Pistol Aimed at King Edward in Thrilling London Moment
London July 16 A Scotsman George Andrew McMahon about 34 aimed a loaded revolver at King Edward as the monarch rode toward Buckingham Palace. A woman in grey knocked the weapon from his hand and police swiftly arrested him for unlawful possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Witnesses described a violent scuffle as the king rode on with troops.
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Associated Press
London
Edward Vint
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Bow Street
George Andrew McMahon
Constitution Hill
Ling
Inspector Sands
Human Gazette
Harry Black
J.R. A. Dickson
Soviet Commissioner Urges US Marketing Study
Moscow July 16 A Soviet commissioner urged studying American marketing methods to boost consumption. Anastas M. Hasan e noted the U S S R should not copy but can learn from U S advertising. He stressed truthful advertising and avoiding claims about nonexisting or future products. The speech, delivered July 1 to the council of the food industry, was published today.
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Moscow
Anastas M Hasan ‘E
United States
Council of the People’s Commissariat of the Food Industry
Senator Murphy killed in Iowa senator dies in Wisconsin crash
Pi-Louis Murphy of Dubuque Iowa United States senator from Iowa was killed in an automobile accident near Bloomer Wisconsin. His wife and two others were injured. Mrs Murphy survived with shock and possible rib injury while two Dubuque residents were treated for bruises. The front tire blew out causing skidding and a fatal overturn. Murphy served since 1932 and championed farm aid and soil conservation programs. He left five children and a vacancy to be filled at November election with party nominations to follow.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Pi—Louis Murphy
Dubuque
United States
Iowa
Bloomer
Murphy
J. A. Kelly
F. W. Woodward
Murphys
Kelly
Senator Murphy
Senate
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
AAA
Internal Revenue
Henry Field
Smith W. Brookhart
Charles
Mary
Elinor Ann
Imelda
Ellen
Des Moines
Attorney General
Clyde L. Herring
Town
Lester J. Dickinson
Dickinson
Automobile Accident Victim Dies in Topeka
Pi Charles W Beck 66 a Wabash railroad engineer for 39 years died early today in Topeka hospital after an automobile wreck east of the city. His wife and Mr and Mrs Marvin Rowland of Moberly were injured when the car overturned and trapped them in the wreck. Mrs Beck had an eye injury and several ribs were fractured. Rowland was badly bruised and Mrs Rowland suffered a dislocated shoulder and head cuts. The couples were en route to Estes Park for a vacation.
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Topeka
Charles W Beck
Here
Beck
Wabash Railroad
Moberly
Marvin Rowland
Rowland
Estes Park
De Soto Farmer John Hyde Dies After Highway Crash
John Charles Hyde 72 a De Soto Kansas farmer died in KU hospital from injuries after his team and buggy were struck by a motor car on highway No 10 near De Soto. The car was driven by Raymond Lytle 25 of Topeka. Hyde is survived by his widow a son and daughter. A Plymouth coupe driven by Jerry Messer and a Model T Ford driven by Herbert Price were also in a separate West Ninth Street accident about 10 pm. Neither driver was injured.
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John Charles Hyde
Kansas
Kan
de Soto
University of Kansas
Kansas Highway No. 10
Raymond Lytle
Topeka Negro
Hyde
Jerry Messer
Herbert Price
West Ninth Street
Sheriff's Office
Plymouth
Mother at Side of Injured Girl
Cedar Rapids 17 year old Alice Williams was found in a ditch near Reno with a fractured skull and later identified by her mother Mrs. Clara Williams at Memorial hospital. The girl spoke of fighting a man named Benny, described as tall, driving a large coupe, and she recalled being let out of a car after a journey that included Rock Island and St Louis.
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Alice Williams
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Reno
Clara Williams
Memorial Hospital
Rock Island
Miss Williams
Charles
Extreme Heat Records Hit Across Kansas
The day tops 111 degrees as the weather bureau records a yearly high. Tuesday reached 110, with Arkansas City hitting 114 for an all time high and other Kansas readings including Winfield 112 Salina 112 Wellington 112 Dodge City 104 Hays 108 Pittsburg 107 Fort Scott 111 and Chanute.
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Weather Bureau
The
Associated Press
Kansas
Arkansas City
Winfield
Salina
Wellington
Dodge City
Hays
Pittsburg
Fort Scott
Chanute
Two Men Die in Crash Near Murfreesboro Tennessee
A navy ship type airplane crashed on a field several miles from Murfreesboro Tennessee today killing two men. Undertakers tentatively identified them as A J Yasa 31 of Detroit and Ensign Q Lowmaster of Grosse Pointe Michigan. New Ford V eight Hamiltons Adv.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
A. J. Yasa 31
Detroit
Q. . Lowmaster
Grosse Point
Mich
Woman in Gray Defends King as Pistols Spark Crowd Cheers
A middle aged woman dressed in gray halted a gunman near Wellington Arch as King Edward rode by. She swung and knocked the revolver from the assailant, sparking cheers as police nabbed the man. A tall fair haired woman stood with her, both escorted away amid praise.
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London
CPA
Little
Edward
Wellington Arch
Landon Receives Rainbow Division Veterans in Kansas
Topeka July 16 Governor Landon greeted about fifty Rainbow division veterans who traveled from the 18th annual Rainbow reunion in Kansas City Missouri. He thanked them for their support and praised their unity and service. C K Gregg of Indianapolis led the motor caravan and introduced veterans leaders. Martin A Nelson, candidate for governor in Minnesota, met Landon with Governor in attendance.
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Topeka
Landon
Rainbow Division
Kansas
Gregg
Bentley Mulford
White Plains
N. Y
Martin A. Nelson
Minnesota
Criticises Platform in Major Speech by Butler
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of Columbia University issued a strong attack on the Republican platform calling it the most reactionary in the party s history He condemned tariff and foreign affairs planks as friendly to Hearst or Borah and said they fail to meet Republican ideals He spoke after returning from Europe and via the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace He noted he would not be interviewed at Bremen and that he has not attended the Cleveland convention since 1888 We put out fire on the run.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Mos
Columbia University
Europe
Cleveland
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Butler
Bremen
Republican Party
Hearst
Borah
Senate
Minneapolis Fire Department Fights Flying Trailer Furnace Blaze
In Minneapolis Kansas the fire department battled an unusual blaze when a trailer furnace used for heating roofing tar caught fire in the alley of the business district. Firefighters pursued the runaway furnace for six blocks then extinguished it as a crowd watched. Hanna for Frigidaire. Ph. 303.- Ady.
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Minneapolis
Kan
Minneapolis Fire Department
Heat Beats Down Across Midwest With Severe Drouth
A blistering heat wave grips the Midwest with no relief in sight for 13 days as crop damage nears 1934 levels. Oklahoma Kansas and Indiana report irreparable corn losses while deaths from heat rise across Minnesota Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and Missouri. Rexford Tugwell seeks quick relief loans and work via WPA and the Works Progress Administration. Oklahoma requests higher WPA quotas. A five hour downpour damages Austin streets and late Montana rains aid ranges and crops.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Drouth
Weather Bureau
Rin
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
Minnesota
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Milnais
Plains States
Mississippi
Ohio
Dakotas
Nebraska
Ohio Valley
Bismarck
N. D
Rexford G. Tugwell
Works Progress Administration
Austin
Tes
Montana
Landon Gains Support In Topeka Conference Calls
Governor Alf Landon spent July 6 arranging the July 23 acceptance speech with visitors in Topeka. Agnes Samuelson of Des Moines praised his rural education stance, while Rabbi Mayerberg and Joseph Cohen cautioned against race or religious prejudice in the campaign. Landon is seen favoring equal opportunity and improved rural Kansas schools amid funding strains.
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Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Agnes Samuelson
Des Moines
National Education Association
Kansas
Inwa
Iowa
Joral
R. McCarl
Areka
Samuel S. “Mayerberg
Congregation B’nai Jehudah
Kansas City
Joseph Cohen
London
Remember the Birds and Pets Suffering This Summer
Many are suffering this summer from lack of water. Put out a pan of water in a shady spot. Birds and pets will find it quickly.
Milk price rise in city sparks producer distributor talks
Milk prices rise one cent per quart, making retail milk about 11 cents a quart. Producers demand higher butterfat price, meeting at Fritzel Dairy with Mayor Lawrence and three major distributors leads to an agreed 57 cents per pound of butterfat for today. If drought worsens, further retail increases may follow, while distributors argue fair pricing given production drops and seasonal demand.
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Lawrence
Fritzel Dairy Company
Art Fritzel
Fritzer
Alfred Lawrence
TR. H. Wagstaff
8. Q. Gentry
Earl Hope
Clyde Husted
George Kinnett
J. M. Grant
Fritzel Dairy Products Company
Jayhawk Creamery
Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Company
Lister Dutors
Kansas City
Tohoka
Earthquake Tremors Hit Pacific Northwest Across Several States
A major quake centered in the Walla Walla valley rattled Spokane Milton Freewater and parts of northern Oregon and Idaho. Chimneys toppled and a warehouse collapsed at Utah Canning in Spokane. casualties minimal but damage estimated up to ten thousand dollars in places. Residents felt the tremors for several seconds near 11 10 p m Pacific standard time with families fleeing homes in nightgowns and bare feet.
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Spokane
Wash
Walla Walla Valley
Pacific Northwest States
Milton-Freewater
Ore
Union Pacific
Utah Canning Company
Cascade Mountains
Washington
Idaho
Oregon
Nation's Food Supply Is Ample for Domestic Needs
Washington July 16 A USDA survey estimates the nation's 12 month food supply about 1 percent below 1934-35 and 3 percent below 1935-36 yet still ample for domestic needs. Dearth reduced feed could trim meat output. lard production may rise 25 percent, dairy supplies slight decline from 1933-36 peaks, poultry and eggs likely rise unless drought tightens feed costs, and vegetable production may match last year due to higher acreage.
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Washington
PHA
Special Agriculture Department
Bureau
Rail group seeks 75 riders for Topeka trip
The Chamber of Commerce announces a Santa Fe rail trip from Lawrence on Thursday July 23 at 1 07 PM to Topeka for the London notification ceremony. A 75 person group will secure a 53 cent round trip fare and reduce parking demand. The 187th infantry national guard will parade at 4 PM. The American Legion Drum and Bugle corps will join the trip and parade.
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Chamber of Commerce
Santa Fe
Lawrence
National Guard
Topeka
London
187Th Infantry
Union Pacific
The
American Legion Drum and Bugle Corp
Groundless tale of red haired girl in gas incident denied
Washington police chief Bernard W. Thompson called the report that red haired Jean Bell was mutilated and died in a gas filled apartment by New York gangsters absolutely groundless. He spoke after Joe Silvers and Leo Maimone were freed from mutilation charges. The two men pled innocent and the girl faces theft charges in Baltimore for $700 taken from a World War veteran.
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Washington
Bernard W. Thompson
Jean Bell
New York
Thompson
Joe Silvers
Leo Maimone
United States
Baltimore
Heat Toll Rises With Kansas City Heat Wave
Kansas City reports ten deaths from the heat with the day’s temperature peaking around 107 degrees. Earlier reports show six fatalities yesterday and additional prostrations across the region as the sizzling conditions persist. In Atchison a fatal cow attack injures Mrs Freeburn, her daughter Evelyn, and her husband while they shield a calf near Muscotah.
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Atchison, Kan
Charles Freeburn
Evelyn
Stock Market Index and Local Ad Fragments
The stock index shows 60 stocks averaging 66.3, down from 66.5 yesterday. A line of small ads notes 40 balls at 25 cents and mentions Hillview Tee Adv, likely a local listing or catalog item.
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Hillview
Too Hot to Wed or Be Arrested in Heat Wave
In a heat wave the county courthouse and city hall slow down as officials report fewer filings and licenses. County Attorney R B Stevens notes no new complaints in a week beyond weather woes while Probate Judge L H Menger sees a drop in marriage licenses. Basements stay cool with card games as crews work on wells and tax issues amid the warm spell.
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Court House
Journal-World
R. B. Stevens
Andy” Hamrick
Court of Justice
L. H. Menger
E. E. Truebisch
Pat Callahan
Swelter Belt Area Sets Widespread Heat Records
In the swelter belt, citizens face ongoing heat with cool air in distant reports. Temperatures set record highs in multiple towns and cities including Clinton Missouri 118 Peoria 112 Pittsburg 135 and Indianapolis 102.9, reflecting a broad heatwave across the region.
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Chicago
Clinton
Peoria
Mt. Chanute
Quincy
Pittsburg
Panca City
Clarendon
Kansas City
Falls City
Fort Scott Clinton
Fulton
Kirkaville
Arkansas City
Louisville
Centralia
Hurlington
Ockumwa
Indianapolis
Weather brief for Kansas and local road status
The forecast covers tonight and Friday with clear morning conditions. Douglas County roads are listed as good. Temperature records show yesterday’s high near 105.8 and current morning around 7 a.m. today at 104, with a noon reading of 105 and a low around 18.
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Kansas
Douglas County
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John Simon
Home Secretary
McMahon
Sir John Simon
U. S
America
Louis Murphy
Journal- World
Cedar Rapids, In
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Tennessee
Ford
Hamilton
Britain
Hanna
Frigidaire
Ady
Middle West
Agriculture Department
Mercury
Fred Vogler
Pikes Peak
City Hall
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