New York lawyers accused of selling influence in Congress
Washington February 19 Charges that a clique of New York City lawyers buy and sell influence of members of Congress were presented to the house rules committee by Chairman Johnson. He described a den of 40 thieves where lawyers promise access for sums, recounting a case where an immigrant was backed into the country for 1000 dollars without the involved representative’s knowledge.
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Washington
New York City
House Rules Committee
Johnson
House
Congress
Band
Campbell
Ate Rules Committee
Chairman Campbell
Eight Inquiries Opened After Ward's Island Fire Tragedy
Fire on Ward's Island at the Manhattan state hospital for the insane killed twenty two patients and three male attendants. Nineteen bodies were recovered by dusk with six still trapped in ice ruined ruins. Officials suspect a blast caused insulation failure and a short circuit. The hospital population remained calm, with no reported attacks on attendants.
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New York
Associated Press
Ward's Island
Hellgate
Manhattan State’ Hospital
Muarcus B. Hayman
States
German woman sentenced by French court martial
Helena Muske a German woman is sentenced to six months in prison by a French court martial for failing to obey an order to leave the occupied area due to activities against occupation forces. She is wife of the Aachen Free Press editor and was arrested for refusing to follow her husband who was expelled.
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Essen
Associated Press
Helena Muske
Aachen
Duesseldorf
Grudener
Gruetzner
Gelsenkirchen
Rathars
Trier
Fissen
Recklinghausen
Tuwer
Weather Kansas Forecast For Fair Tonight To Tuesday
Kansas forecast notes fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with colder temperatures. The report mentions variable winds and a gradual drop in temperatures into Tuesday, with no significant precipitation expected.
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Kansas
FARMER-LABOR PARTY 10 GO IT ALONE
Shiedge February 19 The farmer labor party has decided all connection with action farmed in cand last year it was an ked today. William H Brown secretary of the farmer labor party stated that the section of the conference in adopting a constitutional variance with that of his organization provides a binding program to which the farmer labor party cannot adhere. To act with an organization of non partisan bodies when the farmer labor party’s a partisan association would be inconsistent, Mr Brown explained.
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Shiedge
Firm- Labor Party
Cand
Etter
William Hhe
Day Brown
Farmer-Labor Party
al Varance
Farmer Labor Party
Farmer-Labor
Brown
Revision of calendar for legislators in Kansas
Toneka February 18 report notes Speaker Mann leads a revision of the calendar to wind up 1928 legislative business. A Republican committee will revise the house agenda daily and push the most important bills to the top. Next Wednesday will cap bill introductions and limit new measures. About 1,000 measures were filed, with over 300 outstanding, many major bills under committee review. A separate measure requires county offices to undergo audits every two years by the state examiner, who may question officials. refusals could be a misdemeanor with fines up to 500 dollars and a 3,000 dollar bond bond requirement.
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Toneka
Charles FE. Mann
Accountants
Kansas
Stapleton
Buubon County
Legislature Probes Revised Kansas Statutes Effects
Topeka February 19 agitation grows in the legislature over the printed report from four committees on Henry ten to Yee Kansas statutes. Critics say changes affect bonds eminent domain and city laws, with concerns that all three sections favor bonds and railroads. Judiciary officials and pro attorneys seek revisions. conferences try to iron out objections before final recommendations. If unresolved, the two year effort costing 2500 dollars may be wasted.
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Topeka
Henry Ten
Kansas
Senate
Mayssachusetts
Kanga
Jave J
Preparations for Flight of Army Airplanes Headed West
Washington dispatch notes Captain Oliver has departed to prep for six army airplanes to depart from Kelly Field in San Antonio around March 1 heading to San Juan Puerto Rico. Captain Fersan ordered to travel by water and rail across the West Indies to arrange landing facilities oil and supplies for officers and aircraft during the flight.
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Washington
Oliver
Kelly Field
San Antonio
San Juan
Porto Rico
Fersan
West Indies
Lithuanians Fight Polish Forces in Neutral Zone
Associated Press reports fresh Lithuanian attacks on Polish forces in the neutral zone assigned to Poland. It also notes that the class of 1922 has been mobilized in Lithuania.
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Poles
Warsaw
Fleb
Associated Press
Poland
Lithuania
Merchants Short Course Opens At University
The eighth annual Merchants Short Course opened today with a large turnout of delegates registering for the opening day. The program runs four days, with sessions in Lawrence Hutchinson and Salina to serve western merchants. Speakers include Tom N. Witten of Trenton Missouri on community cooperation and other topics like store displays and retail credit. The event features university talks on salesmanship and economics, with a concluding round-table discussion and evening program.
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University
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Salina
University Extension Division
Kaimann
Tom N. Witten
Trenton
Witten
Missouri
W. McCord
the Cord” Clothing Co
Topeka
John Ise
Department of Economies
The
Univer
Isu Islked
Shoe Retailers Meet for Annual State Association Gathering
About twenty five shoe dealers from across the state attended the annual meeting at FP hall of the University. Fraser Hall hosted registration at 10 o'clock with A R Springer leading the round table on personnel and pay. Luncheon was at University Commons as a business session followed with discussions on buying, reducing overhead, boosting boys and men’s shoe sales, and selling more shoes. Joe Braitsch of Wichita presided as association president during the gathering.
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Shoe Retailers Association
FP Y Hall
Fraser Hall
A. R. Springer
Topeca
University Commons
Otto Fischer
D. M. Hamilton
Kansas City
Joe Braisch
Joe Braitsch
Wichita
Proponents Clash Over Shipping Bill In Senate Fight
Washington February 19. Proponents of the administration shipping bill wage a strategic battle as the Senate votes 44 to 42 not to table a motion by Senator Ladd to lay aside the shipping legislation and take up the filed emills bill.
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Washington
Senate
Ladd
Dakota
Murder of Kansas telephone operator near Osawatomie
Bloodhounds from Kansas City tracked a suspect to a house after the body of Mrs. Fiora Reedy, a telephone operator, was found near the Missouri Pacific ice house. She was strangled. investigators note a severe struggle. Her husband resides in Spokane, Washington.
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Osawatomie
Kans
Kansas City
Athaupt
Fiora Reedy
Missouri Pacific
Re Reedy
Reedy Juul
RL Pinkerton
Spokane
Washington
Viewing Highway Proposal at Belvoir County Line
County commissioners from Douglas and Shawnee meet tomorrow at 2 PM to view a proposed county road along the Belvoir line. Residents petition to declare their west Belvoir district roadway a county highway, creating a direct Lawrence to Topeka route if Shawnee converts connecting Donatas highway.
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Shawnee
Belvoir
F Belvvir
Et County
Lawrence
Fopeka
Shawnee County
Donatas
Contracts Completed for School Equipment and Fixtures
The Lawrence high school equipment contracts are nearly finished with exceptions for kitchen gear, furniture, window shades, light fixtures, and portable seating to increase gym capacity. The board of education will likely let the remaining contracts soon. Frank Strong departs tonight for Auburn, N to attend his brother Otis Strong’s funeral. Welch Welch, The Chiropractors.
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Lawrence High School
Board of Education
Frank Strong
Auburn
Otis Strong
Farm bloc opens a drive in House
Washington February 19 readers of the farm bloc began a drive to force immediate consideration of agricultural credit legislation in the House. Final congressional action on the bill sanctioning the British debt settlement agreement was forecast after talks between Fordney and Burton of Ohio of the American debt commission.
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Washington
Farm
Fordney
House
W, and Means
Burton
Ohio
American Debt Commission
Busy Day in District Court With Agreed Facts
District court opened with cases not needing juries and many set for today. Cases included Mayre Mr. Coleman vs ES Lindley over a contested will and Lawrence Business College vs George Brune et al seeking tax relief as an educational institution. Several cases were dismissed or continued and no further hearings were listed for the week.
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Lawrence National Bank al
Means
Florence Homer
J. T. Skinner
K. Codk
Albert Phillips
Citizen’s’ State Bank
Marshall
Agnes Crumley R. Puith
Elizabeth Kinenet
Mijethi Hil
Grave Michaels
Deha Inlings
Citizen’s Light
Heat Nd Power Co
Faika Te
Vfl
Bethe
Claybourne Simpsons
Simpsoen
COR. Fondiey
Guardisen
Lawrence Busines
Collepra
George Brune
Vchhainder
Tony Tmaskell Lestiquie
Jui Cour
Radna Pis Amery
Labor leader killed in Chicago cafe shooting
Chicago reports Daniel J. McCarthy a plumbers union business agent was briefly under arrest in connection with the fatal café shooting that killed labor leader Stephen Kelliber. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene as McCarthy and Kelliber’s party clashed with Kelliber firing, then McCarthy returning fire as customers fled. Nearby, a separate note from Washington: the Senate judiciary committee favorably reported a measure to submit a child labor constitutional amendment to the states.
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Chicago
Daniel J. McCarthy
Malay
Stephen
Kelliber
South Side
al Fearney
Western
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Belgian miners strike in Mons basin over wages
Brussels February 19 Associated Press reports twenty five thousand Belgian miners from the Mons basin, of a total forty one thousand employed, have walked out in protest over wage questions.
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Brussels
Associated Press
Mons
Spirits Move Man to Fire Set, Police Take Hoffmann
Alexander Hoff man of Ninth and Oak streets claimed spirits ordered him to burn his house and later a field damaged by fire. He admitted obedience and was jailed after authorities halted several small fires. A separate blaze at 1919 Fire of undetermined origin caused about 2000 dollars damage to W A McKeever residence on Michigan street.
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Alexander Hoffman
Ninth
Oak Streets
Bour
Teseo
Fie
Hoettman
N. d. Holland
Wan
Muoffuian
Rewi
Dowers
Hoffman
Hoffman Wa
Watstaind Perlins Trust Company
W. A. McKeever
Michigan Street
Enwinsering
Perry Street
J. Cline
Black Hand letter case links to Hoffman arrest
Police connect a February threat letter meant for John Houk to Alexander Hoffmann after Hoffmann was arrested for attempting arson at his Ninth and Oak home. Witnesses recall Hoffmann’s prior hospitalization and note neighbors named in the letter, including Mr. Houk’s father and Mr. Raymond, were present during Hoffmann’s removal from a state hospital years ago.
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Alexander Hoffpman
Ninth and
Oak
Idohn Houk
Houk
Ushop
Imn
John Houk
Ami
Uty
Sindji
Wouk Tsu
Hott
Sherif Johns
My Houk
Hofman
Tolt Houk
Mr. Houk
Hoffman
Raymond
Mr. Johnson
Hellman
KU Architects Meet In Topeka For Registration Bill
Professors Goldwyn Goldsmith Joseph Mf Kellogg and M A Ab bott of the University of Kansas architecture faculty traveled to Topeka to attend the Kansas Society of Architects meeting. They advocate a registration bill before the legislature intended to protect the public against unqualified practice, citing the Salina Masonic temple collapse as an example.
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Goldwyn Goldsmith
Joseph Mf. Kellogg
M.A. Abbott
University of Kansas
Topeka
Kansas Society of Architects
Lit
K. U
Salina
Investigation into Inspector Levy Chance Death in Savannah
Government authorities continued their inquiry into the death of Levy Cy Chance, a Fort Scott Kansas post office inspector, found dead in his room in the government building Saturday night. A report signed by the authorities references the Chevroteis, with details still under investigation.
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Savannah
Georgia
Levy Cy Chance
Fort Scott
Kansas
Thel
Mre Chance
Supreme Court Bench Filled Today
Washington February 19 Associate Justice Edward T Sanford of Tennessee took the judicial oath upon reconvening the supreme court after a three week recess. Chief Justice Taft administered the oath as the court stood. Sanford, in robes, repeated it and was seated at the extreme right of the chief justice for the first time since October, signaling likely early consideration of cases held up by the vacancy.
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Washington
Edward T. Sanford
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Taft
Alling
Potato Demonstration Trains Through Law rence Tuesday Night
Union Pacific and Kansas State Agricultural College bring a potato demonstration car to Lawrence. Free talks and displays cover both white and sweet potatoes, seed treatment, soil management, and marketing. Kansas experts from the college will lecture all evening at the Chamber of Commerce to teach disease control and modern potato production.
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Union Pacific Co
Kansas State Agricultural College
Lawrence
Kaw Valley
L. EB. Melchers
G. A. Dean
Abbert Dickens
Wes.Kanes
KL G. Kelley
E. B. Wells
L. C. Williams
EA. Stokdyk
The
Agricultural College
Chamber of Commerce
No Idle Now Says Topeka Labor Review
Week ending last Saturday shows general work pickup across the state says Judge J. H. Crawford of the industrial court. Labor commissioner notes favorable weather keeps idle time down and that about 935 persons were unemployed last week with 1577 referred to jobs and 559 finding work. Salina district reports 181 unemployed while Emjoma notes 26 idle.
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Topeka
Kun
Fen
Wits & J
J. H. Crawford
Industrial Court
Salina
Em- Joma
Cars Collide at Eighth and Tennessee Streets
Two drivers, Alys Kaweh of Tonganoxie and Tim Murphy the taxi driver, escaped injury after a Ford touring car struck the rear of a taxi at Eighth and Tennessee yesterday afternoon around one o clock. The Ford suffered a bent frame a broken spring and damaged fender with the left belt and left fender also harmed. Mrs Rowdy drove west on Eighth while Mr Murphy traveled south on Tennessee.
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Alys
Kaweh
Tonganoxie
Tim Mur
Yshv
L O'Clouk
Eighth
Tennessee
Rowdy
Eighth Street
Mr. Murphy
House Plan on Display at University February 21 27
Drawings from the Kansas City Star and Architectural League small house competition will be shown in the University department of architecture and engineering building February 21 to 27. The exhibit will be open to the public. The notice also mentions Wheat Bill and Dr H T Randle and Dr Albright in St Louis on professional business.
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The
Kansas City Star
Architectural League
Department of Architecture, Engineering
University
Fire damages rural high school after late night blaze
A seven year old rural high school near Lawrence suffered extensive fire damage to its locker room during a Saturday night community film showing. Firefighters arrived as flames threatened to destroy the building, which had cost 16000 dollars to construct. origin of the blaze remains undetermined, with speculation centered on a dropped match or lighted item in the locker area. The school plans to reopen Wednesdays in Vinland Presbyterian Church while investigations continue.
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Ay Ie
Rence
Lawrence
Presbyterian
Vinland
Greiner Praises Prohibition Enforcement At Rotary Talk
Russell FL Greiner former international Rotary president and Kansas City Rotary leader spoke last night at First Baptist Church praising Prohibition's aims and noting strong acts under Volstead. He cited Metropolitan Life figures to show achievements while criticizing lack of enforcement personnel and police discrediting. He urged respect for laws and quoted sayings on courage and citizenship. The event occurred during Rotary’s eighteenth birthday in Lawrence with music and a cello solo by William Dylton.
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Rotary Ani
Kansas City
Rotary Club
First Baptist Church
Greiner
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Det
Ffr
Greiher
Lawrence
Rotary
William Dylton
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