Robbery at Denver Mint linked to Chicago pursuit
Federal, county, and city officers hunted the Denver Mint bank bandits after a gun battle in front of the mint and a $200,000 robbery. Charles T. Linton was fatally wounded. authorities feared the robbers would head toward Chicago and spread across highways and trains with a $10,000 Denver reward and broader rewards from the Federal Reserve.
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Denver
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Mint
Charles T. Linton
Chicago
Williams
Cleave
Tuel
Kansas City
Federal Reserve
Bernhardt Faints From Overwork in Paris
Madame Bernhardt, aged 78, fainted after a rehearsal in Paris due to overwork following a lengthy Italian tour. She rested overnight and doctors expect no serious harm, though she will need several days of rest before resuming work on a new play.
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Paris
Presa
Sarah Bernhardt
L Ingapell
Preat
Italy
Madame Bernhardt
Labor Party to Meet for 1928 National Convention
Chicago December 19 delegates to the former labor party expect to urge a national convention early in 1928 to consider the 1924 presidential campaign. J G vows national secretary said groups in western states learned the folly of partisan ties and would invite those workers to join a national convention of the former labor party.
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Chicago
Labor
Tereland
Party
J.G
Wentery
Labor Party
Progress report on hotel project campaign meeting
A joint supper meeting of the hotel campaign executive committee and team captains will be held this evening at 6 30 in the campaign headquarters Chamber of Commerce. It follows a previous full campaign meeting and will brief on progress with the executive committee having signed to the limit and ready to solicit larger prospects. Those in touch with the project say the answer to will we have our new hotel is yes.
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Chamber of Commerce
Snower
Survivor Testifies in Herrin Riot Trial
Robert Officer, a young bookkeeper and first survivor to testify, described the mine attack during the Herrin riot trial. He recalled raising a flag of truce, surrender, and the prisoners being lined before a barbed wire fence where 14 bodies were found. He escaped by dropping and fleeing as armed crowds sought others. The witness identified only Hugh Willis, a state board member of the miners union.
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Hugh Willis
Miners’ Unions
Oil Company Bankrupt Face Involuntary Petition
An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed against Liberty Oil company with wells in Kansas and Oklahoma by three creditors. The petition challenges the jurisdiction of the second federal court of Kansas where the company had direct proceedings on December 9. Home offices are in New York.
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New York
Liberty Oil Company
Kansas
Oklahoma
Second Federal Court of Kansas
Executions for Train Interference at Dublin
Four railroad workers and three laborers were executed at Dublin for train wrecking in County Kildare. Captured November 18 by free state troops, they were tried by a military committee and sentenced to death on the charge of interfering with trains. A stash of stolen goods rifles and ammunition was recovered at the house where they were captured.
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Dublin
Associated Press
County Kildare
Free State
Prevented Train Robbery Near Atchison Kansas
Police questioned five men detained after Missouri Pacific officers received word of an intended train robbery. Two suspects were nabbed in the railway yards and three others in a nearby truck. A repeating shotgun and a .32 caliber revolver were found with the group.
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Atchison, Kan
Missouri Pacific
Bankers seek involuntary bankruptcy for Houston Fible firm
Kansas City reports that attorneys for clients of Houston Fible and company, bankers, announced they would pursue involuntary bankruptcy rather than voluntary receivership for the firm. Judge Van Valkenburgh granted a temporary receivership last night under a creditor petition by A. L. Bogda of Oklahoma. Also noted, oil tanks on Ohio street 1200 block were allegedly robbed with a man seen visiting a tank multiple times and identified by residents.
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Kansas City
Attorneya
Houston Fible and Company
van Valkenburgh
A. L. Bogda
Oklahoma
Ohio Street
Journal-World
Kansas League Proposes Five Bills At Chamber Luncheon
At a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Mayor George L. Kreeck Van Bruner and Claude L. Scott outlined five Kansas League of Municipalities proposals. They seek mob law reform zoning and planning authority license fee reallocations tax levies and highway funding changes including a sixty million dollar bond plan. Deeds of trust replacing mortgages were endorsed by Van Bruner with trustees appointed to avoid court suits. All proposals go to the board of directors for review and potential adoption.
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Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
George L. Kreeck
van Bruner
Claude L. Scott
Kreeck
Kansas’ League of Municipalities
League
Kansas Cities
Kansas Automobile Pwnchers’ “Association
Claude J. Scott
Douglas County
Fort
Fort Highway
Montkey
Rd of
Craig Kennedy
Children’s Code Commission
Rev Lupitier Walters accepts Fort Scott church call
The Rev Lupitier Walters, longtime student pastor at Trinity row, accepts a call to St Fort Scott Episcopal church. Chaplain Edwards notes his splendid work and disappointment at losing him. Walters will serve Fort Scott starting the last Sunday in December and be ordained priest on January 21 with Bishop Johnson invited to preach.
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Lupitier Walters
Episcopal Church
St. 'S , Episcopal Church
Fort T
Edwards
Walters
Lawrence
Trinity Row
Fort Lcott
Bishop Johnson
Fire damages small area. resident unable to call for help
Fire caused minor damage to a home as Mrs. Senne struggled at a street nearvessee while the blaze blocked access to a telephone. Firefighters fought the flames, and the resident assisted herself after delay.
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Senne Jowe
Withessee Atreet
Survivors Of Wrecked Reliance Brought To Sault Ste Marie
Survivors of the wrecked tug Reliance are being brought to Sault Ste. Marie by rescue tugs Gray and Favorite after the vessel ran aground on the Lizard Islands in Lake Superior. Four crew members died, including Capt. John McPherson, Fred Regan, Gus Johns, and an unidentified man. nine of the 36 aboard survived to reach shore, with two left behind at a lumber camp. Weather and exposure hampered rescuers, and five more of the crew were expected to reach the city today.
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Reliance
Sault St. Marie
Gray
Favorite
Lizard Islands
Lake ‘Superior
John McPherson
Fred Regan
Gus Johns
Jack Hartens
Mrs. Hartens
Tifg
Fraternal Aid Union praise follows Texas tour
Dr. V A Young supreme president of the Fraternal Aid Union returned from Texas where he praised progress of the order in Dallas Fort Worth and Greenville. He spoke at Chambers of Commerce and Lion clubs and was guest of honor at a Greenville reception. A W Gan leads the Texas Southwestern division which has been a leader in new insurance and many Texans are joining. Young thanked Texans and predicted a divisional office once business reaches 10 000 000.
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South
V. A. Young
Fraternal Aid Union
Lone Star State
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Greenville
Chambers of Commerce
Lion Clubs
Young
Doctor Young
Emanager
City board handles paving petition and utilities report
The city commissioners met in regular session last night. A petition signed by seventeen property owners requests paving of Fourth Street from West Indiana to West Michigan and was referred to the public utilities commissioner. The November city treasurer report was received and sent to the finance commissioner. An ordinance to pay A R Young Construction Company for work on Fifteenth, Twenty Third and New Hampshire streets passed. Fritz Meyn received permission to install a gasoline pump and new sidewalk at his tire shop corner of Eighth and New Hampshire streets.
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Board of City Commissioners
Fourth Street
West
Indiana
Michigan
Commissioner of Public Utilities
A.R. Young Construction Company
Twenty-Third
New Hampshire
Fritz Meyn
Eighth
New Hampshire Streets
Missing Mail Pilot Found Alive After Blizzard
Salt Lake City reports Air Mail Pilot Henry G Boonstra missing since last Friday morn ing in a blizzard en route to Rock Springs Wyoming has been found alive at the Rigby ranch four miles south and east of the wrecked plane site. Officials received advices this morning confirming the recovery.
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Salt Lake City
Air Mail
Henry G. Boonstra
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Rigby Ranch
Richards Beats Insurance Firm in Thresher Case
In district court a jury awarded R. B. Richards 1048.64 against Thresherman’s Mutual Insurance for a threshing machine fire. The insurer claimed misrepresentation of value. Richards argued repairs should be included. The case against Elizabeth Haage and W. J. Francisco on fraud proceeded with details of a contested house sale tied to church involvement. A new jury was impaneled after the verdict. Haage Francisco ongoing at noon.
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R. B. Richards
Thresherman’s Mutual Insurance Company
Richards
Elizabeth Haage
W. J. Francises
Thresherman’s
Haape-Frantisco
Sorey
Francisco
Citizens’ State Bank
Haage-Francisco
Christmas money appeal for municipal program
Mayor Kreeck urged a strong moneyed response at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon to fund the Christmas program. He cautioned at least 500 dollars are needed, with checks sent to the mayor or Rev. N D Goehrin, treasurer. Baskets will aid needy families after careful investigation and will include chicken, fruit, bread, butter, sugar, coffee, meal, vegetables, potatoes, cabbage, and beets.
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Kreeck
Chamber’ of Commerce
N.D. Goehrin
Santa Claus to Visit Lawrence Saturday Afternoon
Mayor Kreeck announced Santa would arrive at 3:30 P.M. Saturday at Tenth and Massachusetts streets, with a tree at the intersection and presents distributed from there or City Hall if weather prompts. The Salvation Army joins the Christmas committee in providing dinners and gifts. donors should deliver canned goods and produce to City Hall by Thursday noon for Friday baskets.
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Santa Claus
Lawrence
Kreeck
Journal- World
Santa
Tenth
Massachusetts
Salvation Army
Ie City Hall
Wal Sigg
City Hall
Couple Found Dead in San Antonio Hotel Room
Corperal James Huntington of the twelfth field artillery Camp Travis and Mrs. Ruby S. Krenk of Youngstown Ohio were found shot to death in a hotel room after police forced entry. A bullet entered both brains. The woman appeared slain as she slept. Huntington lay with his head on the floor. an army revolver was nearby. Police believe Huntington killed Krenk then himself. The woman's husband was asleep nearby.
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San Antonio
James ©. Huntington
Twelfth Field Artillery
Camp Travis
Ruby S. Krenk
Youngstown
Ohio
Huntington
Money Split of Friendship Campaign Funds at University
Money from Christmas candle sales at the University of Kansas Friendship Fund totals about eleven to twelve hundred dollars. Allocation: 25 percent to KU for student loans, 25 percent to Near East Relief for Topeka and overseas aid, and 50 percent to general student relief via Don Hoffman in Geneva. European students can already borrow against the funds.
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K. U.“Sriendship
John R. Dyer
K. U
Near East Relief Association
Topeka
Don Hoffman
Geneva
Switzerland
Attacks Dry Law On Foreign Ships
Former Attorney General George Wickersham files brief in the Supreme Court arguing that foreign vessels cannot be barred from bringing intoxicants into U S territorial waters. He challenges Judge Hand ruling, saying the prohibition acts do not regulate foreign merchant ships within American waters.
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Washington
Federal
Hand
New York
United States
Supreme Court
George Wickershaw
Wickersham
Fraternal Congress Opposes Taxing Reserves at Topeka
Lawrence hosted the Fraternal Congress meeting in 1923 with N. Dolley reelected president of the Fraternal Aid Union. Delegates from across the state attended including T. J. Sweeney Robert Eggert S. Baty and W. W. Sutton. The group opposed taxing their reserve funds to raise revenue.
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Lawrence
Fraternal Congress
Topeka
N. Dolley
Saviors Board
Fraternal Aid Union
Congress
T. J. Sweeney
Robert Eggert
5. S. Baty
W. W. Sutton
The Australian Theatrical Alliance Backs Sunday Restrictions
Sydney reports the alliance and Anglican Synod joining to curb Continental Sunday imports. The Synod decries Sunday sport and the alliance asks cooperation to close venues on Gasiaort and Good Friday, arguing two sacred days must not be desecrated. The letter warns Sunday would become sacrilegious with theatres opening and multiple performances.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Australian Theatrical Alliance
Anglican Synod
Australia
Theatrical Alliance
Green Resolution considers amendment on tax exempt securities
The Green resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit further issuance of tax exempt securities was taken up for consideration today. Tomorrow is the Last Taxpaying Day and over 500 people paid taxes yesterday to the county treasurer, setting a new daily record. Taxes may be paid without penalty until tomorrow. In Italy, renewed clashes in Turin between Fascisti and communists have left ten dead, including two fascists. Dr Albright, chiropractor.
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Washington
House
Italy
Turin
Associated Press
Postmaster reports record Christmas parcel mail in small year
The Lawrence post office lobby overflowed with Christmas parcel mail as the heaviest mail day in years filled four service lines for eleven hours. Postmaster Finch noted limited facilities hindered processing, but staff continued all-day operations to handle the rush.
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Toduay C
Finch
Imatte
Lawrence
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LASKER DEFENDS BILL OVER SHIP SUBSIDY QUESTION
Washington reports a senator disputes a Weekly Questionnaire's statements about the ship subsidy bill. He argues the publication misleads readers and urges correction to prevent misinterpretation of provisions and surrounding facts.
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Washington
Ae Weekly
Lausanne Treaty Work Continues With No Agreement
The Lausanne conference adjourned at 2 o’clock until tomorrow as talks on the straits continue without a final agreement. The Associated Press reports that the Turkish position and other key issues remain unresolved after today’s session.
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Lausanne
Associated ‘Press
Bishop William Quayle in critical condition at Baldwin home
The condition of Bishop William Quayle of the Methodist church in St. Louis is critical after a second stroke at his Baldwin Kansas home. He is speechless and recently recovered from paralysis.
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Baldwin
Kan
William ‘Ai Quayle
Methodist
St. Louis
Mason Attacked Klansman in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs on December 19 a Mason attacked a Klansman near the Masonic lodge. Lewin, grand master of the Iowa lodge, reportedly condemned the incident and called for calm amidst tensions.
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Bluffs
Masonic Lodge
Lewin
Iowa
Ka Sh
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