Omaha Jail Fire and Mob Violence Rages Over Negro Suspect
A mob in Omaha assaults and attempts lynch the mayor Edward P. Smith after burning the county courthouse and jail. A negro detainee allegedly confessed and was turned over to the mob. federal troops arrive to restore order as guards evacuate prisoners from the burning jail and the mayor remains in critical condition. Officials announce an immediate investigation into the race riot and possible prosecutions.
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Omaha
Associated Press
Camp Dodge
Camp Grant
Ilinois
Leonard E. Wood
Central Department of the Army
Edward P. Smith
Fort Omaha
Fort Crook
Smith
Cause of tre riot charges against William Brown
The Associated Press reports William Brown attacked Agnes Lobeck with an escort in the southern city area early in the week. Brown robbed the young man and assaulted Miss Lobeck with a revolver, holding the escort at gunpoint. He was arrested, identified by the victims, and a confession was later announced.
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Associated Press
William Brown
Agnes Lobeck
Miss Lobeck
Hell
Brown
Jana
Miss Lobecki
Mob attacks burning courthouse prisoner and Brown dragged through streets
Sheriff Clark recounts a mob storming the burning building seizing a Black prisoner. Brown is beaten and shot, dragged to a street pole and later to a trolley pole as fire and mob violence spread. Soldiers arrived to disperse the crowd while officers rescued prisoners.
Commerce Chamber to Feast Students
Following a board meeting the Commerce Chamber will host a "Ret together" luncheon at the Chamber rooms tomorrow evening. Sixty guests from the University men’s student council the Daily Kansan staff the athletic board and high school football representatives will attend. Chamber members are asked to obtain tickets. Plans from University groups will be discussed to show business leaders how to support university and high school activities and athletic teams.
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Chamber’ of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
aDily Kansan
Weather outlook for Kansas unsettled tonight into Tuesday
unsettled forecast for Kansas with possible showers tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures expected to stay near current levels with limited changes.
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Kansas
Lawrence Mayor Pushes Municipal Chorus to Make City Musical Center
Mayor George L. Kreeck proposes a city backed chorus and uses the University Fine Arts School in Lawrence as a focal point. He argues municipal concerts lift moral standards and that Lawrence should become a state music hub through community praise and orchestral events. Professor Arthur Nevin backs the revival, noting wartime cantonal influence and big membership potential. The plan includes using City Hall as a meeting place and staging a cantata during Christmas week with rehearsals starting immediately.
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Lawrence
George L. Kreeck
Fraser Hall
Arthur Nevin
Choral Society
University Fine
Univerersity Fine Arts School
Kreeck
Denver
Iif
University Fine Arts School
S S workers plan big county meeting
The Fifth District Sunday School Convention at Lone Star proceeded as scheduled with Prof B K Elbright replacing Charles E Henry. New officers elected: E L Hoover president Marion County Hirschul Ulrich vice president and F W Anderson secretary treasurer. An offering of twenty dollars was collected for state and international work. The Douglas County Sunday School Association annual convention will meet October 13-14 in Lawrence at the First Methodist Church. d R Engle and Miss Ferguson will participate. local speakers include Prof H K Elbright of Baker University. All Sunday schools urged to submit their hat reports to the county secretary. Mrs Given and Miss Mildred Green visited Kansas City. Emory J McIntire departed for Rush College in Chicago to study medicine the coming year.
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Lone Star
Profitb. K. Elbright
Charles. E. Henry
L. Hoover
Marion County
Hirschul “Ulrich
Willow Springs
4. W. Anderson
Clinton
Douglas County Sunday School Association
Lawrence
Methodist
D.r. Engle
Adeline
Baker’ University
Gave His Life to Save Woman From Fast Train
J A McCormick of Gearing Nebraska died Saturday night from injuries after being struck by a Santa Fe Limited train Friday morning. Eyewitnesses say he saved an elderly woman from the oncoming train, dropping his belongings and pushing her to safety before he was hit. The body was taken to Helton for burial. Helton is his former home.
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J. A. McCormick
Gearing
Neb
Santal Fe Limited
Helton
McCormick
Limited
Pi Upsilon Wins Inter-Fraternity Baseball Title
Pi Upsilon fraternity captured the Inter-fraternity league championship with a 10 to 4 victory over a rival at Milton Field. The season, halted by wet weather and a late start, resumed this fall after a stoppage in quizzes and delays, with Tenski and Dutch Wilhelms leading, and Wesley on the mound for Pi Upsilon.
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Txmiltonj Field
Phi Beta Pis Mindical Fraternity
Pi Upsi‘Ton
Tenski
Phi Bets
Wilhelms Cavent
Pi Upsilon
Wesley
Patterson to Arrive in Lawrence After Rio Trip
Dean David L Patterson assistant dean and history professor at the university will return to Lawrence from New York tonight to address his classes tomorrow morning. He completed a four month Brazil study trip with a stop in Barbados after a fire on a steamer forced a transfer to a freighter.
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Lawrence
New York
Tomora
Trofessor Patterson
Rio de Janiero
Brazil
Barbados
New Driveways Add Flair To Massachusetts Street
The 2200 block on Massachusetts Street sees seven new concrete driveways as W C McKeen of Merchants National Bank recently bought a $10000 home. The block, already attractive, will gain more curb appeal from the driveway upgrades.
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Massachusetts Street
W. C. McKeen
Merchants National Bark
Meeting at the dock in Helsingfors with ex president
Assistant consul Roy Spangler in Helsingfors met an incoming boat. The fragment mentions a party hut and ex-president Murlin of Baker Dale, with unclear details and origins.
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Finland
Roy Spangler
City Railways Strained by Fares and Labor Costs
Albert Emanuel, head of the Lawrence Street Railway syndicate, warns municipal transit nationwide struggles. He says fare hikes fail to cover higher wages and maintenance as patronage declines, with lines like Parsons facing potential closure or sale. Emanuel plans to attend hearings in Topeka on fare increases to seven cents.
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Lawrence Street
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Jess
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Parsons
Forest Interurban
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Imanuel
Lawrence
Ieavive
New York
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Lompany
Emanuel
Hoe
Speper
Maintenanre Cort
Hallo
Orders For Large Pipe Organs Filed At Wilder Plant
Orders kept flowing in as work continued on the Wilder Bros Plant now rebuilt for the Reuter Schwarz Organ Co. Home. The list includes a $10,000 organ for Brookhaven Mississippi a $8 500 organ for Ollineville Tennessee and a $5 500 organ for Little Rock Arkansas. Additional orders may soon follow with plans for a five thousand dollar pipe organ for the First Baptist Church in Lawrence.
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Reuter-Schwarz Organ _Co
Brookhraven
Miss
Ollineville
Jorpan
Little Rock
Ark
First Baptist Church
Lawrence
Eminent Representatives to Launch Sarenet Dedication
An all day gathering of prominent figures from the American mining and metallurgical sectors will attend the dedication of the Sarenet facility. The event showcases industry leaders and advances in materials technology.
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Indus America
Bandits Return Watch After Ransom Promise in Robbery
Sterling Dietz, a freshman in the School of Engineering, was robbed at midnight near Eleventh and Ohio. Two men held him at gunpoint, stole his watch and around $15, then returned his pocketbook and small change, keeping only his calling cards and blank checks. One robber urged exchange for the watch, and the pair fled toward Tenth Street, leaving Dietz shaken and watchless.
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School of Engineering
Ohio
Dietz
Highwayrmen
Metz
Tenth
Ohiotreet
Torner
Tenth Street
Haltei
Good Fellowship Tourists Tour Lawrence Visit
One hundred ten Good Fellowship tourists from Kansas City were hosted by the Lawrence Chamber Saturday evening at the county farm and then escorted to Haskell Institute for a luncheon. A jazz band entertained, speeches followed, and the visitors departed for Kansas City at nine o clock after a brief program. Hi Y club plans a meeting tomorrow at the Y M C A building to prepare for a game with Manual High School. Conrad Hoffman will speak. Rt Rev John Gardner Murray marks ten years as bishop of the Maryland Episcopal Diocese.
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Kansas
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence Chamber
County Farm
Lawence
Baldwin
Lawrence
Haskell Institute
Gillis
Birch
Smoot
Haskell
Haskell Oorchestra
J. D.bowersock
Hi-Y
YIM. C. A
Manual
Conrad Hoffman
University Y. M.C. A
John Gardner Murray
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland
Steel strike tests widen in major centers and plants
Conflicting claims mark the opening of a broad steel strike affecting about 40,000 workers at Bethl Corporation mills. Corporate officials say only a small portion joined, while unions report the Bethlehem plant power house shutdown and widespread disruption. In Pittsburgh and Youngstown, protests and partial operations continue as both sides trade cautious statements.
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Associated Press
Bethh Corporation
Cothér
Steel Company
Farrell
Pittsburg
Catnegie Steel Co
Youngstown
Ini Ping
Carn Gie
Otis Steel
Oteers
Burglaries Target Homes of Local Residents During Evening Services
Thieves entered the homes of Rev. Sorey and Dick Williams at 1235 Kentucky streets between 8 and 10 pm while owners attended church services. Doors and windows were unlocked, aiding entry. Linen and woolen clothing valued at 125 dollars were taken from the Sorey residence. An empty purse with its clasp broken was found in the Williams yard, and a purse belonging to Mrs. Williams was taken. no arrests have been made.
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Sorey
Dick Williams
Kentucky
Christian Church
University students survive canoe wreck near island
Three University students Carl McLain Olin Harner and Wilson Riley of Delta Tau fraternity spent a wet quarter hour yesterday when their canoe was swamped by waves near an island. They clung to the overturned craft until a rowboat reached them and pulled them to safety.
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Carl Mclain
Olin “Harner
Wilson Rilex
Delta Tau
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