White House Fire Disastrous Blaze Destroys Offices
Washington reports the White House suffered its worst blaze since 1512, destroying executive offices but not endangering President Hoover. Firemen worked over two hours to control the fire starting at 8:15 p.m. in the executive wing. offices were charred, waterlogged, and a handful of confidential files were saved. Temporary offices and basements were readied as a restoration plan began, with the decision on full relocation deferred to tomorrow.
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Hoover
State Department
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Roosevelt
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Secret Service
Reri House
Wood
Hoove
Hyatt
Snook Denied Clemency Review in Death Penalty Case
In Columbus on December 2 AP reports Dr. James J. Snook, a former professor who killed 25 year old Theora Hix, faced denial of a petition to review his conviction. The state supreme court rejected the petition as of right, deferring further steps until after a conference Thursday. Executed clemency remains the final option until then.
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Chin State University
Theora Hix
Peramour
State Supreme Court
Br. Snook
Snook
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Ohinden Sa
Democratic Press Bureau linked to sugar tariff debate says Wood
Washington December 25 AP Representative Wood of Indiana, head of the Republican press committee, charges the Democratic press bureau spreads the President’s name into sugar tariff talk to manipulate public opinion. He accuses Democrats of using a political bank to mislead and asserts proposals from Cuban lobby align with Democratic leaders’ tariff ideas.
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Washington
Wood
National Republican. Com Fessionals Committee
Democratic National
Jouett Shouse
Kansas
House
Senate
Cuba
National Committee
Postmen win out in Nome Alaska search effort
Nome Alaska December report on search for missing pilot Carl Ben Eielson and mechanic Earl Borland. Planes from Teller and North Cape aided by Canadian government reindeer drive to Elephant Point on Kotzebue Sound. Weather delays and renewed flights planned. Also a Lawrence post office Christmas mail surge described with delivery delays and staff praise.
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Carl Ben Eielson
Earl Borland
Teller
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Siberia
Bill Graham
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B. Julian
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Guardian
Coast Guard
Chelan
Seward
Fairbanks
Bandit Robs Springer of 10 Dollars at Gas Station
A lone unmasked bandit robbed Glemn Springer of the Springer and Transite Service Station at 730 North Third Street of $10 at 6:50 PM. Springer, alone, was ordered to the floor as the gun was shown. Police, including Officers Calhoun Ingalls and Atkeson, investigated. A grey cap, dark suit, and heavyset build described the robber. a Ford sedan seen nearby possibly linked, but license not obtained. A witness, Lewis Moses of 721 North Third Street, saw the suspect enter a car in Lyons Street block 810, but could not identify the plate.
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Springer and
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Charles Calhoun
John Ingalls
George Atkeson
Springer
Lyons Street
Lewis Moses
Moses
Protest Duty on Bells Draws Wealthy Donors’ Grievances
Wealthy American donors oppose a 40 percent import duty on carillons urging fair access to these bells. Edward W Bok protests duty as a gift taxed, noting Mountain Lake tower dedication by President Coolidge. Domestic manufacturers support duty and vow quick supply, while Smoot questions removing tariff.
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Florida
Coolidge
Bok
Smoot
Long Friendship Ends in Poland Feud Between Daszynski and Pilsudski
Warsaw AP reports a split between Ignacek Daszynski speaker of the Diet and Marshal Joseph Pilsudski over parliamentary power. Once allies, they diverge as Pilsudski shifts toward dictatorship and Daszynski defends legislative rights amid a changing political scene.
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Warsaw
Ignacek Daszynski
Diet
Joseph Pilsudski
Daszynski
Pilsudski
Libel suit against Fendrick and Kahn dismissed in Paris
Paris court dismissed with costs a libel suit brought by Princess Zizianoff against Raymond Fendrick and Alexander Kahn, Boston Post correspondents. The princess claimed 500 000 francs over interviews with former U.S. consul Bigelow alleging she was a Soviet spy. The court ruled Fendrick acted properly and found Kahn not responsible. In Berlin, lost umbrellas auctioned by railways offer bundles of ten at 75 cents to $1.25, with luck favoring one or two usable items.
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Princess Zizianoff
Raymond Fendrick
Alexander Kahn
Boston Post
Paris Tribunal Today
Donald Bigelow
Fadrick
Berlin
Peace on Earth Amid Kellogg Pact and Naval Talks
Washington on December 26 marks Christmas with praise for the Kellogg treaty renouncing war and recent naval talks. President Hoover, despite a factory fire, spends the holiday with family and cabinet members at a White House dinner and a public tree lighting. Allan Hoover attends Harvard in Cambridge. Herbert Hoover Jr. and wife stay in California with their children.
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Herbert, Hoover, Jr
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Virginia
Sheryman Launre
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Senate
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Wes
Negro entries rejected in national junior indoor tennis
The United States Lawn Tennis Association rejected the entries of Reginald Weir and Gerald L. Norman Jr for the national junior indoor tennis championships, prompting a protest from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People led by Robert W. Bangall. The dispute centers on alleged color based exclusion from a national tennis tournament.
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United States Lawn ‘Tennis Association
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Robert Wbangall
Colored People's Association
Reginald Weir
Gerald L. Norman, Jr
Bagnall
West Pointers Have A Christmas Tree
Stanford University at Branner Hall houses ten West Pointers who woke to a large Christmas tree donated by the Stanford board of athletic control. Cadet gridders and coaches praised the gift as they near game time on Saturday. Coach Lawrence Biff Jones' squad is nearing peak condition with tapering practices. Pop Warner faces the task of readying his backs and solving starting lineup if Herbert Fleischhacker cannot play due to a knee injury.
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Branner Hall
Stanford Board of Athletic Control
Lawrence “Biff” Jones
Stanford
Pop Warner
Herbert Fleishhacker
Poultry and Rabbit Show Entries Announced For Armory
Entries for the sixth annual poultry show at the Armory 742 Vermont Street run December 28 to 31 with birds from Topeka Ottawa and Douglas County. High school judging contest includes teams from Shawnee Mission Tonganoxie Seaman Topeka Ottawa and Liberty Memorial high schools with C D McLaskey and J R Conders as judges and A D Leveridge as superintendent. Rabbit show entries may be made December 26 at Armory. sixty five rabbit heads space allocated. Reed V Storms from Kansas City will judge Saturday at 2 PM. Certificates for first to third place awarded by the club.
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Ottawa
Douglas County
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Kansas City
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C.L. Scntt
Chamber of Commerce
Kaw Valley
Marion Tuttle
Poultry’ Association
Reed, V. Storms
Ft. Worth
Tex
Turkey as Reformatory Dinner At Kansas State Reformatory
Hutchinson December 28 inmates at the Kansas state reformatory will dine on roast turkey and holiday fare for Christmas. Nearly 1,000 inmates and 36 boys released to spend Christmas at home will receive parcels from friends, with foods and gifts arriving in quantity.
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Hutchinson
Kansas State Reformatory
Lost 3 Year Old Reunited With Mother After Overnight Mixup
A three year old child separated from his mother during holiday shopping at Ninth and Massachusetts was found by Officer Richard B. Mughes. The frightened boy, unable to state his name, was taken to the police station where Chief Inhins and the Christmas committee helped reunite him with his relieved mother at a room full of toys and gifts.
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Willidobus
Bobby
Ninth
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Laveninis
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Inhins
Community Christmas’ Committee
Lets S
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Robby
Holiday trading thrives in Lawrence as shoppers flock
Merchants reported a strong Christmas period with many stores noting equal or better sales than last year. Demand focused on useful gifts and midrange items while luxury goods stayed light. hardware, clothing, grocers, and gift shops all benefited as Michael weather cleared and crowds swelled downtown.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Homes
Every Pupil Scholarship Contest Promises Wide Participation
Emporia Kansas December reports that Eudora high school pupils join the world largest Every Pupil Scholarship contest to be held in January. Over 275000 high school students nationwide will compete through tests in multiple subjects. The Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia sponsors. tests and forms prepared by superintendent R R B Church and directed by Dr H I B Schrammel.
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Kan
Eudora High School
United States
Kansas State Teachers College
R. R B. Church
Superintendent of Schools
Emporia Teachers College
Hoover Fireside Heroism Sets Early Firefighting Record
Washington reports that President Hoover set a precedent in direct fire fighting efforts during a blaze that swept the White House. The article recalls a 1801 incident when buckets were carried to douse flames at the old Treasury building, marking the first presidential act of hands on defense against fire.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
John Quincy Adams
Treasary
United States
Kansas Cagers Rest for Holiday Break
The University of Kansas basketball team takes a Christmas rest with a light workout and a series of interschool games ahead. Five players go home for Christmas. the remaining squad plans turkey dinners. California games set for Kansas City and Lawrence January 2, 3, and 4 as both teams prepare for a strong western matchup.
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Clathe
Roth Thomson
Lee Page
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Tom Bishop
Otto Rost
Ted O'Leary
Lawrence Skinner
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Mrs. Allen
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Golden Bears
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Hansac City
Mail Pilot Injured as Plane Falls in Storm
Thomas Hull a mail pilot for the Thedapson serial corporation of Kalamazoo Michigan was injured when his plane crashed near here during a snow storm. He was found pinned under wreckage about 11 p.m. and transported by bobsled and ambulance to a hospital where doctors said he had severe head injuries but no skull fracture and that his prospects for recovery appeared good.
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Ther
Thomas Hull
Hib
Hill
Thedapson Serial Corporation
Kalamazoo
Mich
Chicago
Honeymoon on Yacht With Helen Wills and Husband
Americas best known Christmas honeymoon couple Helen Wills and her husband were interviewed in San Pedro California. They arrived in Los Angeles and were awaiting plans for their next move as friends prepared to help them wherever Taney dictated. Mrs Moody recalled a perfect but uncertain prior location.
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Cal
Pee. Ae Tae
Freak S. Moo-re
Berkeley
America
Los Angeles
Harbor Tatey
Cyril Tobin
San Francisco
Taney
Helen Wills
Strugelert
Three Dry Senators Express Dissatisfaction with Enforcement
Washington observers report three dry Republican senators Sorah of Thaho Norris of Ne braska and Hrookhart of Town have voiced dissatisfaction with current prohibition enforcement conditions. Swarthout of Cincinnati D M Swarthout of the University of Kansas school of fine arts plans to attend meetings of the Music Teachers National association in Cincinnati tomorrow and Saturday.
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Senate
Sorah
Thaho
Norris
Nebraska
Hrookhart
Tean Swarthout
Cincinnati
D. M. Swarthout
University of Kansas School At Fine Arts
Music Teachers National Association
Dean Rerthout
The
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Christmas Observances Across Lawrence And KU Campus
Lawrence celebrated Christmas with church services and bells, while shops and city offices closed for the day. At KU campus, quiet prevailed as faculty and staff took vacation, with some preparing for travel and others conducting experiments or walking between buildings.
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Laweence
Altho
Suniuy
St John's Catholic Church
University of Kansas Caampus
Loent
Dr. Alien
Suhopl
Tabiortow
Subs Former Treasurer New York Suit Charges Damages
New York based Saber company filed suit in flo pron court against former treasurer Magistrate Francis X. McQuade for 2A04100 damages. The complaint alleges he tried to destroy the corporation assets and property, leaked company secrets, and assaulted officers. It accuses him of causing contract cancellations at polo grounds and admitting crowds at the gates with tickets to undermine the company. A London AP report notes 1929 nine months travel to Britain rose six percent from 1928, with figures excluding passengers in transit and other categories.
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National Exhibition Company
New York Baseball ‘Ants
Tias
Treasuer
Francia X. McQuade
Nee
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Basseball
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Francis X. McQuade
Noway Company
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APLP
Great Britain
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