02 Oct 1933
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1933
Page
1
The Urschel and Suer cases yielded verdicts against a dozen defendants, signaling a solid start against kidnapping. Officials caution that the underworld remains ready to strike, though the new federal law now carries real teeth, offering stronger punishment and deterrence.
A Topeka Capital editorial urges the Topeka Chamber of Commerce to back the Kiro dam as part of the public works program. It argues the project, costing about 65 million dollars, would flood parts of Kansas but provide flood control, water supply for navigation, and some power, outweighing local displacement concerns. The piece also critiques labor movements and NRA challenges, linking them to broader economic recovery debates.
Authorities warn bindweed threatens crops and vegetation while Wichita city court dismisses fourteen cases alleging violation of the state cigarette tax law. The attorney general will issue warrants to prosecute as the tax law remains weakly enforced since its enactment.
Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics, reports on the aviation visit to St Louis. Rev. James Backus, newly elected minister of the Unitarian Church, is noted in connection with the event.
Twenty five years ago on Monday October 2 the Armstrong Alexander home held a gathering at half past six. Mrs Larrae Armstrong is the daughter and a clerk in the F and A company for five years. Alexander is a machinist. Miss Nora Siler has returned from Hopkinsville Kansas and will leave next week for Porto Rico to resume work in the Christian interests. A New Case of Scarlet Fever is reported involving Charles Brown, seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Brown.
Fragmentary text from New York about Perry street, a person named Brown, a treasurer, and an election attempt that failed amid jeers. Describes a crowd and a march out of a building with a cloudburst-like impact and bemused mood.
A digest of early 20th century social items: Mrs Samuel Ellis visits St Louis, Mr BR Wagstaff travels there, Mrs Scott Noble of Tucson visits Mrs A D Weaver, Mr and Mrs William Jennings go to the World's Fair, Gen Sears returns from the Fair, Mrs John Harding travels to Excelsior Springs for health, Archie Hogg elected Senior Class president, gatherings of local youth with refreshments, glee club and mandolin club plans at the University, music hall meetings for a beginners class organized by Mr Longhawke, banjo and music clubs in progress, weekly rehearsals and classes offered with terms set at three dollars for ten weeks.
A 1896 report notes spontaneous combustion in a coal boiler room near Emporia State Normal College. The blaze endangers the main building as fire crews struggle to prevent destruction. Mentions Union General Howard Porte and political unrest linking Topeka and Arkansas.
Dr Edward Bumgardner notes the Loganberry was developed in 1881 by Judge J Logan of Santa Cruz as a cross between California blackberry and red raspberry. Luther Burbank later introduced two similar hybrids with varying yields and handling qualities, impacting Pacific coast commerce.
A Columbus man identified as "Doc" Boggs, box 826, writes postal authorities asking how to obtain NRA insignia. He signs off with a joke about being a prisoner in the Ohio penitentiary and unable to receive the item. The notice shows humor amid a curious request.
A tense scene unfolds at a dinner where a gangster in love with Nancy creates suspense. Characters trade glances as captors watch, guards stay distant, and the room buzzes with the hum of an airplane outside while OneShot and Lacci navigate shifting loyalties and threats.
A fragment of a wartime-tinged scene shows Emory and navigator Stevens tracking an amphibian aircraft over a lake, chasing freedom and peril. The narrative shifts to Theodore P. Hamilton amid a tense boardroom mood as the U S Textile president confronts a murder plot involving Mallory and Williams within corporate intrigue.
Guests at a Chicago house party share unsettling chatter and a receding aircraft sound as tensions rise. Host Albert Hamilton addresses etiquette while newcomers, including Miss Wentworth, navigate unfamiliar protocols amid the noisy, uneasy gathering.
In a tense scene Ashwood and Lucci clash over finances and debts. Ashwood, calm but firm, reveals Lucci and allies have paid off accounts, prompting Lucci to demand more from Ashwood’s group. Ashwood signals patience and defers further confrontation, while hinting at ongoing trouble and looming unpleasantness.
The article outlines methods to identify germs causing septicemia through blood cultures and notes use of specific antitoxins and arsenic compounds. It mentions bacteriophage as a treatment and remarks that septicemia is less hopeless today, though still serious. It warns that neglect of small wounds often leads to bloodstream infections and advises vigilance for chills and fever from minor infections.
Mrs R K Glatthaar and Mrs May Seetin attended the Kubik ensemble program Friday evening at the Methodist church. The article notes their presence at the event and mentions the church gathering.
Berlin reports that Prussia rescinded the 1815 prohibition on smoking in public streets. The old rule carried a two thaler fine and an informer reward system. From 1764 to 1815 penalties reached $18.75.
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