Empire Treaties Bar U S Goods From British Empire Pacts
Ottawa reports the empire aims to boost economic welfare and unity through twelve trade treaties. UK signed seven agreements with Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa India Newfoundland and Rhodesia. Canada and South Africa also linked with Southern Rhodesia and Ireland joined to gain preferences for their products.
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Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Newfoundland
Routherst
Rhodesia
Trish Free
United States
Russia
Southern
Rho- 2
South Afric
Irish Free State
Tindia
Big Hymnal Order for Kingsport Press in Tennessee
Ww Palmer president of Kingsport Press receives the largest hymnals order ever placed with one firm. The Christian Science Publishing Society of Boston orders 400000 clothbound hymnals and 10000 deluxe leather bound copies. Palmer, KU alumnus class of 1894, was noted for starting the student loan fund.
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Ww. Palmer
Kingsport Press, Inc
Tennessee
Christian Science Publishing Society of
Boston
Palmer
University of Kansas
Japan moves to fold Jehol into Manchukuo
A dispatch from Tokyo says Jehol Province will become part of the new Manchukuo state soon. Earlier reports from Chinchow and Peipiao describe a Japanese detachment routing hundreds of Chinese troops after a sharp engagement near Jehol.
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Manchuria
Jehol
Tokyo
Jehol Province
Manchukuo
Chinchow
Mauritia
Peipiao
Bank Robbery and Kidnap Reported in Ardmore
Two men robbed Wirt State Bank near Ardmore Oklahoma before noon on August 22 and abducted bank president George Smith. Smith was later released unharmed two miles north of Wirt. Cashier Mrs. Smith and customers June Woods Roy Withers were forced into the vault but freed themselves. Suspects fled in a small coupe.
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Ardmore
Oklay
Wirt
Stevens Takes Vacation From County Attorney's Office
County attorney B Stevens is on vacation this week and will not return until Monday. His law partner John Brand will act as county attorney in his absence while Mr and Mrs Stevens take a motor trip.
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Mrs. Stevens
Mr. Stevens
L&w
John Brand
Homnes
Room Renters Urged to List Rooms Immediately
The official University bureau for room rentals urges immediate listing of all rooms and apartments for rent. Students must have final rooming leases and regulations, obtainable now at the rooms bureau recently moved to the alumni office, ahead of September 1.
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University Bureau
Renit
Week End Murder Wave Reported in New Jersey
A New Jersey weekend spree left five men dead from ice picks and bullets. Evelyn Higgins, 25, daughter of Maj. William Higgins, was wounded in Jersey City amid mystery. no weapon found and condition serious. Police linked victims to Brooklyn racketeers and a New York case, while others died in Union City and Ringoes. Unidentified head wound victim found at Monmouth Beach may have died at sea.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Evelyn Higgins
Maj
William Higgins
Harry Moore
Jersey City
Miss Higgins
Andrew Fabrizino
Vincent Boccio
Brooklyn
John Bazzane
Pittsburgh
New York
William Maloney
Union City
North Bergen
John Staudis
Trenton
Ringoes
Nicholas Molnar
Monmouth Beach
Mystery in Deaths Shocks St Louis Parish in Connecticut
In New Haven investigators report Rev. Joseph P. Cournoyer died from carbon monoxide poisoning after his body was found in a closed garage hours after Miss Lavinia Moran, a parish teacher, was found dead in a rectory bedroom. Officials hesitate to link the two deaths or declare natural causes. The theory favored is that the priest may have killed himself, with investigations ongoing.
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New Haven
Conn
St. Louis
Miss Moran
Robbed and bound man found near Tulsa
Oklahoma City August 22 AP reported S L Smith was stripped, robbed of his motor car and $8, tied to a tree by two men last night in the country near Tulsa. He freed himself and reached a farmhouse. Officers described one suspect as resembling Joe Pounds, a Western Oklahoma killer among 28 convicts who fled Granite Reformatory a week earlier.
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Oklahoma City
S. L. Smith
Tulsa
Joe Pounds
Oklahoma
Granaite Reformatory
Special Card Table Inlaid Woodwork Attracts Attention
Walter Monroe of 400 Wisconsin street crafted a hand-made card table for the Journal World display window. The top consists of 1,671 inlaid pieces from 52 woods forming a star design, finished after about 112 hours of work.
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Journal-World
Walter Monroe
Wisconsin Street
Monroe
Missing 14 year-old Lem Voiles Being Sought by Police
Police asked Sunday to watch for Lem Voiles a 14-year-old boy who ran away from his parents at a tourist camp in the 700 block on Michigan street about 4 o clock Sunday afternoon. His mother said he left after she forbade him to swim. Authorities wired Decatur NL to detain him if he returns.
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Lem Voiles
Michigan Street
Decatur
Shooting Suspect Held in Tonganoxie Shooting Case
Leavenworth county officers report Frank Delmar arrested in Sapulpa Oklahoma in connection with the July 27 shooting of Arthur Turner at a firing station in Tonganoxie. Turner, brother of Deputy Sheriff Leonard Turner, was seriously wounded resisting a robbery. Wesley Smith and McKinley Moss remain held in Kansas City as suspects to be extradited.
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Leavenworth County
Frank Delmar
Sapulpa
Okla
Arthur Turner
Tonganoxie
Turner
Leonard Turner
Wesley Smith
McKinley Moss
Kansas City
Veterinarian Leasure Heads to Atlanta VA Convention
Dr. T. J. Leasure leaves Lawrence with Mrs. Leasure for the American Veterinary Medical Association annual convention in Atlanta. Dr. Lloyd Edwin Boley will oversee his 837 New Hampshire Street office. The convention runs Aug 22 to 26 with veterinarians from the U S Canada Mexico and Cuba attending. Leasure plans to attend the August 26 clinic and the couple will return August 28.
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Leasure
Atlanta
American Veterinary Medical Association
New Hampshire’ Street
Lloyd Edwin Boley
Topeka
Kansas State College
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Leasures
Lawrence
Car Thief Caught After Ottawa Theft
Eddie W. Hickman, 19, of Monroe Louisiana, was arrested in the 900 block on Massachusetts Street within twenty minutes of the theft report. He admitted seeking a highway out of Lawrence and said the pistol misfired when Santa Fe special agent Jack Robertson was fired at in Ottawa the day before.
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Ottawa
Eddie W. Hickman
Monroe
Massachusetts T Street
W. J. Cummings
Henry Smith
Lawrence
Cummings
Smith
Massachusetts
Hickman
Jack Robertson
The
Santa Fe
Robertson
New Move for Smith Circulated in Several States
The Times reports cards urging voters to write in Alfred E. Smith on the November ballot have circulated in three or four middle western states. The cards traced to the Smith club of Nebraska, formed before the Democratic national convention. Nebraska reports indicate no active Smith club recently, though a prior group pledged to vote for Hoover if Smith wasn’t nominated. In Minnesota, John B. Groves announced a plan to place electors for Smith on the ballot.
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New York
the Times
Alfred E. Smith
Smith Club
Nebraska
Smith
Hoover Club
Hoover
Minnesota
John B. Groves
Minneapolis
Patee theater opens three day wildlife film by Frank Buck
A three day run at the Patee theater featured Bring Em Back Alive a Frank Buck wildlife film. Patrons enjoyed animal spectacle with a tiger leopard and python sequence and noted close ups of a baby elephant monitor lizard and orang utan. A news reel and two comedies rounded out the program.
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Patee Theater
Frank Buck
Percy
Ann Ae
Farm Bureau Unit Leaders to Hear Miss Conie Foote
Farm Bureau Women Units will meet in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church on August 29 with Miss Christie Hepler noting Miss Conie Foote nutrition specialist from Kansas State College at Manhattan will lead the session. Buffet luncheons planned and a brief note about a bridge between nutrition and leadership.
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Nutrition School For
Farm Bureau
First Presbyterian Church
Christie Hepler
Conie Foote
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Taxes Issue Dominates Kansas Governorship Campaign
Topeka Aug 22 AP Taxes will be a major issue in Kansas fall governor race with Gov Woodring urging tax reform including a two percent city cap and one and a half percent rural cap while income tax would replace property tax. Brinkley opposes the amendments claiming no real relief and warns against loopholes. Landon backs income tax in principle but may veto if relief to real estate fails. Party plans and campaign finances add to the contest as August 30 platforms are drafted.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Harry H. Woodring
Alfred M
Alf” London
J. R. Brinkley
Woodring
Donald Muir
Harper County
Walter Eggers
Bird City
Brinkley
Milford
Landon
H. M. Perkins
Kansas City
Arrest of Archie Level on liquor possession charges
Police raided Archie Level at 820 New Jersey Street and arrested him on a state warrant for possession and transportation of liquor. He faced persistent liquor-law violations and had prior liquor convictions. A liquor quantity was found at his residence. Police also searched neighbor George Taylor’s home but found no liquor.
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Archie Level
New Jersey Street
Level
John Brand
Lhquor
Lawrence
George Taylor
Level’s
Andrews Loses to Champ Lester in Central Park Horseshoe Con tests
McCullom Zoff Kincaid state champions defeated Clifford Andrews of Lawrence four games to two in Central Park on Sunday afternoon. McCullom tallied 257 ringers from 418 shoes for 60 percent while Anderson recorded 248 ringers for 59 percent. In the third game Anderson posted nine straight doubles with a 72 percent average. Roland Kraft of Lawrence beat William Hite of Mildred three games to nothing. Ads note glass installations and windshield prices on 6th Street.
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Lester. McCullom
Zoff Kincaid
Clifford Andrews
Lawrence
Central Park
McCullom
Anderson
Roland Kraft
William Hite
Mildred
Wilton Lackaye Dead at 69 After Stage Career
Wilton Lackaye, famed actor known for his Svengali in Trilby, died in New York at home in his 70th year after a long illness. Born in London County, he rose from debut in 1883 to Broadway prominence, helped found the Catholic Actors Guild and aided actors equity. Survived by his son Wilton Lackaye Jr and his widow Kathryn Alberta Riley, his career spanned four decades with iconic villain roles and stage reform efforts.
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New York
Wilton Lackaye
Maine
California
Lackaye
Trilby
du Maurier
Paris
London County
Virginia
Alice Evans
Kathryn Alberta Riley
Wilton Lackaye, Jr
Lucentio
Francesca da Rimini
Fanny Davenport
Catholic Actors Guild
Actors Equity Association
Robert le Diable
the Spider
Cant. Gilchrist
Bootle
General Haverhill
Robber Captured After Bank Heist Near Castle Oklahoma
A bank robber who held up First State Bank cashier Tol Bert Elliott in Castle Oklahoma today escaped on foot with 776 dollars but was captured about an hour later near Castle. He gave the name Kerhit Snow claiming to be 22, denying a Confederate, while a companion youth with an old car evaded capture. Snow was nabbed in a wooded area as pursuit closed in.
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Castle
Okla
Tolbert Elliott
First State
Kerhit Snow
Altho Snow
Snow
Ted Moran
Oklahoma City
Morris Packing Co
Moran
A New Kansas Oil Pool Tapped In Kingman County
A deep test wildcat by Skelly Oil in section 20 27 10 W Kingman County began spraying oil, marking the discovery of a new oil pool in Kansas. In East Africa, Nairobi plans an income tax starting January 1 1933 though the rate is not yet set. Pittsburg Kansas twins Mary J Record and Nancy J Taylor both 91 recently attended their first motion picture show.
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Wichita
Kansas
Skelly Oil Company
Kingman County
Nairobi
East Africa
Mary J. Record
Nancy J. Taylor
Pittsburg
Socials Brief: Sigma Kappa Luncheon in Kansas City
Miss Elma Carey attended a luncheon Saturday at the Kansas City Athletic Club hosted by Sigma Kappa for their rushees, joined by Miss Lucille Coe of Topeka. About twenty-five members and rushees were present. Mrs. Mary Thomas entertained with Mrs. Louisa Thomas of Lawrence and Mrs. R. C. Farrel and daughter Mary Helene of Kansas City at Broadview Inn Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Taylor announce the birth of a daughter at Memorial Hospital this morning.
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Elma Carey
Kansas City Athletic Club
Sigma Kappa
Lucille Coe
To‘peka
Mary Thomas
Louisa Thomas
Lawrence
R. C. Farrel
Mary Helene
Kansas City
Broadview Inn
Stover Family Vacation Tour Highlights East Visit
Mr and Mrs J S Stover and daughter Helen and Eugene returned Saturday from a two week 4000 mile tour in the east. They visited Chicago Niagara Falls New York Atlantic City and Washington DC on the return trip stopping in State College Pa Mr Stover's old town. Mrs I E Bailey and daughter Margaret and son Robert returned Friday from a ten day vacation in Wel n Park in the Ozarks and Joplin Mo. Theodore White a 1929 University graduate spent weekend in Lawrence en route home to Garett after a summer in South Dakota gathering fossils for the University of Michigan. He will work at a museum at Harvard University next year.
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J. S. Stover
Helen
Eugene
Humphrey
East
Chicago
Niagaara Falls
New York
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
State College
Stover
I. E. Bailey
Margaret
Harvard University
Famed liner America towed to graveyard ship off Solomons
The famed liner America, once commanded by Captain George Fried who rescued 32 men from the Florida, was backed from a Hoboken pier by navy tugs to be towed to the graveyard of ships off Solomon's Island Cheslab Bay. The vessel, once a flagship for United States Lines, was recently returned to the U S shipping board along with the George Washington which carried President Wilson to France for the Versailles talks. An American engineer surveying a highway route in Hedjaz is noted as the second Occidental to cross the Arabian peninsula from Red Sea to Persian Gulf.
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Hoboken
N. J
America
George Fried
Florida
United States
Solomon's Island
Chesaneake Bay
United States Lines
Hamburg-American Line
U. S. Shipping Board
George Washington
Wilson
France
Kingdom of
Hedjaz
Arabian Peninsula
Coast Tall Coast
Lawrens street gutter work and town time chatter
In Lawrence workers have finished installing gutters along the 1100 and 1200 blocks on Kentucky street and began in the 1000 block today. A horse’s whinny near Massachusetts street and varied town time ideas spark talk. A letter praised Lawrence police for swift arrest of Eddie W. Hickman within twenty minutes of notification. ducks sighted along the river near Lake View and a lake south of horn. Musings from a pavement pounder and note on Paavo Nurmi’s professionalism. Aircraft in America noted as mostly new within three and a half years. A quip questions why animal trainers avoid pythons for laundry wringing.
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Kentucky Street
Paavo Nurmi
Americas
Deaths and Funerals for Howard Gurtler and Helen Wiley
Funeral services for Howard Gurtler, financial secretary of the department of athletics, will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at First Methodist Church Rochester. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Also services for Miss Helen Marie Wiley, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wiley, held at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Many floral offerings.
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Howard Gurtler
Department of Athletics
Rochester
Ing
First Methodist Church
Robert
Flaunt
E. F. Price
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lawrence
Rob Davis
Karl Krieder
George Bradshaw
Guy Keeler
Tr. F.allen
Karl Klooz
Oseny
Browniee
Helen’ M. Wiley
Helen
Marie Wiley
Sam Wiley
New Itampshire Street
Trinity Lutheran
Marjory Dalton
Frances
Washington
Mary
Johns
Ruth
Bertha Buck
Virginia
Corn Here Is Good Crop Yet Faces Regional Declines
Kansas crop reports show overall corn prospects slightly weaker than last week with northeastern counties leading in promise. Washington county stands out as very strong while east central and southeast areas need rain. In other regions early corn has burned and much of the crop is harvested or stored as fodder.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
Departments of Agriculture
Washington County
Pictures of All Mayors Mark New City Hall Wall
Lawrence city records show portraits of every former mayor hung on the east wall of the new city hall council chamber after authorities moved from the old building. The display was preserved despite prior calls for removal to a safer site, with the frames featuring each mayor since the city's founding.
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Lawrence
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