Hearst papers probe advances as senate panel renews graft inquiry
Washington a Dec 19 AP A Senate committee led by Rep Reed pauses on funding questions tied to Hearst papers as it plans to extend its probe into documents and sources. Witnesses include Miguel Avila and others connected to Hearst interests while Justice and Secret Service teams assist. The investigation follows disclosure of documents and testimonies about procurement and possible Mexican office influence.
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Washington
United States
Reed
Republican
Pennsylvania
Senate
Miguel Avila
Jtvurst
American Secret Service
Department of Justice
William Randolph Hearst
Borah
Norris
Takollette
Heflin
Heire Eunohn
Ecuril
Hearst
Kansas Forecast and Local Notices Tidbit
Forecast shows mostly fair conditions tonight and Saturday with warmer readings in portions. Reports of clear skies and minor travel issues on select routes, plus local notes about car wash prices and a Christmas gift idea from the Journal-World.
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Kansas
Cofferville Frean
Pittsbursene Neon
Tada
Journal-World
Raid on Hankow as Chinese troops seize zones and round up Communists
In Hankow on December 16 Chinese troops occupied former Russian and German concessions and conducted a house to house roundup of Communists or suspects. Foreign concessions were raided, prisoners detained and later released at noon. The international hospital was entered by armed soldiers, rooms ransacked, with injuries and panic among victims. A separate Hong Kong dispatch reports two Soviet consulate guards shot during arrest resistance.
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Hankow
Foyer Foreign Conces
International Hospital
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Nene
London
Cec.il
A_dispatch
Evening News
Hongkong
Canto
Star
Chicago grain export losses arouse ICC hearing
J. F. Brown of the Chicago Board of Trade told the Interstate Commerce Commission that Chicago loses grain exports to producing areas west of the Missouri River due to unequal transport rates. He urged a three cent per 100 pounds cut in rates between Kansas City Omaha and Chicago for wheat and coarse grains.
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Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
Chicgo
J. 5
Brown
Chicago Board At Trade
Thes Interstate Commerce Commission
May Return Flight Plans for Carranza Visit
Emilio Carranza the Mexican army aviator who made the first stop flight between Mexico City and Juarez may return to undertake a flight from Mexico City to Washington. Carranza has asked President Calles for permission to attempt the Washington leg and the matter is under official consideration.
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Dees 16
Emilio Carranza
Mexico City
Juarez
Lindbergh
Washington
Carranza
Callés
Flags in Mexico City Sell Out Amid Lindbergh Fervor
In Mexico City on December 16 AP reports crowds eagerly buy American flags honoring Colonel Charles A Lindbergh. A Japanese merchant with the city’s largest flag stock sold the last banner this morning, holding firm on prices.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Charles A. ‘Lindbergh
Municipal Association Meet Opens In Lawrence
Mayor Robert G Rankin welcomes delegates to the fourth annual American Municipal association session at Fraser hall 110 Pelack Street opening Monday followed by three days of sessions luncheons dinners and a city tour on Tuesday afternoon Canadian representatives join US state league executives in discussing city services and municipal magazine publishing the association founded in Lawrence in 1924 is tied to the international federation with headquarters in Brussels
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Robert G. Rankin
Lawrence
Kansas League of Municipalities
American Municipal Association
Pelack
Fraser Hall
Thimble Tea Room
Haskell
University
Canada
State Leagues of Municipalities
United States
Secember
Chicago
St. Louis
International Federation of Local Government “Associations
Hich
Brussells
Lindbergh Eyes Mexico Central America Flight Plans
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh described an American air route from the United States to Mexico and Central America as a likely first step toward air service abroad. He predicted a regular U.S. and Mexico Central America link before any trans Atlantic service. may attend a bull fight in Mexico, drawing protests from U S groups.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Washington
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Dor
Panama
Havana
Cuba
Homer
St. Louis
Enehera
Cal
Lindbergh
United States
United ‘States
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Seeee
Oklahoma governor faces seventh impeachment charge
Oklahoma City AP reports the state House impeachment committee considers a seventh charge of moral turpitude against Governor Henry S Johnston. Testimony included Attorney General Edwin Dabney and Kirby Fitzpatrick’s brother King Fitzpatrick. The panel met in a downtown hotel after National Guards barred entry to the capitol. Separately in Washington, Justice Siddons blocked cross examination of Burns detective Frank J. O Reilly.
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Gating Committee
State House of Representanwvitnes
Tives
Henry $. Johnston
Edwin Dabney
King Fitzpatrick
Kirby Fitzpatrick
State Banking Department
al Yeady
Senate
Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Frederick I. Siddons
Frank J. O'Reilly
Burns
Edward & Jr. Jr
Sinclair Oi Arial
Paid Propagandist Fees Revealed In Senate Probe
Testimony from Arturo Elias Mexican consul general in New York before a U.S. Senate committee shows payments of 600 dollars a month to Jose Kelly and Robert Haberman for lectures promoting Mexico's interests. Details trace where talks occurred at Kansas and in Washington, with involvement of Mexican officials and university programs.
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Press Association
Senate Committee
Elias
Jose Kelly
Mexican Department of Commerce and Industry
Mexico
Kelly
Johnson
Haberman
Cornell
Colorado
Denver University
Ted Shuil
Kansas City
New York
Shultz
Paul Haberman
Robert Haberman
Chamber of Commerce
Univer
Yose Kelly
Lawrence
Postpone Nowak Clemency Hearing
The clemency hearing for Ivan Nowak, Leavenworth county murder convict, has been postponed indefinitely at the request of Nowak's attorney. Nowak, imprisoned for first degree murder in the 1922 clubbing death of a fellow harvest hand, was sentenced May 12 1923 to life in the state penitentiary. Nowak continues to deny guilt, alleging conviction on circumstantial evidence.
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Des
Paulen
Ivan Nowak
Leavenworth County
Nowak
Mae Dey
Harvest Hand
F. Shroud
Reno Township
Insanity Not Her Defense in Texas Bank Robbery Case
Rebecca Bradley Rogers defends against robbery charges for the Farmers National Bank hold up in Buda Texas on December 11 1926. District Attorney Fred Blundell argues insanity is not the defense but gender bias. He contends the key issue is whether she knew right from wrong when the bank was robbed and questions discrimination against women in crime trials. The trial opened after delays as defense exceptions to the judge's charge were prepared.
Flags returned to Virginia North Carolina and Texas
The Maine troops presented Civil War captured flags to Virginia North Carolina and Texas at the capitol. One flag went to North Carolina and two to Virginia and Texas. Maine veterans’ leader General W B Freeman received an unidentified flag for identification. Senator Hale presided as Governor Brewster delivered the flags under the Maine Grand Army of the Republic.
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Des
United States Marine Band
Capitol
Maine
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
W. B. Freeman
United Confederate Veterans
Hale
Brewster
Grand ‘Ring of the Republic
United States
Douglas County petitions seek 40 miles of road surfacing
County clerk and county engineer estimate petitions and plans are circulating or filed to surface at least 40 miles of county roads in Douglas County. Landowners request up to 40 miles on Lone Clinton Belvoir road and other segments including Lawrence Baldwin 14 miles Canton road 4 miles and Eudora Back Jack road 7 miles plus 7 miles of U.S. Highway 30 east of Baldwin may move next year.
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Clinton and
Belvoir
Lawrence
University council names committees for student projects
Raymond Nichols presided last night as Men's student council formed several committees. Tester Bains Murray Anglade and Upton McGill will handle commencement plans while others study freshman regulations and directory feasibility. Dunkin Kimble Cleo Wilcox lead cheerleader nomination revisions and class party planning with Tom McBarland Loyce Rockhold and others.
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Uilent Council
Raymond Nichols
Tester Bains
Murray Nglade
Upton McGill
Martin Dickinson
Geome
Tudent Council
Charles Haines
Clifard Anderson
Leo Buehring
Dunkin Kimble
Topeka Coal Dealers Move to Fix Osage Coal Pricing
The Topeka Coal Dealers Association has formed a committee led by Harry Turner to negotiate a flat Osage coal price for Topeka buyers. They cite Osage district disorganization and price fluctuations as root causes of market difficulties.
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Topeka
Osage
Topeka Coal Dealers’ Association
Harry Turner
Attorney Mellott to speak at First Christian church
Attorney A J Mellott former assistant attorney general and county attorney will address the First Christian church Sunday morning at 9 45 before the men s class on Law Breakers and Alibis Officers of the city and other readers are invited to hear him Dean Eghngaler and Dean Rialwegler of the University School of Education to speak at the Brotherhood class meeting Sunday at 9 45 at the Patee Istree Swarthout preparing special music Dr James Naismith Funk s Ambulance Phone 119.
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First Christian Church
A. J. Mellott
Wrancotte County
Dean Eghngaler
Dean Rialwegler
University School of Education
Dean Swarthout
James Naismith
Dla
Douglas County Red Cross Roll Call Brings In $1818.85
The Douglas County Red Cross roll call drawn between Armistice Day and Thanksgiving tallies 1,360 members for the year. It reports total receipts of 1818 dollars 85 cents with fifty cents per member sent to the national Red Cross. Local funds will support rural health work and emergency relief, while 356 pounds of clothing were donated and sent to East St. Louis via Lawrence Transfer and Kansas City Southern Railway without charge.
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the Red Cross
A. A. Langston
Langston
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Tuberculosis Association
Douglas
Lod
Lewis
Disacter Teilief Committee
Decglas County
East St. Louis
Lawrence, Transfer Company
Kansas City,Kay
Reformatory Sentences For Eleven Guilty Pleas
Eleven men pleaded guilty in district court to second degree charges and were sentenced to from one to ten years in the reformatory at Hutchinson by Judge Hugh Means. Jack Nesbit of Oklahoma acted as a witness. C. H. Abbott of West Virginia, deaf and mute, answered questions in writing as part of the proceedings with George K. Melvin, county attorney, presiding.
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Hutchinson
Inder
Hugh Means
Jack Nesbit
Oklahoma
C. H. Abbott
West Virginia
Abbott
George K. Melvin
Welcome Home For Scarface Al Ends In Rough Dealing
Al Capone arrives in Chicago from Los Angeles amid unwelcome publicity. Police seize revolver and ammunition, detain associates at Union Station, and escort Capone to headquarters. A second item notes Rear Admiral Magruder faulting Washington for excessive orders and micromanagement of naval operations, lamenting too many bureaus.
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Dee
al Capone
Chicago
Leater
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Capanes
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Canone Narty
Frank
Lamance
Washington
Bandits steal University payroll in Chicago robbery
Chicago, Dec 16 AP A payroll robbery at the University of Chicago cost about 22818.51. Cashier William J Mathier and several young female employees failed to identify six suspects who were held for further questioning. Police believe the suspects know the robbers' identities.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
William J. Mathier
Santa Claus Radio Program Interferes With Broadcast
Noise from SCNP rebroadcast on WREN disturbs Santa's talk to Kansas children. He announces a Christmas Eve journey at 5:50 PM and invites letters to be read on future talks. Station officials note first-time live appearance from the workshop and ongoing Santa mail from the North Pole, with delivery pledged.
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New Prohibition Districts Announced Across Midwest
Washington December 16 AP announces a new prohibition district alignment creating a Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma district with headquarters at Topeka and a February 1 effective date. Indiana and Chin join Columbus based district while Dakotas Minnesota and Wisconsin form a Saint Paul district. Arkansas Missouri join St Louis. Iowa Illinois district at Chicago. Florida is moved to a district with Louisiana Mississippi Alabama New Orleans. Glenn B Brunson named deputy for Iowa with independent unit authority. Kansas Deputy H Wark says no official word on Topeka district creation.
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Indiana
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Fire toll at Québec orphanage rises to 36
Recovery of three more bodies brings total death toll to 36 from the Hospice St. Charles fire in Québec. Fourteen still missing as searchers contend with collapsing walls. identification is nearly impossible due to advanced decomposition.
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Québec
Quebec
St. Charles
Christmas Friendship fund at University of Wisconsin
The Christmas Friendship fund of 798 dollars was formally transferred to Prof. F. W. Blacksar as university representative by Dunkin Kimble, head of the fundraising committee. The drive funds a loan fund for foreign students and was part of a Christmas program at the university with carols, a Christmas tale by Prof. B. C. Buehler, and performances by students and glee clubs.
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Dunkin Kimble
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B.C. Buehler
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Wil
Hants
Professor Buehler
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Cer
Atagstaff
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Rose McGoie Wa
Dent
Corvin Jack
Bernice Keim
P d Hail
Doie Stapleton
Women’s 4 Association
Edna Buekholy
Watkins Hall
Helen Berard
Women's Glee Club
Constante’ Nucklies
W.wlc. AL
Blake
Drive For the. Friendship Fund
Elizabeth Meguiar
Won
State to warm as Tope Tee forecast issued
A warmup is forecast across the state with sunny to clear skies. Temperatures are expected to rise to around 60s this afternoon and reach near 70 tonight, with a colder front likely tomorrow. Goodland Concordia and Dodge City report lows near 8 above zero. Topeka and Kansas City show similar readings.
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Concordia
Dodge City
Topeka
Kansas City
Wichita
Taxes to be paid at nearby banks for 1927 half
The county treasurer expects taxes for the first half of 1927 to be collected in banks in Lawrence area towns within three days. About 583000 in receipts and increasing checks by mail are reported as payments flow to the treasurer's office. The December 20 deadline marks the last day to pay without penalty. A search for a kidnapped girl follows.
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Haskell Institute
Iuperintendent
M. Blair
George Shawnee
E. P. Meyers
C F. Hines
Hooper
Alice O'Leary
Haskell Post- 12
Winskell
California
Rick
Haskell Shop
A. Hansberry
L. T. Webber
Arthur Allen
Haskell
Chattar Pora
Tenn
Haskell Altics
Tor
Lawrence
Daughter of Rank Cashier Taken From Los Angeles School
Marion Parker, 14, daughter of Perry M. Parker, assistant cashier of the Los Angeles First National Trust and Savings Bank, was abducted from Mount Vernon Junior High School grounds. About 200 detectives aided by police statewide searched southern California after a man claimed her father was hurt and escorted her away.
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Los Angeles School
Los Angeles
Southern
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Marion _Parker
Perry M. Parker
Mount Vernon
Ndén-Yester
Jagze
Ohio rivers threaten homes as floods loom across valleys
Heavy rain and rising Mahoning and Tuscarawas rivers push flood fears into Ohio river valleys. Homes along streams in Massillon and surrounding districts brace for possible inundation as authorities issue warnings and residents prepare in coming days.
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Mahoné
Tuscarawas
Massillon
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