Eckener Scorches Ickes Over Helium Ban
Friedrichshafen Germany July 8 Dr Hugo Eckener a veteran airship commander ridiculed Secretary Ickes ban on helium exports to Germany He called it a political veto and noted military experts doubt its military importance Ickes says safeguards are needed to prevent military use and Roosevelt cannot over ride the veto.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Roosevelt
White House
Ferdinand von Zeppat
Drckener
War
Navy Departments
America
Washington
Interior Department
Morrell Absolved In Fatal Model T Collision At Prairie Center
An inquest in Olathe found Shirley A. Morrell of DeSoto not criminally responsible for the death of Doyle Shepard, 18, in a June 8 touring car crash near Prairie Center. Allyn Underwood and Robert Williams, passengers, survived. both drivers were treated and released.
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Olathe
Shirley A. Morrell
DeSoto
Doyle Shepard
Harry Shepard
Connecticut Street
Morrell
H. F. Morrell
Ford
Prairie Center
Kan
Shepard
Allyn Underwood
Robert Williams
Lawrence
Underwood
Williams
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Curley Backs Roosevelt in MA Gubernatorial Bid
Former Governor James M. Curley aligned with President Roosevelt and announced his campaign to replace Governor Charles F. Hurley, who calls Curley a traitor to the President. Hurley seeks re election with Curley announcing a separate candidacy later. Irvin Scott Baldwin was released on a 200 dollar bond after pleading not guilty to forging an eight dollar check signed by Mayme Scott and passed to Walter Wagner. preliminary hearing set for July 14 at 9 AM.
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Boston
James M. Curley
Roosevelt
Charles F. Hurley
Hurley
Curley
Massachusetts
Irvin Scott
Baldwin
Scott
Milton Beach
Mayme Scott
Walter Wagner
Murray pleads not guilty in Lawrence theft case
James Murray of Kansas City pleaded not guilty to stealing a $10 electric razor from Byron Truex of Lawrence. He was released on a $50 bond. Murray’s hearing before Justice Milton Beach is set for July 18 at 9 o'clock.
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James Murray
Kansas City
Byron Truex
Lawrence
Murray
Justice of the Peace
Milton Beach
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Questions On Classified Page
Seven trivia prompts request answers from the classified page. Questions cover cattle state leaders, Old Folks at Home author, primary pigment colors, Johnny Vander Meer team, primogeniture, Sangre de Cristo range location, shortest US president, anemometer, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
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United States
Johnny Vander Meer
Sangre de Cristo
San Francisco
President Roosevelt Tours Midwest With Monument Unveiling
President Roosevelt visited Marietta and Covington for a monument dedication and spoke on cooperative government and social frontier progress. He traveled on a 10 car special train with Bulkley, Sawyer, and Davey aboard, drawing large crowds and Red Cross aid for heat exposure. He urged unity, warned against fear of collective action, and signaled support for liberal candidates while highlighting government as serving the people.
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Davey
Gutzon Borglum
Sawyer
Covington
Bulkley
Secret Service
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Northwest Territory
Ohio
Washington
Marietta
Kentucky
Barkley
George White
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
San Diego
Calif
White House
Hull
Mongenthau
Cummings
D. Basil O’connor
L. W. Roberts, Jr
the Treasury
Charles West White House
Man
Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Tex
Louisville
Bowling Green
Pueblo
Colo
Oklahoma
Sooner Rivals to Greet Roosevelt in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City July 8 Two avowed new dealers vie for the U S senate nomination in Oklahoma prepare to greet President Roosevelt during a state visit. Governor Marland and Senator Elmer Thomas plan to accompany the President with tight security and a large turnout as they seek endorsements and political advantage.
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Oklahoma City
United States
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
McAlester
Okla
E. W. Marland
Elmer Thomas
Marland
Thomas
Scott Ferris
Fairgrounds
Eagles and Eagles in Lawrence golf and local updates
Lawrence report notes multiple golfers finishing with eagles at the Lawrence Country Club including Orville Stone on pur 4 No 15 365 yards and Prof John Kistler on No 18 297 yards with a 100 yard approach. Local juniors baseball league delays and a postponed community picnic are also recorded along with a hospital hip fracture update and a political headquarters move.
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Lawrence Country Club
Orville Stone
Stone
John Kistler
H. R. Lindenberger
Grasshoppers Reach Critical Stage Across Plains States
The bureau of entomology reports the battle against destructive grasshoppers in the plains states has reached a critical stage. Officials expect weeks to assess damage and compare infestation with last year while poison spreads from the Dakotas to Texas. Some sections show good results.
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Washington
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Plains States
Dakotas
Texas
Traffic fatalities and injuries in England rise in 1987
England records 6591 traffic deaths and 226389 injuries in 1987, up from 6561 deaths and 224865 injuries in 1936. Dr. Alexander, a dentist, provides contact at phone 506 lv.
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England
Dr. Alexander
Bolivia and Paraguay near final arbitration on Gran Chaco dispute
Neutral sources report Bolivia and Paraguay have agreed to fundamentals of an arbitration plan and a final treaty could be signed in days. A draft protocol may be signed tonight as negotiators finalize a compromise between neutral proposals and Paraguay’s counter offer. Bolivian oil fields are to stay under Bolivian control.
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Buenos Aires
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Puerto Caballo
Nine Kansans urge Dies Committee to probe Winrod
A 15 page pamphlet by nine religious and educational leaders in Topeka calls for the Dies committee to investigate Rev. Gerald B. Winrod of Wichita. They cite pro Nazi leanings anti Semitism and anti Catholic stance and say his record and finances justify inquiry. Winrod campaign manager Dunn dismisses the claims as exaggerated and says Winrod will respond in due time. He was to speak in Beloit today.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Dies
Congressional Committee On un-American Activities
Gerald B. Winrod
Wichita
J. C. Cleveland
First Congressional Church of
Kansas City
Winrod
Cleveland
Federal Council of Churches In America
Preston Dunn
United States
Dies Congressional Committee On UN- American Activities
Dunn
Beloit
Freight Train Locomotive Explodes Near Willis Killing Five
In Missoula Montana on July 8 a Northern Pacific freight locomotive exploded near Willis killing five aboard. Named dead include engineer Ernest M. Westin fireman E T Dunlap head brakeman Ernest Bedillon and two unidentified transients. Brakeman H P Van Pelt reported the locomotive split in half with nine cars derailed and a full load of fifty transients, three of whom were only slightly injured.
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Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Willis
Carl H. Syria
U.S. Forest Ranger
H. P. van Pelt
Ernest M. Westin
E. T. Dunlap
Ernest Bedillon
van Pelt
Clarks Fork
Widow Beckers Convicted of 11 Poison Murders
Maria Petitjean Beckers known as the Widow Beckers was found guilty of 11 murders by poison in Belgium. She faced the death sentence after the court convened amid a hostile crowd outside the courthouse.
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Belgium
Maria Petitjean Beckers
Kamoulis homer lifts Giants past Bees 4 2 in fifth rally
Alex Kamoulis belted a three run homer with a man on as the Giants erased a 2 1 deficit to beat the Boston Bees 4 2. Harry Gumbert allowed four hits in a complete game win. Max West homered for Boston.
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New York
Alex Kampoulis
Giants
Boston Bees
Harry Gumbert
Max West
Boston
Turner
Mueller
Gumbert and
Danning
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Atememenssums
Klinger and Todd
McGee and Owen
Cincinnati
Chicago
Derringer
Cascarella
Lombardi
Carleton
Root, Russell and O'Dea
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chandler
Beggs
Sandra
Dickeysen
Dickman
Bagby
Desautels
St.Louis
Cleveland
Hildebrand
Cox
Cole
Heath
Whitehill
Humphries
Milnar
Harder
Hemsley
Detroit
Monte Stratton
Stratton
Ney
Gabler
Sewell
Kennedy
Lawson
York
Mereennere
Lee
Poffenberger
Red Sox
Spud Chandler
New York Yankees
Joe Cronin
Bobby Doerr
Raphe
Joe Gordon
Yanks
White Sox
Washington
Nelson
Smith
Hayes
Kelley
R. Ferrell
Insurgent Army Advances on Hendaye Frontier Front
Insurgent forces report progress at the Spanish frontier near Hendaye and claim control of the northern outskirts of Nules, a key bulwark defending Valencia as the Mediterranean coast sees renewed activity.
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Hendaye
France
Mediterranean
Nules
Valencia
Key Found Inside Child After Family Losses Home
Mr and Mrs John Ketterman reported a missing 2 1 2 inch key to a door. Dr E C Romsburg found it inside their 19 month old daughter Judith in her stomach. The object was removed without ill effects to the child.
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York
John Ketterman
E. C. Romsburg
Judith
Deep Lake Tests Depths at Belle Fourche Lake
Lake small but deep near Belle Fourche South Dakota defies soundings to 1000 feet with trout prizes reported. Bear hunters say Jim Holder returned with ten bears and a cub after a month in Battle Creek country. June again brings injuries to Paul Hough as his skull and leg fracture during truck push incident.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Cox Lake
Altho
Rawlins
Wyo
Jim Holder
Battle Creek
Chicago
Paul Hough
Boy Bleeds After Ice Wagon Fall
Seven year old Paul Bales jumped onto an ice wagon in Tulsa and fell as he alighted. A bottle in his hip pocket broke on impact causing a severe cut that required hospital treatment.
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Tulsa
Okla
Paul Bales
Eost Sa
Colorado River Party Reaches Lee's Ferry After 18 Day Voyage
The Nevills expedition six members arrived at Lee's Ferry Arizona after an 18 day boat trip down the Colorado River. They faced two near death brush with death over 300 miles of cataracts and rocks and had dwindling food supplies since leaving Green River Utah on June 20.
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Lee’s Ferry
Ariz
Nevills
Colorado River
Green River
Court Appointments Fill State Supreme Bench Vacancies
State Supreme Court announced several appointments effective September 1. W. Humphrey of Junction City was re appointed to a new four year term on the state board of bar examiners. Arthur White of Clay Center becomes assistant court reporter succeeding Luke Chapin who will practice law in Medicine Lodge. Arlen Wilson of Quenemo becomes clerk in the law library succeeding Max.
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Topeka
J. W. Humphrey
Junction City
State Supreme Court
State Board of Bar Examiners
Supreme Court
Arthur White
Clay Center
Luke Chapin
Medicine Lodge
Arlen Wilson
Quenemo
Max
Roosevelt to publish factual account of insurance activities
James Roosevelt son and secretary of the President said Collier's magazine will publish next month his factual account of his insurance activities. He noted a recent Saturday Evening Post article he claims misrepresented his story and said he has received numerous requests for a response.
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Rochester, Minn
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Collier’s Magazine
Saturday Evening Post
Supreme Court Allows HUD Agency Suit in State Courts
The Trme Owners Loan corporation, a federal agency, may be sued in state courts like any private corporation, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today in Trenton. The decision allows HOLC claims to proceed in state judiciary.
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Trenton
N. J
Supreme Court
Trme Owners Loan Corporation
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