Feud Between Bolivia and Paraguay Flare Near War
In La Paz on July 20 AP reports Bolivians flooded streets shouting for war after 300 Paraguayan troops attacked Fort Mariscal in Santa Cruz. Two Bolivian soldiers reportedly killed. A 10,000 strong crowd gathered before the presidential palace as President Salamanca urged readiness, cabinet in session. The Gran Chaco dispute, spanning fifty years, has repeatedly brought both nations to war margins. Diplomatic ties were severed in 1928 and only partly restored in 1930.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Paraguay
Fort Mariscal
Santa Cruz
Daniel Salamanca
Gran Chaco
Pilcoma
Farmer Alfred Heck offers two car loads of potatoes to Red Cross
Alfred Heck a well known farmer and stockman offers two car loads of sacked small potatoes to the Red Cross through the Douglas county chapter. He asks that the Red Cross haul them to Bismarck UP stations and that the railroad provide free transport to the usage point. The offer, noted by Rev C A Puls, comes as the potatoes are clean sound and fit for the table though small and affected by recent heat. The two cars are stored in Heck's new barn ready to aid the needy or unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Heck
Red Cross
Douglas County
Bismarck
Union Pacific
Rev
C. A. Puls
Omaha
Walter Keeler
St. Louis
Heck
Explosion toll rises in St. Lawrence drill boat blast
Alexandria Bay N Y July 26 AP the blast on the drill boat America in the St Lawrence river left three known dead four missing and eight wounded with Earl Russ 17 among the injured dying today from cerebral concussion. A ton and a half dynamite planted on the river bottom exploded under the hull triggering a second blast as divers recovered two bodies from the wreckage before search efforts paused.
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Alexandria Bay
N. Y
America
St. Lawrence River
Here
Earl Russ
St. Lawrence
Gustafson Wins Prize for Best Name for Sparton Radio
Gustafson prize winner receives 250 dollars for naming the new three speaker Sparton radio. He submitted Triolian among entries from several thousand U S dealers. Gustafson has sold and built radios at Gustafson Jewelry, 911 Massachusetts St, since about 1921, and received congratulatory letters from Spartan executives.
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Broer G. Gustafson
Sparton
Two men ordered to pay support for minor children
J. E. Markley and Ora Guiley appeared before Judge Hugh Means and were found in indirect contempt of court for failure to support minor children. Both sentenced to jail until payments are made, with stays granted until Saturday. Also notes on Memorial Hospital patients, including Bassie Taylor, Everett Christerson, and Roy Grace, and a grass fire on West Ninth Street. Divorce granted in district court for Daisy DicNamara and Roy McNamara amid cruelty allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Markley
Ora Guiley
Hugh Means
Memorial Hospital
Bassie Taylor
Everett Christerson
Roy Grace
Grace
Daisy DicNamara
Roy McNamara
Baldwin's Trail Picnic Invites Twenty Towns to Join
A July report from Baldwin City notes plans for The Old Santa Fe Trail Picnic on August 12 with invitations sent to more than twenty towns along the Old Trail. The event will feature a historic parade, contests, ball games, tug of war, two speaking occasions, and an old-fashioned dance at Baker University. The day aims to entertain families with prizes for winners and a full all-day program.
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Spector
Journal-World
Baldwin City
Baker University
SUN KEEPS UP ATTACK
The heat wave intensified across the nation causing numerous fatalities. Chicago reported seven heat deaths with a 97 degree high while Milwaukee tied record July heat at 98 and three died. Detroit logged three drownings amid ongoing blistering conditions.
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Associated Press
Middle West
Chicago
Milwaukee
Wis
Detroit
Valentine
Neb
Findlay
Kokomo
Ind
Middlewest
Mercury
New England
Florida
Texas
Oklahoma
Idaho
Pacific Coast
Edith Rockefeller McCormick Victim of Low Mood in Chicago
Chicago July 20 AP The removal of Edith Rockefeller McCormick daughter of John D Rockefeller from her Lake Shore Drive mansion to modest hotel quarters sparked society speculation. The Herald Examiner cites broken health and sacrificed wealth as motives, notes her vast private fortune and real estate stakes, and mentions asset sales to cover notes. It says over 18 million in securities were fired to protect note holders in her trust, while mortgagees and real estate holdings were affected. Her family visits and planned fall reunion with her elderly father are noted amid ongoing private financial pressures.
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Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John
Rockefeller
Lake Shore Drive
Herald-Examiner
Edith R. McCormick
Athicago
Daree
John ‘D. Rockefeller, Jr
Elisha Dyer Hubbard
Muriel McCormick
Dr J Kenner Fined $50 In Police Court
Dr J Kenner, arrested Monday for operating a car under the influence and failing to stop after an accident, was found guilty in police court this morning. He was fined $50 and ordered confined to jail until the fine is paid. The court also ordered the city attorney to seek revocation of his driver’s license. Kenner pleaded not guilty claiming he had taken medicine after illness.
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J. J. Kenner
A. B. Mitchell
Kenner
Emmett Adams
Third
Elm Streets
Ernest Pine
West Sixth Street
Young Matrons Club Hosts Luncheon and Bridge at Eudora Home
Members entertained at Mrs. Walter Gerstenberger's south of Eudora with a 1 o'clock luncheon. Afterward bridge awarded to Mrs. Marvin C. Hyre. Attendees included E. Q. Stansbury, Bonnie Lou Stansbury, Angeline Stavros, Clifford Harper Jr., and others. A Kansas City birth announced for L. E. Thompson and Vivian Berger. A Lutheran Trinity Service class garden party honored teacher Mrs. Erna Corey with flowers, gifts, and readings by Mrs. Hulse and Mrs. Dauberman. class growth noted under Mrs. Corey’s leadership.
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Walter Gerstenberger
Eudora
Bridge
Marvin C. Hyre
E. Q. Stansbury
Bonnie Lou
John Stavros
Angeline
Clifford Harper
Clifford
Wayne
Waldemar Wickma
Ralph
Charles Lescher
Alice
Marie
Myron Metz
Marilyn
James Young
Betty Lou
Constance
Lota Ziesenis
Gerstenberger
Joan
E. C. Stansbury
Ohio Street
Erna Corey
Trinity Service
Lutheran Church
Erma Huls
Eleanor Dauberman
Hulse
Thelma Garbutt
Joe Robinson
James Fultz
Corey. Eae
Mrs Hargiss Returns From Texas Visit Ahead Of Olympic Trip
Mrs H W Hargiss came back Tuesday night from Laibbock Texas where she spent a week with her husband who is teaching at a coaching school. Coach Hargiss will depart Friday for Los Angeles to attend the Olympic games. She was brought home by Mrs Tom Norton and her children Jean and Billy of Cottonwood Falls as guests. Dr and Mrs M T Sudler have written Lawrence friends while en route to Norway for a vacation trip. Dr Sudler left Lawrence June 25 joining Mrs Sudler in New York where she had been visiting her sister.
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Laibbock
Tex
Hargiss
Los Angeles
Tom Norton
Jean
Billy
Cottonwood Falls
M. T.sudler
Lawrence
Norway
Dr. Sudler
Mrs. Sudler
New York
Blanche
Everett
Eldon Wotan
Elizabeth
Dorothy
Junior Mills
Wichita
Mary
Na Grist
el Dorado
Evs Votan
M. B. Starr
John Steiner
Axine Schellack
Virginia Jr
Watson
John Kasberger
Newerl
M. B
Starr
Jim Shirch
Missionary Society of Little Blue
Christinia Kanzig
Cowboy chaps solved by Lawrence boy in wild west play
A Lawrence boy fashioned leg protection from large pieces of old red rubber inner tubes during a neighborhood game. Nearby, a Lawrence man faked a car fire with a hot water heater switch for a joke, while other items note campaign billboard plans, laundry courtesy, rain grayer pleas, travel optimism, and Aimee Semple McPherson’s health update.
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Lawrence
Brady of Kansas City for governor in Kansas GOP primary
J H Brady of Kansas City Kansas, candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, born May 18 1876 in St Marys, Kan. He served as clerk of the city court for four years and Wyandotte county counselor, later practicing law with focus on civil cases. He favors liquor law elimination with Canada like pricing, recalls to curb spending, tax shifts including removing land and buildings from state tax and adding income tax, and campaigns with the slogan Vote as you drink.
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J. H. Brady
Kansas City
Kan
St. Marys
St. Mary's College
Kansas City School of Law
Charles E. Green
Wyandotte
Mae C. Taylor
Canada
Deaths and Funerals for Mrs Matia Nation in 1926
Mrs Matia Nation and Mrs Milia Nation, longtime Lawrence residents, died June 24 in Appleton City Missouri. She would have turned 76 on July 10. Survived by three daughters who lived in Lawrence at times: Mrs Carlena Murphey Ottawa Oklahoma. Mrs Gladys Hyatt Tulsa Oklahoma. Mrs Eva Shenoweth Siloam Springs Arkansas, the latter formerly connected with the Newmark store.
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Matia Nation
Milia Nation
Lawrence
Appleton City
Missouri
Carlena Murphey
Ottawa
Gladys Hyatt
Tulsa
Eva Shenoweth
Siloam Springs
Ark
Newmark
Lindleys Start West Coast Vacation Trip
Chancellor E. H. Lindley of the University of Kansas and Mrs. Lindley depart by auto for a vacation via Manhattan and Salina to Goodland then Denver for the Olympic games opening July 30. He serves as a National Amateur Athletic Union delegate and chairs the student life committee of the National Association of State Universities. They plan fishing in Santa Barbara after the games and a leisurely return visiting Redwood forests and national parks and friends along the way.
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E. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
K. U
National Association of State Universities
National Association
Lindley
Manhattan
Salina
Goodland
Denver
Lindleys
Santa Barbara
Redwood Forrests
Hesper community notes reflect Fourth of July activities
The column lists supper and fireworks at the J D club home hosted by Delbert Adams and Rolland Terpel twins illness of a Terpel child, visits by many families, and multiple social events. It mentions missionary meetings led by Mrs George Votaw, attendance at social clubs, visits among neighbors, and community church activities. Several residents are noted by name with varied travel and illness updates.
Kansan Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Promises Tax Cuts
The candidate, 42, farmer and stockman from Grant Township Douglas County, notes three terms in Kansas Legislature and outlines positions on tax reduction, fair tax burden, auto fees under 3 dollars, streamlining government by cutting boards and commissions, eliminating unnecessary laws, returning one cent gasoline tax to counties, free school textbooks, auditing the Highway Department, restricting local indebtedness, and radio reports every twenty four years if elected.
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Grant Township
Douglas County
Kansas
State Highway Department
Tam
People of
State Senate
Flashes of Life: Small-town mishaps and travels
A Kansas City pharmacist Mc Dunkin lashed out after a Democrat claimed a landslide, causing a jaw injury. In Topeka a dentist’s do not hurt machine nearly choked him. A man in Percy drowned after a wine accident. A 83-year-old woman’s spark in a rocking chair quilt burned. Air beetle traps patrol Idaho forests. Calvin Coolidge’s son improvised a bed with saw horses. Shrine leader John Robinson travels to San Francisco and Los Angeles then Arizona visiting relatives. Grass fire erupts at 1622 Edgehill Road with no damage.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kan
H. L. McDunkin
Dunkin
Topeka
J. A. Steinmeyer
Percy
Herman Ruehkorff
Pottsville
Susan Walker
Cover
D'Alene
Idaho
Plymouth
John_ Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Fourth of July Celebrations and Family Visits Noted
A Fourth of July celebration occurred at the home of Walter Brecheisen with many Brecheisen family members attending. Multiple Sunday visits were reported, including Ed Grob and family with Albert Cobb in De Soto, and various Kansas City guests visiting Mildred Grob. Other gatherings included Kohler, Millington, Ridlon, and Gerstenberger families hosting dinners and visiting relatives across Gardner, De Soto, and nearby towns.
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Walter Brecheisen
Oscar Brecheisen
Peter Brecheisen
Jess
Helen Brecheisen
Ed Grob
Albert Cobb
de Soto
Anna
Mary Eichelmeyer
Elizabeth Skinner
Mary
Anna Roberts
Kansas City
Irene Thorn
Olathe
Louise Millington
Katherine Jones
Oliver Deay
Allison Andrews
Baldwin
Iola Families Share News and Local Threshing Update
R V Creevan and son Oliver visit daughter Mrs Jerry Harris and family while threshing in the area nears completion amid hot dry weather. George Wotan family hosts Rev J D Mills Wichita and children Violet Carol and Vera Rose Gerstenberger join 0 B Votan and Roy Kurtz for Sunday dinner with their mother Mrs Ella Burnell. Political note urges voting for George A Allen Jr for State Superintendent of Schools, citing his experience as a former KU student.
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R. V. Creevan
Oliver
Iola
Jerry Harris
George
Wotan
J. D. Mills
Wichita
Violet
Carol
Vera Rose Gerstenberger
0. B. Votan
Roy Kurtz
Ella, Burnell
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William McFerren
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J. Kenner
L. E. Thompson
Thompson
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Lawrence Merchant
Billboard
Uncle Sam
Aimee_ McPherson
Lake Elsinore
Calif
Aimee Semple McPherson
Hilton
Edward H. Wi Jams
Webb Smith
Vermont Street
The
West Coast
Hesper
Ray Miller
William Miller
Howard Kohler
J.d.club
Delbert Adams
Rolland Terrell
C. E. Terpel
Leonard Bagby
Ralph Bagby
Oren Dunlap
Ruth
Floyd
David
C. L. Nellis
Tonganoxie
George Wotaw
Hesper Friends Missionary Meeting
George Votaw
Ada Watson
el Monte
Cal
Mabel Dunlap
Friends Service Committee
Hoover
Gurney Hill
Doris
Edith
Eunice Hill
Katherine Cox
N. P. Henley
C. E. Wotan
Irvin Wotaw
James Rush
Thomas Thornton
Norma Ambler
Mildred
Emma_ Davis
Ralph Votaw
Blanche Votaw
Charles Hill
C. Hill
Charles
Willard H
Senate
Prohibition
State Department
State Treasury
Robinson
West
John Robinson
Abdallah Temple of the Shrine
San Francisco
Imerial Council of the Shrine
Kingman
Arizona
Lou Robinson
Hoover Dam
Edgehill Road
Vogt
Masa
Geo. A. Allen, JR
Bar Association
Theodore S. Charlton
Funk’s Mortuary Ambulance Service
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