Hoover Sees History Largest Tax Refunds Yet
County board meets Monday as federal refunds for the last fiscal year total significant sums. The interior report lists taxpayers across districts receiving thousands in adjustments under the 1924 revenue act. Notables including estates of Rockefeller and Warren G Harding’s era figures appear among the refund recipients.
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Washington, Dee
Department
Hans Tho
Sarahlematen
H. Joslen
George A
Frederick Boston
Mc Mellon
Rockefeller
Schaffner
Warren’ G. Warding
G. Fleischmann
David W. Mulvane
John Day
Kansas
Four Die in Wreck at Pacema Waterway Entry
A night crash on the Municipal Waterway near Tr enth street left four dead and several injured as a car plunged through a bridge barrier into the water. Investigators blame brake failure and brake-release actions that forced the vehicle into reverse, striking an awaiting automobile and a streetcar before breaking apart.
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Vacoma
Municipal
Pacema
Trenth Street
BA Fe
Willie
Wivdeaier
Bric Pe Pig
Farm Shop School Opens This January With Courses
Entries are coming in for the Farm Shop School to be conducted January 4. The event focuses on blacksmithing tent repair steel work and rope making with fees covering materials. Participants are expected to bring tools and wear work clothes.
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Ateny
Weather forecast for Kansas notes fair east, by Hutchinson
East Kansas expected to remain fair while western areas turn partly cloudy tonight and Friday with no temperature change. Clear toads ride the roads as Hutchinson reports good travel conditions despite the cloud cover in the west.
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Kansas
Hutchinson, i
Idle Anthracite Mines Decay As Unions Face Scale
Anthracite coal mines weaken while idle in Lansford. Miners expect costs to rise and call for union appeals to hire hundreds of maintenance workers to prevent a total breakdown. Temperature and local notes appear in scattered snippets from Springfield and Lawrence.
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Lansford
New York
Harvey Sees Trouble Ahead for France
Colonel George Harvey, former ambassador, labeled the French people the richest in Europe while calling the French government the poorest in Europe. He criticized republican leadership as naïve and warned of a protest movement challenging the regime and plans for reform.
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Harvey
France
Europe
George Harve
Court of &Uzon
Tones of Liberty Bell Broadcast at Midnight for 1776 Revival
The Philadelphia celebration marks the 1776 dawn as the Liberty Bell rings at midnight on air via WSP radio. Colonial costumed participants reenact the Declaration signing in Independence Hall while old watchmen patrol nearby and churches prepare late services.
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Shorts Bell
Radia
Bell
Philadelphia
Acre
WSP
John Marshall
Iradio
Tie World
Will The Day Celebration in Chicago New Year Festivities
Federal agents plan to enforce prohibition at night life centers tonight with three agents assigned to each principal festivity area. The administration warns of strict action during the New Year events as Chicago prepares for celebrations.
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Chicago
Dercaga
Prohibition
Federal
New Kansas State Seal Set for All Schools
George O. Yester registrar at the University of Kansas announces a universal state seal for all Kansas schools. Previously each school used varied seals. the new design centers the Kansas seal with a border listing the Kansas Board of Regents. A university committee has long worked on the project, with copies to be sent to state offices and kept by the board of regents.
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Kansas
George O. Yester
Junety of Kansas
University of Kansas
Kansas Board of Rexints
Aly
Board of Regents
War Gas Serves Peace Time Uses War Gas Serves Peace Time Uses
Chemical division exhibits show Adamsite used by navy to preserve piling and protect workers from poison gases. Major H S Kimberly demonstrates Adamsite against teredo mollusk at AAAS convention. US Army fuel and chemical research aims to cheaper production of alcohol, ammonia, and other chemicals from air.
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Navy
Chemical Division
Biot
H. S. Kimberly
Washington
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Major J. S
Kimberly
Crown council summoned in Bucharest amid royal tension
Rumors swirl over Crown Prince Marah absence as a crown council convenes with former premiers and party leaders invited. Paris social rumors hint at a royal heartbreak linked to Milanes or Helen of Greve, while Italian and Hungarian social circles note a prominent Italian woman as a key attraction to the Romanian throne.
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Bucharest
Romania
Marah
Italy
Atts Carel
Miles Zozis Lambvine
Helen of
Greve
Lynchings rise in 1995 with Mississippi leading
The NAACP reports 18 lynchings in 1995, up from 16 in 1924, with Mississippi having the most. Other states tallied include Florida Georgia Arkansas Alabama Kentucky Louisiana Utah and Virginia, reflecting a troubling pattern across multiple regions. Dr Liberty Kyde Bailes, former Cornell dean, elected AAAS president for 1927 in Philadelphia.
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Kansas City
Bee
A. Pi
Liberty Kyde Bailes
School of Agriculture
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Bailey
Philadelphia
Social War Averted At Washington Society
Washington society was unsettled by reports that two prominent hostesses, Mrs. George T Marve and Mrs. Joseph Leiter, planned rival New Year balls. A misunderstanding over dates relieved circles as Mrs Leiter said only a dinner tonight and a larger party January 23, with plans to attend the Marves ball later.
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Washington
A. T.i
George T. Marve
Russia
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Leiter
City and County Offices to Close for Holiday
Stores and city county offices will close for a holiday tomorrow with some closing part of the day. Post office staff will handle only special deliveries and outgoing mail. Fire department plans a large annual dinner with invited guests. Citizens may travel to nearby cities if weather remains favorable.
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Lawrence
FLAUS
Elk's Lodge
Kansas City
Topeka
Fire Dep
Theo
Alfiedrs
Antic Trovibte
Armen
Tydine Hall
International Friendship and Race Problems Discussed on Campus
An early chapter of a district convention covers talks on International and Inter-Racial Problems with speakers from Workers Party and others. A farewell party follows at the Alpha Kappa Lambda house. Also noted are bids for land in Rainbow Bend, a grass blaze near North Seventh Street, and local radio advertising.
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Jane Spenkers
America
McKinney Wapisespal
Church
Thiek Hansen
Hk. Ulv. Mlc. A
Thagian
Max Schaehtland
Workers
Parcago
Shachtland
Dick Hjanson
Iach
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Louisiana Street
North Seventh Street
City Dads Debate City Audit and Costs
The Lawrence city commission debated auditing the city books last evening. They will prepare a list of audit requirements for the next meeting and invite auditing firms to discuss the proposition. Estimates vary, with the minimum around $3,000 and opinions split on total cost and value.
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Lawrence
Commission
F. M
Holliday
Stevenson
Constant
Stage is set for free picture show for Kids of Lawrence
The program by H B Ober and G Hep Dickingon at both theatres New Year's morning features a 9 30 card hand in and 3 45 show times. Ray Havens will greet the children and speak at both theatres. Bratton brothers sing a kid song Down by the Old Apple Tree and Fred Leonard's Raversock Orchestra provides special music. The reel parade lasts about two hours with cycle music throughout.
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Lawrence
H. B. Ober
G Hep Dickingon
Raversock
Varsity
Mouaine
A.selephane Me Rowas
Ray Havens
Mr. Dickingon
Bratton Brothers
Ohd
Fred Leonard
Raversockrchestra
Resolutions Call for Widening Three City Streets
The Lawrence city commission plans to widen three streets, with resolutions set for passage at the January 7 meeting. Discussion covered widening New Hampshire from Seventh to Eleventh instead of Ninth, and residents urged ten to thirteen feet more than proposed. The panel voted to investigate two additional proposals before approving at the next meeting, with no protests filed.
Two Prisoners Injured In Explosive Accident At Shale Pit
A powder charge exploded wrongly at a shale pit near Leavenworth injuring inmates McNear of Ottawa and Meade of Lawrence. McNear, 22, died from a skull fracture while Meade, 28, suffered severe injuries to both legs. McNear had recently arrived for a year for persistent liquor violations. Nearby, Mrs Kennedy fell on stairs, breaking her lip and was taken to Memorial hospital. Virginia Inn ad mentions chicken chop suey after a dance.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Dee
A.P. McNear
Ottawa
Lansing
Jee. Meade
Lawrence
McNear
Meade
T. Kennedy
Barker Avenue
Flood Conditions Spread Across Central Europe
Flood conditions in Europe worsen as ice jams form at bridges in Hungary and eastern regions. Thousands displaced seek refuge in higher cities while France nears its peak flood level, with rivers rising rapidly in the east, west, and north.
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Paris
Mec
Europe
Hungary
France
Rizal Day Program Sees Large Crowd Endorsing Autonomy
At Rizal Day observances in December, a large town audience heard talks on Rizal’s life and the Philippines’ drive for independence. Speakers urged autonomy under the Jones Act, with music by guitar, steel guitar, and vocal solos, plus remarks on government history under U.S. rule and Woodrow Wilson’s autonomy message.
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Rizal
Pilipinas
Tt Methodist Episcopal
Apata
Flor B. Zapata
Francisco
Cuesta
Ahralsis
Handurrias
Xedd
AliMare
H. ¥. Tiangee
School of
Mngineering
Lucas
Philippines
Vle Raneta
Dua de la Cuesta
BR. Chubb
Philinepines
United States
Jalands
St States
Chubb
Wood- Wilson
Pres Dent
Three Ford-Staul planes damaged in Nashville accident
Three of four all metal Ford-Staul passenger planes en route to Florida crash in Nashville at the landing field. No injuries reported. The Fort Myers plane tipped on the ground. the Miss Tampa and the Miss Miami collided on the runway after loss of control by pilot Schoenhair. Repairs to the three damaged planes will be made in Nashville with parts ordered from Detroit factory.
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Nashville
Pens
Ford-Staul
Florida
Shoe Pitoc
Tampa
Schoenhair
Association elects officers for Kansas Anti Tuberculosis league
Dr Frank Strong of Lawrences is reelected president of the Kansas Anti Tuberculosis Association at Topeka. Charles Lerrigd is secretary and the board of directors will include Dr Kurl Brown Dr C K Coburn Theodore Muller Mrs Ed Anders Robert Stone Perkins and others. The group vows to continue statewide tuberculosis campaign and open air school programs in Wichita and Kansas City.
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Frank Strong
Lawrences
Kansas
Topeka
Vestun
Charles Lerrigd
Artan
Purele Valunt
Kurl Brown
C.K. Coburn
Kansas City
Kan
Theodore Muell Er
Jed Anders
Awrences
Robert Stone
Freka
Tra Perkins
Ach Joral
T. B
Watheling
Anderton
Ar City
Wichita
Ke Nate
Tere
Kansi
Long Elbow for Liberia Headed by Ex-Houstonian
A former Houston resident, identified as Wanson Quiley, has been proposed for the generalship of the Liberian army. The appointment reportedly came after years of service in the United States Army Cavalry, with confirmation sought by the consul and War Department. The report notes broad regional ties and a major shift in leadership for the Liberian forces, amid ongoing military planning.
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Houston
Tex
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