New Orleans Rum Runner Details 1929 Seizure Case
A March dispatch recounts a Treasury case involving a rum runner near New Orleans. The captain describes convoy actions from St Pierre to Trinity with carriers, totaling thousands of cases seized aboard the vessel Walcott after a dawn pursuit. The account lists decoy deliveries and orders received through the mail and by unnamed associates.
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Orleans
Ile
Hallax
Pierre
St. Pierre
Rendell
Edifion
Walcott
Cap- Walcott
Helpful Breeding Hints for Profitable Poultry Returns
Breeding methods for a uniform flock of pullets to replace stock next fall. Emphasizes satisfactory breeding, reforming breeders, and managing broodiness. Notes timing and practices for profitable poultry farming with focus on new stock and replacements.
Navy's first all metal dirigible nears first flight in April
Detroit AP reports the MC-2, an all metal airship built as an experimental trainer, is nearing completion and scheduled for its first flight in April. The design features an egg shape, minimal fins, riveted metal skin, and a 150 foot length with two 200 horsepower engines.
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Detroit
jAnril
Los Angeles
Hagagaralurmin
Orkmen
Fox Drops Silent Films to Make Talkies Only
The Fox film corporation will produce dialogue and musical pictures exclusively starting today. Prominent figures including Will Rogers and George Jessel are under contract as part of a broader shift toward sound cinema. Industry reaction in New York remains mixed, with theatrical leaders predicting no harm to spoken drama or musical theater.
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Navy ‘York
Merch 25
Fox Film Corporation
Will Rogers
William Collier
George Jessel
Broadway
Fox
Atchison Woman Dies After Basement Attack
Mrs C V Jacobs, 53, dies in Atchison hospital from injuries after an attack and severe burns in her basement. A Wyandotte County man is arrested on assault charges and was fired from his job. mob violence forced a plan to return him to Atchison for arraignment on murder charges. The case centers on a violent home attack and ensuing legal actions.
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Atchison
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C. V. Jacobs
Atchison de ‘Et
Wyandotte
Glover
Three Nurses Held in Death of Colonel Zimbaloff
Prague March 23 Three nurses at the Uttenberg hospital near Bragie have been arrested on a charge of placing ground glass in the food of Colonel Alexandra Zimbaloff a former Wrangel army physician at the hospital to cause his death Zimbaloff reportedly complained of negligence and incompetence by the nurses
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Czechoslovakia
Uttenberg Hospital
Bragie
Alexandra Zimbaloff
Wrangel’s Army
Zimys
Local social notes from Tonganoixie and Kansas City visits
Tonganoxie residents reconnect with relatives in Wichita and Kansas City after weekend visits. Several families, including the Lamings and Dreesbacks, attend events, funerals, and church activities in Kansas City, with trips noted for holiday and community gatherings. A new station site is reported under construction amid local theater events.
St Patrick School Party Heats up with Birthday Cake
St Patrick students enjoyed games and candy at a party marking Vernon Scott’s 13th birthday with a cake decorated in pink candles. Guests included Mrs A H Metsker, Mrs Morris Ewing and Edith, Mrs Carl Wacker, Mr and Mrs Frank Scott, Betty Jean Warren, Florence and Ruby McArdie. Sympathy extended to the Shuler family after the loss of their infant daughter. Telitha Newton and Etor Ewing spent Wednesday night in Lawrence.
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Will Niebeum
Rida
Q.ei.s
J.C. Laming
Charles ‘Allan
Shawnee
Okla
S. W
C. Allan
Roy_Wingrove
Charles
J. McArthur
Kansas ‘City
Amos E. Wilson i
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Walter .F. Zoellner
Floyd Ratliff
Fred Zoellner
Lawrence
Nell Knapn
Mariam
Kansas City
Hazel Huitman
Pauline Newby
Eca A
Randolph
Ee Wee Crowder
Crowder-Lake View Farm Bureau
Beattie Collins
Harlie Armstrong
Avas
J. M. Crowder
W. G. Martiny
Sam. Sweezer
Joel
J. E. Mercer
Maxine
Wanda
Clarence Hodson
Lawrence Vernon
W. S. Collins
Jack Myers
Riverside
Farm Bureau
Kanwaka
Kanwaka Church
Jesse Sweezer
Sidney Emmett
M. Crowder
Margaret Vausbinder
Buck Creek
Vausbinder
E.mercer
Paul Brune
Midland
Henry Collins
Colyer
D. L. Burton
Wilson Martin
Robert
Brackett
Ruth Matsker
Edith Garber
Cart Wacker
Albert
Topeka
Jacob
Chris Mackey
Telitha Newton
Frank Scott
Otto Hack
Leonard Warren
Hetty Jean
Pierce’ Woodruff
Marign Center
Florence McArdle
Toveka
Ezra Shuler
Noah Shuler
W. H. Hornberger
Marie
Earnest
M. A. Childs
Clay
Lelithe Newton
Lone Star
R. M. Ewing
Morris' Ewing
Edith
Miss Newton
Leonard Warrer
Betty
Cas
Elmer Metsker
Lawrence Tuesay
Anna Hornberger
Amelia
J. M. Burton
Liverymore
Olathe
Burton
Dol
Donald Majors
Wichita
J. H. Driesback
Simmons
Brockett Revisit
Dre Brockett
J. C. Laming
Charles Poetsch
Milwaukee
Isch Hag
Lamhing
Ben Zichkefoose
Philadelphia
Cane
Arua
Myers
Lonz
Kansas
Carter
Chapter AG
P. Kr. C
L. .C. Carter
Leonard Hazen
Better Homes
Foster Laming
Nan Dunlap
L. E.hazen
Fred Angell
M. W. Schilling
Tee Freeman
S. S. Glascock
Washington Boulevard Methodist Church
Glascock
J. M. ‘Mott
McNaughton
Jats
Aca
Mabel
Shae
St Patrick’s
Vernon Scott
A.H. Metsker
Morris Ewing
Carl. Wacker
Betty Jean Warren
Florence
Ruby McArdie
Syltie
Telitha
Newton
Etor
Ewing
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Extension Police
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Cayot & Durst Dry Goods Company
the Fair Store
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Boutonnieres
Massachusetts
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Lawrence Building An Loan Association
Kuppenheimer
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Buster
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