Merchant Prince Wanamaker Dies at Villa Buck Hill
Rodman Wanamaker merchant prince of New York and Philadelphia died at his Ventnor villa Buck Hill at 1:30 this morning of uraemia. His son Captain John Wanamaker and daughter Mrs Feranda Wanamaker Munn and Dr David Berner were with him. Funeral arrangements had not been completed. Wanamaker reportedly had life insurance of 7.2 million dollars, headed a list of insured individuals per The Spectator.
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N. J. Mar
Rodman sPsheraavee & 'Veeran-Merchant
New York
Philadelphia
Ventnor -Vila
Buck Hill
Orelock
Uraemia
John Warner
Fermanda Wanamaker Munn
David Berner
Atantic City
Ry Wanamaker
Hebe Avout
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Associated Press
Mar
Rodman
Wanamaker
Prince
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Guy Gilla
the Spectator
East Septémber
Votes for Flappers Bill To Be Introduced Monday
London reports a Commons bill to grant women under thirty the vote, with mixed support. Baldwin promises broad female backing though some caveats remain. New York notes shark footage plans, auto fines drop proposal, and a Iowa Senate resolution urging odd ballots for games reform. Washington records sleeping car porters’ wage practices and the Interstate Commerce Commission denying a Pullman wage petition.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Rannier Baldwin
Washington
Interstate Amerce Commission
Brotherhood
Pullman Company
Pullman Commons
Pinafore Tonight At Lawrence High School Auditorium
The glee clubs of Lawrence High School present the comic opera Her Majestys Ship Pinafore tonight at 7:30 in the auditorium. Miss Helen Pendleton acts as the production director, with admission priced at fifty and thirty five cents.
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Lawrence High School
Helen Pendleton
Fire and mechanical blazes disrupt early morning city incidents
Fire crews battled a chimney fire at Barteldes Seed Company 804 Massachusetts Street and later extinguished an exhaust pipe fire in a 700 block Massachusetts Street Interstate refue rator truck early today. Separately, KU seniors will visit engineering firms next week to discuss summer and next-year positions. Revival meetings continue nightly with Evan Belanger presenting. Estate administration notice from Leslie O Wells emphasizes prompt settlement at 1016 Massachusetts Lawrence Kansas.
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Barteldes Seed Company
Massachusetts Street
Onassachusetts
K.U
Ateief Leslie
Wells
Dearsons
L. C. Lis
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Kansa R. Holmes
Hill of Lecompton Files for County Commissioner Nomination
Hill of Lecompton announces candidacy for Republican nomination in County Commissioner district No 8 comprising Lecompton Kanwaka Clinton Marion and Willow Springs townships. He moved to Lecompton in 1864 and served as rural mail carrier from 1902 to 1927 when he retired, arguing Lecompton township has not supplied a district commissioner for 30 years and seeks representation on the board.
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Hill
Lecompton
Kanwaka
Clinton
Lacompton Township
Inspections of Lawrence Boy Scout Troops Underway
T Railsback Kansas City scout commissioner and BB Dawson Kansas City scout executive inspected two more Lawrence troops last night. Troops 4 in North Lawrence and No 10 of Baptist Church were found flourishing though Troop 8 at Lutheran Church was postponed due to illness. Future visits planned for troops 2 5 and 8. a dinner for Wyan dotte area executive cancelled because Kansas City members could not arrive in time. Inspections start with Troop 2 at 7 30 and continue with Troops 5 and 5 at churches, then Troop 8 at 9.
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Lawrence
T. Railsback
Kansas
City
BB. Dawson
Wyandotte
the Christian Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Deaths and Funerals in Local Area
Charles Cheney 59 inmate died yesterday at the county farm formerly lived near Baldwin. Body at Rumsey Brothers funeral home until Saturday afternoon. Reuben B Strahan 77 died at home of his daughter Mrs. W A Florance southeast of Lawrence. Body to Oli vet Kansas Sunday morning with burial. Lawrence Cutler 57 died early this morning at his home southeast of Lawrence on the Deichman farm. Services Saturday 2:30 pm from the home, survived by wife Edith and two sons John and Lawrence Jr. A sister in England is listed as other relative. George B Jones former Lawrence resident died yesterday in Denver Colorado. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Baldwin
Rumsey
Brothers
Reuben,b. Strahan
Lawrence
Olivet
Kan
Mr. Strahan
Lawrence Cutler
Deicchman
Edith Cutler
John
Lawrence, Jr
England
George B. Jones
J. Lawrence
Denver
Colo
William ‘Carney
Bi’"Myers
Myers
Basehor
Catholic Ladies. Club
Thomas Hedderman
Sidney Dittingham
Kansas City
Dick Kelly
Kelly
The
Pleasant Valley
Farm Bureau
Ebb
William Botts
David Perkins
Allie Babcock
David .Milléx
Valley Falls
Lawrence Stoneking
Edith Ward
Inery School
t +hem
C.ca
Lear- Sirois
Allenbrandt Sale
Walter Wickey
Jean
John Murph
Jarbalo
David
Thistlethwaite
Emma
Wickey
Missouri Valley wrestling tournament opens with 49 wrestlers
Forty nine grapplers from seven schools compete in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference wrestling championship in Columbia Missouri. Oklahoma A M defends the title as Kansas Nebraska Missouri Iowa State Oklahoma A M Kansas State are among participants with Drake Grinnell not represented. Weigh ins and preliminaries proceed, with finals slated for Saturday afternoon and consolation bouts Friday night.
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Columbia
Missouri Valley
Oklahoma
A. & M. College
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa ‘State College
Kansas State
Apticultural College
Washington
Drake
Grinell
Grapplers
Missouri-Oklahoma
Aggie
Poultry Meeting To Hear DePuy On Baby Chicks
County poultry raisers are invited to hear Prof B L DePuy poultry specialist from Kansas State Agricultural College discuss Baby Chick Raising Kansas. The session will be held in the Chamber of Commerce building at 2 pm Monday afternoon. County agent I Gilkison says all problems of baby chick-raising will be discussed and urges all chicken raisers in the vicinity to attend. CO ISE S BOOK IS CHOSEN
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B. L. DePuy
Kansas State Agricultual” College
Kansas
Merce
Gilkison
Notable U S Books of 1926 Include Policy Work
Selection lists forty notable American books of 1926. The United States Oil Policy by John Ike is included in the world list of notable books. Five political science works are cited.
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American: Library
The
League, of ‘Nations
Wwas
United States
John Ike
Uiversity
Radio rights clash as Congress debates station allocation
Washington debate on state rights swirls around radio broadcasting. The House considers a Davis amendment to allocate stations by population, potentially boosting Southern stations and reducing others. A second amendment sets license validity limits, with Senate proposals differing on durations.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
House
Federal Radio ‘Commission
Davis
Tennessee
House Merchant Marine ‘Committee
R Hing
Democratic
Mystery in Kansas City Whipping Case Unfolds
Judge Fred R. White weighs a difficult ruling in a case involving Mrs. Christine Woodside 34, accused of corporal punishment of her 16 year old daughter Lorene Jones. The trial, held in Old Hall Auditorium, queries parental authority versus child protection as testimony centers on a wooden necktie hanger used for punishment and the family’s motor car whereabouts.
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Kansas City
Kan
Christine
Woodside
Lorene Jones
Nectat
White
Battier
Lotene
Arrests and sentences reported in messy police notes
A scrambled report describes W T Herriman being arrested on a dry liquor charge after possessing a pint of alcohol, with investigation into recent liquor sales to Haskell Indian students. Separate item notes Dr Amante Rangetti, former Chicago hospital head, sentenced to death by electric chair on April 13 for murder by abortion. Kansas Regents in session list attendees at Chancellor Lindley’s office.
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T. Herriman
Massachusetts Street
Herriman
Haskell
Chicago
Amante Rangetti
Frank ‘Comerford
William
Scott Stewart
de Eaegetti
Submarine salvage expected within week despite setbacks
Capt. E J King reported today that the submarine may be raised within a week if setbacks do not occur. Railway locomotives are said to be frayed or damaged, with only five remaining functional in the fleet.
University choir to perform Gounod motet and sacred works
The University School of Fine Arts choir under Dean Dy Swarthout plans a Sunday 7:45 pm concert featuring Gounod's motet Gallia with soprano solos by Meribah Moore. They travel to Topeka next Sunday for a 5:07 pm Westminster Church program, with Waldemar Geltch on violin. An April 1 performance will present Dubois Seven Last Words of Christ as a Lenten cantata with Solo and instrumental backing at the Presbyterian church.
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Swarthout
Gallia
Gounod
Presbyterian Chtirch
Trial Nearing End in Hickman Hunt Murder Case
The Hickman Hunt murder trial entered final stages in Los Angeles. Attorneys Gilbert Gilmer and Jerome Walsh argued for the defendants' fate, with Gilmer urging acquittal or leniency due to youth and alleged influence by Hickman, while Walsh pressed for a verdict that avoids the death penalty, citing the defendants' ages and mental state.
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Los Angeles
Hickman-Hunt
G. Ivy
Thoms
Ilmer
Welby
Jerome Walsh
William Howard Hickman
Marian Parker
Mule cd
Gilmer
Hickmani
Fog Sek
l-Walsh
Hickman
Robbery Report From South Park Three Suspects Described
Harry Ives of 1537 Tennessee Street told police he was robbed at 12 20 a m on the west side of South Park of about five dollars by two men in a Ford coupe. One tall cap and light overcoat. the other short heavy built about 25. one carried a small automatic revolver. The LeRoy Record also reported two men targeting a nearby car theft attempt at about the same time, with similar descriptions.
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iTennessee
Sti
South Park
Ives
Algun
LeRoy
Massachusetts
Eeetel
Hughes
Kid Boots to Play at Palm Beach Theater March 14
Palm Beach will host the big musical revue Kid Boots produced by Ziegfeld. The show stars a cast of Ziegfeld Beauties and features a golf themed plot with music by Tierney and McCarthy. It has run two years in New York and is now touring globally.
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Ziegfeld
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Boots
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London
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Palm Beach
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Harbach
McGuire
Harry ‘Tierney
Joseph
McCarthy
Rio “Rita
Jury Tamper Sentences In Kansas City Case
A Kansas City AP report states Jarman and Jew received suspended sentences of several months after a jury tampering case. Both individuals faced charges tied to jury interference but avoid prison, with term lengths suspended pending compliance with conditions.
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Kansas
City
Mar
Jarman
Jew
Joffre, Great War Marshal Faces Rent Struggle in Paris
Paris readers recall Marshal Joffre beyond the battlefield as a high earning officer who is unable to pay doubled rent. A Spaniard offers him a home in Paris or Nice, while Joffre still maintains a modest rural residence. Despite hardship, he remains in service and consulted as a senior war adviser.
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Marshall Joffre
Victor
The
Marne
Peng
Joffre
Stronglas
Iofite
PariasIt
Papa
Nice
Marsis
War Council
Aoa
Break of liquor case leads to early arrest in Willamstown
Officers chased a Ford near Midlan Thursday afternoon after a stop sign siren. Elmer Parnell 82 and Lloyd Parnell 22 brothers of Willamstown were charged with transportation and possession of liquor. They were released on a 1000 bond after a brief hearing. Sheriff Reed and Deputy Timers reported the arrests. A separate item notes contracts for a new music hall at Kansas State Teachers College Pittsburg will be let late today funded by a 1927 legislature appropriation of 150000.
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A. Ford
Ford
Elmer
Parnell
Lloyd Parnell
Willamstown
Lawrence
Pittsburg
Topeka
Kansas State ‘Teachers’ College
Rittsburg
Homer BE
Shrack
HAWK HOLLOW COMMUNITY GOSSIP AND EVENTS
Local notes detail visits among residents of Basehor and nearby towns. Mrs. Hedderman hosts Catholic Ladies at the parish house. Several residents attend events, school, and sales. many travel to Kansas City or Topeka and return home. The piece lists births, moves, and social visits across multiple households.
LWEIGHT LOSES St Louis honors record changes
Fragmentary report notes athletic results and player mentions. Names such as Allen, Barty, Shingmong, Lawrence and Gus Springer appear amid a string of scores and game references. Overall details are unreadable, with multiple broken figures and event labels obscuring clear facts.
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Barty
Oon Shingmong
Tafeon
Tenpins 'Gey
Sevenback
Schwinley
Gus Springer
Rum
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