Fatal blast near Effingham claims two lives
A 30 pound dynamite box exploded Saturday near Effingham on the H. M. Hawk farm, killing Richard Rivers 31 of Muscotah and Daniel Hawk 7 of Effingham. Dean Hawk was seriously injured but expected to recover. The blast occurred as they blasted tree stumps, the cause of the premature explosion remaining a mystery.
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Richard Rivers
Muscotah
Daniel Hawk
Dean Hawk
Atchison
Mr. Hawk
Lawrence
Kas
Rivers
Robert Foster
George Felton
John Petree
Alfred Guy
Daniel Hawks
Dick Rivers
Lizzie Rivers
Frank Rivers
Janie Johnson
Kansas City
Horton American Legion
Danny Dean Hawk
D. D. Hawk
Mary Ethel
Clara May
Pauline Jeanette
Hawk
Evergreen Cemetery
Day's Doings in Atchison on a Tuesday
Emil Marquardt celebrates his 64th birthday while Miss Nellie Hurst starts at the Midway cafe. Others include home remodels on Mound Street, guardianship filings, travels to Seattle and St Louis, and local notes on work, illness, and sports gossip.
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Emil Marquardt
Nellie Hurst
Midway Cafe
Albert Kocour
Mound Street
Hugh McAdow
Death by drowning of Marvin Snyder near Manhattan
Marvin Phinney Snyder of Topeka died by drowning in the Blue River at Rockyford dam four miles north of Manhattan while on vacation with his parents. He was a state oil inspector. his widow Ruth Snyder of Atchison is alive with their six year old son Ralph Edward. Snyder, born in Oskaloosa, was about 27, and funeral arrangements will be in Oskaloosa.
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Rockyford Dam
Riley County
State Oil Inspection Department
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Atchison
Edward Snyder
Ray Morrison
Marvin Snyder
Ralph Snyder
Oskaloosa
Kansas Farm Bureau
Ralph Edward
Cleveland
Ohio
San Francisco
Illinois
California
Kansas
Oskalonsa
Widow Dies In Crash Near Everest Killing Carpenter
In a two car collision two miles east of Everest last night about 8 o'clock Samuel E Bower a 70 year old carpenter from Denton died at the scene. His widow Mrs Bower was seriously injured and Ed Whelan of Purcell was arrested on a charge of manslaughter after the wreck. Whelan was found to have liquor in his car and was taken to Hiawatha. Bower is survived by his wife and three children Alva and Robert in St Joe and Mrs. Armstrong west of Horton.
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Weston Chronicle
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John Harpst
Charles Struve
Eaton's
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Kas
Dubach
St. Joseph
Taylor Lancaster
Charles Hawk
Arcadia
Calif
Sawtelle
Atchison
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Old Soldiers
Hom
Leavenworth
Hawk
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George Lancaster
Samuel E. Bower
Denton
Whelan
Bowers
Charles Henry Neumann
Frank Neumann
Mound Street
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Bancroft
Charles
Francis
Richard
Arthur
Margaret
Anna
Ruth Ellen
St. Benedict’s
St. Benedict's Church
George Harcuff
Lady Lindy
Lindy
Samuel Stevenson Elliston
Sam Elliston
Samuel Stevenson
Sam
Miss Earhart
Charlie Lamme
Horace Amann Jr
Hiawatha
Madeira
Mary Lou
Amann
W. P. Lambertson
Atchison News Roundup of Hospital, Rail, and Weather Notes
Atchison items report hospital recoveries and injuries, local speeches, and civic notes. Workers fix viaduct floor for Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific plans, with rail yard activity and new hires. Weather, harvest, and farm reports dominate minor notices, along with personal updates from residents and visitors.
Fall Celebration Replaces Blossom Fete in Apple Belt
Doniphan county apple growers replace the spring Apple Blossom festival with a four day fall celebration when trees bear fruit. The event will span four counties, with one day per county: Doniphan, Atchison in Kansas and Buchanan, Holt in Missouri. A 12 member committee will run the celebration and an orchard tour will be included.
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Missouri
Doniphan
Atchison
Buchanan
Holt
Atchison County
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