World flight crew found safe near Port Moller Alaska
Major Frederick L. Martin and Staff Sergeant Alva L. Harvey, missing since April 30 after leaving Chignik, are reported safe at Port Moller Alaska. They endured a wrecked plane, reached a trapper's cabin May 7, and were rescued three days later after regaining strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordova
Alaska
Associated Press
Frederick ‘L. Martin
Sergt
Alva L. Harvey
Chignik
Port Moller
Martin
Fort Moller
Port Mollerbay
False Pass
Frederick la Martin
Ose
Alaska Peninsula
United States
Pacific American Fisheries
Bellingham
Wash
Puget Sound
Washington
General Patrick
Air Service
Frederick L. Martin
Alva Harvey
Army
Europe
Asia
Gome Point
Monarchist Rally in Halle Ends in Bloodshed
In Halle on May 12, about 70 000 goose-stepped past a statue unveiling for General von Moltke. Ten dead and many injured as police fired on communist protesters, with over 500 arrested. Moltke supporter Moltke speaker urged restoration of the monarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halle
Germany
United Press
Ludendorff
Oscar
Molkist
General von Moltke
Relocation and Vacation of Roads Approved by County
County commissioners approve relocation of a road at Clinton four sharp corners and vacation of another road petition. Changes to roads petitioned by Wilson Martin and Henry Washington approved. Farmers affected seek settlement of land to be taken. Also note visit of R E Elliott and Howard Elliott of Kansas City to Menger home in Menger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Barton
Clinton
Menger
R.E. Elliott
Howard
Kansas City,Mo
Louis Menger
Legion Orphans Home Campaign Launch Tonight
A mass meeting led by Chancellor E. H. Lindley at the M E church in Lawrence will launch the plans for a Legion home for orphans near Independence. Edward F. Trefz, a nationally known speaker, will present the drive with state Legion officials and prominent citizens including Frank McFarland Gen Charles Huffman and Edward Dabney among those attending. The Kansas Legion gifted 388 acres and 25 000 cash toward cottages and buildings with additional regional home support offered to serve multiple states. The fund drive aims to raise 50 000 for construction as leaders from government and Legion ranks gather tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Lindley
Methodist
American Legion
Edward F. Trefz
Lawrence
Frank McFarland
Charles 8S. Huffman
Methodist Church
Legion
Daniel A. Dabney
Independence
Legion of Kansas
Huffman
Senaurus
Capper
Bavis
Lindley
William Allen White
W. Y. Morgan
Bishop Wise
David W. Mulvane
Sam B. Amidon
Paul Kimball
Supreme Court Rules Railroad Not Liable In Texas Attachment Case
Washington May 12 The Supreme Court held that money belonging to railroads cannot be garnished through such proceedings in a suit brought by Edmund R Wells against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad Wells a railroad employee living in Colorado was injured in New Mexico and sued in an El Paso Texas state court The railroad had no Texas real property yet a balance in the Rio Grande El Paso and Santa Fe railway custody was attached with approval of lower courts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edmund R. Wells
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Supreme Court
Wells
Colorado
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande, el Paso
Santa Fe Railway
Candidacy Filed for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Clement L. Wilson of Tribune filed with the secretary of state as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. Wilson, an attorney, has served several terms in the state legislature and was chairman of the house banking committee in the last session. The report also notes bounty payments in Douglas County for livestock and crop damage, including coyote pelts and gopher scalps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Olaf Eckman
Harold Schaffer
Topeka
Clement L. Wilson
Tribune
Kansas
Wilson
House Banking Committee
Banks to Close Early in Lawrence on Opening Day
The Lawrence Clearing House Association announces banks will close at 8 o clock meridian on opening day. Banks will lock their doors and participate in the local observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlies
Lawrence
Association
French Election Shifts Power Across France's Chamber
Nearly complete returns at official headquarters show the left gains at the expense of Premier Poincare's bloc. The radical party and Herriot Caillaux coalition emerge strongest in the chamber, with 186 and 111 seats respectively, while the bloc national falls to second rank. The dollar climbs to 18 francs after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
France
Poincare
National Bloc
Radical Party
Furmher
Caillaux
Edouard Herriot
Bloc National
Millerand
London
Macdonald
Chequers Court
Havas
Foreign Office
Iee Oe
Hunt Child Murderer In Mayes County Probe
Salina Oklahoma May 12 three men hunted by Mayes county officers in connection with the murder of Ina Thomas fourteen found yesterday in Spavinaw hills near here a rampage posse surrounds a woodland not far from crime scene while two men jailed as witnesses. The girl suffered fatal skull injuries and was last seen Saturday driving cows from a distant pasture. Her grandfather Hod Thompson reported her missing and a search organized after an agent sought help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Okla
Mayes County
Ina Thomas
Spavinaw Hills
Jess
Layton
Ina Thoriason
Irl
Hod Thompson
Assistanc
Better Homes Week Proclaimed by Mayor Holliday
Frank M. Holliday, mayor, proclaims May 11 to 18 as Better Homes Week to foster stronger home loving spirit among citizens. He urges every resident to take part in instructional and educational efforts aimed at improving homes for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tno
Frank
M. Holliday
Lipa Ee
Little Aims at Civil Service and Supreme Court Rulings
Telegraph from Congressman E C Little to Guy Pettit criticizes Civil Service and Supreme Court decisions. Judge Norton published the text to reveal truth about post office politics in Lawrence. Pettit and Clarke supporters rally against Little, citing repeated examination failures and calls for reexamination by the Civil Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C
Journal-World Today
J. Q. A. Norton
Judge Norton
Guy Pettit
Nor Jton
Guy
Pettit
Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court
Civil Service
Sam Clarke
Congress
United States
Taylor
Washington
American Legion
H.C. Little
Lawrence
Major Clarke
Congressman Little
Little
Civil ‘Service Office
S. G. Clarke
Will Clean Up New York Preparing for Demo Convention
May 12 civic spring cleaning ordered by Police Commissioner Enright as he surveys conditions in cafes cabarets and dance halls across the five boroughs. The crackdown targets white light cabarets on Broadway and in the roaring forties with threats of prosecution and closures for violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enright
Eratic National Convent
Ison Square Garden
Enrigh
Trves
Boroughs
Broadway
Reid
Sai
Langley Trial to Jury Covington May 12 Case of Congressman Langley
In Covington Kentucky federal court in May 1912 the case of Congressman John W Langley and two co defendants against whom charges are heard by a jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
Covington
John W. Langley
Kentucky
Tragic Collision Kills Three Girls and Injures Family
A Ford truck collided with Santa Fe train No 5 at Corliss crossing near De Soto. Daisy 10 Fern 12 died instantly Fay 14 died hours later. Mrs Sconce and son J A Seonee Jr 16 were badly injured. Dr Fortney treated the wounded at the scene and hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Scone
Fern
Fay
I. A. Seone
J. A. Seonee, Jr
Santa Fe
Corliss Station
DeSoto
Sconée
Corliss
A. M. Fortney
de Soto
Automobile crash leaves two injured in Kansas
The reports from Fort Scott and Independence describe vehicle collisions with trains and cars. Miss Mildred Ramsey, 19, is in dangerous condition after a wreck in Fort Scott with a Bayard, Kansas driver. In Independence a 42 year old woman, Louis Meyer, was killed and Mrs Balk suffered a broken hip and other injuries when their car collided with another vehicle near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kan
Mildred
Ramsey
E. B. Stafford
Bayard
Independence
A Backward Step in Lawrence Health Service
Dr C H Kinnaman of the State Health Board opposes Mayor Halliday’s consideration to curtail the local public health service. He argues a part time system is ineffective against infectious diseases and would harm community prosperity. He wrote that cutting the department’s appropriation and reverting to part time is a backward move for a city of Lawrence’s size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halliday
State Health Board
C. H. Kinnaman
Lawrence
Final high school PT meeting set for tonight at 745
The final high school parent teacher meeting of the year will be held tonight in the high school building at 7 45 p m. The program will focus on questions submitted at the last meeting. Mrs L E Sisson chairs the faculty committee with Mrs G V Kent heading the program committee. E S Weatherby is president. Representatives have been appointed in every ward to contact parents. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Sisson
GC. V. Kent
E. S. Weatherby
Postpone The Letting Of Eldridge Hotel Contract
The letting for the Eldridge hotel contract is postponed due to architect W E Hulse’s illness. Hulse underwent appendicitis surgery in Marceline Missouri last Wednesday and is recuperating. Eldridge owner W G Hutson expects a representative from Hulse’s office to set a new date within two weeks. Topeka man L N Anderson paid a $60 fine after pleading guilty to crashing into Evans Auto Supply window at 918 Massachusetts Street last Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldridge Hotel
W. E. Hulse
Hutchinson
Hulse
Marceline
W. G. Hutson
Eldridge
Topeka
L. N. Anderson
Evans Auto Supply Company
Massachusetts Street
Toll of Accidents Claims Family Near Billings
A Sunday railroad crossing crash two miles east of Billings in Christian county killed Harry Hendricks aged 24 his wife Luella Herricks 21 and their eight month old son instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Harry Hendricks
Luella Herricks
Billings
Christian County
Iron Works Sues La Cygne Coal Firm for 824 Dollars
United Iron Works filed a district court money suit against La Cygne Coal and Mining Company and others seeking a judgment for 824 dollars.
State escapes heavy frost damage
Topeka Kansas May 12 Saturday night's frost did some damage to Kansas crops but last night the mercury failed to fall low enough to do any harm A killing frost in the vicinity of Manhattan Saturday nipped beans tomatoes and some early potatoes but no other crops were affected the weather bureau here stated this morning Vegetation in northwest Kansas has escaped injury and the forecast for tonight was hopeful with light to heavy but harmless frosts predicted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Manhattan
Weather Bureau
Better Homes Week Opens with Talk on Home Ownership
Lawrence observers mark National Better Homes Week with a noon luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce. Charles S. Elliott of Topeka will discuss saving for home ownership and its link to better employee morale. Winners of the city poster and essay contests will be announced and posters displayed. The model home at 121 East Nineteenth Street draws motorists while interior finishing continues. open to the public next week if ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Better Homes
Chamber of Commerce
Charles S. Elliott
Capital Building and Loan Association of
Topeka
Savng
Bon Omar
Griesa
Betton Homes
East Nineteenth Street
Jones Family Fills High School Class Presidencies
Presidential material runs in the H E Jones family of Lawrence. Penfield Jones serves as president of the senior class while Endsley Jones heads the junior class. Both are popular athletes with Penfield earning letters in football basketball and track and Endsley elected captain of the basketball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Jones
Lawrence High School
Penfield Jones
Ethior
Endsy Jones
Penfield
Endsley
Lawrence
Contracts Signed for New Woodlawn School
All contracts for the North Lawrence new elementary school are signed. The general, heating, plumbing, and lighting contracts are secured. Bond approvals are complete. General contractor Charles Sharp of Eldorado has begun work with materials on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Lawrence
Board of Education
Charles Sharp
Eldorado
Poppies Made by Buddies Sold in Kansas
May 12 Topeka Kansas Poppies will bloom May 24 under a state proclamation mirroring President Coolidge Poppy Day. Gov Davis calls on citizens to buy and wear the buddy poppy on Memorial Sunday May 25 and Memorial Day the following Friday for veterans disabled in World War I and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Calvin Coolidge
Govertioe Davis
Davis
Honors Are Paid to K. U. Leaders
The first honors convocation at the University of Kansas recognized top students with an honor award going to Paul Endacott of Lawrence, a 1928 engineering graduate, now with Phillips Petroleum. The event featured the Honor List, Sachem elections, and salutes to faculty and student achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
E. H. Lindley
Phi Beta Kappa
Sigma AL
Paul Endacott
School of Engineering
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Endacott
Lawrence
Eddacott
Sigma Xi
Kansas
Sachems
Harold Roberts
Howard Grady
Tom Poor
Robert Mosby
Alex Kennedy
J. B. Engel
Harold Burt
Tustan Ackerman
Frank Strong
Men’s Glee Club
Land Lighting
Grice
Crimson and Blue
Josephine Braucher
Phi Lambda Theta
Helen Bryant
Earl Cruickshank
Isabelle ‘Dills
Pi Lambda Theta
Lillian Donaldson
Wm. Earl Draper
Marianna Dunkel
Mortar Board
Doris Eisberg
Madeline Emmert
Audrey Franks
Dorothy Gayford
Muriel Gayford
Bryn Mawr
Olive Gimple
Helen Hand
Mary Harkey
James Harrison
Dorothy
Gladys Snyder
Emily E. Tenney
Ruth Terry
Fern. Wilson
Frances Wilson
Lewis Brotherson
Tau Beta Pi
Sachem
Floyd Doring
Gilbert Geery
Roger Hackney
Richard L. Hinch
Wallace James
K Club
Harold Hudson
Stanley Learned
Marcy McCauley
Bertram Miller
James Ralph Stagg
School of Law
Robert E. Coleberd
Albert Martin
Frank Snell
Ruth Gould
MortarBiard
Ewa. Lee
Vera Neely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monarchist Rally
Clinton Road
Manisas
Speaks
M. E. Charch Toni
F. Trefz
Ina Thompson
Norton
Clarke Committee
Sconce
Corlisse
Parent-Teacher Association
L. H
S Ness
Kiwanis
Rotary Clubs
Jones
Endsley Jones
New Woodlawn School
K. U
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!