December 17 197? Kansas City weather and law news item
The article notes ongoing legal questions over a company’s jurisdiction between state and federal courts after months of management by the state insurance commissioner, claiming restoration of $300,000 in cash to assets and annual operating costs around $120,000. It reports Kansas City recording a solid week of freezing fog days in December, a possible state record. It also urges adherence to Lawrence parking rules to ease holiday shopping in the final week.
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Star Insurance Commissioner
Kansas City
University of Kansas
Kansas
California
Erdina
Lawrence
Tariff Debate Delays in Senate After Holiday Break
The senate plans to take up tariff questions after the holidays and avoid haste. Advertisements in Washington papers urged rapid action on farm and industrial schedules, but no quick results followed. The Christmas tax reduction and Hoover’s diplomatic appointments painted a businesslike congressional image, yet tariff progress remains uncertain. The piece notes cautious expectations and ongoing legislative activity.
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Senate
Washington
Hoover
Latin America
Congress
Kansas City’s underworld rise and Wichita Fed branch bid
Eleven murders in Kansas City during November highlight a growing underworld and racketeering trend likened to Chicago. Meanwhile Wichita seeks a Federal Reserve branch, with hundreds of bank representatives urging approval in Washington, signaling its status as a regional financial hub.
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Little
Chicago
Kansas City
England
Wichita
Southwest
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Washington
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Kansas Insurance Suit Battles for Big Stakes
The state of Kansas, the attorney general, and the Kansas City Kansas life insurance company figure in a high stake dispute over the firm’s affairs. The state seeks to save about 8 million dollars of assets and halt a looming collapse, with two stockholder groups contending for control. The case centers on prior conditions and the state’s intervention aims to stabilize the company.
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State of Kansas
Eec
Kansas City
Kan
Old Home Town 30 Years Ago Highlights
In The Old Home Town 30 YEARS AGO December 17, Tuesday. Ice near the Santa Fe depot thronged with skaters yesterday. Ice cutting is in commerce if weather holds. Morrow resigns as Normal Department principal. G W F Smith of Gunvenout NY to succeed. Christmas ticket sale to city library set at $2.50, fifty cents off. Chamber of Commerce moves to new quarters over Leis drug store and will supervise front office with Dr Canniff as secretary. Kansas City telephones and market reports will be available. A stock exchange will be established in Lawrence. Miss Stamere Sands heads East for winter. Eugene Draner leaves for Bristol NLHH. Humphrey Dunning of New York, buyer of Olden farm for his son, leaves for home.
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Santa Fe
Ejdemiller
Carnef
Mias
1 Chamber of Commerce
Leis Drug Store
Charlton
Canniff
Kansas City
Thawrence
Stamere Sands
Eugene Draner
Bristol
25 Years Ago Deelith Tuesday Highlights
Carl Graeber returned from Cheyenne Wyoming. Mr and Mrs H N Oliver went to Kansas City for the winter. Phi Kappa Psi members were entertained at an evening dinner hosted by George March at his home. Miss Margaret Perkins hosted a party in Lawrence with whist, greens and Christmas decor. Prizes included a pen and ink Gibson calendar and a burnt wood plaque. Erna Lucia Barteldes to wed Dr Delano Irvin Magnard on Dec 31 at Plymouth Church Lawrence. Home after February 1 at 1127 N Emporia Ave Wichita. Mr and Mrs Phillin Atbach left for Omaha.
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Carl Graeber
Cheyenne
Fraternity
Margaret Perkins
Lawrence
Allen and
Roy Hinthe
Gibson
Berkins
F. W. Barteldes
Erna Lucia
Delano Irvin Magnard
Plymouth Church
Stansas
Wichita
Kan
Rs. Phillin
Atbach
Omaha
Nebraska
Thief Strikes Journal World Carrier on Bread Avenue
Ten years ago on a December Tuesday a Journal World paper route rider Harold Hilkey, 18, was robbed at gunpoint on Bread Avenue after delivering papers. The thief took several papers and disappeared, leaving Harold shaken and unsure of the thief’s race. At Y M C A wood program a squad, led by H W Boltz, gathered nine men to haul two truckloads of wood for timber work on the Nine Mile ranch, keeping supplies stocked. A birthday party was held for Maxine Wilhelmi, daughter of Mr and Mrs Max F Wilhelmi, at their West Lawrence home with several children in attendance. Isabel Gibb hosted Miss Smithmeyer’s party.
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Harold Hilkey
E. J. Hilkey
Kentucky Street
Journal World
Bread Avenue
Harold
Nine Mile Ranch
H. W. Boltz
Max F. Wilhelmi
West Lawrence
Maxine
Smithmeyer
Isabel Gibb
Sophie's Engagement Luncheon and Campus Break Sparks
A luncheon at Sophie Smithmeyer's home on Twenty third land Learnard honored the upcoming marriage. The afternoon featured bridge with twenty mussta. Chancellor Strong announced University closings for Christmas holidays. Heat will remain in campus buildings west of the street until 6 o'clock Perday afternoon.
Tris Date Kansas History: 1881 Caldwell death and 1883 rail completion
Historical notes recall 1881 Caldwell tragedy involving an ex MSS boy and 1883 completion of the Southern Kansas road from Ohio to Girard. Additional fragment references a row about drinking.
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Mss
Caldwell
Soutern Kans
Girard
Congress Debates Nominations and Legislation Across Panels
Congress resumes Tuesday with debates on Albert Watson’s federal judgeship nomination in Pennsylvania. Committees tackle ethics and incapability questions for Senator Grundy, highway aid increases, and a Haiti commission. The judiciary and agriculture subcommittees hear impeachment arguments, discuss a Haitian resolution, and consider higher federal aid and radio commission life extensions.
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Senato
Albert Watson
Vennsylvent
Gold Star
Dowell
Grover M. Muscowitz
New York
Haiti
London Youth and World War Echoes in Modern Times
A fragmented article notes London's youth culture and rising consumer toys, alongside a shifting global mood toward disarmament. It highlights large prewar cars, early juvenile fashion, and a surprising drop in militaristic demand as societies reflect on modern warfare.
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Viand
London
Yen Atement Mansers
Nora as President Promotes Useful Presents Society
Nora leads a society aimed at giving useful gifts but tells her husband he should not expect such gifts from her. The note hints at social expectations in 1928 and references the syndicate movement in publishing.
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Nora
Syndicat
The Stranger at Phelps Tavern Warms to Secrets
Philander Chace, executor of Prescotts will, arrives with startling news at Phelps Tavern. Obadiah Evans investigates threats to Miss Prescott and plans guard steps as Sundown and Moonshine men linger near Yew Lodge while a gun may figure in the tense plot.
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Lane
Obadiah
Phelps’ Tavern
Tiny
Oladidh
Sui
Coleonlone
Jim
Pop
Chadiah
Ant
Elygistan Wet Co
Philander Chace
Presscott
Pegoy
Wind and Horns in the Skies at Nighttime
In a fanciful scene Mary Graham Bonner describes a windy evening as a crowd observes a plane horn and a clock speaker noting the horn’s loud, wind driven blast. The Little Clock praises the pilot’s horn while townsfolk recall old car horns and the noisy wind in the night.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Fragmentary Quote Sparks Ambiguous Roadside Reflection
John remarks on riding in cars and enduring comments about the past as a cryptic exchange unfolds with lingering questions about tomorrow and the Little Black Clock. The fragment hints at nostalgia and time themes without a clear event or outcome.
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John
Rain and Wind Precede Moderately Cold Wave in Kansas
A northerly wind and precipitation moved through Kansas ahead of a cold wave expected to arrive from the northwest. Light precipitation was reported nationwide except the northwest, with sleet in Tehka where sub-freezing temperatures turned rain to sleet. Forecasts predicted temperatures to drop to around ten to fifteen degrees in northwest Kansas and near twenty degrees elsewhere.
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Raty
Kansag
Kurea
Weather Bureau
Teheka
Plara
Kansas
Weather gloom across border states and central regions
Snow covered the Canadian border with frigid temperatures and the mercury down to extreme lows in North Dakota. Prince Albert in Saskatchewan reported forty degrees below zero this month while rain fell across several central states.
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North Dakota
Prince Albert
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