Obregon Funeral Train Heads to Sonora After Sordid Assassination
Mexico City July 28 The funeral train carrying President-elect Alvaro Obregon left for Sonora after his assassination at a banquet. Calles led a solemn cortege from the National Palace to the station as guards patrolled the city. Public orders closed saloons and theaters while rumors of uprisings circulated and the army prepared for possible unrest. The shooter, identified as Juan Escanulario by reports, was seized by police and confessed, motive unclear.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Sonora
Calles
National Palace
Alvero Obregon
Cath Sin
Daten
Whch
Guadalajara
Pacific
Obregon
Jim Neh
Canital
Republic
Wew Department
Unof
Commondane
Mexico
Lui Morones
Labor
Gneral Obreran
Fox
Army
Navy
Tie
Obrecon
Hich
Christ the King
Juan
Juan Escanulario
Escaulario
Detective de Basail
Former Grand Dragon to Tell Story
LaPorte Indiana July 18 AP David C Stephenson former grand dragon of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan now serving a life murder sentence appears to have won his fight to tell his story Following a circuit court hearing Indiana attorney general Arthur L Gilliam filed notice that the former Wan leader would be permitted to make a deposition next Tuesday at 9 am at the state penitentiary and invited newspapermen to be present to hear the erstwhile dragon's deposition details
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LaPorte
Ind
David C. Stephenson
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Arthur L. Gilliam
Indiana
State’ Penitentiary
Gilliam
Douglas County Sunday Schools Picnic at University Campus
Annual Douglas County Sunday schools picnic set for July 26 at the University campus. Morning tours of university buildings with guides, factory tour of liquid air by Prof. Ray W. Chiles, organ recital by Ruth Ellis, basket dinner on the quadrangle, musical program in the Administration building, baseball at 3:20, and tennis courts open all day. Edith Benson will entertain children.
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Douglas County
Ray W. Chiles
Ruth. Ellis
Fowler Shops
Edith Benson
Douglas County Council of
Ind
Cleveland Wins Tight Ten Inning Baseball Clash
Cleveland edged Boston 6 to 5 in ten innings in a tense series opener. Miller and Sewell pitched for Cleveland with Russell and Settlemire behind the plate. Hoffmann and Heving for Boston. Ruth belted his 36th homer for New York in a 9-8 win over Chicago, with Combs and Koenig on base in the ninth. Philadelphia topped Detroit 5-1 as Cobb left the game after being hit by a pitch. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 11-10 in a wild first game, with a late rally and three pitchers used by both sides. The second game saw Brooklyn and Cincinnati play a longer duel.
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Boston
Cleveland
Miller
Sewell
Russell
Settlem Tn
Norris
Hoffmann
Heving
New York
Bebe Ruth
Combs
Koenig
Yankees
White Sox
Ruth
Chicago
Lyons
McCurdy
Hoyt
Bengoudh
Philadelphia
Athentics
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Gibson
Hargrave
Hmke
Cochrane
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Robins
Eppa Rixey
Brooklyn
Moss
Koupal
Deberry
Rixey
Jablinowski
May
Hargreave
Injured in bus crash near Columbia Missouri
An undetermined number of persons probably between 20 and 30 were injured when a Purple Sivan bus veered into a ditch on U S highway 40 ten miles east of Columbia. The bus en route from St. Louis to Kansas City was loaded and most passengers and the driver were hurt. The coach was demolished and injured were taken to a local hospital. First reports said none were seriously injured.
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Columbia
U. S. Highway No. 40
Here
Kansas Weather Forecast Promises Unsettled Conditions
Unsettled forecast for Kansas with tonight and Thursday likely thunderstorms and slightly cooler conditions. Local regions from Ottawa to Dodge City see varying skies from cloudy to partly cloudy with improving roads as temperatures moderate.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Dodre
Pittsture
Topeka Special Session Opens Over Highway Amendment
Topeka hosts a special session as Kansas legislators arrive to discuss a constitutional amendment vital for federal highway funds. Governor Paulen may deliver the message in person as lawmakers consider removing constitutional limits on state highway financing and construction.
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Topeka
Kansas
Paulen
Senate
House of Representatives
Milwaukee art plan raises boathouse cost to 2400
Milwaukee taxpayers face a 1200 increase as the art commission approves plain boathouse plans for the police launch Killjoy. Artistic redesigns would double the cost to 2400, affecting city expenditures for a riverside patrol house.
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Milwaukee
Accommodation Plane Between Graydon and Le Touquet
Imperial Airways opens a new air service named the husbands' plane linking Graydon England and Le Touquet France. It departs London at 4 30 a m to connect business men with families at Le Touquet before dinner. The return flight starts at 8 30 a m. All first flight passengers were men.
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London
United Press
Graydon
England
le Touquet
France
Imperial Airways
le Tonquet
Casualty List From Charity Hospital Daily Injuries
New Orleans report lists varied injuries treated in a single day at Charity Hospital. Cases include a bug in the ear a rose bud in a nostril nails in feet splinters in hands and feet a cinder in the eye a gravel fragment in a foot and a dog bite. Senator Watson misses rally due to a cinder in his eye and a woman bitten by a copperhead snake is described as recovering.
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New Orleans
U. P
Charity Hospital
Curtis Optimistic Over Prospects for November
Senator Curtis optimistic about Republican prospects for November, after meeting with Matthew Quay Glaser and Joseph Steinberg, New York campaign managers. R.S. Moss of New York, appointed reception committee chairman, accompanied them. Curtis plans to stay in Washington into late next week as campaign kickoff date remains undecided.
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Washington
Senator Curtis
Matthew Quay Glaser
Joseph Steinberg
New York
Curtis
R.S. ‘Moss
Wew
York
Moss
Long Island
Fear Wheat Loss Looms in Southwest Kansas 1928 Crop
Dodge City reports serious drought and rain disruption threaten the 1928 wheat crop in southwest Kansas. C C Isley warns millions of bushels already lost, with fields flat and harvest three weeks late. Weather and continued storms hinder combines. some counties face a critical situation while Satanta Garden City show fewer interruptions.
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Dodge City
Kan
C. C.iisely
Kansas
Isely
Satanta
Garden City
Race Neck and Neck in Montana Primary
A neck and neck Democratic gubernatorial race in Montana emerged as 457 of 1490 precincts reported. Erickson trailed Ayres by 611 votes after the early lead shifted, with Ayres at 10,419 to Erickson 9,808. Wheeler for U.S. Senate and Rankin for Republican governor were also shaping up. John Evans led the Democratic first district race, while Scott Leavitt stood unopposed in the second district.
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Helena
Mont
Montana
Erickson
Roy E.ayres
Lewistown
Ayres
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Joseph M. Dixon
Wellington D. Rankin
J. E. Erickson
John M. Evans
Scott Leavitt
Kansas to_cancel charters of nonreporting firms in 1927
Topeka July 18 AP A total of 631 Kansas chartered corporations failed to file reports or pay state fees for the year ending December 31 1927. Frank J Ryan secretary of state announced a list was sent to Attorney General Willi Amith. If not completed the charters will be forfeited. the list shows 489 domestic four railroad and 188 foreign corporations. Forty had filed reports but did not pay fees.
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Topeka
Kansas
Frank J. Ryan
Toay
Willi Amith
Regrretory of State
Youne Not A Candidate For New York Governor
Owen Youne, chair of General Electric, denies any candidacy for New York governor. He tells AP there was no truth to reports that Governor Smith urged him for the Democratic nomination. The governor at Albany also says the nomination is for the state convention to decide.
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Milwaukee
Minnie Mueller
John
Keona Garrish
Ma. Neugather
New York
Owen Youne
General Electric Company
Associated Press
Smith
Albany
Sheriff Candidate Babe for Harrigan County Mo
From St Joseph Missouri July 18 AP Babe runs for the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Harrigan county Mo. Advertisement promotes Chevrolet cars with washing at 1 50 and other dealership copy.
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St. Joseph
Ana
Tehir
Babe
Harrigan County
Cleaners and Dyers Convention Elects Officers at Three Day Meet
Phil C Bowen of New York Cleaners was elected vice president of the Kansas State Association of Cleaners and Dyers at the closing session. Lloyd M Finn of Garden City was reelected president and Mrs Finn as director of the educational bureau. Earl Pettit of Winfield won a seat on the board of directors. Delegates invited Manhattan to host the 1929 meeting. Retiring officers Cyril Faulders El Dorado secretary A B Chauncey Chanute and Charles Abelson Iowa. Demonstrations on Celanese cleaning and finishing were held at the New York Cleaners plant.
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Phil C. Bowen
New York Cleaners
Cleaners and Dyers
Kansas State Association of Cleaners & Dyers
Filbridgehis
Lloyd M. Finn
Garden City
Chanute
Charles Abelson
Iola
University
Memorial Union
Lawrence Country Club
Weidemann's
New York
Destroying Matrimony Milwaukee July 18 AP
Prof W G Polack of Concordia seminary warned at the Walther League convention that sinister influences threaten marriage and companionate marriage erodes moral standards. He cited a high divorce rate and urged scripture reading and home child training as keys to a happy married life.
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Milwaukee
W. G. Polack
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Polack
W. F. Weiherman
Chicago
Phie
Walther League School of Correspondence
Trans-Pyreneean railroad opens linking Pau to Jaca and Zaragoza
French and Spanish engineers completed the first trans Pyrenean railroad from Pau to Jaca and Zaragoza. The line will be officially consecrated by President Doumergue and King Alfonso, with normal service to begin tomorrow.
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Confranc
Spain
Louis XIV
Pyrenees
Pau
France
Jaca
Saragossa
Doumergue
Alfonso
Heavy Rain Dampens Norton Kansas Wheat Fields
A strong wind and heavy rain hit Norton Kansas early today. Government gauges recorded about 2.1 inches of precipitation, with variation across the area. Farmers fear uncut wheat is damaged and bleached as only a few harvesting days remain in the region.
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Norton
Kans
Kansas
Air Tour lands at Tacoma amid Pacific coast flight run
The National Air Tour's 22 planes touched down at Tacoma Municipal Airport after completing a coast to coast run. Bellanca No.1 piloted by William S Brock and Edward F Schlee led the arrivals with the Portland to Tacoma jump, reaching ground at 10 14 after about an hour in air. Separately a divorce petition was filed in district court by Hibbard D Broge against Nancy E. Broge.
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Tacoma
Wash
National Air Tour
Portland
Bellanca
Edward’ F. Schlee
Detroit
Zokye Fliers
Hibbard D. iBroge
Nancy E
Plane helps climbers in Mont Blanc rescue
Paris dispatch says for the first time an airplane aided climbers in peril. Pilot Thoret over Mont Blanc observed a distressed Alpinist signaling a companion who had fallen 2,000 feet after a rope broke. The message pinned to the wing led rescuers to reach Gov and save both men.
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Paris
Geneva
le Matin
Thoret
Mont Blanc
Gov
Tescuers
Safe looted at Chamber of Commerce office
The office safe in the Chamber of Commerce building was robbed of 136 dollars mostly in cash and 22.50 in checks between Saturday and Monday. M. V. Kent and C. L. Scott, secretaries, managed funds for the Merchants Bureau entertainment program during the Santa Fe lime train visit. The door was opened by the combination. no damage reported. A. I. Gilkison said his desk appeared disturbed over the weekend but nothing was missing.
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Chamber of Commerce
Isafe
M. V. Kent
L. Scott
Merchants Bureau
Scott
Eldridge
Will Johns
A.I
Gilkison
Farm
Britain Accepts Kellogg Pact With Allied Support
In the House of Commons Sir Austen Chamberlain said Britain and the commonwealth including Australia New Zealand and South Africa along with India accept the United States Kellogg treaty renouncing war. Britain will sign at a mutually agreed time and place. The note was delivered to the U S chargé d affaires. cheers greeted the announcement. Warsaw notes Poland delivered its acknowledgment to the U S minister John B Stetson Jr confirming acceptance of the pact terms.
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London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
United States
Great Britain
The
Commonwealth
Australia
New Zealand
Union
South Africa
India
Warsaw
Johns B. Stetson, Jr
Poland
Jury to hear John Messino in Home Trust robbery case
In Kansas City Ma on July 18 AP reports the jury to try John Messino for the Home Trust Company robbery and Patrolman Fatrolmim J H Smith slaying on June 18. A 42 member panel was completed and court adjourned to 9 pm. Prosecution and defense will name 35 jurors to strike. Joe Messina is first among six charged in the case.
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Kansas City
John Messino
Home Trust Company
Fatrolmim J. H. Smith
Tommorrow
O.A. Lucas
Joe Messina
Large Drop in Bovine Tuberculosis Rate Reported
The Agriculture Department released figures showing an 8. Washington July report cites only 2 percent of American cattle found with tuberculosis up to July this year, down from 4 percent in 1924 and 3.3 percent in 1926, marking a significant decline nationwide. A separate note from Kansas City dated July 18 notes Benzo Gag Motor Fuel, once a $30,000 project eight years ago, becoming a division of Phillips Petroleum after rapid growth and surpassing the million-dollar valuation.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Benzo Corporation
Kansas City
Benzo Gag Motor Fuel Company
Phillips Petroleum’ Company
Bartlesville
Okla
Oklahoma
Appointment Will Fill City Vacancy
Charles W. Carman’s death creates a vacancy in streets and public utilities. Two city commissioners must choose within ten days with a tie broken by the city attorney. Active candidates include Carll Gracber Guy Pe and T E Hanks among others. appointment timing uncertain but likely will be discussed at the next meeting.
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Charles W. Carman
Ma. Rankin
Wetzel
Carll Gracber
Guy Pe
T. E. Hanks
Pettit and
Hanks
John J. Sinimo
J.W. “Milley
Win Newmark
Join Robinson
Johni L. Constant
Holmes
C. F. Russell
Gaten
Gorrill, Jr
Asullon
Harvest Peak Reached Amid Heavy Kansas Rains
Plains Kansas July 18 AP The harvest peak has arrived in southwestern Kansas after heavy rains delayed work in large fields. Combines move fast through mud leaving wet spots to be harvested later. Railroads meet only part of daily demand as Rock Island runs many crews but fewer cars. At Pratt Liberal line stations, over 100000 bushels of wheat lie piled awaiting cars and some piles decay along the tracks.
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Plains
Kans
Kansas
Rock Island
Pratt
Liberal
Lalout
Graybill backs amendment on highway policy for November vote
J We Graybill of Newton visited Lawrence today as a Republican candidate for secretary of state. He travels with Harvey-McPherson county district and heads to Topeka for a special legislative session. He argues highways policy should be decided by the people via constitutional amendment at the November election.
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J. We Graybill
Newton
Lawrence
Harvey-McPherson
Tospreka
Senate
Grayhill
Campaign fund accepts any amount from ten cents
New York July 18 AP promoters of Governor Smiths presidential campaign accept contributions of any amount from ten cents upward Col Herbert H Lehman finance director says the total fund size is not yet decided but may be expensive Penrose backs Smith and Hoover calls for Volstead act tweaks President Coolidge resumes fishing trip after Cedar Island stay and car wash ads appear in local papers
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Jew York
Smith
Herbert H. Lehman
National Democrats Committee
Democratic National
Penrose
Colorado Springs
Galo
Spencer Penrose
Colorado
Springs
G ‘Smith
New If
Herbert Hoove
Coolidge
Wis
AP3
Hoover
Caglida
Cedar Island
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