Lava flows wipe out Sicilian town and kill several
Terrifying eruption of Mount Etna devastates Mascali with lava and smoke. Three men, including a father and son Pistorio, perish as molten streams engulf homes and prompt authorities to lay mines and divert flow. In Coffeyville, Kansas, police chiefs Hackney and McMurtry are kidnapped during a chicken-thief stakeout, spurring a wide search across nearby towns.
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Catania
Sicily
Mascali
Mount Etna
Java
Apne
Pistorio
Leva
Conn Enginees
Death Sentence For Obregon Assassin From San Angel
Ose De Leon Toral told reporters the verdict held no terror and said he is willing to die. He was sentenced to death for the assassination of General Alvaro Obregon, while Concepcion Aceveda da 18 Linta received twenty years for being the intellectual author. About a thousand people cheered the jury when the verdict was announced and Toral promised to appeal to the Mexican supreme court.
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San Angel
Mexico
Ose de Leon Toral
Alvaro Obregon
Concepcion Aceveda da
Linta
Gouptel
Sodi
MM Sigan Supreme Court
Lindley author of key World election story front page
Ernest K Lindley a prominent New York World political writer produced one of the two major election narratives on the second edition front page. The signed article covered New York state returns and spanned two full columns. Also, Pennsylvania crude oil prices rose 15 cents per barrel as reported by a purchasing agency.
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Ernest K. Lindley
E. H. Lindley
New York World
New York State
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
APJ
Agencie
Kansas forecast notes fair tonight and Saturday
Weather report indicates generally fair conditions tonight with warmer trends on Saturday, especially in the northwest. Roads are mostly fair with some slippery spots in Dodge City and Arkansas City while Salina and other areas are cloudy or raining in spots.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Salina
Coffeyville
Bodgery
Arkansas City
Dodge City
Milk Producers to Celebrate Entry on Group's Third Year
A Douglas County Milk Producers association meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at 8 oclock Monday evening will celebrate the second year of the organization. Plans for the future and election of officers will be discussed as eighteen local milk producers are invited to attend.
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Douglas County Milk’ Producers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Bat
College football scores and conference notices from Topeka
Doane College and Crete share a scoreless half while St Marys and Others split. College of Emporia leads Hays in the first half, McPherson posts six points. A tax conference for legislators was called by governor elect Reed for November in Topeka. Snyder life-insurance policies denounced as void by New York Supreme Court, Ruth and Henry Judd Gray implicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doane College
Crete
St. Marys
Bothurst
College of Emporia
Hays
McPherson
Parsons
Kan
Navy
Cyde M. ‘Reed
Jayhawk
Ls Topeka
Snyder
New York
Albert Snyder
Ruth
Henry Judd
Gray
Supreme. Court
Mahoney
Mill Girl Makes Debut in Grand Opera
Clara Jacobo, formerly a mill worker in Lawrence Massachusetts, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera House in Il Trovatore. She sang with Giovanni Martin and performed Miserere, the piece she used to sing as a child, impressing old Lawrence friends with her success.
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New York
Clara’ Jacobo
Lawrence
Mass
Abe
Gains in Congress Show Shifting House and Senate Seats
The API final results indicate a fragmented post election Congress with Republicans at 55 Senate seats to 39 Democrats and 1 Farmer Labor, plus vacancies. In the House Republicans hold 269 to 165 for Democrats with 1 Farmer Labor seat and 1 vacancy, reflecting net gains and multiple state seat shifts through unexpired terms and vacancies.
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Washington
Navi
House
Senate
Ware
Congress
Farmer-Laborist
Farmer-Labor
Delaware
Maryland
New Jersey
Missouri
Ohio
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
New York
North Carolina
Nebraska
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Representative Carss
Dente
Republicans Increase Majority in Kansas Legislature
In Kansas a larger Republican majority is projected for the 1929 legislature. Senate seats will include three Democrats, with Harry Warze, H. W. Behrens, and A. L. Scott. The house shows Republicans leading with about 84 seats to 19 for Democrats based on 102 of 125 districts. Notable figures include Stella Haines re-elected in the house and Mabel Jendel defeated.
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Topeka
Senate
Harry Warze
Fort Scott
H. W. Behrens
London
A. L. Scott
Pittbury
Scott
House
Behrens
Clyde Coffman
Ovarbrook
Irs
T. T. Solander
Osawatomie
Stella Haines
Augusta
Mabel Jendel
Sedgwick Intr
Jackson
Comanche County
Hobze
Edgar‘ Bennett
Washington
George Gehring
Morrowville
Bennett
Edgar C. Bennett
Marysville
B. R. Bull
EB. Archer
Hiawaa
F. L. Martin
Jeane
Beng County
C. Bradney
Columbus
Charles E. Mann
Ben > Endress
Leavenworth
Popular Vote Tops 35 Million in Tuesday Election
The Associated Press tally at 1 p.m. eastern shows a total popular vote of 35,288,899 for president with Hoover leading Smith 20,708,528 to 14,685,371 and a national plurality of 6,118,? as 5,422 precincts remain uncounted. Hoover’s tally surpasses Harding’s 1920 and Coolidge’s 1924 figures by over four million each, while Smith’s totals exceed Cox’s 1920 and Davis’s 1924 tallies by over five and six million respectively. The AP estimates final totals near 35.5 million as minor-party votes are added, and notes the current count is about 6.2 million higher than 1924. The state-by-state results are compiled to date.
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United States
Associated Press
Herbert Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
Warren G. Harding
President Goolidge
Smith
James M. Cox
John W. Davis
Douglas County Conn
Sionrs
Rawhian
Wakaruga
Eleanor Parker
Poincare Agrees to Form New Cabinet
Paris November 1 AP Poincare after consulting with friends today agreed in principle to attempt to form a new cabinet. He sent a long letter to President Doumergue outlining conditions of his acceptance and must consult group leaders to see if his terms are acceptable. He then conferred again with his staunch followers.
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Paris
M. Poincare
Poincare
Doumergue
M. Doumerzue
M. Poincere
Poincere
What Makes the Business Man and Woman Lesson
Rev. C A Richard, pastor of First Christian church, spoke to Lawrence Business College students on what makes a successful business person. He described tools like a disciplined mind, controlled temperament, and the right attitude, then outlined four essentials: business sense, technique, ethics, and aesthetics. Miss Josephine Young closed with a violin solo My Little Star. Indiana Street paving opened to Kansas Electric Power Co buses, restoring regular routes on that street.
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C. A. Richard
First Christian Church
Lawrence Business College
Josephine Young
Reptile Tracks Found in Wyoming Slab
Chicago AP reports reptile tracks dating 200 million years ago were found on a Pennsylvania sandstone slab in Wyoming by University of cap paleontologist experts. The slab, discovered 35 miles southeast of Lander by students, will be brought to the university museum. photos of the four foot-long track impressions have been studied by Prof Romer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Romer
University Museum
Rand, Vitaphone Expert, Flees After Bad Checks
Lew Rand, a Vitaphone expert, visited Lawrence this week and left Thursday night after cashing some checks. Police have no clue to his whereabouts and issued a citywide alert with his car license and a woman companion. Merchants are urged to report bad checks immediately to aid police in deterring check artists.
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Lew Rand
Lawrence
Rand
Will Johns
Kansas City
Warner Brothers
Vitaphone
Police i
Altho Rand
Johns
Fortna
Kaw Valley potato growers plan legal fight on freight rates
About sixty Kaw Valley potato growers and dealers met this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss proposed increases in freight rates for potatoes shipped east. The Kaw Valley Potato Growers and Dealers Traffic Association, formed last summer, aims to raise about 3500 dollars by a twenty five cent per acre assessment to fund a legal battle against rate hikes. Jess Haney presided. representatives from every county in the district attended. A brake testing demonstration will be held tomorrow at the Carter service station, 1000 Massachusetts street, using the Cowdrey testing machine, with free service for motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Jess Haney
Toneka
Carter
Massachusetts Street
Cornerstone Service Set For New First Presbyterian Church
The cornerstone ceremony for the new First Presbyterian church at Ninth and Vermont streets will be Sunday at 2 45 p m Dr John A MacAfee of Westminster Presbyterian Topeka will deliver the principal address with greetings from Lawrence's Ministerial Alliance The remodeling adds three stories to the Sunday school area and a large square tower entrance The church will reuse much of the burned structure including three fourths of the pews and original windows The three manual pipe organ costing about 10000 and 1300 pipes will be installed with an echo division and cathedral chimes for varied effects.
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First Presbyterian Church
Ninth and
Vermont Streets
MacAfee
John A. MacAfee
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Topeka
Lawrence
Charles A. Richard
Frayer
Dean R.A. Schwesse
Nance
Charles Aj ‘Richard
John A. Marapisigr
Westminster Creabrerian
Alder
Kansas City
Reuter
Morrison to Speak on The Renunciation of War at University Dinner
Charles Clayton Morrison editor of the Christian Century will discuss The Renunciation of War at a university cafeteria dinner this evening at six. The event is sponsored by University Christian organizations and will host 40 foreign students as guests of Americans. Earlier he spoke on The Trend of International Affairs and Economic Factors of World Peace in Central Administration Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clayton Morrison
Christian Century
Religion
America
Morrison
Central Administration
Satey
Tax payments slow to arrive says county treasurer
J F Metsker county treasurer reports 1928 tax payments coming in slowly. For days the treasurer's office has seen taxpayers with a light first week response. Taxpayers typically wait until near delinquent dates before paying and before late payment penalties apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Metsker
Bex Eine
Metsker
Arrest Navy Deserters After Stolen Car Chase
Two sailors identified as R. F. Smith of Denver and Ralph Decker of St. Louis were arrested by Officers Price and Weed after a morning pickup. They admitted stealing a Chevrolet coach they drove from Denver before leaving their ship at San Diego, police said. Members of the Navy deserters gathered details from the incident as investigators probe the theft.
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R. F. Smith
Denver
Cole
Ralph Decker
St. Louis
George Price
James Weed
Colo
San Diego
Calif
Rankins Attend Kansas Marquette Game in Milwaukee
Mr and Mrs R C Rankin left today for Milwaukee Wis where they will attend the football game between the University of Kansas and Marquette University Tomorrow Mayor Rankin will join a National Jee Association meeting in Detroit They plan to return to Lawrence late next week The item notes a radio advert by Water Kent Radio Hanna Ady.
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R. C. Rankin
Milwaukee
Wis
University of Kansas
Marquette University
Rankin
National Jee Association
Detroit
Rankins
Lawrence
twater-Kent Radio
Hanna—Ady
General Motors Declares Record Stock Dividend Bonus
General Motors directors ordered the largest bonus ever paid by an American industrial company. Common stockholders will receive a 150 percent stock dividend, plus an extra dividend of 43.5 million dollars and a 43.5 million dollar increase in annual disbursements. President Alfred P. Sloan Jr. had hinted at a pleasant surprise for stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
City commission acts on street repairs and upcoming paving plan
The city commission met in a special session at city hall to approve bills and discuss street resurfacing. A 600 block Kentucky Street project was authorized with an ordinance to follow. Next week plans include repairing all asphalt streets and Massa chusetts Street south from Eleventh, with Kaw Paving and Indiana Street work cited as ongoing efforts to secure petitions and completed resurfacing.
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Kentucky Street
Massachusetts Street
Eleventh
M. D. Babb
Massachusetts
Kaw
Tetesentative
Lawrence
Indiana Street
Sele
Deer Seen Near Lake View By Two Boy Hunters
Jesse Byrd and Calvin Trent reported sighting a large antlered deer about two miles northwest of town near Lakeview. Byrd described horns eighteen inches long with several prongs and a white-tipped tail. The animal jumped fences and appeared unafraid of dogs as it moved away toward Lakeview.
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Jesse Byrd
Main Street
Calvin Trent
Michigan Street
Byrd
Journal-World
Trent
Miss Susan Friend Elected a Chairman
Topeka Nov 9 AP A McCullough Paola superintendent of city schools was elected vice president of the northeast Section of the Kansas State Teachers Association at the eleventh annual session He succeeds Supt W E Shefter of Manhattan Seven department chairmen were elected Willard Van Sike Topeka High School principal class B high schools Wi F Shaw Central Santor Kansas City class C high school William Rk Thompson Cottonwood Falls high and grade school department Susan Friend supervisor grade schools Lawrence a president will be named by the board of directors December 8 Mary Pierce Van Zile Kansas State Agricultural College president this year presided at the morning general session end of report
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Topeka
A. AM. McCullough
Paola
Kansas State Teachers'Association
W.E., Shefter
Manhattan
Siege
W. B. Fleming
Baker University
Willard van Sike
Topeka High School
F. Shaw
Central ‘Santor High School
Kansas City
William Rk. Thompson
Cottonwood Falls
Susan Friend
Lawrence
Mary Pierce van Zile
Kansas State Agricultural College
Can
KU Track Champ Bernard Frazier Elected Constable
Bernard Frazier, KU track and cross country captain, is elected constable in Wakarusa township amid claims of a frame up by fraternity brothers. He led with four votes, edging George McIntosh by two. Other one vote getters include Decker, Else, and Howard. Official canvass by Douglas County confirms results. Frazier may assume duties though not yet known. Also reported: Eleanor Parker, former designer for Marshall Field, dies in Chicago at 63. survived by brother and husband Glenn Parker. Funeral in Robinson, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard “Paco” Frazier
University of Kansas
Justice of the Peace
Wakaruga
C. O. Bowman
K. U
Mel Decker, Jr
Siema Nu
A. Hubert Else
Delta-Chi
Charley Howard
Mississippi
Frazier
Delta Chi Fraternity
Jayhawker
Delta Chi
Wakarush
Constable
George Mclintoch
Feven
Walter Baker
Jack M . Wor
Dalton
F. S. McKeeve
Oscar Brownlee
Leo Colman
Alex Banks
Henry Bowman
Wakarusa
Eleanor H. Parker
Ida M. Hackner
Ohio
Chicago
Parker
Marshal Field & Co
Department of Design
St. VJ
Glenn Parker
Capper Publications
Sigma Kappa
KK. U, T
Kap
Robinson, Kanternoan
Bank Closes as Deputy Controller Takes Charge
The Rome State Bank of Tipton Kew was closed by order of its directors. The Oct 9 report listed 25000 capital surplus, 109258.38 deposits and 109082.41 loans. Deputy Commissioner A Dizbotti Koy F OBrien assumed charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Rome State Bank
Tipton
Kew
State Bank Partment
Banking Department
M. 1 War
A. Dizbotti Koy F. O'Brien
Hoover Plans A Visit To Assure Americas Nears March 4
Washington AP reports ident elect Herbert Hoover telegraphed President elect that he proposed to make a swift tour to Central and South America before the March 4 handover. Coast Guards Rescue Five from Be Beached 36 foot craft Be, near Hoquiam. Captain King Jarvin, Uenty Teppola of Astoria and six Westport guardsmen saved the crew after their boat was driven out to the Columbia River bar Tuesday night. Cars washed, $1.50, delivered. Hudson-Goal.
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Topeka
Washington
Herbert” Hoover
Ant
Charles Curtis
Ard
Sunflower
Congress
Mursngend Bet OF
Cor
Herbert Hoove
Central
Coast Guards
Wash
King Jarvin
Uenty Teppola
Astoria
Columbia River
Lars
Jelland
Coast Gerd
Westport
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Okla
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Nowata County
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Nun
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Big Story
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Lynn
Lewis Rogers
Fiynng
Department of Agriculture
Richmond
Cal
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Coronation Chemical
Miller's
Mill Girl
Take
Ley
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Iowa
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Sigvar Pa Et
Utah
W. van Sees
Wyo
Lawrence Business ‘College
Kansas Electric Power Company
Chief Johns
Rowland
Marquette
Presbyterian Cornerstone Laying
Charles Morrison
Counts Treasurer's
Mrs. R.C. Rankin
General Motors
Commission
Lake View
Daga
Paco” Frazier
J.P. Office
Ida M. Hockney
Tut As
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Central and
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