Charity Ball Shines On Inauguration Night
Washington March AP a gala charity ball closed inauguration day with a blaze of bands, flags, and gowns. Vice President accompanied by Mrs Gann and 30 governors, Curtis daughters Leon a Knight and Elizabeth George among attendees. John Coolidge wore a major's uniform with fiance Flor Frock in scarlet taffeta frock.
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Washington
Af Sand
Edward B. Gann
Washington Auditorium
Curtis
Gann
Leona Curtis Knight
Providence
Rhode Island
Elizabeth Gurns George
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
John Coolidge
Trumbull
Connecticut
Missouri Pacific Fireman Found Dead With Self Inflicted Wound
The body of flenny Lowry a 53 year old Missouri Pacific railroad fireman was found near the Topeka golf club Southeast of here with a bullet wound near the heart and a revolver in his right hand. County coroner Dr H L Sark said Lowry killed himself due to ill health. He leaves a widow and four children. Poultrymen meet Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce building at 7 PM.
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Topeka
Mar
Flenny Lowry
Veka
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Oil production hits new weekly U.S. high in March week
Oil and Gas Journal reports the United States produced an estimated 2,704,319 barrels in the week ending March 2, a gain of 18,822 barrels from the previous week. Oklahoma, West Texas, and the mid-continent area all show gains as proration effects continue.
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Tulsa
Okie
Seminole
United States
Oil and Gas Journal
Oklahoma
West Texas
Mid-Continent
Poison liquor toll rises near Peoria as deaths mount
In Peoria and nearby areas, sickness blindness and death from poison liquor swelled to at least fifteen dead with dozens ill and four likely blinded. The death count grew after three fatalities on Saturday, with seven more by Sunday morning and eight more reported. Coroner William Elliott warned the final tally could reach twenty or more as investigators detained three men in connection with the tragedy.
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Peoria
William Elliott
Ben Teel
Lance Hitz
Teel
Hitz
Vermont
Weekend drinking spurs liquor sale suspensions in Illinois
Alarm spread through Illinois cities including Galesburg and Decatur as weekend drinking allegedly instilled real fear in hundreds of footleggers and police feared shipments from the same batch of poison alcohol may have been sent, prompting a near halt to liquor sales.
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Illinois
Galesburg
Decatur
System at fire station uses tags to track shift readiness
Fire station employees discuss a tagging system to indicate off shift readiness and availability for town or out of town duty. The practice aims to support firefighting operations and other activities requiring rapid response.
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Lawrence
Fire station list shows off shift firefighters for gate duty
A metal tag is placed opposite each name on a posted station list. The list identifies which off shift firemen are available for gate duty if needed to help fight a large fire at the station.
Seven Sleepers at City Jail Reported by Watchful Guards
In a brief jailhouse note, seven sleepers were found in the city jail last night as guards observed them, with Gustafson noted among those present. The item reads like a terse, unnamed incident observed by staff.
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Bettes
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Missouri Pacific
Kaw Nalley
Chamber of Commerce
Barber's
Journal
Hoover
Peas Cure
Barker S Drug Store
Ady
Emily M. Lautz
Metzler Furniture Co
Jack
Batavia
S. Grocery
J.S. St. Clair
W. 8Th St
Ther Gustafson
Advas
Woellworth
Sills Co
Rey Lawrence Market
Iennas
Sumner Saus
Vresh Counties
Creamery
Butte
Mrs
Emiiy
Lata
Journal-World Cooking School
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