Plane Old Glory Seeks Rome Nonstop Flight
The Old Glory monoplane departs Old Orchard Maine for Rome aiming to cover about 4100 miles in roughly 41 hours. Pilot James Dewitt Hill, relief pilot Lloyd Bertaud, and Philip Payne aboard, carrying messages to Mussolini and the Pope, with backer William Randolph Hearst.
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Old Orchard
Rome
James Dewitt Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
Philip Payne
New York
William Randolph Hearst
Gov. Brewster
Maine
Mussolini
Italy
Payne
Coolidee
Kellogg
GIVES UP OCEAN FLIGHT NEAR TRANSATLANTIC TRY
Miss Mabel Bolt recounted why she could not join Charles A. Levine and Captain Walter Hinchcliffe on a planned trans Atlantic flight. Aviation expert Kinkade doubted the risk to the two men and Bolt chose safety over weight constraints. Meanwhile the Royal Windsor exploited radio watchers and landed at Old Orchard Beach shortly after departure.
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Grantham
Eng
Mabel Bolt
Tost
Charles A. Levine
Walter Hinchcliffe
Miss Bell
Kinkade
Doc
Royal Windsors
Old Orchard
Royal Wisor
Portland
Scarboro
Old Orchard Beach
Auto Victim Dies After Bridge Plunge Near Wichita
In Wichita a second victim, Claude Loman, 41, died after an auto plunged through a bridge into the Arkansas River last Friday. Another occupant, William C. Richardson, drowned when the car dropped 20 feet into shallow water. The four occupants were in a car from Hays Term to Open Tuesday. The fall semester at Kansas State Teachers College will begin September 13, shifting start dates for all schools. Also noted are arrests for drunkenness of Charles Stevenson, H Albert, and P J Garrett in separate incidents.
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Wichita. Ks
APJ
Arkan River
Claude Lomax
William C. Richardson
Hays
Kan
Kansas State Teachers Collage
Fioyd B. Lee
Kansas Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Weather and roads report lists Hutchinson and Dodge City clear, Arkansas City rain, Coffeyville and Wichita cloudy, Emporia and Selina partly cloudy, Pittsburg partly cloudy with muddy roads. Douglas County roads are muddy.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Arkansas City
Coffeyville
Wichita
Emporia
Selina
Pittsburg
Douglas County
Flights at a Glance by The Associated Press
Calcutta India Pride of Detroit arrives from Allahabad after a 3120 mile world tour begun August 27. Next leg to Rangoon. Old Orchard Maine mono plane Old Glory with J D Hill piloting sails to Rome at 12 23 pm EST. Royal Windsor ready to depart Windsor Ontario for Windsor England. Harbor Grace Newfoundland Sir John Carling to London England awaits adjustments after fire scare. Cranwell England weather delays Columbia jump. Paris Farnam Bluebird may fly to America once weather allows. Corunna Spain Captain Courtney delayed by poor weather en route to New York via Azores and Newfoundland. Dublin Captain Macintosh prepares to beat Levine across the Atlantic in Princess Xenia bound for Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Calcutta
India
Pride of Detroit
Allahabad
Ranigoon
Corunna
Spain
F. T. ‘Courtney
New York
Azores
Newfoundland
Dublin
Macintosh
Levine
Atlantic
Xenia
Philadelphia
Famous KU group shaped by principles since 1884 in Kansas
United Press reports on a Kansas City group formed in 1884 at the University of Kansas. Members include Senator William J Borah General Fred Funston and editor William Allen White. The group produced leaders in law banking and politics and funded the University Courier Publishing Company. John Sullivan of Kansas City was president and first hired White for his Kansas editor job.
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Kansas City
United Press
University of Kansas
William J. Borah
Fred Funston
Ralph E. Stout
Kansas City Star
A. Marshall
Kansas City Journal-Post
Perry R. Bennett
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Col
Edward C. Litle
Kansas
W. ¥. Morgan
Hutchinson, Kan
University Courier Publishing Company
John Sullivan
William Allen White
Hold Teacher for Ransom Y. Gg. McClure Held
A 21 year old teacher, Miss E McClure, who has been missing since August 30, is reportedly held for ransom by kidnappers. A letter postmarked September 3, received by her uncle Duncan McChie of Johnson City, was turned to police. The unsigned note on ruled paper arrived after a holiday delay.
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Ie E. McClure
Duncan McChie
Johnson City
Buila- In
McClure Taday
Altho
Mr. McClure
Miss McClure
Rumor of settlement circulates in coal strike region
Reports from Chicago Indianapolis and other cities say a settlement to end the coal strike in Illinois and central western states has been discussed by officials but Ohio is not included and no agreement has been reached. In Indiana Governor Ed Jackson denied a 1925 offer involving former Governor McCray. Creeks and Little Arkansas River near Wichita rose, flooding 5 000 acres of land north of the city and impacting stock yards district.
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Chicago
Illinois
Journal Today
Chicago Daily Journal Today
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Ellis Searles
The
Mine Workers Journal
John L. Lewis
Cleveland
Ohio
Llinois
Chicago Daily Journal
J. L. Good
Ohio Coal Bureau
Indiana
Ed Jackson
Boyd Gurley
Indianapolis Times
Warren T. McCray
James E. McDonald
Marion County
Wichita
Kan
Little Arkansas
Stockyard
Forces in Rhineland to be Reduced
Geneva Sept 6 AP French Foreign Minister Briand presiding over the Allied conference informed German Foreign Minister Stresemann that the Allied army of occupation in the Rhineland will be cut from 70 000 to 60 000 men. Details to follow but the reduction includes downsizing high command to release buildings for municipal government use.
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Geneva
Briand
France
Allied Conference of Ambassadors
Stresemann
Germany
Rhineland
High Command
Labor Day Picnic Draws Crowd at Woodland Park
A Lawrence holiday crowd enjoyed a Labor Day picnic at Woodland Park hosted by Lawrence Lodge No 4 I O F A. The day featured two baseball games with Odd Fellows 6 Holconbs 1 and Lawrence Athletics 3 Belvoir 6, sack and potato races, a pillow fight, and music by the Fraternal Aid Union band.
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Lawrence
Woodland Park
Lawrence Lodge
W. L. Lambertson
Fairview
Lambertson
Odd Fellows
Holconbs
Lawrence Athletics
Belvoir
Fraternal Aid Union
Will of J Ogden Armour Reveals Diminished Estate
Chicago, Sept. 6 AP The will of J Ogden Armour once valued at 200 million dollars was filed for probate showing an estate around 1 million The will leaves 100000 to his daughter Lolita now Mrs John J Mitchell Jr and an annuity of 12000 to her husband The remainder mostly goes to a trust for the widow and daughter with small bequests to servants No charity provision despite prior gifts to Salvation Army and Armour Institute The document dated nearly four years ago amid Armour & Co financial struggles traces wealth decline from 260 million in 1919 to the present wardship of assets
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Chicago
J. Ogden Armour
Lolita
John J. Mitchell, Jr
Arfiour
Salvation Army and Armour Institute of Technology
Armour & Co
Lost Canary Reunited With Kansas City Owner
Anxious search ends after a canary enters the Journal-World bindery through a back window and becomes friendly with Mrs. Nina Null. Owner Mrs. R Wing of Kansas City, Mo., pays $5 for the catch. Earlier, Mr. and Mrs. King, passing through town, had a canary in their car that escaped at Sixth and Vermont, sparking volunteers to search until dark.
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Journal-World
Nina ‘Null
Sixth
Vermont
Kings
Arrive at Calcutta in record long distance flight
William S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee reached Calcutta on the journey to circle the globe. The pair left Harbor Grace August 27 and now stand 8,030 miles from the start after covering 485 miles in 4 hours 40 minutes. They flew Allahabad yesterday from Karachi, a 925 mile leg in 9% hours, and will next travel to Rangoon, Burma. Leather workers scarce in Del Rio as ranchers report dying trade. About one fifth of the U.S. workforce is female.
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Calcutta
British India
William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Allahabad
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Karachi
Rangoon
Burma
Window unveiling set for September 23 by Merchants Bureau
At the regular September lunch meeting of the Merchants Bureau the Chamber of Commerce group decided to hold the fall window unveiling Friday evening September 23. Windows will be veiled in the afternoon and unmasked at 7 PM with music by Haskell Fraternal Aid and University bands. stores open 7:30 to 9:00 PM, lights on, no sales. A new fall hunt uses automobile license numbers for prizes. random numbers will be posted in windows for claim. The bureau also set Closing times on Completion Day October 1 and Armistice Day November 11.
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Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Haskell, Fraternal Aid
Foster Receives Letters About Restrictive Requests
George O. Foster, registrar at the University of Kansas, reports letters asking to bar his son from entering the university and to remove a man from the mailing list. One note from Downs requests denial for the son based on a home dispute. Another from western Kansas cites inability to attend and claims university correspondence worsened the situation.
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George O. Foster
University of Kansas
Rezgistrar
Downs
Westeen Kansas
Doughnuts Served at Paris Legion HQ by Salvation Army
In Paris on September 6 AP reports Salvation Army helper Helen Purviance and other workers fried doughnuts for American Legion members by the Seine. Veterans lined up for the hot treats, asking for seconds as the first postwar doughnuts for the Paris Legionnaires.
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Paris
Helen Purviance
Salvation Army
American Legion
Seine
Paris Legionnaires
Miss Purvinnce
Texas files oil land suit in Panhandle against Phillips
Austin Sept 6 AP suit for title to 741 acres in Hutchinson county Panhandle oil field and for recovery of 4 500 000 in production receipts for oil since November 1 1925 as well as 200 000 from natural gas production was filed in fifty third district court here today by the state of Texas against Phillips Petroleum Company and seventeen other defendants
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Austin
Texas
Hutchinson County
Panhandie
State of Texas
Phillips Petroleum Company
Bethel Captain to Enroll at Kansas This Fall
Bethel captain Schroeder a contain ered guard from Bethel college will enroll at the University of Kansas this fall per Newton. Schroeder was a star lineman at Bethel and is from Halstead.
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Schroeder
Bormai Schroeder
Bethel
University of Kansas
Newton
Halstead
Ed Deck Escapes From Lansing Pen
Ed Deck a Eudora resident serving one to five years for larceny escaped from the Kansas penitentiary at Lansing yesterday evening and remained at large late this afternoon. Douglas county officers were ordered to monitor the fugitive. Deck had been sentenced in 1924 after a conviction for entering and robbing the W. E. Fuller store in Eudora. Guns ammunition and some fashions were taken in the robbery.
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Ed Deck
Eudora
Kansas
Lansing
Douglas County
Beck
W. E. Fuller
Robery
Ad Wolgast Adjudged Insane in Los Angeles Hearing
Ad Wolgast former world lightweight boxing champion was declared hopelessly insane at a hospital ward hearing and ordered transferred to an asylum. The report notes the event occurred in Los Angeles with details of the proceeding and a related mention of a May tag at a Arkansas home.
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Ad Wolgast
Los Angeles
General Hospital
League to tackle armament problem at League assembly
Geneva Sept 6 The League of Nations assembly opened its eighth annual meeting with a clear aim to achieve general armament reduction before adjournment. The tripartite conference failure in the United States and recent disarmament commission setbacks heighten the issue as a vital topic on the assembly floor.
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Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Assembly
Assembly
United States
League
Widespread rains sweep central and eastern regions
Kansas weather reports tallied heavy showers across Salina and surrounding towns with rainfall amounts ranging from near one inch to over two inches. City streets flooded in Salina as a cloudburst hit near midnight, while the Solomon river watershed received significant precipitation. The Franklin County Fair opened its second day amid lingering wet roads and forecasts of more rain. Local temperatures remained near normal to slightly above.
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Yopeka
Sept
S.P
Central and Eastern News
S. D. Flora
Selina
Jameso
Lincoln
Council Grove
Vatley Falls
Lawrence
Emporia
Osage Ci
Junction
Tus Concordia
Wichita
Beloit
Lit
Topeka
Hana
Kas
A. P
Solomon River
Salina
Saliia
Downs
Jewell
Minneapolis
Franklin County
Boy Rescued After Ten Minute Submersion At Pool
A Kansas City boy, Robert Rot, 12, was believed to be recovering after more than ten minutes submerged at the Tonganoxie pool Sunday night. He was found by divers twelve minutes after last seen, revived by Luther Allphin of Kansas University and others using first aid methods.
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K. U
H. G. Allvhin
Schaeffer Methan
Beg Enae
Turner Brothers Recaptured After Bank Robbery Escape
Turner brothers L. D. and W. L. Turner of Wichita were recaptured in Phoenix after escaping Isabel State Bank robbery. A third man, possibly Clyde Pennington, Wichita, also detained. Pennington had previously escaped last week and faced wheat theft charges.
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Kas
Turner Brothers
Robebery
Isabel State Bank
Barber County
L. D. Turner
W. Ll. Turner
Phoenix
Ariz
Clyde Pennington
Pennington
Airline cuts time for Chicago Dallas trip
National Air Transport will launch regular air passenger schedules on September 1 along the Chicago Dallas air mail route. Monoplanes speeding at over 100 mph promise Chicago to Dallas in 11 hours 35 minutes, southbound 11 hours 45 minutes, far faster than the 32 hours by train. Fares run 10 cents per mile totaling about 90 dollars for the trip with 25 pounds free baggage and 1 dollar per extra pound. Only three passengers per plane besides crew and mail, eight monoplanes at 185 mph will be used, cabins enclosed and no special flying apparel required. Air express service to New York also starts September 1 with American Express.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Dallas
Texas
National Air Transport, Inc
Chicago-Dallas
Air Express
National Air Transport
American Express Company
New York
Prospect School Burns To Ground
The Prospect School in District 56 five miles northeast of Baldwin burned down last night, with an estimated loss of 3500. Insurance partly covered the loss. Cause undetermined as flames had not started before aid arrived. Director George Rohe reported plans to rebuild and pupils will attend another building while school continues. The school dated from 1417 and bonds were nearly paid.
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Prospect
Baldwin
Becade
George Rohe
County School Board
Roche
Cate Awe
Probable Wheeler Successor Considered in Prohibition Group
Washington leaders discuss possible successors to Wayne B. Wheeler as general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League. Names cited include Bishop James Cannon Jr. of Virginia, Dr. Ernest C. H. Cherrington of Westerville Ohio, and Rev. F C Dinwiddie retired Ohio prohibition chief. An official announcement on a successor is expected before the executive committee meeting to fill the vacancy.
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Washington
Wayne B. Wheeler
National Capital
Anti-Saloon League
Wheeler
League
James Cannon, Jr
Virginia
Methodist’ Episcopal Church
South
Ernest C. H. Cherrington
Westerville
Ohio
F.C. Dinwiddie
Liberty Post Lauds Support For Junior Baseball Series
Captain Roy V Rickard center of Liberty post American Legion praised members and groups for fine support of Legion junior baseball games in Lawrence last week. Liberty team defeated Independence and played Dora do in two wins Friday and Saturday. Attendance covered expenses and helped Lawrence win the junior state championship, with L BR Melvin and David McCreath managing.
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Roy. V. Rickard
Liberty Post
American Legion
Legion
Lawrence
Liberty Past
Independence
FI Dorado
L. BR. Melvin
DavidMcCreath
Lawrence Tand
Wright released on $2000 bond after arrest in Kanwaka crash
Tom Wright, arrested last week when his car overturned at Kanwaka, was released from the county jail Saturday on $2,000 bond. He was found guilty of transportation and possession of liquor and sentenced to five days in jail and fined $200 on each count. He pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated and being intoxicated and will be tried on these charges tomorrow at 2 p.m. His Topeka attorney arranged the bond.
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Tom Wright
Kanwaka
Wright
Topeka
Plenty Rooms for Women at University of Kansas
University of Kansas officials predict an oversupply of rooms for women students this winter. Deans note many house owners report slow rents and seek help as the dean of women's office addresses the housing imbalance impacting campus housing market.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Dean of Women's Office
Ee Ea
U S Guyer to Speak at Old Settlers Reunion
U S Guyer will be the speaker at the Old Settlers Meeting on Wednesday September 14 at the court house in Spokane Washington announced today. The item notes a scope of local event and places the meeting with the usual venue.
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U.S
Guyer
Old Settlers
Court House
Coolidge Returns to White House in Good Health
Napid City South Dakota dispatch reports President Coolidge plans to resume duties at the White House after twelve weeks of work and leisure. Friends say improved health and a brighter outlook accompany his longer automobile trips, outdoor life, fishing, and horseback riding, a new sport to him.
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Napid City
S. D
Coolidge
White House
Lawrence chamber plans program for Big Springs fair
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will supply the fair program for the Big Springs event spanning September 8 9 and 14 with day and evening activities. Promoters promise a bigger weekend featuring a Loyal Talent play directed by Mrs G N Rahnmaier a North Topeka band on Friday and a baseball game each day with more concessions and exhibits than last year.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commierce
Torekans
G. N. Rahnmaier
Bichnntaier
North ‘Topeka
Scott Back From National School Of Organization
C L Scott secretary of the Chamber of Commerce returned to Lawrence from Branstown Illinois after two weeks at the National School for Organization E pursues 3 at Northwestern unit Scott is a school graduate and did post graduate work Accompanied by Mrs Sesit and their son Richard A regular directors meeting is set for Wednesday at 12 30 in the Chamber building and a membership meeting is planned next Tuesday at 12 30 in luncheon in the building Windsor activities of the Chamber are being planned
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Co. Scott
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Branston
National School For Organization E
Northwestern
Scott
Sesit
Richard
Wintow
Two Dead in Fifth Avenue Real Estate Office Shooting
Two men died and two were wounded in a fusillade at a West ih Street law office off Fifth Avenue. Charles Herskowicz 08 and Victor J. Steinberg were felled, while Robert McCroarty 20 and Henry Cohen 40 were injured. Detectives questioned firm members and sought Charles Bernstein of Baltimore. A separate item notes flood control talks in Topeka called by Governor Paulen for September 16 to plan action against summer floods.
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New York
Robert McCroarty
McCsroarty
Henry Oc
Cohen
McGroarty
Bellevue Hospital
Charles Bernstein
Baltimore
Topeka
Paulen
Charles Beebe
United States
Kansas
Congress
Becie
Fascist Party Grows to Over a Million Members
Rome Sept 6 AP announces adult male membership of the Fascist party has passed one million. Regularly inscribed black shirt forces total 1,000,052 men along with 75,087 women 16,039 misses 126,137 girls and 8,854 university students. Youths and boys figures were not announced.
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Rome
Fascist Party
Canada seeks league seat at Geneva council
Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary, told British newspapermen Canada would be supported for a non permanent seat on the League of Nations council in Geneva. The remark comes as Ottawa lobbies for a place among the league's governing body.
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Canada
Geneva
Switzerland
Sout.h
Austen Chamberlain
Council of the
League of Nations
Kansas Jayhawk Stadium Work Accelerates Amid Rain Delays
W F Hamler of Topeka added as general superintendent to rush completion of the University of Kansas stadium. Contractors Carruthers & Forsythe aim to finish by October 1, with extra carpenters and laborers, concrete pours planned for tomorrow and Thursday, and grounds cleared by October 1 for the October 8 Kansas versus Wisconsin home game.
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University of Kansas Stadium
W. FE. Hamler
Topeka
Carruthers & Forsythe
Ander
Hamlet
Coope
Cressuts
Stadion
Kansas
Wisconsin
Stadium Field
Mystery in Poison Candy Stirs South Side Neighborhood
Sept 6 AP report details a poisoning scare as three boxes of poisoned candy were found by children near a Supoigy school party. Police questioned a childless woman linked to quarrels with neighbors while a drug clerk and a delivery boy failed to identify her.
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Dlice
Dat
Che 'Vandy
Trade in Lawrence winner contest fuels station calls
A fourth telephone trunk was added at Jour nal-World’s branch exchange and is used mainly for inquiries about the Trade in Lawrence popularity contest which closed at 6 o’clock last night. No winner yet. judges aim to announce soon. The top entrant will receive a ten day Florida Cubs trip all expenses paid, arranged by over fifty Lawrence firms and Whiting Tours. Escaped serious injury.
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Journal-World
Lawrence
Altho
Florida
Cubs
Lawesrence
Whiting Tours
Inglance
Men Hurt When Car Crashes Near Culvert Near Rati
An incident last night two miles north of Rati involved a Pontiac driven by William Bradshaw with Henry Perry and Mr. Allen as passengers. Bradshaw sustained a leg bruise and Allen a facial cut. all were believed to have minor injuries. The car suffered heavy damage.
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Rati
William Bradshaw
Tipeka
Henry Perry
Allen
Topeka
Bradshaw
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