Crisis eased by compromise in League of Nations talks
A proposed compromise to end the League of Nations crisis gained traction as France and Germany agreed to refrain from pursuing im mediate permanent seats. Sweden and Czechoslovakia would stay non-permanent, while Brazil faced pressure to vote for Germany’s permanent council seat. China withdrew its bid as the crisis neared resolution, and Latin American delegates urged unity against Germany.
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Wea
League of Nations
Oyer
France
Sweden
Cpecho-Slovatin
Isenis
Morten
Pokind
Ims
Saanelt
Puland
Grazil
Cavorn
Brazil
Germany
China
Viscount Ishii
Inn
League
Chamberlain
Bulfiin
Nations
Cormi
Includini
Viscount Pehne
Afranio Mella Franco
Nations order mine removal at Taku mouth
Peking reports the pact powers instruct naval commanders in the Tianjin region to require Chinese commanders at Taku to remove mines at the Pet river mouth within three days starting Tuesday. If not, the powers may act. Separately, AP reports Ray Jones shot his estranged wife Pearline Jones and killed himself in Kansas City after four years of marriage and separation since January.
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Peking
Tientsin
Taku
Pet River
Kansas City
Mars
P.J— Ray Jones
Pear
Tod C Iself
Ini
Liberal ministers face protests over Old Testament views
In Kansas City on March 15 AP reports Dr. C J Evans and Rev Clarence Reidenbach defended and attacked biblical infallibility in sermons and sermons drew protests from other ministers demanding censure by the Kansas City council of churches and ministerial alliances.
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Kansas City
Mar
C. J. Evans
Comet Vanishes. Sightings Delayed Until 2026 In Wisconsin
Williams Bay Wis March 15 AP Ensor’s comet once rivaling Halley’s has disappeared. Professor Edwin B Frost of Yerkes Observatory says it may have passed too close to the sun shrinking its head and becoming diffuse. Observation plans are thwarted and return may not occur until 2026. Astronomers have stood vigil hoping for its naked eye comeback after being seen near the sun last December.
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Williams Bay
Wis
Ensore
Halley
Edwin B. Frost
Yerkes Observatory
Miniversity of
Chicago
South Africa
Frost
White bill to create federal radio commission passes
The White bill to create a federal radio commission passed the House by 218 to 124 and moves to the Senate. An amendment to criminalize radio slander was defeated 287 to 57. The measure also removes a provision allowing the secretary of commerce to mitigate penalties for regulatory infractions. Tennessee Rep opposed the bill, arguing it would not prevent radio monopoly.
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Washington
Mar
House
Senate
Federal Radio Commission
Hoover
Blanton
Texas
Davis
Tennessee
248 Die in Wreck on Costa Rican Railroad
A Costa Rica train wreck killed 248 people and injured 93 as three cars collapsed from a 190 foot drop. The overloaded train carried relief workers raising funds for a home for the aged at Cartago. most victims were farmers and laborers, with whole families perishing.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Varilla
Cartago
Il Ae Sarre
112 Persons Named in Bootleg Charge Across 12 Cities
An indictment naming 112 persons in a bootleg alcohol conspiracy was returned by a federal grand jury in Cleveland. The vast document lists operators, warehousemen, drivers, and police and railroad employees across St. Paul, Cleveland, Duluth, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Jose, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Boston, and Providence, with 74 arrests made to date. The probe, led from Philadelphia, targets dealings in illicit alcohol and spans 46,000 words across 103 pages.
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Cleveland
Ohio
St.Paul
Duluth
Philadelphia
Chicago
Minneapolis
San Jose
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Detroit
Boston
Providence
St. Paul
Benjamin Gleeman
Harry Calman
Morris Reisner
Nathan Bader
Samuel Harris
Abe Ginsberg
Morris Miller
Thomas Weber
Benjamin
Weis
Twin Cities
George Hurley
Robert Hurley
Robert Walsh
Ralph Jellick
Harry Schaeffer
Sean Gleckman
Lotis Reisner
Harry Bernstein
Jack Gleckman
Samuel Gleckman
Abe Gleeman
Nathan Glemen
Morris Zuckin
al Wender
A. Saxon
J. Saxon
Meorris Goldberg
Louie
Banks
Thomas Banks
Thomas A. Brown
John M. Sell
Charles. E. Lobdell
Ernest B. Moore
Earl 8. Hansen
Julius Michel
UW. Geery
James Campion
Fred Shafer
David Michaud
Andrew
Windish
Sammel Kroman
George Stracey
KE. A. Gilbreath
Grant Mason
Earl L. Otto
W. Oman
Alexander T. McCol
Edmund G.coss
Frank Fegelt
David Gersenstein
Albert? Haimowitz
Charles Schwantz
Herman Fuererstein
John Patton
James Selek
Robert Westaway
Mike Atol
Harry Shmulewitz
Samuel Paul
Julius Paul
Theodore Furland
Edward L. Birdie
Charles Grosseurth
Robert Alyworth
A. I. Squires
Tack Green
J. B. Schuer Company
Frank Fennel
Sy Minneapolis
John Esher
Skellie Warehouse Company
Camille and
Homer Legaty
Isadare
Joseph Wolke
San Jese
R. de Luca
Emanuel Maffey
WW. N. Silvas
Auderic de Luca
R. I. Harry Volpe
Leslie R. Horn
William W. Lovejoy
Harry Fishman
Samuel Goldberg
Morris Schutte
Ed Silberstein
Walter J. Gillen
Walter Engasser
David R. Roth
Levis Warren
Percy Corbin
John Martine
Benny Miller
James Fisher
Camille Peterson
Superior Industrial Alcohol Company
Edward
Frank’ Fogel
Three Cleveland firms linked in whiskey bootlegging ring
The true bill charges organized three Cleveland companies to concentrate and distribute contraband pure grain alcohol. Covering April 1, 1923 to February 16, 1926, the indictment accuses falsified records of diverting denatured alcohol into bootleg channels. Providence man Harry Olsen pleaded guilty after the indictment, confessing last summer. U S commissioner James Donovan set bond at $10,000.
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Cleveland
Providence
Harry ¥Olse
United States
James Donovan
Conspiracy Witness Links Hale to Osage Country Meeting
In Pawhuska Oklahoma testimony at Hale and Ramegey’s preliminary trial, Max Billingsley said he arranged a meeting between Hale and bank and train robber Al Spencer at Ike Oger’s ranch near Ogesa. Spencer was killed by federal agents after a famous Okesa train robbery. Billingsley claimed Hale agreed to leave money with him, which he declined to accept. Distinct names include Hale John Ramegey Spencer Ike Oger and McAlester state peniten tiary. Benedict in Lawrence, an artist once in the insurance field, showcased recent paintings at Douglas County Building and Loan window earning favorable notices. He has long painted for leisure, not profit.
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Pawhuska
Okla
aMx
A. Kk
Hale
Rais
Osage
al Spencer
W.H. Smith
Fairfax
Max’ Billingsley
Okesa
John Ramegey
Billingsley
Spencer
Ike Oger
Okeasa
Oge
McAlester
Ike Oze
Benedict
Lawrence
Gen. Wilder
Metcalf
Douglas County
Journal-World
Iisarane
Unfavorable U S Trade Balance Reported for February
Washington March 24 A P says preliminary U S foreign trade data show a deficit of 36 06 million for FebruaryExports totaled 853 million while imports reached 381 million The report notes rubber imports rose to about 5 0 million in February and rubber contracts paid 80 cents a pound versus the 1925 average of 48 4 cents The figures compare with a year earlier when the balance was slightly more favorable despite higher import values.
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Washington, Mar
A.P
Commerce Department
Weak railroad shares drag markets amid Florida real estate fears
Acute weakness hit southern rails and New York stocks as rumors of peak Florida real estate speculation spread. Atlantic Coast Line fell 1 2 percent to 208 24, Seaboard declined to 33 34 with preferred at 24 37 4, both new yearly lows. Southern Railway slid 2 points, and broad liquidation followed across other sectors.
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New York
Mar
Associated Press
Southern
New York Stock Exchange
Florida
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Line
Hi Southern Railway
Capper Bill Approved To Prohibit Coop Discrimination
Washington March 15 The senate agricultural committee approved the Capper bill to forbid discrimination against farm cooperative marketing associations by boards of trade and other entities. The committee will hold further hearings on the department of cooperative marketing.
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Washington
A.P
Senate Agricultral Committee
Boards of Trade
Department of Ne
May Enjoin Breweries as Nuisances
Washington March 15 The Supreme Court upheld injunctions against breweries as nuisances even without direct owner authorization of unlawful sales The decision in the case of South Fork Brewing Company South York Pa Padlocking of the brewery was sustained by lower courts and upheld by the Supreme Court
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Washington
Mar
Supreme Court
South Fork Brewing Company
South York
Two Day Institute On Religion At University
Heery and Pitt Van Dusen will direct a two day session at the University of Kansas institute on the power of religion. Van Dusen, Princeton 1919, will conduct sessions Tuesday and Wednesday in Myers hall with talks at noon luncheon and 4:30 opening. Topics include personal experience with God, belief about God, leadership and its tasks.
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Henry Pitt van Dusen
New York
Institute of the Power of Religion
University of Kansas
van Dusen
Princeton University
Council of Christian] Associations
Y. M. GC
Noo
God
Institute
Myers Hall
Trial in Abruzzi over Matteotti murder set for tomorrow
In Chieti Italy the Abruzzi region awaits the start of the trial of five men Amerigo Dumini Albino Volpi Giuseppe Viola Ammetta Povereme and Augusto Malacra charged with kidnapping and killing Giacomo Matteotti a socialist deputy. The case stirs fears of fascist complicity and a political wave.
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Chietti
Italy
Abruzzi
France
Alfred Dreyfus
Giacomo Matteotti
Chamber of Deputies
Matteotti
Rome
Amerigo Dumini
United States
Albino Volpi
Giuseppi Viola Ameteta Povereme
Augusto Malacra
Court House
Fascista
Mussolini
Yverall
Denial of review sent to Chapman death warrant set
Washington March 15 AP Gerald Chapman the mail bandit was denied a Supreme Court review of his case. He faces execution on April 6 after three reprieves. Chapman argued the pardon preventing execution must be honored and challenged his Connecticut trial and the death sentence as invalid. In Kansas City Missouri the condition of bantama boxer Charles Dodge Jr. remained grave with a note suggesting possible self harm and recovery chances listed as even.
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Supreme Court
Gerald Chapman
Mail Bandit
Washington
A. P
Connecticut
Atlanta
Chapman
Coolidge
Kansas City
Yal
Charles Dodge, Jr
Th¢ General Hospital
Dodge
Six KU students injured when car overturns on Victory highway
A Buick sedan carrying six University of Kansas students overturned on a curve ten miles west of Lawrence after leaving Topeka. All injured, two girls and one man hospitalized with non serious wounds. Driver Lawrence Cashion, car owned by H. P. Botsford, rescued by Victory garage and taken to the Buick station in Lawrence. Forrest Hewitt and John Botsford named among passengers.
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University of Kansas
Victory Highway
Lawrence
Lawrence Cashion
H. P. Botsford
Tennessee Street
Forrest Hewitt
K. U
John Botsford
Topeka
Victory Garage
Buick
Farm relief tax plan spar with Vrooman at hearing
Washington March 13 AP former assistant secretary of agriculture Carl Vrooman told the House agriculture committee that placing relief costs on the nation would equalize farmers with manufacturers. He opposed an excise tax on agriculture and urged enactment of the Roblingon Oldfield bill to extend credit to foreign buyers of agricultural products as conditions worsen.
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Washington
Mar
Carl Vrooman
House - Agriculture Committee
Middle West
Rahn Named Chief of Kansas Bankers Protective Dept
Topeka March 15 AP Major R Neill Rahn former adjutant general of Kansas is named chief of the protective department for the Kansas Bankers Association. He will organize county and local vigilance committees on a military basis. Rahn served ten years as assistant adjutant general and later as adjutant general under Gov Davis. He was chief deputy U S Marshal and directed the selective draft during World War I.
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Topeka
Kan
R- Neill Rahn
Kansas
Kansas Bankers’ Association
Waas
W. W. Bowman
Rahn
Bahn
Beoming
J. JL Davis
Marriage License Delays and Delayed Ceremony Report
A Nevada Maine couple obtained a marriage license in October from Probate Judge L Hi Menger. A letter from the groom explained they wish the ceremony had occurred at the judge’s office but the bride changed her mind. the license was kept. Later a license from Pittsburgh showed a ceremony yesterday, with wear on the document, suggesting indecision persisted.
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L. Hi. Menger
Nevada
Menger
Pittsburg
Cool Weather Helps Local Fruit Crops Near Frost Catch
Cool temperatures over the past ten days are seen as beneficial for area fruit crops. Nurserymen report no frost damage yet, while growers note steady bud development is delayed by the chill. If the cool spell continues, chances of frost damage diminish and fruit yields may improve.
Kansas Fives in Court Teams Win Right to Play in A A U Tourney
Baker University Baldwin won a bid to the national A A U basketball tournament by beating Land's Petroleum Warrensburg Mo 42 to 22 with a 26 21 halftime lead. Kansas City Junior College down Belton Raymore A C 23 19 and Southwestern College Weild Kan beat Southwest Surety Des Moines 33 37. Werner Werner Muny St Louis also advances by defeating Capitol Building and Loan Topeka 42 to 14. Fairmount College Wichita defeated New England National Bank Kansas City 28 to 17.
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Kansas City
Mar
Baker University of Baldwin
Land's Petroleum
Warrensburg
Baker
Kansas City Junior College
Belton-Raymore A. C
Belton
Southwestern College
Weild
Kan
Southwest Surety
Des Moines
Werner-Werner Muny
St. Louis
Capitol Building and Loan, Association
Topeka
Kans
Fairmount College
Wichits
New England National Bank
Slight Improvement Reported in Colonel John Coolidge Health
Plymouth Jamaica Mar 15 AP A slight improvement in the condition of Colonel John idge father of the president was noted by his physician Dr Albert M Cram Bridgewater The sick man was able to receive his pastor Rev John White of Sherburne who drove to Plymouth to see him A Coolidge home bulletin at o clock said the Colonel spent a comfortable night and this morning was better brighter than usual
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Plymouth
John
Captidge
Albert M. Cram
Bridgewater
John White
Sherburne
Coolidge
Colonel Coolidge
Pig Survey Shows Hog Production Down Nationwide
Rural mail carriers from the Lawrence post office aided the December pig survey by the Department of Agriculture and the Post Office Department. Results show U S hog production at its lowest point in ten years, with declines especially in the South Central states and mixed regional changes. A fall 1993 start to a continued decline is noted, despite high hog prices and favorable feed ratios.
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Lawrence Post Office
Department,of Agriculture
Post Office Department
United 5
South Central States
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
South
United States
Corn Belt
Lake Oe
Douglas County Eyes Large Summer Road Improvement Program
County commissioners mapped an extensive road program for the coming summer. County Engineer E. E. Trieblood reports four bridge and four team gangs at work, about seventy five men and twenty five teams. More gangs expected when weather allows. Back fills installed at Gurtis bridge and Pleasant Valley road rerouted with road closed from Pleasant Grove to the Santa Fe trail. Robert Steele road to be improved this summer, three and a half miles from the Victory highway to Lecompton. Clinton Twin Mound road work underway.
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Douglas County
E. E. Trieblood
Workson
Gurtis Bridge
Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Grove
Robert Steele
Victory Highway
Lecompton
Clinton- Twin Mound
Start Selling Campaign XX at Lawrence High
The Red and Black yearbook drive begins this morning under Ethan Smith with a $5 prize for the person holding a receipt who guesses the total sold by March 1. Posters fill the building as the annual staff aims to sell a record number over two weeks. Open sealed box tonight to reveal guesses for the mythical alt valley basketball team with judges present led by C C Carl.
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Lawrence
Ethan Smith
A. Lawrence
C. C. Carl
Carl
Kansas City Star
Girls Physical Education Demonstration At Liberty Memorial High
The second annual girls PE demonstration at Liberty Memorial High drew the largest crowd in the high school gym. Proceeds fund gym equipment for girls departments at both schools. Also reports on marriage licenses issued by Probate Judge L H Menger for Bonner Springs couples and Lawrence couples, plus a federal case against C F Hawthorne for altering bonds. A Camp Fire Girls Rainbow Brigade parade presented a birthday cake to Mayor Clarence Johnson marking the organization’s 14th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Memorial High School
L. H. Menger
Clarence Boyer
Bonner Springs
Lie C. Saye
Aletha Ligon
Kansas City
Albert Flora
Edith Denevwiler
Lawrence
Thomas Booker
Alice Childs
F. C. Bunn
N. Jackson
Manhattan
Nan
Camp Fire Girls
Rainbow” Brigade
Clarence John
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