Kansas House votes to impeach state auditor French
Topeka November vote tally shows four articles of impeachment against state auditor Will J. French. Articles allege neglect of duty for employing Ray Hardin, issuing warrants, improper state funds placements, and a conspiracy with Finney associates. Board of managers appointed for prosecutions in each trial. Debate featured supporters and defenders on party lines as the impeachment moves proceed.
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Topeka
API
Will J. French
House of Representatives
House
Senate of the House
French
Roland Boynton
W. H. Vernon
The
Boynton
Bloss
Cowley
Guilfoyle
Dickinson
Melvin
Douglas
White
Fewell
Pedraja
Greenwood
May
Atchison
Reilly
Leavenworth
Cox
Butler
Templar
Jewell
Fink
Wilson
Ryan
Crawford
Roth
Ruth
Boyn- Lenis - Auditor
Kaneas
Ray Hardin
Ronald Finney
Finney Banks
State Treasury Board
Finney
Emporia
Farms State
Wichita
Tom B. Boyd
John Knightley
Leland Caldwell
Ray Smith
Barton
Hall
Reno
Morse
Linn
Palmer
Labetta
Bless
Guilfoyie
Dic
Missouri Pacific to abandon 400 mile Kansas line
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the Missouri Pacific railroad's plan to abandon its 400 mile line from Fredonia Kansas to Peru Junction Kansas. The line has been unprofitable and the railroad is currently in trusteeship under the new federal bankruptcy act.
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Washington
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fredonia
Kansas
PAY STOPS, BUT SOLONS CAN'T TONIGHT
Topeka Nov 28 AP House leaders abandoned hopes of finishing the special session tonight. Speaker W H Vernon urged fast action to cut debate and finish tomorrow. Today was the final day legislators could draw pay for the special session.
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Topeka
House
Representatives
Roosevelt raises gold buying plan price surge noted
Washington reports a rise in the Roosevelt gold buying plan with the RFC offering 233.85 an ounce for newly mined domestic metal, nine cents above yesterday. London opened at 32 and 3.10 per pound. Morgenthau defends the money program and comments on Warm Springs trip changes. Governor Eugene Black’s Warm Springs departure sparks speculation on policy shifts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
London
RFC
Morgenthau
Warm Springs
Eugene Black
Federal-Reserve Board
Black
Does Senate Fear Huey Long Inquiries Mrs Hammond
New Orleans, Nov 28 AP After Huey P Long finished an hour at a senate committee hearing on election of Sen John H Overton Mrs Hilda Phelps Hammond head of the women's committee seeking to oust Long and Overton asked if the panel feared him She charged the panel had allowed Long liberties and long speeches and sparked cheers as Long left the chamber after she pressed her point
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New Orleans
United States Senate
Turn Down Amendment In Topeka House Refuses Senate Change
In Topeka on November 28 the house refused to concur in the senate amendment to a bill. The amendment would allow the state highway commission as an emergency step to add riot to exceed 45 miles in each highway division to the state system. As amended, the bill would apply only in Seward county, home of Rep. Wood D. author, who sought state control of part of a county road for a shortcut. House members favored a general bill and sent the matter to conference.
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Topeka
House
Senate
State Highway Commission
Seward County
Wood D. Author
Sutherland Speaks On Public School Budget Before League
Howard Sutherland clerk of the Lawrence board of education spoke on Making the Public School Budget before the executive committee of the League of Women Voters last night at Mr Jens P Jensen's home. He outlined steps for the annual school cost estimate. Roosevelt Backs Christmas Seal Sale To Help Tuberculosis Fight In National Recovery Program.
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Howard Sutherland
Lawrence ‘Board - of -Education
League of Women Voters
Jens P. Jensen
Roosevelt
Washington
Troops evacuate Salisbury armory after mob attack
In Salisbury Maryland on November 28, 1933, Governor Ritchie ordered troops to arrest suspects in the Princess Anne lynching. A mob of about 1000 stormed the armory, tear gas failed, and troops evacuated with four prisoners: William Thompson, Irvine Adkins, P. Hearn, and William McQuay. Rumors of further troop calls sparked political criticism from eastern shore lawmakers.
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Salisbury
Albert C. Ritchie
Princess Anne
Baltimore
Somerset County
John B. Robins
Somerset
George Armwood
Irvine Adkins
Princess
Sane
Plan to Start Work on Fort Peck Dam Project
Kansas City November 28 AP Work on the 72 million Fort Peck dam and reservoir project on the Missouri River in Montana will be started soon after the first of the year Maj Gen Edward M Markham chief of engineers of the U S army said here today He conferred with division engineers on the Fort Peck project He said they would not waste a minute and would speed the work while spending 72 million dollars to build a lasting dam and get money to workers as fast as practical He planned to leave tonight with Col R C Moore division engineer for the Fort Peck site.
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Kansas City
Fort Peck
Missouri River
Montana
Edward M.markham
U. S.army
Markham
General Markham
Col. R. C. Moore
Ford County wheat payments to be written this week
Washington November 28 AP officials said Ford county Kansas wheat benefit vouchers have reached the disbursing office and checks would be written late today or Wednesday. The exact distribution amount was not released. Adjacent Finney county has already received 208 253 dollars. The KU MU game noted and Thanksgiving day ad copy follows.
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Kansas
Washington
Ford County
Yacmers
Arm Administration
Finney County
Ford
Touhy and Chicago men acquitted in Hamm kidnapping case
A federal court jury acquitted Roger Touhy Willie Sharkey Eddie McFadden and Gustav Schafer of kidnapping related charges in the William Hamm Jr case. The verdict followed seven hours and 35 minutes of deliberation after a Chicago connection was noted for possible charges. Hamm, president of Theodore Hamm Brewing, was abducted last June near his St Paul brewery and held for 100000 ransom. none of the ransom money was recovered.
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St. Paul
Roger Touhy
John Factor
Chicago
Joseph B. Keenan
Hamm
Theodore Hamm Brewing Company
Ramsey County Court House
T. O. “Sundry
Kenyon
Minn
Ferguson to retire from Texas governorship after second term
Governor Miriam A Ferguson announced she would not seek reelection noting the two term custom. She said her current term ends in January 1925 and pledged to leave the state nearly debt free while cutting appropriations by about 15 million to offset inherited deficits. Her husband James E Ferguson previously served as governor but was impeached in 1917.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
House urges Roosevelt to inflate currency under safeguards
In Topeka on November 28 the House voted 26 to 23 to adopt a resolution urged by the agriculture committee. It calls on President Roosevelt to inflate the currency under proper safeguards, saying farm prices are too low to pay taxes and provide a living, with many workers losing jobs.
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Topeka
House
Roosevelt
Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Nightly arrests ordered to curb beer sales in residential areas
Kansas City Kansas police were ordered by city commissioners to arrest operators of beer places nightly in a bid to end beer sales in residential districts. Charges of operating a nuisance will be filed, said Assistant City Attorney John C. O'Brien. Beer is not authorized by law, yet has been sold openly since Congress allowed 3.2 beer.
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Kansas City
Kan
John, C O'Brien
Kansas
Bull Goring Suit Filed by Farm Hand in Clathe
Roy E. Eiba filed a district court suit seeking 10,000 in damages claiming he was hired as a milker not a bull handler. He alleges he was gored when a bull owned by Overland Park dairyman Mike Nicolalaisen charged him while driving the animal from pasture to barn on July 14.
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Clathe
Roy E. Eib
Mike. Nicolalaisen
Overland.Park Dairyman
Senate kills anti nepotism bill in Sedgwick county
On a voice vote the senate killed a house approved nepotism prohibition in Sedgwick county. The terse action ends the measure amid a flurry of brief notes and editorials reflecting on city and university affairs.
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Topeka
Senate
Sedgwick County
Wise Urges California to Remove Governor Over Lynching
Rabbi Stephen S Wise urged California to resign or impeach Governor Rolph for his handling of the Brooke Hart kidnap lynching. He said the people must rid themselves of the lawbreaker in the highest office and called for action to erase the state’s shame.
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Johnstown
Stephen S. Wise
New York
California
Brooke L. Hart
Rolph
Wise
Sita
Commonwealth
Boy Dies After Accidental Rifle Shooting at School
Vernon McGee nine year old son of Nate McGee of Lawrence and Mrs. Ted Howard of Sibley died at a local hospital from a gunshot wound in the abdomen. Undersheriff Anderson and Deputy Sheriff George Trice say Clarence Hartman fourteen held a .22 rifle at Blue Mound school grounds when a pupil Lavert Brown thirteen grabbed the barrel. The gun discharged during play as school age children stood nearby after morning recess. Mrs Cooper of near Sibley rushed the boy to Memorial hospital for emergency surgery. The Blue Mound school closed then reopened after the accident.
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Vernon’ McGee
Nate McGee
Lawrence
Ted Howard
Sibley
Dude. Anderson
George Trice
McGee
Clarence Hartman
Blue Mound
Hartman
Anderson
Lavert Brown
William Cooper
Memorial Hospital
Lucille Johnson
Missouri Street
Ed Johnson
Johnson
Blue Mound School
Svas
Warns Citizens Against Buying Student Tickets
A warning issued by Dr. F. C. Allen urges Lawrence residents not to buy student activity tickets from University pupils for the Missouri game. He notes tickets are for students only and will not admit nonstudents. buyers risk forfeiture of money and the student’s activity book. Federal inspectors may be used to enforce the rule.
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F. C. Allen
Lawrence
Missouri
E. U
Allen
Kk. U
Streetcar Tracks Resurfaced in Business District Near Thanksgiving
Abel Construction shifted work from east Seventh to Massachusetts and began resurfacing tracks toward the courthouse. Crews laid asphalt at 400 degrees, rolling with a 1st and 18 ton roller. streets are briefly blocked, with the 700 block reopening soon as work continues. Thousands of visitors are expected for the Kansas Missouri game.
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Abel Construction Company
East Seventh Street
Massachusetts
Seventh
Court House
Abel
Lindbergh Plans Dawn Flight to Dakar Amid Yellow Fever Caution
Cal Lindbergh requested dawn takeoff at 8 00 a m from Forte Praia Cape Verde to Dakar and asked for landing and refueling prep. Dakar authorities warned of yellow fever illness, suggested flying to St Louis Senegal farther up the coast, and advised daytime stays only with overnight risk from mosquitoes to be avoided.
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Dakar
Senegal
Cal
Cherles A
St.Louis
Lindberghs
Col. Lindbergh
Mrs. Lin
Mrs McCarthy to Speak at Democrat s Meeting
Mrs Kath erine O Loughlin McCarthy United States representative from the seventh district will be principal speaker at a Democrat dinner meeting at 6 30 Tuesday December 5 at the Eldridge hotel. Other guests include Mrs Harrison Parkman of Emporia vice chairman of the state central committee and Omar Ketcham mayor of Topeka with Senator George McGill invited Reservations and tickets 50 cents with names for calls to local organizers.
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Eldridge Hotel
Katherine O'Loughlin McCarthy
U. S
McCarthy
Washington
Harrison
Parkman
Emporia
State Central Committee
Omar Ketcham
Topeka
George McGill
Wichita
W. C. Hamilton
Erna
Corey
C. E. Pontius
Reemployment Registration Efforts In Eudora Today
Douglas county reemployment director TO REGISTER and assistants will conduct registration of unemployed persons in Eudora and vicinity tomorrow morning. The Eudora office opens at 9 o clock in Eudora Hardware store and remains open for at least two days. A recent total at Lawrence Chamber of Commerce offices shows 910 registered, 42 of them women, with jobs ranging from janitors to university graduates. A Western Ice and Storage truck from Denver was halted north of Lawrence and held until properly licensed Kansas plates can be affixed at 77.50. The KU MU game headline appears as a schedule note for Nov. 29-30.
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G. C. Glenn
Douglas County
Eudora
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Western Ice and Storage Company
Denver
Colo
Lawrence
Kansas
Colorado Tags
Missouri House Passes One Per Cent Sales Tax Bill
Jefferson City Mo Nov 28 The administration one per cent general sales tax bill was passed by the Missouri house 98 to 30 The committee substitute would levy a one quarter of one per cent on most cash transactions and services was defeated 90 to 38 The measure now goes to the senate where opposition is expected Governor Park pushed a one per cent tax to fund unemployment relief and bolster the treasury If enacted it could raise seven to nine million dollars annually
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Jefferson City
Missouri House
Senate
Governor Park
Haskell Football Team Sets Out for Xavier Tilt on Thanksgiving
The Haskell Indians football squad of 26 left by bus from St. Louis en route to Cincinnati for a Thanksgiving Day game against Xavier University. Coach Gus Welch leads the party with assistants Ward and Levi. Levi will appear in tribal costume at Cincinnati's city park tomorrow noon during a welcome ceremony.
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St. Louis
Cincinnati
Xavier University
Xavier
Indiana U
Gus Welch
Egbert Ward
John Levi
Levi
Nashville
Tenn
Richard Falleaf
Jack White
Howard Dushane
George Summers
Fred Catfish
Fred Miles
Norman Holmes
Bill Butler
Earl Gould
Harvey
West
Haley Pence
Archie McDonald
Richard “West
Donald Quarderer
Forrest Jones
Lewis Alexander
William’ S
Wapp
David ‘Franklin
Quinton
Oliver Wilson
Palmer
Lota
Oliver Duffina
Haskell
Stockyards Quiet Amid Chicago Strike Turmoil
Chicago stock yards remained calm as a strike by live stock handlers continued to halt activity. Pickets at the entrances drew sporadic attention while trucks were scarce and rail arrivals dwindled. A temporary unloading truce expired, with arbitration to begin later, and major packers kept their own crews.
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Chicago
Packers
Swift
Wilson
Armour and Cudahy
Wheat damage in Kansas from drought and winds
State and federal agricultural departments report deteriorating fall wheat due to lack of moisture and high winds. Damage appeared where ground was not covered. foot rot noted in Grant County. Western Kansas remains very dry while eastern soil is too hard for plowing.
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Topeka
Grant County
Kansas
Stock Market and Local Ads Mention Thanksgiving Dinner
The page notes the Stock Market Index for 90 stocks at 77.0 versus 76.9 yesterday. An advertisement promotes a Thanksgiving 8 course turkey dinner at The Colonial for 65 cents. Also mentions football fans in Lawrence at 7, and a new Studebaker ad by C. Reusch.
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The
Colonial
Colorful Homecoming Plan at KU Includes Torchlight Parade
Plans for Kansas University Homecoming on Wednesday and Thursday promise color and crowds despite a threatened rain. The main event is the Torchlight Parade along Massachusetts Street, with fireworks, bands, and radio rallies. Notables including Governors Landon and Park, and film star Charlotte Henry attend, with gates opening at 11 am and a 1 pm Missouri-Kansas game kickoff.
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University of Kansas
Massachusetts Street
South Park
Seventh Street
Eighth Street
WREN
Kaw- Bridge
K .Haskell
Lawrence
American Legion
KERU
Tat
Ad Lindsey
Mike Getto
F. C. Allen
E. H. Lindley
Merle Smith
Curtiss
Kansas
Mizzou
Missouri
Jayhawk
Landon
Abandon
Guy Park
Knute Rockneard
St. Benedict’s
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
Europe
Bouquet Io Lucy Trees
Winfield
Charlotte "Henry
Miss Henry
Newman Theater
Kansas City
Stadium Field
Sullivan and Frye to Attend Veterans Meeting in Kansas
Kansas City reports Kansas Department Commander Grant Frye of Cape Girardeau Missouri and Frank Sullivan of Lawrence Kansas will take part in a veterans meeting on December 5. Edward A Hayes national commander will attend the dedication of a new Veterans Administration hospital at Leavenworth Kansas. In Breslau a Communist was beheaded for the slaying of Walter Doktor, Nazi. Hermann Goering refused a pardon.
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Kansas City
Breslau
Germany
Kurt Gerber
Sln
Walter Doktoer
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Aviation
Weather forecast and road conditions for Kansas
Cloudy and warmer in the west and south tonight with likely rain Wednesday. Morning outlook shows clear conditions with some cloudiness at Topeka and Ottawa. Dirt roads and Douglas County roads reported in good condition. Temperature readings include yesterday's high and tonight’s low. no significant changes noted.
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Kansas
Topeka
Ottawa
Douglas County
Nerae
Hamilton
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