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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1926
Page
1
AP dispatch reports a devastating derailment near Latrobe and Cincinnati with trains knocked from the tracks. Officials, railroad workers, and rescuers struggled as engines were toppled and wreckage blocked the main line. Dead and injured were removed as investigators began to piece together how the crash occurred.
Washington reports Senator Reed grilled Wayne Wheeler of the Anti-Saloon League before the Senate Finance Committee alleging the league acted legitimately in politics and legislation. Wheeler defended the group’s funding and denied activism beyond lawful boundaries as the Penn primary figures into further Senate inquiry.
Senators Borah Republican Idaho and Ransdell Democrat Louisiana announced in the Senate that they would vote against the McNary farm relief bill while Senator Johnston Republican California indicated openness to experiment. The measure is portrayed as granting sweeping powers under price equalization fees, with critics calling it economically unsound and harmful to debt settlement views amid Europe stabilization debates.
A store owner was arrested after a building blast left dynamite on premises and a gas stove, with detectives tallying remaining sticks. Also reported: a railroad sleeper disaster near Crystal Nevada, with PM First Attorney General race in Topeka as candidate C H Quier filed for Republican nomination.
An Interstate bus collided with a Chevrolet coupe one mile east of Big Springs at 6 30 yesterday evening injuring three people. B F Roberts of Topeka sustained a scalp wound and bruises, AleClanahan of Lecompton had a bruised shoulder, and George Arthur Ward of Lecompton suffered minor cuts. The driver of the coupe, Arthur Hartman, and passenger were hospitalized as the bus driver tried to avoid impact but could not clear the car.
In a Commons session Sir William Dawson-Dixon discussed wartime ration transfers and Soviet actions. The debate touched on demonstrations in Red Square and tensions with Britain as authorities pursued policy responses amid the general strike context.
Primary campaign figures show Edward E. Beidelman, Republican governor hopeful, reporting receipts and expenditures of 119,622 dollars. George Wharton and other state committee filings reveal campaign costs and contributions as the state election bureau records primary expense accounts.
At the annual meeting in Kansas City, W. Ivy Ju was chosen president of the Missouri Valley Tennis Association. New members include Fred Larsen and Sylvan Grave from Kansas, with Western Club and three other clubs joining the roster.
A red special bearing Cardinal Bonzano and Cardinal Mundelein arrived in Chicago for eucharistic ceremonies. Thousands lined Michigan Avenue as 1000 Knights of Columbus and 1000 firemen joined a mile-long crowd. Bonzano praised Chicago’s prestige from the congress and brought Pope Pius XI’s blessing.
County Engineer Le E Trueblood will carry Kaw river bridge plans and specifications from Lawrence to Topeka for state approval after meetings with Douglas and Leavenworth counties. Bids will be advertised once plans are approved. Rotary International named Harry H. Rogers of San Antonio president amid convention drama.
Washington reports final adjournment of Congress forecast for June 26 by leaders in both chambers. A resolution fixing that date for the session’s end likely to be considered next week, with expected defeat of the rivers and harbors bill and the administration prohibition measure. Farm relief and pending appropriation bills also poised for action before adjournment.
Pastor Rev Richard of First Christian church sails from New York City on June 23 aboard the Belem Garcia with a 100 member Sherwood Eddy seminar party. The group will visit London, Mainz, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Geneva, and Rome, studying international relations and League of Nations topics before returning to Geneva August 21. The trip includes educators, statesmen, business leaders, editors, and clergymen, with lectures by noted figures and a joint program with the Geneva Institute of International Relations.
Perry Hulett received a telex from Clifford Hulett in San Miers California explaining he ran away from home leaving clothes and his father’s car by a river bank on June 4. Search teams scoured the river for three days before learning the boy was safe and accounted for. The item also notes a Eucharistic Congress announcement for Sydney Australia in 1928 and a brief reference to Atwater Kent Radio-Hanra.
The selection of a Kansas high school boy and girl from Minneapolis and a Kansas teacher, formerly Ottawa county, to represent Kansas at the Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia was announced. Laureh, Vesta Wolfersperger, and Joseph Winchester are named as winners to undertake the pilgrimage, paid by the exposition.
The University of Vermont alumni magazine issue for commencement week is edited by Fred Wils and headed to alumni nationwide. It highlights activities, invites nonattendees to learn through the magazine, and marks a milestone for campus association outreach. Also notes St White Star Line sale rumors and international marine company financiers.
A Japanese farmer Kawahara hanged himself after learning his horse was dead. The horse became agitated during a thunderstorm and choked itself trying to break from a tree where it was tied. Kawahara removed the rope, tied it to the tree, and took his life.
Abdul Vorty Five of Haskell will attend the Quapaw picnic at Devil's Tramenade eight miles south of Baxter Springs Kansas. The forty five include the band school members and Indian artists. The Quapaws helped fund the Haskell stadium and will be welcomed at the big Haskell pow wow in October.
New Mexico judge freed G. Magee on a directed verdict after a manslaughter charge tied to the fatal August shooting of John B. Lasseter, a highway department engineer. Former Judge David J. Leahy testified to being the aggressor in the altercation that ended with Lasseter’s death and Leahy being shot in the arm.
Santa Fe passenger agent i King spoke at the Kiwanis Club luncheon in Wiede man’s tiday about where to go for vacation. Members concluded lack of places to vacation isn’t the issue. rather crowds hinder trips. B Halmes, Lak president, returned from the Montreal Kiwanis International convention and presided. Rev Edward Hislop guest stressed vacation as a chance to fit life, while others shared ideas. The club plans to challenge Rotary to an annual baseball game with Harrold Ingham named baseball organizer and manager.
Lieu James T. Hutchinson and another air service pilot leaped to safety from a burning plane 4,000 feet above Osborne. Observers at Wright field reported the craft burst into flames midair, then the pair deployed parachutes and landed unharmed as the wreckage burned out. Meanwhile, Flint Motor Company assets face a July 1 vote to sell its assembly plant to General Motors for about 4 million dollars.
About eighty five men and thirty one teams are at work on roads and bridges in Douglas County. County Engineer E. Trueblood reports most gangs are on candidate roads while thirteen men and four tim es work on Four Road improvements. Gangs operate Pleasant Grove Lawrence Baldwin Lecompton Worden Twin Mound and other areas. State Highway official R W Armstrong notes Douglas County roads are as good as others in the state.
Samuel M. Alldredge a Glendale Agviz summer session student pursuing a master's in organo chem at the university, slipped while opening a window at the Chemistry building. His hand was severely cut when it went through a glass show case, requiring twelve to fourteen stitches. He was taken by Funk's ambulance to A. J. Anderson's office, then walked back to his rooms.
Lonnie Fetty escaped serious harm Sunday night after being knocked forty or five feet by a Cadillac roadster near Tonganexie. He suffered a sprained wrist and scratched elbow, continuing work at the organ factory. He aided in moving a car from a ditch when the Cadillac struck him, then crashed into a bus sedan and later a Ford coupe, damaging the sedan.
Lisbon reports General Gomez da Costa, a former war and colonies minister, has seized control amid military demonstrations and placed himself at the head of the government. Troops secured key sites as a new premiership under Cabacadas era begins.
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