Britain weighs three point demand on Japan over Shanghai attack
London reports Britain to press three requests for satisfaction after the wounding of Ambassador Knatchbull-Hugessen in the Shanghai air attack. Japan to answer for punishment of airmen, guarantees preventing recurrence, and full compensation. possible temporary recall of Sir Robert Clive as a last resort.
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Britain
London
Japan
China
Hughe Montgomery Knatchpull-Hugessen
Shanghai
R. G. Howa
Nanking
England
Hows
Far East
Shigeru Yoshida
Anthony Eden
Foreign Office
Knatchbull-Hugessen
Yoshida
Eden
Lord Halifax
Robert Vansittart
Tokyo
Vic
Robert ‘Clive
Jan‘an
Janam
Hyce
Times of London
Altho
Times
Wholesale trade slows as buyers shift to autumn stock
New York August 27 wholesale trade slowed with only slight retail distribution gains. Dun & Bradstreet notes shifting between season currents obscuring trends as buyers split attention between autumn and late summer merchandise.
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New York
PIA
Test Your Knowledge Quiz from a historic reader
A set of general knowledge questions asks about Bunyan's famous book the Vermont nickname the younger ancient seat of learning in England Budgett Meakin the mythological creature centaur Jacobin political club location Roosevelt and the Tammany Society Isle of Sardinia and Sicily Nile source and meteorological isotherms lines of equal temperature across time intervals.
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John Bunyan
Vermont
Englan
Budgett Meakin
The
Jacobins
Roosevelt
Tammany Society
New York
Sardinia
Sicily
Edison’s Nickel Decision Saves Edison Battery Plant
In 1929 Thomas A. Edison, consulting posthumously, ruled that nickel impurity in Swedish iron used for alkaline battery materials did not harm cell life. George Stringfellow recalled Edison’s method of answering weekly questions, revealing nickel presence improved analysis later. Edison spent a decade perfecting the battery.
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Stringfellow
Edison
Lipstick and revolver in war zones with Joy Lacks
Joy Lacks, 23, AP photographer, returned from north China battle fronts wearing shorts and high heels. She shot with her camera as soldiers fought, recounting near misses near Nan Yuan and the grim aftermath of Japanese attacks on unarmed Chinese troops. She endured scant clothing, borrowing shorts from a British soldier and a shirt from an American marine.
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Shanghai
China
Joy Lacks
Associated Press
North China
Nanyuan
Lacks
Ruth Anna King Is Wed To Omaha Surgeon
Ruth Anna King daughter of George King married Dr William Weldon Solomon son of Mr and Mrs Charles Solomon at the bride’s home on August 26. Episcipalian service outdoors before a triple bower with Thelma Jackson singing Ah Sweet Mystery of Life. The bride wore white chiffon with veil and orange blossoms bouquet of Talisman roses attended by Virginia Jackson as maid of honor and Anna Marie Hopkins as flower girl. Groom’s attendant Wendell W Willis. About 125 guests at a reception. couple to reside at 2615 Maple Street Omaha Nebraska after a ten day Minnesota trip. A preceding miscellaneous shower was hosted for the bride by Mrs LeRoy Harris and Miss Thelma Hayter with about 30 guests.
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Misa Ruth Anna King
George King
William Weldon Solomon
Omaha
Neb
Charles Solomon
Arkansas Street
Whitlock
Kansas City
Thelma Jackson
Wendell W. Willis
Stolen Ford Sedan Recovered Near Lawrence
A Ford sedan believed to belong to Warren Hammier was found by sheriff’s deputies ten miles west of Lawrence on highway 40 this morning and brought to Lawrence. It had been stolen in Topeka several days earlier. Senator Capper said he will leave tonight for his Topeka home. Dr Alexander, Dentist.
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Warren Hammier
Topeka
Lawrence
Highway 40
Senator Capper
Washington
Arthur Capper
Count of Covadonga Separated From Wife After 53 Days
Havana rumors swirl about a pending divorce between the Count of Covadonga, elder son of former King Alfonso, and his commoner wife Marta Rocafort after a brief 53 day marriage. The couple have kept to themselves as the count later moved to a hotel alone and the wife stays in Ver dado.
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Havana
Covadonga
Alfonso
Spain
Marta Rocafort
Blas Rocafort
Verdado
Edelmira Sampedro
Switzerland
Senorita Sampedro
Coust
Memorial Hospital notes and relief notices in Kansas
Thornton Hemphill of 327 East Nineteenth Street was discharged. In Topeka officials announced job terminations for about 40 Kansan emergency relief committee employees, with notices sent to staff at Topeka headquarters and district warehouses in Salina Wichita Chanute and Hutchinson. Roosevelt signed the rivers and harbors bill, authorizing about 54 million dollars for waterway work, as flood central measures awaited approval. Dr G N Soanes was reelected grand master of Kansas colored Masons, with P G Porter and A F Wilson also reelected, and Kansas City chosen for next year’s meeting. Gov Walter A Huxman planned to address a Sparks picnic and celebrate Herington’s Goldesta 50th anniversary.
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KERC
Topeka
Kan
Jerry Briscoll
Kansan
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
White House
Newton
G. N. Soanes
Kansas City
Kansas Colored Masons
P. G. Porter
Atchison
A. F. Wilson
Huxman
Walter A. Huxman
Sparks
Goldesta
Herington
No Benefit in Special Session in Congress
Representative Clifford Hope of Garden City Kansas said a November or December special session of Congress would yield no benefit. The statement was made amid discussions of urgent issues requiring action outside the regular session.
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Washington
Clifford Hope
Garden City
Kan
Congress
Desperate Shanghai Battle and Lotien Devastation Report
Report recounts intensified combat around Shanghai and Lotien as Japanese forces attack outer defense lines. Chinese divisions resist fiercely at Lotien, but near-total destruction of the town. foreign residents see limited relief with neutral ships allowed shore leave amid ongoing air and artillery bombardment.
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Shanghai
Pootung
Whangpoo
Socony Company
Nthai Municipal
Nippon
China
Peiping
Lotien
Pompeii
Japan
Tie for pennant as Baldwin tops Pinckney in Pee Wee
Baldwin defeats Pinckney 12 to 10 this morning to tie Pinckney and New York for first in the Pee Wee league with five wins and four losses. A playoff for the championship flag is set for 4:30 PM tomorrow at South Park.
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Eudora
Baldwin
Lawrence
Lone Star
Clinton
Lecompton
Southpark
Patee Theater
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Pee Wee League
Tin Luke Wong Wai
Cordley
Woodlawn
Pinckney
New York
Frank D. Stockton
Edmond Johnson
Herold Moon
W. L. Miller
Andy Craig
Howard Trabant
Pinckney School
Pee Wee Baseball
South Park
Woodlawn School
Cordley School
Creator of Happy Hooligan Dies at 80 in New Rochelle
Frederick Burr Opper, 80, famed cartoonist behind Happy Hooligan Alfonso and Gaston, died at his New Rochelle home after a heart ailment. Survived by widow Nellie Barrett Opper and two children, Laurence of New Rochelle and Mrs Harold Plimpton of Hingman Massachusetts. Opper rose from dry goods clerk to staff artist after early sketches for Leslie's Weekly.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Frederick Burr Opper
Opper
Alfonso
Gaston
Hearst
Nellie Barrett Opper
Laurence
Harold Plimpton
Hingman
Mass
Madison
New York
Frank Leslie
Leslie's Weekly
Employes' Week at Granada and Patec Theaters
The Granada and Patec theaters join Commonwealth chain in Employes' Week contests to win company prizes. Twenty eight circuit theaters compete as staff run shows and host events next week. Granada schedule features junior bathing beauty with 17 children, old fiddlers and harmonica contest, watermelon eating contest, junior pet circus, and a fashion show.
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Granada
Patec
Commonwealth Chain
Stamp prizes awarded at philatelic convention
The complete 20th century collection of U.S. stamps shown by Max Johl of New York won the grand prize at the Society of Philatelic Americans convention in Asheville. Chicago was chosen as the 1988 meeting site. Charles R. Morse of Knoxville and Dr. Clarence Hennan of Chicago received awards for research and study. A special British colonies stamp award went to J. M. Westphall of Joliet.
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Asheville
N. C
U.S
Max Johl
New York
Society of Philatelic Americans
Chicago, Ill
Charles R. Morse
Knoxville
Tenn
Clarence Hennan
Chicago
J. M. Westphall
Joliet
Pirates edge Giants in opener amid four-hitter mix
In New York the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the second-place Giants 1 0 in the first game of a doubleheader behind a four-hit effort from Dat Brandt and Mace Brown. In the nightcap Pittsburgh managed two runs to New York’s seven as Brandt and Brown split the mound duties in the 2 7 loss.
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New York
Pittaburgh Pirates
Giants
Dat Brandt
Mace Brown
Pittaburgh
Brandt
Brown
Todd
Melton
Coffman
Danning
Swift
Smith
Philadelphia
Phillles
Bob Weiland
St. Louis Cardinals
Claude Passeau
St. Louis
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Holingsworth
Campbell
Frankhouse
Phelps
Ginesanat
Last Early Service At M E Church This Summer
The First Methodist church holds its final early morning worship this summer at 8 30 Sunday. Dr Robert A Hunt resumes preaching with the sermon When Faith Wavers. Soloist Howard Wray offers Jerusalem and Dorothy Enlow Miller plays the organ.
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Methodrst
Robert A. Hunt
Howard Wray
Jerusalem
Henry Parker
Dorothy Enlow Miller
Truck and Auto Collision at Ninth and New Jersey Streets
A milk truck driven by Laura Banks on route 6 and a Chevrolet coach driven by James L. Cameron at Ninth and New Jersey streets collided around 7 am. The Chevrolet rolled three times, the truck once. Cameron was hospitalized with only bruises, Banks uninjured. Both vehicles were towed due to substantial damage.
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Laura Banks
James L. Cameron
Pennsylvania Street
Ninth
New Jersey
Cameron
Miss Banks
Hold Youth in Jail After Murder Charge
Otto J. Brown of Kansas City is jailed here pending a preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge. Arthur Chapman is detained with Brown. Brown was arrested after a police alert and is wanted for the fatal beating of Don Rogers in Kansas City in August.
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Otto J. Brown
Kansas City
Arthur Chapman
Brown
Don Rogers
Richmond Youth to Face First Degree Murder Indictment
Prosecutor John Britt en said a first degree murder indictment will be sought against Hollys Sage ster, 16, held in connection with the slaying of Martha Markey, 14, in Richmond Indiana. Coroner Russell Hiatt reported Sage ster signed statements admitting he shot the girl with a rifle after she set a date with another boyfriend.
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Richmond
Ind
John Britten
Hollys Sagester
Martha Markey
Russell Hiatt
Sagester
Zimmer Family Plans Two Week Colo Bs Vacation
Dr and Mrs L K Zimmer their small son John and their nephew Philip Arbenz depart today for a two week trip to Colorado visiting Denver and Estes Park.
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L. K. Zimmer
John
Philip Arbenz
Colo Bs
Denver
Estesark
Vinland Grange Fair Plans Three Day Opening
The Vinland Grange Fair will open for three days this year from September 0 to October 2. Mrs. B. A. Stevens serves as president with Henry Mishimon vice president, T. P. Stevens secretary, and Herb Hoskinson treasurer. Department superintendents include Horses Ross Stone Cattle Jess Deay Hogs and Sheep Ike Shellenburg Farm Products Fred Gottstein Fruit George Kelley Home Department Martha Kelley 4 H Deal Six. Judges are from Kansas State College with D. M. Seath judging livestock E A Cleavinger agricultural and horticultural products and Miss Marie Antrim home economics entries. Catalogues will be available soon.
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Vinland Grange
B. A. Stevens
Henry Miskimmon
T. P. Stevens
Herb Hoskinson
Association
Ross Stone
Jess Deay
Ike Shellenburg
Fred Gottstein
George Kelley
Martha Kelley
Kansas State College
D. M. Seath
E. A. Cleavinger
Marie Antrim
Home Economica
Granada theatre to show Golf Mistakes next midweek
Lawrence notes say the Granada theater booked the picture Golf Mistakes for next Wednesday Thursday and Friday as a follow up to a Shawnee Country club show in Topeka earlier this week. Stars include Lawson Little Jimmy Thompson Harry Cooper and Horton Smith. Troops from the 142nd Field Artillery Arkansas National Guard are dispersing from Fort Riley and passing through Lawrence this afternoon. Season tickets cannot be used for the Ban Johnson league baseball game between Lawrence and Independence Sunday as it is a playoff game. Sergeant William Kollender of the University ROTC has returned from Fort Riley after duty with the Fourth Army maneuvers.
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Granada Theater
Shawnee Country Club
Topeka
Lawson Little
Jimmy Thompson
Harry Cooper
Horton Smith
Fort Riley
142Nd Field Artillery
Arkansas National Guard
Lawrence
Independence
William Kollender
University R.O.T.C
Fourth Army
Flood damage repair in Florence and Portland as streets flood
Florence Colorado and nearby Portland tackle flood damage after a cloudburst that swelled rivers and flooded homes. Two feet of water entered Portland residences while Florence’s northeast area saw brief one foot flooding as crews and citizens repair railway bridges and clear debris.
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Florence
Colo
Portland
Birth Notice and Local Visits Highlight Small-Town News
Mr and Mrs O H Evans welcomed a daughter Monday June 23 at Lawrence Memorial hospital. Mrs Helen Harshberger recovered from a visit at Eskridge with friend Mrs Deina Meaker Murphy. Bernice Wiggins joined Harold Chamney and Maremney to Topeka for a picnic at Dicnic stage park.
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O. H. Evans
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Helen Harshberger
Eskridge
Deina Meaker Murphy
Bernice Wiggins
Ang Bi Harold Chamney
Mare Mney
Topeka
Bill Frutney
Ion Ora May
Long Summer sojourns and local notes from town
In a fragmentary report from a small town, Forest Evans and Jimmy Fraker have traveled from Mexico City to Colorado seeking work. Grant Johnson was a Memorial hospital patient on Wednesday. The Minerview club plans its first meeting with Miss Jane in September. Henry Bailey and Berbers and Francis Bailey are noted in a messy section. Gasoline engine talk appears at the Harrizon well as farmers haul water. Mark Winter of Greybull Wyoming, from a European summer, visits his brothers Paul and Charles. Paul Winter visited Mrs Barr Gorrill on Wednesday.
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Ing
Mexico City
Forest Evans
Jimmy Fraker
Colorado
Grant Johnson
Memorial Hospital
Minerview Club
Henry Bailey
Francis Baile Bel Orca
Sper Smaay
Paul
Harrizon
Mark Winter
Greybull
Wyo
Europe
Charles
Paul Winter
Wrenaesday
Barr Gorrill
Market News Highlights from Chicago and Kansas City
Chicago markets show a mixed session with September corn down about four cents and wheat slipping, while demand from abroad and drouth in Argentina pressuring prices. Kansas City livestock traded unevenly with hogs easing and cattle steady, cattle and calves prominent in the day’s close, with receipts modest and prices varying by class.
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Chicago
Drouth
Germany
Far East
Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
USDA
Stockera
Fendera
Colorado
Market Decline Steady Amid Fed Action And Rail Mediation
Stocks fell with notable losses in steel and auto shares as a 1 percent rediscount cut by the Federal Reserve failed to spark demand. Bonds eased less than stocks while cotton and wheat faced declines. expectations of a strike settlement with railway wage talks advancing toward mediation.
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United States
Ralia
Costi Vely
Althomeble
Transfera Wers
Chicago
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Inland Steel
Wheeling Steel
Republic
Crucible
American Steel Foundries
General Motors
Chrysler
Boeing
American Telephone
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Smelting
International Nickel
American Metal
Goodrich
U.S. Rubber
Firestone
Montgomery Ward
J. ¥. Case
Deere
Oliver Farm
du Pont
Weatinghouse
Standard Oief N. J
General Electric
Socony Vacuum
Southern Pacific
American Locomotive
Loew's
Paramount
Allis Chalmers
Sears, Roebuck
Louisville & Nashville
North American
Consolidated Edison
National Divert
Pathe
Philip Morris
Petroleum
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Ereneys
New KruGon Sensation In Lawrence Declares Local Citizen
Lawrence residents tout KruGon as a breakthrough medicine. Mr George Ford, 75, reports relief from kidney and digestive issues after using KruGon at Stowit's Drug Store and credits rapid improvement in sleep and energy with the tonic. Crowds gather as the KruGon Man promotes the remedy in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ford
Ilinoia Street
Lawrence
KroGon
Stowit’s F Co
9Th
Mass
Ford
Xifhe KruGon
Mm Ie
Stowit
Murs St
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Vinland Sree Fair
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State Tax Commission
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Kansas
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Shoshone National Forest
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