Boyd's Convicted in Bond Scandal Jury Verdict
Topeka January 27 AP Former State Treasurer Tom Boyd convicted by a district court jury on two counts of unlawfully removing bonds from the state vaults last July part of the million dollar bogus bond scheme led by Ronald Finney. Verdict reached on the fifth ballot with sentence deferred two weeks. each count carries up to five years.
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Topeka
Tom
Boyd
Ronald Finney
Otis E. Hungate
Convicon
Leon Lundblade
Defense Cout
Finney
Eureka Bank
Eureka
Kan
Fidelity Savings
Bank of Ergpor
the Fidelsity: Bank
Howard
Edwin Ticker
Treasury
Chicago
Bord
Bos
National Bank of Topeka
Bernice Long
Miss Long
Eureka - Bank
Sardius M. Brewster
U. S
Young Finney
Edwin Tucker
Riots Topple Chautemps as Royalists Clash in Paris
Premier Camille Chautemps and his cabinet resign after days of demonstrations where royalist rioters battled thousands of police at Place de l Opera and Cafe de la Paix. Ministers Albert limier and Eugene Raynaldy quit under deputy fire as Lebrun urged continuity until a new government forms.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Place de l’Opera
Place de Opera
Cafe de la Paix
Bayonne
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Alimier
Eugene Raynaldy
Chautemps
Elysse Palace
Lebrun
Senate
Describes Sufferings From Floods in Hopei Henan Provinces
Shanghai dispatches report massive flood losses along the Yellow river in Hopei and Henan with thousands drowned missing or homeless amid freezing weather. Vernacular papers claim 10 000 per sons affected while relief sources deem the figure exaggerated as ice flows hinder rescue work and boats bearing supplies were wrecked. DIES ON HONEYMOON TRIP.
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Shanghai
Hopei
Henan
Yellow River
Shooting of California Groom In New Jersey
Millard F Edouard 45 of Los Angeles on his honeymoon trip to New York was found shot to death in his car about a mile from Florence New Jersey early today His bride Mrs Edna Mac Edouard 38 was taken to Burlington County jail for questioning Police labeled the death a possible self inflected shot in despondency Carlson a Democrat provided the information
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Mt. Holly
N. J
Millard F. Edouard
Los Angeles
Calif
New York
Florence
Ednad Mac Edevard
Burington County
McCarty
Carlson
Hopkins orders public inspection of civil works payrolls across states
Federal administrator Harry L Hopkins directed civil works officials nationwide to open payrolls and purchase records to public scrutiny. Army engineers were placed in charge in multiple cities amid graft probes, resignations, and ongoing investigations into political interference within the CWA program.
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Bulletin Washington
Army
Harry L. Hopkins
Washington
Hopkins
Dan R. Sultan
Chicago
Cook County
Ill
Robert J. Dunham
Los Angeles
Donald Connajly
CWA
Los Angeles County
Justice Department
Public Works Administration
Insull Might Leave Greece With American Passport
Athens reports Premier Tsaldaris says Samuel Insull will depart Greece with an American passport to be issued by the American legation. The ex-Chicago utilities operator may gain another stay on illness grounds, with doctors citing three heart paroxysms. The physician dismisses rumors of a hydroplane escape to Abyssinia.
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Athens
Tsaldaris
Samuel Insull
Greece
Insull
Ilness
Abyssinia
Voylass
Hope for contact soon with Bremer kidnapers
Ed ward G Bremer, president and owner of Commercial State Bank, has been missing ten days after being abducted for a 200000 ransom. Communication avenues remain open as the Bremer family seeks a final word from the kidnapers on rendezvous and payment, with secret arrangements promised. The report also notes a stock market index near 87.4.
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St. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
Commercial State Bank
Bremer
Dillinger Gang Extradition Moves Toward Indiana
Extradition of John Dillinger and key gang members is authorized after talks between Arizona Governor Moeur and Indiana Governor McNutt. The group, including Makley Pierpont Clark and two women witnesses, faces murder charges in Indiana and Ohio and possible further prosecutions. Bail set at $100,000 for each fugitive with funds seized from the gang and related loot, while legal maneuvers seek writs of habeas corpus to delay extradition.
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Phoenix
B. B. Moeur
Tucson
Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
Indianapolis
McNutt
Arizona
John Dillinger
Russell Clark
Harry Pierpont
Charles Makley
Anna Martin
Opal Long
Mary Kinder
Chicago
Ohio
Dillinger
Ariz
John_L. Van Buskirk
Buskirk
Charles Makiey
Trigger Man
George White
Makley Pierpont
Clark
Jess Larber
Lima
East
Ind
Federal and Deposit Company of Maryland
Saretor
Carlton J. Endres
Department of Justice
Unprecedented Buying Orders Hit Detroit Auto Industry
Detroit reports a surge in orders as Chrysler announces over 50 million dollars in new dealer orders this month, an eightfold rise from January last year. GM’s Chevrolet lists 100000 orders, Ford suares near 3000 daily production, and retail sales rise eight to nine percent. The Detroit auto show ends tonight with attendance 30 percent higher than last year and stronger buying activity.
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Detroit
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Chevrolet
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Detroit Board of Commerce
Sap
Detroit Automobile Show
Railroads Authorized for Reduced Drought Feed Rates
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railroads serving drought areas in Kansas Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico and Texas to publish and charge reduced rates on hay straw livestock feed and poultry feed to aid livestock and poultry during the drought. Railroads involved include Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe and Santa Fe Railway Company.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe Railway Company
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company
TIP FROM TIBET ABOLISH WHEELS END TROUBLES
Shanghai reports Tibet editor Tarchin Baboo argues abolishing wheels would end unemployment and restore prosperity. His monthly Mirror of the New Mirages covers trade, finance, unemployment, and war fears, noting Tibet’s temple roofs are gold and silver.
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Shanghai
Tarchin Baboo
Tibet
Kalimpong
Byrd warns of danger to second Antarctica expedition
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd reported grave risk to 43 men at the temporary camp on the ice shelf and four at Little America as bay ice disintegrates. He noted the front of the bay crumbling eight miles wide and warned of possible loss of Little America if ice continues to crack. Russell Owen echoed the severity, citing continued pressure from prior years and deep water beneath Little America.
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Bay of Whales
Antarctic
Mackay Radio
Richard E. Byrd
Little America
Byrd
Russell Owen
South Pole
New York Times_ today
Bay
Kansas Weekend Weather Preview
Topeka January 27 AP Pleasant weather of April and mild temperatures are forecast to continue in Kansas through the week. Federal meteorologist D Flora predicts a sunny week with 55 to 60 degree readings in southern Kansas and around 55 in the north, with lows near freezing in the east and 25 in western Kansas. No severe freezes expected despite ongoing drought concerns for wheat.
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Topeka
Kansas
D. Flora
Flora
Altho
Pittman amendment permits silver certicates and treasury holdings
The Senate adopted the Pittman amendment authorizing issuance of silver certificates against silver bought from domestic producers under London agreement. It is permissive not mandatory and allows issuance against treasury holdings and a larger coinage charge on foreign bullion. The Wheeler silver purchase amendment was defeated 45 to 43. Gov Landon urged several western state governors to oppose federal abandonment of dry land experiment stations in the plains.
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Pittman
The
Senate
Topeka
al. M. Landon
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Plains States
Weather Forecast Summary for Kansas
Kansas forecast shows generally fair skies with colder conditions Sunday in central and north areas. Morning weather reports indicate clear conditions, with good dirt roads. Douglas County notes roads in good condition. Temperature records show yesterday’s high and low, with today’s readings at 1 pm and noon.
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Kansas
Douglas County
Party Faithful to Topeka Monday Kansas Day Banquet
Kansas Republicans gather in Topeka for the annual Kansas Day events with talks from National and state leaders, candidate announcements expected, and multiple club meetings. Gov Landon and Ogden Mills prominent among speakers. several contenders for office named or hinted at.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Day Club
Ogden L. Mills
Alf M. Landon
Frank Garlson
Kathryn McCarty
Carlson
Ife
State Committee
Landen
Sybil Holmes
Massachusetts
John Hamilton
James M. Scott
Lebanon
Don Little
Edwardsville
Frank Ebright
Independence
Scott
Oward Fleeson
Wichita
Max Bucklin
Pratt
Frank Todd
Everest
Lester McCoy
Garden City
Native” Sons and Daughters of
Native Sons
Etta’ Beavers
Marysville
Native Daughters
Kansas Authors Club
Landon
Native Sons and Daughters
Woman’s Kansas Day Club
Kansas Women’s Republicans Club
Woman's
Governor's Mansion
Stella B. Haines
Augusta
Miss Holmes
W. ¥. Morgan
Hutchinson
Mary Pickford Asks For Police Protection
Plymouth Massachusetts story reports Mary Pickford fleeing Boston after feeling followed by a man and a woman. She traveled with a police escort to Fulton Oursler's Buzzards Bay home, declined interviews and telephone questions, and avoided discussing kidnapping threats.
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Plymouth
Mass
Fulton, Oursler
Buzzard
Bay
Boston
Miss Pickford
Pickford
Buzzard’s Bay
Oursler
Mueller Decree Grants Dictatorial Control Over Prussian Protestant Church
Berlin Jan 27 AP Reich bishop Ludwig Mueller issues a decree placing 19,000,000 Prussian Protestants under his rule with Premier Hermann Goering aiding. The move suspends the church senate and lets Mueller direct the united church’s actions to quell factions and curb pastors voicing church political views.
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Reichbishop
Ludwig Mueller
Mueller
Hermann Goering
Prussia
Bishops
South
Germany
Goering
Church Senate
Supreme
Prussian Church Council
Reichbishon
Kansas Senate to Vote on Motion by Defense
Kansas senators resume impeachment proceedings against Will J. French, auditor, with a defense motion to dismiss based on insufficient facts in the opening statement. Chief counsel Mr Timmer urged serious consideration during recess, as opening statements and fact agreements are debated to shorten a potential trial. The recess extended to Tuesday to accommodate Republican Kansas Day meetings.
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Topeka
Kan
State Senate
Will J. French
Tineher
French
Cisler Promoted To Railway Mail Superintendent
Stephen A. Cisler of Caldwell Ohio, long connected with the postal service, is advanced to superintendent of the railway mail service succeeding Aleyne A. Fisher of Danville VI who becomes assistant superintendent at January 2. Fisher has 45 years in the service, Cisler 38. Cisler led postal work with American forces in Siberia during the war. Bergdoll Pardon Asked.
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Washington
Stephen A. Cisler
Caldwell
Ohio
Cisler
Aleyne A. Fisher
Danville
Jar
Fisher
Siberia
Bergdoll
Draft Dodger’s Mother Intercedes With President
Philadelphia January 27 AP President Roosevelt has been asked to pardon Grover Cleveland Bergdoll notorious draft dodger now in Germany Mrs Emma Bergdoll his mother requested the pardon as part of the Presidents birthday celebration next pubsday She said her son harmed no one and should not be punished He is needed to help her and has three children she has never seen
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland Beredall
Germany
Emma Beredall
Bergdoll
Landon Congratulates Kansas Couple On 60th Anniversary
Gov Alf Landon sent warm best wishes to Mr and Mrs Jesse Moraland of Kansas City Kansas as they prepare to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Monday. He noted the enduring happiness of sixty years in a growing state and reflected on the progress of Kansas.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Jesse Moraland
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Landon
Paving Work Delayed as Rails and Bricks Are Cleared
Work on Massachusetts paving slowed by removed car tracks and buried ties in the 1900 block. The big machine lifts rails while brick removal continues. rails and switches are being pulled for paving to resume. Contractor Ralph Spiteaufsky leads crews under a $91,000 government public works grant to Lawrence.
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Massachusetts
Ralph Spiteaufsky
Power Company
Park Hetzel
North Construction Company
Lawrence
Bad Boy of Church Returns as Revivalist
In Carterville, Gerrie McGee once stirred deviletry in Oak Grove Church by firing a pistol, sparking fines and conflicts. After robberies and a burned organ, Corum McGee and associates faced penitentiary sentences. Now a revivalist lead draws crowds as Corum preaches nightly despite past outrages.
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Bad Boy
Carterville
Little Oak Grove
Here
Gerrie McGee
McGee
Corum
Corum McGee
Roosevelt asks House for 950 million more
President Roosevelt sent to the House a request for 950.9 million dollars for continuation of the Civil Works Administration and for direct federal relief. He asked the lump sum without detailing allocations, preserving flexibility to extend civil works beyond May 1 if needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Civil. Works Administration
Registration for Bond Election Reaches 7762
Registration for the special school bond election on February 6 totalled 7 762 after a ten day period ending last night. City clerk A E Woestemeyer announced the drive to approve an $80 000 bond issue to fund a new building replacing an old New York school building and to seek a federal grant.
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A. E. Woestemeyer
City Blerk
Heine Jopen
New York School
Afraid of His Gold Found on Porch in Seattle Area
A nighttime visitor left 1700 in gold coin in a sack on Otto Reinig’s front porch near Snoqualmie. The coins were turned over to authorities with no identifying note. Reinig deposited the gold at the federal reserve bank while investigators suspected the owner feared prosecution for possession of old coins.
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Seattle
Otto Reiniz
Snoqualmie
de Reinig
Federal Reserve Bank
City Hall Painting Project Begins At Eighth and Vermont
A crew of four CWA workers started painting the old city hall at Eighth and Vermont. Windows and doors will receive two coats of white enamel while the brick walls get one coat of red paint, marking a repaint that has not occurred since the Quan trill raid era.
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CWA
Eighth
Vermont Streets
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