Governor Declares No Vacancy Exists In Senate
Illinois Governor Len Small rejects the U S Senate action declaring a vacancy in the Illinois seat held by Frank L Smith. He will not recognize the vacancy or appoint a temporary senator unless Smith resigns. Smith plans to contest the seat or pursue legal action to prove his claim to Congress.
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Senate
Frank J. Smith
Small
Illinois
A Smith
Congress
Chicago
Len Small
United & Senate
United States
Pat Chicago
Frank L.smith
Dwight
Washington
Frank N. Snoith
Tate
South
Carolina
Curtis
Kansas
Jones
Shipstead
Minnesota
Farmer-Lavor
Clinois
Llinois
Wydenstor Reed
Democrat
Missouri
Alt
Truman H. Newberry
Yare May Resign as Pennsylvania Senator
Indications arose that William S. Vare might resign as the duly elected U S senator from Pennsylvania and seek re election at the coming presidential contest. He returned to Philadelphia from Florida and conferred with counsel while supporters urge swift committee action on the contest brought by Democrat William B. Wilson.
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Philadelphia
William S. Yare
Pennsylvania
Senate
Vare
Florida
Committee
Privileges and Elections
William B. Wilson
Indamitorus
iVare
Francis Shunk
Brown
Yunwrrow Vare
Rendly
Wilson
Wood calls Geneva arms talk a complete fiasco
Representative Wood of Indiana denounces the Geneva naval arms conference as a failure caused by the U S lacking ships to scrap or halt construction He urges a merchant marine program to restore U S world naval and maritime primacy noting allied loans totaling about 12 billion dollars benefiting European navies and fleets.
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Washington
Geneva
House
Shipping Board
Wood
America
Peel
Katy Officials Injured in Embankment Crash Near Stark
AP report from Parsons Kansas details Missouri LF official tour in Kansas City division ending with a safety meeting. A broken axle caused a car to overturn on an embankment near Stark 28 miles east of here injuring eight officials including superintendents, engineers, and roadmasters treated at the Katy hospital. Also police hold Indiana man inquiry over arresting car reported as Napanee property. Will Carter and Will Bowen to Lansing penitentiary for forgery and auto theft respectively.
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P. F. Banks
Katy Hoal
Indiana
Parsons
Kan
Will Johns
Goshen
Ind
Mer. N. Corwin
Corwin
Napanee
R. Rutherford
Will Carter
Will Bowen
Lansing
Carter
Bowen
Kansas Forecast Sees Mostly Fair Weather Across State
Forecast warns mostly fair skies tonight and Saturday with unsettled conditions in the west. Slight warming expected Saturday. Roads vary from clear in Manhattan Ottawa and Topeka to rough and frozen in Coffeyville and Pittsburg. Douglas County roads rated good.
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Kansas
Manhattan
Ottawa
Topeka
Coffeyville
Pittsburg
Douglas County
Giant Sequoia in Humboldt County Yields 861000 Board Feet
Sacramento records that a giant Sequoia near Cramer Humboldt County stands 808 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter. The state department of natural resources notes the tree contains about 861,366 board feet of merchantable timber, enough to build twenty two homes of moderate size.
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Cal
California
State Department of Natural Resources
Cramer
Humboldt County
Cosgrave Arrives in New York on Irish Free State Mission
President William T. Cosgrave of the Irish Free State arrives in New York on a goodwill mission and heads to Chicago after brief city hall welcome and audience with Cardinal Hayes. Police guard routes as placard protests are ejected from Battery Park. three thousand officers line the march. Unclear whether Cosgrave will meet Eamon de Valera in America.
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New York
William T. Cosgrave
Eamon de Valera
America
Battery Park
Free State
Walker
Emerald Isle
Ireland
Cosgrave
Valera
Fearful Sandino Plays Possum Amid Death Reports
Managua January 20. American marines fear a possible ruse after reports that rebel General Augustino Sandino is dead. Observers saw what appeared to be a funeral procession as Marines at San Rafael scanned for signs of burial while Honduras rehearses no rebel concentration.
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Nicaragua
Aday
Augustino
Sandino
FL Ghipote
Honduras
Coco River
Caribbean
Itas
San Rafael
Marine
LAWSON TO SPEAK AT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BANQUET
Prof P B Lawson will present A Complete Education at the fifth annual banquet of the Lawrence Council of Religious Education to be held at the Methodist church on Thursday February 2 at 6 30 oclock After the banquet the departments will hold their conferences The children's department directed by Mrs J S Stover the young people by J B Daniels and Rev John P Warth will run the adult department Lawson will direct the education committee conference Tickets will be mailed to all churches by those in charge.
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P. B. Lawson
Arbitration aims at Havana meet in Pan American talks
At Havana January 23 AP says Dr Gustavo Guerrero Salvadorean delegate and new chair of the committee on international public law urged compulsory arbitration for all disputes between American nations and use of the Hague World Court as an arbitration board. He argued the World Court offers impartiality and cost advantages over a Pan American tribunal. Conference adjourned to Monday as delegates prepare organizational reports and treaty discussions continue.
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the Hague
Guseee Guerrero
Guérrero
Committee On International’ Public Law
Americas
Arbitration Board
World Court of the Hague
Mague
lLague
Guerrero
Geurrero
United States
Latin America
Gustavo Guerrero
Jurists
Rio Janeiro
Abandoned Plane Search For Noa Flight Ends
William Bibek and Edward F. Schlee left the royal navy yard at 8 15 am to search en route for Ted Mosely and Fred Herring after a night attempt at a nonstop flight to New York. Authorities at Paris Island Marine Corps base report the search continues as eight aviators abandon the plane.
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Bibek
Edward F. Schlee
Royal, Navy Yard
Washington
Philadelphia
Ted Mosely
Fred Herring
New York
Paris Island
Marine Corps
Charleston
Hunt for Hoyt Search Underway in Idaho Desert
An ABP report notes a hunt for aviator Fred Hoyt of Wichita Kansas is focused in Idaho near Raft River Valley and the Black Desert with ranchers assisting. Lieut Maughan leads rescue efforts while Dwight W Morrow American ambassador to Mexico plans to return to Mexico City Monday after attending the Pan American conference.
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Ity
Fred Hoyt
Wichita
Kansas
Maughan
Associated Press
Daliky and the
Raft River
Black Desert
Idaho
Preliminary Kilburn Forgery Hearing Set for Tuesday
Charles A Kilburn 932 New Hampshire arrested Thursday on forgery charges. He appeared before Justice R B Stevens Thursday at 4 PM and was jailed in default of a $1500 bond. Kilburn, from Sibiu, had forged several checks totaling over $60, according to officers.
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Charles A.kilburn
New Hampshire
R.B. Stevens
Kilburn
Lawrence
Sibi
Sai
Missing Pittsburg student linked to worthless checks
Harold C. Barr, a University of Pittsburgh engineering junior, disappeared after cashing multiple worthless checks following a December purchase of a used Chrysler from Hunsinger Motor. The car was left in Parsons, Kansas, and authorities seek Barr or his recovery while his father has repaid roughly $100 in the fraudulent checks. The case remains unresolved with no charges imminent.
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Pittsburg
Lawrence
Lveports
Sheriff's Office
Barr
Engineering
The
University
Hunsinger Motor’ ‘Company
Parsons
C. H. Hunsinger
Chrysler
Ond Ae Street
E. Barr
Hunsinger
Arr
Metropolitan Stars Opera Recital On WREN Broadcast
WREN plans a Metropolitan Stars tingle opera recital with John McCormack and Mme Jeritza. The program airs tonight on WJZ and nine affiliated stations starting at 10 o'clock, with a rebroadcast from WREN in Lawrence at 9 o'clock as part of the Blue Network. Jeritza will perform Sequidilla, Habanera, Le Cid, and Vio Lo Sapete, while McCormack sings children’s songs, Irish tunes, and Dear Old Pal of Mine.
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Jeritza
De Soto Pioneer Solomon Coker Boss of Old Wagon Trains
Solomon Coker known as a wagon train boss on the Santa Fe Trail died at his De Soto home after a stroke. A fearless leader, he became boss of a forty wagon train at age twenty and left a large family including ten sons and two daughters. Judge Hugh Meany ordered disposal of all criminal cases, with paroled persons reporting on February 6 and juries to report the following day as the February term proceeds.
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de Soto
Kan
Solomon Coker
Westport
Santa Fe
N. M
Goker
Mr. Co
Hugh Meany
Wage jump on Santa Fe cuts pay stubs to three cents
Topeka Kansas January 20 AP A flat wage increase of three cents per hour for 2 900 Santa Fe railroad telegaphers telephone men stokermen and block operators was announced after three days of negotiations between the order of railroad telegraphers and the Santa Fe railroad company The action ends a dispute over pay across multiple crafts.
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Topeka
Kah
Santa Fe Railroad
Sistent
Santa Fe Ieanapcent
University of Kansas professor speaks at junior high promotion exercises
Faculty speaker Prof Sherwood addressed fifty nine junior high students at Liberty Memorial auditorium this afternoon. He called the promotion exercises a happy milestone and a landmark in the students lives. He urged that completing half of their education lays a foundation for future growth and civilization.
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University of Kansas
Liberty Memorial
Sherwood
Noble Kalsas
Northwest weather forecast for Topeka area
Mostly fair weather with a northwest wind and temperatures around 25 degrees this afternoon. Tonight, readings near 15 degrees in western areas and about 15 above in eastern and southern sections. Slightly warmer tomorrow with little moisture expected and no rain reported in the last 34 hours.
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Topeka
S. D. Flora
Concordia
Woadland Topeka
Kansas Cty
Wichita
Dodge’ City
Gang War Breaks Out In St Louis After Lull
A new gang war in St Louis last night left two dead and a third wounded after a lull of three weeks. The violence appears to be a reprisal for the December 28 assassination of Vito Giannola, raising the total gang slayings to 16. Tony Citrapani, once a sugar store owner, was shot thirteen times and died. Dominic Gataldo, 29, was mortally wounded and died at a hospital. Charles Freese, 385, was shot in the thighs and remains in serious condition. Separately in Newton, C E Davis, 78, founder of the Whitewater Independent, died at home yesterday. Funeral services will be led by the Knights Templar.
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Vito Giannola
Tony Citrapani
Jos Ae
Dominic
Gataldo
Charles
Freese
Kansas
Newton
C. E. Davis
The
Aviators League Eyes Safety, Insurance for Fliers
Paris reports the International League of Aviators, with 20 nations including the United States, pledges to improve flying safety as its main 1928 platform. The group will work with the Guggenheim Foundation and seek aviator insurance and dedicated fliers huts and hostels at airfields.
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Paris
Jan
Douglas County Religious Education Council Dinner Meeting
Officers and district presidents of the Douglas County Council of Religious Education will attend a dinner tonight hosted by Prof. D. H. Spencer at his Mississippi Street home. The annual business meeting follows, with plans for the world Sunday School Workers convention in Los Angeles next July and the February 2 membership dinner at First Methodist Church to be discussed.
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Douglas County
Tayo County
Los Angeles
Plansi
First Methodist Church
I Spencer
J. S. Daniels
Will
Rill
Ward
E. D. Day
B. H. Shultz
C. E. Votan
C. A. Richard
Raymond Hoffsommer
Northwest
Clarence Albright
Wil
Everhart to Face Senate Panel Over Teapot Dome Links
Pueblo banker CALL ON EVERHART and son-in-law of Albert Fall, summoned to testify before the senate committee reopening the Teapot Dome inquiry. Everhart has twice refused in civil and criminal cases, facing questions about $230,500 in Liberty bonds tied to the lease of the Wyoming naval oil reserve. Also summoned are A Steinmetz of New York and Sinclair Consolidated Oil officials. Sinclair himself faces possible testimony amid an existing criminal indictment and contempt sentence.
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Senate
Washington
Dan
T. Everhart
Pueblo
Colo
Albert
Colorado
Sinclair i
Wyoming Naval Oil Reserve
Continental Trading Co. Ltd
Canada
Texas
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Everhar
A. Steinmetz
New York
Sinclair Consolidated Oil, ‘Company
Idl
Sinclair ‘Crude Oil Purchasing Company
Sinclair
BEN HUR HERE NEXT WEEK AT BOWER THEATRE
The photoplay Ben Hur will be shown at the Bower theatre on the first four days of next week. The production, cost about 4 million dollars, features Ramon Navarro May McAvoy and Betty Bronson. It is based on the novel and stage play by General Lew Wallace and has generated strong local anticipation.
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Bowersock
Laweente
Imany
Lew Wallace
Ramon Navarro
May’ McAvoy
Betty Bronson
Here Kansas Day AVRadio program details
Kansas Day radio program announced by Enea Ellsworth secretary of the Ki Alumni association. Chancellor Lindley and Gov. Ben S Paulen are among participants. Musical numbers include Kansas University Glee Clubs solo and group performances, a Lawrence quartet, and poems and readings by Professor John Ise and others. Hostess reading and band medley planned.
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Lawrence Rtary Club
van Bruner
Wayne
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Charles" wa _ Thomas
Ralph’ Smalley
Llaz
Tommy Johnston
W.ul
Kapses
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the Univerial
Kate
Tater Riggs
Helen Rhoda Hoeppe
Kansas
Vrof
John Ise
Doubts Over Taxicab Driver Version Of Laughlin Shooting
Coroner's jury in Hays Kansas adjourned after authorities questioned taxi driver Joe Forthmyer and Mrs Mabel Dickerson's accounts of Jahn O Laughlin's death. Forthmyer confessed he shot Laughlin but claimed it followed a threat. Dickerson, who supported his story, posted a $2,000 bond. The case involves Maidie and others with connections to local figures.
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Kanya
Jahn
O Laughlin
Ray
Joe Forthmyer
Mabel Dickerson
Forthmyer
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Kan
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