Revelers Singer Lewis James Linked to Early Radio Quartet
AP reports Lewis James, a member of the Revelers, as one of radio’s first singing quartets. He performed Scotch songs on Station WJY, later WJZ, from Newark in 1921 with receivers on a roof. The group planned a European tour starting July 18 with dates in Paris, London and Berlin.
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New- York
Lewis James
Dart
Bhannon Jquarter
WJY
WJZ
Westinghouse
Newark
New York
Rével- Shannon
Merrymakers
Serenaders
Paris
London
Berlin
Air Station Talk and Coast to Coast Radio Plans
A review of CBS and WEAF broadcasts outlines upcoming programs for June including Paul Whiteman and his band premiering from the Pacific coast on CBS Tuesday night. Alfred H. Swaine will discuss automobile safety on WEAF. A Major Bowes theatre reunion is planned for WEAF and networks. Mrs. Thomas A. Edison’s favorite music will be aired by Frank Black Orchestra on WJZ.
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Columbia
ABG
Eyas San Francisco
Paul Whiteman
Pacific ‘Coast
CBS
National Automobile, Chamber Off-Commerce
Automobile-and -Safety
WEAF
Coast To Coast
Major Bowes
Thomas A. Edison
Frank Black
WJZ
Fragmented Saturday Radio Program Guide and Commentary
Fragmented OCR text outlines a Saturday radio program schedule with show titles such as Time Wy, Morning music, Pancake and Banana foods, and various stations like WGN. It includes mentions of Weather Forecasts, Grain and Livestock markets, and advertising blurbs about broadcasting improvements and personalities like Pat Barnes.
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Utica Jubilee Singers
Enna
Jdettick Melodies
Coillier
Baldwin
Oran
Roxy
White “House
Edison
Aerial height questioned for better radio reception
A reader asks how low to lower the aerial to receive lower radio wavelengths after a trouble set failed at high frequency. The fan fears the aerial is placed too high since only higher wavelengths can be tuned.
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Boston
Train Radiophones Feasibility Debated By Rail Bodies
A study shows radiophone train links are technically feasible but commercially impractical. Rail officials cite lack of available short wave wavelengths and high interference risk if multiple systems adopt the service. Neosho County commissioners move to set up a county roads control unit next year.
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Telephone and
Ailroad
Ee Horane ‘Commission
Neosho ‘Coanty ‘Commissioners
Sytem‘of
Between Wave Lengths and Tax Support Debate
A quoted discussion outlines proposals to replace a support tax for radio broadcasting with a direct tax. Senator W. Brodichatto is cited as favoring a tax shift that could hurt the radio industry, while others argue broadcasting has grown and relies on sponsors. The debate centers on sustaining or reforming funding for radio advertising and industry growth.
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America
Ernest
W. Brodichatt
Major Midwest Train Schedule Changes Cut Travel Times
Widespread changes to passenger train timetables affect the Midwest with faster speeds and shorter stops. About 49 trains entering Kansas City daily are adjusted, with 25 Santa Fe runs altered as part of efforts to unify rail and air services.
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ag/Vity
Middlewest
Atlantic
Kansas
Santa Fe
Bondfield a Trailblazing British Labor Leader
Miss Margaret Bondfield Britain's first woman cabinet member and labor minister emerges as a staunch and capable figure. The sixety-year-old former Somerset school marm and shop girl rose through labor movement ranks, serving in parliament since 1923 and earning the title Right Honorable as a pioneering female stateswoman. Her career spans labor conferences in Washington and Geneva, with noted parliamentary skill and public speaking.
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MacDonald
Britain
Astor
Maggie
Bondifield
Lady Astor
Labor Ministry
Labor
Assist Lant
Labor and Socialist Publications
Jin
Northampton
General ‘Council
Trades Union Congress
Privy Council
Hyill
Margaret Bond-field
United States
Miss Bondfield and the Mistress of the House Debate
Fragmentary OCR note cites Miss Bondfield asserting the mistress of the house has a right to expect a good honest day’s work in Australia context. Limited readable text focuses on labor expectations and the phrase a good honest day’s work being tied to the mistress.
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Australia
The Milk Situation in Lawrence
Letters to the editor discuss Lawrence’s milk ordinance, noting past cooperation between milk inspectors and producers led to the city’s top milk supply. The author questions why the strong supply isn’t marketed locally, citing distributors paying less than producers can obtain for butterfat and skim milk, arguing higher value milk should fetch higher prices.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Sinder
Burger
United States
Agricultural Department
Washington
Lawrence family amid Houston flood relief effort
Mr and Mrs C C Crew and Miss Wish Ctss, formerly of Lawrence, reported from Houston that flood water three feet deep in their home did not reach them. Neighbors helped save most furniture as they remained safe, keeping many friends informed in Lawrence. Mr Grew is brother of Mrs Arthur Huddleston.
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Houston
C. C. Crew
Patee Theatre Week Schedule Hints at Melodramas and Shorts
The Patee Theatre announces a week starting Monday June 10 with Gertrude Olmstead and Bert LyteH in a melodrama and Tae Lane: Wolf's Daughter. Belle Bennett and Eve Southern star in a stirring drama Wild Geese. Wednesday features Hoot Gibson in The Wing and Horsemans' Comedy Maklity Whoopee. Thursday presents Clara Bow in Keeper of the Bees and Richest Street in the World. Friday brings Gilds Gray in The Devil Dancer. Saturday features Buzz Barton in The Vagabond Did. Also Kinogram News and various short curiosities.
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Gertrude Olmstead
Bert Lyteh
Tae Lane
Wolf's Daughter
Uping Lane
Tae Day
Belle Bennett
Eve Southern
Kinogram News
Hoot ‘Gibson
Horsemans
Clara Bow Jin Hn
the Bees
Gilds Gray
Buzz Barton
Curiosities
Fox News
Court Grants New Trial in Topeka Slaying Case
The Kansas Supreme Court reversed Ellis County District Court’s denial of a new trial for taxi driver Joseph Furthmeyer, sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary for the January 18, 1928 slaying of John E. O Laughlin Jr. in the Hays Cars area after a collision on West Campus Road. Police reported no major car damage.
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Topeka
Supreme ‘Court Today
Ellis County
Joseph
Furthmeyer
State
John E. O'Laughlin, Jr
Hays
E.T. McFarland
West Ninth
Andia M McCrea
Indian Street
West Campus
Polite Department
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