Coolidge signs flood control measure today
Washington May 15 AP President Coolidge signed the Mississippi river flood control measure after being advised by Major Edgar Jadwin that initial federal funding would run about 25 million dollars The law sets a broad plan for levees spillways and floodways along the Mississippi from Cape Girardeau to the Gulf with state cost for rights of way and limited damages coverage The measure follows months of hearings and congressional work and aims to curb flood damage with federal funding and state participation
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Coolidge
Edgar Jadwin
Eminesis
Goth
Oswiidee
Jones
Senate Commerce Esramsittee
Reid
House Flood Control Committee
Federal Treasury
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Roy Unon
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Mr. Coolidge
Mississippi Valley
Cape Girardean
Rock Island
Tils
Cape , Girardeau, Mo
Proposed national transport links trains and planes across continents
New York newspapers report a planned national system using both airplanes and railways to connect New York with the acut coast and beyond on a 48 to 52 hour schedule. The plan envisions an independent operating company backed by five million dollars, with connections from New York to Columbus and Wichita and night trains to Los Angeles, then extending to San Francisco and Seattle. Colonel Charles A Lindbergh is noted as being approached but not joining the venture.
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New York
Acutc
Charles A.lindbergh
National Air Transport Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Boeing Air Transport Company
Western Air Transport Company
Atchison, Tepexa and Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Mississinpi
Tor Wave
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Columbus
China
Alsoso
Chicago
Dallas
Texas
Ohio
Wichita
Kan
New, Mexico
Los Angeles
California
San Francisco
Seattle
Italia In Flight Pot Boiling Again
An Italian airship flight from Kings Bay Spitabergen reported at 1 20 pm under fine weather with no wind. The Citta Di Milano and other ships battled ice at Greenland harbor as repairs and resupply occurred. In Washington the day centered on national elections with Mellons comments on Hoover and delegate battles in New Jersey amid party tensions.
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Kings Bar
Spitabergen
Greenland
Umberto Nobile
Ies
Citta di Milano
King’s Bay
Dodgers too strong for Pirates in 10 to 3 setback
Brooklyn Dodgers piled up 16 hits to overwhelm the Pittsburgh Pirates 10 to 3. Barnhart homered for Pittsburgh in the ninth as McWeeney, Henline, Milius, Tauscher, Bartholomew, Gooch, and Hensley worked for the respective teams.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn ‘Dodgers
Pirates
Barnhart
Brooklyn
McWeeney
Henline
Milius
Tauscher
Bartholomew
Ines
Clarkson
Bar O'Farrell
Jones
Bush
Gonzales
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Ruffing
St. Louis
Red Sox
Ogden
Schang
Hofmann
Fitching
Jack Quinn
Cleveland
Shaute
L. Sewell
Quinn
Fox
New York
Ruth
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Victoris
Koenig
Hargrave
Detroit
Whitehill
Smith and
Hoyt
Grabowski
Washington
Adkins and Crouse
Lisenbe
Braxton
Tate
American Association
Kansas
Kansas Weather Forecast and Road Conditions
Forecast shows mostly cloudy with rain tonight and Wednesday mornings, little temperature change. Reports cite Salina and Hutchinson with misting and cloudy skies. roads mixed with slipping conditions in Coffeyville and various towns. State hotel rules note new decorative crepe paver and flower material lighting requirements for stairways and corridors overnight.
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Kansas
Salija
Arkansas
Hutchinson
Coffeyville
Hanged by Quantrill T H Tibbles Dies of Old Age
Omaha Neb May 15 AP Preacher fighter writer and once candidate for the vice presidency Tom Tibbles died last night A six year old runaway from Ohio in 1846 he joined an immigrant train to Kansas and escaped from capture before he was 16 He later joined Quantrill's band and was hanged in Civil War times He became a circuit rider and served as a storied figure for the Omaha World and was a Populist vice presidential candidate in 1904.
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Omaha
Neb
Tom Tibbles
Washington County
Ohio
Thomas Henry
Tibbles
Kansas
Quantrill
John‘Brown
Missouri
Middle Border
Stor
Omaha World
Dnit
Grants Railroads' Application Delayed May 15
A fragmented notice indicates an application related to railroad grants or agencies is slated for May 15. Details are incomplete but reference to a company and station suggest an official process or hearing. Further data would clarify the parties and exact action.
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Joseph
Cras
Eni
Japan submits explanations to League on Shantung action
Geneva May 15 AP Japan officially sent two documents to the League of Nations detailing why troops were sent to Shantung China. The materials from M Sato Tokyo explain the April 20 and May 9 declarations justifying dispatch of 10000 troops to Shantung to protect Japanese residents and property.
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Geneva
dJapan
League of Nations
Shantung
China
Tame
M. Sato
Paris
Sato
Eric. Drummond
Teague
Japan
League
Shantiing
Tsitian
Tsinan
Tsingtao
Tientsin
Japanese troops return to Tientsin as tensions rise
From Tientsin to Tsinan and back, three Japanese infantry units were embarked on a destroyer to return to Tientsin amid a tense China situation. Reports say Marshal Chang Tso-Lin left Peking by armored train for Tientsin, while northern forces fortify Seacoast defenses near Shankaikwan.
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Tsingtao
China
Tientsin
Tsinan
Shanghai
Today
Chang Tso-Lin
Peking
Shankaikwan
Great Wall
North China
Mukden
Manchuria
Sahara
Woman Confesses Killing In Self Defense At Party
Kansas City dispatch reports Mrs Lela Knapp confessed to shooting John Edward Butner, a section foreman, after a quarrel at a home party Saturday night. She said she acted in self defense as he attempted to force entry while she was alone. Gilbert Golden, 26, another foreman, corroborated seeing the shooting after accompanying Butner to the Knapp residence.
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Kansas City
Lela
Knapp
John Edward Butner
Gilbert Golden
Byron Willcutts dies in Kansas horseradish business
Byron Willcutts aged 64 collapsed while driving near Topeka on May 15 after an acute indigestion attack. He built a national horseradish shipping business from Kaw Valley farms and became known for his pungent roots and updated distribution. The Kenyon connection and other details appear in AP reports from Topeka.
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Topeka
Byron Willcutts
Kaw Valley
Rosenwald Endows Fund With Quick Expiry Plan
Chicago May 15 AP Julius Rosenwald financier philanthropist says future generations should fund their own gifts He claims the Julius Rosenwald fund now over 20 6 million will be spent within 25 years of his death He adds 2 million gift turning over 20800 Sears Roebuck shares to the fund and urges trustees to liquidate within 25 years after his death He notes rapid changes make forecasting needs difficult
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Century's End: Dr. Thomas Winston Dies at 99
Dr. Thomas Winston, oldest Rush Medical College graduate and oldest G A R member in Kansas, died at his home 1620 Massachusetts Street. Funeral set for Wednesday at 3 30 p m with Rev W M Backus. burial at Oak Hill cemetery. Born Oct 17 1829 in Wales, he immigrated with his parents, studied at Rock River Seminary and Rush Medical College, served as surgeon in the Civil War, and practiced medicine in Mt Morris, later moving to Lawrence. He is survived by five children and fifteen grandchildren.
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Thomas
Winston
Kansas
Rush Medical College
Ralls
Massachusetts Street
WM. Backus
Oak Kill
Devmnock
Breconshire
Wales
Ohio
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Milwaukee
Lake Mills
Wis
Sheu
Mt. Morris
Rock River Seminary
Methodist Church
Chicago, University
St. Winston
Mt. Morrys
Caroline, Mumford
Pleasant Mount
Wayne County
Pennsylvania
Rock River
92Nd
Illingis Volunteers
149Th Illinois
Battte
Chickamauga
University of Wisconsi
University of Chicago
Chicago
Ogle County
Lawrence
Rush
Medical College
Yong
Mary
Jurors return guilty verdicts in Lawrence cases
A Lawrence district court jury found Floyd Davis guilty of running away from a road gang under a new state law setting a three year penitentiary penalty. Olin Crosby was convicted of grand larceny of chickens. Several defendants pleaded guilty to liquor charges and conditional pleas adjusted the Aspergren Ford case. The Parnell brothers were found guilty of possessing and transporting liquor after a raid. evidence included liquor saved from the car near Williamstown.
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Floyd Davis
Dawis
W. C
Miner
H. D. Hill
Stevens
Riling
Hill
Davis
E. J. Tuttle
H. Adams
Pronto
M.C
L. R. Melvin
Lawrence
A. F. Neil
Martin
Breithaunt
J O'Neal
George Griffith
Smyra
Walter
Wilson
Eudora
Tom Dick
Lecompton
Ray
Brewster
Wakarusa
Olin Crosby
T Lawrence
T. E. Flanders
B. Hunt
Palmyra
Scott
a _Aspergren
Charlés Thomas
Iquor
Sam Scott
Elizabeth Cooper
Ity
Elmer’ Parnell
Williamstown
Lloyd
Martin Breithaupt
Charles Hughes
Lancembe
A. F. Neis
George Lown
W.J. Andrews
E.h.tilian
Lecomptan
Sharlin Schuster
F. M. McCormick
G.C. Miller
Richard Speaks at Crusade Banquet in Wichita
Rev G A Richard pastor of First Class Christian Church spoke at a crusade banquet in Wichita tied to the Kansas Crusade to raise funds for the state. Dr H H Harmon and John D Zimmerman also spoke as state secretary of the Kansas Christian Missionary Society. The event announced pledges and contributions.
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G. A. Richard
Wichita
Kansas
H. H. Harmon
Odianapolis
John D. Zimmerman
Kansas “Christian Missionary Societys
Pidges
Eagh
University of Chicago visit ends without decision
Dan Kinsey and a University of Chicago group interviewed board members during a two day visit. No definite decision was reached, with expectations uncertain about any outcome. The party left for that city after the talks.
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Dan Kinsey
University of Chicago
150 Veterans Attend 47th G A R Encampment in Topeka
In Topeka on May 15 about 150 Civil War veterans registered at the Memorial Building for the 47th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. C. Colee of Hutchinson was the oldest, D. B. Clum of Parsons the youngest. After sessions, attendees will join the health meeting and hear speeches by Elbridge Hawk and Emma Campbell.
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Fopeka
Boys In Blue
Kansas
Republic
Gs C. Colee
Hutchinson
D. B. Clum
Parsons
Memorial Building
Elbridge H.hawk
G. A.R
Emma
W.W. Campbell
Women’s Relief Corps
Eit
Relief Corps
G.A. R
Kaw Valley Potato Growers and Dealers Form Association
About forty Kaw Valley potato growers and dealers met in the Chamber of Commerce building for a follow up meeting to the April 11 gathering that formed the Kaw Valley Potato Growers Traffic association. The organization was completed with a adopted constitution and bylaws. James Trent of Edwardsville was elected president and C. V. Cochran of Topeka vice president. Merle Taylor of Perry read the documents. Membership costs twenty five cents per acre for potatoes this year, with a yearly cap of eighty five cents per acre. Board members began soliciting memberships immediately. contracts are not binding unless three thousand dollars is subscribed or collections are secured. Will Pendleton represents Douglas county on the board, and Jess Haney of Topeka urged freight-rate reductions for Kaw Valley potatoes.
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Kaw Valley Potato Growers and
Chamber of Commerce
Kaw Valley
Kaw Valley Potato (Grawers and Dealers Association
James Trent
Edwardsville
C. V.cochran
Topeka
Merle Taylor
Perry
Board of Directors
Enou
Brewers
reesTon
Jess Haney
Kaw
Princton
Minnesota
KU Employees Back New University Insurance Plan
An organization of professors teachers and staff formed to promote a faculty and staff insurance plan with Equitable Life. The plan aims to enroll over 200 members and create a permanent group structure. A board meeting was held to finalize organization and adoption. Van Bruner will speak at Lawrence Junior High School promotion exercises Friday May 25 at 1 PM. He is Kenneth Bruner’s father and will attend as guardian of a promoted student.
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Equitable Life Insurance
Van
Eru
van Bruner
Lawrence
Bruner
Kenneth Bruner
Will Install Council Service for Tonight
A local council plans a installation service tonight led by Lindley and Dawson. The event hosts will include Wiedemann and Bard as part of the proceedings with attendees expected to gather at the Harddition venue for the men’s body dedication.
Bankers Convention Plans Face Housing and Transport Hurdles
Lawrence bankers and Chamber of Commerce discuss preparations for the forty first annual convention. Notes include acute room and transportation shortages, appeals for citizen lodging help, and university and church support to attract and host attendees. Local dealers offer cars and volunteer drivers to ease logistical strain.
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E. Hy ‘Lindley
John. R. Dyer
K. U
Chamber of Commerce
Univsity
C. B. Hosford
Chamber
Oe -Scott
Chemise
Leo
Reverend Grey to Preach High Sermon at Lawrence High
The Rev. Alfred D. Gray of mouth Congregational will preach the sermon to the Lawrence High School class in the school auditorium Sunday night at 8:30. Violinist Billy Holloway will perform The Old Refrain, and Faith to Win will be sung by students including Marjorie Mavis Genk yleve White, Marguoch Es ther Leigh Beisn g thi Barathy Arnott, Karthrini and Margaret Fe Barr.
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Alfred D. Gray
Lawrence High School
O’cloe
Billy. Holloway
Marjorie
Mavis Genk
Yleve “White
Marguoch
Esther
Leigh
Beisn
Thi Barathy- Arnott
Karthrini
Margaret Fe Barr
Deadlines extended for Kansas duty Kai san publication
Deadline for the annual Sigma Delta Chi journalism fraternity event has been shifted to Saturday May 19. Names will be written on parchment in the Kansan news room. A coupe belonging to Lawler at 824 Tennessee Street in Kansas City was reported stolen in Manhattan.
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Gantcty
Kai ‘San
Sigma
Chi
Kansan
Lee -Department
Lawler
Tennessee
Kansas City
Manha
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