Lawrence area building year shows slight gains in 1928
The 1928 Lawrence area issued 198 permits for buildings valued around 587,650 within the city and nearby tracts, with large projects like the Trinity Lutheran church addition and Eldridge hotel expansion started in 1927 completed. Hospital and fire station costs raise city totals toward 605,205, while University Science Hall work continues with a 200,000 plus project.
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Haskell
University’ of Kansas
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Mit
Hospital
Y Myrs
J.B. Watkins
Massachusetts Street
Southend
iLeslie H. Dodd
William Reinisch
Spector
City of
Eldridge
Trinity Luthetah
Pi Beta |Phi Sorority
Mississippi Street
Hi” Kappa? Psi
Indiana Street
Alpha Delta :Pi
Louisiana Street
Reuter Organ Factory
Margar ‘Lynn
B. Carter
Trinity Lutheran
New Hampshire Street
Eldridge Hotel
Merwin T. Sadler
West Campus
Jroad
John Kang
Crescent Drive
Alpha] Xi Delta
West Hills
Sigma_Phi E i
West
Lawrence ‘Buick, Company
New
Hampshire Street
Fritz ‘Tire ’Company
Eighth ’Street
John Kilworth
Ninth
Vermont Streets
Cordley
Vermont
Haskell Institute
Ie HS
Weather Frigid Tonight Gives Way to Moderate Midweek
A garbled note suggests tonight and Wednesday will be fair with cooling, then a warmer than expected midweek. It mentions clear skies and mild conditions but lacks precise locations or figures.
Mauretania Aims At Speed Record After Overhaul
London Jan 1 AP Owners of the liner Mauretania expect to shave eight or nine hours from the trans Atlantic record after an intensive overhaul. The turbine machinery has been revitalized and engineers believe the ship can gain two knots. She sails from Southampton tomorrow for New York.
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London
Mauretania
Southyampton
Pan American treaty draft readied for report
The Pan American conference on arbitration and conciliation completed its subcommittee report and plans to submit a multilateral arbitration pact within days. The draft calls for compulsory arbitration of justiciable international disputes unless they touch domestic jurisdiction or third parties. Talks on Bolivia and Paraguay stalled as delegations exchange views, with a tentative June session to finish the protocol for Bolivian and Paraguayan signatures, while Argentina Brazil and Uruguay hesitation may keep the adjudicating panel unnamed.
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Committee On Arbitration Treaties
Pan-American Conference On Arbitration and Conciliation
Pan American Conference
Bolivia
Paraguay
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Brazil
Uruguay
Big Six Leads in Dallas Classic Football Benefit
A north wind swept over Dallas as the Big Six and Southwest conferences met in a benefit game for the Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. About 9 000 spectators watched Kansas State's Don Cooper boot kicks of 60 to 70 yards while Nebraska's Mehrle and Howell powered the Big Six to a 14-0 halftime lead with a first-half touchdown and a second score set up by strong line play and strategic defense.
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Scottish Rite Children’s Hospital
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Beary
Big ‘Six Eleven
Howell
Nebraska
Mehrie
Tigner
Baccus
Burgess
Mehrle
Big Six
Isan Wwniman
Edmonds
Eyse, Cawthen Mice Institute
Rose Tournament Ends In Grid Spectacle In Pasadena
Pasadena crowds gathered for the fortieth annual Rose Tournament parade in Pasadena California. A float parade began at 10 a.m. as cities and groups displayed blooms, leading to the Rose Bowl game pitting Georgia Tech against the University of California for national football supremacy. Spectators filled bleachers and yards with bunting in holiday colors blue gold UC and GT gold white.
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California
Georgia Tech
University of California
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East and West Meet in Rose Bowl Ardent Showdown
Pasadena hosts a New Year clash as Georgia Tech faces California in the intersectional game. Tech, a top Dixie Conference squad, meets California's strong Golden Bears defense amid a 70,000 crowd, in a headline New Year football spectacle to cap the season.
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Alleged Bootlegger Shot by Deputy Sheriff During Arrest
Smith Rucker colored was shot through the left foot by Deputy Sheriff Houston Turner as he fled a Ford roadster carrying alleged whiskey toward Topeka. The chase ended after Rucker leaped from the car and ran across a field. two other occupants, Wilbur Dobson and Elwin Lewis, were captured with Ralph Jones. A quart bottle shattered during the pursuit, and two five‑gallon jugs of liquor were found in the vehicle. Rucker and Dobson, both with prior liquor offenses, were jailed in Lawrence. charges of possession and transportation likely to be filed tomorrow.
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Reed
Wilbur Dobson
Elwin Lewis
Ralph Jones
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Dobson
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Jones
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Silat
Douglas County
W. J. Cummings
Lawrence
E.R. Keith
George Melvin
Six Corners
Midland
POMP AND CEREMONY TO GREET HOOVER
Washington plans no official welcome for Herbert Hoover upon arrival to begin duties March 4. Only RB Ascley will accompany Hoover from the train as the sole Republican representative, with no decided list of other greeters for the Utah visit.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Utah
Old Point Comfort
Ascley
Mr. Hoover
Virginia
Roosevelt inaugurated New York governor in brief ceremony
Franklin D. Roosevelt became governor of New York at noon today in a brief ceremony at the Albany assembly chamber. The retiring Alfred E. Smith introduced his successor as Roosevelt took the oath of office with about 1,800 attendees.
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al Smith
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
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Arnor
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Alfred F. Smith
The
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Smith
Houston
Frank
Executive
Roosevvelt
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Hoover New Year Quietly Welcomed Aboard Utah
The article describes Herbert Hoover sleeping as 1928 began aboard the Utah en route to Hampton Roads. Mrs. Hoover enjoyed the midnight moment on deck despite sea chop and wind as the ship tolled eight bells. A New Year dinner for Hoover and guests included playful table favors and a fireman’s helmet kept on. The Utah’s schedule aims for Old Point Comfort Sunday with Hoover heading to Washington and then Florida before inauguration, to meet party leaders and finalize cabinet and inauguration plans.
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Coolidge
New Year Night In Los Angeles Sees Fatalities And Injuries
One man died and two others were shot as more than 300 revelers were treated for injuries after New Year festivities in Los Angeles. Eddie Bernal was killed when hit by a hit and run driver while crossing an intersection. a man was shot in the foot by a reveler. a woman was wounded at her doorstep during a noisy procession. Alma Ruins, actress, said she would fight charges over alleged wild parties and hold others accountable. President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge left Sapelo Island en route to Washington after a midwinter vacation.
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Norman F.mack
Buffalo
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Dorothy Mae Los Andreles Adre
San Pafar
Miss Mackaye
Ray Karmond
Paul Kelly
Sancentit
Bad liquor deaths rise in New York 1928 total 1065
AP report shows 256 more liquor related deaths in 1928 New York than 1927. Other causes cited include motor accidents homicide and accidental falls linked to liquor. Also notes divorces, a Kansas judge’s wife death, and remarkable aviation refinements at Los Angeles airfield.
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Chip Norris
Norris
Reno
Nev
Civiliar
William, H. Wharton
Minneapolis
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Wharton
Grace E. Orner
Tim’s Pie-Eaters Club Draws Lawrence Crowds
About 1500 children watched free picture shows at the Bowersock and Varsity theatres in Lawrence this morning. Tim’s Pie-Eaters Club offered two comedies and a feature film as Greer’s store and Glen W. Dickinson sponsored the New Year’s event. Despite cold weather, attendance was among the largest since the plan began. Tim reportedly ate 50,476 pumpkin pies between noon and 6 PM yesterday, delaying his in-person greeting.
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Tim
Lawrence
Greer's Store
Glen W. Dickinson
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce Elects and Installs Officers
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce plans an annual meeting January 11 at Eldridge hotel dining room with officers to be elected and seven new members added to the board. The noon meeting requested to discuss incorporation of new members and future leadership remains planned for tomorrow at the Chamber building. A noon meeting may occur next Tuesday if announced by Secretary C L Seckt. Mrs Northcott, convicted of murder, begins life imprisonment at San Quentin after sentencing in Riverside. Dwight F Davis and party return from a hunting trip at Mattamuskeet lake with 45 geese bagged including a snowy white bird.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Seckt
Lawrence’ Chamber of Commerce
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington, N.C
Dwight F. Davis
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Jake
Lawrence veteran officer marks nineteen years on force
A Lawrence police veteran, Henry Smith, celebrates nineteen years of service, having joined the department nineteen years ago today under Chief Sid Herd. He served through multiple chiefs, including I Carter, Elmer Meyers, Pat Fischer, John vd, Monroe, C M Fischer, Charles Cartman, Ben Douglas, and current Chief Will Johns. In a separate local custom, a large candy cane was gifted to Mrs. Wieman of 716 Rhode Island Street, weighing six and three quarters pounds and measuring sixty inches, made by Golden Gate chocolate show. Three children were burned to death and another seriously injured when a cap pistol ignited gasoline in a garage near here.
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Lawrence
Sid Herd
I. Carter
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Monroe
C. M. Fischer
Charles Cartman
Ben Douglas
Will
Perfume Burglar Gives Himself Away
Chicago police officers Weimer and Kescer tracked the perfume smelling burglar who had robbed several homes in the Wilson Avenue area. At a street corner, heavily perfumed, they arrested 29 year old Daseery Fuller who was later identified by two victims as the perfume burglar.
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King George in quiet day as doctors push recovery
London Jan 1 King George shown to be stable with no change in condition though weak after a long illness. Doctors report progress against lung infection but warn anxiety to diminish until stronger. New therapy to aid strength, nourishment encouraged, New Year honors postponed. Queen Mary shows signs of strain from close attendance.
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Cold wave grips Kansas as new year starts
A January 1 weather update reports Kansas hit cold as a snowstorm left one to five inches across eastern areas. Topeka recorded 3.8 inches, with the heaviest snowfall at Kansas City five inches, while temperatures fell to eight degrees in Topeka and Concordia and were expected to dip to around eight to ten degrees overnight.
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Weather Bureau
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Valentine
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Huron
Birds need feeding during snow in Lawrence
Lawrence readers urged residents to help birds starving in the snow by placing bread crumbs suet grain or other food in sheltered spots or on boxes and sheds if the ground is covered. The note calls for safe feeding and protection from the weather.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
First Bomb of New Year Strikes Chicago Coffee Shop
The new year began with a four hour old blast as a black powder pineapple bomb exploded at 447 North Clark street near the Loop in Chicago. Damage was slight. In Minnesota three were killed and another injured when a westbound Milwaukee line passenger train struck their automobile near Crossing Minnesota City.
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Gus Fragis
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Clark Street
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Minnesota City
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Campus Ready for Activities Again
University opens after holiday observance with students returning as influenza reports decline. 20th century campus life noted in Lawrence amidst snow and renewed schedules. Final exams set for January 21 and 25, with semester end and recess details. City schools resume after Christmas vacation, some activities postponed but incorporated into upcoming program.
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Hus i
Bein Wriday
Lawrence
Eldridge Open House Tonight for Hotel Addition
Open house events were planned tonight to celebrate the completion of Eldridge Hotel’s four successive addition. Owner W Flittson invited all to visit the main hall, inspect the completed areas, and enjoy free dancing in the evening. A coffee shop on the first floor will debut tomorrow for business. the addition includes fifty rooms and a basement canforda room.
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Hutson
Art of the
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