Dawn Plane Dawn Flight Search Under Way Grows Tense
A Dawn airliner vanished after departing Roosevelt Field on a 1290 mile flight to Los Angeles. Canadian and Newfoundland authorities scrambled rescue ships while Canadian radio operators tracked a possible signal near Sable Island. Weather delays and uncertain wireless reports hinder the search as officials await any word from the plane and its crew.
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New England
Canad Government Agences
Newfoundland
Orleans
Mass
Cape Cod
Sable Island
C. H
Marine Department
Naval Bnckyard
Halifax
Harbor Grace
Stati
Nova Scovis
Sable Tzland
Opaator Genertar
Five Die in South Pittsburg Feud Shocks Town
In South Pittsburg Tennessee gunfire killed five police officers and injured four others amid a feud between county and city law enforcement tied to a local plant strike. State militiamen patrolled the town as authorities sought to unravel conflicting evidence and assign blame.
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Pittsburg
Tenn
Wash Coppinger
L. A. Hennessey
Ewing Smith
Ben Parker
QO. H. Larowe
James Conner
Fayette Nelson
Charles Pittman
John Bates
Arel City
Anchor The Falcon Salvage Feared As Storm Looms
The Falcon salvage fleet in Provincetown executes final prep to secure the Falcon at its anchorage amid expected winter gales. Eight thousand pound bow anchors and large stern anchors are set as a precaution while divers study the sunken raft S-4. Gas fencing buoys will mark the position and a tunnel to be dug under the raft will host cables and pontoons for future work.
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Provincetown
Mass
Ealcon
Boston
Falcon
Stg
Avére
Todax
MANY HEAR SANTA ON WREN RADIO PROGRAM
Thousands of children heard Santa Claus on Christmas Eve as WREN broadcast from Jeriny Milling company station. The North Pole microphone moved outdoors for the scene of Santa checking toys, hitching his reindeer, and greeting listeners before his long journey. The broadcast climaxed with sleigh bells and fading sounds as Santa wished everyone a Merry Christmas.
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Trol
Jeriny
Wren
Santa
North Pole
Santa Claus Visits County Jail For Christmas
Santa Claus disguised as Judge Hugh Means visits the county jail inmates on Sunday morning. After roll call and candy, the Salvation Army brings baskets and the jail serves a Christmas dinner to all thirty one prisoners. Courthouse offices closed for holiday. sheriff’s office open. Clock atop courthouse stopped at 2:50 a.m. Former K J student Taymond Heidbreder dies in Mexico Missouri and is buried there. Officer Charles Thorn suffers severe cold.
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Santa. Claus
Salvation Army
Santa Claus
Hugh Means
Court House
Expect fair weather to continue in Kansas
Topeka reports 26 December forecasts continued fair weather across Kansas. Dodge City and Goodland logged the low of 18 degrees last 24 hours while Topeka reached 51 degrees as the high. No precipitation was reported statewide in the period.
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Kansas
Topeka
Weather Bureau
Dodge City
Goodland
Lindbergh Set for Central America Flight Tour
Colonel Charles A Lindbergh plans a goodwill flight to Central America and Havana after reviewing routes and testing the Spirit of St Louis. He aims to depart for Guatemala midweek, with Mrs Lindbergh and embassy staff invited aboard if possible. The flyer spent Christmas with his mother at the American embassy in Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Central America
Havana
Cuba
St. Louis
Guatemala
New York
Paris
Washington
Mrs. Morrow
Ambassador Morrow
Forecast Luncheon Postponed for Holiday Rush
The Chamber of Commerce will not meet at noon tomorrow and will resume Tuesday January 8 with Irving Hill presenting his annual 1928 business forecast. The joint chamber Rotary event expects about 125 attendees. Hill, Harvard Commission of Business Research member, will offer a rational presentation and local insights.
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Chamber of Commerce
Irving Hill
Chamber
Rotary Club
Hill
Harvard Commission of Business Research
Harvard
ADD AIR SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY FAST PASSENGER LINK
Interstate Stage line inaugurated a fast air passenger service from Kansas City covering a 500 mile radius. EF C Hallgren, local bus manager, noted posters and estimates of growing popularity though currently on call with five holiday passengers last week. Limited baggage allowed on fastest planes. no Lawrence travelers yet.
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Interstate Stage Line Company
Kansas City
EF. C. Hallgren
Lawrence
Lawrence man injured in Sixteenth and Oak crash
William Cane of Lawrence suffered scalp lacerations when the car he rode in on Sixteenth and Oak streets Mo was struck by a vehicle driven by Edward Sarver of Kansas City. Cane was treated at General Hospital and later at Trinity Lutheran Hospital. Bud Yoder of Lawrence drove the car Cane rode in. Sarver was booked for careless driving.
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William Cane
Lawrence
Sixteenth and
Oak Streets
Edward Sarver
Kansas City
Cane
General Hospital
Trinity Lutheran Hospital
Bud Yoder
Sarver
ARE BUSY ON SUNDAY Postoffice Forces Christmas Work
Christmas Day sees postal clerks and mail carriers working through the day. They deliver parcel post packages all day Sunday and continue mail distribution until noon today. Roads are noted as busy with routes serviced and vehicles washed in freezing conditions.
Death by own action halted by guard in transit
William Hickman, accused of kidnapping and murdering Marian Parker, sped toward Los Angeles aboard the Cascade Limited under tight guard. He twice attempted suicide in Pendleton jail. authorities and press followed, while crowds and a rock-throwing incident at Arlington marked the journey.
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Cascade Limited
Salem
Ore
William Edaward Hickman
Los Angeles
Little Marian Parker
California
Portland
Southern Pacific Lines
Oakland
Asa Keyes
James £. Davis
Pendleton
Hickman
Arlington
Herman Cline
Detectives Link Dismemberment to Marian Parker Case
Los Angeles detectives pressed the Marian Parker murder case citing new evidence in Hickman’s arrest delay. Fingerprints on dishes, flesh fragments from the kitchen drain, and blood stains bolster the theory of killing and dismemberment. Handwriting expert Milton Carlson notes Hickman’s familiarity with cases like Jesse James and Whitechapel. A separate roof fire at 1600 Ohio Street caused limited damage from chimney sparks.
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Los Angeles
Marian Parker
William Edward Hickman
Oregon
Hickman
Marian
Andres Cramer
Milton Carlson
Carlson
Jesse James
Thames River
Andrew Kramer
C. A. Fox
Ohio
Morniie
Reds Bombed American Banks Protest Exe cu tion
Thousands visited the National City bank in Buenos Aires on Christmas day as police investigated Saturday’s bombing. Authorities link the attack to the Boston executions of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti and take precautions against repeats.
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Buenos Aires
National City Bank
Boston
Nicola Sacco
Bartholomew Vanzetti
East Meets West In Classic Benefit Football Game
East challenges West for football honors in San Francisco for the Shriners hospital charity game. The event features stars such as Yale halfback Bruce Caldwell and Minnesota fullback Herb Joesting, with a capable Eastern squad boasting multiple All American mentions. Expected lineups include Vale, Sikes, Randels, Oberlin and Yale players among others. Captain Hawley of the Hagens Indians is noted as a key East squad member.
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San Francisco
East
Shriners
Vale LE. Sikes
Tosuy A
Reitsch
C. Hers
Gidason
Minn
Liehi
Thahe
Wash
Jeff
St. Mixs
Christian Seoul
Yale
Amas
Jeff QU. Kutsch
Olympie Daw & Y
Opebphara Caldwell
Yale Ant
Texas
Minneson
Albert Hawley
Hagkenl Indians
Illinois
Renter
Hawley
Mlagetsicks
Fire destroys Grand Central hotel in Hopewell
Fire swept the Grand Central hotel in Hopewell on Christmas morning, leaving about 50 guests displaced and six missing. The missing include Charles Cocke r Luther Hemmond Maude sir and Mrs Maude plus Riden gush and Sanborn of Massachusetts. hotel registers burned hindering identity. Night clerk L L Edwards alerted authorities, but collapsed in a smoke filled corridor. Furniture store suffered about 15000 in losses.
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Hopewell
Grand Central Hotel
Charles Cocker
Luther Hemmond
Maude
South Carolina
Ridengush
Sanborn
Massachusetts
Sir
Airs
L. L. Edwards
Fiesta Chicken Raid Foiled by Sheriff Note
Two Mexican men entering a Woodland Park chicken house were arrested before stealing any poultry. Mrs. H J Price reported the break in, leading Deput y Sheriff George Price and Officer John Ingalls to arrest Francisco Martinez and Juan Nanes in the chicken house with sacks. They were taken to the county jail.
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H. J. Price
Woodland Park
George
Price
John Ingalls
Francisco Martinez
Juan Nanes
Jni
Christmas Cheer Noted by City Departments Leader
Christmas for street force was observed by heads of engineering street and water departments with cigars and gifts. Public utilities commissioner C W Carman headed the distribution. Ross Alderson, a KA student, returned last week from Jewell City after holidays.
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Ty C. W. Carman
Ross Alderson
Jewell City
Wilson Birthday Commemoration Meeting in Lawrence
The annual commemoration of Woodrow Wilson's birthday will be held Wednesday at 7:30 PM at the Chamber of Commerce building in Lawrence. Speakers Prot. Oin Templini and Rev. A. D. Grey discuss The Mystery of Woodrow Wilson and Woodrow Wilson Pioneer of the International Mind. Soloists Mrs. J. R. Cygon and Don Lovett will sing.
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Lawrence
Woodrow Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Kyle Eby
Oin Templini
A. D. Grey
Professor Templin
Rev. M. Gray
J. R. Cygon
Don, Lovett
United States
Postoffice Delivers Christmas Packages Delayed
Less than 602 Lawrence residents will not receive Christmas presents this week due to recipients being away when insured packages were first delivered. This year 53 packages remain undelivered versus over 400 last year. More than 1000 had urged postal officials to leave packages at homes or with neighbors when no one was at the address. Lawrence merchant parcel post items received since Saturday will stay undelivered until Tuesday as stores are closed. All first class mail not held or delayed for absences was delivered today after Sunday work by postal employees.
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Lawrence
Noone
C. B. Hosford
Tae
Lawrence Merchant
Fire danger passes at Tientsin oil plant
The Standard Oil NY plant at Tientsin was burning itself out with explosion danger from six million gallons of oil subsiding. Marines under Brigadier General Smedley Butler helped halt the blaze by building a long dam around smoldering wax piles. risk remained only in a warehouse holding the marine brigade gasoline supply.
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Tientsin
China
Standard Oil Company of New York
Smedley J. Butler
United States Marines
Public Safety
Philadelphia
City Commission Postpones Meeting For Payroll
The regular weekly meeting will not be held tonight due to city holiday. A meeting is planned later this week to cover payroll. the next regular session is set for Monday evening, January 2, at 5 pm. A separate report notes a Saturday night collision on tenth and Massachusetts streets with two cars damaged.
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Iy MéNiery
Massachusetts
Officer's widow receives Christmas mortgage payoff
In Wichita Kansas Mrs J E Marshall widow of a police officer killed in a gun battle December was presented with a Christmas gift of money to pay off the mortgage on her new home. Donations came from the chamber of commerce the police department and other groups that aided after the officer was slain by three bandits one captured and jailed for life the others killed.
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Wichita
Kans
J. E. Marshall
Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Police Department
Kansas University 1928 Summer Session Plans Announced
The University of Kansas outlines a larger 1928 summer program with 359 courses, two terms from June 6 to August 10, and 12 000 bulletins to teachers in Kansas and nearby states. Enrollment has risen sharply, reaching a record 1680 in 1927, with Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School, and the School of Education as the largest divisions. Dean Raymond A Schwegler directs the session with Prof. W. Johnson as assistant director.
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University of Kansas
Kansas
Raymond A Schwegter
VW. H Johnson
Johnson
K. U
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Yars
Schwegler
Graduate School
School of Education
Blea Ai
University spring term schedule and enrollment details
Semester dates set with classes to begin January 31 and February 2 for the second term. Examinations January 20–24 and May 24 for the second term, with vacations January 27–31 and June 4 commencement. Enrollment for the second semester starts January 31 at 8:30 am, continuing to 4:50 pm, with a staggered rooming plan by initials across January 31 and February 1.
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G.C.T
A.C
Etolea
D.N
E.F.M.X
Bacteriology professor to present at Manhattan meet
Prof P ix Gainey of Kansas State Agricultural College will read a paper on nitrogen fixing organisms before the Society of American Bacteriologists in Rochester. Shipments of more than 15 000 rabbits were sent from Dodge City and surrounding towns to a single company in the last 36 days.
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Manhattan
Kan
P.ix
Gainey
Soi
Kansas State Agricultural College
Will
Society of American Bacteriologizthich
Rochester
Dodge City
Po Eh
Holiday trade brisk in Lawrence during Christmas week
Merchants across Lawrence reported a strong Christmas business with early shopping and a last minute rush. Transit lines handled heavy traffic from rural districts while several stores noted peak sales on Friday and Saturday as practical gifts and toys dominated.
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Lawrence
Interstate Stage
Green Brothers’ Hardware Company
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Services
Kansas Electric Power Company
R. Brown
Advertisisg
Round Corner
Deng Store
Walter Varnum
J. Penney Company
Newmark
Mar Gustafson
Harry Lander
F. H. Roberts
Parsons
Rankwood Pottery
Sizrling
Trewelers
Shavers
B. Ober
Ay Skolstae
Carly
Carter's
Hlouk & Green
Tomes, Heckman and Company
Carl's
Woolworth's
Aree
Bell
Hovey Hanna
Metzler
Woolf Brothers
Overton
Person
Cigar I
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