Roosevelt Extends National Control On Bonneville Power
President Roosevelt on a West Coast tour argued for the widest possible use of federal power from Bonneville and other dams. He said regional planning would benefit navigation, electric prices, and small communities while protecting liberties from centralized control. He also linked the Bonneville project to broader national planning and warned against totalitarian or authoritarian outcomes.
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Roosevelt
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Columbia River
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Columbia Basin
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St. Lawrence Waterway
Canada
Senate
Willard in town again as Henry Kansas visit draws crowd
Former heavyweight champion Jess Willard and his wife stayed with Ed Riling in Lawrence for several days. The 285 pound Kansan, born near St Marys, discussed Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, and plans to return to Glendale, California after a year in Charleston, West Virginia.
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K. U
Jess Willard
Jess
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Nathan Bailey
Jack Johnson
Havana
Cuba
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Kansas
St. Marys
Pottawatomie County
Glendale
Calif
Charleston
W. Va
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Louis
Soviet envoy leaves for Moscow amid Sino Japanese war talks
Sept 28 report says CP Dimitri Bogomouloff, Soviet ambassador to China, departs for Moscow on a crucial mission affecting Soviet stance in the Sino Japanese conflict. He travels after Japanese raids near Nanking faced Chinese interception and an air battle over the Yangtze. the incident follows Moscow's warning over Japan's bombardments.
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Dimitri V. Bogomouloff
China
Moscow
Russia
Eurasia
Bogomoloff
Japan
Yangtze River
Wuhu
Peking
Paotingfu
Peiping
Hankow
Shanghai
Latien and
Liuhong
Singhai
Canton
Hai
Chapei
Pootung
Hull Indirectly Shows Approval of League Condemnation
Secretary Hull reiterated that Japanese bombing of non-combatants in China is unwarranted and contrary to law and humanity. His remarks at a press conference echo the League of Nations condemnation of Japan for persistent aerial attacks on civilian centers in China, signaling U S approval of the League action.
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UPI
Hull
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League of Nations
Japan
Sina
League
Lawrence to Confer Bishop Coadjutor Fenner in Topeka
More than fifty Lawrence residents travel to Topeka for the consecration of Rev. Goodrich Robert Fenner of Kansas City Missouri as bishop coadjutor of the Kansas Episcopal diocese at Grace Cathedral at 10 o clock. The service will be led by Rt. Rev. James De Wolfe Perry with music by Prof. Charles Sanford Skilton. Bishop Irving Peake Johnson of Colorado will deliver the sermon. Card only admission. A separate note reports Washington DC manual worker family costs exceed those in any city. Mobile Alabama is the lowest.
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Topeka
Goodrich Robert Fenner
Kansas City
Kansas Episcopal Diocese
Grace Cathedral
Fenner
St. Andrew's Church
United States Army
Episcopal Church
James de Wolfe Perry
Rhode Island
Episcopal Church In
America
Kansas
Charles Sanford Skilton
Irving Peake Johnson
Colorado
Carter Harrison
Lawrence council bans Sunday burial interments
The Lawrence city council approved a cemetery regulation section banning interments on Sundays by a 6 to 5 vote. Proponents said the rule modernizes municipal practice while opponents argued it burdens bereaved families. The measure does not affect funeral services and was part of broader cemetery policy discussed alongside waterworks, airport funds, and street paving plans.
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Shimmons
Russell
Selig
Robert A. Hunt
First Methodist Church
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Waterworks Committee
Burroughs ad + machine company
Justice Hugo Black Set For Supreme Court Debut
Washington reports indicate Justice Hugo Black is ready for his Supreme Court debut next Monday amid controversy over Ku Klux Klan allegations. Name plates and a standard-issue chair await him in the chamber as he arrives from a European vacation. President Roosevelt’s return timing remains unclear.
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Dictators Seek British Alliance In Four Power Pact
Berlin reports Hitler and Mussolini favor improved ties with England as the first stage toward a four power pact including Rome London and later Paris. They plan further talks to align Mediterranean policies and present a united front to Chamberlain's government.
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Plan A Campaign Aims Endowment for Kansas Bible College
Ministers in northeastern Kansas held a conference to plan a 100000 endowment drive to fund ongoing work at Kansas Bible College. Dean Paul B. Lawson praised Christian education at the state university and cited student success from such studies. Several local pastors and church leaders attended and spoke on the college’s needs and opportunities.
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Bible College
Northeastern Kansas Christian Ministers
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The
State University
Harold Humbert
Christian Church
Independence
Kan
England
E. Claude Smith
Topeka
Harold G. Barr
Ray E. Snodgrass
Wichita
Baby Thrown From Window Saves Child In Fire
A 21 month old girl was hurled from a second story window into a bystander’s arms to escape a fire that claimed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mislowsky in Baltimore. Two adults leaped from the flames and two others were rescued. Neighbor Norman Erichton caught the baby.
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Tanya Mislowsky
Anthony Mislowsky
Norman Erichton
Paralysis Death in Ottawa Kansas Infant Dies At Nine
PH Richard Bicking nine son of Mr and Mrs O R Bicking died today of infantile paralysis in Ottawa Kansas Five other persons afflicted with the disease in Franklin county were reported recovering
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Richard Bicking
O. R. Bicking
Franklin County
Twenty Three Executed in Moscow for Crop Sabotage
Twenty three persons were reported sentenced to death today in Moscow for crop sabotage as authorities assert harsh measures.
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Moscow
Weighty Questionnaire Will Show Unemployment Scale
Washington September 28 1930s Officials near completion of a 14 pound questionnaire to measure U S unemployment. It will be mailed to 31 million homes November 16 and 17 and due back by November 20 for a January congress tabulation. President Roosevelt involved in approval of queries. Partial employment defined as those wanting but lacking full time work.
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Census
Congress
Roosevelt
Highway signs installed to curb speeding north of Lawrence
The state highway commission installed new speed limit signs on highways 40 and 59 north of Lawrence under L. Le Marsh guidance. Evan Edwards and Patrolmen Frey and Robinson attended. Zones include 35 mph at city limits rising to 40 mph north of the pea huller, 45 mph on highway 24 to the Y then 40, 25 mph south of the pea huller, and 40 mph through the Y arms to Hird's corner.
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L. le Marsh
Lawrence
Evan Edwards
State Highway Patrol
Fred Frey
Vernon Robinson
Edwards
Highway Patrol
Highway
Indian Village
Hird’s Corner
Marsh
Frost in Northwest Kansas and showers forecast
Topeka reports light frost in northwest Kansas tonight with showers in extreme eastern counties and chilly weather overall. The forecast from federal meteorologist S D Flora calls for 40 to 50 degree lows, with Wednesday highs in the lower 70s.
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S. D. Flora
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Goodland
Fort Scott
Flora
League Condemns Janan in a Dramatic Silence
Geneva September 28 The League of Nations condemned the Japanese aerial bombing of Chinese cities by a solemn silent moment with no formal vote The Aga Khan representing India and newly elected assembly president signaled unanimous approval of the Sino Japanese advisory committee resolution of condemnation
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League of Nations Assembly
China
Aga Khan
India
Assembly
Kansas Drivers Face License Deadline October 1
Kansas drivers must apply for licenses by Friday October 1 or take exams. State vehicle commissioner Carl Newcomer warns old licenses expire then with a $500 fine or up to six months imprisonment for driving without a new license. As of now 446,766 applications have been received.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Carl Newcomer
Newcomer
Japan Prepares for Soviet Clash on All Fronts
Shanghai dispatches estimate Japan mobilizing 600000 troops for a possible clash with Russia while claiming broad advances in North China. Tokyo reports massed forces along Manchukuo Siberia frontier with military ordinance extending service.
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Japan
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Russia
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Klan to Fight C I O in Oklahoma Convention
Oklahoma City on September 28 reports a Ku Klux Klan call for a state convention to combat the CIO. CIO leaders respond that the Klan is dead and that they will brook no interference with lawful industrial organization. J W Reed, grand dragon of the Oklahoma Klan, says a Klan meeting will be held in October and calls the CIO communistic.
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J. W. Reed
Oklahoma Klan
Stock Market Index Report On 60 Stocks
Stock market index for 60 stocks shows 56.1 points after day trade. yesterday closed at 55. Washer repairing noted. Green Bros. referenced in brief.
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Green Bros
What Is It Skeleton Identified as Mammoth Bone Find
In Harper county Kansas Dr. Byron Cooper of Wichita University identified a what is it skeleton as a mammoth from central Kansas. The bones, found by Ernest Misak on his Bluff City farm after a flood exposure, measure up to sixteen feet long and twelve feet tall and weigh several tons. The site may have been a watering place where the mammoth became trapped in quicksand.
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Harper County
Byron Cooper
Wichita University
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Lawrence City Council Revokes Pieratt Beer License
In a unanimous vote of 11 present, Lawrence officials revoked Earl Pieratt’s malt beverage license at 508 Locust street after a 90 minute hearing. Police testified to disturbances and intoxicated patrons. Pieratt denied intoxication and vowed to appeal within 20 days.
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Oscar Learnard
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George K. Melvin
Anderson
James Messer
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Pierati’s
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Ralph Dicker
Dicker
Rosa B. Asher
Learnard
John Kennedy
Bruce Scheer
Don Martin
Joe Brooks
Ralph Puckett
Syl Schrader
Nellie Berry
Walter Craigen
Hugh Means
Amerine Improves. KU Player Expected to Return
The condition of Dick Amerine, Kansas University football player, in the student hospital with an infected knee, has improved and he is expected to attend classes tomorrow.
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Dick Amerine
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Woolworth Appeal Hearing Delayed to January Session
The state supreme court postponed the hearing of Allen Woolworth appeal from the Citizens National Bank robbery in Emporia. The case shifts from November to January session.
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Topeka
Allen Woolworth
Citizens National Bank
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Kansas fire college at Kansas University ends Thursday
Fire department program at the University of Kansas continues with speakers from Oklahoma A. and M. college and the Kansas inspection bureau. Demonstrations on fire aid burns carbon monoxide detection and hose and nozzle evolution are planned along with a campus open house and a dinner at Wiedemann's featuring university deans.
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Oklahoma A. & M. College
BE. J. Stewart
Kansas Inspectionis Bureau
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K. U. Water and Sewage Laboratory
E. Hudiburg
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Thomas J. Hardwick
EB. J. Stewart
EB. Hudiburg
Wiedemann's
Bombing Hits Wuhu Airport as Shanghai Warfront Rises
Japanese warplanes bombed Wuhu airport five miles from the Yangtze city, while Nanking refugees fled by boat. A 15-bomber raid dropped about 100 bombs. no Japanese planes were shot down and casualty figures remained unclear.
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Yangtze River
Nanking
Drivers Line for Licenses Before October 1 Exam
Long lines formed at the county treasurer's office as motorists sought the new motor car drivers licenses without examination before the 5 p m Thursday deadline. About 8,064 licenses had been issued by noon and officials expect around 10,000 total. 279 licenses and 13 chauffeur permits were issued yesterday.
Schools Refuse Tax on Extracurricular Activities
In Topeka on Sept 28 the tax commission studied collecting sales tax on high school extras including athletics. Fort Scott high school joined Parsons in refusing to collect admissions tax. No action decision announced yet.
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The
Tax Commission
W. G. Fink
Fort Scott
Parsons
Weather Outlook with Light Frost in Northwest
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with showers in extreme east. Cooler tonight with light frost in the northwest portion and rising temperatures in the northwest by Wednesday. Morning readings show cloud cover over Ottawa Emporia Arkansas City and Pittsburg with dirt roads listed as good. University Coal Co phone 44 adv.
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