Story of trouble at Kansas prison
Lansing June 18. The Kansas penitentiary has seen many escapes mutinies and riots. The most sensational was Memorial day 1933 when 41 convicts fled with Warden Prather and two guards as hostages. Prather escaped that night near Welch Oklahoma. A year later all fugitives were killed or captured. Bailey a key figure later helped kidnap oilman Urschel. In 1927 328 miners rioted in the prison mine for 72 hours demanding better food and cigarettes. Loyal inmates freed 14 guards. In 1934 seven convicts overpowered a guard built a wall ladder and escaped. all seven died or were recaptured. December 1923 saw the largest break with seven convicts tunneling from a powerhouse. Other plots were stopped by prison staff. Desperado Wilbur Underhill headed a December 1931 plot in which three guards were slain. The same year dynamite threatened the penitentiary.
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Lansing
Kan
Kansas
Kirk Prather
Prather
Saginaw Hills
Welch
Oklo
Harvey Bailey
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Bailey
Alcatraz Federal Prison
Jim Clark
Bob
Big Boy) Brady
Brady
Paola
Wilbur Underhill
Oklahoma
Peliceny
Historic Highway Unveiling In Kniveton Kansas
Ceremonies planned in Kniveton to dedicate a granite shaft marking the military trail route linking Fort Leavenworth and Fort Gibson. Pittsburg P A R chapter sponsors the event with Mrs. Loren E. Rex of Wichita delivering the dedicatory address and F W Brinkerhoff of Pittsburg giving the response. Earl C. Todd, Independence highway commissioner, may attend. The road first appeared on maps in 1834 with Fort Scott as a key stop. The route faded from traffic after the stagecoach era.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Cph
Kniveton
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Gibson
Indian Territory
P.A.R
Loren E. Rex
Wichita
D.A
Sheriff Quits Post Amid Miner Strike Tension
June 18 Topeka Gov Landon says Cherokee county sheriff Dave Hasenplaugh resigns due to ill health after paralysis confinement. A successor to be named. three five of guardsmen in the zinc and lead mining strike area withdrawn as control shifts. Major Porfirio E Zablan dies from plane crash near Kendalia after being injured in the crash.
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Topeka
Dave Hasenplaugh
Cherokee County
Alf M. Landon
Landon
San Antonio
Tex
Upt
Kendalia
Porfirio E. Zablan
Philippine Constabulary
Kelly Field
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Questions From Classifieds
Test Your Knowledge asks seven questions covering Gaius Valerius Ga euilus age in the U S House of Representatives Lassen Peak state English longest reign queen The Wild Irish Boy author Penned by Dennis Jasper Murphy European river Aar coin science Treatise Largest snakes Jacques Offenbach composer Felkland Islands ownership and background noted.
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U. S. House of Representatives
Lassenak
Dennis Jasper Murphy
Aar
Jacques Offenbach
Felk-land Islands
Air Clipper Flies Midway to Hawaii in 10 Hours
The Pan American Clipper completed the first commercial flight between Midway Island and Honolulu, landing at Pearl Harbor after 10 hours 5 minutes. Captain Musick called the test very successful and noted the flight was mostly blind with curtains drawn and a watch on duty. The crew plans a 2,410 mile hop to Alameda California pending weather.
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Honolulu
Midway Island
Pan American
Alameda
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Musick
California
Deaths and Funerals and Washington News
Mike Seiwald a former Eudora resident died at his Wa mego Kansas home June 14 after a five day illness He was 63 born near Eudora in August 1872 He moved from Eudora to St Marys and then Wamego survived by his wife Amelia and three sons Harold Gilbert and Glen all of Wamego Funeral services were held at Saint Bernard church Wamego with Rev Friesburg at 9 am burial at St Marys Kansas Debate on Security Bill in Senate administration leaders abandon hope of passage in face of private pension plan exemptions voting expected tomorrow Washington Wins Boat Race Washingtons strong freshmen won the opening two mile race at the 37th Poughkeepsie regatta in rain duplicating last year s win over California Navy placed third in the same race
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Mike Seiwald
Eudora
Wamego
Kan
Mr. Seiwald
St. Marys
Dukfe
Amelia
Harold
Gilbert
Glen
Saint Bernard Catholic Church
Friesburg
Washington
Administration
Senate
Poughkeepsie
California
Navy
Kentucky Barnetts withdraw claims to Jackson Barnett estate
In Muskogee Oklahoma on June 18 claimants from Kentucky dropped their federal court claims to the $2,000,000 oil fortune of Jackson Barnett. Records show Barnett attended a Creek Indian conference in 1857 and the Kentucky claimants alleged he fled Kentucky after a 1864 killing on Yellow Creek.
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Muskogee
Okls
Five Civilized Tribes
Jackson Barnett
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Los Angeles
Cal
Barnett
Kaw flood prompts large drainage ditch plan near Lake View
Santa Fe engineers surveyed the region north and west of Lake View to dig a major drainage ditch to carry off flood water. Many acres and some roads remain underwater hindering farmers reaching Lawrence. A Midland farmer warned of another big rise in the Kaw as snakes flee the low lands crossing north of the highway.
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Santa Fe
Lake View
Lawrence
Midland
Dust Storms and Health Official Speaks on Radio
Dr. Earl G. Brown, secretary of the Kansas Board of Health, spoke via NBC from Washington on the effects of recent dust storms. He attended the State and Provincial Health Officers Association meeting and was elected vice-president. The Surgeon General invited the talk after a paper was heard yesterday.
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Earl G. Brown
Kansas Board of Health
NBC
Washington
WEEN
Brown
State and Provincial Health Officers Association
Men’s Night at Lawrence Country Club results recap
The first Men’s Night of the season at Lawrence Country Club followed the Pelican Club dinner. Potting contest winners were most aces V Bruner second aces Gene Glahn and Bob Poillon. Low score prizes went to Gene Glahn V K Bruner Bob Poillon Penfield Jones. John Riling won the blind bogey.
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Coontry Club
Lawrence Country Club
Pelican Club
V . Bruner
Gene Glahn
Bob Poillon
V. K. Bruner
Penfield Jones
John Riling
Two Men Jailed by Omaha Military Court for Defaming National Guard
In Omaha on June 18 two men Thomas Brisby and Frank Baust were jailed for 80 days by a military commission for uttering defaming remarks about the national guard amid martial law during a streetcar strike. The men are 45 and 24 years old. They were held as part of unrest in the city.
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Omaha
Neb
UPH
National Guard
Omaha Military Commission Court
Thomas Brisby
Frank Baust
Fear Epidemics in Floods Wake in Nebraska
Benkelman Nebraska reports fear of twin disasters as floods from the Republican River sweep the region. Smallpox and typhoid vaccines are rushed by airplane from Lincoln to combat outbreaks. Nine cases of smallpox reported. a drowning near Benkelman rescues failed. Flood waters recede west of Oxford as travel disruptions persist.
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Benkelman
Neb
Nebraska
Republican
Lincoln
Harald Mosier
Betty June
Kansas
Republican River Valley
Roosevelt orders new NRA to monitor labor and fair trade changes
Washington June 18 President Roosevelt directs the new NRA to closely observe changes in labor standards and fair trade practices after code abolition. In a letter to acting administrator James L. O Neill he calls for careful work under an impartial committee including a chairman, management and labor reps, and members named by Commerce and Labor.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
James L. O'Neill
Departments of Commerce and Labor
Marriage Licenses Issued by Judge Menger in Topeka Area
Probate Judge L H Menger yesterday issued a license to Dale C Heinen and Iona F White bread of Topeka who plan to wed Rev Theodore H Astman. This morning another license went to Preston R Canden and Ruth E Staker of Excelsior Springs Mo who were married by Judge Menger.
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L. H. Menger
Dale C. Heinen
Iona F. Whitebread
Topeka
Theodore H. Astman
Preston R. Canden
Ruth E. Staker
Excelsior Springs
Menger
Oskaloosa Women Attend Children's Day in Atchison
Mrs Lizzie Brown with grandchildren John Marthy and Katherine Gutchinitter Miss Etta and Bessie Brown and Miss Jeanette Jacquemin traveled to Atchison Sunday for Children s Day at the Evangelical church A picnic in Jackson Park hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred Attenweiler followed The party noted the park s beauty Margaret Stevens returns from Kansas University for summer with Dr and Mrs Delas Stevens Her sister Marie Stevens attends KU summer session and visits with Mrs Rice at 1230 Tennessee Street before weekends with her parents in town
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Lizzie Brown
John, Marthy
Katherine Gutchinitter
Etta
Bessie Brown
Jeanette Jacquemin
Atchison
Evangelical Church
Jackson Park
Fred Attenweiler
Margaret Stevens
Kansas University
Delas Stevens
Miss Marie Stevens
K. U
Local residents visit and summer school plans noted
Several area residents are listed with travel and family news including Mrs Winona Lobb visiting Topeka for new books, Ruth Nesbet returning to Lawrence for continuing study, and Mr and Mrs T M Dick, Arlan Wilkinson, and Irene Patterson Bannon visiting relatives. A high school auditorium program featured plays Be a Little Cuckoo and Flivver Family with students Dor othy Jo Ottinger Mabel Brown Mae Long Louellen Hoskinson Martha Brown Holl and Fox Louis Weinberg Margaret Roberts and Mary Alta Waggoner and musical numbers by Leona Grant Bernard Peterson and a String Sextette of six girls.
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Lawrence
Winona Lobb
Topeka
Lobb
Frank Nesbet
Miami
Ohls
David Grayson
Ruth
T. M. Dick
Lecompton
Charles Winans
Arlan Wilkinson
Independence
Noble
Rudy Burker
Irene Patterson Bannon
Littleton
Colo
George Patterson
Charles Davis
Winchester
Celia Phinney
Dorothy Jo Ottinger
Mabel Brown
Mae Long
Louellen Hoskinson
Martha Brown
Flivver
Holland Fox
Louis Weinberg
Margaret Roberts
Mary Alta Waggoner
Leona Grant
Bernard Petergson
Shower and family reunion in Clearfield community
Irene Brecheisen Alberta Deckwa and Dorothy Hausman hosted a baby shower for Mrs Fred Lawrenz and newborn son with gifts contests and refreshments. Bertha Lawrenz and Louise Brecheisen won prizes. Over 85 relatives and friends attended a family reunion at George Vitt home despite weather. H N Edler visited Joe Vitt family in Eudora. Theo Thoren hosted Sunday dinner guests.
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Irene Brecheisen
Alberta Deckwa
Dorothy Hausman
Fred Lawrenz
George Vitt
H. N. Edler
Joe Vitt
Eudora
Theo. Thoren
Baldwin Community Notes and Social Calendar Highlights
Mrs. Raymond Brecheisen and daughter Barbara Louise visit. Ida Myers from near Dodge City visits relatives in the Vitt and Deckwa families. W. J. Selzer, Clarence Hausman, and others host barn dances and dinners. Edgerton Jers Peer helps on the Brecheisen farm. Local clergy and families attend a Vinland Players drama at Eudora High School. Various residents host and attend showers, picnics, and reunions while students and teachers commute to events in Baldwin and nearby towns.
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Raymond Brecheisen
Barbara Louise
Ida Myers
Dodge City
George Vitt
Wesley Deckwa
Clarence Hausman
Fred Brecheisen
Jers Peer
Edgerton
Ben Brecheisen
Louie Schendel
Kaw Valley
Ott
Henry Deckwa
Vinland Players
Eudora High School
Miss Burnell
Wellsville
Pleasant Oak
Marcella Brecheisen
Minnie Beacher
Baldwin News Social Roundup Faces of Local Visitors
The Monday Night Bridge Club gathered with Mrs Bert Jones. Mrs Omar Leavengood of Rose dale Kansas City Kan drove to Baldwin last Friday and was joined home by Mrs Luther Leavengood and daughter Nancy. Dean Leavengood joined Sunday and all returned that evening. Mrs Percy Roberts and daughter Dieudonne left Monday for an overland trip to Philadelphia to visit Oscar Roberts and wife. Richard Allen Hickey of Oakland California spent last weekend in Lawrence and Baldwin with friends. Prof and Mrs E A White of Lawrence and Mrs H B Batchelor also noted in the gathering.
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Tommy Evans, Jr
Gilbert M. Gander
Charles Kalb
C. J. Fischer
Earl Black
Seneca
Eastern Stat Chapter
Gander
Mildred Salton
Kansas City
Alpha Chi Omega House
Florence Bennett
Virginia Black
Baldwin
Baker University
W. J. Williams
Mary Margaret
Maria Louise Grove
Topeka
Betty Smith
Tone Miller
Boston
Mass
Dale Martin
Marshall
Texas
Miss Smith
Leo Smith
S. W. Muenzenmayer
Oak Grove
Woodbine
Everett Standtz
G. M. Liston
Flov Liston
Merrill Liston
Bert Jones
Omar Leavengood
Rosedale
Kan
Luther O. Leavengood
Nancy
Dean Leavengood
Percy Roberts
Dieudonne
Philadelphs
Oscar Roberts
Richard Allen Hickey
Oakland
Cal
Lawrence and
E. A. White
Lawrence
H. B. Batchelor
Graduation Attendees From Baldwin and Ottawa Area
Dr Marill Liston received guests including Miss Mildred Blartin and Miss Leona Kobler visiting at Hill City. Marion Martin returned to Hill City after weekend in Baldwin. Long list of local social contacts includes Ottawa and Topeka residents spending time in Baldwin during measles period. Funeral for Josephine Swimley held at Stewart Barnett with burial in Sutton cemetery. she worked for Provident Building and Loan in Kansas City Kan. survivors include parents, three brothers Reese Lester and Harry, two sisters.
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University of
Fork Seetom
Baldwire
Marrill Liston
I Morgan
Mildred Blartin
Amemonstrator
Hill City
Baldwin
Mary Martin
Leona Kobler
Martin
Marion Martin
Iday
Ottawa
Pease Oway
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Stewart-Barnett
Charles W. Bailey
Russell Greer
Lenore Williams
Florence Remington
Sutton Cemetery
Misa Swimley
Provident Building and Loan Association
Kan
E. M. Swimley
Reese
Lester Swimley
Harry Swimley
Pueblo
Colo
Charles Kirchner
Nellie Hyland
Gloris
Coral Jean Schmittendorf
Kitty Clare Crago
Robert Guest
Phyllis Flickinger
Clement's Tonic Promises Real Results in Three Days
The advertisement touts Clement's Tonic as a natural, non stimulating aid that builds rich red blood, steadies nerves, boosts appetite, and increases willpower. It claims results in three days with a regimen of two tablets eight times daily with meals and offers a money back guarantee at Round Corner Drug Co.
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Clements
Clement
Round Corner Drug Co
Bac
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Lipu
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Hoover
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W. J. Selzer
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Patsy
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Rebekah Lodge
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Edward Randell
Tri Delta Alliance
Carl B. Butell
Lloyd Beaton Campbell
Bonner Springs
Mary A. Ault
John Ayers
A. E. Ayer
A. E. Ayers, Jr
University of Kansas
Grace Elliott
Chicago
C. J. Fisher
Miss Elliott
Fishher
Baldwin News
Elease Dental Cream
Ubes
Rexall
Rickerd-Stowits
Funk’s Mortuary Ambulance Service
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