Blizzard Sweeps Over Southwest Kansas City Snowfall Hits Record
A sweeping blizzard drenches the Southwest from Kansas City to northern Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Snowfalls of up to six inches in Kansas City, outs on rails drifted eight feet, rail wires down, roads blocked, and power and telegraph lines disrupted as the storm drives south and east.
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Kansas City
Mercury
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Kansas Prairies
Santa Fe Railroad
Mariana McPherson
Strong City
Lawrence
Snow good for wheat in Kansas blizzard aiding crop
A Northwest blizzard brought rain and heavy snow across Kansas improving the winter wheat outlook. State agriculture head J C Moran says the storm is badly needed after drought and high winds in the southwest. The system’s heaviest snowfall hit northeast and central Kansas.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
J. C. Mohren
of Agriculture
West
North Central
Woman Holds Front Rank in Minneapolis Symphony
Miss Jenny Cullen, first violinist, remains the only woman in the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra of eighty seven. She sits among the ten first violinists near the conductor, having soloist appearances at Sunday contests. Her career spans State Symphony Orchestra of Sydney and Glasgow's Scottish Orchestra. Mrs. Della E Hurd notes her father William S Randall died forty five years ago today, in a day with heavy snow matching the previous mild weather.
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Minneapolis
Symphony Ochestras
United States
Jenny Cullen
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Cullen
Symphony
Mrss Cullen
State Symphony Orchestra
Sydney
Australia
Glasgow
Scotland
Della E. Hurd
East Twelfth Street
Williams. Randall
Death in Blizzard Reported From Hays Kansas
Death in the blizzard sweeping the southwest was reported from Hays Kansas. Mr and Mrs Alexander Pfeifer were returning from church when their car turned over. Lost in the storm they struggled for six hours before Mrs Pfeifer froze to death. Mr Pfeifer was found in critical condition.
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Kansas City
Hays
Kansas
Alexander Pfeifer
Preifer
Zoning Map to be Shown at Chamber Meeting
At the Tuesday Chamber of Commerce gathering Herbert Hare of the city planning commission will address zoning. The proposed Lawrence zoning map will be displayed to show how the ordinance may affect residents while Mr Tate's talk and public discussion are featured. Rotary and Kiwanis will join the Chamber for the zoning address and cancel their regular meetings next week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Hare
City of
Lawrence
Claude L.scott
Tate
Hare
City Commission
Rotary
Wanis
Supreme Court orders Linn county paving to proceed
The Kansas supreme court ordered Linn county to start paving the Short Line road from Kansas City toward Oklahoma. It rejected delays, stating the county board has a duty to act under a road-building law, with federal and state supervision over the project.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Linn County
Kansas City
Oklahoma
State ‘ Highway Commission
Federal ‘Bureau
County Board
Closed door to Countess over elopement with Earl
Washington reports the United States closes its door to the Countess of Cathcart after she eloped years ago with the Earl of Craven, leaving her husband in England. Secretary Davis orders her expulsion.
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Washington
United States
Countess of Cathcart
Earl of Craven
Reav‘ing& Husband
England
Davis
Drainage District 4 Election Set for March 2
A drainage election for district number 4 is scheduled for Tuesday March 2 at the home of P S Sterling secretary. elect three directors. The polling will be from 3 to 6 o'clock.
Kansas Weather Forecast Notes Mixed Conditions Across Counties
A Kansas forecast shows cloudy tonight with colder air mainly in the east. Friday brings generally fair, slightly warmer conditions in the west. Snow and rain create slick, bad roads in multiple cities, including Kansas City Emporia Hutchinson Salina Wichita Ottawa Topeka Pittsburg Arkansas City and surrounding areas.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Emporia
Hutchinson
Salina
Wichita
Ottawa
Topeka
Pittsburg
Arkansas City
Goffeyville
Sharp quake rattles California coast from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
A sharp earthquake struck the California coast from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles about 10:18 this morning. The shock lasted five to six seconds and caused some excitement with people running from buildings but no damage reported aside from Edison switches at Saticoy.
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Santa Barbara
Los Angeles
California ‘Edison Company
Saticoy
Ventura
Drop liquor case topeka investigation ends
The federal government completed an investigation into alleged liquor diversion from the Fort Scott federal building but found evidence insufficient for prosecution. Attorney General Griffith declined to pursue the inquiry under state law, and United States Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt said the probe was finished after a two hour meeting. The charges originated from Fort Scott citizens complaining of liquor removal from the federal courthouse. Opposition to the reappointment of US District Attorney Al F. Williams was noted by state organizations amid criticism of Justice Department actions. Willebrandt, a Kansan, defended her office as the inquiry ended.
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Topeka
Fort Scott
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
United States Attorney General
B. Griffith
United States
al F. Williams
Eui
Gentral
Kansan
Griffith
Contempt proceedings against Alcoa deemed unwinnable
Washington February 18 A P After full investigation the department of justice concluded contempt proceedings against the Aluminum Company of America cannot be successfully maintained Senate judiciary committee minority report quotes Chairman Cummings Secretary Mellon a large stockholder. The department claims it has all information known or believed to exist including material not submitted to the Federal Trade Commission.
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Washington
A. P
Department of Justice
Aluminum Company of America
Cummings
Te Judiciary Committee
Senate
Mellon
Department
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
City Commission Sets 7 30 PM Regular Meeting
The regular meeting of the city commission will be held tonight at city hall. The usual routing of city business will be discussed.
The Best in Radio Hanna Funk s Ambulance Phone 119
The fragment mentions radio and ambulance service with numbers 119, suggesting a local ad style notice. No clear event or person names beyond generic terms. Summary reflects a brief classified ad tone without speculative details.
See Beauty and Humor in Color Recital at Robinson Gym
A large crowd filled the Robinson gymnasium last night for a color light recital by Wilfred, tracing art from caveman fire brands to modern color organs. The program showcased abstract forms, moving images, and vivid color scenes including The Ocean and The Factory, entertaining and provoking viewers with depth, dreamlike scenes, and mechanical symbolism.
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Robinson Gymnasum
Wilfred
Copenhagen
Mr. Wilfred
New Eldridge Hotel to Host Postal Convention Delegates
Lawrence postal workers attending Monday's convention will be housed on the fourth and fifth floors of the New Eldridge hotel, as announced by proprietor W. G. Hutkon. About 40 delegates are expected, with the hotel slated to reopen to travelers after the visit. A banquet is planned for 6:30 PM at the First Methodist church dining rooms. Work on the hotel continues, with fixtures being installed for shops. Postmaster C. B. Hosford says plans are moving quickly.
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Laawrence
Eldridge
W. G. Hutkon
Wlatson
Bac
Focal Postal
C. B. Hosford
Lawrence post office expansion receives $115000 appropriation
The appropriation bill carrying 115000 dollars for extending and remodeling the Lawrence post office passed the house Monday. Congressman C B Little from the second district stated he voted for the measure. Postmaster G B Hosford said plans for improving the local office are underway, with recommendations to extend the workroom to the north.
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Lawrence Post
House
C. B. Little
Little
G. B. Hosford
Washington
Printing press relic ties UW museum to Pacific Coast papers
The Ramage press built 125 years ago by Adam Ramage is a prized UW museum relic. It printed the first newspapers in Monterey Portland Olympia and Seattle and served in Mexico and San Francisco years earlier. It operated 90 years with continued mechanical soundness.
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Seatle
Adam Ramage
University of Washington
Pacific Coast
Monterey
Cal
Portland
Wic
Olympia
Seattle
Wash
San Francisco
Yerba Buena
Mexico
New York City
Gazette
Maniac rifleman kills Omaha specialist in his office
Omaha police report a suspected maniac terrorizing a downtown border neighborhood shot and killed Dr. A. D. Searles, an Omaha specialist, early this morning. The doctor was found in his office with a head wound, as detectives chase a single offender amid a string of shootings including a dairyman, William McDevitt, shot last Sunday night. The case remains unsolved as investigators pursue the mysterious assailant.
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Omaha
Neb
A. D. Searles
William McDevitt
Hear Vaught Again Tonight on Radio Services Douglas
Local radio program announces Douglas first name in a repeat airing of the Hear Vaught segments likely featuring the broadcaster’s familiar host. Program details and timing not provided in the fragment.
Traffic ordinance puzzles Honolulu travelers
Mainland tourists in Honolulu confront a new traffic ordinance that restricts motorist movement to makai on Fort street and makai on Nunaau and assigns parking to the Waikiki side of Fort and the Owa side of Nunanu. The rule uses four Hawaiian terms for directions Makai Mauka Waikiki and Ewa, describing seaward mountainward and area toward Waikiki and Ewa plantations.
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Honolulu
Manuka
Fort Street
Makai
Nunaau
Waikiki
Fort
Owa
Nunanu
Waigiki Beach
Ewa
Ewa Plantation
Crystal sets still dominate British radio broadcasting
Washington reports that crystal receiving sets remain the main radio type in the British Isles, with about 75 percent of 1,570,000 receivers crystal sets. The government hesitates to expand stations for fear of affecting these sets, while the British Broadcasting Company, which runs broadcasts under government contract, may be bought by the government when the contract ends next year.
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Washington
British Isles
Commerce
British Broadcasting Company
Great Britain
KU Glee Club to Meet President Coolidge at White House
The University of Kansas glee club will be presented to President Calvin Coolidge at the White House if it makes the trip to New York City, according to word received this afternoon by university authorities.
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University of Kansas
Calvin" ‘Coolidge
White House
New’ York City
University
Myler Case and Baker Student Suspensions Reported
Attorneys for Joseph Myler who confessed to editing The Rod Baker are seeking to convince President Fleming to drop the cases against Myler and eleven Baker students. The twelve students have been dismissed from the university. Myler’s attorney Ed Riling states Myler will stand trial. The case is set for tomorrow but may be delayed due to civil matters. Civil actions heard include Fee Cunningham’s $1000 suit against Ida S. James and Bessie Lease over alleged wage work, with a counterclaim for $4500. A jury is deliberating. Also heard was Mrs J W Spurgeon vs the city of Baldwin for damages from a sidewalk hole.
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Joseph Myler
Rod” Baker
Wallace B. Fleming
Myler
Baker
George K. Melgin
Fee Cunningham
Ida ‘S. James
Bessie
Lease
Cunningham
Means
J. W. Spurgeon
Baldwin
President Coolidge Ill With Cold at White House
Washington reports that President Coolidge is confined to bed with a cold and his engagements are canceled for the day. Secretary Sanders says there is no alarm or relapse, and the president hopes to control the illness while resting at the White House under doctor Coupal’s care.
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Washington
A.P
White House
Coolidge
Sanders
Mrs. Coolidge
Davis
Ment
James F. Coupal
Smyrna to rise from ashes with new reconstruction plan
Smyrna Turkey approved plans for a modern reconstruction of the ruined Anatolian port after a fire and destruction in 1922. The Angora government aims to build parks squares amusement centers business and residential blocks including theaters stores and warehouses as part of the revitalization. Hollis Newman, a Kansas City youth, was apprehended in a local filling station robbery after running away from the McGune home for boys with $40.
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Smyrna
Turkey
Angora
Mustapha Kemal
Hollis Newman
McCune
McGune
Boys
Kansas City
Recital Postponed by Miss Margaret Cockerill
The recital planned for this evening by Miss Margaret Cockerill has been postponed to tomorrow night. It will be held in the auditorium of the Central Administration building.
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Margaret Cockerill
Biel
Central Administration Building
Kansas City Singer Becomes Young Opera Prima Donna
New York, Feb 18. Marion Talley, once a Kansas City choir singer, at 19 becomes America's youngest top soprano after a brilliant Met debut before 5,000 inside and 4,000 outside. Her ovation rivals Carruso’s fame as crowds praised the new star.
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New York
Marion Talley
Kansas City
America
Metropolitan Opera House
Enrico Carruse
Health talks at Kiwanis on city clinics’s value
Miss Minniecott Lawrence city health nurse urged public support for the urban public health program at a Kiwanis luncheon. She linked poverty and poor living conditions to childhood ill health and praised Kiwanis sponsored orthopedic and mental clinics. Commissioner Stevenson endorsed city health spending as a worthwhile investment in Lawrence’s well being.
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Minniecott
Kiwanis Club
Scott
Lawrence
Miss Scott
Kiwanians
Miss_ Scott
JC. Stevenson
Kansas
Outlaw Frat Theta Nu Epsilon Charter Withdrawn
Dr. Wallace B. Fleming of Baker University received a telegram from the national secretary stating that the Theta Nu Epsilon charter was withdrawn from the Baldwin chapter last May and from all chapters to end the outlaw status. The Baldwin chapter allegedly continued as a clandestine group and a member claimed the organization remained in good standing until after a Red expose. The secretary cited unfavorable publicity as a reason for the cease of the fraternity’s outlaw image.
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Wallace B. Fleming
Baker University
Theta Nu Epsilon
Baldwin
Fleming
Local Talent on Air in Lawrence Radio Program
Lawrence entertainers from the Kansas Department of the American Legion aired last night on WDAF after 10 p.m. A banjo trio named Swede Al Wilson and Gun Christerison performed three numbers, a contribution from Eli Ferrell Dorset post. Fritz Meyn sang Let Me Call You Sweetheart with Marcel Cohn accompanying, a Liberty Post contribution. Local performers received messages of appreciation for their part on the Legion program.
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Lawrence
Kansas Department of the American Legion
WDAF
al Wilson
Morosco Files Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition
Oliver Morosco, noted theatrical and motion picture producer, filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in federal court today. He lists liabilities at 1,033,000 dollars and assets at 200,000 dollars, with a once-estimated fortune near 3,900,000 dollars.
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New York
Oliver Morosco
Morosco
Holiday Observed on Monday February Twenty Second
A legal notice states that the holiday will observe Monday February 22 with banks on Ley vrence closed. It mentions Lawrence Cledring House rental inquiry and a contact at 216 Mass. phone 953.
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Legal
Ley Vrence
Snowstorm Halts Traffic in Lawrence Amid Thunder
A severe snowstorm paralyzed Lawrence causing blocked streets, stalled cars, and halted streetcar and interurban service. City crews urged motorists to stay off roads while 3 o clock tomorrow morning teams prepare to clear the snow. Several collisions occurred and garages reported a day of heavy repairs.
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E. E. Trueblood
Lawrence
J. L. ‘Gonstant
Public Utilities
Constant
St Eries
Board of Eication
Iighes
Sevice
Mercury
Ford
Hla. Bailes
Dodge
Ed Foster
Eighth
Tennessee
Wasi
Eighth Street
Kansas City
Miotoricat
Play Postponed By Bad Weather At Local Baptist Church
The play titled The Slabtown District Convention which was to be held this evening at the North Lawrence Baptist Church has been postponed until Tuesday evening February 23. The City Library will close all day Monday February 22 for Washington's Birthday.
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Slabtown
Lawrence’ Baptist Church
City Library
Washington
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