Reds Besiege U S Citizens at Amparo Mines
Washington reports that the Amparo mine complex near Guadalajara has been seized by a "red syndicate" threatening eight Americans hiding in their homes and eighteen Americans and eleven British subjects unable to flee. The State Department seeks Mexican troop protection after labor agitators were said to be rallying workers in response to Sacco and Vanzetti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Amparo Company
Guadalajara
Mexico
Red Syndicate
State Department
Satterwhite
Piedrabila
Mazata
Amparo
Mexico City
Amparo Mir
Ampro
Sacco
Vanzetti
Ww. C. T. U. Demands Dry Candidates at Convention
Minneapolis August 26 Independent candidates may receive support from 600,000 members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union if the two major parties fail to nominate dry candidates for president next year. President Mrs Ela A Boole of New York outlined the stance at the opening of the annual convention. The group will oppose a prohibition substitute for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
A. P
Boole
Lawrence to Welcome Cayot Durst Firm as The Fair Name
Henry Durst announces the Fair store will continue in Lawrence as Cayot & Durst The Fair. W L Cayot of Ottawa and Durst of Topeka own the business with Durst managing Lawrence and Miss Ethel Filson of Ottawa as local manager. The firm will remodel the women’s ready to wear department and sublease to Spot Cash Shoe Store. Trustees sale will continue for clearance of Fair stock.
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Henry Durst
Lawrence
Cayot
Vair
Spot Cash Shoe
Cayot & Durst
Durst
W. J. Cayot Dry Goods Company
Ottawa
Cayot Mercantile Company
Newton
Kansas
Wellsville
Kan
Leader Mercantile Company
Jola
Tola
Keith Richardson
Atlas Mercantile Company
Topeka
Kansa
Mr. Durst
Navy Extends Search For Missing Flyers In Pacific
Admiral Jackson extends the search for Mildred Doran and two missing airmen by 500 miles toward Two Brothers reef, a farthest objective point 600 miles northwest of Honolulu. Omaha and six destroyers head toward Honolulu after a third search of a sector south of the circle. The Dallas Spirit crash ends rescue hopes for Erwin and Eichwalat.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
Richard H. Jackson
Battle Fleet
Mildred Doran
Flint
Mich
Cole Admiral Jackson
California
San Francisco Bay
Two Brothers Reef
Kaui
Hawaiian Archipelago
Omaha
Luke McNamee
Hawaiian
Willian KP. Erwin
Alvin Fichwakit
Dallas Spirit
Erwin and
Eichwalat
Two Sharp Earthquakes Felt in Santa Barbara
Two sharp earthquake shocks were felt in Santa Barbara early this morning. The first quake occurred at 4:49 a m causing people to rush into streets. A second, following almost immediately, lasted only a few seconds. No damage was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanita Barbara
Cal
Bank closure at Mound Valley over loans unsound
The Mound Valley bank in Taheite county was closed today by its board and handed to the state banking department amid large unsatisfactory loans. Deposits stood at 86 005 last quarter, with 10 000 stock and 5 00 surplus and 14 000 in other items. Roy L Bone and Dale R Ainsworth were named to oversee. Meanwhile Giant pitcher Thomas was suspended for the season by Commissioner Landis over contract issues with the Oklahoma City club in the Western league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
A.T
Mound
Bank of
Mound Valles
Taheite County
Iwans
K. Linscott
J. Linscott
Roy L. Bone
State Bank
Dale. R. Ainsworth
Mound Valley Bank
Kansas forecast unsettled with warming in east area
Unsettled tonight and Saturday with slight warmup in the east. Roads wary in Arkansas City and Pittsburg with cloud cover and some light fog. Emporia roads reported as rough. Douglas County roads noted as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Arkansas City
Pittsburg
Emporia
Douglas
Aviator's Mind Blank After Air Crash in Wichita
Lieut Charles W Luthy of Kansas City says he has no memory of the July crash near Wichita that killed Lt C A Pearson. Luthy, injured with a waist down plaster cast, recalls only being assigned to a Fort Riley to Wichita flight and questions the previously reported fight before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kans
Charles W. Luthy
Kansas
City
C.A. Pearson
St. Paul
Luthy
Wichita Beacon
Herbert Witlum
Curtis
Jenny
Uly
Fort Riley
Pearson
France Beats Japan to Win Davis Cup Tie in Boston
In Brookline mass on August 26 France defeated Japan in Davis cup interzone finals at Longwood Cricket club. The French doubles pair Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet beat Te Keichi Harada and Teizo Toba in straight sets 9-7 6-1 6-2. The article notes Leis, a former Lawrence resident and Twentieth Kansas member, now lives in Sioux City Iowa.
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Brookline
Mass
France
Longwood Cricket Club
Japan
Jacques Brugnon
Henri Cochet
Tekeichi
Harada
Teizo Toba
W. E. Leis
Lawrence
Com
Twentieth
Kansas
Mr. Leis
Sioux City
Brunswick to Brazil Hop Updates From Nassau Steamer
Reports from Nassau via a Florida wireless station place Paul Redfern's Port of Brunswick seen about 300 miles east of the Bahamas. Observers in Brunswick and St. Petersburg note he remains on a southerly course toward Rio, with fuel and navigational details discussed by naval experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Fla
Daqf
Nassau
Financial Journal
Brunswirk
Paul Redfern
British Bahamas
Brazil
Brunswick
Bahamas
Georgia
Redfern
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Pernambues
Amazon River
Pernambuco
Rio
Pride of Detroit winging toward Harbor Grace record bid
The Pride of Detroit monoplane, piloted by William S. Brock, began its Newfoundland leg from Old Orchard Beach at 5:25 a.m. daylight time aiming for Harbor Grace and Croydon, England, to set a new world circumnavigation record. Brock and Edward F. Schlee hope to beat the 22 days, 14 hours, 0 minutes mark set last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Old Orchard Beach
Detroit
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
William S. Brock
Elizabeth
Portland Harbor
Monhegan Island
Nova Scotia
Brock
Edward” F. Schlee
Edward
Evans
Liniton Wells
Croydon
England
Couzens Says Senators Are Overpaid
Detroit August 16 AP Senator James Couzens says United States senators are overpaid and the work attached to the position is too light He notes his 55th birthday and adds that there is not enough work to keep one busy He says he would return to railroading calling it the most fascinating business and complains that senators vacations are too long He recalls a prior job as a freight car checker before his Ford Motor Company tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
James Couzens
Ford Motor Company
Couzens
Four Prisoners Escape Fort Riley Guardhouse
Four military prisoners escaped from Fort Riley last night by sawing cell bars and are believed to have stolen two motor cars. Suspects include James Aline and D Daugherty, both African American, plus Victor Scherer and Stephen Hinton. One car owned by Maj. H D Chamberlin was found at Perry, Kansas, and two men, one white and one black, were reported arrested at Lawrence. Hinton and Aline were held in Lawrence awaiting Fort Riley officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction
City
A.P
Fort Riley
James Aline
D. Daugherty
Kansas
Nebraska
Victor Scherer
Stephen Hinton
Maj. H. D. Chamberlin
Perry
Kans
Lawrence
Hinton
Aline
Union Pacific
Williamstown
Calhoun
Turner
Hurricane Destroys Fishing Fleets Across Coast
A tropical hurricane sweeping from the Cape Cod area to Newfoundland left nine dead four missing and as many injured at sea. Groundings included three yachts at Nantucket one schooner dismasted off Cape Cod and multiple vessels wrecked across Nova Scotia St Pierre Miquelon and Newfoundland as severe crop and highway damage was reported ashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
A.P
Cape Cod
Newfoundland
Nantucket
Nova Scotia
St. Pierre
Miquelon
St. John’s
Helen Wills Advances to Wimbledon Semi Finals
Forest Hills August 26 Helen Wills California star and tournament favorite swept into the semi finals by vanquishing Ken Rouman champion of Holland 6-1 6-2 Defending champion Mrs Mallory was upset by Mrs Charlotte Hosmer Chapin Hyannis Mass 6-3 1-6 6-4 in the quarter finals of the national women s tennis championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills
N. Y
A. P.j
Helen Wills
California
Ken Rouman
Holland
Molla BE. Mallory
Charlotte - Hosmer Chapin
Hyannis
Mass
Improvements Planned for University Business Office
The university business office will expand before the school opens with new regular bank fixtures. Transactions with students will occur at windows. Courier positions will shift to free floor space, per Karl Klooz, the business manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Klooz
One Quantrill Survivor Attends Reunion
Kansas City Aug 26 AP One lone Quantrill survivor attended the thirtieth annual reunion of Guerilla followers at the Wallace home. About 100 people, relatives and descendants of Quantrill warriors who sacked Lawrence in 1863, were present. George M Noland 81 Kansas City was the sole band member attending though Tyler Burns and George R Cruzen might join before tomorrow's close. Orthopedic clinic set for tomorrow morning from 9 to 11 30 with Dr Francisco of Kansas City in charge.
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Kansas City
Quantrill
N. D. Wallace
Lawrence
Kans
George M. Noland
Kansas ‘City
Tyler Burns
George R. Cruzen
Hiad
Wallace
Kansas Wisconsin clash highlighted by completion day festivities
Completion day October 8 features ceremonies for the university stadium and union building honoring war memorials. A Kansas Wisconsin home game set for 2 pm, with riding stunts by a St. Riley cavalry contingent and steeplechases. George Little, Glenn Thistlethwaite, and Tom Leib headlining Wisconsin plans. cross country races precede the game against Grinnell and Cornell College of Iowa on October 1, with a three and a half mile course here.
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University Stadium
Union Building
Stadium
Legion Officers
American Legion
Kansas
Union
France
George Little
Wisconsin
Allen
Little
Alten
C. FE. MelBride
Kansas City
Stax
Anderson
Mike Hyland
Tama
Iowa
Grinnell
A. J. Reilly
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Oak Park High School
Chicago
Northwestern
Tom Leib
Notre Dame
Aike
Jayhawkers
Grinnell College
Cornell College of Iowar
Tom Jones
Poco” Frazier
Badger
Brig. Gen. Charles Martin Begins 38th Year of Service
Brig. Gen. Charles Martin of the Kansas National Guard marks 38 years in uniform, dating from his 1890 enlistment in Fort Scott. He rose from private to major in the Spanish-American War era, served in the Philippines, led Kansas and Missouri troops in the Thirty-fifth Division in World War I, and now heads the annual Kansas Guard encampment at Camp Whitside Fort Riley. He is officially Officer No 1 among commissioner personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Whitside
Fort Riley
Kan
Charles * Martin
Kansas National Guard
First Kansas Infantry
Fort Scott
First
Kansas Infantry
Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Martin
Kansas
Missouri
Collectons from Students Unusua lly Low This Year
The University fund collections are unusually low this year says Karl Klooz, business office manager. Last fall showed a surplus, but this year there will be a shortage as borrowers’ repayments fall short. Wilder S. Metcalf joins finance and Boy Scouts committees. Sohn Dyer joins the scholarship panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Karl Klooz
Legion
Wilder S. Metcalf
Finance
Boy
Scouts of the
Banana American Legion
Sohn
Dyer
Fii
Local Boy Pilot Heads Freight Ship Adventure
Paul Shaad fifteen year old son of Prof Geo C Shaad, a Liberty Memorial high senior, serves as radio operator on the freighter Sangentia sailing between Galveston Vancouver and New York via the Panama Canal. He passed first class radio operator exam June 10 and writes home of cargo runs, fog, a boiler tube explosion, a near collision, and plans for lumber runs to Aberdeen. His parents and siblings vacation in Minnesota near Aitkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Shaad
Geo. C. Shaad
Liberty Memorial High School
Sangentia
Galveston
Texas
Vancouver
Wash
New York
Panama Canal
Shaad
Golen
Frisco
Chinatown
Oakland
Admiral Watson
Aberdeen
Canada
Englewood
Paul
President Coolidge Views Yellowstone Beauties on Tour
President Coolidge spent more than an hour in Yellowstone National Park viewing Grand Canyon sights. He planned an early departure via Cody, a 87 mile drive to town, then a Black Hills return. He visited Artist Point and Inspiration Point before arriving at the Canyon hotel for a reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone National Park
Coolidge
Grand Canyon
Canyon Hotel
Yellowstone Park
Canyon
Park
Black Hills
Artist Point
Inspiration Point
Point
Hote
Wyoming
Institute Closes After County Teachers Convention
The Douglas County Teachers Institute closed this afternoon after a 2:30 pm address by Prof. William J. Williams of Baker University on Dollars Do ing and Doers in Education. Enrollment this year reached 76 with over 70 in daily attendance. Temperance lecture by Miss Mary F.E. Dodds and health relation talk by Miss Mary McAuliffe preceded further talks by QO. J. Lane and Estelle Cook on fire drills and prevention. Faculty included Williams, J.E. Sterecipher, Elizabeth Spencer, and Roxell Seabury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Teachers’ Institute
Liberty Memorial
William J. Williams
Baker University
Mary FE. Dodds
Wichita
Kansas
J.E. Sterecipher
Lawrence Junior High
Elizabeth Spencer
Yates Center
Roxell Seabury
University of Kansas
Stadium grounds and approach undergo landscaping and grading
Work proceeds on the west half of the grounds north of the University stadium with landscaping and grading to start next week. Carruthers & Forsythe equipment is moved off the west approach, the Davidson house is relocated, and the earthen floor beneath the stadium will be graded. Architects Hare & Hare expect concrete on unfinished sections by September 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Stadium
F.C. Allen
University
N. L
Crowds view bodies of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston
Crowds lined up at the funeral chapel in Boston to view Nicola Sacco and Bartholomeo Vanzetti, with police directing a steady, orderly procession. Visitors passed swiftly by the coffins as the long queue stretched for blocks and no disturbances occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartholomeo Vanzetti
Heroism of Girl Saves 14 Lives
In Dallas a boarding house fire prompted a young girl to awaken residents and knock on doors. Fern Maddox Tun screamed through flames guiding fourteen people to safety. Loss was estimated at $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Fern Maddox Tun
A. C. Henry
Cartier J. A. Beck
Henry
Entertainment by Lawrence C. of C at Picnic Tonichi
A miscommunication between Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and Lecompton picnic committees delayed the program last night. Tonight at 7 with a one hour show precedes the Topeka program featuring Fritz Meyn, Gohn, and Holyfield's orchestra. Paul Dinsino will address. Jake Hill to respond. Crowd of 2900 attended. plans for 5:30 pm gathering and 6 pm dinner on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Lecompton
Lawrence
Fritz Meyn
Gohn
Holyfield
Paul Dinsino
Jake Hill
Nese
Chambers of Commerce
Merchants’ Association of Topeka
Holcoms
Eagles
KU Frats Settle Into New Quarters Ahead Of Rush
Rush week at the University of Kansas will begin in September with several Greek houses moving into new quarters. Phi Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi, Kappa Sigma, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Chi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon report completed or nearly finished relocations or redecorations. Other houses plan summer improvements and occupancy readiness for the fall semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
K. U
New Phi
Kappa Sigma
Tennessee
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Michigan Street
Vinland Fair Expands Grounds and Prizes at Lawrence
Promoters report strong subscriptions as the Vinland fair plans a permanent four acre Grange site west of the high school tract, totaling eight acres for use. The high school auditorium will host fine and domestic arts displays, replacing old tent setups. Premiums total about $1000. The fair began 21 years ago and has always paid every prize offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
The
Grange
Radio Makers Merge Five Middle West Manufacturers
New York Aug 26 AP merger of five middle west radio manufacturing firms announced after a ten day executives conference at the Hotel Commodore. The Apex Electrical Manufacturing and Sentinel Manufacturing of Chicago join Indiana Electric Manufacturing of Marion Indiana Slagle Radio of Fort Wayne Indiana and Workrite Manufacturing of Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commodore
Apex Electrical Manufacturing Company
Sentinel Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Indiana Electric Manufacturing Company
Marion
Ind
Slagle Radio Company
Fort Wayne
Workrite ‘Manufacturing Company
Clevejarad
Jones Leads Semi Finals In National Amateur Golf
At Minneapolis August 26 AP reports the national amateur golf championship semi finals underway with Bobby Jones of Atlanta facing Francis Ouimet of Boston and Roland MacKenzie of Washington DC leading Chick Evans of Chicago as the matches unfold. Headwinds over the Atlantic delayed the Old Glory monoplane takeoff from Roosevelt Field New York toward Rome on August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Gains
Ouimet
Minidahda Clut
Minneapolis
Roland MacKenzie
Washington
Chick Evans
Chicago
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Francis Ouimet
Boston
sEvans
MacKenzie
Ceeee
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Here
Newfoundland
Old Glory
Rome
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the Dole
Santa Barbara
Mound Valley State Bank
Labette County
Lieut
Brugnon
Cochet
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San Juan
Rio Janeiro
Porta Rica
Caribbean Sea
Schlee
Mane
Pride
Maine
Russia
Berlin
Riga
Latvia
Luigia Ite ii
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the World Co
Try Ethyl—Fritz Co
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Mallory
Mortine
Francisco
Atwater-Kent Radio
Hanna
C. J. Martin
President Coolidge
Yellowstone
Institute
W. J. Williams
Baker
Salina
Bennington
Amelia Nelson
Thomas’ B. Williamson
Edwardsville
Lawrence C
Charleston
Augetu
APD
Lewis Edens
Thumm
Try Ethyl
Fritz Co
Phi Kappa House
Tenn
Hutching
Delta Tau Delas
Fourteenth Street
Phi Kappa Psi
Indiana Street
Kappa: Sigma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Robert KE
Keith
Phi Beta Pi
Tennessee Street
Phi Alpha Delta
Law. Fraterni
Vermont Street
Louisiana _street
Delta Chis
Vinland
Middle West
Jones
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