Dictator's fall nearing in Spain
Travelers at the Franco Spanish frontier report Premier Primo de Rivera's government abandoned by the army and propped only by police. Four hundred army officers are jailed, along with civilians including former deputy Alvarez. A plot to kill King Alfonso in Paris failed after two confessions. conspirators planned to strike on the train or during walks. A priest Archbishop Ascaro and others were detained. The Spanish royal couple then traveled to London with royal visitors remaining in England for two weeks.
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Alfonso
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Seldevila Y Romero
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Bonaventure
Two Arrested After Arkansas City Death Alcohol Case
Arkansas City July 1 one man is dead and another jailed on manslaughter and liquor charges connected with the death of Joe Rijland Barnett a 27 year old veteran and Sas City man Earl Ata 36 held on similar counts. Barnett died after drinking a large amount of corn whiskey purchased that afternoon from Earl Martin. Martin noted the whiskey was very dark and claimed two quarts for five dollars and Barnett died within an hour. Deputy county attorney Harry V Howard reported the liquor purchase and circumstances to local officers as investigators gathered facts after Barnett’s death. Martin has prior liquor convictions.
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dJoe Rijland Barnett
Sas City
Earl Ata
Sevitti
Barnett
Earl Martin
Martin
Robert Hubbard
William Hildebrandt
Harry V. Howard
Bartnett
Howard
Mysterious letter tampering linked to McPherson case
Los Angeles dispatch reports stamps on a letter tied to the Aimee Semple McPherson mystery were tampered with to mislead about timing of a large ransom. The item, sent to Minnie Kennedy, allegedly included hair of the evangelist and answers to her questions. Postal inspectors traced it to a special delivery on a Southern Pacific car between Tucson and El Paso, signed for by an Angelus Temple member.
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The
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Aimee+Semple McPherson
District Attorney's Office
Minnie Kennedy
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Ariz
el Paso
Texas
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Ars
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Angelus ‘Temple
Adjourning Saturday Key Bill Action Hopes Distant Capitol
Congress expected to adjourn by 3 p.m. Saturday after a tense session with rivers and harbors and a radio control measure on the calendar. Senate action aimed toward final votes before Christmas as members fear losing seats in the summer and fall campaigns. Postoffice staff changes take effect this morning with transfers in the rural routes and delivery window duties.
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Saeskars
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Finance Department
Glen Kirby
John White
Brown
Anas
Windale
Er McKee
Kirby
Hle
Threshing Under Way Near Coffeyville With Strong Yields
In Coffeyville area threshing begins in earnest with yields exceeding expectations. Lynn brothers finish 37 acres at about 47 bushels per acre while Lee Englund reports 13 acres at over 46 bushels and 40 acres at 41 bushels per acre. Elevator scale weights used.
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Coffeyville
Lynn Brothers
Lee Englund
Saint Teresa to Have Church Built in Rome
United Press reports Saint Teresa of the Bambin Jesu, canonized last year, will have a church built and dedicated in the Sebasti ani quarters of Rome. She is the youngest saint of the century and highly revered by French Catholics from Lisieux, France. Also notes dates for Abilene Tickinson county livestock show October 13 to 15.
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United Press
Teresa
Lisieux
France
Abilene
Tickinson County
United States Ends Fiscal Year With Large Surplus
The federal government finished the fiscal year with a surplus of 377 million 768 thousand dollars, below the 390 million estimate by President Coolidge but about four times larger than anticipated. Total outlay reached 3.5849 billion while receipts 3.9628 billion, with customs and income taxes rising despite rate reductions mid year. The surplus will be used to reduce the public debt amid refunds and post fire department expenses affecting the final figures.
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Washington
Goolidge
Treasury
Post ‘Fire Department
Vacation Bible school programs end tomorrow morning
The vacation Bible schools close tomorrow with 9 o clock morning programs in each building lasting about an hour. Children will sing, recite Bible verses, tell stories, and display progress in handwork. Cordley Bible class held a noon picnic in Central Park.
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Franc Slumps as France Hesitates in Debt Talks
Paris reports the franc falling to a new low against the dollar amid questions over Briand's cabinet and France's stance on debt ratification. Caillaux seeks stabilization via foreign credits or careful use of the Bank of France gold reserve, while aiming to educate public opinion on possible methods.
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United States
France
Briand
Chamber of
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Caillaus
Bank of France
M. Caillaux
Yankees Take Opener In Ninth Inning Rally
In a doubleheader opener, the Yankees beat the Senators 3 to 2 as Kiejnig tripled with Combs scoring in the ninth. Pitchers Johnson and Auety Shocker and Collins contributed for New York, with small ball and late runs shaping the tight game.
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Kerr
Myatt
Gibson
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Ogden
Tate
Beau Nil
Ben Peoweh
KU announces 1453 students registered for first summer term
University of Kansas registrar figures show 1453 students registered for the first term of the summer session. The last registration was June 28, and planners expect 500 to 610 students to enroll for the second term starting July 19.
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University of Kansas
Seegee Ee
Demand House Inquiry on Pennsylvania Senate Candidate
Representative Schafer of Wisconsin calls for a House inquiry into Representative touting campaign for the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania. He urges action if charges before the Senate campaign funds investigating committee prove grave, and says Congress should stay in session until the case is examined.
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Mobilize Biggest Day Army Today
Prohibition's largest army of 4,000 men is mobilized on the first day of the government year for an intensified seven year campaign against liquor. General Lincoln G. Andrews, in charge of enforcement, plans a year with a record 329 million dollar appropriation. The campaign targets supply sources, on land and sea.
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West Seventh to Get Brick Paving Resurfacing
Work crews begin Tuesday to remove old surface on West Seventh and repave with three inch vertical fiber bricks from United Clay, weighing more and lasting 15 to 20 years under heavy traffic. Base repairs and asphalt filler will precede a top sand coat that will darken to resemble asphalt in days.
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Wil
Nye Wins in Primary in Fargo Nomination Conceded
Senator Gerald Nye, a non partisan leaguer, was conceded the Republican United States senatorial nomination in the Wednesday primary by his Coolidge faction opponent I B Hanna in a state tent in Fargo North Dakota.
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Strychnine in quinine capsules at Ohio State in 1925 deaths
Ohio State University students were given strychnine capsules mixed with quinine in January 1925. Two students died and four fell ill. the act was allegedly deliberate but the responsible party remained unknown. The state board of pharmacy reported the source of the strychnine outside the university.
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Board of Inquiry
Lenglen to Return for Naval Court Treatment
London July 1 The Evening Standard reports that Lenglen the French tennis star will not be presented at the next naval court as she must return to France almost immediately to receive treatment for neuritis from her own doctor lasting a short period.
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Evening Standard
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Committee to fix the last details for July Fourth events
The general committee at the Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7:30 p.m. to finalize Woodland Park celebrations including all events on the day’s program. Theodore Gardner chairs the committee. program planners urged to attend. Independence Day events at the University of Kansas include Fraser chapel convocation at 11:20 a.m. with a school of fine arts musical segment and a 30-minute address.
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School of Fine Arts
State highway gains extend aid for county road work
Topeka July 14 the state highway commission approved the extension of federal aid to Montgomery county for two surfaced road projects. A 3.8 mile strip on state highway 16 between Independence and Cherryvale and a five mile stretch west from Coffeyville on state highway 160 are to be completed within a year. Douglas county seeks elimination of a railroad crossing near Smith’s Race. Riley County asks for highway designations. County officials Kennedy and Treeblood traveled to Topeka to press the program.
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Travel Crime Near Texcoco Stuns Mexico City Villagers
A Texcoco stone mason traveling through Santa Maria Chiconcoac was killed by locals on guard duty, then dismembered and dumped in a ditch. Authorities cannot identify those responsible as witnesses refuse to testify about who was on duty that night.
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Mass rush at Sing Sing as parole rules take effect
Ossining N Y July A P report says a record number of inmates entered Sing Sing before new commutation and parole laws. Thirty two prisoners arrived in a single day the most since 1864 draft riots as men rushed to evade stringent post amnesty provisions. One man even paid taxi fares for inmates and guards to reach the prison before midnight.
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A. P
New York
Honor Roll Names Four Girls With Top Es at Law Renve High
Sixty-two law renve high school students are listed for the second semester. Forty-one are girls, twenty-one boys earned high marks, with four earning five Es, twelve earning four Es, and twenty-three earning three Es. Honorable mention went to 21 boys and 17 girls. Edith Hicks Kathryn Mc Farland Dorothea Simons Eve lyn Strimple named for top Es. other lists include students by Es earned and honorable mention recipients.
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Omade
Edith Hicks
Kathryn McFarland
Dorothea Simons
Eve
Lyn Strimple
Carl Berger
Maurine Cleventer
Edwin Hansen
Henry Hood
Katherine Hosford
Helen Hungerford
Barbara Kester
Garland Marple
Myra Moffett
Maurice Reagan
Lowell Trueblood
Betty ‘Waou
Harold Allen
Gladys Baker
Vivian Blair
Joyce Bleck
Ralph Bunn
Irma Burgert
Freddie Burnett
Janet Coulson
Lloyd Sean
Carl Eriksen
Mary Marret
Foresman
Arthur Heck
Goldie Hottien
Anne Kent
Edna Lemon
Myron Mesenhimer
Dorothy Morgan
Lillian Pine
Dorothy Powell
Paul Shaad
Grace Vernon
Fay Young
Nedwin Berger
Wanda Best
Ruth Blough
Mildred
Breckenridge
Charles Vindell
Dorothy Cummings
Carl Cyaplinski
Helen Harper
Dorothy Horton
Ellis Johnson
Esther In Geerow Kiefer
Esther Kuhn
Miami Lienard
Esther Morgan
Myron Tewton
Agnes Pine
Dorothy Tine
Herbert Sholtz
Gwendela Testerman
Lucile Vale
Elizabeth van Winkle
William Whitney
Quatie Williams
Oklahoma extradition row over Wichita airplane theft
Gov rnor M. E. day refused to honor extradition papers for Robert W. an Oklahoma City aviator charged with stealing a plane from FR. Carker Harrigan of Wichita Kansas. Cantwell testified at the extradition hearing claiming the man worked for Harrison and described taking a passenger from Oklahoma City to Wichita and back, then flew to Blackwell after Harrison allegedly refused to pay rail fare.
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Carker Harrigan
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Kansas
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Harrison
Wichitad
Oklahoma
Blackwell
One Trip Enrollment Change at University
University enrollments in September will involve a single trip to the business office for fee payment, replacing the former method of paying at registration and later. Registrar George Foster and chief clerk Karl Klesz say the change saves time and labor and will likely be welcomed by students weary of long lines. A separate note reports Clarence Rudd, 10, died after being struck by a wagon wheel in Dodee City, Kang, while a listing advertises Liberty Past Merling tonight at seven thirty, near the Charlton's insurance building.
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Karl Klesz
Bach
Mr. Foser
Intes
Dodee City
Kang, Fuly
Clarence Rudd
A. E. Rudd
Bucklin
Lawrence High AG Students Start Summer Farm Projects
Lawrence High School vocational agriculture students begin summer projects totaling 114 acres of crops and 129 head of livestock. Crops include 20 acres of potatoes and other plantings. livestock comprises cattle, dairy cows, sheep, and hogs with beekeeping efforts. Under W. B. Essick, 40 students, 35 from the farm, manage the work. Last year’s net profit reached 2600 dollars. A class project of 200 fruit trees supports hands on orchard care and pest control training.
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Lawrence High School
Actioa
Bert
W. BR. Essick
Wo OR. Essick
Yevational Agriculture
Latimer Named New KU Faculty Anatomy Professor
Dr Homer B Latimer becomes professor of anatomy at the University of Kansas succeeding Dr George Coghill who moves to the Wistar Institute Philadelphia Latimer a Minnesota graduate with a Ph D degree previously taught at Nebraska Wesleyan College and is a National Anatomical Society member He has recently written papers on rate of growth of organs in various animals.
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University of Nebraska
George £. Coghill
Wistar Institute
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Minnegota
The
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National Anatomical Society
Wheat Yields 30 Bushels in Macksville Ward Harvest
Lawrence resident A Enion reports Macksville Stafford county wheat yielding 25 to 30 bushels per acre of high quality grain. Some test as high as 62 pounds per bushel with Macksville wheat praised as best in thirty four years. Enlow cites test weight 64.3 pounds and protein 15.00 percent with combines aiding cheap, quick harvesting. Marriage licenses issued to Oscar B Chenvrout and Letha M Petterson. Orie Thompson of Topeka and Dora Fletcher of Garnett. Fire at Dr A Gifford garage causes shingles loss. cause under review. Two cars collide at Seventh and Massachusetts. no injuries.
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Stafford County
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Enlow
Oscar B.chenvrout
Létha M. Petterson
Dovery
L. H. Menger Orie. Thompson
Topeka
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