Plan for Kiro dam project criticized in Mississippi valley report
The Mississippi Valley committee urged investigating lowering Kansas river flood peaks via Milford and Tuttle Creek reservoirs with levees at Kansas cities. It favored cooperative effort among crest, state, and local interests to form an interstate conservancy district, while noting the Kiro dam is impracticable due to high flowage costs and land fertility concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
Kiro
Mississippi Valley Committee
Kansas River
Milford
Tuttle Creek
Kansas Cities
Kansas
Corps .of Engineers
Wais
Ickes
Public Works Administration
Mississippi
Kansas City
Missouri
United States
Kaw
Kaw River
Missouri River
Turtle Creek
Republican
Blue Rivers
Manhattan
Topeka
Lawrence
Kire
Ausas City
Ottayla
Fort. Scott
Laurence and
Osawatomie
Augusta
Winfield
Arkansas City
Arkansas ‘River
Table Rock
White River
Hutchinson
Bic Slough
Wichita
Englewood
Cimarron
Council Grove
Neosho
Lee
Peck
President backs continued munition inquiry cooperation
Washington Del 26 AP Senator Nye says after meeting with President Roosevelt the administration will cooperate fully with the senate munition profits probe. Nye notes no intent to end the inquiry and endorses continued funding for the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Del
Senate
Nye
Antarctic Flight Report Reaches Bay of Whales
Lincoln Ellsworth and Bernt Balchen completed a 2400 mile flight from Deception Island to the Bay of Whales, aiming to test if the Ross and Weddell seas are connected. The team anticipated meeting Admiral Byrd’s expedition at Little America and planned a prolonged stay on the ice edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
New Zealand
Lincoln Ellsworth
Bernt i Balchen
Antarctic
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Bear
Oakland
Jacob Ruppert
Byrd Expedition
U. S
Bay of Whales
Ellsworth-Balchen
Deception Island
South Shetlands
Cape Horn
Ellsworth
Dunedin
N. Z
Antarcliey
Wyat Earp
Anyan Erlicle
Hlisworth
Ross and
Weddell Seas
Aysland
Aysland At the Conclusion of the Flight. “Xplorers
Wyatt Earp
Antarctica
May Draw New Panel In Hauptmann Trial
May draw a new jury panel as Hauptmann trial nears. Betty Grable nurse Miss Gow returns to Englewood to testify on the Lindbergh baby case. Court and defense discuss whether a fresh jury is warranted due to a pamphlet suggesting an acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleminatgh
N. J
Bravo
Richard Hauptmann
Svas
America
Betty
Lindbergh
Sesitatiaate
Hauntmann
Miss Cow
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Dwight Morrow
Englewood
Saind
Miss Gow
Hauptmann
Talbot Pleads Not Guilty In Forgery Case
Kansas City December 26 AP Ethelbert Talbot a suspended police lieutenant pleaded not guilty at arraignment on a forging a narcotics prescription charge He was released under $1000 bond Williamsburg War which John D Rockefeller Jr is restoring to its colonial appearance has just completed a 397 acre New Ford V8 Hamiltons Ady
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot
Kansas City
Ethelbert Talbot
Heast
Williamsburg
War
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Inflation May Be The Chief Danger
Washington reports Roosevelt labors on a program to shift from dole to work relief and to set a January 3 congressional address. Lawmakers fear inflationary pressure, consider scrapping the 145 rule, and discuss a rational plan at a January 16 round table with Father Coughlin and other sponsors. Veterans advocate Van Zandt says full payment will be approved, veto or not, while the president targets unemployment and social security in a federal state unemployment plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Thomas
Oklahoma
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Sound Money League
Committee For the Nation
Ain
Kronus
James
E. van Zandt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House
Senate
Filipino tribesmen raid Mindanao camp. 21 killed
Manila dispatch reports a Mindanao attack by mountain tribesmen on a constabulary camp. Sixteen tribal members died, five villagers perished in earlier jungle assaults. Philippine constabulary, aided by U S trained troops, repulsed the attack with no casualties. No motive given for the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Dee
Mindanao
Philippine Constabulary
Constabulary
Agusan Province
Francisco Rosca
United States Army
Kore
Otis rules Friday on demurrers in union station deaths case
Federal Judge Merrill E Otis announced he would rule Friday on demurrers filed for six of eight defendants charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice in the June 17 1933 union station slayings. Arguments heard today. if overruled, trial to begin Monday December 31 in federal court. Demurrers filed by Richard Galatas Hod Springs Ark Mr and Mrs Herbert Farmer Joplin Mo Louis Stacci Ron e and Frank Mulloy Kansas City. Others include Mrs Vivian Mathis or Miller and Mrs Frank Nash. Four officers and Frank Nash fugitive convict returned to Leavenworth penitentiary were slain in the station massacre. Continuance motion for Galatas trial withdrawn. We Lawrence Business College new term starts January 2. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Merrill
Union Station
Federal Cour
Richard
Gulntas
Hod Springs
Ark
Herbert’ Farmer
Joplin
Louis
Stacci
Rone
Frank
Rite
Mulloy
Vivian Mathis
Miller
Nash
Frank Nash
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Galatas
Jury Panel Drawn for Hauptmann Trial in Hunterdon County
In Hunterdon county court 48 prospective jurors were drawn for Bruno Hauptmann's upcoming trial. The panel, 27 men and 21 women from a 150-name pool, faces possible challenges and dismissals. Proceedings and possible calls for a fresh panel were discussed amid concerns over a booklet incident influencing jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N. J
Hunterdon County
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Adam O. Robbins
Judebbing
Thomas A. Trenchard
John H. Curtiss
Charles Holcombe
Anthony A. Hauck
Fadppaann
C. Lowaister
Robert Rosecrans
Fisher
Justice Trenchard
Prosecution and Defense
Trenton
Trenchard
Robbins
Rewards posted in Stafford for murder and beatings in county
Stafford county commissioners set rewards for arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of August Reiter and the beating of Otto Reiter and John Schriner. A $500 reward targets the murder, and a $300 reward covers the assault and robbery. Authorities reported two suspects in custody and hinted a third arrest may occur. Governor London may be asked for additional funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford
Kan
August Reiter
Otto Reiter
John Schriner
London
Lacey Cunningham
Hutchinson and
Dodge City
William F. Welbeck
Wichita
Hutchinson
Gfee
Great Bend
Schriner
Schriver
Seven Die As Auto Struck By Limited Train Near Harvey
Seven workers from the Illinois Emergency Relief station in Chicago Heights were killed when the automobile they rode in was hit by the Grand Trunk Limited near Harvey. The car, driven by John Burk of Chicago, carried four women and two men identified as Ruth Greenberg, Hope Hines, Marion Riggs, Mary McCann, Wendell Tarkoff, and others missing from the station roster. Harvey police, a local undertaking establishment, and officials worked to extricate victims. Dr. William A. Burk confirmed his brother’s routine to pick up workers en route to Chicago Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Chicago Heights
International Limited
Grand Trunk
Harvey
John Burk
Ruth, Greenberg
Hope Hines
Re. Harvey- Friedmann
Marion Riggs
Mary McCann
Wendell Tarkoff
Harvey. Undertaking Establishment
William A. Burk
John
Stock Market Index Report Includes Coal Co. Ady Note
A brief market update lists 90 stocks with the index near 72.0 while noting a coal company named Ady 3 in the university related listing. The item preserves the price line and corporate reference for archival reference.
NRA Coal Code Hearing Ordered in Washington
The NRA orders a public hearing set for January 4 on revising the bituminous coal code. Proposals come from industry and United Mine Workers of America after reports of widespread price fixing. Amendments include banning coal sales below code price and establishing a test arbitration board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NRA
United Mine Workers of America
Rae
Testanent Arbitration Board
Highway Victim Arthur Martin Dies After Car Struck Him
Arthur J. Martin, 50, died in Ottawa Kansas last night from a skull fracture after being struck by a motorcar while walking on a highway. The driver Ralph OConnor and Raymond Scott of Wellsville were not held. The Martins have suffered a second tragedy as Arthur’s mother Sarah Martin died in a home fire December 18, leaving Arthur briefly at home before the fatal accident. Undersheriff Jude Anderson and Deputy Sheriff George Price found the burning house nearby and were en route to take Martin to the county home when they encountered him on the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kan
Dee
API
Arthur J. Martin
Ralph O'Connor
Raymond Scott
Wellaville
Martin
Sarah Martin
Mrai Martin
Arthur Martin
Meteor Sightings In Oklahoma And Missouri Raise Fireball Theory
A flaming aerial object seen near Okmulgee and reports of a meteor near Pittsburg Kansas lead to a search by soldiers and railroad foremen. Checks show no aircraft in the area, while officials link the blaze to a meteor observed in Missouri's vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olmulgee
Okla
Here
Kansas
Tom Lyle
Okmulgee
Lyle
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Crickett
Bergman
Ark
Pittsburg
Meteor reported near Pittsburg at noon today
A large fireball described as a meteor crossed the sky south and east of Pittsburg at about 12 o clock. Witnesses noted a long smoky trail lasting over thirty minutes, a ten second flash, and no accompanying sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Kan
Tiwaz
Pittshore
Muskogee
Weather forecast for Douglas County area
Increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures expected tonight with a mainly cloudy Thursday. Clear conditions forecast for Friday morning. Roads remain cool with dirt roads possibly slick. Local gas office records show yesterday’s temperatures and today’s high and low figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansan
Douglas
First White Child of Lawrence Recalls Pioneer Days in 1850s
Mrs. Mary Wade Mitchell, who came to Lawrence in 1854 at age seven, died in San Jose California. In an Old Settlers letter she recounts her father A B Wade leading ox teams from Missouri to California, choosing a valley site for their home, and building Lawrence's first cabin with helper Mr. Stearns. Her tale covers claim jumping, the early ferry and bridge, sod schoolhouses, and early Lawrence life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wade Mitchell
Lawrence
San Jose
Calif
J.F. Swailey
Rhode Island Street
Ada M. Strickler
Aiden
Mitchell
California
Old Settlers
A. B. Wade
Franklin County
Missouri
Sam Wade
State University of Kansas
Papa
Sam
Jil
Panama
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Kansas Territory
Mama
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe
Napa
C. W. Babcock
Short Brothers
Lum
Prentiss
Kansas City Fire Quarantine Pond Stockyards Blaze
Fire crews fought a blaze in the quarantine pond at Kansas City's stockyards, gaining control an hour after alarm. Pens mostly empty, no livestock destroyed, estimated damage to pens above $2,000. In a separate report, Clarence West, 76, farmer laborer, was critically injured when attacked by a bull until helpers drove the animal off after it gored him several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kan
Clarence West
Toda
West
Roosevelt backs private utilities push to boost appliance sales
President Roosevelt at a regular press conference outlined government support for private utilities to finance and promote electrical appliances for homes and farms. He suggested a program akin to the Tennessee Valley Authority to cut costs by large scale production, aiming to spur purchases through private utility channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Tennessee‘ Valley
New Rates Possible for Lawrence Electric Service
Kansas Electric Power Company president C. W. Amidon said analysis of proposed lower rates for Lawrence and other towns is under way and could take several weeks. If feasible, the company will apply to the state corporation commission for approval to implement new rates early in 1935, removing room and demand charges from current pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
C. W. Amidon
Kansas Electric Power Company
Amidon
State Corporation Commission
New
Hog prices soar as cold weather tightens markets
Live stock prices rose sharply as extreme cold limited marketings at major centers. Hog values jumped 50 to 75 cents to a top of 7.10 in Chicago with futures up the maximum. Kansas City, East St. Louis, South Omaha and others showed gains as cattle and sheep advanced, while lard futures hit a yearly high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City
East St. Louis
South Omaha
Indianapolis
Board of Trade
Eight Christmas celebrants die in Missouri fires
A Missouri inferno claims eight Christmas celebrants. Everett Crume 28 and his family perish after a kerosene fire while trying to light a yule fire. In Sedalia a falling flaming match on a tree kills Virginia Miller and children Barbara seven Jack six and Virginia Judson Miller. Judson Miller’s husband and a guest are badly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Dee
Missouri
Everett Crume
Opel Crume
Buddy Crume
Soviet Confession Ties Rumored Murder to Zinoviewists
Moscow reports Leonid Nicolaieff confessed to the murder of Sergei Kiroff and, with thirteen Leninist terrorists, was turned over to the military collegium for trial. The communique says Nicolaieff claimed the act was independent to obscure Zinovietist involvement and that he received money from an unnamed foreign consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Leonid Nicdlaidf
Seri Kiroff
Lenin
Waa
Supreme’ Court
Zinovieffist
Nicolaieff
Kiroff
Zinoviet
Quiet Christmas Reported In Lawrence
Citizens stayed home as near zero weather hit. Sheriff Dunkley called it the quietest Christmas of his administration. Two minor wrecks reported, no arrests for intoxication, no major incidents. Memorial hospital treated several accident injuries. two marriage licenses issued for Christmas Eve or Day. A twin birth at J Hi Frame residence. Christmas baby noted. Massachusetts street and local shops remained active with late Christmas sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Jack Dunkley
Paul Ingels
J. R. Bechster
Duaper Layne
Seventh
Alabama
Frank Gibbs
Delaware Street
Bamorial Hospital
Fox
North Third’ Street
Leonard Bradley
Toneka
Ant
Begsie L. Lowry
Mr Whiteman
Tangrence
T. McElvain
Voneka
Hazel Diz
Ney
Richland
Christine
Memorial Hospital
Elmer Wilson
Rich Dand
J. Hi Frame
North Fifth Street
Frame
A .Boy
Beit
Woodlawn
Massachusetts Street
Ten Oklahomans Plead to Insurance Fraud Charges
Ten men from Oklahoma pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding through fictitious life insurance claims linked to Modern Woodmen of America. Sentencing set for January 29 by Judge Robert Williams. fraud began in 1931. Federal agents arrested them starting October 22. Remaining details list defendants and their hometowns including Seminole and Drumright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
APY
Robert, Williams
Jack Fallerton
Clifford Morgan
Riverside
Ira Carter
Shaws, Nee
W. J. Rodey
Ty A. Title
Jesse F. Watkins
Ewell
B. Short
Ray ‘Heathcock
Allof
Seminole
Drumright
L. D. Caudle
Grocer
Lane
Four Bandits Rob Payroll Truck Near Lancaster
Four men robbed a Lancaster payroll stage of about $18 060 after forcing the guards to stop their vehicle and firing at the tires. The crime occurred four miles from Lancaster on the way to Chester where other textile mill units are located. Police were notified and the bandits fled with the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
S.C
Springs Mill
Chester
Nistol Point
Fight Injuries Fatal as Man Dies After Club Fight
Kansas City man James C. Maxwell died in hospital from a fractured skull after a fight in front of a nightclub Monday. Police said Maxwell was struck by an unidentified companion after he ordered the men from the club and the assailant fled, according to Joe Capra, the club manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
City
James C. Maxwell
Joe Capra
Maxwell
Capra
Suspect Freed After Questioning In August Reiter Killing
Unclear police statement releases William Wichbeck of Wichita who faced questions over a robbery linked death of August Reiter. Police say he was cleared of guilt. Two Hutchinson men remain in custody with names unreleased as inquiries continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian FL Weibeck
Wich
August“ Reiter
Sunda
Wylbeck
Engo
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Mississippi V. A . Committee
Filsworth
Balchen
Wile
Admiral Byrd
Bragio Hauptmann
Hamilton
Ty Aly
Jis
Wihch
Philippine
Otis. Will
Demurrera
Maza
Morris
Chiropractor
Business’ College
Adv
University Coal Co
Mary Wade
K.E. P
Soviet
Otteine
Waassin
James Maxwell
Kingman
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