Dillon buys gun in Lawrence linked to homicide case
Edward G. Dillon a former Kansas University student purchased a .38 calibre revolver from Abe Wolfson a local clothing merchant on the morning of April 29. Wolfson a pawn broker recalls Dillon’s talks and says a second sale of a Colt revolver and a pawn of a trunk occurred earlier. An empty shell similar to those sold by Green Brothers was found beside the victim in St Louis May 1.
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Edward G. Dillon
K. U
W. A. Dillon
St. Louis
Abe Wolfson
Green Brothers
W. R. Green
Dillon
Ben Puckett
Wolfson
Ralph Bergman
Green ‘Brothers
Dri Dillon
St.Louis
Ale
Jabout
Kansas City
City Zoning Talk Planned by H D Smith at Chamber Luncheon
H D Smith, city planning specialist, will speak on city zoning at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon tomorrow. He recently returned from a week in New York City attending an international conference on planning and zoning.
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H. D. Smith
Chamber of Commerce
Dillon Refuses to Answer in St Louis Murder Grilling
After seven hours of questioning by St. Louis police Dillon, son of Dr. W. A. Dillon, remained calm and declined to discuss the death of his father. He refused answers to many personal questions, offered few details about his schooling and living arrangements in Lawrence Kansas, and described Sigma Chi as a fraternity with vague pledge rules.
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St. Louis
Edward G. Dillon
W. A. Dillon
Dillon
University of Kansas
Tennessee Street
Lawrence
Kans
The
Inquest Returns After Death of Dr Dillon
Detectives said a witness promised to appear at the reopened coroner inquest into Dr William A Dillon's death in St Louis He testified he knew Edward George Dillon the 19 year old son who was detained as a coroner witness The younger Dillon was released to challenge habeas corpus and will face the inquest tomorrow A .38 caliber revolver connected to the case was found with the body and a Lawrence Kansas dealer may be subpoenaed as more evidence emerges
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St. Louis
William A. Dillon
Edward George Dillon
George Barth
Clayton
Young
Dillon
St. Louis County
Lawrence
Kansas
Mueller
Ness
Peridge
Bopp
Wolfson
Chamber and hotel boards meet to review hotel project
A joint meeting of the Chamber of Commerce board of directors and the hotel executive committee is called for 7:30 tonight at the Chamber building to discuss finalizing the hotel campaign. Hutson and J Mont Green will attend as the special committee report on negotiations and financial settlement. despite incomplete $50,000 subscriptions, adjustments are hoped to allow construction to begin. The committee has worked since Saturday and will present a report for approval, with action planned tonight. In Wichita, May 11, Sedgwick county courts will honor Samuel B. Amidon, veteran barrister, with a memorial day in tribute following Friday night resolutions by the Wichita Bar Association.
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Chamber of Commerce
Champer of Commerce
Hutson
J. Mont Green
Lawrence
Amidon
Wichita
Sedgwick
Samuel B. Amidon
Wichita Bar Association
Car thief arrested after attempted Sixth street theft
J C Wilson held on charges of attempting to steal W R Green's Ford coupe at 636 Ohio street. Green awoke to a noise in his garage about 4:30 am and the thief fled down an alley after striking the garage. A fur piece and a small flashlight found in the Green car are believed to be property related to the Gaunt twins' car theft attempt. Wilson claimed Texas residence and asked to call a Kansas City lawyer. Later reports place him in city jail pending charges.
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J. C. Wilson
Sixth Street
Kaw Bridge
W. R. Green
Ohio Street
Wilson
F. W. Gaunt
Tennesige Street
Gaunt Twins
Green
Texas
Kansas City
City
Kansas Forecast Shows Showers Tonight and Warmer Tuesday
Unsettled outlook across Kansas with likely showers tonight or Tuesday. West and north areas warmer, east and south portions cooler. Roads vary from clear to rough in cities including Emporia Hutchinson Salina Coffeyville Pittsburg Topeka Ottawa Kansas City and Wichita. Weather data notes yesterday and today temperatures with highs around 7 or 46 and lows near 159 or 171 in the OCR.
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Kansas
Emporia
Hutchinson
Salina
Coffey Ville
Pittsburg
Topeka
Ottawa
Kansas City
Arkansas City
Wichita
Open Debt Funding Talks Signal Cautious Approach
Washington notes informal discussions in Paris between Ambassador Herrick and French officials on funding France’s four billion dollar WWI debt. No formal note or concrete proposal has been presented, with both sides saying no change in policy and urging the other to outline a settlement plan. Both governments maintain that any deal must align with Britain’s refunding terms, avoiding conditions tied to funds sources.
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Washington
France
United States
State Department
Paris
Herrick
Ake
Painleve-Gaillaux
Ick
Great Britain
Jail Fame Draws Judges to Douglas County Jail
Nine federal prisoners were committed to Sheriff Cummings today from Fort Scott and five defendants facing store robbery charges in Nortonville are held for Oklahoma authorities. The nine bring total prisoners to twenty three, including four county inmates. The Wichita judge who praised the jail’s cleanliness voices support among other judges. Them Sloan, 12, died after a car crash near Nearman Kansas, two other girls injured. Warrant requests await for five men in the car. Frank Crayden Hales and Estella Campell wed today. licenses issued to Frank Manning and Helen MacDonald and Raymond Rinker and Ery Hamilton.
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Douglas County
Kkansis
Cummings
Ft. Scott
Nortonville
Oskalooga
W. Ransong
William Carpenter
Earl Godsey
R W.kamping
Frank H. Sargent
Ernest H. Featherston
Ralph L. Bennett
Arthur Langston
Glen Falkenstein
Kartsas City
Thelma Sloan
Nearman
Kan
Harry
Hayward
Wyandotte
Hesa
Frank ‘Crayden Hales
Kansas City
Kans
Estella May Campell
Lawrence
Menger
Frank D. Manning
Chilicothe
Helen MacDonald
Lakeworth
Fla
Raymond F. Rinker
Topeka
Andery E. Hamilton
Valencia
Indecent Literature Menacing Morals In 1920s Topeka
Topeka May 11 Dr Charles M Sheldon editor of the Christian Herald called for an organized campaign against indecent literature in magazines claiming it threatens public morals more than liquor did before Prohibition He urged citizens and newspapers to suppress this evil as action was taken against liquor sales noting eastern papers and reputable magazines publish articles to combat the issue.
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Topeka
Charles M. Sheldon
The
Christian Herald
Sheldon
Changes in University commencement program
Fifty third annual commencement at the University reshapes events. Class day moves to Saturday and the schedule opens Thursday with the School of Fine Arts recital. Friday features Shakespeare outdoors with the dramatic arts department. Saturday includes a class breakfast, faculty alumni game, open houses, receptions, and the chancellor’s reception, then alumni events and the commencement address by Dr Stratton D. Brooks. Sunday skips to campus tours, a band concert, and reunions. Monday caps with alumni address and ground breaking for the Union building.
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School of Fine Arts
Department of Dramatic Arts
Lawrence Drama League
P. F. Walker
L. FE. Sayre
Central Administration
Shailer Matthews
Men’ S Glee Club
Fraser Hall
Rotary luncheon sparks reflections on service ideals
A Rotary club meeting featured a speech comparing service to light and color, praising civic virtue and business standards while a quiz showed members recalled little from six months of educational talks. Guests included nine UM cabinet members led by Ted Shultz, among them Seizo Okeno, the first foreign student in the cabinet.
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Rotary
John RB. Barnes
University U. M
Ted Shultz
Sania
Seizo Okeno
van Brunet
Quincy School
Vending machines back in town in Lawrence
Lawrence officials renew bid to remove eight minivending devices blamed as gambling machines. After Kansas City crackdown and a pending federal case, the city plans to apply local gambling ordinances to the machines and pursue action against the venues. The city and attorney received a federal writ May 8 and have twenty days to answer.
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Lawrence
Nadios
Kansas City Co
Kansas
Topeka
Ic. Master
Attorne C.B. Griffith
Hindenburg Arrives in Berlin for Presidency Inauguration
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg reached Heerstrasse station Berlin amid a smooth reception plan for his imminent inauguration. Police cleared a crowded route as Hindenburg, accompanied by his son in Reichswehr uniform, prepared to proceed to the chancellor’s palace with his wife in a white suit and bouquet.
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Associated Press
Marshal von Hindenburg
Germany
Heerstrasse
General Hindenburg
Inéenburg
Hanover
Associated Process
Exa
Iion
Hindenburg
Reichswehr
Major von Hindenburg
French Advance In Moroccan Front Lines
In the central Rif region French forces under Col Freydenburg relieve a besieged post at Bad Ouender and push food and water to the garrison. Col Nogues’ French native troops advance northeast of Fesselbal, clearing tribes opposed to a solid line. Reinforcements from Algeria head to strategic front points as operations continue to lift surrounded posts. London says Britain will not intervene in the French Moroccan sit uation. In Kansas City, Charles F. Terry is sentenced to ten years for participating in the Orpheum Theater robbery on April 30.
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Morocco
Freydenburg
Bad Ouender
Nogues
Fesselbal
Paris
Associated Press
Algeria
London
Great Britain
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Kansasity
Charles F. Terry
Orpheum Theater
Liberty Memorial High School Senior Activities Spotlight
With only three short weeks left in this school year officials note limited outside activities. A principal stated that morning that school is the order of the day until it closes. The senior class will lead events from now until graduation exercises Friday night at the senior high school.
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Liberty Memorial High School
Hiawatha Water Carnival Performed At Robinson Gym
Miss Margaret Barto directs a two night presentation of Hiawatha May 13 and 14 at 8 15 p m in Robinson gym pool with Stella Harris and Aline Eberle as lead figures The program features swimming stunts life saving diving a torch relay a rope relay and a land and water drill with Indian costumes and music by S Skilton Tickets are 50 cents and limited to 200 per night at the Round Corner Drug Store and gym office
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Minnehaha
Josephine Dana
Hiawatha
Aline Eberle
Kwafind
Dana Krueger
Stella Harris
Skilton
Barto
Profsor Skilton
Haskell Institute
Membe
Bernice Mueller
Q Ha
Pau Puk
Keevis
Round Corner Prug
Gyn
Two Yanks Hit Home Runs In Early Yankee Game
New York Yankees players Robert Meuset and Walter Pipp homered in the first inning at St Louis. George Sisler, Brown playing manager, singled in the first to extend his hitting streak to 26 games. Rainy grounds caused several NL postponements including Chicago at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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St. Louis
Robert Meuset
Walter Pipp
New York Yankees
Yankee Brown
Danforth
Pipp
Mouse
George Sisler
Brown
Day Seeks Jury in Davis Case Amid Small Turnout
Topeka May 11 Prospective jurors struggled to reach a verdict in the Jonathon M. Davis former Kansas governor case with twelve veniremen questioned and many excused as they had formed opinions of innocence. Davis and his wife attended while defense and state attorneys outlined challenges and voir dire procedures in session court house proceedings.
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C. B. Griffith
Attorkey
Tinkham Veale
Paultorney Ed Roonell
Sistant County
Davi A. M. ‘Harvey
John Coninglly
Ft. Scott
Randall Harvey
John* Addington
J. G. Osborne
Clyde Garvin
Osborne
Topeka
Henry J. Allen
Wichita
Davis
A.'Price
Rooney
E. E. Buck
Peterson
Parr
Roose
Harrison J. Miller
A. M. Harvey
Miller
Looney
Allenge
We Morran
Hutchinson
Peblis Wallo Grundy
A. L. Dave
Hu . Andrews
Trpeke
Lapiiy
Addington
Griffith
McClure
Venireman
E. Ginee
Kansas, City Star
Kans City
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