Man-Hunt in the Mountains Aims at Capturing Guy Props
A confidential report recounts a bank protection detective and deputies planning to trap notorious criminal Guy Props in the Cumberland mountains. The team travels via Point to Bald Cliff with guides and local contacts, arming for a long pursuit and deciding roles.
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Gurden Edwards
American Bankers Association
James E. Baum
Cumberland Mountains
State Bank
Ned Harkness
Ash County
Guy Props
Bald Cliff
Harkness
R. Knollton
Feneral
Props
Diquor
Sheriff Jackson
Jackson
Elton
Guy
Point
KR. Knollton
Bear Knollton
Luke
Warkness
Beal X Knollton
Preps
Gans Roper
Roper
Real Knobston
Lawman Recalls Bold Capture of Guy Props in Forgery Plot
A deputy describes guiding a raid with Standson and others to arrest Guy Props in a forged checks scheme. Props admits forgery in Kentucky and West Virginia, seeks leniency by turning state’s evidence, while authorities push for a ten year sentence per negotiated deal despite pleas from Props' family and bank interests.
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O. X. Standson
Guy Props
Standson
Props
Roper
Harkness
Guy
Beal Knollton
R. Krolton
Elton
Beal Knobston
Self
Andy
Pell Props
Geal Knollton
R. I.knollton
Frank James
Beal Knotton
R. Knollton
Commonwealth
Wien
Chris Bacheller
Pell
Jackson
Grand Jury
West Virginia
Kentucky
Chris Bachelter
Flame Valley
Bacheller
Commonwealth Attorney
Bachelier
Bachellor
Guy Drops
State Bank
Sup Props
Proges
Mr. Props
Gus
State Penitentiary
Biggest Letter Ever Mailed Celebrates Northern Michigan Mail Link
The Muskegon Chamber of Commerce mailed the largest letter ever sent, 8.4 feet by 6 inches in envelope and 75.6 feet by 6 feet in paper, to celebrate mail service between northern Michigan Indiana and Chicago. Air mail postage for such a letter was $5.70, and the carrier delivered it on his regular route amid growing use of air transport for mailable matter.
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Harry New
Washington, D. C
Muskegon
Mich
Restoring Totem Poles In Seattle Community Effort
Seattle celebrates rehabilitation of Northwest and Alaskan Indian totem poles. The project restores family crests and cultural heritage in the city as preservation work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Restorers Preserve North Coast Carving Traditions
Smithsonian notes carpenters repair broken noses and decay in carved figures while painters renew faded faces with colored creosote. Totem pole carving is a lost craft with no new poles cut, and the forest service is tasked with guarding the remaining pieces.
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Smithsonian Institution
Forest Service
Brigham Young Father of Fifty Six Children
Historical note states Brigham Young fathered fifty six children. The claim appears in a brief biographical line highlighting his large family. No dates or additional context provided in the fragment.
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Brigham Young
Things to Give as Christmas Presents
A note describes a simple gift idea using flowered crepe paper, a bisque doll head, passe partout gold binding, paste, and the finished item called a win some bag. It explains an opening at each side and suggests this inexpensive gift can please many friends at Christmas time.
Artful Utility Boxes for Yuletide Gifts
Exquisite sets of boudoir and utility boxes praised for beauty and utility. Boxes hold shoes hosiery stationery hats and vanity items and feature imported papers with appealing colors and designs. An oval sewing case and a decorative utility bar with compartments are highlighted as ideal gifts.
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Yuletide
Clever Cozy Tea Accessory Delights Households
A quaint note praises a Clever Tea Cozy and cup holder set described as quilted and unique with a bird head motif. The item slips over a tea urn to keep contents hot and steaming, aiding serving biscuits hot from the oven.
Quilted Gifts Boosted by Popular Needlewomen
Quilters report a thriving pastime with hand quilting producing items from small articles to grand boudoir sets as Yuletide gifts. Exquisite scalloped taffeta covers decorative cushions robe cases, handkerchiefs and gloves. Quilted bed jackets, the latest Christmas present, feature rose taffeta and wide hand quilted borders.
Kansas Presidential and Road Vote Reveals Large Majorities
The Kansas vote shows Hoover and Curtis winning by a 320,668 plurality from 713,199 ballots. Governor Reed leads Little by 214,064. Two road amendments pass by over 800,000, with 493,989 for and 117,596 against. The gasoline tax amendment fails amid oil-industry opposition, 118,000 to 136,000.
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Topeka
Herbert Hoover
Charles Curtis
Kansas
F. J. Ryan
Clyde M. Reed
Chauncey Little
Crawford resigns as information director for Capper venture
Nelson Antrim Crawford resigns as director of information in the department of adventure to become editor of Senator Arthur Capper's Household Magazine in Topeka. Milton S. Misenhower of Abilene Kansas will replace him as administrative assistant to Secretary Jardine.
Train strikes car near Columbus killing Mrs Grimes
Mrs Dode Grimes 70 died when a Frisco No 117 passenger train hit the car she rode in at an open crossing north of Columbus. J E Grimes Bronson Mrs Charles Grimes Fort Scott and Mrs H H Heffley Urbana were injured. Edward E Murphy Kansas Democrat leader dies at home in Leavenworth. Yates Center reports Fred Wilkinson 68 former editor of the Woodson County Advocate died in Glendale California.
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Columbus
Dode Grimes
Frisco
Here
J. E. Grimes
Bronson
Charles Grimes
Fort Scott
H. H. Heffley
Urbana
Leavenworth
Edward E. Murphy
Kansas Democracy
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Woodmen of
America
Goodland Man Pleads Guilty in Wife Murder Case
Francis Gobel pleaded guilty in district court to first degree murder for the October 4 shooting of his wife at their farm near Goodland. A sentence will be handed down later in the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland
Francis Gobel
McPherson Gas Well Produces Record 20 Million Feet
McPherson Oil and Gas Development Company's test well on the C. O. Anderson farm seven and one half miles northeast of McPherson recently came in with a flow of 20 million feet of gas the largest in the McPherson field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
McPherson Oil and Gas Development Company
C. O. Anderson
McPherson
California Fig Syrup touted by mothers as safe remedy
A long testimonial extols California Fig Syrup for children’s constipation and illness relief. It cites Mrs. Neal M Todd of Oklahoma City praising its gentle bowel regulation and overall health benefits, noting over four million bottles sold yearly.
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California
Airs
Neal
M. Todd
West 27Th St
Oklahoma City
Okla
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Johnson County
Supreme Court of Kansas
Katherine Roe
Supreme Court
Lincoln and Lee University
Miss Roe
Kansas Highway Commission
Raad Law Drafting
Paulen
W. V. Buck
John Gardner
John Tall
Dr. Hartman
and Mr. Gunther
Peru NA
Chas. L. Ganether
Louisville
Peru
Hanford
Moone
Moone's
Emerald Oil
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