YACHT ISLANDER WRECK KILLS COMMODORE AND CREW
A 22 ton yacht named Islander wrecked off Lanivet Bay Cornwall. Commodore Henry Doug las King and up to six others aboard are believed lost. A woman and two children were found ashore as coast guards searched the cliffside wreckage into night. Mrs King was among those said to be aboard though her account differed.
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Fowey
Cornwall
Eng
Henry Douglag’ King
Ardérie
King George
Heath
Pight
Lanivet Bay
King
Engjigh
Altho
Fall Like Weather to Continue in Kansas Forecast
Topeka August 21 AP fall like weather was set to persist in Kansas today and Friday under the U S weather bureau forecast. Temperatures were billed at 80s to mid 80s in northern and eastern Kansas and 85 to 90 in the southwest. Low temps ranged 60s to mid 60s with clear skies statewide except northeast.
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Topeka
Kansas
United States Weather Bureau
S. D. Flora
Canada
Weather Bureau
Hanover
Cawker City
Minneapolis
Elkhart
Flora
Iowa
Missouri
South Dakota
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Erro
Commutation Orders Life Sentence for Hammer Murder Suspect
Oklahoma City Aug 21 AP Claudie Blackie Hager will not face the electric chair after Governor Holloway commuted his death sentence for the slaying of Walter Harp near Ulysses Kansas to life imprisonment. Hager avoided execution minutes before his scheduled date following a report of no special investigation. Elmer Moore, serving a life term for alleged part in the crime, claimed responsibility in a letter to the governor. Harp’s sister in law Mrs Ethel Harp of near Ulysses was injured in Ottawa county two years ago while riding with Hager and Moore after a fishing trip.
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Oklahoma City
Claudie
Elmer Moore
Harp
Ethel Harp
Near
Ulysses
Ottawa County
Hager
Moore
Haucke Addresses Old Soldiers at Be Pres Reunion
Frank Haucke Republican nominee for governor spoke to Old Sol heirs gathering in Winfield Kansas on August 21. Also present were Woodring Republican nominee for publican congress and Harold McGugin. Lawrence College advertises varied courses.
McPherson may not return to pulpit next Sunday
Los Angeles dispatch reports growing split between evangelist Aimee McPherson and Angelus Temple leaders. McPherson says her mother should leave and she may retreat to the mountains from the sanitarium, while she denies plans to resume services while Mae Waldron remains secretary.
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Los Angeles
Aimee McPherson
Angelus ‘Temple
Es Angeles
Malibu
Ben Beach
Cota
Kennedy
Olympia
Wash
Temple
Mcevartons
Mae Waldron
Faward
Jillian
Kansas Legion Auxiliary Concludes Convention In Chanute
The Kansas auxiliary of the American Legion closes its annual convention in Chanute naming Manhattan as next meeting site and electing officers and delegates to the national convention. The 1931 meeting will be in June with Mrs. Joe Nickell of Topeka as president and a slate of officers to be elected later. Delegates to Boston include Mrs. Nellie Cook, Mrs. Nickell, and a list of officers and delegates from several Kansas towns.
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Kan
Kansas Auxiliary of the American Legion
Manhattan
Joe Nickell
Topeka
Myron Miller
Anthony
E.A. Palmer
Kingman
Elizabeth Basanka
Atchison
Boston
Nellie M. Cook Independence
Nickell
Lulu Faulkner
Maude Clossen
Coffeyville
H. W. Brewer
Emma Lange
Marysville
DraGrace Tinney
Norton
Emma van' Cleave
Independence
Hazel Swails
Wakeene
Little Prospect to Continue Lower Tax
Treasury officials see little prospect of extending the one percent emergency income tax cut into next year. Congress would need to act at the short session starting in December to keep the reduction. Secretary Mellon said it was too early to discuss future tax policy and expected no immediate action.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Mellon
Virtue in Fickleness at Banast City Collision
In Banast City on August 21 AP a man and a woman caused damage when their car struck R N Ford s curbside vehicle. The woman identified the man as the aggressor, but the man confronted the party with a weapon. The woman intervened saying that he was not the man. A separate note mentions a colored celebration.
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Banast City
R. N. Ford
Ford
Stry
Community event draws thousands to Hutchins fete
More than 2 000 people expected to attend Hutchins fete sponsored by U B F and eight M T lodges of Te tekineon. The program includes picnics amusements and a colored crowd expected to participate in a broad community celebration.
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Hutchins
M. T
Te Tekineon
University to Inspect Men’s Rooming Houses for Conditions
Dr. R I Canuteson will head a university inspection of all men’s rooming houses including fraternities and organized houses in coming weeks. The effort, under the Health and Housing committee, will use the YMCA Sem Class list to judge ventilation and sanitary standards, with room prospects favoring approved premises though inspection is voluntary for tenants and room owners. Henry Werner will assist as adviser and senate committee member.
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R. I. Canuteson
Acerrta Esght
Canuteson
Henry Werner
Senate
Union Leaders Shot at Building Site in Chicago
Bernard Ruberry a Chicago Journeyman Plumbers Union leader died from bullet wounds suffered after threatening to strike over a superintendent's discharge at Lane Technical High School. Charles Mulcahy a union officer was fatally shot. both men had gone to Courchene’s office to demand dismissal of the superintendent. Police sought Courchene and Charles Stein as possible suspects with the shooting occurring at the northwest side construction site.
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Chicago
Bernard Ruberry
Journeyman Plumbers’ Union
Charles Mulcahy
Mulcahy
Plumbers Union
Ruberry
New Lane Technical High School
Charles Courchene
Seoking Courchene
Charles A. Stein
Cy] Stein
Courchene
Courthhene
Stein
Building Construction Employers Association
Mulcahy and
Prohibition Enforcement See Monthly Docket Increases
The Department of Justice reports July saw a rise in cases awaiting disposition on federal dockets by 824. Arrests for the month totaled 6,524 with 3,828 bound over to grand juries and 1,918 placed on the docket. Convictions reached 1,392 and 202 were nolle pressed. Average jail sentence 152.6 days and average fine $199.59. Seizures included 1,389,277.5 gallons of beer and 111,672.25 gallons of spirits along with 724 automobiles, 1,963 stills, and 12,353 beer fermenting plants. Total fines amounted to $218,752.48 and total jail days 127,804.
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Washington
Prohibition
Department of Justice
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Grand
United States
Nolle
Real Estate Transfers Amid Sign-Observation Incident
Real estate transfers noted in city records as officers report a sign observation incident near Third Street and Main. The case involves T. E. Crumbley and associates, with authorities from New York referenced in early morning reports.
Lawrence society notes and family announcements
A daughter Mar Guerite Thacher Swartz was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Charles Swartz of South Norwalk Connecticut. Lawrence groups report club meetings and social events including an ice cream social at Number Six school and Know Your Bible class at Mrs C A Van Deusen's home. Mrs F C Weed returns from Japan to visit family before proceeding to Sapulpa Oklahoma.
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Lawrence
Charlese Swartz
South Norwalk
Conn
Marguerite Thacher Swartz
Swartz
Pauerite Emery
Peter Emery
Rome
C. A. van Deusen
Tennessee Street
F.C. Weed
Helen Weed
Sendai
Japan
James Weed
Weed
New York
China
Italy
Switzerland
England
Personal news and travels of local residents
Miss Lillian Constant leaves tomorrow for Springfield Indiana to visit sister Mrs Ella Richardson. Nell McFarland spends week with niece Mrs Albert E Fincham of Pratt. Mrs Perry B Johns and two children arrive from San Leandro California to visit relatives in Lawrence before moving to Peoria Illinois for Caterpillar Tractor Co. job.
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Lillian Constant
Springfield
Ella Richardson
Nell McFarland
Albert E. Fincham
Pratt
Perry B. Johns
San Leandro
Cal
Lawrence
Peoria
Ill
Johns
Caterpillar Tractor Company
C. H. Constant
Lansing
W. C. Hutson
Virginia Hutson
Billy Hutson
Ruth Hoover
Denver
C. E. Esterly
St. Joseph
Tor
Robert R. Clark
A. B. Weaver
C. E. Decker
W .E. Canavan
Martha Borg
Weaver
Kansas City
Baltimore
John Beamer
Bell Memorial Hospital
Still Alarm Sent to Fire Dept After Collision
Gasoline tank on a car owned by John North was punctured when his car mounted the curb on East Ninth Street in front of the Eagles building. A still alarm to the fire department resulted as gasoline spilled and responders sprayed chemicals to avert danger. Nearby witnesses called in fearing spill entry. The incident occurred as a car driven by Probate Judge L H Menger was at the scene.
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John North
North
East Ninth
Eagles
L. H. Menger
Musician Dies After Theater Bomb Explosion in Leavenworth
Joseph G. Fisch 42, orchestra leader, died after an explosion at the Orpheum theater in Leavenworth Kansas. He was the sole fatality among about 700 patrons. Albert J. Evans sustained minor injuries. Robert Marshall helped calm patrons as they fled. Fisch had been in the basement to shut off an air compressor when the blast occurred. He was a native of New York and had lived in Milwaukee before moving to Leavenworth. Burial will be in Beardstown Illinois at the widow's home.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Joseph G. Fisch
Orpheum
St. Johns Hospital
Fisch
Albert J. Evans
Robert Marshall
New York
Eisch
Milwaukee
Beardstown
Til
Alta Eisch
William
Frank Eisch
Raid on vault ends with minimal loot and hostages
Four armed robbers using machine guns hold Wausa residents at bay to rif le a garage vault opened by explosives. Three townsmen attempting to intervene are captured and later released. night watchman Lloyd Sauvery is struck. Robbers escape in two cars with only sixty dollars taken. a second car provides cover during the getaway. Local markets note corn and wheat prices. A O U W in Newton seeks drouth relief. a California motorist is convicted for not aiding a dog struck on the road.
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Norfolk
Neb
Wausa
Waterbury
Sioux City
Iowa
Lloyd Sauvery
Governor Reed Deploys Guards at Camp Whitside
Junction City August 21 AP Governor Clyde M. Reed planned to depart for Topeka after two days with Kansas National Guard at Camp Whitside. He attended boxing and wrestling finals and observed a field maneuver with Brig. Gen. Milton R. McLean. Also visited Fort Riley. crowds surged for the boxing bouts.
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Junction City
Kan
Clyde M. Reed
Topeka
Kansas National Guard
Camp Whitside
Milton R. McLean
Fort Riley
Business Training Promise for Youth at Lawrence College
An advertisement urges parents of modest means to enroll their son or daughter in Lawrence Business College for a practical training path. It claims the program leads to independence and self-support through business skills. The message emphasizes financial stability as a key benefit of the education.
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Lawrence Business College
Mothers Learn Value of Magnesia for Babies
Mothers learn why Phillips Milk of Magnesia helps infants and children with sour stomachs, colic, vomiting, and constipation. The ad touts mild relief and notes the product as a long time trusted remedy, with free information from The Phillips Co. at 170 Varick Street New York.
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Phillips
Magnesia
Phillips Co
Varick St
New York
Dr Parker's Treatment Promises Quick Health Boost
A vintage ad touts Dr Parker's Treatment a natural powder in a can, dissolved in water to relieve indigestion and stomach issues. It claims rapid relief and a seven day test with a month supply for 1.25, endorsed by a Columbus druggist and customer Albert Cole.
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Lsted
DR. Parker
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