Congress Looks for Way Out in Extra Session
Washington reports a looming extra session as Senator Watson accepts the Democratic challenge on relief legislation. Democrats press a six point plan for relief while the House blocks the $25 million Red Cross aid. Republicans discuss delaying or scrapping new appropriations to avoid an extra session.
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Washington
Watson
Jeader
Congress
Senate
House
Jan
Mehie Paan
Lehrbach
New Jersey
Wickersham Law Enforcement Commission
LaGuardia
New York
Oppose the Open Saloon Says Wickersham Commissioner
Frank J. Loesch, a Wickersham commission member, argues the panel aimed to prevent the saloon's return through prohibition revisions. He says closing the saloon was a major 18th Amendment achievement and that labor and industry oppose repeal. He warns reopening could slow industrial growth.
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Chicago
Frank J. Loesch
Wickersham ‘Commission
Weather report and local ad from Douglas county
Forecast calls for mostly fair conditions tonight and Sunday with patchy clouds and a slight chance of rain in the southwest. Morning is clear with stable temperatures. An ad urges buying a Chevrolet to enjoy the difference every day in Douglas County.
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Kaneas
Douglas
Ady
Chaplin Silent City Lights Premiere Draws Hollywood Frenzy
Hollywood packed its streets for the City Lights premiere with Chaplin, Einstein, and Millikan among the guests. The silent film wowed a crowd of thousands as police struggled to maintain order, while Chaplin’s pantomime and music carried the night. Virginia Cherrill shines as the blind flower girl in the story of a vagabond’s love.
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Chaplin
Sensation
Hollywood
Einstein
Eral
Georgia Hale
Albert Einstein
Frau Einstein
Robert A. Millikan
Virginia Cherill
Baker University ends six year funding drive to add endowment
Baker University treasurer F E Wolf announced a final $100000 requisition to the General Education Board of New York, completing half of a $200000 pledge to match a $200000 endowment boost. The drive brings Baker’s productive endowment to about $1.5 million aided by a $170000 Missouri Wesleyan gift, with $110000 of that matched due to a prior loan. Fred Trigg, Baker alumnus and Kansas City Star correspondent, spoke at a chapel jubilee celebrating the endowment milestone. Meanwhile Kansas lawmakers reopen debates on corporate farming and presidential primary legislation as the session resumes.
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Rockefeller
Baker
Missouri
Rockefeller Board
Fred Trigg
Kansas
Kansas City Star
Topeka
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Kramer
Montemery County
Roland Boynton
Ratner
Senate Elections Committee
Nye gets nowhere in attack on expenditures
In the house today Chairman Underhill led an attack on the Nye committee expenses saying 1 5 million dollars were spent in the last year on Nye and other senate probes. He said they accomplished nothing and returned nothing to taxpayers while noting a 100 000 spend to track Rep Ruth Hanna McCormick. McCormick laughed at the remarks and others joined in.
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Washington
Nye
House
Underhill
Accounts Committee
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Congressional Record
Senate
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Jl- Lincs
Illinois
Receipts Near Normal in Jefferson County 1930
Tax receipts for the first half of 1930 in Jefferson County show a 4.5 percent decline from 1929, yet the treasury reports $55,000 ahead with all disbursements made. Reduced bond retirements and economies aid the balance, with expectations of major bond cuts next year and potential debt freedom in four years. Frog farming clubs organized in Sanat by government to meet frog leg demand.
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Jefferson County
Sanat
Agrive
German seaplane DO-X begins Atlantic hop from Las Palmas
The DO-X landed in Las Palmas at 8:10 p m after a 715 mile first leg from Lisbon with 19 aboard. The crew planned an overnight stop for engine checks then a 845 mile leg to Cape Verde followed by 1 280 miles to Fernando de Noronha and onward to Natal Rio de Janeiro and New York.
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Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Porto Praia
Fernando Do Noronha
Schildrauer
South Atlantic
Lisbon
Madeira Island
Freidrich Christiansen
Funchal
Mageus
Portugal
Monsanto
Madeira
Tagus
Rio de Fune
Brazil
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Cape Verde
Portola
Fernando de Noronha
Natal
Rio de Janeiro
New York
Friedrich Christiansen
Clarence Schildhauer
Schildhauer
Two Cent Fares Return on Frisco Lines
The Frisco Lines across nine southwestern states announce a midnight fare drop to 2 cents per mile for chair cars and beaches, down from 3.6 cents, as part of a cooperation with seven rival railroads. Officials call it the railroad's contribution toward business improvement.
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St. Louis
Southwest
Frisco
Honor to Major Bean in army retirement list
Washington January 31 AP The war department computed the oldest officer on the retired list is Major John Wesley Bean of Attleboro Massachusetts nearing his 98th birthday The new calculation followed last week’s death in New York of Major John W Lauderdale at 98 years two months Bean became a lieutenant in the Civil War and was severely wounded at Fredericksburg
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Washington
War Department
John Wesley Bean
Attleboro
Mast
New York
John W. Lauderdale
Bean
Fredericksburg
Stomach Clinic Tuesday at City Hall
Stomach clinic led by Dr. G W Jones will be held at the new city hall at 8 30 Tuesday morning. Patients should come with empty stomachs for the examination.
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G. W. Jones
New City Hall
Firemen to Work Less to Provide More Jobs
Topeka January 31 AP Santa Fe firemen elected to cut mileage stipulations in their contracts to reduce unemployment among fellow firemen. W C Keiser, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, said the voluntary mileage reduction will likely add 120 to 150 firemen and take effect immediately through June 1 on the eastern and western Santa Fe lines from Chicago to Albuquerque.
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Topeka
Santa Fe
W. C. Keiser
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Keiser
Chicago
Albuquerque
Opposition to Kansas death penalty bills urged by national league
The American League to Abolish Capital Punishment urged Governor Woodring to press the Kansas Senate for careful review before passing the Muir bills restoring capital punishment by electric chair for first degree murder kidnapping and armed robbery. The telegram notes 11 states have bills and cites Darrow Kirchwey and other board members.
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American League
Harry H. Woodring
State Senate
House
Muir
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Woodring
Senate
National Board
Clarence Darrow
Illinois
George W. Kirchwey
New York
Louis E. Lawes
Frederick L. Hoffman
Massachusetts
Ruth Hate
Roger William Riis
Bernard Glueck
Kathleen Norris
California
Miriam Ven
Coast Guard crew exonerated in Canadian rum runner case
A coast guard board cleared the patrol boat crew of wrongdoing in the capture of the Canadian rum runner Josephine K. The report, released by Assistant Secretary Lowman, found the rum runner within twelve miles of the U S coast and deemed Boatswain Karl Schmidt not intoxicated. It praised Schmidt for prompt action to seek medical attention for the wounded captain, calling the master’s death unavoidable under the circumstances.
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Washington
Coast Guard Board
Josephine K
United States
Lowman
State Department
Legation
Karl Schmidt
Broadcast plan for Kansas Kansas State Aggie game
Kansas State Agricultural College announces invited broadcast of half the Kansas vs. Kansas State Aggie basketball game on February 17 with KFKU carrying the game. KU’s Guy Keeler will describe the other half. Musical numbers by Mrs. Wilbur Pine and student William Kirkwood. A Methodist church service and a sermon by Rev. F C Hessel on missions accompany the event. Hoover to speak in Missouri on February 12 at Ararat temple. announcement by Joseph F Holland.
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Fred Seaton
Kansas State Agricultural College
F.C. Allen
University of Kansas
Kansas- Kansas Aggie
KFKU
Guy Keeler
K. U
Wilbur Pine
William Kirkwood
University School of Fine Arts
F. C. Hessel
Indian Symphony to Be Given Here in March
Thurlow Lieurance, Wichita University dean and Indian music specialist, brings an orchestra and chorus of forty to fifty to Lawrence for two concerts. The program, Mi nisa, will be performed March 11 at Haskell Institute and March 12 at the Lawrence High School auditorium.
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Thurlow
Lieurance
School of Fine Arts
Wichita University
Lawrence
Arch
E. E. Stauffer
Haskell Institute
Lawrence High School
Thurlow Lieurance
Charles B. Skilton
University of Kansas Fine Arts
Time Changes Made in 7 Santa Fe Trains
Santa Fe announces effective tomorrow February 1 changes to seven trains four eastbound four westbound with two discontinuations No 12 eastbound and No 1 westbound replaced by No 11 westbound via Ottawa arrival times adjusted for the affected trains while several others retain original schedules all details pertain to Lawrence service and related timings
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Santa Fe
Lawrence
Ottawa
Vanderbilt silent on Mussolini tale amid dispute
Frank O. Smith, counsel for Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., said Vanderbilt has advised the state department about statements by several people claiming Vanderbilt told a Mussolini running over a child story. Vanderbilt refused to comment and may speak if circumstances change. Major General Smedley Butler faces a navy court martial for repeating the Mussolini tale in Philadelphia. Smith said Vanderbilt will decide on any statement if needed.
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Ariz
Frank 0. Smith
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
State Department
Mussolini
Smith
Smedley D. Butler
Navy
Philadelphia
El Dorado Man Held In Extortion Plot
Wichita Kan Jan 31 AP Melvin Gray El Dorado Kan was held as police investigate an extortion attempt involving 500 to have liquor charges against husband dropped Detective Joe Maness posed as attorney for Mrs Irene Emerson Gray signed a contract in which she agreed to pay 500 after he tried to have charges against R E Emerson dismissed
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Wichita
Kan
Melvin Gray
el Dorado
Joe Maness
Irene Emerson
Gray
Emerson
R. E. Emerson
Usband
Turkish court condemns 37 in holy war probe
A Turkish military court in Menemen condemned 37 persons to pass by a military process on charges of conspiring to foment a holy war in Turkey. The ruling was delivered on January 31 with AP reporting the verdict.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Menemen
Near 200 Mile Speed Mark Set By Campbell In New Car
Daytona Beach, Jan 31 Captain Malcolm Campbell British contender for the world's land speed record reached an unofficial speed near 200 miles an hour on the first practice run in his Blue Bird car since arriving from England The four mile beach run ended with a satisfactory trial given fair beach conditions Campbell praised the 1450 horsepower car and said official trials would follow when the beach allows The current record is 231 miles an hour set in 1929 by Sir Henry Segrave of England
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Daytona Beach
Malcolm Campbell
Blue Bird
England
Campbell
Eveing
Sir Henry Segrave
Relief fund updates raise Baldwin Douglas totals
Receipts for Red Cross drought relief in Baldwin and Lawrence push county tally to 1,080.40 with Douglas county quota of 1,000 met. Beeks treasurer reports Baldwin receipts 75.50 including 54.50 from earlier total, with multiple individual gifts and group contributions noted and noon totals updated.
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County Red Cross
Red Cross Drouth
Baldwin
Lawrence
Douglas County
St. Louis
Red Cross
Charles E. Becks
County
Six Men Atone With Lives for Slayings
Canon City Colorado and Columbus Ohio report triple executions for murder. In Colorado three bank robbers led a two state chase and chose order by coin. John Walker Claude Ray and Andrew Halliday faced the death chamber after the deputy Hickman case. In Ohio Fred Massa Earl Sites and Kenneth Mourtny were executed for the Galton filling station killing during an attempted holdup.
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Canon City
Col
Colorado
State Penitentiary
John Walker
Manter
Ban
Carol A. Hickman
Eads
Claude Ray
Andrew Halliday
Ray
Francis EB. Crawford
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Fred J. Massa
Earl
Sites
Kenneth Mourtney
Mansfield
Ralph Wilcox
Galton
Washington approves Kettleman Hills oil and gas unit plan
Secretary Wilbur approving a unit plan of operation for the rich Norte Do Dome area in Kettleman Hills California. The plan creates cooperative development of the giant California 1 pool and takes effect immediately for the life of the field after two years of talks led by the Kettleman North Dome association of land and lease owners.
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Washington
Wilbur
Kettleman Hills of and
Kettleman North Dome
Clergy Hearings Set On Church Charges in Washington
Washington January 31 AP bishops from the Methodist Episcopal Church South will face twelve fellow clergymen in a hearing to answer charges. If two thirds of the twelve find the charges proven, proceedings may continue before a church conference in 193. Also Kermit Lange, 22, Baker, released from hospital after an infected elbow from a recent football injury. Lange played for the West team in the East West charity game in San Francisco last December.
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Washington
Cannon, Jr
Methoeioet Episcopal
Church, South
Peter Penangria
Church
Lange
Hospital City
Kermit Lange
Baker
San Francisco
New trial denied in 10900 suit over fatal Midland crash
A motion for a new trial in the $10,900 suit of Mrs. Tangie G. Godsey of Kansas City Kansas against Manley Cox and the Business Men's Protective Association was overruled by Judge Hugh Means. The November term jury awarded $10,000, later reduced by $550 for medical attention, leaving a judgment of $9,450. The crash near Midland in July 1928 killed Mrs. Godsey’s sister and injured Mrs. Godsey. a related suit by George Eaton for $10,000 is pending.
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Tangie' G. Godsey
Kansas City
Kan
Manley Cox
Business Men's Protective Association
Hugh Means
Ad Means
Midland
Mid‘land
Hudson
Cox
Godsey
George Eaton
Means
Daniel T. Johnson
Eaton
Insurance Company
Chevrolet
Finch to aid Kansas relays promotion in Des Moines
Robert L. Finch of Des Moines Iowa has been engaged by the University of Kansas athletic office as special assistant to Dr F C Allen athletic director in promotion work for the ninth annual Kansas relays on April 28 Finch begins work immediately He was alumni secretary at Drake University from 1920 to last spring chaired Drake relays promotional committee from 1921 to 1929 served on American Red Cross publicity committee and was a captain with the A E F in World War I Robert L Finch Jr Nelson is a student at the University
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Robert L. Finch
Des Moines
Iowa
University of Kansas Athletic Office
F. C. Allen
Kh. U
Finch
Oy Finch
Drake University
Drake
Laval Wins Confidence To Lead France In June Era
Pierre Laval, a young French leader, secured confidence from the chamber with votes of fifty four and fifty one on successive ballots. The result keeps his government in place as the seventh in this parliament until a new president succeeds M. Doumergue in June.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
M. Doumergue
Returns After 12 Years Woman Thought Dead
Mrs Mary M Donnelly believed dead for twelve years returned home after her husband John J Donnelly conducted an unsuccessful search. He died and collected $2413 worth. she said she suffered from amnesia and had no knowledge of where she was. The mind cleared and she recognized her surroundings in Sen Bernardino California after the long absence.
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Los Angeles
Mary M. Donnelly
J John
Sai Fan Ia
Bernardino
Cal
Tuberculosis Clinic Held at City Hall Health Office
A tuberculosis clinic will be held all day Monday February 2 in the health department office at City Hall. Dr F S Loveland of Topeka will be in charge of the event.
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Health Department
F. S Loveland
Topeka
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