Hindenburg Tour Tragedy Ends Pontoon Disaster Near Coblenz
President Von Hindenburg suspended the Rhineland liberation tour after a rickety pontoon bridge collapsed over the Moselle last night. Between 25 and 50 people died, including American boy Raymond Lawler of Kron Ohio. Mourning bells rang in Coblenz as officials ordered aid for victims.
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von Hindenburg
Moselle
Rhineland
Coblenz
Germany
Akron
Ohio
Hilly
Cathine Lawler
Conrad
Colniz
Russell
Frere
Showers Fall But No General Rain Reported
Topeka reports light rain starting at 6 30 am totaling .15 inches by 11 am while Dodge City Elkhart Garden City and Hays and others record small amounts. Skies cloudy with showers in several areas. Temperatures expected around 85 today and slightly higher tomorrow.
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B. R. Laskowski
Topeka
Dodge City
Elkhart
Garden’ City
Hays
Hutchinson
Independence
McPherson
Concoria
Laskowski
Mercury
Goodland
Shooting in Salina: suspect held for investigation
Police report a shooting during a dice game in Salina Kansas on July 23. Henry Davis, stepson of Harry Davis, was burned by a lamp during the incident and is being questioned while Davis remains in custody for investigation.
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Tulsa
Salina
Kany
Cooper-army
Harry
Davis
Topeka Woman Undergoes Operation for Security Benefit
Mrs Otto Hunzicker of 2045 Vermont Street underwent an operation for the Security Benefit association shae la in Topeka on July 11.
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Otto Hunzicker
Vermont Street
Shae'la
Topeka
Kansas highway surfacing program shows rapid progress
Maps detail Kansas road surfacing from April 1, 1929, to July 15, 1930, aiming to surface 2,095 miles and connect every county seat. The pay as you go plan completed without bonds, with 85 gaps closed and 1,172 miles resurfaced or reconstructed.
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Kansas
Kansas grain groups adopt neutral stance on wheat acreage program
Kansas City July 23 AP leaders of major grain marketing agencies issue a resolution taking a neutral stand on the 10 percent wheat acreage reduction proposed by the farm board. The document, released by L E Webb, notes provisional support for farm board activities but avoids a firm commitment. The resolution calls for understanding and discussion, urging vigorous farm board efforts to aid price stabilization and avoid market surpluses.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
L. E. Webb
Dodge City
Cooperative Grain Dealers
Legge
Arthur M. Hyde
Department of Agriculture
Clyde Reed
Press of
Feeral Farm Board
Ational Eral
Aackekiers
Gani
Ution Carer
Pati
Traffic Court Docket Sees Five Violations
Police court docket today lists five traffic cases. Ed Brown pleaded guilty to speeding on west Seventh Street, fined $5. J. Hammers and others faced fines or bond forfeitures for stop sign violations. Helen Dahlene released after driving on the wrong side near 800 Massachusetts. A motorcycle case was continued after a guilty plea, with questions over speed noted. Officer Peterson described speeds and concerns about motorcycle operation.
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Ed Brown
West Seventh Streets
Folie
H. Daugnerty
J. Hammers
Rollo Jeffries
Monne
Daughy
Helen Dahlene
Massachusetts Street
Ted
Jast End Vere
Myers
Justice case dismissed in Tevis v State court
The case against 16 year old Ivan Tevis was dismissed by Justice J. H. Mitchell after three witnesses testified. The mother Mrs Kagi accused him of threats but the court found no probable cause and costs were charged to the complainant. The record shows unrelated commercial ad prose within the text.
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Ivan Tevis
J. H. Mitchell
Kagi
Leet Mitchell
Isd
Kani
Tevis
Wealthy Indian heiress Maude Lee Mudd in court again
Tulsa. Earl E. Gordon, a Tulsa auto salesman, sues for divorce from Maude Lee Mudd the wealthy Seneca Osage Indian heiress whose wealth from oil and minerals was once pegged near 3 million dollars. Their marriage in 1925 ended after annulments and separations amid repeated disappearances and legal battles. The petition cites abandonment and ongoing unknown whereabouts.
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Tulsa
Okla
Maude Lee Mudd
Earl E. Gordon
Gordon
Council Bluffs
Los Angeles
Kansas
Florence, Ariz
Vanita
Deaths and Funerals Joseph Strode Pryor
Joseph Strode Pryor born April 22 1912 near Mexico Missouri died July 20 in Topeka Kansas. Survived by parents two brothers Frank and Brown of the home a sister Mrs Leila May Adkins of Columbia Missouri and many relatives and friends.
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Joseph Strode Pryor
Mexico
Toeka
Frank
Brown
Leila
May ‘Adkins
Columbia
Births Recorded at Memorial Hospital Names and Parents
Birth records list new arrivals at Memorial Hospital and McConnell Hospital. Notable entries include a son to Mr and Mrs William Bryan, a son Elwyn La Verné to Verne Frank Simons, a daughter Ellen Loraine to Frank M Bunce, and a son James Richard to Otis Wiggins among others.
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D. H. Stockwell
William. Donald
William
Bryan
Elwyn
la Verné
Verne
Frank Simons
Memorial
Elmer Marvin
Jefferson Martin Jackson
McConnell Hospital
Joan
Douglas Kelly
Memorial Hospital
Ellen Loraine
Frank M. Bunce
Memorial I Hospital
James Richard
Otis Wiggins
Thanks for sympathy during illness and death
Mr and Mrs Curtis Pryor and family thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of their loved one and for the beautiful flowers.
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Curtis Pryor
North Carolina Proposal Would Tax Jar Revenue
A plan to levy a one cent tax on each two quart fruit jar sold in North Carolina would generate about 250000 dollars annually in revenue.
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North ,Carolina
Curtiss Aviation Pioneer Dies in Buffalo
Glenn H. Curtiss, noted aviation pioneer, died at General Hospital Buffalo after an appendicitis operation. Born May 21, 1878 in Hammondsport, N Y, his career spanned bicycle motors to the first hydro airplane and the development of modern aircraft engines. His work helped found the Curtiss company and shaped early flight history.
Social calendar events listed for Friday
Afternoon bridge at the Country club chaired by Evelyn Merwin. Loyal Ladies class meets in Methodist church parlors.
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Evelyn Merwin
Loyal Ladies' Class Methodist Church
Curtiss and Wright Unite in Aviation Merger
In summer 1929 two historic aviation names Curtiss and Wright joined with merger interests and the right Aeronautical corporation. Curtiss largely retired from active flight, remaining a director of the Curtiss Wright company while his strategic advice continued to influence airmen globally.
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Curtiss and Wright
Iss Interests
Right Aeronautical Corporation
Curtiss
Curtiss Wright Company
Detroit on threshold of third recall election in nine months
The recall effort against Mayor Bowles continues as Detroit heads toward another municipal vote. Bowles remains in office until a successor is elected, with no announced challengers yet. The recall followed Bowles’s firing of Police Commissioner Harold Emmons after a raid on racehandbook agencies, which sparked opposition and accusations of tolerating lawlessness.
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Detroit
Bowles
United States
Anti-Samoon League
Harold H. Emmons
John Gillespie
Emmons
Midland 4 H Club Meeting At Ousdahl Home
The Midland 4 H club will meet Friday at the home of Leo and Wil ford Ousdahl. Members will share interesting activities since the last meeting and offer suggestions for club yells. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. James Endacott of Longview Washington. Endacott is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Endacott of 846 Illinois street.
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Midland
Leo and
Wilford Ousdahl
James Endacott
Longview
Wash
Endacott
William Endacott
Illinois Street
Personal notices from a midwestern town
Dr. Alberta Corbin remains ill at home on 1108 Ohio Street though improved. Mrs. Elizabeth Jacqmain plans to visit Michigan City and speak on prohibition before the City club. Mrs. Crawford McClung and Lois Spalding visit Wichita hosts. Miss Fennetta Dodge visits Marjorie Cooper near Lawrence. Dr. C F Nelson and family motor to Schoolcraft Michigan to visit relatives.
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Alberta Corbin
Ohio Street
Elizabeth Jacqmain
M. R. Misener
Michigan City
Ind
Misener
Indiana
Michigan City News
Jacqmain
City Club
Crawford McClung
Lois
Mel Spalding
Wichita
Fennetta Dodge
Kansas City
Marjorie Cooper
Lawrence
C. F. Nelson
Schoolcraft
Mich
Bandit Suspect Cleared in Mead Bank Robbery
Myrone Crowe of Saskatoon was released by local police after authorities failed to identify him as the gunman who robbed the Bank of Mead on July 18 1980. L D Mengel sheriff E E Elway and V C Condit assisted in the investigation.
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Myrone Crowe
Topeka
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Can
L. D. Mengel
Wahoo
Neb
Sanders County
E. E. Elway
Bank of Mead
Cars Damaged in Collision Last Night in City
J White of Linwood and J S Tobler of 1923 Louisiana Street collided at the corner of Ninth and Rhode Island streets. Both cars were damaged but no one was injured.
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J. White
Linwood
J. S. Tobler
Louisiana Street
Ninth
Rhode Island
Market News Corn, Wheat and Hay Prices Ranges
Market notes report irregular corn closes with a small gain, wheat nervous, oats down, provisions steady to up. Kansas City hay market shows receipts of 46 cars with mixed alfalfa and timothy price ranges for Nos. 1 and 2 classifications across leafiness and quality.
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Kansas City Hay Market
Kansas City
Hay
Alfalfa
Dantis
Timothy
Kansas City Produce Report Aims At Japan Market
Kansas City notes farm product prices and items including eggs butter creamery and poultry in a terse AP style listing. The fragment hints at quantities for butter and chicken products and a reference to posters, with unclear figures and broken phrasing.
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Kansas City
Japans City
Brosiers
Budget Hearings Open for 1932 Fiscal Plan
Washington July 23 AP Preparation of the 1932 budget began as the budget bureau started hearings with department heads on their needs for the coming year. President Hoover urged cabinet officers to cut expenditures where possible amid a slowing revenue outlook. Hearings will continue until the budget is completed, likely late in October, with figures not released until Hoover presents to Congress in December. Indications point to a 1932 budget of four billion dollars or more, while this year’s budget stands within one hundred million of that level, with government costs rising about twelve million monthly.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Hoover
Congress
Gold Medal for Rowan at Kansas National Guard encampment
Topeka July 23 AP Briz Gen W D Rowan commander of the 60th field artillery Kansas National Guard who will retire August 20 will be presented a gold medal for longtime service at the annual encampment of Kansas guardsmen this summer at Campsite side Fort Riley The presentation will be made August 8 or 9 when Rowan completes his final tour as camp commander He led the brigade as camp commander July 27 to August 9 with about 1400 artillerymen in training The medal will be the third of its kind to Kansas guardsmen The other two went to Brig Gen Wilder F Steealf of Lawrence and Col W P Hoisington of Newton Rowan has 34 years in the National Guard including World War I federal service He was promoted to brigadier general and commanded Kansas artillery on June 7 1923
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Topeka
Briz
W. D. Rowan
60Th Field Artillery
Kansas National Guard
Kansas National
State Military Board
Kansas
Wilder
National Guard
Rowan
Kansas Artillery
Aid to sugar producers under farm act extension
Washington reports that the agricultural marketing act now covers sugar beet and sugar cane under designated commodities. Invitations go to representatives from seventeen sugar beet states to meet in Greeley Colorado on August 2 to craft a national cooperative marketing program. The 1929 sugar beet crop was valued at about 57 600 dollars, with beets grown in California Colorado Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Nebraska New Mexico Ohio South Dakota Utah Washington Wisconsin and Wyoming.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
Greeley
Col
California
Colorado
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Ohio
South Dakota
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Stolen Studebaker Sited But Noted Abandoned Near Mud Creek Bridge
A Studebaker sedan stolen from Topeka yesterday was found abandoned at Mud Creek Bridge last night by police. One wheel and a fender were damaged and the car was towed to a local garage. Police had been alerted by Topeka officers and a motorist later reported the vehicle at Mud Creek. Two white youths were seen driving it east on Highway 40 toward Topeka.
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Topeka
Mud Creek’bridge
Mud Creek
Highway 40
Welcome and Vicinity Schoolhouse Roads Graded
Residents report grading on roads around Welcome schoolhouse. Archie Baugher learns his oldest brother's wife died last Monday in Trenton Mo. About forty Vinland residents traveled to Captain's Creek Tuesday to hear Mr. Dawkins sing, then helped.
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Archie Baugher
Trenton
Vinland
Captain's Creek
Mr. Dawkins
Community Notes From Lawrence and Nearby Areas
Local residents report health updates and family visits across town. Ernest Shulmeyer remains hospitalized in Lawrence, while Mrs. Neil Johnson and others show illness. Trips include George Hoskinson and Hazel visiting in Lawrence, and Mr. Foster’s eye injury leading to hospital care. Families travel to Tulsa and Ottawa for relatives and condolences flow after Edward Vieux’s Lawrence funeral.
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Doroenes
Kansas City
Marjory Myers
Wither Sesine
Eves
Edith Myers
Della Cleland
Williamson
Mrs. Jackson
Margaret Craigh
Jim Jones
Cleland
Bill Davis
Kemper
Ernest Shulmeyer
Lawrence Hospital
Neil Johnson
Charles Southards
Lawrence
Morgan
Elmer
Frontina East
Roy
Alva Rockheld
Tulsa
Okla
Frida
de Williams
Henry Seele
Shulmeyer
Hospitill Winters
Mr. Foster
High Prairie
Ottawa
Weebel Pairks
Ralph Schick
Clarence Schick
Teey
Ida Wagner
Holladay
Jake Reusch
Alma Smith
George Hoskinson
Hazel
Edward Vieux
A. Robinson
Wagner
Archie
Banger
Gon
Sheldon
Roy Hoskingon
Mr.Baugher
Garnett
Charles Loughlin
Guy Albaugh
Fred Morton
Roe for State Supervisor of Public Instruction
Candidate Wm A Roe of Vinland and Eudora outlines a plan to improve rural schools through close supervision. He cites local roots, teaching and principal experience, and service as County Teachers Association president. He argues annual short visits are insufficient and urges votes for his program to better educational opportunities for farm children.
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T . Wm
A. Roe
Vinland
Lawrence High
University of Kansas
Eudora
Roe
County Teachers Association
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Kron
Treves
Aix-la Chapelle
Saar
Rhineside
United States Weather Bureau
Highway Department
France
Hemstitching
Stedt
Massachusetts
Buffalo
N. Y
Glenn H. Curtiss
General Hospital
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Wright Brothers
Baldwin
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Calif
Alexander Graham Bell
Bell
Aerial Experiment Association
Thomas Selfridge
Lake Keuka
Scientific American
Hammondaport
G. H. Curtiss
North Island
San Diego
Ellyson
Navy
Beck
Army
America
Albany
Governor’s Island
New York World
Curtiss Condor
Willi s-Overland Company
Curtiss Company
Curtiss-Wright Enterprises
C. M. Keys
Frank. H. Russell
J. A. B. Smith
Chester W. Cuthell
Leonard Kennedy
Pioneer Bank
Bureau
National Department
Mud Creek Bridge
Wwe
Sir Pane
Round Corner Drug and
Shimmons Bros
Ers
Electricians
Schubert Funeral Home
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