Hutchinson. William Sommers returns from California after 7,000 miles of travel.
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Lawrence
George Lothholz
Kansas City
Swope Park
Max Rosenau
Henry Hoelscher
W. J. Brandenstein
Hutchinson
Louise Long
Arthur Ott
William Ott
Edwin Ott
Charles
Fred Ott
Elizabeth Pilla Lotz
Adolph Lotz
Eudora
St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Aberle
Alma
Lotz
Zweibruckken
Germany
Fred Lotz
Otto Lotz
Topeka
I. Ernest
Jones
Euretta Kraus
Ellsworth
Clarence Potter
Potter
Charles Sheldon
J. D. Adams
Kansas
William Sommers
Frank Sommers
California
Edith Rice
Oliver Lynn
Ed Lynn
Marsh
Fuller
C. L. Conger
Edgar Steel Seal Co Enjoys Best Year in 1927 Growth
Edgar Steel Seal & Mfg Co reports over fifteen percent higher gross receipts for the first seven months of 1927 versus 1926. Seals are gaining popularity due to superior features. Helen Swan, age 8, drowns bathing at Riverside Park in Independence Kansas. Body recovered quickly but resuscitation efforts fail. Sunday liquor sales ban continues in Wales after years of closure.
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Edgar Steel Seal Company
Edgar Steel Seal & Mfg
eCep
Independence
Kans
Helen Swan
Riverside Park
Rosemary Bravely Rides Through Alpine Flood to Aid Raid
In a tense desert mountain escape, Rosemary refuses to return as Heinz and the party race a flooded trail. The group, aided by Theo the mountaineer, climbs a cliff path toward a distant raid, while Rosemary clings to her mare and hopes to meet her husband before disaster.
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Bin
Heinz
Rosemary
Peter
Bowlders
Henna
Heloz
Henry
Innldent
Weetwyn
Thad
Theo
Riffs Rally As German Hero Returns From Dam Crisis
Heinz and the Riffs push through a dangerous ascent to avert a dam threat. The guide and Westwyn recount the escape while Zarifa’s wife joins the plot to strike back at Martengo. The party plans to press on and meet Menebiche as night falls.
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Heinz
Westwyn
Eng Ushman
Martengo
Henry
Beinz
Westwin
Western
Sidi
Zarifa
Eng Ashman
Teletol
Olympus
Sinking Prey In Moonlit Chase On Spanish Hills
A Spanish fighter Morcengo hides on a hillside as Riffa snipers circle. Bullets whistle past his head while the attackers taunt him, forcing him into cover as they drive him toward a bare sea slope. A distant roar hints at an approaching threat. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Martengo
Markesmen
Mortengo
Local physician honored by national otolaryngology board
Dr. W. C. Nelson has earned the American Board of Otolaryngology diploma after completing approved graduate courses and passing the examination. For three years he has run nose and throat clinics at City Hall, and his colleagues celebrate the recognition by the banking national group of specialists in the field.
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American Board of Otolaryngology
United States
W. C. Nelson
Cars Towed for Parking After 2 A M Delays
Police towed two cars parked on city streets after 2 a m in the early hours yesterday. A third vehicle could not be moved as its doors were locked the brakes were on and it was stuck in gear.
Mountain Peaks and Historic Events On This Page
A collage of trivia asking for world highest peaks and sacred mountains, plus notes on a Bennington 150th anniversary pageant, fraternal congress meetings in Boston, and a regional Anti-Saloon League conference at Winona Lake. It also includes a humorous quip about singing in the bath and a fact about average skin surface.
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North America
Popocatepetl
Mexico
Pompeii
Kutan
Inn
South
Northwest
Bennington
iVt
America
Boston
National Fraternal Congress
Anti-Saloon League For America
Winona Lake
Ind
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Elks
Otto Fischer
Williard Brown
Clarence Hall
Lena Hunsicker
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Kate Caldwell
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Ohio Streets
Poor Paay CP
Aude Callan
Parstoners Syndicate
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Wales
Rosita Forbes
Rosils Perhes
NG Beets
Menebiche
Dr. W.©. Nelson
Board of Otolaryngology
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Helen of Troy
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