Kansas Wins Opener as Grinnell Game Ends 15-1
Grinnell and Kansas University opened the 1927 season with a rough mud field battle. Kansas scored in the third period on a breakaway by Propernick and added a try. Grinnell fought hard, but Kansas dominated the second half and pulled ahead 15 to 1 after a long ground game and several early stops.
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Grinnell
Kansas Jayhawkers
Hauser Twman
Arnick Tanke
Lynn
Sehands
Gwade
Romier
Ael
Irs
Liedke
Evans
T. Ash
Kangas
Shrine Nels
Pyopernick
Jorse
Sear Kansas
Propernick
Grinnell Faces Kansas Five in Lineup Shuffle
Grinnell versus Kansas lineup notes list players Shenk Myers Olson Burton Parish Logan avis Donelas Mail Hauser Meintire Hamilton Lientke Cooner Evahn LH Shannon Rose Propernick along with officials Referee Johnson Dean College Umpire Giles Washington Jefferson Field Judge Welsh Drake Headlinesman Lewis Washington.
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Grinnell
Kansas
J . Myers
Olson
Burton Parish
Loganavis
Donelas
Hauser Meintire
Hamilton T. Lientke
Cooner Evahn
Monument Carves Local Figures as Astral Figures in Helsingborg
In Helsingborg a living citizens monument honoring Tycho Brahe is unveiled after a prank by a woman artist. Notables appear as zodiacal and mythic figures, with G We Widmark marked as the Bear Driver, Ter teus as the Waggoner, Astrid M Angeren as the Virein, and C Hallensten among the stars, opposed by the city physician.
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Helsinborg
Sweden
Helsigborg
Tycho Brahe
G. We Widmark
Terseus
Hyures
Astrid M. Angeren
Hercules
C. Hallensten
Fest ‘Debra
England weighs tipping abolition a fixed charge plan
English hotel owners study Italy's tipping system where 10 percent is added to meal checks. Clifford Whitley and Sir Francis Towle, hotel leaders, favor abolishing tipping and replacing it with a fixed service charge. They plan campaigns to introduce the model in hotels cafes and restaurants.
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London
England
Anoth
Italy
Clifford Whitley
Francis Towle
Whitley
Knitted Football Pants Tried by Chicago Maroons
Chicago October 2 AP Coach Stagg's Maroons were to wear knitted football pants against Oklahoma. The light three pound lighter knitted trousers had passed tests last spring and were expected to outperform traditional moleskins. Oklahoma planned colorful garb with silk breeches and red and yellow jerseys.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Stagg
Maroons
Oklahoma
A Rise in Wheat Prices Seen for October
A Kansas State expert predicts October wheat prices may rise above September levels, with thirty-two year trends showing gains in October. He notes late October weakness from Canadian shipments, possible January strength due to northern hemisphere factors, and suggests August’s peak price was unlikely to recur this year. London fashion notes favor high lace boots this winter, with five minutes daily to lace cited as a cost factor.
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Manhattan
Eas
E. A. Stokdyk
Kansas State Agricultural College
Stokdyk
United States
London
Jane Hart House Preserved After 102 Years on Three Counties
An antique residence in Northport Maine known as the Jane Hart House has stood in two states and three counties without moving. Erected early in American history, it first rested on land later part of Massachusetts, then Maine. It followed shifts in borders into Lincoln, Waldo, and Hanwork counties as Maine formed and changed.
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Northport
Jane Hart
Werne Knox
Washington
Massachusetts
Maine
Pucktray
Cajnaan
Lincoln County
Hanwork County
Elction
Waldo County
Samuel Waldo
Laws Against Football Tightened Through History
The article recalls the official opening of football seasons amid old laws aimed to curb the game. It notes acts in 914 and 1880 attempting suppression, and royal efforts by Henry VIII and Elizabeth to curb popularity. It cites Dublin 161, Denis Wogan fined and jailed for kicking off at a football match, yet many games were played yearly despite enforcement.
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Edward UI
Richard UH
Henry TV
Henry Viiii
Elizabeth
Dublin
Denis Wogan
London
Byron Memorial Statue Hidden Near Hyde Park Corner
Greek visitors to London often visit the Byron memorial in Hamilton gardens near Hyde Park Corner. The bronze statue shows Byron seated on a rock with his dog, symbolizing support for Greek independence. Marble pedestal funded by the Greek government, about £3000 raised by public subscription. unveiled in 1880.
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London
Byron
Hamilton Gardens
Hyde Park Corner
Transport gold by air by Europe capitals
Air transport of gold between European capitals grows in use replacing sea travel. The efficiency saves time and funds by cutting interest charges, though planes carrying gold are armed. In a forced landing locals assist police to guard the shipment until it’s moved to the nearest bank.
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London
Makes Records of Faces New Television Method
London AP reports J L Baird inventor of television has devised a phonograph method to record faces. When an image is transmitted, sounds are heard in a wireless receiver, some resembling a gargle or a shout. A device called a phonovigor then creates a wax record of the sounds and converts them into a visible image of the object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sounds London
J. L. Baird
Mr. Baird
Weekly Weather Forecast for Upper Mississipni and Lower Spurs Valley
Forecasters expect a mostly fair start and end to the week with a probable midweek shower period. Temperatures run near seasonal averages, turning colder toward the week’s end, while the southern Rocky Mountain area remains fair with near normal temperatures. Kansas faces possible rain or thunderstorms tonight and Sunday, with cooler conditions in the southeast and far east. Roads in several cities show rain and fog, with muddy sections and some slick surfaces in Topeka. Douglas County roads remain muddy. Some men are noted as ahead of their age, while women lag behind.
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Mississipni
Lower
Spurs
Great Nlaing
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Kansas
Manhattan
Salina
Topeka
Dodge City
Arkansas City
Coffexville
Emporia
Ottawa
Wichita
Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Fair
Douglas County
St Louis Care for Its Own Needy After Tornado
St Louis relief effort shifts to a Red Cross organized program aiding 2,303 affected families in 195 blocks after Thursday's tornado killed 83 and injured over 1,000. About 1,000 need immediate shelter. 300+ in hospitals. 800 treated. Estimated damage swells past $50 million as crews clear wreckage and distribute rations.
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St. Louis
Red Cross
Quinity
Jesse Roberts
Boston Avenue
Fair Ground Park
Whittier Street
Grand Boulevard
Hye Park
BE. Chronher
William Forneff
McPherson Avenue
Viola Lake
U August Kuba
William McCauley
Helen Fegan
Joseph Romano
Fyre Thieeke
Inte Oymaran
Red Croes
Bixby
Lewis
W. R. Dawes
Chicago Association of Vane Merce
Chicago
Department of Streets and Sewers
Sixth Infantry
U. S. Army
Missouri National Guard
American Legion
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Dispatch
Renair
American asks French war ministry to discharge Doty from Foreign Legion
Paris reports an American lawyer appealed to the French war ministry to grant Bennett J. Doty discharge from the French Foreign Legion. Doty, a war veteran, was imprisoned for eight years for desertion in Syria and released but ordered to rejoin for four years and one month left on his five year enlistment. His mother is old and infirm and distressed by his return.
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Paris
New York Herald- Tribune
French War Ministry
Bennett J. Doty
French Foreign Legion
Syria
Doty
Missing World War Veteran Legal Death Question Reaches Supreme Court
Toneka Oct 1 AP the question whether a veteran missing seven years is legally dead and his soldier bonus payable to heirs is before the supreme court. The case involves Loretta McKay claiming about 500 dollars for son Jack Phillips who disappeared after discharge in 1917. The ruling will affect many similar missing veterans and their relatives in Kansas.
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Toneka
Supreme Court
State Soldier Compensation Board
Cherokee County District Court
Loretta McKay
Jack TL. Phillips
Phillips
Kansas
Floods Carve Wide Trails Through Kansas Towns
Torrential rains drenched Moline Burlington and Winfield areas causing washed-out roads and swollen rivers. Reports say eight inches fell in three hours, with Elk and Neosho valleys seeing rapid rises. Rail service slowed as Missouri Pacific lines reported the Neosho at flood level near Mandy and LeRoy.
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Capy
Moline
Kas
Burlington
Rock Creek
Independence
Neosho
Santa Fe
Winfield
Wellington
Greanla
Grenola
Missouri Parish Railroad
Mandy
LeRoy
Kansasity
Dl Arm
Kan
Sumner County
Oklahoma
South Haven
CONVICTS ESCAPE AT KANSAS PENO FACILITY IN DARKNESS
In Lansing Kansas two convict firemen E B Robbins and William Foster cut prison lights at the Kansas Penitentiary power plant and used a 22 foot wire fence with a ladder to escape at midnight despite an armed guard nearby. They leaped to the prison lawn as rain fell and guards searched the area. Robbins, serving one to five years for receiving stolen property and jail breaking, Foster serving five to ten years for burglary.
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Lansing
Kanses
Kansas Penitentiary
Ind
Robbins
Butler County
William Foster
Leavenworth
Robins
Damages Awarded to Faler in Personal Injury Suit
A district court ruled in favor of George Faler in a friendly suit over injuries from a collision near Lyons and North Seventh. D. We Cook drove a Hupmobile. Judge Hueh Means ordered the Union Indemnity Co to pay $423 for doctors and costs. The suit filed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Faler
A. Kaley
D. We Cook
Lyons
North Seventh
Jiadge Hueh
Pater
Union Indemnity Company
Role
WERSON FOUND GUILTY Fined for Narcotics Possession in Lawrence
Will Werngon of Lawrence was found guilty in district court of narcotics possession after an August 1 arrest at 1044 Delaware. He received a $200 fine and a five month jail sentence by Judge Means.
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Hugh Means
Lawrence
Kenneth Mason
Mason
Jarre
Will Werngon
Delaware
Huh
Means
Vernson
A Gee
Haskell Indians Lead Kirksville At Half In Muddy Game
In heavy rain at Haskell stadium the Haskell Indians take a early lead over Kirksville as Brightman scores a 40 yard TD for Haskell and a goal kick fails. The Osteopaths threaten early with a 1 yard run but are held by penalties, while a safety by Kirksville followed by a 38 yard punt returns and penalties keeps the score close at halftime.
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Haskell Indians
Kirksville, Me
Haskell Stadium
Missourians
C. Brightman
Thomasman
Hawley
Osteopaths
Haskelly
Pete Che
Uegetoey
Vent Ebert
Lhaskell Og
Siesard
Dirkaville
Great
Dhe Oetenpath
Cronk
Nil Thedt Hnger
Hite
Ans
Seorg
Iligkell
Birksville
Alter
Irksville
van Steyr
Murphy
Sonitt
Kirksvilhi
Mi Dine
Avhevis Haskell
Pas
Haskell
Reign of Terror in Crenshaw County Alabama
Crenshaw County faces alleged reign of terror with deaths from kidnappings and mob violence. Attorney General Charlie Me and solicitor Jin Walker report masked whipings and arson as diversions while detailing ongoing torture claims and political pressure surrounding the case. Local officials say a regional line of brutal acts persists amid investigations.
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Gibsans
Hareernes
Gibsay
Crenshaw
McCallast
Ave-Herald
British Amateur on Air in September Broadcast Plan
London CAD reports American radio fans eager to reach British long-distance services to be started by a British amateur in September. Gerald Marcuse, the amateur, will attempt speech and music transmissions with power not exceeding one kilowatt from a site near London. Sessions are planned three nights weekly, with Sunday at 8 p.m. as the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Eda
Gorald Marcuse
Berlin Theater Season Fails Amid War Weariness
Berlin theaters struggle to attract summer audiences as several companies close early or abandon plans. Some endure briefly then fold, others withdraw after a month. Attempts to revive with bathing costumes and legal threats fail, and early fire experiments prove costly. Only fringe "water den theaters" outside the city show any gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Manaiter
Nosan Watyides
Ity
Women at night schools in London County
London women in continuation schools studied diverse subjects from butchering to beauty culture with much greater interest in adult education than men. Authorities offer to teach any subject with sufficient demand, including craft work and commercial French, reflecting broad reach of night schooling.
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London
London County Council
Drake Simpson game postponed by rain in Des Moines
The Drake versus Simpson football clash in Des Moines was postponed to Wednesday October 19 due to continued heavy rainfall. Officials from both schools announced the change after a noon conference at the Merchants' Bureau.
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Drake-Simpson
Des Moines
Nez Moines
API
Drake
Simpson
Portrait of Neice Portrait Missing Sparks London Sleuths
London Oct 1 AP Scotland Yard seeks the world smallest portrait lost from a Royal Photographic Society exhibition. The tiny portrait of Neice, inventor of an early photographic process, produced by Prof. Golberg of Dresden, would require 150000 magnification to yield a half dollar sized picture. Society members called it the most novel object in the exhibit.
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London
Scotland Yard
Royal Photographic Society
Neice
Golberg
Dresden
Driver Fined After Interstate Bus Collision Near Tonganoxie
Earl Chapman of Manhattan was fined 50 dollars for reckless driving after a Buick struck the rear of a westbound bus near Tonganoxie. The crash sent the bus into a ditch, some passengers suffered minor cuts from broken glass, and Chapman was jailed overnight while his companion was released. A second bus later transported passengers to Topeka.
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Earl Chapman
Manhattan
Tonganoxie
Jiny Sharfe
Chapman
Henry
Topeka
William Luce
Jean Jackman
R. C. Jackman
Ohio Street
Mires Jackman
Kanga
Lawrence
E. F. Hutt
Kansas City
Severn
Youths sentenced in counterfeiting ring near Garden City
Three youths arrested with leader Hector Germain faced federal and Douglas county penalties. W T McGraw received two years at Idaho boys industrial school, Frank Gist and Glenn McCullouch one year each in Douglas county jail. Germain got two years in federal penitentiary.
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Douglas County
John C. Ballack
Wichita
Federal Penitentiary
Vallock
W. T. McGraw
Idaho Boys’ Industrial School
Frank Gist
Glenn McCullouch
Pollock
Douglas
Kansas
Garden City
Hector Germain
Ring
Germain
Dies of Burns In School Class Fight
Treder Oklahoma Oct LofAM- Arther Jamerson died last night in a local hospital from burns received in a class fight at Tipton high school. Jamerson, president of the Junior class, was burned while trying to prevent freshmen from forcing an improvised fire onto an effigy. The report mentions planned addresses by Arthur Canner at the nineteenth annual convention of city officials and notes ongoing state industrial development discussions led by Senator Capper for the Kansas Municipalities League and related gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trederick
Okla
Lofam
Arther Jamerson
Tipton High School
Jamerson
WILL
Lcrdaier
Arthur Canner
Dutetion City
Brn
G. Shur
Laurae of
Kansas
Capper
State Chamber of Commerce
Kane
Greater
KU Enrollment Gains Seen Nominal This Year
University of Kansas fall enrollment shows a modest increase of 45 students over last year with total 4,128 enrolled this year and 4,091 last year. Summer school adds 1,227 this year versus 1,208 last year. tentative figures by registrar George Foster detail shifts in freshmen, former students, and new registrations across schools.
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University of Kansas
George
OSL
LODGES MEET MONDAY IN KANSAS GRAND LODGE NOTES
The 1027 meeting of the Masig ladon in io thirteenth dis alec for the Kansas Grand lode will held in Lawrence. John M. Kinkel grand senior deacon will chair with a principal address. Lawrence FE Birch district deputy grand master will give a short talk. The session opens Monday afternoon at 2 30 with work to follow. A 6 o'clock dinner precedes further degrees and a lecturer Stan ford M. Smart will speak. officers in the thirteenth district include James Naismith master Clarence Birch secretary and several lodges listed with their officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Stanford M. Smart
Soders
Lawrences Lodge No
Tanles N Naismith
Mage Clarence
E. Birch
Secres Ing Ke
Ernest
Paul A
Palmyra Lodge
Kerns
Tunes Twill T
de Soto
N. Harvey Dent
Attr
Fred J Fernenhanane Beary
Henri
William
Beer M. Broadrick
M Heynen
Linwood Lodge
Charles Davidson
Howard W. Howsmion
Berry Ladee
Dole
William KE
Cain
Paty Lecomaton
Lodge Nowan
John M. Watts
Muaster
Suho
Smocks Fight Hazel Park Teachers Edict
Hazel Park public schools teachers, backed by the Talent-Teacher group described by Lottie Thisbes and Sem Durbin, refuse to wear era smocks ordered by the school board to reach within 10 inches of the four. The dispute centers on moral integrity and the measure’s enforceability, with unresolved conference slated to continue. Also noted is a Presbyterian church class at Patee Theatre and a Paris tariff response identified as ready for delivery to Washington.
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Detroit
Get. L (Ap
Hazel Park
Lottie ‘Thisbes
Sem Durbin
the Brotherhood
Presbyterian Church
Suneday
Patee Theatre
Heginning
James Naismith
Universit Physical Education Faculty
C. Langston
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Cooper
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Rich & Ani
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Walt
Evahn
Chionel
Properaleh
Lyman
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Sheuk Propernie
Raenveres
Nediis
Ted
Reese
Evallus
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Gehmelt
Ogvabn
Vila
Sean Oth
Yaris
Gore Shannen Hittaedby
Scfinnell & Mievaral
Ebvahn
Rentor
Schmidt
White
Kansis
Fhra Vieht
Schmitt
Sehmidt
Aieyard Une
Evan
Eval
Evalyn
Tina Froperniek
Grimnell
Afi
Davis
Ilsoneat
Brown
Ashe
Dart Owl
Seare
Kansas University
Droperiih
Tauchidoren
Wrens
Eymuns
Peink
Far
China
Favor Byron
Moolah
Femple
Noty
Wernson
Wewoka
William Cross
Seminole County
Benant
Oet
Anenie Besant
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Ethyl
Fritz
Indians
Alabama County
Leasec Boryice
Merchants’ Bureau
Hhart
Chember of Commerce
Ralph Shannon
Advoc
Douglas Radio
Hus
Tonganosie
Indge Pollock
Wen
WEH
Masonica
France
Whitehouse
Pete
Sean
Barberaboy
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