30 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Barton County Democrat
Location
Great Bend, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
1
Fragmented government notices and local events recount a disrupted postoffice schedule, transfer duties, and special delivery rules. The piece lists officials and residents connected to Comanche county, with mentions of Jobe, Bodhi, and Bunting families, alongside fire reports and a forthcoming marriage in Kankakee.
Conditions are fine for a county aviation meet September 2 to 4 at Holeinggom featuring J Floyd Smith with a new Treator Biplane. Anticipation runs high as a large troupe is expected and preparations for crowd handling are underway.
A new Republican movement forms as the Progrevive Republicans, led by Ken Motnes, aims to unite anti-Roosevelt Republicans who favor Taft and oppose a third party. The group plans large meetups and hopes to recruit thousands, backing Tutt or Wilson as the chosen candidates. Local leaders issue statements on party loyalties and strategic goals amid early election talk.
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