Arab attack on Tel Aviv and Hebron killings
A band of Arabs attacked the Jewish city of Tel Aviv near Jaffa but were repulsed by defenders. One Jew mortally wounded, several others lightly hurt. In Hebron, 12 Americans killed aiding defense. total casualties across Jerusalem and smaller towns exceed 70 Jews and similar Arab losses. British troops and ships arrived to restore order amid ongoing fighting.
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Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Jaffa
Hesspital
APL
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Palestine
Valley of
Jezreel
Jewish — telegraphic _agency
Mount Carmel
Jewis Telegraph Agency
Slaboka Rabbinical College
Hebron
Benjamin Hurwitz
Raphael Hurwitz
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jacob Wexler
Palestine Orange Grower
Chicago
Egypt
Malta
Solomon’s Temple
Weather Forecast With Local Thunderstorms
Kansas forecast calls for thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight with partial cloudiness tomorrow. Light rain in Emporia and Salina, heavy rain in Salina, Coffeyville, and Topeka with muddy roads. Temperatures steady as city reports note foggy or slick conditions on several routes.
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Kansas
Emporia
Salina
Coffeyville
Arkansas City
Pittsburg
Topeka
Ottawa
Wichita
Thaden Wins Women's Transcontinental Air Derby at Cleveland
Louise McPherridge Thaden of Pittsburgh leads most of the race from Santa Monica to Cleveland, finishing near the front with an unofficial early time of 20 hours 19 minutes. Blanche Noyes of Cleveland follows close behind. Ruth Nichols of Rye, NY is injured when her Rearwin lands and retires from the derby.
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Cleveland
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Muicipal
Columbus
Santa Monica
Calif
Thea gRasche
Germany
Columbie
Ruth Nichols
Rye
N.Y
Port Columbus
Miss Nichols
Atchison Twister and Rain Bring Damaging Weather
A miniature tornado near the Union depot in Atchison Kansas damaged the Burlington freight house and hurled a box car along a siding. A baggage room employee Jack Flynn was injured by flying brick. Later heavy rains soaked Salina and other towns, with totals up to 2.6 inches. In Denver a botched jail suicide attempt by two prisoners followed a drug store robbery, with three others also held and linked to the case.
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Atchison, Kans
Union Depot
Burlington Railroad
Jack Flynn
Topeka
Kansas
Corm
Weather Bureau
Salina
Kan
McPherson
Lindsborg
Plainville
Colby
Kirwin
Ellsworth
Minneapolis
Beloit
Allen Attends Grain Inspection Meeting in Manhattan
Senator Henry J. Allen traveled from Wichita to Manhattan to join grain dealers millers and producers for a Kansas State Agricultural College organized session on government grain standards and supervision. The aim is closer federal state cooperation and a final grade at primary markets with less Chicago regrading, with Edwards C. Parker and George R. Hyslop also set to speak.
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Wichita
Kan
Henry J. Allen
Manhattan
L. E. Call
Agricultural Experiment Station
Kansas State Agricultural College
Keaneas
Chicago
Allen
Kansas City
Federal Commission
Edward C. Parker
Grain Standards Investigation Committee
United States Dépercaient of Agriculture
Eorge R. Hyslop
Oregon Agricultural College
Will Ransack Mines of Two Continents for Specimens
Philadelphia AP Samuel G. Gordon associate curator of the Academy of Natural Sciences plans a two month trip starting August 15 to mine sites in the Bolivian Andes. He will then visit Cape Town and various mines in South Africa Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo to collect copper platinum asbestos diamond and other samples. His past discoveries include vauxite para vauxite kalithomsonite and alphacataplentes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Academy of Natural Sciences
Samuel G. Gordon
Department of Mineralogy
Academy
Cape Town
Africa
Rhodesia
Belgian Congo
Gordon
Bond Set At 1000 For Gordon Chappell
Gordon Chappell arrested in Marshall Missouri on wife and child desertion charge. Sheriff R R Rutherford took him to Lawrence on extraci tion papers. bond set at 1000. Preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday September 3. Albert B. Martin county attorney accompanied sheriff to Marshall.
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Gordon Chappell
R. R. Rutherford
Miss Mexico IIJail in Mexico City shooting murder case
Senora Marie Teresa DeLande De Vidal also known as Miss Mexico 1928 allegedly shot and killed her husband General Moises Vidal in Mexico City after learning he was already married. She attempted suicide as police arrived. the event centers on accusations of bigamy and a arranged Galveston contest history.
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Mexico City
Senora Marie Teresa DeLande de Vidal
Mexico
Galveston
Moises Idal
Vidal
Senora DeVidal
Maria Teresa Herrejon
Casaraaloapan
Vera Cruz
Bizamry
Lawrence pioneers monument honors 75th anniversary milestone
J F Morgan of Grant township joins Lawrence anniversary committee for the unveiling of a Kansas pioneers monument. Morgan’s father was among the first settlers in 1854. Charles H Tucker chairs the panel. In other news Ray Curissie, 24, of Effingham, Kansas, was killed in a lightning incident near his home.
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J. F.)morgan
J. F. Morgan
Grant Township
Kansas
Lawrence
Charles H. Tucker
Mr.Morgan
Atchison
Kan
Ray Curissie
Chei
Ning
Effingham
Graham Paige
Andy
Graf Zeppelin Nears Lakehurst On Final Leg
Los Angeles August 26 AP Eleven o'clock tonight set for departure from Graf Zeppelin to Lakehurst N J on final leg of world flight Refueling to finish by 8 PM and passengers to be ready Engineers report ship in perfect shape and no damage from early storm Route via El Paso Kansas City St Louis Chicago Cleveland weather permitting Alternative route El Paso New Orleans Birmingham Washington Baltimore to be considered Ground crew settles ship at LA field after Pacific crossing completing 16880 miles and 78 hours 58 minutes flight. 60 aboard 41 crew 19 passengers Commander Eckener Hugo Eckener and Sir Hubert Wilkins comment on feasibility weather forecast lessons continue
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Los Angeles Municipal Airport
Graf Zeppeliin
Nemnardh
Pherna
Ino
Onion Pass
Enix
EL Paso
Midland
Dilahome City
Doskoxee
Tulsa
Okla
Kane City
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Springfield
Chicago
Toledo
Cleveland
Ohio
Mohawk Valley
Syracuse
Buffalo
Albany
New York
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Washington
Los Angeles
Municiplal Airport
Graf Zeppelin
Lakehurst
N. J
Sky Cruiser
Japan
T. G.W. Settle
Kansas City
E. Paso
Baltimore
Municipal Airport
Tokyo
Pacific
Seattle
Wash
Eckener Ili
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Hugo Eckener
Eckenst
Hubert Wilkins
Hugo Ecklener
Graf
Snowden Refuses Four Power Offer Again
In The Hague on August 26 AP reports British Chancellor Snowden rejected the four creditor powers France Belgium Italy and Japan proposals as unacceptable in their present form. The four powers began reconsidering their offer while Japanese delegate Adachi met Prime Minister Briand and then rejoined Snowden.
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The
Hague
Philip Enochlowaen
Chequer
Lane Four
France
Belgium
Italy
Japan
Chancelor Snowden
M. Adachi
Briand of
Franch
Snowden
Guard Camp Ends as National Guard Units Return to Lawrence
Companies M and H of the 137th Infantry and Troop I of the 114th Cavalry from Camp Whiteside arrive in Lawrence after two weeks at Fort Riley. Haskell Indian units go to Mayetta for the Potawatomi Indian fair after camp. Brigadier General Martin praises this year’s encampment as the most orderly and best organized yet with a successful uniform mess system.
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137Th Infantry
Kansas
National Guard
Lawrence
Camp Whiteside
Fort Riley
Kans
114Th Cavalry
Haskell
Mayetta
Pottawatomi
Vermont
Whiteside
Pany
Topeka
Caval
Fair ‘Grounds
Busses
Charles I. Martin
65Th Infantry
Simmer
Slaying of Hicks man leads to hold on Barnes in Hutchinson
H I Barnes, an insurance salesman, is held in Reno county jail on charges of first degree murder in the Hicks slaying. The shooting occurred at Hicks home after a liquor quarrel with A C Hicks. A shotgun and two other weapons were found. Barnes reportedly refused to talk. Witnesses saw no one else present. charges to be filed later today. Also noted are lawsuits by Albert Newton Murphy William Vogler and Raymond Jordan Snate against the Kansas compensation board to claim soldiers bonus, with suits filed before deadline.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Barnes
Reno
Thomas
Hicks
A. C. Hicks
Charces
Albert Newton Murphy
William Henry Vogler
Raymond Jordan Snate
Kansas Compensation Board
Kansas
District Court
Phillies Rally Past Cardinals 7 6 In Late Inning Shock
In Philadelphia a ninth inning rally produced five runs as the Phillies defeated St. Louis 7 to 6. Davis hit a pinch home run in the eighth to spark the comeback. Haid, Wilson and Stukeforth pitched for Philadelphia while Rixey Ehrhard and Taylor worked for St. Louis. No other major league games were scheduled.
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Philademma
Phillies
Cardinals
A. Pinch
Davis
Orought
Risi
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Haid and
Wilson
Willoughby
Cincinnati
Ath
Ghicazo
Rixey
Ehrhard
Stukeforth
Root
Taylor
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Perry suspect held in jail after fatal Perry hit and run
James Tenpenny of Jefferson county was jailed in Douglas county on a warrant charging leaving the scene of an accident that killed Miss Helen Swaggerty in Perry last Friday. He admitted striking something on the road and was moved to avoid local unrest as officers continued the investigation and awaited arraignment on manslaughter charges.
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James Tenpenny
Jefferson
Douglas County
Perry
Helen Swagherty
Tenpenny
Conrad Aull
Peary
Jefferson County
Aail
Bob Rutherford
James F. Swoyer
Topeka
Ed Nedeau
Perry Nedeau
Penny
Ford
Swaggerty
Tennenny
Lawrence
Pope
Alice
Jess Swaggerty
Helen
William Gordon
Gordon
Perry Marshall
Douglas
Shawnee
Leavenworth
Williams
Tenpanny
Negro's Body Identified As Former Topeka Resident
The decomposed body of a black man identified as Major Thomas of Topeka and a former Lawrene resident was recovered from the Delaware River near OsKaloosa on Saturday. Mrs Dollie Moore of Topeka identified him and said he was an escaped inmate of the state hospital at Topeka. Police received word of an escaped inmate and reports of a man with a slashed throat near North Topeka. Jefferson County officers suspect foul play.
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Major Thomas
Toa
Lawnee
Delaware River
Oskaloosa
Dollie Moore
Topeka
Thomas
Institute
Algo
North Topeka
Jefferson County
Old Settler Reunion in Oskaloosa Ends with Frolic
The annual Old Settler's Reunion at Oskaloosa concluded Saturday night with a frolic after a three day program. Senator Arthur Capper spoke Friday afternoon and Congressman W. E. Lambertson spoke Saturday afternoon on the honsgé-tariff bill. A dinner Friday afternoon honored soft vessiers who came to Kansas prior to xe sold cettlows, with baskets brought for the reunion.
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Oskaloosa
Arthur Capper
W. E. Lambertson
Kansas
Desert Law Vindicated at Leavenworth
Leavenworth Kan Aug 26 AP Desert Law was vindicated today and Desert Charlie alias Charles W Hubright St Louis carpenter was freed of assault charges A hearing followed a complaint by H G Demerritt Tonganoxie Kan photographer Desert Charlie shot at the photographer after being photographed free of charge and shattered a $100 camera lens with a 22 caliber rifle A sign on one burro read Photographs fifty cents.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Rezone decision at Thirteenth and Massachusetts corner
The southeast corner of Thirteenth and Massachusetts streets, now occupied by a grocery store, will be rezoned to business classification by the city commission today. The move follows petitions for three lots. two were rejected after planning commission opposition, while the third was postponed until today. The commission voted to rezone the corner to U v business after an executive session, despite planning staff recommendations. Some nearby property owners objected, others supported the change. reports say an oil firm plans a filling station there. The morning also amended the coal dealers ordinance to create a transient dealer class and license fee, requiring coal firms to have proper facilities, offices, yards, weight scales, and around-the-clock supply, or be classified transient and taxed accordingly.
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Thirteenth
Massachusetts
City Commission
Planning Commission
Sor
Thelma Presbury Found Exhausted After 72 Hours Wandering
Thelma Presbury, 20, told police she walked Wichita streets for 72 hours to avoid returning to her grandmother in Independence rather than marry a man she disliked. She said she arrived two weeks ago, stayed in a hotel until her $20 ran out, then slept on park benches. Officers were contacting the grandmother named Presbury.
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Wichita
Kan
Independence
Bmo
Thelma Presbury
Lexington Road
Presbury
Lawrence Chamber to Furnish Program for Harvest Home
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will provide the program for the Harvest Home picnic events. Friday night features Lloyd Houston in charge of the program, with Miss Agnes White and the Highland Park orchestra offering free outdoor entertainment Thursday night. Friday marks homecoming for former Lane University students with E P Day as reception chairman. picnic officers are Russell W. Shirley president, Harry Glenn secretary, and P A Watts treasurer.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerece
Lloyd Houston
Agnes White
Hiland Park
Lane University
E. P. Day
Russell W. Shirley
Harry Glenn
P. A. Watts
Three Die in Holtén Kansas Plane Crash
A plane crash near Holtén Kansas killed pilot Bert Bartholomew aged 30 and passenger Robert Moore 22. A second passenger Jack Kincaid 20 died hours later. Spectators saw the craft bank left at about 100 feet, ending in tragedy.
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Holtén
Kan
Bert Bartholomew
Robert Moore
Jack Kincaid
Burglary spree keeps Lawrence police busy
Robbers entered four business houses and two private homes over the weekend. A safe at Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Co. was opened, about 200 dollars taken. insurance covered the loss. Suspects fled after officers ordered them to stop on West Sixth Street, dropping burglary tools and a rain coat later linked to the bookkeeper. Other targets included Kaw Valley Creamery, Summers residence, Townsley home, Edmonds Grocery, Halloway Jones Grocery, and Eudaly Brothers Garage with limited or no losses. Suspects escaped. one shot fired during pursuit.
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Lawrence Police Department
Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Company
Vermont Streeta
Beyanunter
George Atkeson
West Sixth Street
Kentucky
Vermont
Lawrence Sanitary Milk Company
Fred Shimmons
Kentucky Street
John Ingalls
Fred Vogler
Richard Hughes
Kaw Valley Creamery
Mississippi Street
Lawrence' Sanitary ' Milk Company
Will , Johra
C. A. Sommers
Thirteenth Street
Townsley
Rhode Island Street
Edmonds
Massachusetts Street
Halloway
Halloway .&. Jones Grocery
Eudaly Brothers
Rotarians Hear About Lindley's Trip Abroad
Chancellor EB Lindley of the University spoke to Rotary members on his Europe trip. He described Welsh sailors entertaining passengers, visits to 10 Downing Street, the House of Commons, and Oxford’s view on talent for government. He noted Sir Horace Plunkett’s age and aviation interest.
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EB. H. Lindley
University
Europe
Montreal
Lindley
South Africa
Dr. Lindley
Oxford
England
Indley
Great Britain
Karl Klooz
Rotary
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Jewish National Home
Supreme Council
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Ittimar
Stimson
Dawes
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State Department
Knahensiue
Britain
Louise McPherrid
Thaden
Gladys Opennell
Sihind
Ametia Earhart
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Atchison Twister
Danver
Denver
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Akron
Oilio
Elmer Batchelder
Bristol
Robbbery
Myers
O'Neil
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Batchelder
Floyd Hunter
Will Johns
Charles Meyersi
Lance
Johns
Junction
Husban
Zeppelin
California: National Guard
Janterus
Mayette
Niagara
Niagra Falls
Theodore — Johns
Lew
Tywen
Chamber’ of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Ae Neonate
State Highway
Oscar Canary
Highway Department
W. C. Shreves
Chase
U. Chancellor
Pueblo
Harvey Gillespie
Orsom
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