Witnesses testify to 1923 campaign finance pact
Testimony shows Republican and Democratic treasurers allegedly agreed not to report 1923 campaign contributions and expenditures. Wilbur Marsh of Waterloo denies the claims through a statement calling the charges fabrications. Senator Walsh plans to call Marsh for hearings, noting no immediate action in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tate
Senate
Trl G. Rips Jey
A.¥. Leonard
WW. Upham
Pham
Willer C. Marsh
Taw
Democratic National Organization
Art Leonard
Upham
Marsh
Marsh Washington
Senator Walsh
Montana
Senate of l
Wilbur Marsh
Montana Aénator
Waterloo
Towers
Wattrioo
Iowa
Wilbur W. Marsh
National Democratic Committee
G. Hipsley
A. V. Leonard
Detour villages receives first relief plane flight
Detour residents watch as a Douglas transport lands on the riverbank delivering mod supplies and mail. The 60 mile flight from Sault Ste. Marie took 37 minutes with the village gathered along the St. Marys River edge. In Madison Indiana the First National bank cashier Elmer Battz is shot in the abdomen and bank watchman Frank Smith wounded in the hand by four robbers who escaped with between 23000 and 25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault- Ste. Marie
Mich
St. Mary’s River
Madison, Til
Elmer Battz
First National Bank
Frank Smith
Baltz
Kansas Forecast Notes Mixed Weather Across State
Weather forecast mentions mostly fair conditions tonight and Saturday with rising temperatures. Arkansas City Pittsburg Dodge City Wichita Hutchinson and Topeka regions show varying conditions including snow covered roads mud and drifting snow. County roads described as good to rough with many areas cloudy or clear as indicated by the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Arkansas
Pittsburg
Dodge City
Hutchinson
Pitts
Sguddy
Emporia
Otta
Topeka
Snowstorm Paralyzes Kansas Roads and Wires Across State
A March snowstorm swept across Kansas causing widespread transportation standstills and telecommunications outages. North winds piled drifts five to eight feet near Wellington while Columbus and Salina reported telephone and telegraph damage. Northeastern Kansas escaped the storm with lighter totals, as moisture readings showed 6 to 8 inches at Wichita and 2 to 10 inches in various counties. Weather officials said the snow could benefit the wheat crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Weather Bureau
Columbus
Neodesia
Independence
Pityaburg
Hirtcchinson
Wellington
Wellingtion
iGarden City
Salina
Wichita
Dodge City
Goodland
Radio to Play Part Safeguarding Fliers on Commercial Trips
Washington AP reports a government plan to safeguard flights between Florida and Cuba with a Key West radio control station. The airways division will use radiobeacons, weather reports, and radiotelephone links to Cuban airports to guide aircraft and relay conditions and arrival notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
West Indies
Central
South America
Florida
Cuba
Key West
William P. McGracken
Commerce
Aeronautics
Airways
Lighthouse Service
Wall Street Boils as GM and New York Central Climb
New York March 16 AP Wall Street sees steady interest with General Motors and New York Central pushing higher. GM gains $8 to 169 and New York Central rises $7.50 to 173.26 as market closes with mixed but firming prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
General Motors
New York Central
New -York Central
Miss Mildred Johnson Aboard En Route Flight Plan
Philadelphia’s Miss Mildred Johnson hopes to fly 300 miles from the liner Columbus en route from New York to Bremen with Dr Otto Peltzer aboard. Awaiting advice on advisability, the story notes the aviation attempt and listed participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mildred Johnson
Philadelphia
Columbus
New York
Bremen
Germany
Associated Press
Otto Peltzer
May adds six contenders to GOP gubernatorial race
Romekty March 16 AP reports the Colony Free Press says Golden B. Davis former rival of Governor Paulen will seek the Republican nomination if he enters the race. Others already announced include A N Chase of Pleasanton Clyde M Reed of Parsons John D M Ham ion of Topeka and Charles F Scott of Iola Frenk of Ryan secretary of state had been floated as a candidate but declined to announce.
Douglas County Farmers Union bank to liquidate and reorganize
The Douglas County Farmers Union bank will liquidate and reopen with one of its officers as assistant receiver Gerstenberger. John Johnson named receiver by the state banking commission Roy L. Bone, with notices filed at the county records office. Preparations begin as creditors may file claims next week.
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Douglas County
Gerstenberger
Gharies W. Johnson
Yopeka
State Banking Commission
Farmers Union Bank Ly
Parmners Union State Bank of
Kansas City
Kan
G.g.gerstenberger
Earthquakes Reported Worldwide In Single Day
A flurry of tremors across nations from Washington to London is recorded. Georgetan University reports an unprecedented seismic event with shocks lasting hours and distant epicenters estimated around 4 850 miles, while Greece, California, Nevada, Washington, and Germany report varied tremor activity and light structural effects.
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Washington
Mar
Georgetan University
Greece
Athens
Graece
Pulpenstra
Corinth
Santa Maria
Cal
Carson City
Virginia City
Spokine
Wash
A. JM. Jung
Gonzaga University
London
Berlin
Carlsruhe
Missing Saint Francis flood death toll rises to 206
Los Angeles reports the St. Francis dam disaster has 206 known deaths with 5s employees still unaccounted for. Rescuers search wreckage from seven autos on the north highway plunge, identify victims, and aid reconstruction in Santa Paula and Ventura County towns like Fillmore Piru Moorpark Oxnard and Santa Paula.
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Los Angeles
Mar
St. Francis
Arizona
Santa Clara
River Valley
Santa Paula
Saugus
Newall
Los Angeles County
Cal
Dea i
St. Francis-dam
Santa Chire
Amouth
Pacific
Fire kills three children in New Castle Wyoming home
Three small children died and a mother and an aged man were critically injured when a fire destroyed the home of Allie Sieger in New Castle Wyoming. Five others escaped with minor burns as investigators attributed the blaze to an explosion from a stove. The incident occurred early this morning and authorities report continued efforts to save the mother and injured man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Wyo
Allie
Sinzer
Era
Boys Forswear Girls At Polytechnic High School
Fort Worth Texas reports that eight boys at Polytechnic High School have formed a cooking class in domestic science to fortify independence, with visits showing many boys replacing mothers in kitchens. Also covered are Democrat highway maps for Houston convention visitors, Emmett Nebraska handling of mortality reminders, Irish emigration figures, and Swiss glaciers shrinking, including the Bubligletscher retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort. Worth
Texas
Nadles
Polytechnic High School
Andrews
Varied Program at Lawrence Junior High Assembly
Miss Helen Shaner led a morning assembly in the Lawrence Junior High study hall. A varied program featured seven numbers with readings by Dorothy Ann Walker and others, clarinet and trumpet duet by Dixon Carl Bushey and Kenneth Bruner, violin by Elva Douglas, piano solo by Marjorie Montgomery, and a speech by Esther Eilis on The History of St Patrick.
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Lawrence
Helen Shaner
Dorothy
Ann Walker
Dean Scott
Andy Dotls Dixon
Carl Bushey
Kenneth Bruner
Duat
Elva Douglas
Marjorie Montgomery
Ats
Fraz Ternal J Inion Hall
Liberty
Post 199
American Legion
St. Patrick's
Post
Fox
The
Alice Moncrieff
St.Louis_. symphony
Donelly
Metodius
Ener Morgan
Interfeytat Zolo I
Eralle
Jayhawk
Bowles-Larremore
Bonily
Elizabeth
Dunkel
Aliss Juiette
Frowe
Hinchliffe Plane May Have Reached American Shores
Reports from Ottawa and Greenville Maine describe sightings of a large plane near Roaches Pond and over Kadajo as authorities discuss a possible search by government planes. The mix of sightings comes amid growing hope that Hinchliffe and Elsie Mackay may have perished in their Atlantic attempt. Police report two car tire thefts and related larcenies across several streets, with residents noting ongoing tire theft attempts in the Louisiana street block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
State Department
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ottawa
Dean
Hollingsworth
Whitby Company
Greenville
Roaches Pond
Roaches Farm
William H. Cole
Kokadjo
Cole
Cale
Atlantic
New York
Elsie Mackay
Hincliffe
Cranwell
Tim
John R. Barnes
New Hampshire Street
Fifteenth
New Hampshire
Frank Fox
Maine Street
Ninth
Tennessee
Louisiana
Marines to Aid in Election Supervision in Nicaragua
Two more battalions of marines will be sent to Nicaragua to supervise the election, bringing the total force to nearly 3,500. Secretary Wilbur ordered the action on Rear Admiral Sellers’s recommendation, with 2,500 currently in Nicaragua and the new force slightly under a thousand. The move is not intended as reinforcement for Sandino’s followers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nicera
Vicaragua
Wilbur
Sellers
Nicaraguan
Sandino
German Breaks Off Parleys With Soviet Press
Berlin reports the government will end commercial talks with the Soviet pending status clarity of German presence in Russia and the arrest of German engineers in the Soviet camp. The move has broad support in the German press except from the Communist line. The cabinet aims to remind Moscow of basic diplomatic courtesies amid the strained relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Moscow
Alumni planning changes to university commencement schedule
A joint alumni interests and commencement committee meeting discussed adjustments for a multi day program. Plans include a Friday professor concert series, a Sunday baccalaureate at the stadium, a new auditorium service, and the unveiling of a tablet for Dr James H. field. Dorothy Canfield Fisher will speak Monday and several radical changes to the senior alumni dinner are anticipated. Attendees included Brewster, Florence Black, Wheeler, Davidson, Johnson, Potter, Lyndal Stone, and Ellsworth.
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Thei
Mtead
Ican
Bend and Glee
John Timothy+Stone
Chicago
Dorothy Canfield
Fisher
Arlington
Fraser ‘Hall
Chang‘es
Fred
Glisworth
Uma
James H. Field
The
Univeral
Hew
Dorothy “Canfield Fisher
L. No Fhit
Florence Black
J. J. J. Wheeler
AW. Davidson
W. Johnson
Florence Potter
Lyndal Stone
Fred Ellsworth
Des Moines Man Given 70 Day Sentence After Larceny Plea
Wilbur Oaks of Des Moines Iowa was sentenced by Justice Richard B Stevens to 60 days plus 10 additional days in jail after pleading guilty to repeated larceny in a case involving clothing allegedly stolen from his uncle Kenneth Peters. Oaks preliminary hearing revealed the grand larceny charge was dismissed for only $15 value of the items, while a petit larceny guilty plea stood. Oaks has prior trouble. the judge urged restitution and noted the case as part of a broader criminal background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Oats
Des Moines
Iowa
Stevens
Oaks
Kenneth
Lawrence Paber Company
Petit Weeny
Coffman Receives Washington Inspector Role
E B Coffman of Lawrence has accepted a position in Washington DC as an assistant day inspector. He is a graduate of Kansas State Agricultural College and passed a federal civil service examination.
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Manhattan
Kan
E. B. Coffman
Lawrence
Washington, D.C
Coffman
Kansas
State Agricultural College
Civil Service
Dispute Over Jazz Band Sparks Naval Malta Incident
London dispatch reports the Malta naval incident stemmed from a dispute over a proposed jazz band on the Royal Oak Bath. Captain Dewar and Commander Daniel left Malta for England earlier in the week, arriving in London last night and visiting the Admiralty. Rear Admiral Collard remains at Malta pending an inquiry.
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London
Evening Standard
Malta
Royal
Oak
Bath
Dewar
Woremander Daniel
England
Wight
Admiralty
Collard
Rural school board elections and budget plans outlined
The article notes rural county school boards will meet April 1 to elect new members, decide school building improvements, and set the next year’s budget and opening day. It explains tax levies up to 63 mills by majority vote and urges clerks to avoid buying from agents, recommending established suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugceets
Appeal for Funds Draws Swift Republican Rebuff
Washington March 16 AP Senator Borah released a telegraph from Senator Goff responding to a prior appeal for funds to cover a $160,080 campaign donation from Harry F. Sinclair. Goff offered to contribute a thousand dollars or up to five thousand to back the effort, while a Republican chorus rejected the donor and pledged to return the funds. Also reports from Kansas City Kan Alvin Evans and Cite Gorham, both 16, sentenced to reformatory terms for transporting a stolen motor, and a quiet title suit filed by FM Seitz against John J Baptists et al. A Boulder Canyon dam bill report was ordered by the Senate Irrigation Committee. Rosebushes sold rapidly by Lawrence Flower Club downtown. Atwater Kent Radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordell Atuil
Tennessee
Democratic Committee
Tipsley
Senate
Upham
Washington
Leonard
Cone
Hunsley
Nye
Mar
Nick Tespinse
Harry F. Sinclair
Goff
Jeg
Kansas City
Kan
Mary
Alvin Evans
Cite Gor
Wrights dispute Smithsonian board ruling on first flight credit
Dayton report says Orville Wright criticizes Smithsonian resolution attributing the first successful heavier-than-air flight to both Wright brothers. The board of regents credited them, but Wright insists the issue remains unresolved and calls for further investigation amid long legal actions about a Lanley plane tag.
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Dayton
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Orville
Wilbur
Wright
Ee Board of Regents
M Wright
M ‘Wright
Wright Brothers
jSittyhawk, NG
Lindy Flies Surprise Visit to New York
Charles A. Lindbergh arrived in New York today after a brief stop at Logan Field in Baltimore en route from Washington. He left Curtiss Field Long Island and planned several flights at Bolling Field March 20 to 22, inviting members of Congress to join the rides. Accompanying him were Major Thomas Lanphier J C Trippe Pan American Airways president and Col Henry Breckinridge his attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Leavin Washington
Logan Field
Baltic
Curtiss [ Field
Long Island
Washington
House
Senate
Pan-American Airways
Col
Henry C. Breckinridge
Oes
Ike Wilworth Visitor from Kilworth to Lawrence
Ike Kilworth of Sevttte Washington visiting friends in Lawrence. Formerly with Watkins National Bank, he now travels for Washington Handle Co of Tacoma. At 86 he recalled hand folding in the Journal World era and praised the new eight papers per second plex Tubular press seen here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike, Kilworth
Sevttte
Wash
Lawrerite
Kilworth
Ah i
Watkins National Bank
Washington Handle Company
Tacoma
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Plex
Journal-World
Massachusetts Street
Dr Blackmar to Wichita for State Social Work Conf
Dr F W Blackmar of the sociology department travels to Wichita to participate in the State Conference of Social Work held Friday. He joins discussions on Training for Parenthood as A Purpose in Teaching. The conference, organized in 1901 as Kansas Conference of Chartered Corrections, marks early norms in social welfare with clinics for children and related events.
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F.W. Blackmar
Department of Sociology
Wichita
Social Work
Blackmar
Parenthood
Ghart Nd Correcti Ir
Blackman
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Geneva
Preparatory Committee On
Lion Railroads
Santa Clara Valley
Wexas
Houston
Emmett
Tno
Wellive Jonger
Wey
U.S
Dublin
Free State
Canada
Australia
Savitzerland
Ines Viraings Hays
Jana
Bublgletscher
Charee- Junior High
Hinchliffe
Ieports
Maine
Marine Battalions
Parthika Okla
Sitional Bank
UG. ‘S
Huskenon
Ruth “Thesipson
John
Ronnie
Torrey
B. Goffman
K. Ge
Legion Post
Entertainmenti
Belin F. A. U. Hall
Seitz
John J. Baptists
Boulder Canyon -Bill
Washington, Mar
Johnson Boulder Canyon Dam
Lawrence, Flower
Itq
Atwater! Kent
Radio—Herina— Adv
Smithsonian
Ake
Lindy
Ike Wilworth
Tournals World
DR. Blackmar
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City, Hall, ‘Douglas Co
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