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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1934
Page
12
A Mason City bank robbery using hostages and an armed balcony guard parallels a prior Atchison incident, with bandits leveraging employees as shields. In Europe, Dollfuss’s absence from Rome raises fears of fascist coups as Yugoslavia warns against restoring the Hapsburgs. Western Kansas endures a dust storm impacting soil, wheat, and movement amidst thawed terrain.
Doorn talks reportedly plan Wilhelm’s return to Germany after fifteen years in exile with Dutch household funds strained by new German laws. The monarchy restoration is not in Hitler’s policy, yet political tensions may surface on his reentry. Rumors also circulated in Topeka about Dr Brinkley seeking Kansas governor candidacy, though unconfirmed. A misleading “German count” persona at the University caused a local stir with likely limited lasting impact.
The readable parts describe a basketball note involving a named figure and a university. The fragment mentions a chief or leader and a basketball context with possible campus association. Details are too garbled to identify names, dates, teams, or outcomes.
After an assist from Coach Clark, development of Jayhawk pitchers continues for this year. The article highlights coaching focus and the program’s plan to sharpen velocity and command ahead of the season.
A Wednesday program in Lawrence High School filled the auditorium with an audience. Winners named included l, R. E., Melvin, and Ruth Cater. Certificates were granted by the State Board of Education to several individuals.
In 1896 Kansas delegates at a general conference vote to admit women as delegates. The session in Atchison marks a step for women’s representation within the church leadership.
A historical sketch recounts Kansas territory figures such as meron and Jones, detailing early settlement at Lawrence in 1854, a blank commission as Justices of the Peace, an arrest writ for Jacob Bare, and a controversial captaincy. It notes eccentric lifeways and a belief that ships can roll to 42 degrees without capsizing.
Eight guests gather for broker Harley Longstreet's engagement party on a trolley. He dies from nicotine poison hidden in a cork. Inspector Thumm leads a tense room search as DeWitt defends his partner and Cherry Browne accuses him. The case hinges on a hidden needle and cork clue.
Mary Graham Bonner’s piece shows Willy Nilly reacting to strange arrivals as he ponders what the future holds. Christopher Columbus Crow explains a need to fly toward the origin of rounds, while Rip the Dox barks nearby and the Dacks waddle up from the pond.
The Kansas Act allows deductions for charitable gifts within limits. Deductible gifts include church funds and missions to religious, charitable, or educational groups and organizations meeting tests. Nonresidents may deduct contributions to Kansas public purposes or Kansas organizations. total deductions cap at 15 percent of net income.
Washington insiders report a five minute White House press conference with President Roosevelt revealing he finished a book on his program. The work, likely a compilation of public addresses, reportedly contains new material explaining his basic ideas of the new deal and was written despite a brutal first year in office.
Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria Premier Goemboes of Hungary and Mussolini of Italy began a two day conference in which they aim to reach a solution to Austria's and Hungary's economic and political problems. Tokyo reports a Soviet plane made a forced landing in Manchukuo and the foreign office said its two occupants would be questioned regarding their flight over the territory.
Reports abroad claim London actor Douglas Fairbanks is linked to a London City building venture with L. Rohalf, also known as Roxy Rothafel. In Vienna a wartime cabinet clash spurs a heimwehr backed conclave amid fuss over fascist renewal. Eure and Japan Janay announce two new powerful B-class cruisers.
Giant hives or angioneurotic edema causes sudden, non inflammatory swelling often in the mouth tongue lips and eyes. The condition may progress to laryngeal risk without speaking ability and is tied to sensitivities. Treatment focuses on identifying and avoiding triggers and local cold therapy with adrenaline spray for mucous membranes.
In Ansonia Connecticut a horse named Mouse owned by farmer A Kozak slipped on an icy pavement and refused to rise until given whiskey. This incident follows another fall in the past day as the team reportedly seeks a pint to get going.
Green Bay police officer Hank Coppens and amateur cowboys chased a runaway cow that dodged onto a box car after a motor truck ordeal. They tied the animal as Hank jokes about meeting John Dillinger.
The piece surveys Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s long life from Civil War wounds to eighty plus years beyond, praising his resilience and humor. It notes his father’s writing and Holmes’s own calm, and references literary curiosities from Ingalls to Blue Grass, with reflections on the Lincoln legend and memorial visits.
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