Kidnaping of Dentist Dr. Loyal Tucker in Detroit and Chicago
Dr. Loyal Tucker, a Chicago dentist, was reported missing after alleging he was abducted by four men near his home and driven to another city. He identified a suspect linked to the Moran gang murders, with authorities confirming the driver had a missing front tooth and that Tucker was found in Detroit in a frostbitten, bound state.
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Chicago
Loyal Tucker
Detroit
Moran
Kitnan
Égan
Dealay
Feb
Libra
Han
Patin Vollmer
Edward
Fast
Tucker
Fou
Surf Avenue
Dr. Tucker
Vollmer
Wang
Chief. Fox
Big Box
Cadillac Square
Votine
Aetare
John Machlik
Loyal. Tucker
Detective Bureau
George
Bugs) Moran
St. Valentine’s Day
Dr. Tacker
Dr.Tacker
Arage
Police Seek Slayers as Gang Crackdown Intensifies
Authorities said they hoped to identify the slayers soon and that investigators remained on the trail of the gang as the crackdown continues.
IS BURDEN ON SHIPPERS Proposed railroad tariffs suspended
Topeka, Feb. 23 AP The public service commission asked the interstate commerce commission to investigate and suspend tariffs filed by southwestern railroads that would require livestock shippers to furnish hoof weights on carload lots at shipping points. John M. Kinkel, Kansas commission attorney, telegraphed that a formal petition will be presented. He said shippers lack facilities to provide hoof weights at shipping points.
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Topeka
Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southwest Territory
John M. Kinkel
Kansas Commission
George B. McGinty
Interstate Commercce Commission
Winkel
President pressures Steel Helmet on anti Republican propaganda
President Von Hindenburg met with two leaders of the Steel Helmet as the group faced his demand to drop anti Republican propaganda or relinquish his honorary chairmanship. Both sides offered silence while a deadline was reportedly set for a decision. Within the movement, a heated faction urged ejecting him first, while a calmer faction warned such a move could damage the group’s standing with the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Helmet
Rush for Licenses as Tag Window Closes
Automobile owners queued from the counter to the door at the county treasurer's office in the courthouse by 8 AM seeking license tags overdue since January 1. Sheriff Bob Rutherford warned that violators without tags or valid applications face a $32.50 fine and arrest next week. About two thousand people remained to be serviced as the office planned to close at 5 PM.
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Court House
Bob Rutherford
Rutherford
J. F. Metsker
Asphalt group teams with federal bureau to aid roads
The Asphalt Association, a national trade group, announced official cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads in a research program to improve low cost secondary and farm service roads. The move aims to advance road construction and maintenance efficiency through shared expertise and new techniques.
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New York
The
Asphalt Association
National Trade Organization of the Asphalt Industry
Federal Bureau of Public Odds
Kansas City streets gain main traffic status signed bill
Topeka February 28 AP Governor Reed signed the Carlson bill authorizing Kansas City Kansas to designate by city ordinance certain streets as main traffic ways and to open widen and improve them without a petition from property owners.
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Topeka
Reed
Carlson
Kansas City
Kan
Chief Issues Warning on Filling Vehicles in Free Zone
Chief of Police Will Johns today issued a warning against filling tanks of cars and trucks from oil trucks within the free zone. Although the practice is forbidden by ordinance it is widespread, the chief said.
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Will Johns
Senate approves bills to add federal judges and redraw districts
In Washington on Feb 23 the senate passed several measures to expand the federal judiciary. One bill would split the eighth judicial district and create a new tenth district, enlarging the court system and authorizing additional judges.
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Washington
Senate
Eighth Judicial District
House Approves Funds for Prohibition Inquiry
The House adopted an amendment to the second deficiency appropriation bill providing 250000 dollars for an inquiry into the operations of the prohibition law. The move was reported by AP and reflects congressional oversight of enforcement and policy effectiveness.
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Washington
House
Weather forecast for Kansas with unsettled signals
Kansas weather outlook shows mostly unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday with continued mild temperatures. Roads vary from clear and good to rough in Dodge City and Salina areas. Douglas County roads reported good. Temperatures ranged from 7 PM yesterday at 32 degrees to today’s noon readings with a maximum and minimum noted in scattered figures.
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Pittsburg
Salina
Dodge City
Douglas County
Plan operations under new road law meeting
Topeka February 23 AP preliminary plans for operating under the new road law effective April 1 were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the state highway commission. State highway director John W Gardner said the commission did not expect to formulate the 1929 program at this session. Governor Reed yesterday signed bills giving the commission full control of the state highway system and adding an extra cent to the gasoline tax from April 1, 1929 to July 1, 1931. The governor also signed the county unit system road bill.
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Topeka
State Highway Commission
Ohn W. Gardner
Reed
End in two weeks at Kansas legislature
After seven weeks of deliberation the Kansas legislature nears adjournment with major appropriation bills under review. Only the penal institution bill has clear movement while others await committee reports by mid next week. Senate moves to create a tax commission. house and senate consider tax code commission and income tax amendment. Western Kansas school bills face adverse action. several new state institutions proposed but reported adversely.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
House
State Tax Commission
Tax Code Commission
Public Service Commission
Industrial Commission
Senate Labor Committee
Senate Elections Committees
Ways, and Means
Dodge City
Great Bend
Garden City
Scott City
Ways and Means
Delay in Fredonia Probe Restraining Order Issued
A temporary restraining order prevents William A. Smith, attorney general, from conducting an investigation of Fredonia municipal affairs. Granted by Probate Judge Sheedy, the order blocks hearings and civil or criminal actions against Fredonia officials. A March 25 hearing precedes the mayoral election.
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Topeka
William A. Smith
Fredonia
Sheedy
Newton Child Fatally Burned In Home Tragedy
In Newton Kansas on February 23 an apparent kitchen fire fatally burned five year old Martha Giminez while she was left briefly alone by her mother Mrs Joe Giminez. The girl was found unconscious with clothing burning from her body. cause of the ignition is not yet determined.
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Newton
Burnet Newton
Kans
Martha Giminez
Joe Giminez
Senate defers Vare seating amid inquiry findings
Washington Feb 23 AP the senate deferred consideration of the contest against Senator elect Vare of Pennsylvania until Monday at the suggestion of Senator Reed Democrat Missouri, chairman of the investigating committee which yesterday recommended against seating the Pennsylvanian.
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Vare
Washington
Elect Vare
Pennsylvania
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Heflin
Alabama
United States
British Unemployed Rally Planned at Trafalgar Square
Eight hundred unemployed from Scotland England and Wales gathered in London suburbs. Reception committees met them and discussed plans for a Trafalgar Square demonstration the following day.
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London
Scotland
England
Wales
Trafalgar Square
Seppala Wins 120 Mile Eastern Dog Derby
Leonhard Seppala of Nome Alaska wins the 120 mile eastern international dog derby in Quebec after completing the final forty mile lap.
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Seppala
Quebec
Leonhard Seppala
Nome
Senate reverses vote on Marines withdrawal in Nicaragua
The Senate reversed yesterday's move to withdraw Marines from Nicaragua. By 48 to 32 it rejected Senator Dill's amendment in the navy department appropriation bill. Funds for a new cruiser program, over 12 million dollars, were added and the overall appropriation neared 30 million. President Coolidge urged policy support and administration groups faced opposition as the bill moved back to the House for reconsideration.
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Washington
Senate
Nicaragua
Dill
Navy Department
Coolidge
Capper
Kansas
Curtis
House
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
University professor flags sanitary risks in Kansas oil towns
Prof. J. L. Barrons of the University’s sanitary engineering department completed a week long inspection tour for the Kansas State Board of Health. He reported severe conditions in Meade Valley Center and Florence due to oil booms, with rapid population growth and polluted city water. The board aims to improve sanitation to avert a typhoid risk.
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J. L. Barrons
Sanitary Engineering Department
University School of Engineering
Kansas
Kansas State
Board of Health
Meade
Barrons
Sedgewick
Valley Center
Kansas State Board of Health
Florence
The
Health Board
Woman Senator Urged for Kansas Seat in Reed Pick
In Topeka on February 23 AP reports a woman was added to the list of names suggested to Governor Reed as a successor to Vice President elect Curtis, resigning Kansas senior senator. Alice Gamble of Kansas City Kansas is proposed by J C Elvin of Harper, who says the state would welcome her appointment. Reed plans to act around March 15. Also proposed is Rep O W Dawson of Great Bend, Barton County legislator.
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Topeka
Reed
Curtis
Kansas
Alice Gamble
Kansas’ City
Kans
J. C.elvin
Harper
Miss Gamble
O. W. Dawson
Great Bend
Barton County
Haldeman completes nonstop flight to Havana
George Haldeman finished a non stop flight from Windsor Ontario to Camp Columbia near Havana, landing at 4 45 p m. local time on February 23. The journey ended the first large scale air hop to Cuba showcasing Canadian and American aviation cooperation.
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Haldeman
Havana
George Haldeman
Widsor
Ont
Camp Columbia
Hoover Must Economize in Deficiency Bill
Washington February 23 AP Two presidential recommendations for the incoming Hoover were struck from the second deficiency supply bill. One would provide 10 000 for two additional secretaries and the other 48 000 for a summer White House at Mount Weather Virginia.
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Washington
Hoover
House
White House
Mount Weather
Virginia
Record Ad Omission in Journal-World Hits Columbia Release
Dealer’s name omitted from last Thursday’s Journal-World as the Peirce Piano Co. advertisement was dropped from the Columbia record release list in Lawrence. The film is one of two Columbia records sold in the city.
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Peirce Piano Co
Columbia
Journal-World
Columbia Records
Lawrence
State Protects Raccoons Better Than Banks
Topeka Feb 23 AP death penalty for first degree murder robbery and kidnapping in Kansas urged by S R Smith Abilene attorney in a letter to Governor Reed. He called for repeal of parole law creation of a state police force and cited a raccoon killing and a bank robbery to argue law inconsistencies.
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Topeka
Kansas
Smith
Abilene
R Reed
Abilene National Bank
Spring Revues Week Brightens Lawrence Stores
Lawrence merchants prepare a week long Spring Revues Week inviting the trade territory to visit stores. New spring merchandise will be displayed in windows and interiors from next Tuesday across ready to wear shoes millinery jewelry furniture hardware appliances and automobiles. The event replaces the long standing Spring widow unveiling with a broader shopping showcase.
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Lawrence
Debating Texas vs Kansas on jury system reform
University of Texas debate team visits Mt. Dread speakers for two sessions under Prof EG Buehler. First debate Tuesday 8 pm in Administration Building with Kansas negative Burton Kingsbury and Fred Anderson. Second debate Wednesday Feb 27 in Kansas City Mo at Young Men's Hebrew Association with Governor Smiths onsap plan for prohibition and Rice Lardhold leading Kansas as negative. Student enterprise tickets grant public admission at nominal charge Tuesday night.
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University of Kansas Forensics
EG. Buehler
University of Texas
Mt. Dread
Kansas
Burton Kingsbury
Mred Anderson
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Kansas City
Nichols denies agreeing to buy La Belle Ferronniere
Kansas City art leader J c Nice, president and director of the Kansas City Art Institute, testifies in the La Belle Ferronniere libel suit that the institute had not agreed to purchase the painting. The deposition, taken for Sir Joseph Duveen, centers on whether the painting is a genuine Da Vinci and valued at 250000.
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Kansas City
J. c. Nice
Kansas City Art Institute
la Belle Ferronniere
Institute
Joseph Duveen
New York
Harry Hahn
Joseph
da Vinci
Nichols
Conrad Hug
Idelal
Thenstitute
Sir Joseph
Duveen
Hahn
Executioner’s Death Suspected Self Destruction in Auburn House
Auburn police and a coroner’s report indicate John E. Walshe, known as the “Man of Mystery,” was found dead in the cellar of his Auburn home dated February 23. An autopsy by a coroner’s physician ruled the death as self-inflicted after the retired executioner was discovered deceased in the cellar.
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Auburn
John E. Walshe
Hulbert
Clark Jewel Regulator Range Ad at Gas Office
A 10.00 Clark Jewel Regulator range advertised at the gas office. Trade in your old range for new model. Advance notice: Sunday dinner from 12 to 2 at Ye We Roast Young Duck for 75 cents.
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Clark
Adv
File charges on driver's mother in liquor case
Mrs Isabelle Finnie of Topeka, mother of Robert Finnie, pleads not guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor after police found forty five cases of alleged whisky in an Essex coupe. She is released on bond and to appear at a preliminary hearing during the May term. Robert Finnie, linked to Shellbarger Undertaking, pleaded not guilty to transportation and possession and is held on bond.
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Isabelle Finnie
Topeka
Robert Finnie
Finnie
Jude J. H. Mitchell
Justice Court
Jude Mitchell
I Hel Rooney
Shawnee County
Toneka Laweur
Ifarry Frazee
Will Johns
John Jnvalls
Rooney
Lawrence
Shellbarger Undertaking Company
Toneka
Tagh Means
Hherry
Ugquor
Kansas City
Frazee
Former Mayor Sentenced To Two Years In Leavenworth
Former Herrin Illinois mayor Marshall McCormack, ousted amid probes, was convicted of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act and sentenced to two years in Leavenworth federal prison with a $3,000 fine. His brother, a police officer, got one year and a day plus $500. another ousted official, ex police chief John Stamm, received eighteen months and a $1,000 fine.
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East St. Louis
Marshall McCormack
Herrin
Illi
Leavenworth
Elmer McCormack
Herri
John Stamm
Do Honor to Joan of Arc Five Hundredth Anniversary
In Vancouleurs Meuse France on February 28 church bells rang to mark the 500th anniversary of Joan of Arc setting out to deliver Orleans from the English. The village celebrated with a march by a 17 year old girl and triumphal arches draped in blue. Communal commemorations and services involved the entire population.
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Vancouleurs
Department of the Meuse
France
Joan of Arc
Family quarrel ends with stab injury to Cecil Jitz
Cecil Jitz a 16 year old of 319 Bridge street was stabbed in the left side after a family quarrel with step father George Jitz. He was treated by Dr. John C. Rudolph and police were seeking George Jitz. The youth is not believed to be seriously injured.
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Cecil Jitz
Bridge Street
George Jitz
John C. Rudolph
Jitz
Garden makes four million bid for New York Giants
Reports say Madison Square Garden Corporation offered four million dollars for ownership of the New York Giants baseball club. If accepted, Garden would control the Polo Grounds and convert the ball park into an outdoor arena for boxing and other exhibitions.
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New York Giants
New York
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Garden
Polo Grounds
Puzzle Sharks Study Shakespeare Controversy Prize Offered
The National Puzzlers' League offers $500 for the solution to the Shakespeare Bacon cipher controversy. Oklahoma City join operator Jn Z. Harrison announced at the convention that Bacon had ciphers in his writings and a committee could decide if Bacon assisted Shakespeare. The contest is open to the public and runs one year. New York, Feb. fre AP).
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Jn Z. Harrison
Oklahoma City
Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
Harrison
Bacon
New York
Plan Loyalty Day in Lawrence County Churches
Sunday marks a key moment in the Church Loyalty Campaign across Lawrence and Douglas counties. Ministers expect important announcements at morning worship and urge all members to attend as census results show many active members from other areas have not yet joined Lawrence churches.
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Lawrence
Dogglas
Big Liquor Haul Seized Near Columbus Kan
Federal officers aided by Sheriff John Kretcher seized 239 gallons of whisky two stills fifty nine barrels of mash 599 empty barrels and 400 jugs in raids on Camp No 42 and Carona five miles north of Columbus. Tony Pontello arrested at Carona after 185 gallons were buried on his yard and a still with 29 barrels of mash found nearby. Pontello arraigned and pleaded guilty. Raids continued with ten officers at work.
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Columbus
Kan
Prohibition
John Kretcher
Pontello
Rolla Walter Brown to Speak at Convocation
Rolla Walter Brown former Harvard English professor will speak at the University club Monday and address an all University convocation Tuesday at 10 AM. He will discuss The Biographer Afield in the club talk and The Romance of Being a Student at the convocation. Brown, Ohio Northern graduate with Harvard advanced degrees, taught at Wabash and Carlton before Harvard.
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Rolla Walter Brown
Harvard
Brown
Ohio Northern University
Wabash College
Carlton College
Eliot
Dean Briggs
Prince's Horses Sold at Auction in Leicester
Twelve thoroughbred hunters owned by the Prince of Wales sold for 3,997 guineas about $20,000 at Leicester auction. The prince attended to bid farewell, noting reduced time for hunting due to his father’s illness.
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Leicester
Eng
Prince of Wales
Lindbergh Lands in Lawton En Route to Los Angeles
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landed at Post Field Lawton Oklahoma at 12 10 p m refueled and departed at 12 40 p m for an undisclosed destination Los Angeles announced by field officials as his goal for the flight from Wichita today
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Post Field
Lawton
Okla
Charles A. Lindbergh
Wichita
Los Angeles
Nelson General Contractor ad for building and remodeling
See me about your new building or remodeling job, business or home. Honest estimates and workmanship. John P. Nelson, General Contractor. Phone 339. Adv. 4 Speeds Forward, Graham Paige.
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John P. Nelson
Pettit files petition as primary race opens in Lawrence
The city primary on March 12 will select five candidates for streets and public utilities in Lawrence. Guy E Pettit filed a petition with the city clerk today and public interest centers on whether others, including John L Constant and Dorsey Post of the American Legion, will file declarations or petitions before Friday March 3. Pettit, a master plumber and longtime resident, pledges to investigate the sewer and sewerage system, push for cleaner alleys, and refuse to bid on city work to avoid conflicts of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Sk. Pettit
John L. Constant
I. £. Hanks
F. Russell
Guy E. Pettit
East Tenth Pet
East Tenth Street
Lawrence
Lawrence Business College
Ferrell Dorsey
American Legion
Pettit
Sewdij
Court Term Is Resumed After Holiday Layoff
The February term of district court, recessed for Washington's birthday, reopened with J. E. Lown suing J. M. Palmer for money owed for plowing. The jury trial began and was expected to last at least two more hours. Friday jury cases were postponed until next Wednesday. regular scheduling resumes Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Washington
J. E. Lown
Farmer
J. M. Palmer
Peterson Delay Continues Hearing In Kansas Case
Prelim inary hearing for former Kansas bank commissioner Carl J. Peterson and C B Wingett on misappropriation charges, involving 34442 dollars from the American Building and Loan Association, was continued to March 8 due to missing state and defense counsel. The defense filed a motion to dismiss the charges.
War Veterans Gather for Battery B Reunion
Members of Battery B of the 135th Field Artillery met at the Elks club for their annual reunion. Over fifty men attended, with twenty-five from out of town. A banquet and evening entertainment followed with speeches by Col. Hugh Means, district judge Carl Anderson, and Lt. Charles Edwards. The unit, organized in Lawrence, maintains yearly reunions since World War II on Washington's birthday.
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Battery B
135Th Field Artillery
Elks Club
Howard Creel
Will Johns, Jr
W. H. Horr
Onj Weshnaron
Lawrence
Hugh Means
Carl Anderson
Kansas City
Charles Edwards
Opera
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