Andree Camp on Spitzbergen Reaches Near Pole
Oslo reports Salomon Auguste Andrée the Swedish balloonist believed to have neared 83 degrees north 32 east before perishing. Dr. S Horn of the 1897 expedition says remains of Nils Strindberg and Knut Frænkel found with Andrée indicate they survived after crash, with belongings and diary at the camp, and a cairn later marking the site.
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Oslo
Salomon Auguste Andree
North Pole
S. Horn
Andree
Nils Strindberg
Knut Frankel
White
Endisaten
Horn
Late 48-Hour Slip Cost Andree Pole Mission
White haired veteran Captain Evelyn Baldwin, 62, says a 48 hour delay kept him from joining August Andree on the ill fated Arctic voyage. He recalls near misses, notes a drag rope loss could have doomed the balloon attempt, and claims proximity to the crash site two years after the start. Baldwin’s memories arise as Andree’s body is recovered after 33 years.
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Washington
North Pole
August Andree
Arctic
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
Spitzbergen
Andree
Baldwin
Navy Department
Dane’s
Spitzberger
Wellman
Kansas Weather Forecast With Clear Mornings In Parts
Kansas forecast calls for mostly fair weather tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Morning maps show clear conditions except near Wichita and Arkansas City while dirt roads range from muddy to good and Douglas County roads are fair. Temperatures yesterday peaked at 73 and today reach 80 with morning around 65 and an overnight low near 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wichita
Arkansas City
Douglas County
Unemployment Figures Reveal 2.5 Million Job Seekers in April
The census bureau reports 2,508,151 able bodied Americans unemployed and seeking work on April 1, about 2 percent of the population. Kansas shows 22,236 unemployed in a population near 1.88 million, with broader state variations. The report notes additional jobless groups will be counted later, including those laid off, unable to work, or voluntarily idle.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Kansas
South Dakota
Mississippi
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Michigan
German aviators reach Ivigtut Greenland in mystery flight
Captain Wolfgang Von Gronau and three German companions landed at Ivigtut after leaving Reykjavik and aiming for the United States. The flight covered about 1000 miles over water in some 11 hours. They travel on the same Dornier flying boat that carried Amundsen in 1925.
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Ivigtut
Greenland
Wolfgang von Gronau
Iceland
Labrador
Newfoundland
United States
Copenhagen
Denmark
Airmmen
Roald Amundsen
North Pole
Pirates Take Two From Braves in Boston Games
In Boston today Aug 23 AP the Pirates defeated the Braves in a double header 5 to 1 and 2 to 1 Charley Wood allowed five hits in the first game while Brame pitched the second for Pittsburgh Spohrer Hemsley and Cronin contributed in the two wins Brame earned the save in the second game and Cantwell Scored for Pittsburgh in the second contest Cincinnati Robins dropped double header to Reds 4 to 3 and 9 to 0 in Chicago Cubs beat Giants to widen lead to four games Pat Malone pitched for Chicago in the 4 to 2 win over New York and Travis Jackson homered for the Giants Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers 2 to 0 in the final game of their series Earnshaw and Cochrane drove in runs while Sullivan Hogsett and Hayworth combined for the wins on the mound Other games postponed by rain with doubleheaders planned Sunday
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Braves
Boston
Charley Wood
Brame
Buccaneers
Smith
Spohrer
Wood
Hensley
Baston
Cantwell
Cronin
Bool
Hemsely
Cincinnati
Brookson
Robins
Cincinnati Reds
Fed Lucas
Thurston
Lopez
Deberry
Lucas
Gooch
Brooklyn
Tioss
Rixey
Sukeorth
Chicago
Cubs
New York Giants
Travis Jackson
Pat Malone
New York
Hubbell
Herring
O'Farrell
Malone
Hartnett
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Sweetland
Bensa
Haines
Mancusco
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Sullivan
Hogesett
Earnshaw
Tigers
Detroit
Hogsett
Hayworth
Cochrane
Cleveland
Washington
Blueholder
Ferrell
Brown and
Spencer
Paroles Approved for 33 State Penitentiary Prisoners
Gov Clyde M Reed approved parole for 33 state penitentiary prisoners today following the state parole board August hearing at the penitentiary. The action comes on recommendations from the board.
Referee Gene Powers Killed in Ring Fight
A boxing bout in Littleton New Jersey ended with referee Gene Powers, 50, dead after a third round collapse. Powers had a history of heart trouble and died following the match last night.
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Littleton
N. J
Gene Powers
Dro
Air Races Open At Curtiss Reynolds Airport Chicago
The tenth annual national air races opened with spectators filling grandstands as Curtiss Reynolds Airport hosted the event. Jimmy Haizlip won the civilian open planes race for 1000 cubic inch displacement while the first accident occurred when Fritz Lohse’s Junkers stalled on approach, with no serious injuries. Notables including Rear Admiral Byrd and Eddie Rickenbacker attended the opening banquet and ceremonies. Wiley Post abandoned a New York flight plan to finish the Los Angeles Chicago race first, focusing on the ongoing event amidst other demonstrations and contests.
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Curtiss-Reynolds
Chicago
Jimmy Haizlip
St. Louis
Junkers
Fritz Lohse
Germany
Lohse
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Frank Hawks
al Williams
Jimmie Doolittle
Richard E. Byrd
National Aeronautic Association
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
Eddie Rickenbacker
Albert Roper
France
International Commission On Air Navigation
Department of Committee
Byrd
van Lear Black
Baltimore
Oklahoma City
Babe Ruth Baseball to Best Rotary Player
A Babe Ruth signed ball and Lou Gehrig autograph will be presented to the Rotary Junior baseball team MVP at the club meeting next Monday noon. Bert Stoga and Fred Cox will attend with the team, while J Frank Jones holds the球. The Aith and Objects Committee led by Lyle Powell plans the program with reports from Boys Work Hospital and Rural Acquaintance committees.
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Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Rotary
Rotary Club
Bert Stoga
Fred Cox
J. Frank Jones
New York
Aith and Objects Committee
Lyle Powell
Boys Work
Ferguson Sterling fight marks Texas Democratic run off
In Texas, Miriam A Ferguson and Ross D Sterling battle for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination as precinct results filter in. Ferguson carries precinct four and 18 shows Sterling leading, amid a bitter campaign, with Moody and Small attacking Ferguson while government and highway bonds swirl as key issues.
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Dallas
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Ross D. Sterling
Houston
Sterling
State Highway Commission
Ferguson
Mill Explosion Kills One Man at Hogan Milling Plant
Kansas City August 28 AP One man is dead another missing and a third badly injured after a dust explosion and fire at Hogan Milling company Dan Donovan fire chief and F E Hogan president estimate property loss at 7000 Lee Griffith a negro packer died after William Burton his helper beat out flames and carried the unconscious man to a second story window Burton leapt unable to reach Griffith John Toll s foreman is believed dead William Johnson 50 was injured while unloading a car the blast followed an electric switch activation to start a motor
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Kansas City
Hogan Milling Company
Dan Donovan
F. E. Hogan
Lee Griffith
Packer
William Burton
Griffith
Burton
John Tolls
William Johnson
Buckner High School Sees Positive Sports Outlook
Howard Hook Bishop returned to Lawrence from Los Angeles where he attended USC coaching school. Mrs Bishop joined him. Buckner High School shows a favorable athletic prospects for football baseball basketball and track next year after last season's successful baseball team.
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Howard “Hook
Bishop
Lawrence
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
California
Buckner
Grass Fire Claims One Life at Fort Sill
A grass fire on the artillery range at Fort Sill Oklahoma during the annual Guards encampment burned three square miles. Silas Leverett, 45, was found dead as flames worsened amid 2,000 National Guardsmen and 145th Division soldiers suffered smoke and exhaustion.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Oklahoma National
Centralia Bank Robbed and Closed by Officials
Centralia Farmers and Merchants Bank in Boone County with 356000 in resources was closed today by the bank’s board of directors. State finance commissioner I L Cantley was notified of the action in Jefferson City.
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Centralia
Jefferson City
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Centralia
Boone County
I. L. Cantley
Dodge Service, Bul lene-Skinner Motor Co. Ad
Dodge service advertisement listing Bul lene-Skinner Motor Co. with contact phone 1142 and a promotional notice for vehicle maintenance and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Bullene-Skinner Motor Co
Fletcher named head of new tariff commission
Washington Aug 23 AP The Smoot Hawley tariff act reorganization will place Henry P Fletcher veteran diplomat as chairman of the reformulated tariff commission. President Hoover announced the appointment late yesterday with the others to be named by Sept 16. The panel must be equally split between Republicans and Democrats.
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Washington
New
Tariff Commission
Smoot
Tolan Wins 100 Yard Dash at National AAU Meet
Ed Tolan known as the Midnight Express from Michigan defeated George Simpson of Ohio State in the 100 yard dash final at the National AAU championships. The track was damp from rain. Tolan clocked 9.7 seconds to his world record 9.5. Herman Brix set a new American mark in shot put and Steve Anderson tied the world record in the 120 yard hurdles. Jimmy Demers set a new American and meet mark in the javelin with 222 feet 742 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Eddie Tolan
Midnight Express
University of Michigan
George Simpson
Ohio State University
National Amateur Athletic Union
Tolan
Herman Brix
Los Angeles A. C
Steve Anderson
University of Washington
Olympic
Brix
Anderson
Denver
Jimmy Demers
Los Angeles
A. C
Firing Reignites in Northwest India Frontiers
August 238 Simla AP reports heavy firing resurging across northwest province frontier districts. A 3000 Afridi force gathers at Bagh while Mohmand tribesmen move toward Gandao to resist. An RAF plane was fired on near Kharlachi in upper Kurram as Afghan guerrillas seek withdrawal terms. Waziristan leaders mobilize 4000 horsemen for an incident at Ità Khel Wana. Air scouts monitor warnings of massed hostiles today.
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Simla
India
Bagh
Tarakzai
Gandao
Royal Air Forces
Upper
Kurram
Kharlachi
Senator Allen Ill in Mexico City on Rest Trip
Mrs. Henry J. Allen reported that Senator Allen is ill and being brought home from Mexico City by friends after a two week vacation with New York bankers. He is due to arrive tomorrow in a special car. She said he was not well before the trip and used it to rest.
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Wichita
Henry J. Allen
Senator Allen
Mexico City
New York
Divorce Granted After Swimming Rescue Incident
Independence Missouri August 23 Mrs Helen L Barrick 22 divorced James L Barrick 32 Kansas City on cross bill in circuit court citing non support The couple formerly studied at the University of Kansas They were married January 31 after a swimming party in which he rescued her from drowning.
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Independence
Helen L. Barrick
James L. Barrick
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Wiedener Stable Two Year Old Wins Saratoga Stakes
Third win at Saratoga for George D Wiedener's undefeated two year old horsestowny in the Grand Union Hotel Stakes. Novelist, Ladder and others trailed as the winner went six furlongs in 1 11 4-5 at odds of 2 to 9.
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Saratoga Springs
N Y
George D. Wiedener
Horsestowny
Joseph E. Widener
Novelist
Walter J. Salmond
Ladder
Emory Lindauest Named Rhodes Scholar Guest of Honor
Emory XK Lindaurst a 1936 Rhodes scholar at the University of Kansas will depart for Oxford University in September. He was the guest of honor at a Chamber of Commerce dinner in Borg Kansas yesterday.
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K. U
Rhodes
Borg
Kan
Emory XK
Lindaurst
University of Kansas
Oxford University
Chamber of Commerce
Reed forces win control of Douglas county GOP committee
The Reed faction swept the Douglas county Republican central committee meeting today to organize for the next campaign. E F Abels elected county chairman over C B Holmes 15 to 10, Ogden elected vice chairman 18 to 12. Committee to draft resolutions appointed. The result, while expected, follows primaries showing Haucke group short of votes. Temporary secretary David McCreath, 29 members total, with several absentees noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Douglas County
Republican Central Committee
Haucke
E. F. Abels
C. B. Holmes
Edward Bumgardner
Fred Bliesner
M. A. Gorrill
C. Ogden
Sam Buchheim
Mr. Ogden
Ogden
J. J. Holdy
C. A. Ward
Ward
David McCreath
Abels
Central Committee
A. G. Ulrich
Charles Fincher
Endurance attempts end at Manhattan after teeter totter issue
Endurance record attempts at Manhattan were halted by a janitor removing the teams' teeter totters after nightly manipulation. Whitney West crashed three hours into the ride while teammates Melvin West Roy Green Bud Feiner and Rodney Chapman started late. Green left the course earlier. Chapman fell after an admirer offered a candy bar.
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Manhattan
Kan
Whitney West
Melvin West
Roy Green
Bud Fleener
Rodney Chapman
Green
Theft at Ingles Farm Near U S 50 junction
Under Sheriff Walter Nieder investigated a theft at the G W Ingles farm one mile south of the U S 50 junction on U S 73W. Two twenty rod rolls of wire were taken from a field near the highway and loaded on a truck after a fence was cut to roll the wire out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Nieder
G.W. Ingles
U. S. 50 Junction
U. S. 73W
Nieder
Case Against Emerson Wholesale Drug Chief Dismissed
Ir Richard Ray president of Emerson Wholesale Drug faced a federal indictment for sale and possession of Jamaica ginger fluid extract with over 1.5 percent alcohol. The United States district court dismissed the case today with leave to reinstate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Kansas City
Richard Ray
Emerson Wholesale Drug Company
United Stat District Court
Runaway Boy Walden Clare Sought by Police
Lawrence police were asked by Kansas City acting chief C A Vassar to search for Walden E Clare a 15 year old boy about 5 ft 5 in 118 pounds. He was last seen south of Lawrence yesterday evening wearing a white shirt and dark brown trousers.
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Lawrence
C. A. Vassar
Kansas City
Walden E. Clare
Vassar
Paul McBrayer Tries Out for Kentucky Football End
Kentucky star Paul McBrayer, famed as an all Southern basketball guard, will attempt to switch codes by trying out for an end position on the football team.
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Paul McBrayer
Kentucky
Military Revolt in Arequipa Threatens Peru President
At Arequipa in southern Peru, a serious military revolt led by local garrison officers seized control of the department's civil and military chiefs. The government reportedly moved to respond by deploying naval forces to Mollendo and air forces toward Arequipa while rumors spread of broader rebel gains in the south, as a commercial flight brought word to Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Augusto B. Leguia
Arequipa
Mollendo
Pilot Henry G. Stahl Killed in Leavenworth Plane Crash
Lieutenant Henry G. Stahl a Kansas City based reserve pilot and former University of Kansas student was killed when a plane he piloted crashed near Fort Leavenworth. Private Murray Travis was seriously injured. A board of inquiry was convened to investigate the accident which followed takeoff. Stahl trained at Ft. Riley and lived with sister Mrs. Charles Oakes at 1005 Maine Street while at KU. He graduated Leavenworth High School in 1926 after attending Carnegie Tech and KU.
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Henry G. Stahl
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Stahl
Ft. Riley
K. U
Charles Oakes
Maine Street
School of Business
Alpha Tau Omega
Oakes
School of Medicine
Sapulpa
Okla
Leavenworth High School
Carnegie Tech
Branding Loyalty to the Red Cause Reported in China
Refugees from Hunan report Red forces branded Chinese converts with iron marks bearing the sickle emblem to identify loyalists. They say entire armies were branded and warned that deserters would be spotted easily, with branding used in areas recently overrun by communists.
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Hankow
Hunan
Shanghai
Red Cause
Queen Marie Visits Bucharest Aims at Carol Helen Reconciliation
Queen Marie arrives in Bucharest with Princess Ileana from Bled to pursue further reconciliation between King Carol and Queen Helen. Officials deny reports Helen would join a convent. In Vienna, Barbu Ionescu confirms Carol has no plans to marry a French princess or Madame Lupescu, and notes cordial relations after the church congress annulment.
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Bucharest
Marie
Ileana
Bled
Carol
Helen
Vienna
Barbu Ionescu
Carol of
Romania
Lupescu
M. Ionescu
Payroll Cash Heist Strikes Union City Bus
Two robbers escaped with a $5,000 payroll from a loaded Union City bus. Slugging a messenger over the head, they fled as terrified passengers scurried away. One shot cracked the roof during the daring daytime robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union City
N. J
Pringle to Leave Skelly Oil for Purina Post in Lawrence
Frank Pringle, after sixteen months as Skelly Oil local agent, will move to St Louis upon returning from a Michigan vacation and take a Purina position after October 1, with likely relocation to Lawrence. Robert Laptad will replace Pringle as Skelly agent. Reusch Garage General Service. 735 N H Phone 1103.
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St. Louis
Frank Pringle
Skelly Oil Company
Michigan
Lawrence
Robert Laptad
Mr. Pringle
Teachers to Attend Douglas County Normal Institute Next Week
The Douglas County Normal Institute opens Monday at Liberty Memorial High School under county superintendent O J Lane. All county teachers are required to attend for intensive training ahead of the new school year. The five instructors cover General Methods, Primary Plans, School Art, Music, and Health, with two special lectures on W C T U and School Music. A $1 attendance fee is charged, and a $0.50 association dues. The Institute runs through the week followed by a Douglas County School Board association meeting Friday with a $2 per member expense allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County Normal Institute
Liberty Memorial High School
O. J. Lane
Douglas County
William J. Williams
Baldwin
Edith Howkins
Kansas City
Kan
Roxoll
Margaret Streeter
Earher’s Association
Douglas County School Board Association
Denial Fails to Quell Budapest Coup Rumors
Budapest August 23 AP authorities deny Empress Zita and her son Otto returned to Hungary to stage a coup. Despite official denials police guard public buildings and strategic positions as excitement persists over the reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Zita
Otto
Two Youths Held on Car Theft Charges
Earl Allen and John H. Smith, both youths, were held in Russell Kansas on motor car theft charges after a lengthy chase. They admitted stealing multiple cars in Nebraska and Kansas, denying links to a Tecumseh sheriff shooting. Allen posted 2500 dollars bond while Smith goes to juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kan
Earl Allen
John H. Smith
Russell
Paradise
Waldo
Luray
W. H. Sallens
Russell County
Tecumseh
Conne Ben
H. B. Liphardt
Sallens
Bennington
Wilson
Joel Shafer
Bunker Hill
Penn Hackett
Allen
Smith
Lincoln
Neb
W. C. Condit
F. B. Liphardt
Tecumseh, Neb
Sarazen Leads Western Open At Indianwood Club
Gene Sarazen of New York shot 69 at Indianwood to take a three stroke lead at the three quarter mark of the 72 hole Western Open. His three round total reached 211 with Al Watrous second at 214.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarazen
Indianwood Club
Orion
Mich
Gene Sarazen
New York
Indianwood
al Watrous
Reusch Garage General Service Ad
Reusch Garage General Service advertises at 735 N. H. with phone number 1108 offering vehicle maintenance and repair services.
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James E. Ferguson
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Dan Moody
Clint Small
Howard Bishop
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Commission
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Northwest
Mexico
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Hutchinson
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Queen Marie
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