Granollers Raid Kills At Least 430 In Philippines Spanish War
A major air raid on Granollers near Barcelona leaves at least 430 dead with hundreds more buried or missing. Bombs hit the market and potato districts as Red Cross services mobilize to aid victims. In Valencia harbor a British freighter Penthames is sunk with no lives lost and other vessels damaged.
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Barcelona
Granollers
Red Cross
Madrid
Spain
Penthames
Valencia
Mediterranean
Greatend
Djem
Eternal Light memorial in Gettysburg to glow for soldiers
A $60,000 eternal light memorial at Gettysburg will rise as a bronze urn burns a perpetual flame in memory of Civil War soldiers. President Roosevelt will dedicate it July 3 amid the 75th anniversary observances with blue and gray veterans present. The flame, fed by natural gas, will cost about $1,000 yearly to keep alight and be visible for 20 miles. The federal government is spending a million dollars to bring 2,000 of the remaining 8,000 veterans to the reunion.
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Gettysburg
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Battlefield
NO DAMAGE IN QUAKE DELUGE HITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
A powerful quake struck southern California at 12:35 a.m. PST but caused no major damage. Felt across 200 miles of coastline from Santa Barbara to San Diego and inland 150 miles to the Mojave desert, it rattled dishes, rattled lights, and sent families from bed. Long Beach reported all well, as did Santa Barbara and San Jacinto, with only broken windows and cracked glassware in the tarred 30 000 square mile area.
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Los Angeles
California
P.S.T
C.S.T
Pacific Coast
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Mojave Desert
Coachella Valley
Long Beach
San Jacinto
Los Angeles Ocean
Lawrence Trapshooters Triumph in Inter-Club Shoot
Lawrence Legion Gun club won the inter-club shoot at Elliott's park Kansas City MO with 236 birds of 250. Conrad McGrew tied for first in Derby III at 48 of 50 from 20 yards, then lost the shoot-off to Paulson and Pettijohn. Nevin of Lawrence earned a ticket prize of 33.50.
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Lawrence
Elliott’s Shooting Park
Kansas City
Lawrence Legion Gun Club
Conrad McGrew
A. S. Anderson
Penfield Jones
Tom Leasure
Dick Williams
McGrew
J. L. Paulson
Fairmount
F. R. Pettijohn
Paulson
Pettijohn
Harry L. Nevin
Derby
Kansas State college holds rainy commencement for 513 seniors
Rain forced the final events of commencement at Manhattan Kansas as 513 Kansas State college seniors received degrees. Clarence G. Nevins urged graduates to improve living conditions and honor Kansas pioneers while William Marion Jardine received an honorary degree and was noted as former secretary of agriculture and college president.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas State College
Clarence G. Nevins
Dodge City
Board of Regents
Kansas
William+.Marion Jardine
Secretary of Agriculture
University of Wichita
F. D. Farrell
Death Verdict Holds Two Convicts in Baker Killing
Washington reports the Supreme Court refused to review the Topeka post office murder case of 1937. Robert Suhay and Glen Applegate, accused of stealing a New York auto and robbing a New York bank, were linked to agent Wimberly W. Baker and his fatal wounding during a mail call attempt. The duo were captured later at Plattesmouth Nebraska after a nationwide manhunt.
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Washington
Wimberly W. Baker
Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert Suhay
Glen Applegate
Federal District Court
Suhay
Applegate
New York City
Ketonah
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Baker
Moore
Plattesmouth
Neb
Unfavorable War Dept Report on Leavenworth Damages
The secretary of war submitted an unfavorable report to Congress on Leavenworth Kansas seeking 65 973 for Missouri river dredging damage to the city water system. Major General J L Schley said water improvements suffered 14 000 in damage but no remedial action or reimbursement could be recommended citing long established precedents. Representative Lambertson R
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Washington
Secretary of War
Congress
Leavenworth
Kan
Missouri River
J. L. Schley
War Department
Lambertson
Adelaide Shepard Advance to Eastern Star Chair
Mrs. Adelaide Shepard of Independence has been advanced to chair of associate grand matron of the Kansas chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. She will be in line next year to succeed Mrs. Kathryn Campbell of Kansas City, current grand matron.
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Adelaide Shepard
Independence
Kansas
Order of the Eastern Star
Kathryn Campbell
Kansas City
Hail damages wheat crop in Lane County
Dighton Kan May 31 A survey lowers estimated wheat crop damage from a Mont d ay hail storm to between 75000 and 100000 dollars J H Cavanaugh banker says about 40 percent of acreage held enough insurance to cover costs The worst destruction lay in a three by four mile area northwest of Dighton and other parts of the county saw partial damage.
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Dighton
Kan
Lane County
J. H. Cavanaugh
Miss Alice Hosford Named Assistant Secretary at KU Alumni
Miss Alice Hosford of Lawrence will become assistant secretary of the University of Kansas Alumni Association on July 1, announced by secretary Fred Eiteworth. She will replace Mrs. Louis Creveling Miller who resigned. Hosford graduated from KU School of Business in 1936.
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Alice Hosford
C. B. Hosford
Lawrence
University of Kansas Alumni Association
Fred Eiteworth
Jony
Hosford
Louis Creveling Miller
Miss Hosford
K. U. School of Business
Expect Large Reunion for KU 1928 Class at Commencement
The 1928 University of Kansas class reunion is expected to draw over 50 members during commencement week. Thomas Larrick chairs the committee with officers including Mrs. Dolph Simons as program chairman and Mrs. Forrest Jackson leading the dinner committee.
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University of Kansas
Thomas Larrick
Dolph Simons
Forrest Jackson
Mike Getto
Cleo Wilcox
City seeks favorable senate action on harbor bill
A city official said he would push for favorable action on the city's senate-backed harbor and river legislation, despite receiving an adverse committee report.
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Kan
Senate
Coghill Couple Fly to Gainesville on Long Triangular Trip
Mr and Mrs Louis Coghill traveled in a Luscomb Phantom from Trenton New Jersey to Lawrence followed by a stop in Memphis and Montgomery then Gainesville Florida for a visit with G E Coghill and later plan to return to Trenton Their 1100 mile leg from Trenton to Lawrence lasted eight and a half hours marking the longest segment of their trip and yesterday's Gainesville leg was the second longest with the shortest remaining for the return flight
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Louis Coghill
Irving Hill
Coghill
Luscomb
Gainesville
Fla
G. E. Coghill
Memphis
Tenn
Montgomery
Ala
Trenton
N. J
Coghills
Lawrence
Democratic central committee opens Douglas County headquar ters
The Douglas County Democratic central committee and the Douglas County Young Democrats Club open county headquarters at 818 Massachusetts Street. George Chapman and Seymour Gentry will oversee operations. The space will host after the general election and serve sports and social programs this summer.
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Democratic Central Committee
Douglas County
Young Democrats Club
Massachusetts Street
George Chapman
Young Democrats
Seymour Gentry
Third tomato planting meets bad luck for Emporia gardener
Emporia Kansas May 31 Pi J W Turner an Emporia gardener planted 100000 more tomato plants after hail wrecked 75000 and a Cottonwood river flood washed out another 75000 he vowed to quit if these fail.
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Emporia
Kan
Pi—J. ‘W. Turner
Turner
Pihlblad Improves After Three Car Crash
Bethany college president Dr. F Pihlblad remains in hospital with wife and treasurer Jens Stensans after a May 23 three car collision near Lindsborg Kansas. He regained consciousness only last Saturday and physicians say he is out of immediate danger though still to stay hospitalized for some time.
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Lindsborg
Kan
J. Ernst F. Pihlblad
Bethany College
Pihlblad
Jens Stensans
Here
Crossword puzzle clues mix in historic edition
A column presents a cross word puzzle with across and down clues listing remnants of combustion dried grass contemptuous terms for children and various geographic and object references including Ba and Panama Canal terms. The puzzle invites solving yesterday's solution and features many scattered geographic names and common nouns.
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Mooney
Thomas J. Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Francisco
Peter Levine
Reed Vetterli
New York
FBI
George Reifenberger
Center
New Rochelle
Helmar Strong
Long Island
Slayers of
U. S. Supreme Court
Journal - World
K. U
Mrs. L. Coghill
Gainesville, Fla
Massachusetts
Journal-World
Adv
Italy
Panama Canal
Greece
Adriatic
Isitin
Oakland
Calif
Ralph Johnson
Johnson
Greyhound
America
Denver
ST. Louis
Chicago
Union Stage Depot
Mass. St
Eddie Cantor
Cantor
Columbia Network
Eddie
Winston-Salem
Camel Town
Reynolds
Camels
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N. C
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