Widespread Spending and Dam Controversies Stir Public Scrutiny
The piece critiques postwar federal finances, warning of unchecked New Deal spending and looming debt while calling into question budget planning. It notes Cuba’s gun trade, the Platt amendment repeal, and hints at a mysterious Kiro dam project tied to truck shipments. It also mentions Governor Langer’s renomination following a felony conviction, reflecting public opinion on leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cuba
Swain
Langer
North Dakota
Opin
Hitler Gathers Power as Germany Faces Civil War Threat
The piece argues the German regime under Hitler is escalating from popular rule to forceful control, warning that civil war looms and dissent is silenced. It notes the fear spreading through all societal classes as the dictatorship asserts itself in the name of national interest. It also mentions reports of Dillinger’s death being exaggerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Germany
Hitler
Old Home Town Convention May Break to Ralston Night Session
Reports indicate the Old Home Town Convention will split to Ralston at tonight session amid potential Davis strength as a key Democratic National Convention issue. Victor Walling Jr and Robert Walling visit relatives in town while several locals embark on travel plans and life events including births and appointments for the coming school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston
Davis
Bryan
Davis Madison Square Garden
Ralstn
Indiana
Victor Walling Jr
Robert Walling
Chicago
Ernest Young
Madeline Ashton
Hiram
Ohio
Hiram College
Ashton
Illinois University
Isabel Gilmore
Mildred Gilmore
Margaret Gustafson
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Long Beach
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Canadian Rockies
Local Events and Accidents from July Fifth Twenty-Five Years Ago
Note recalls F Hester injuring his hand with a rusty pin during a spill while cleaning ink. A shower for Miss Lydia Zwick at Miss Mary Carpenter’s home precedes her August wedding to Des Moines groom John Campbell. Miss Janet Simons visits Chicago, Prof Landrum and Mrs Landrum depart for Colorado, and Lloyd Ware leaves for Portsmouth Ohio after a week’s stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester
Lydia Zwick
Mary Carpenter
Zwick
John Campbell
Des Moines
Janet Simons
Chicago
Prof
Landrum
Colorado
Lloyd Ware
Portsmouth
Poor Pa by Robert Quillen
A brief humor piece by Robert Quillen about naming a child after a rich brother who never appreciated the many children. The anecdote suggests the ease of naming a child after almost anybody in a light, comic tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Quillen
Namin
Publishers Syndicate
Doctor Emley Deliberates On Tuberculosis Camp Plan
Dr. S C Emley returned from Topeka after consultations with Dr Crambine about a tuberculosis camp. Plans remain unsettled with no definite arrangement yet. Mr and Mrs Carl Rarick announce the birth of a son today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.C. Emley
Topeka
Crambine
Carl Rarick
Forty Years Ago Citizens Marry Parade Plans July Fourth
Justice Cooper united Alonzo Fowler of Lawrence and Julia A Ander son of Kansas City in marriage. Dr James Marvin preached to a large audience on Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself. Miss Lillian Popenac takes a two month vacation from Tracy Learnard's shop. Fourth of July parade line up forms on Vermont Street at 2 30 sharp, with final march prompt. Ed E Brown becomes Chancellor Snow's private stenographer after graduating Lawrence Business College. Prof F B Davis leaves KU for a fellowship at Chicago University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Cooper
Alonzo Fowler
Lawrence
Julia A. Anderson
Kansas City
James Marvin
Lillian Popenac
Tracy Learnard
Vermont Street
Winthrop Street
Ed E. Brown
George Foster
Snow
Lawrence Business College
Foster
Business College
F. B. Davis
Kansas University
Chicago University
East
Trembling Feathers at Camp Endangers Yellow Beak’s Night Walk
Yellow Beak the duck grows homesick at camp and wanders alone at night. He trembles at strange sounds and dark shapes, fearing danger as he tries to find his way back. A towering, terrifying object appears, heightening his anxiety and uncertainty about safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Yellow Beak
Willy Nilly
Little Yellow Beak
Flashes of Life notes from across the nation
AAP gist collage recounts incidents from Chicago Topeka St Louis and Camden. Insull sat in unreserved seating at a world fair symphony. a judge warns lawyers may quote the Bible. a fire alarm misleads amid a poker story. a Camden man finds his bulldog Spotty stolen leaving home ransacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Samuel Insull
Chicago Civic Opera
Insull
Topeka
Kan
George A. Kline
Texas
Kansas City couples receive marriage licenses in early 1900s record
Marriage licenses issued to Jesse M Kingsland and Marie Blacker of Kansas City Missouri who were married by Probate Judge L H Menger For rest D Thorpe and Nadine Wallace both of Kansas City Missouri who expected to be married by a Topeka minister and Frank Brooks of Ottawa and Ruth Ohaffer of Garnett who expected to be married by Reverend C C Gunningham of Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. Kingsland
Marie Blacker
Kansas City
L. H. Menger
Forrest D. Thorpe
Nadine Wallace
Topeka
Frank Brooks
Ottawa
Ruth Ohaffer
Garnett
C. C. Gunningham
Lawrence
Murdered in Pierre Dufresne House Mystery Deepens
Sergeant Harper probes alibis in a double murder at the Dufresne residence. He questions Mrs. Croyden, notes a jeweled ring, and uncovers a string of crank letters written to Dufresne. Detectives Lafferty and Harper test the staff’s memories while Andrews denies the thumbprint on an anonymous note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Pierre Dufresne
Mrs. Croyden
Aline Croyden
Andrews
Mr. Dufresne
Joseph
Whitmores
Donaghy
Ellen Becker
Ellen
Mr. Croyden
Richard Croyden
Croyden
Richard
Mr. Harper
Aline
Ove
Pierre
Defresne
Lafferty
Dufresne
Jack
Austerlitz
Director Connors
Crank
Piiece
Steve
Karper
First Capitol of Kansas and the Bogus Legislature
The first territorial legislature met at Pawnee near Fort Riley on July 2 1854. It adjourned to Shawnee Mission on July 6 after Governor Reeder veto. The Pawnee building was partly destroyed by a storm, later restored by the Union Pacific R R Co and presented to the state as a memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Pawnee
Fort Riley
Reeder
Shawnee Mission
Missouri
Union Pacific R. A. Company
State Historical Society
The Chinese Mystery and Other Works Listed
A garbled OCR list of book titles and authors appears, followed by a brief rescue scene on a train. The excerpt includes references to Kendrick English, Mygatt, Dinesen, Hamsun, and Puff at the throttle as bandits threaten a train, with the engine escaping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendrick
Kingsley
Lessock
Lincoln
Mygatt
Julia Newberry
Paillou
Songe Patterson
Perkins
Phillips
Paderewski Stevens
Cars Collide On Highway Near Lawrence Injuries None
Harold E. Purdy of Kansas City Kansas and Harry Mudrow of Lawrence crash about 4 pm yesterday on Highway 10 three miles east of Lawrence. Fender damage to both cars, no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Purdy
Kansas City
Kan
Harry Muldrow
Lawrence
Highway 10
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Journal-World
C. Simons
J. W. Murray
Dolph Sibsons
Massachusetts Street
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
New York
44Th St
South Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
la Angeles
New Orpheum
Christ Jesus
Lambertson
Kiro
Ernest Ed. Lindley
Abilene
Washington
Lindley
Ion
Desperado Dillinger
Arthur Silverthorne
Duane Allen
Florence Clarke
Los Angeles
Cal
Fred Clarke
Sam W. Adams
F. R. Patton
Harry Green
Myra Starr
Frank
Wilbur C. Pine
Great Lakes
Minnesota
Wisconsin
0. M. Judy
Corbin Hall
Frear
St. Louis
George Martin
Martin
Camden
N. J
Nicholas Fushi
Spotty
Mocking House
Y Walter C. Brown
Dufresne Again
Edward Bumgardner
THE
Public
Brett
Anthony
Raleigh
Bloomfield
Clayton
Darrow
Stall Queen
Gladstone Gray
Grenfell
Labrador Jacobson
Fiction Bailey
Baldwin
Balmer
Basso
Bower
Ginger Griffin de Chambrun
Dinesen
Erskine
Bachelor of Arts
Golding
Greig
Hamsun
Havenx
Hobart
River Supreme
Larsson
Our Daily Bread
McFee
Spain
Marshall
Morris
Tiger Island Mulford
Trail Dust Nobel
Norris
Diana Pakington
Z Stretton
Camilla Stribling
Cathedral‘ Wells
Puff
Whipple
Greenbanks
Williams
Hostile Valley
América
Peoples State
Lawrence National Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
U.S
U.S. Bonds
Time Loans
Federal Deposit. Insurance Corporation Account Total
Geo. W. Kuhne
Cashier
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