Fire sweeps DO-X ready for Cadiz hop
A fire destroyed a wing of the German seaplane DO-X in Lisbon harbor delaying a trans Atlantic attempt to America. Officials said a defective electric connection likely ignited the wing lining while tanks were filled with gasoline. Crew and Portuguese pilots volunteered to fight the blaze as the DC-X prepared to leave for Cadiz for engine overhauls.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
America
Sea Watch
James
Europe
New York
Brazil
Cadiz
Weather record for Kansas shorts and towns
Weather summary notes partly cloudy west with rain to snow in the east tonight. Sunday looks generally fair and colder east. Morning shows cloudy with rain. Roads vary from slippery to muddy, except in Manhattan, Emporia, Coffeyville. Douglas County roads reported good. Temperatures around 45 at 1 p.m. yesterday, with unspecified changes today.
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Kansas Force
Manhattan
Emporia
Coffeyville
Douglas County
Deputy Sheriff Olivero Shot Dead in Kansas City Street
Louis Olivero deputy sheriff and former Kansas City lawman, active against aliens and Mann Act violators, was shot from a car by three Italian youths and died near his home. The incident followed threats against him. his son Albert was hospitalized for a sinus operation. The slaying was the fourth in five cards of recent local violence.
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Kansas City
Louis Olivero
Kansas Drive
Olivero
Livero
Albert
St. Louisa
St. Louis
Willian H. Price
Clarence Patterson
Fort Dodge
Australian aviatrix Faithful to Death Flight
In Havana on November 29, 1930, Mrs. J. M. Keith Miller, an Australian aviator, disappeared after attempting a flight from Havana to Miami. Despite six search planes over Gulf waters and the Florida Keys, no trace of her or her aircraft was found. Friends said she feared death and worried about the perilous water hop, yet she insisted on proceeding despite poor weather and a fragile aircraft.
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New York
Claude Dornier
Maurice
Friedrich “Christiangen
Paris
Germany
Clarence Schildhauer
Altenrhein
DOX
Switzerland
Lake Constance
Havana
J. M. Keith Miller
Miami
Here
Gulf
Florida Keys
Keith Miller
Pittsburgh
Tereay
Florida
Blowout Overturns Car Near Salina Causes Injuries
Salina Kan Nov 29 AP G L St Clair editor of the Lindsborg Progress and his son Beene Jacks and a line operator were hurt when a motor car returning from Concordia blew a tire six miles north of Salina yesterday. They sustained serious injuries including possible internal harm. Mrs St Clair also injured.
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Salina
Kan
G. L. St. Clair
Lindsborg
God the Son Beene Jacks
Izendine
Concordia
Jay
Bt Clair
They Fail to Open Bank Safe Containing Thousands
Robbers failed to open a bank safe containing thousands of dollars at an Oklahoma City institution. Authorities reported the incident on November 29, with details indicating a government preserve connection and a suspect named Mike Zeara.
Notre Dame Wins Slippery Army Battle at Soldier Field
Notre Dame outlasted Army 7 to 6 in sleet and rain before 100000 spectators at Soldier Field. Marchmont Sch took 64 yards for a late touchdown, and Frank Lae’s kick added the extra point. Army recovered a blocked punt for a score but Notre Dame held on to win. The victory pushes Notre Dame toward an undefeated season with only a Southern California clash remaining.
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Soldier Field
Chicago
Notre Dame
Army
Marchmont Sch
Ramblers
Frank Lae
Miller
Broidshaus
Southern Methodist
Navy
Carnegte Tech
Indiana
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Drake
Northwestern
Southern California
Los Angeles
Schwartz
Fallon
Bones in Hotel Furnace May Be Those of Woman
Discovery of human bones in Rialto hotel furnace near Wiggins Colorado ties to the missing Miss Enid Marriott a teacher abducted and slain authorities say A large suitcase with possible blood stains was found in a basement room The sheriff links the bones to a stranger aged about 55 to 60 who stayed that week and carried a large suitcase The bones were identified as human by Dr James E Hopkins and an ash search continues while questions linger about gold missing from Miss Marriott's disappearance
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Ends
Colo
Rialto
Enid Marriott
Wiggins
Sheriff's Office
James E. Hopkins
Denver
Thirteen Men Die in Mine Explosion Near Suite Oklahoma
An explosion at Hailey-Ola Coal Company's Number 5 mine near Suite Oklahoma killed thirteen workers and injured four others. All fatalities were from entry number 10 while others in adjacent rooms escaped. Bodies were recovered by noon as rescuers searched the mine. The event prompted examinations of mine safety and possible causes.
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Okla
Hailey-Ola Coal Company
Congress Faces Final Session With Broad Agenda
Washington awaits the seventy first Congress as it opens its final session facing multiple disputes and a packed calendar. Key issues include protection against a possible special session, the elimination of the lame duck period, unemployment relief, anti injunction labor bills, and war veterans’ compensation amid debates on World Court nominations and court congestion remedies.
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Washington
Seventy-First Congress
Senate
House
Norris
Nebraska
World Court
William N. Doak
Virginia
Wickersham
Drouth
Farm Board
National Law Enforcement Commission
Nets
Issa
Phi Beta Kappa Meeting in Kansas Alpha Chapter
The Kansas Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa will meet in the Best Reading room on December 5, 1930, from 4 to 6 p.m. A social half hour will precede the initiation of candidates, followed by a speech by A. J. Mix titled We have our sea.
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Phi Beta Kappa
Kansas
A. J. Mix
Savant Allots Hours to Daughter's Marriage
Berlin dispatch reports Professor Albert a relative value of time, allocating only ten minutes to give his daughter away to Dr Dimitri Marianoff, a Russian writer on artistic subjects. He was late, losing half an hour returning to his quarters to work, missing the ceremony.
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Berlin
Albert
Mirects
Dimitri Marianoff
Stolen Packard Drove Into River Near Endora
Will Roach a 19 year old from Rosedale died when the Packard convertible he drove plunged into the Wakarusa River south of Endora after being stolen from Kansas City police say. Roach two companions Frank Smith and Homer Behwen were injured or killed. Smith has a broken ankle and head injuries while Baldwin escaped with minor cuts. The car, once traced to Wesler of St. Louis, was recovered from the river afternoon.
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Will Roach
Rosedale
Wakarasa
Endora
John FE
Kansas City
Kan
Pice
Ty-Firet
Lee Boulev
Night County
Coeeey
Roach
Frank Smith
Homer Behwen
Smith
Baldwin
Packard
Kansas Ciy
Wesler
St. Louis
Eudora
Impac
Corge
Smith Nis Eance
Bond
Four Children Killed and Four Injured in Plane Crash
An out of control aircraft near Fort Chipewyan in northern Alberta killed four children and injured four others. Pilot Capt. W. N. Sherlock swerved to avoid children playing on a pile of gasoline drums, crashing the plane but leaving himself and passengers unharmed. The incident occurred as the plane prepared to land on the ice after departing Fort McMurray.
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Edmonton
Alta
Fort Chipewyan
W. N. Sherlock
Commercial Airways
Sherlock
Fort McMurray
Christmas Shopping Season Opens Wednesday in city center
The Christmas shopping season opens Wednesday with stores unpacking Christmas stocks for inspection. Massachusetts Street, a key business center, features varied displays and colors as merchants prepare for holiday shoppers. The Journal-World will publish features Tuesday and through the season detailing offers and attractions for families.
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Tone
Chambean Worne Soyote
King Colored
Tacticar
Massachusetts Street
Journal-World
Fraternal Aid Union Opens In New Building
Officers of the Fraternal Aid Union will open for business in a new two story batt brick building on Eighth Street. The $90,000 structure, with reinforced concrete floors and white stone trim, houses executive offices, an information booth, and a telephone exchange on the first floor, with additional offices on the second.
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Fraternal Aid Union
Baty
Brentrey
Nwaa
Chamber of Comree
Ghasaber
Promerce
Farm Bureau
Old
Geo Hedrick
Oener of Commerce
W. E. Glover
Toncks
Fraternal Aid
Lundgren-Carlaon
Topeka
Telefone Exchange
Santa Fe Protests Taxes Court Action Against State
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad served notice in a federal court action today that it will refuse to pay 900000 in taxes. The suit challenges the entire state tax assessment system including value determination and equalization, accusing New Mexico tax authors of continuous violations. Mitchell Released by Officers after investigation found no chicken losses in the area.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Navy
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
New Mexico
Recraiti Scomms Drake 49 Temple 2 Cross
Fragmentary OCR item lists sports scores and team names including Drake Temple Boston Boston College with scattered figures. The readable parts reference Drake 49 Temple 2 and cross mentions Boston and Boston College among other unclear numbers.
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Drake
Temple
Washington
Boston E
Boston College
Winter Wheat Acreages Fall Across Central States
Topeka dispatch reports a 3.9 percent drop in winter wheat planted in 11 central and southwestern states, including Kansas. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway officials note lower estimates than last year, with Kansas showing 12,300,000 acres planted versus 12,687,000 a year earlier.
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Topeka
Jeasey
Department of
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Kansas
Poultry and Rabbit Shows Close at Kaw Valley Fair
The Kaw Valley Poultry Association closed its seventh annual poultry show in the new armory at Eighth and Vermont after W C Boardman of Lawrence spoke at 2 PM on Power in the Home. The second annual Kaw Valley Rabbit Show also concluded with judging at the same time. O M Daniello presided over the rabbit judging for under 14 entrants. Officers include Nelson LeSuer president poultry, and Hill vice president rabbit. Both shows saw higher attendance and more entries than last year with clear results in children’s rabbit classes led by Bobby Guntert and Glenda Hill among others.
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W. C. Boardman
Lawrence
Kaw Valley Poultry Association
New Armory Building
Eighth
Vermont Street
Ke Kaw Valley
Garyles
Esterday
M. Dani
Rabbit Club
The
Poultry Association
Nelson LeSuer
Vendeace
Colbarnone Rice
Geer
Serre Et the Rabbit Cate
C Hill
Mewion Tuttle
Beat
Bobby Guntert
Katherine Hoop
William Guntert
Bask
Wes Hall
Ker
Wilma Hill
Glenda Hill
Doean
Woodring Resting at Excelsior Springs Kansas Governor-Elect
Governor elect Harry Woodring rests at Excelsior Springs Missouri after minor medical attention in Kansas City as he prepares for induction and the legislative session in Topeka. He dines tonight with Dr. N D Williams and Legion leaders while plans to travel to Kansas City Tuesday are announced.
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Excelsior Springs
Harry Woodring
Kansas
Esble
Woodring
Kansas City
N. D. Williams
American Legion
Kansas Department of the Legion
Ofice
Topeka
J. L. Milligan
Richmond
Williams
James A. Reed
Joseph B. Shannon
Harry S. Truman
Albert
Death claims the Rt. Rev. Griswold of Chicago Diocese
The Rt. Rev. Sheldon Munson Griswold aged 69 bishop of the Chicago diocese of the Episcopal Church died after a lingering illness. He was moved to hospital seven weeks ago and passed away at 11:15 am. Also noted Ruth Nichols, 62, aviatrix, associated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of St Paul, died in this report fragment.
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Griswold
Chicago
Sheldon Munson Griswold
Ing
Diocese of St. Paul
Big Six Decision Delayed To December 4 Meeting
The long running Big Six dispute remains unresolved as Kansas and others await the December 4 faculty meeting in Kansas City. Chancellor Lindley and officials gave no new details after a tense 10 hour session, with final fate for Kansas expected from professors who previously booted KU at Columbia.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Jayhawk
E. H. Lindley
Forrest ©. Allen
Dean G. C. Shaad
K. U
Columbia
Hansas
Jim Bausch
Bausch
Topeka
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Big Six
Steamers Reach Port After Fierce Winter Storm
Two steamers finally reached port after a severe winter storm disrupted vessels at sea. The Associated Press reports distress and missing ships as crews faced the brutal weather. More than fifty others battled the cold and heavy seas, with Brainerd carrier Mare Bay feared lost and Ste. Marie seeking shelter. The steamer Bliomoe was reported in Cleveland while others remained unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Marple Bay
Lake Su- Betier
Ste. Marie
Cleveland
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