Democrats Choose Chicago for 1932 Nomination Convention
Washington reports the Democratic National Committee selected Chicago to host the June convention to nominate the presidential candidate, surpassing Kansas City and San Francisco in bids. Chicago raised its offer to 200000, with June 27 set for the meet while Republicans plan to convene June 14.
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Washington
Chicago
National Committee
Anton Cermak
Atlantic City
Kansas City
San Francisco
Illinois City
California
Fromllinois
Byrd
John J. Raskel
Hawes
Missouri
Ruby Garrett
Missouri City
John J. Raskob
Democratic National Committee
Newes
Raskob
Roosevelt
Smith-Raskob-Shouse
Smith
Shouse
Alfred E. Smith
Jouett Shouse
Balco Accepts New Position With Interstate Nurseries
Balco formerly operator for National Nurseries in Lawrence has joined Inter-State Nurseries of Hamburg Iowa. He will move to Milford Kansas to perform commercial broadcasting and sales promotion. His address will be broadcasting station KFBI Milford. Britons Oppose Golf Admission at St Andrews. Citizens resist gate charges proposed for the British Open championship saying it violates access rights to the links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PF. Balco
Lawrence
Hamburg
Iowa
Milford
Kan
Mr. Balco
KFBI
St. Andrews
Scotland
Kansas Weather Forecast Highlights City Road Conditions
Generally fair tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures in the east and south portions. Morning reading shows clear skies but road conditions are rough or frozen in Ottawa Manhattan Topeka Arkansas City Salina and Wichita with Douglas County notably rough. Temperatures include yesterday's 7 p.m. and today’s noon readings with a forecasted maximum and minimum. Hamilton forecast for Fords. Adv.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Manhattan
Topeka
Arkansas City
Salina
Wichita
Douglas County
Dawes Squelches Talk Of Candidacy In Washington
Washington January 9 AP report says Charles G Dawes dismissed talk of a presidential bid after announcing his resignation as ambassador to Great Britain. Dawes called the speculation nonsense and friends note his informal resignation reflected his character rather than a formal White House notice.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Chicago
Capitol
Great Britain
Dawes
White House
Roosevelt Named Philippine Governor General After Davis Resigns
President Hoover sent Theodore Roosevelt’s name to the Senate to succeed Dwight F. Davis as governor general of the Philippines after Davis’s resignation amid his wife’s illness. Davis plans to visit Paris. Secretary Hurley withheld his report on Philippine independence, noting immediate independence is not wise. Roosevelt’s prior Porto Rico work is cited as preparation for the role.
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Washington
Dwight F. Davis
Philippines
Hoover
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Davis
Alice
Paris
Coolidge
War Finance
Oporation
Reconstruction Corporation
Hurley
Philippine
Urley
Secretary of War
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Attack on Truck Rail Plan Triggers PSC Complaint
A complaint filed with the Public Service Commission alleges discriminatory rates in a coordinated truck and rail service formed last summer by Union Pacific Railroad, St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway, and Union Pacific Stages. Railroads joining the suit include Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Midland Valley, Missouri Kansas Texas, and St. Louis San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Union Pacific Railroad Company
St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway Co
Union Pacific Stages, Incorporated
Public Service Commission
Stele Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co
Kansas City
Southern Railway Co
Midland | Valley Railroad Co
Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Co
St. Louis San Francisco Railway Co
Plane explosion claims veteran flier in Pampa hangar
R W Bartgis age 43 of Pampa died when a wing gasoline tank exploded as he painted a ship in a hangar. The plane burned, his son Raymond pulled the body from the flames. Bartgis, a 12,000 hour aviator once toured with an aerial circus, leaves a widow and a son and daughter in Wichita Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pampa
Tex
R. W. Bartgis
Pampa Flier
Bartgis
Raymond
Wichita
Kan
Germany in Reparations Standstill Told at Lausanne
Paris dispatch reports French finance minister Pierre Flandin said Lausanne talks are futile given Bruening’s stance that Germany cannot pay reparations now or for an indefinite period. Bruening told Britain’s ambassador that economic recovery hinges on ending reparations, warning continued policy risks world economies and Germany’s own recovery.
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Bulletin
Paris
Pierre Flandin
Lausanne
Bruening
Berlin
Germany
Jany
Great Britain
Horace Rumbold
Foreign Office
England
France
Italy
French Offer Aims for One Year German Moratorium
Paris AP report says the French reparations revision plan to submit to British expert Sir Frederick Leith Ross would seek a one year moratorium for Germany in 1933, not two. Germany could suspend unconditional annuities and pay via railroad bonds with interest to be used for wartime debts. Lausanne Meet date set for January 25 due to French cabinet changes. In Michigan, a 16 inch rattlesnake was found coiled in a Christmas tree by Arthur Starr in Escanaba.
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Paris
Frederick Leith Ross
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
Germany
Great Britain
France
United States
Lausanne
London
Escanaba
Mich
Arthur Starr
Total Kansas public debt tops 160 million as 1931 sees shifts
Topeka Jan 9 AP Kansas total indebtedness including state counties cities and school districts declined 300000 in 1931 to 160609511.11 while subdivisions bonds rose 700000 amid state soldiers bonus cuts. Wyandotte led with 23295709 total debt. other top counties include Sedgwick Shawnee Crawford and Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Will J. French
French
Wyandotte County
Sedgwick
Shawnee
Dispute Over State Finances Amid Misleading Claims
Topeka reports Gov. Harry H. Woodring and State Auditor Will J. French clash over state finances. French cites a drop in general fund balance from 8.96 million at end of 1927 to 1.06 million in 1931, while Woodring contends cash balances were 5.53 million excluding soldiers' bonuses. He accuses French of misleading figures. French rebuts. The exchange reflects broader concern over fiscal reporting and tax levies in 1930 and 1931.
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Topeka
Harry H. Woodring
Will J. French
French
Cvy
Woodring
Red Cross mobilizes all resources for four emergencies
Washington January 9 AP chairman Payne said the Red Cross would use all available resources to tackle unemployment floods Indian relief and drought. Walter S. Gifford testified $1,000,000 was set aside for miners relief while local chapters organized for emergencies in mining districts and counties nationwide.
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Washington
Payne
The
Red Cross
National Organization
Walter S. Gifford
Senate
Tallahatchie River
Mississippi
Indian Service
Congress
Further Oil Decrease Cuts Midcontinent Field Output
Oklahoma City January 9 The Oklahoma Corporation Commission cut the daily allowable flow from the Oklahoma City Tool to 120000 barrels a drop of 40000. Officials said the Midcontinent field had accumulated 4700000 barrels of underproduced oil as of January 1 and this stockpile grows by more than 40000 barrels each day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
State Corporation Commission
Britain Declines Nine Power Pact Step in Manchuria
Britain says it will not invoke the Nine Power Treaty in Manchuria, reaffirming open door trade yet not sending a formal note to Japan. Meanwhile Rome reports Italy may back the United States on the pact, with a foreign office reply to the American note expected today.
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Tokyo
Stimson
Japan
Manchuria
Inukai
Hirohito
Washington
Kenkichi Yoshizawa
League of Nations Council
M. Yoshizawa
Paris
Foreign Office
United States
China
Nichi Nichi
Chang Mhsuch Liang
London
Great Britain
Rome
Italy
Far East
TETERS GETS 63 YEARS FOR ASSAULTS IN KANSAS
Alvin Teters, 24, pleads guilty to two assault charges and receives a maximum 63 year sentence at the Kansas penitentiary. First charge 1 to 21 years, doubled for second offense. He confessed to four assaults and two failed attempts. Victims include a 15 year old and a 64 year old woman. Also reports failed bank payout plans for Coffeyville customers.
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Kansas City
Kan
Alvin Teters
Kansas Penitentiary
Teters
City to Implement New Warrant System City to Implement New Warrant System
The city will start using a new warrant system from the latter part of the month, with January 10 as the effective date, announced by city clerk A. E. Woestemeyer. The change begins with payment of city bills and will be in operation citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Woestemeyer
City Warrant Reform and Farm Bureau News
The article reports changes to the city warrant system including funding checks, color coded warrants for key funds, and alignment with state statutes to improve bookkeeping. It notes warrants will be issued only on funds with cash present and detail about signatures by city officials. It also covers Farm Bureau Women’s Advisory Council meeting outcomes with officer elections and planned activities for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Colman
Farm Bureau
Woestemeyer
Council
Farm Bureau Women's Advisory Council
J. §. Taylor
John Blough
Nicholson
Jack Kelsey
North Lawrence
Sigel
Bic Springs
Riverside
Supreme Court Asked to Rule Kansas Bus and Truck Law
Four shipping concerns will appeal a recent three judge federal court ruling upholding the Kansas bus and truck statute. They seek a stay of enforcement against bakeries named in the suit and will urge the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the law. Charles W. Steiger E H Hatcher and Walter T Griffin acknowledged service of the appeal notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
United States Supreme Court
Kansas
Last Winer
Charles W. Steiger
E. H.hatcher
Public Service Commission
Walter T. Griffin
Tydings on Senate Floor Urges Legal Beer
Washington January 9 AP Leg legalization of beer to spur prosperity was urged on the senate floor after statistics showed jobs created. Senator Tydings Democrat Maryland argued beer return would aid the country more than credit measures. Rep Hull Republican Illinois joined in urging passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Tydings
Maryland
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
William E. Hull
Iinois
Senate Manufactures Committee
Delay Hearing Set for Fortescue Trio in Slaying Case
The hearing for Mrs. Granville Fortescue, Lt. Thomas H. Massie, and KE. J. Lord on charges linked to the murder of Joseph Kahahawai was postponed to next week. Fear gripped Honolulu as residents secured doors, with reports of the army ready to move troops if needed. the trio remained in naval custody at Pearl Harbor after a request to delay by City Attorney James Gilliland to gather additional evidence.
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Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
Thomas H. Massie
U. S N
KE. J. Lord
Navy
Massie
Lord
Joseph Kahahawai
James Gilliland
Parts makers get Ford orders boost Cleveland output
Cleveland factories including Geometric Stamping Midland Steel Chase Brass and Copper and Cleveland Hardware Co received large Ford orders boosting shift work. Columbia Axle added 60 men on night shift after 2,060,000 in orders mostly from Auburn. National Acme makes shock absorbers for 8,000 Ford cars and Thompson Products supplies tie rods and chassis parts. Cecil S. DeRoin named vice president of Wise and Smoot in Kansas City and to lead new bond department. D. W. Jones and A. J. Gamble jailed in Fort Scott for bounty fraud on crow heads with multiple payouts across jurisdictions.
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Cleveland
Detroit
Geometric Stamping Co
Midland Steel Products
Chase , Brass and Copper Co
Cleveland Hardware Co
Ford Motor Co
Columbia Axle Company
Auburn
National Acme Co
Ford
Thompson Products Co
de Roin
Lawrence
Cecil S. DeRoin
Wise and Smoot, Inc
Kansas City
DeRoin
Commerce Trust Company
University of Kansas
Delta Chi Fraternity
de Rain
Mildred Olmsted
Four Above Zero Marks Coldest Morning Yet
Four above at St. Joseph Missouri on January 9, the morning low tied the winter minimum and equaled last winter's coldest reading. The AP report notes the record cold as the town braced for continued frigid conditions.
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St. Joseph St. Joseph, Mo
Reconstruction Bill Approved by House Banking Committee
Washington January 9 The house banking committee today approved the 500 million dollar Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill and will seek to bring it before the house Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
House
Trade Bodies Oppose Relief From Treasury
Washington January 9 AP Senate hearings on unemployment relief closed with a Chamber of Commerce poll showing local trade bodies opposing federal appropriations by 2479 to 194. Silas Strawn said the vote proves federal aid is neither necessary nor desirable. Sentinels of the Republic backed the opposition, with Peckham and Lincoln arguing no federal intervention is needed and that aid would dry up private charity.
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Washington
Senate
United States Chamber of Commerce
Silas Strawn
Chamber
LaFollette
Am Strawn
Sentinels of the Republic
Frank L. Peckham
Alexander Lincoln
Boston
Peckham
Peas
Hoover is Hyde's choice for Hoover reelection
Secretary Hyde told the Woman's National Republican club meeting that Hoover will win re election next November. He said the era’s faith and courage will rally voters behind Hoover and that None but Hoover will be the universal reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hyde
Hoover
National Republican Club
Herbert Hoover
Draws Complaints for Theater Men in Lawrence County
Lawrence County Attorney R B Stevens prepared complaints charging theater managers with violations of the state criminal code on the eve of Sunday shows. He planned to sign and arrest 5 E Schwahn of the Patee and C J Topping of the Dickinson theaters after opening. Several witnesses may sign. shows to run 2 4 and 9 p m with 2 4 pm matinees following university rules.
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Lawrence County
R. B. Stevens
Stevens
E. Schwahn
C. J. Topping
Dickinson
Lawrenaee
Douglas County
Unipera
K. U
Urge Expanded Credit From Washington Meeting
Leaders of organized agriculture told fifty farm area representatives that without the federal reserve system inaugurating credit expansion, measures like the Reconstruction Finance Corporation would fail. L. J. Taber John A. Simpson Edward A. O'Neal urged stabilization, arguing credit contraction must end with liberal open market operations to raise the price level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organized Agriculture
Federal Reserve System
Reconstruction Corporation
L. J. Taber
National Grange
John A. Simpson
Farmers Union
Edward A. O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
Ramseyver
Strong
Kansas
Business
North Dakota
Goldsborough
Maryland
Fach
Clerk Takes Inspectors to Spot Where Loot Was Buried
Lowell Jan 9 1924 A postal clerk Victor L Magoon is accused of stealing one hundred thousand dollars in cash from a mail sack December 21. Inspectors guided to a spot off Hood farm road in Tewksbury where the money was buried after a tip. Another suspect Louis Skaff, mail truck driver, faces charges of participating in the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell, Mags
Hood Farm
Tewksbury
Victor L. Magoon
Lowell
Louis Skaff
Boston
Police on Depew Trail In Scranton Kidnaper Sighting
Police report Martin Depew the Kansas City kidnapper of Mrs. Nell Donnelly has been using a Scranton rooming house for a week. A Kansas City detective aided by Scranton officers found Depew's trunk but no trace of him. Authorities say he may still be nearby while Trinity Episcopal Church announces Sunday services at 11 with a 9:45 Sunday school and a 6:45 Ed wards club meeting.
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Scranton
Martin Depew
Kansas City
Nell Donnelly
Jed R. K. Cole
Depew
Trinity Episcopal Church
C. &. Skilton
Chaplain Edwards Club
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Hamilton
Fords
Quits Island
Britain
Coffeyville
Tyro
State Bank
B. H. Dunbar
Funk's Mortuary
Supreme Court
Fort Scott
D. W. Jones
A. J. Gamble
Tola
Burlington
Jola
Secretary of Agriculture
Lessing J. Rosenwald
Sears Roebuck and Company
Julius Rosenwald
Journal-World
Depew Trail
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