No Chance Left to Avert Strike
New York July 26 The last hope for a peaceful resolution to the threatened transportation strike faded as both sides refused further talks. City officials urged emergency action while unions and management prepared for a possible walkout affecting elevated rail, surface lines, and rapid transit.
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Transportation Company & Doves
Talay
Atien
Ahloh
Lire Gabkupeed
Hooper Frank Hedley
Gres
Ingerborough Rapid Transit,, Company
Ty Woated
I Nero
Park Drive Paving Petition and City Ordinance Action
A petition for paving Park Drive on the east side of South Park, with thirteen signers, was received and filed. The commission granted a permit for a filling station at Third and Funsten avenues. A proposed revised ordinance to street and sidewalks was discussed and read, then adjourned to executive session.
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Park Drive
South Park
Wo. Selall
Third Streets
Funsten Avenue
Ayd. Mokunere
Babe Ruth Powers Yankees Past Browns in Open Twin Bill
Babe Ruth homered twice and drove in runs as the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Browns in a doubleheader. Ruth went 4-for-4 with two homers and two singles, lifting his season total to 128. the Yankees won 15-7 in the first game and 6-2 in the nightcap, with strong support from teammates Gaston, O’Neill, and others. Other leagues note mixed results, while stormy seas delay Captain Courtney’s Atlantic crossing from Valentia to Ireland.
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Mibors
Babe Ruth
Yankees
St. Louis
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Ruth
Gebrut
Browns
Walleps
Moro Horners
St Louis
Gaston
O'Neuilly Reuther
Chicago
Nineton
Connally
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Hadley
Uel
Philadelphia
Collins
Woodall
Shanty
Autres
Puffing
Hellmann
Detroit
Hou
Carrall
Bagsters Quinn
Cochrane
Jones
Wingard
Dixon
Rost
Jacobs
Tate
Kansas Forecast Summary of Weather and Roads
Forecast calls for fair skies tonight with warmer conditions in the eastern portion. Wednesday remains fair with continued warmth. Roads are clear statewide except Arkansas City, which is dusty. Touring notes cite variable temperatures and limited data on past readings.
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Kansas
Arkansas City
FLIER MAY GET CROSSING UNDER COOLIDGE PLAN
President Coolidge intends to award the distinguished flying cross if legal, to Clarence Chamberlin of New York for aviator feats. Chamberlin told reporters he would not join the armed reserve to qualify, spoke at a Kiwanis gathering in Union City New Jersey. Also notes Frank Youmans Jr and bride Helen Gremmels honeymoon sighting. Pittsburgh State Teachers College bid for mechanical arts building contract let to Peters and Thelis in Manhattan with $30,000 appropriation.
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Ftupid City
Coolidge
Clarence Chamberlain
New York
Germany
Union City
Clarence Chamberlin
Chamberlin
Huds
Bergen
Pittsbore
Llet Topekx
Kans
H. E. Schrack
Mechanical Arts
Pittsburg State Teachers College
Peters and jTheljs
Manhattan
Shrack Sif
New Legion Candidate Named For Department Commander
Fort Riley Kansas July 26 AP The Third District Legionnaires endorsed Donald Stewart of Independence for department commander to be elected tomorrow. Other candidates are Lester M Cow Garden City and William E B Stanley Wichita. Stewart and Stanley are lawyers, McCoy a car dealer. Stewart served in the French army before 1917 and later as an American officer. Fort Riley July 26 AP Senator Capper pledged to reintroduce universal draft legislation aiming to draft dollars as well as manpower, distributing war burdens and creating nation wide benefit. Wichita Legion hands and Emporia drum corps won prizes in Fort Riley parade contests with Wichita band taking 373 dollars and Emporia 145. Kansas City Kansas Legion band placed third, Garden City and Plays also noted.
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Fort Riley
Kans
Donald Stewart
Independence
Kansas American Legion
Hor
Gaitékill Lof Girard
Lester My. Cow
Garden City
William EB. Stanley
Wichita
Higi Distinet
McCoy
Stewart
Kansas
United States
Germany
Stanley
William 5
American Legion
Ferre C. Watkins
Chicago
Illiois Department
Veteran’ S Organization
Kansas Department
Ateriva
Watkins
America
Europe
Legion
A.P
Kansas Legionnaires
Capper
Junction Gity
Wichita American Legion
Emporia Drum and Bugle Corps
Ivon
Kansas Lemonnaires
Fort Ril
Emporia
Legion Post
Kansas City, Kansas
Garden City Jand
Highway project near Lawrence to open after two weeks
Work on the north Lawrence to Oska Mensa Atchison and St Joseph highway advances with concrete pours and grading. Five unit ramps in the route are nearly finished and the highway is expected to reopen to traffic in about two weeks. A similar section in Jefferson County was closed earlier this year and hard surface paving continues south of Lawrence.
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Lawrence
O'Cloek
Jeerson County
Avith Oska- Mensa
Atchison
St. Joseph
Jeers
Mushlood
Kansas farmers oppose rail freight rate increases at ICC hearing
Kansas farm leaders including Brasted of the Kansas Farmers Union and Clyde Reed argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission that current rail freight charges hurt agriculture and that lower rates would ease farm distress. Witnesses from Cooperative Grain Dealer and related associations cited widespread farm hardship and low prices, while refusing to pin all trouble on railroads.
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Wichita
Karis
Kansas
Interstate Commercce Commission
Mississippi River
Clyde A. Reed
Parisons
Tta
Brasted
Salina
Kansas Farmers Union
Agers
J. B. Brown
Larned
Kansas Cooperative Grain Dealer Association
Elmer Samson
Quinter
Cooperative Farm
Eee
Arkansas dentist seeks injunction against Kansas board action
Beaumont of Arkansas challenged the state board of dental examiners order revoking his license. Assistant AG W C Ralston reported the suit to enjoin enforcement. Beaumont claims absence when the board ruled and asserts charges of practicing under assumed names and liquor law violations.
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Topeka
Kans
Beaumont
Arkansas
State Board of Dental Examiners
W. C. Ralston
Tr. Beaumont
British govt to make Commons statement on naval talks
London July 26 AP The British government will make a statement in the house of commons regarding tripartite naval negotiations tomorrow or Thursday Winston Churchill said the government preferred to speak tomorrow but may delay until Thursday The government intends to offer a statement on one of the two days Churchill added Also noted was the unclear origin of a protest request by Sir Esme How ard British ambassador to the United States over alleged U S press unfairness in coverage of the issue. In Cleveland Myron T Herrick 73 year old ambassador to France underwent another operation today with surgeons reporting a good reaction and no complications.
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Winston Churchill
House
Churchill
APJ
Esme How
Art
United States
Foreign Office
Herrick
Cleveland
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
France
Airplane Screen an Aid to Fleet Airpower
Washington July 26 AP naval experts see vast screen of airplanes for the American fleet as the future aiming to bolster air cover for battleships and carriers. They foresee hundreds of planes in battleships cruisers and destroyers, with aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga joining soon. Catapult launches and aircraft from destroyers and submarines shown as feasible, with the armed forces already ahead in aviation technology.
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Washington
Tennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Gasless Tuesday Observed Again by Wichita Women
Wichita Kans AP Gasless Tuesday promoted by the Wichita Federation of Women's Clubs as a silent protest against rising gas rates. Mrs John Maltbie leads the effort urging use of electric cooking and home strategies such as wiring an electric iron to heat meals for invalids. Households reportedly cut gas use while electric consumption rose slightly. Also Miss Belva Gilsford to move to Greeley Colo with sister Grace Corrigan to open a millinery and corset shop.
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Wichita Federation of Women's Clubs
Agal
John Maltbie
Calorada
Belva G Lsford
Weaver's
Grace Corrigan
Ottawa
Greeley
Colo
Lawrence Police Debut New Dark Blue Uniforms
Lawrence officers appeared in new dark blue uniforms with brass buttons for the first time last night Their white caps sport blue trimmings and present a smart effect for the force now in service.
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Lawrence
Woodland Folk Wedding Brings Stillman Union to New York Bride
Grand Anse Quebec July 26 villagers and woodland folk gathered for the entry of Lenas Wilson daughter of the woods into the Stillman family of New York as she wed “Bud” Stillman. A dance will follow the ceremony with refreshments of wine beer and other beverages provided.
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Grand Anse
Lenas Wilson
Woods
Stillman
New York
Bud” Stillman
Pearl Nolan Dead After Vermont Drive Shooting at Topeka
Roy Mathews, 20, held in county jail on murder charge after a fatal shooting of Pearl Nolan, 24, at Dimmery's cafe in Subluck near Vermont Drive. Authorities say the quarrel began at Woodland Park, then escalated with a shotgun blast leaving Nolan brain injured. he died at Christ's Hospital this morning after being moved from Topeka.
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Fatarende
Jali
Heilong Elu
Masini
Ponyl Kion
Topeka
Christ's Hospital
Omvienis
Mathiews
Nolan
Dimmery
Vermont
Mathews
Mathesus
Cummings
Mathines
Lawrence Norst
Non Ani Mathews
Woodland Park
Mathes En- Toya -Dimaiery
Anel
Topesa
Oklahoma City pilot targets world non stop endurance flight
Wichita scenes set as Bennett Griffin plans a record non stop endurance flight in a Travel-Air monoplane powered by a Wright engine. Clyde Cessna announces a competing attempt here with a similar monoplane. Griffin aims to stay aloft beyond 24 hours with navigator W. Al Henley aboard, while Cessna prepares his mysterious ship for a Friday start possibly postponed to Monday.
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Bennett H. Griffin
Oklahoma City
Clyde V. Cessna
Smounesed
Y Griffin
San Francisco
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Dallas
Hongkong
Haw
Chamberlain
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Tal
Cessna
Wal? Henley
A & Isna
FALSE TUNNEY RUMOR OUT Report of Injured Champion Denied
Report that world heavyweight champion Gene Tunney was killed or seriously hurt in a car accident circulated among elites. Staff denied the claim as Tunney trained at an Adirondack camp while other items noted a teen girl's killing of her stepfather in Fort Worth. Steel earnings for Q2 1927 rose to 46,040,460 with tax adjustments, up from the previous quarter but down from a year ago.
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Speculator
N.Y
Genemey
Adirondack
Tunney
Menbaurs
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Amour
Ottawa Man Wins Lecompton High School Contract
MH A Grabendyke of Ottawa won the bid for Lecompton High School construction with a $30,400 offer. Fifteen bidders competed. the highest bid was 42,000. The plumbing and heating contract went to Thumbing Heating Co for 871 and the electrical wiring to Elvetvic Wiring at 702. Construction site lies west and slightly south of the present school. the brick two story building will be fireproof with updated water supply and other amenities. Members of the Lecompton school board approved the contract and tuned attorneys from the district to oversee the project.
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MH. A. Grabendyke
Ottawa
Lecompton
Lecompton School
Tis
Elvetvic
Arthilerts
Frabktin Highway Contract Date Set for Ottawa Area
State highway commission approved the first long stretch of federal highway TAW totaling about 15 miles from Ottawa toward Anderson County. A benefit dinner supported the gravel road paving effort, with August 26 named as the award date for the paving contract. The project will extend to Douglas County line, linking rural routes and improving access for residents.
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Hirth- Way Commission
Niles
Soph
Ottawa
Otte
Anderson County
Taw
Roufote
Trouglas
US oil output climbs with week’s 37,269 barrel gain
Daily U S oil production rose by 37 269 barrels in the past week as mid continent output neared 1 4 million barrels daily and Oklahoma's Girard Gas area topped the half million barrel mark. National production showed a strong weekly increase amid rising prices.
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Tulsa
Okla
United States
Girard
Oklahoma
Mid-Continent
Darligg
Ingham Names Cities For Medical Training Initiative
Ingham announced tentative selection of six Kansas cities for a nine week pediatrics course. Cities listed include Emporia Atchison Leavenworth LaCrettey and Kansas City Kansas. The program aims to retrain physicians by mid September with directors at the University of Nan-Isai and St. Louis hosts.
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Inehaim
Wite University of Nan- Isai
Emporia
Tape Atchison
Leavenworth
Laacrety
Kansas City
Ingham
Eych
de Wayne
St. Leni Lasses
Honored After 700 Years Posthumous Rank Granted
In a rare royal gesture Lord Tadahisa Shimazu is promoted to the second court rank of the Junior Grade posthumously for his devoted services. The practice reflects belief that deceased spirits remain present to witness honors.
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Tadahisa Shimtazu
Jras
Lindbergh Lands in Vermont in Spirit of St Louis Visit
Springfield Vermont May 26 Colonel Charles A Lindbergh in his trans Atlantic plane the Spirit of St Louis arrived here at 1135 eastern standard time today He was greeted by Lieutenant Governor Jackson and former Governor James Hartness who will host him this evening
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Apj
Charles A. Lindbergh
Reverend Puls to resign pastorate and camp role
The Rev A Puls will resign as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church due to time demands. He will also leave his role with the Lawrence Twilight baseball program as schedule planning commences this spring. Officials indicate a decision on his continuation will come after tonight’s meeting at the Wikis building.
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A. Puls
Lawrence Arin
Longue
Hell
Ceelay
Westminster Cathedral Organ Contract For Pasadena Church
The Router Organ company secured a large contract to build a grand organ for the Westminster Episcopal Church in Pasadena. The instrument, costing about 40 000 dollars, will boast over 8 000 pipes and elaborate Gothic design with vaulted ceilings and carved woodwork, seating around 600 as plans for a Trinity Lutheran church in Lawrence mirror the style.
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Eveshiystrinn Ulureh
Pasadena
Cleo
California
Reuter Fartory
Lawrence
Rye
Rye Rete
Ely Iveh
Leila
Trinity Lutheran Church
Hureh
Five Men Drown in Menominee River Crash
Five men drowned today when a cofferdam crib on which they rode toppled at White Rapids on the Menominee river. Two men were rescued, per time-keeper Mike Doyle, with several names reported in the outage.
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Midh
Menominee River
White Rapids
Mike Doyce
Lewdazhey
Mirmsispalley
el Palkal
Oh la
Maar AV
Wien
Mint
Experts Outline Alfalfa Growth At County Meeting
Kansas ag agents and local growers met in the Chamber of Commerce building to discuss preparing soil and planting alfalfa. Talks covered inoculation, fertilizer mixes, lime use, and rotation with crops, with demonstrations on nitrogen benefits and seed bed preparation.
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Kansas State Agricultural ColL+ lowe
Chamber
Comtmerce
Pres- TV
iGilkigonye
Araieh, S. Gaers
Ageicultarat
Athald
I. W. Wells
Howe County
Alf Almastand
Mr. Wells
Seth
Yaros
Willoughby
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