Insull collapses in Paris subway
Samuel Insull 78 once powerful Midwest Utilities magnate died in Paris after a heart attack on a subway train. He arrived in Paris last week for a pleasure trip with his wife, and police later confirmed death at a hospital. he had faced embezzlement and mail fraud trials in Chicago years earlier.
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Paris
Samuel Insull
Midwest Utilities Empire
Insull
Subway
Paul-Marmottan
Etoile District
Samuel, Jr
Geneva
Europe
Turkey
Edmund L. Gros
Midwest
Empire Power Baron Samuel Insull’s Rise and Fall
This article tracks Samuel Insull once valued at 4 billion dollars whose empire collapsed in 1932. He fled to Europe then Italy Greece and Turkey before being captured and returned to face mail fraud and bankruptcy charges. The Chicago trial ended with acquittals and later embezzlement cases also cleared. His death shocked Chicago’s financial district.
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Insull
Greece
Mediterranean
Istanbul
Turkey
United States
Chicago
Midwest
Samuel Insull
Europe
Ilinois
Italy
Martin
Summer Rains, Flood Toll Rise in Honan Province China
Summer rains after June floods in Honan worsen peril for millions. Chinese reports claim guerrilla victories near Shantung and Kiangsu while Japanese advances along the Yangtze are halted near Kiukiang. Flooded Lunghai rail corridor expands south west of Lunghai line.
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Honan Province
China
Shanghai
Honan
Shantung
Kiangsu
Yangtze River
Kaifeng
Lanfeng
Henan
Yellow River
Chengchow
American Jewish Homesteaders at Ain Hashophet Seek Help
Ain Hashophet settlers in the Esdraelon plain near Haifa report they face peril after repelling two Arab attacks. They have 87 rifles and seven constables, ask for government protection as patrols increase. An attack yesterday lasted an hour with over 500 shots. one attacker killed, others wounded. Bombs injure Arabs in Acre as Haifa shops close.
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Jerusalem
Ain Hashophet
Ain Hasophet
Esdraelon Plain
Haifa
Holy Land
Ain Hashaphet
Louis D. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Acre
Death of Pioneer Mary Augusta Topping at 1244 New Hampshire
The death this morning of Mary Augusta Topping widow of J R Topping at her home 1244 New Hampshire street removes another of the few remaining pioneers of this vicinity Mrs Topping who would have been 85 years of age.
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Mary Augusta Topping
J. R. Topping
New Hampshire Street
Topping
Hughes Gets Away From Central City After Globe Flight
Howard Hughes checked out of the Drake in New York and left no forwarding address. He and four crew members planned weekend stops possibly in Rye New York or Saybrook Connecticut after a 91 hour round the world flight. Hughes said the trip cost about 5000 in expenses with the ship costing 60000 and fuel and Wright Motors supplied.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Drake
Hughes
Rye
N. Y
Saybrook
Conn
Katharine Hepburn
Magellan
Thomas Thurlow
Edward Lund
Harry P. M. Connor
Richard Stoddart
Floyd Bennett Field
Broadway
City Hall
Wright
Earth
Plane theft charge filed in Shawnee court
Sheriff Elza Evans said J. R. Purdon alias Jack Roberts was arrested at Hays Kansas and will be returned to face grand larceny charges for stealing an airplane from Shawnee airport on July 4. The missing plane was found burned near Hays two days later the motor had been removed.
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Shawnee
Okla
Elza Evans
J. R. Purdon
Jack Roberts
Hays
Kan
Eight Diehard Survivors Rescued After Jungle Plane Crash
Word from Mexico City reports eight men and a woman found safe after four days in Quintana Roo jungles following a forced airplane landing caused by bad weather. rescue workers located the group and transported them to safety.
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Mexico City
Quintana Roo
Hitler Congratulates Franco on Civil War Anniversary
Chancellor Adolf Hitler telegraphed congratulations to Generalissimo Francisco Franco on the second anniversary of the Spanish Civil War. The message notes the Franco regime’s stance and the two nations' wartime alignment in a period of rising tensions in Europe.
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Hitler
Franco
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Faith Shaken as Child Claims Bicycle Thief in Call
In Centralia Illinois on July 16 a boy calls police asking who stole his jog. Officer O T Bounds replies he does not know. The child insists it was the same person who visited his house about a bicycle, accusing a familiar suspect.
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Centralia
Ill
O.T. Bounds
Jimming
Dikes Erected to Bar Missouri River Flood
The Missouri River crest between St. Joseph and Kansas City rose to 18 feet with a .2 foot gain overnight. Workers built dikes and evacuated seven people and 20 livestock marooned on an island north of Atchison while Weston WPA crews extend a two mile long dike to protect crops. Leavenworth's river stage reached 49 feet with an ongoing dike expansion at Sherman Field Fort Leavenworth.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
St. Joseph
Andrew Hamrick
Atchison
Kan
Weston
WPA
Leavenworth
Sherman Field
Fort Leavenworth
General Rains Benefit Kansas Pastures and Crops
Rains covered Kansas last night and today, bringing more than an inch in many places and easing temperatures for a pleasant weekend. Federal meteorologist S. D. Flora said the moisture should continue in spots tonight and tomorrow with unsettled weather overall and a moderate start to next week.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. D. Flora
Flora
Levees Rise as Sugar Lake Threatens Farmlands
Sugarlake resort owners rush sandbag defenses as Missouri River floodgates spill into the intake ditch and sloughs. Curly Wicherd closes cottages and builds a north shore levee to protect docks and a popular outdoor pool. About 4,000 acres of crop land from west of Lake Contrary to Winthrop face inundation in a quarter mile flood strip.
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St. Joseph
Sugarlake
Missouri
Curly Wicherd
Buchanan County
Roscoe V. Hill
Old Lake
Winthrop, Mo
Burns Kill Child in Hot Water Accident
In Great Bend Kansas on July 16 a 13 month old girl Gloria Ann Glenn died from hot water burns. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin H Glenn of Ellinwood publisher of the Ellinwood Leader.
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Great Bend
Kan
Gloria Ann Glenn
Martin H. Glenn
Ellinwood
Glenn
Sky Bisbee
Ariz
J. W. Small
Bisbee
Cars Collide on Street Traffic at Ninth and Massachusetts
Two Ford vehicles collided at about 2 PM at the Ninth and Massachusetts street intersection. The pickup truck driven by R. M. Gillespie struck a Ford coach steered by Lloyd Andrews, hampering traffic briefly.
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Ninth
Massachusetts
R. M. Gillespie
Lloyd Andrews
Wheat planting limits test new farm law in 1939
Washington reports the administration set a national wheat allotment of 55 million acres, about 25 million acres less than the current harvest, aiming to curb surpluses and stabilize prices. Officials say 660 million bushels would result at average yields, with $125 million in inducement payments to farmers.
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Washington
Wallace
Second Policy on Wheat Crop to Olathe Farmer
The FCIC issued its second wheat crop policy to Vincent Meyer near Olathe Kansas for 150 acres. Meyer paid 96 bushels 15 pounds of No 3 red winter wheat for the policy and turned the grain over to a milling company which issued a receipt.
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Olathe
Kan
Federal Insurance Crop Corporation
Vincent Meyer
Here
Meyer
Roy M. Green
FCIC
M. L. Purvines of
Panhandle
Tex
Guard Prevents Escape at Kilby Prison in Alabama
In Montgomery on July 16 a guard opened fire with a shotgun as eight convicts attempted to scale a wall at Kilby prison. Seven white prisoners and a black inmate tied two guards in the cotton mill, built a 24 foot ladder from table tops, then climbed. The tower guard fired four shots, wounding seven and causing the eighth to surrender.
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Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Frank Boswell
Boswell
Gred Lindsey
Senate panel to probe funds in Kentucky primary
Washington July 16. The Senate campaign expenditures committee began an inquiry into alleged misuse of public funds in the Kentucky primary between Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley and Gov. Happy Chandler. Chairman Sheppard said the investigation would finish before the August 6 Democratic primary and cover the entire situation.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Kentucky
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
A. B. “Happy” Chandler
Sheppard
D-Tex
Rainfall boosts crops in Douglas county reports
.98 inch of rain fell today in Douglas county aiding corn kafir sorgo and other row crops while pastures and hay crops benefit. The rain began at 8 am and ended about 2 pm with overcast skies. Potatoes in Kaw valley halted digging amid market concerns. Bindweed control demos were postponed to July 23. Weather data show 2.22 inches this month, above normal. Temperatures trend mild with four days of 100 plus. South Africa launches tree planting to combat malaria.
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Douglas County
Kaw
Surplus Commodities Corporation
Strong Avenue
West Hills
Asa Colman
Ben Hammond
Baldwin
Highway 50
C. J. Posey
Lawrence
Grain Stocks Rise As Kansas City Wheat Market Heads For Record
Kansas City grain stocks rose by 7,092,000 bushels in five days as buyers stockpile ahead of harvest. Interior shipments grow, elevator demand increases, and replenishment efforts push toward a new 7-day rise record, with 17,182,000 bushels stored and 8,788 wheat cars arriving this week.
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Kansas City
County to finish Lecompton bridge ahead of schedule
County Engineer E. E. Trueblood announced the new 60 foot span Coon Creek bridge west of Lecompton on the Lecompton Big Springs road should be ready within about 10 days. Concrete work is done, approaches remain, and grade reductions on the road are planned as the project advances.
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Coon Creek
Lecompton
Big Springs
E. E. Trueblood
Trueblood
Stull
Deer Creek
Belvoir
Christian Optimism Sermon At South Park Union Service
The Union services in South Park will feature a sermon titled Christian Optimism on Sunday evening at 7 45 led by Dr. Robert A Hunt of First Methodist with Rev Harold G Barr presiding Captain Olin Brigman Salvation Army will give the opening prayer A E Woestemeyer directs congregational singing Rev Howard E Koelb is soloist Dorothy Enlow Miller plays piano and H L Sutherland oversees the program If weather is bad the service moves to Trinity Lutheran church
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South Park
Robert A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
Harold G. Barr
Olin Brigman
Salvation Army
A. E. Woestemeyer
Howard E. Koelb
Dorothy Enlow Miller
H. L. Sutherland
Trinity Lutheran Church
Beloit journalist Rachel Butler dies in Denver hospital
Mrs. Rachel H. Butler aged 53, former Beloit Daily Call city editor and Kansas press figure, died today in a Denver hospital. She belonged to the state authors club and served as house mother for the University of Kansas Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She is survived by two daughters.
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Beloit
Kan
Rachel H. Butler
Beloit Daily Call
Kansas Press
Denver
State Authors’ Club
University of Kansas
Runyan Delivers Decisive PGA Championship Victory Over Snead
Paul Runyan of White Plains New York defeated Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs West Virginia 8 and 7 in the national PGA championship final at Shawnee on Delaware Pennsylvania. Runyan led 5 up after 18 holes and extended the margin with a strong morning and afternoon performance. The 8 and 7 margin represents the most decisive final-round victory in PGA history.
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Runyan
Sam Snead
Shawnee-on-Delaware
Paul Runyan
White Plains
N. Y
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Snead
P. G
Long Jim Barnes
Fred McLeod
Walter Hagen
Leo Diegel
Bill Mehlhorn
al Espinosa
Agencies Form Joint Committee On Fish Hatchery Site
Douglas County Sportsmen's Club and Chamber of Commerce name committees to study 100 acre federal fish hatchery sites. panelists include John Brand, Phil Ernst Jr., Richard Barber, Roger Williams, George Melvin, Carl Rutter, C A Bliesner, Ben Babb, Irvin Ochrle, Dr I J Pierson, Alva Hodges. Water via lake. near paved road and rail center. gravity flow preferred. soil to minimize seepage. avoid sandy soil and dense trees. drainage to nearby ditch.
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Douglas County Sportsmen's Club
Chamber of Commerce
John Brand
Phil Ernst, Jr
Richard A. Barber
Roger M. Williams
Sportsmen’s Club
George Melvin
Carl Rutter
C. A. Bliesner
Ben Babb
Irvin Och
L. C. Webb
The
Bureau
Rains Disrupt Travel Across Western Kansas
Local rains in southwest Wichita county caused cloudburst like conditions and disrupted rail and highway travel across western Kansas. Santa Fe mainline near Syracuse flooded delaying trains. US-50 closed overnight with expected reopening later. A Santa Fe branch line washout between Garden City and Scott City also reported. other highways reopened by morning. Rain totals reached up to eight inches in southwest Wichita county with no rain in Garden City areas.
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Garden City
Kan
Wichita County
Kansas
Santa Fe
Syracuse
Scott City
Wendel Case Dismissed by Federal Court
Federal judge Phillip Forman dismissed the $450000 damage suit by Paul H. Wendel against former Gov Harold G Hoffman and others. The ruling held Wendel not a New York resident and lacking citizenship diversity. Wendel alleged a conspiracy to kidnap and extort a false confession connected to Hauptmann case. A second brief noted a diamond sighting in Bisbee Arizona valued at $28.
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Trenton
N. J
Federal District Court
Phillip Forman
Paul H. Wendel
Harold G. Hoffman
Wendel
New York
Hoffman
Ellis Parkers
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Stock Market Index Advances to 60-Stock Average
The index of 60 stocks rose to 48.2 yesterday from 47.3, signaling a positive short term trend in market performance despite limited broader gains.
Weather forecast unsettled with showers across Kansas
Unsettled weather in Kansas with tonight and Sunday showers or storms and little temperature change. Rain reported in Ottawa Topeka Pittsburg Coffeyville Manhattan Salina with cloudiness at Emporia Garden City dirt roads vary from muddy in Manhattan Emporia to slippery in Ottawa Coffeyville and fair or good in several towns including Wichita and Garden City.
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Topeka
Ecco
Phlipsburg
Manhattan
Salantsaeenee
Wamego We
Hanover
Osage City
Concordia
Emporia
Ton
Cottonwood
Herington
Neosho Rapids
Larned Nena
Lebo
Coffeyville
Salina
Pittsburg
Kansas
Ottawa
Garden City
Arkanene City
Wichita
Saina
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Nass
E. A. Colman
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Quivira Club
Pleasant Hour Club
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Women’s Kansas Davy Club
Toyoka
Oklahoma
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Raise Airport Dike
Sugar Lake
Alabama
Committee To Make Inquiry
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Bindweed
South Africa
Camp Seeae
Ished
New County
Coon
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Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
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