Mutiny at Auburn Prison Ends In Slayings And Siege
Heavily armed long term convicts seize Auburn Prison, kill two guards, wound three, and take warden and seven guards hostage. State troopers siege the building, tear gas and gunfire drive the mutineers from the hall, with five prisoners dead in the outbreak and a tense resolution ongoing. Local authorities mobilize armed civilians as rescue efforts unfold.
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Ballidines i
Spocess
Auburn
N.Y
Neigon
Sdeay
Jennings
Dew. LJ
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Lieprigon
Sullivan
Auburn Nyison
Sim
George TH. Atkins
JF. van Housen
Gape
Warden Jennings
Claude Demaser
Milton Riker
Jenni
Atkins
Woir
Weather forecast and road conditions update
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with possible rain in the northeast. Morning forecast calls for cloudy skies and rain. Roads remain slippery, especially in Douglas County. Temperatures around 73 degrees. Local weather note records a change in temperature and mentions yesterday’s conditions.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Floods Threaten Historic London Sites and Windsor Grounds
English floods mount as fresh storms sweep the British Isles. Thames waters rise near Windsor and Eton, submerging lower grounds and threatening landmarks like the Tate gallery. Runny Mead near Egham becomes an inland lake while riverside towns flood. warnings issued as spring tides loom and coastlines suffer widespread havoc.
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London
Windsor Castle
England
British Isles
Portugal
France
Grand
Tendlon
Tate Art Gallery
Ite Medh
Thames
Eton College
Meadow Runny
Mede
Eghant
United States
Sommersetshire
Kansas highway commission reports 1929 road buildout and finances
The Kansas highway commission releases a report detailing eight months of 1929 post law work. It adds 517 miles of surfaced road, reaches 3,399 miles by October, and notes 4,731 miles remain unsaved. It outlines costs, payment delays, and plans for 1930 construction as well as tax refunds to counties.
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Topeka
Kansas Highway Commission
Tommi
Prai
Hsi
Kansas
State Highway Department
Itit
Store Thieves Active in Lawrence Last Night
Two robberies and one attempted theft occurred in Lawrence last night. At Schaake store on North Third Street thieves broke the front door glass and took three boxes of cigars and ten pocket tins of tobacco found later in a ditch behind the store. Snapp variety store saw a theft of a pair of high top boots, a pair of ladies slippers, and patent leather shoes. West End Grocery glass broken but entry not made. goods unchanged.
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Lawrence
Schaake
North Third Street
Union Pacific
Snapp
North Lawrence
West End
Indiana Street
Fog Over Three States Strands Traffic In Dense Fog
Kansas City reports widespread fog affecting Missouri Kansas and Arkansas. Air routes paralyzed since Sunday and motor traffic crawls at snail pace. City streets echo with car horns as drivers struggle to see even radiator caps. Dozens of accidents occur but are non serious due to slowed speeds.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Three reporters freed after 45 days in jail
Three Washington Times reporters Jack Nevin Jr Liniston Burkett and Gorman Hendricks completed 45 day sentences for refusing to testify before a grand jury on liquor conditions. A crowd greeted them at the jail exit as cameramen photographed the moment. A separate item notes the 10000 ton cruiser Salt Lake City is commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, first of eight 1924 cruisers to enter active service.
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Washington
Washin Times
Jack Nevin, Jr
Linston Burkett
Gorman Hendricks
Philadelphia
Dee
Salt Lake City
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Shanghai crowd rushes into International Settlement amid rumors of attack
Thousands of Chinese fearfully gathered at the Shanghai International Settlement seeking entry tonight. Foreign police fired a volley to disperse the crowd as reports of rebel attacks fueled panic in the foreign quarter. Other items include Hoover's music note, tariff views from Senator Robinson, and an ocean mail contract awarded to American Export Company.
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International Settlement
Shanghai
Ocean Mail
Washington
Dec
Post Office Department
American Export Company
Brown
Kansas Supreme Court grants rehearing in bank tax case
The Kansas Supreme Court ordered a re hearing of the Fidelity Savings State bank tax suit over the intangible tax law found unconstitutional. Arguments will be heard January 9 as Shawnee County officials push for 1928 and 1929 tax payments to be allowed at the intangible rate under protest. The decision affects all moneys and credits and state banks, with county clerks advised to accept payments under protest pending final adjudication.
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Topeka
Dec
Kansas Supreme Court
Filelits Savings State Bank
Shawnee
Fidelity Savings State Bank
Tak Swt
Tax One Commission
Topeka Bank
Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Five New Items in Census Questionnaire for 1930
Washington reports five new questions in the 1930 census form. Enumerators will ask home ownership or rent, radio ownership, age at first marriage, current employment status, and whether the person is a veteran and in which war. The changes aim to classify families by economic status and to gauge the labor force and unemployment with specialized schedules.
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Washington
A. Py
United States
Commerce Department
Winter wheat in Kansas not fully frosted in northwest counties
The U S Weather Bureau reports the Kansas winter wheat crop is satisfactory with only light frost in the northwest counties. Snow has melted in western counties, allowing pasture and feeding to resume. Corn husking proceeds with varying completion by region and livestock remains in good condition amid pasture shortages in some south central counties due to extended snow cover.
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Topeka
Freight rate hike forecast spurs Nebraskan action
Senator Howell of Nebraska introduced a joint resolution to urge Congress to approve the Interstate Commerce Commission valuation method used in the O Fallon case. The measure aims to restore ICC valuation practices nullified by the Supreme Court and was referred to the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Washington
Howell
Nebraska
Congress
Interstate Commierce Committee
Supreme Court
Nebraskan
Commission
Interstate Commerce Committer
Early Curfew in Haiti Tightens Police Regulation
Port au Prince Haiti December 1 AP reports a curfew making everyone indoors by 9 p m except military police on rounds President Louis Borno comments that with national guard and US Marines backing the government there is little chance of victory by the strikers Marines commander Wrank Evans predicts no major trouble in the larger towns though an interior outbreak is possible Agitators spread rumors that the president and Marines conspired to enslave the people amid high tobacco and coffee taxes.
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Port Aw Prince
Haiti
Louis Borneo
National Guard
United States Marines
Money suit in district court over $3500 bonds
The district court heard a money action by Tetynoni F. Rice et al against John Kilworth. The dispute centers on $3500 in Oklahoma City bonds once held by Watkins National Bank and later bought by Kilworth. Representing Rice are Walter Thiele and colleagues. Kilworth is represented by CoA. Smart and J. B. Wilson.
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Tetynoni F. Rice
John Kilworth
Pan
Oklahoma City
Okla
Watkins National Bank
Kibeworth
Walter Thiele
Rice, Thiele
Dick Williams
Coa. Smart
J. B. Wilson
Kilworth
Rough Streets Save Man From Would Be Robbers
City, Dec. 11 AP Friday reported a motorist narrowly escaping a holdup when two men surfaced from darkness with revolvers. The car hit a deep hole in an unrepaired street, throwing both robbers onto the pavement while the driver fled to work, thanking the street department for the dangerous condition.
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Ats City
Eouth
Wates
Estes
Hoover Commends Women Scientists At White House
President Hoover praised scientists during a White House visit by Dr. Florence Rabin the first woman inducted to the National Academy of Sciences. He noted progress in public science communication and newspapers aiding dissemination of scientific events. Rabin received honors for work on a diophatic serum injection system and tuberculosis bacterium isolation, joined by Senator Arthur and others.
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Hoover
Florence 2. Rabin
Colorado City
Nasonal Academy of Sciences
Sahin
Hhe
White House
Arthur
Reed says Kansas enforces law at a profit
Governor Clyde M Reed told the Kansas Grange convention in Iola that the state enforces law at a profit. A lecturer conference followed and a special program was broadcast via WIBW Topeka. Southeast Kansas Inc. dissented during the program. The convention closes tomorrow with a banquet and business meeting. 2 grief kills Wichita boy.
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Iola
Kan
Clyde M. Reed
Kansas City
Kansas Grange
WIBW
Topeka
Southeast Kansas, Inc
Wichita
Child 5 Dies After Brother's Death in Wichita
In Wichita Kansas William Reichert five year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Reichert set out alone to find his deceased brother Charles Jr. After Charles death William lost interest in life and died the next day. Physicians found no physical illness, reporting death from a broken heart.
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Wichita
Kan
William Prescott, Reichert
Charles Reichert
William
Charles
Jwno
Wrapping Station To Open Thursday
The merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will host a free wrapping station during the Christmas rush. Located on the first floor, it opens Thursday with Billy Newman overseeing. Bring wrapped packages ready for mailing or express shipments with Christmas paper if desired.
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Chamber of Commerce
George Lowman
Lowman
Billy Newman
Billy) Newman
Chanter of Commerce
Une Urition
Lawrence
Rates for Natural Gas May Be Investigated
The Kansas Public Service Commission opened an inquiry into natural gas rates, focusing on the Doherty line serving Wichita and Lawrence. The probe may cover city gate prices and affect customers across Kansas cities including Topeka Leavenworth Atchison Ottawa and Kansas City as other companies could be examined.
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Atral Gar
Lawrence
Lonecka
Dolersty
Wichita
Commission of
Cities Service
Sonerty
Opeki
Tates
Towwka
Leavenworth
Atchison
Marwresco
Ottawa
Kansas Ciy
Doherty Companies
Doherty Compan
Lawrence City
Royal Company
Fairfax Airport declares first common stock dividend
Fairfax Airport Incorporated of Kansas City declares a 25 cent per share cash dividend on its common stock payable March 18 to stockholders of record March 1. The dividend comes from profits on gas sales from fourteen wells at the airport, totaling 23 million cubic feet, with unutilized gas sold to the Cities Service Gas company. The directors expect a regular one dollar annual dividend going forward.
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Kansas City
Kan
United States
Fairfax Airport Incorporated
Cities Service Gas Company
Death tolls rise among prohibition agents and others
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union released a communication from U.S. Prohibition Commissioner James M. Dor an listing that since the law began 1417 people have been killed by agents, with 57 agents slain. The fiscal year 1927 saw five agents and 28 deaths, while 1923 had the highest yearly toll with 13 deaths and two agents killed.
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National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
James M.doran
United States Commissioner of Prohibition
Boston Social Couple Found Dead in Studio
New York dispatch reports Henry Grew Crosby 32 and Mrs Josephine Roth Bigelow 22, both socially prominent in Boston, were found shot to death in an artist studio on West Sixty seventh Street. Police say it appeared a death by own action pact with bodies fully clothed facing each other on a bed. Crosby held a .25 caliber pistol. Bigelow shot in the left temple, Crosby in the right. No notes were discovered, and motive remains undetermined.
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New York
Henry Grew Crosby
Josephine
Roth Bigelow
Boston
West Sixty-seventh Street
Crosby
Commission Grain Men’s Moves Under Fire
Washington reports Senator Caraway’s inquiry to probe claims that grain dealers tried to obstruct the federal farm board’s grain marketing plan, aimed at farmer control. The inquiry, starting Friday, will hear Julius Barnas of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. The White House denied any conflict with the farm board and reiterated harmony with the president.
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Washington
Apyh
Caraway
Commission
Federal Farm Board
Julius Barnas
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
National Economic Council
Hoover
Barnes
Farm Board
University county committees organize for county work
Morning meeting at the University auditorium in Lawrence drew about twenty five students. Gillert Shaw chaired, Harold Hoover elected treasurer. Douglas county committee appointed including Leo W Shannon Josephine Edmonds Clark Spaltsbury Dorothy Bolton Thea Sinniands Catherine McTaggert Henri Marie Arosdidier Irhia Burger and Geruigle Henry ny Tieity Martin dest and Helen ashe ton were named to assist the treasurer. The Douglas county organization aims to promote a program linking the University and county high schools and churches.
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Kansas County
Varios
Cheshire
Unis
Douglas County
D. Gillert Shaw
Lawrence
Harold Hoover
Doukins
Leo W. Shannon
Josephine Edmonds
Clark Spaltsbury
Ani Ryt Hort
Dorothy Bolton
Thea
Cathierine McTaggert
Henry Marie Arosdidier
Irhia Burger
Geruigle Henry
Martin Dest
Helen Asheton
Douglas Country
Aed
Fog and Mists Darken Eve Before Christmas Season
Foggy conditions disrupt travel across Kansas City and surrounding states Kansas Missouri Arkansas with warm air rising over cold air from the north creating dense mist. Early morning traffic delays persist as buses run late and motorists report near zero visibility on highways with few accidents noted by authorities.
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London
Ordi
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Win
Topeka
Kanes City
Indictments Drop In Chicago Election Fraud Case
A state panel dropped 48 indictments from a broad 1988 investigation into election fraud tied to the April 2028 primary. The motion cited the collapse of probe efforts amid violence and turmoil around the primary, with 50 individuals nationwide facing charges over falsifying election returns and related crimes.
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Chicago
Dre
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Lindbergh Plane Groomed During Visit to Bolling Field
Aviators at Bolling Field noted feminine influence in refinements to Colonel Charles A. Lindberghs sturdy blue and orange plane. Upholstery updates and better wind protection were added since his last visit, with exhaust pipes redirected behind the passenger area. Lindbergh met Carnegie Institution officials and attended a Harold E. Di Babcock lecture sponsored by an OTR favor. In Washington, December 11 a favorable Senate committee report recommended William R. Castle Jr for ambassador to Japan and Nelson T. Johnson for minister to China.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Bollingfield
Tyne
Colonel Lindbergh
Carnegie Institution
Harold ‘Old di Babcock
OTR
Washington
William R. Castle, Jr
Japan
Nelson T. Johnson
Oklahoma
China
Senate
Embassy Status Upgrade for Warsaw Legation
The American legation at Warsaw Poland will be elevated by President Hoover to an embassy, signaling a higher diplomatic level. This move comes as the United States expands its formal diplomatic representation in Poland.
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Poland
Washington
Warsaw
Hoover
Riches in Black Gold Not Yellow Riches in Black Gold Not Yellow
A shale oil prospect in Ellis County, started thirty years ago by a group including Samuel Bishop and Fred G. Fisher, yielded no pay dirt then. Now with oil nearby and favorable geologists reports, the stakeholders expect significant profits from the same land, despite earlier disappointments.
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Fangig
Ellis County
Brent
Samuel Bishop
Fred G. Fisher
Ay C. Meithet
L. C. Koehler
Sweeney
Faorrenes
Ed Carroll
John Hanne
Dines Follens
A. J. Kollims Dun
Lawis
Bank Holdup Plot Linked To Coupe Bandits In Richmond
An Ottawa man reports a bank robbery in Richmond carried out by two armed bandits using a coupe. A car with a license tag was seen fleeing south of Seip after the Natl Bank of Siueis was robbed. The abandoned vehicle, recently stolen at Belton, was found near a farm, with two men held at Belton tied to the case. The investigation continues as officials connect the suspects to the November 1s incident.
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Ottawa
Kray Dee
Richie, & Mopples National Bank of Siueis
Seip
B. Wa
Richmond
Belton
Gyanden
Kors Bas
Unmasked Man Robs Leeds Bank With Sawed Off Shotgun
A young masked robber armed with a sawed off shotgun held up the Blue Valley Bank of Leeds Missouri, near Kansas City, escaping with about $5,000 after forcing entry from the inside. Five people were shaken but unharmed as the suspect fled in an automobile.
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Kansas City
Mec
Blue Valley Bank
Leeds
Indictments Dropped in Gary Liquor Conspiracy Case
Oliver Looimis district attorney dismissed indictments against eighteen defendants in the Gary liquor conspiracy case after questioning government witnesses revealed a variance with the allegations. The move followed inter rogation of witnesses and the examining of evidence in Hammond district.
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