Man Who Took Own Life Had Bank Account Here
Tragic end of Truman Elmore, Tar River banker, in Kansas City. Elmore, well known in Baxter Springs, had accounts in a Baxter bank among fifteen in the district. He lost about $25,000 in wheat speculation and devised check kiting to cover losses. He committed suicide after profits failed. Oklahoma would reimburse Tar River depositors under state guarantee law.
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Baxter Springs
Truman Elmore
Tar River
Kansas City
Elmore
Baxter
Baxter Bank
Picher
Picher Bank
Webb City
Tar River State Bank
Oklahoma Bank
State of Oklahoma
Baxter Springs Loyalty Shines in Home Trade Rally
The Baxter Daily Citizen lauds Baxter Springs for thriving through home loyalty amid Joplin propaganda. Merchants report strong business during a quiet season as locals support home trade within an eight mile radius and farming mining and city areas. The paper urges continued buy local effort and readiness for fall trade drives.
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Daily Citizen
Baxter Springs
Joplin
Baxter Daily Citizen
Picher Woman Hurt at Riverside Park Injury Details
Mrs. Rufus Myers suffered a fractured skull diving from a spring board at Riverside Park in East Baxter Springs. The accident occurred Tuesday evening as the group swam after dinner. She underwent surgery by Dr. McCormick and remained in delicate condition with family at her side. The report notes hospitalization and ongoing concern, plus local social updates and a planned Baxter Springs wedding.
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Rufus Myers
Riverside Park
Picher
Baxter Springs
Myers
C. M. Surchet
Dr. McCormick
City Hospital
McCormick
C.F. Barnes
Carrie Bell
Orange
Roy Barnes
Blue Mound Mining Co
Hir
Walter League
Letter from a cousin chronicles WWI Bourches defense
George Call recalls leading a 47-man unit at Bourches on the Aisne. He describes defeating a German machine gun battalion despite shortages, being wounded and hospitalised in Paris, and vowing to continue fighting the Kaiser’s troops. He notes German troops bandaging a wounded comrade and expresses grim resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Call
E. J. Call
George Methodist Parsonage
Paris
Bourches
Aisne
O. K
Striking Good Ore At Baxter Springs Race Track
The Mining Company led by C. M. Mitchell Ed Nix and L. D. Kite has installed a large pump on its west town edge property to drain water and reports obtaining fine lead ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Springs
C. M. Mitchell
Ed Nix
L. D. Kite
New Era Foretold for Oklahoma Kansas Mining Field
Frank D. Hills argues a reconstruction in the Oklahoma Kansas mining field will soon shift control from mills to producers and landowners. He cites Hockerville changes, new companies, and the push to reduce middleman rents while expanding smelters and stable operations.
Mason-Ellis Baxter wedding in modest Methodist parsonage
The Baxter community notes the wedding of Ted Mason and Miss Mason held yesterday at 5 30 p m in the local parsonage officiated by Rev C L Orton with Mrs Orton and Mrs Opal Hesser as witnesses. Ted Mason, son of Maud Jones, is well liked and has strong local roots as a Baxter graduate. Mrs Mason, daughter of Roberta Rea, is described as charming and presentable. Friends count in the city near the census figures and well wishes from The Daily Citizen are offered for a long prosperous life together. A charivari is expected to follow soon with vigor and dispatch.
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Baxter Public
Baxter High School
Mason
Roberta Rea
Benton
Daily Citizen
Minnie Murry wins county Register of Deeds race
In Cherokee county the sole contest on Tuesday saw Minnie Murry, current Register of Deeds, defeat Bert Heistand by nearly two to one. Henry Sears won the Democratic nomination in the first district, setting up a fall rematch with Lee Mobley. An incomplete table by the Columbus Advocate suggests the statewide tally and the Deeds vote.
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Cherokee County
Minnie Murry
Register of Deeds
Bert Heistand
Henry Sears
Wright Shaw
Sears
Lee Mobley
Columbus Advocate
Prof Black to Devote Time for ColUS High School
The board of high school trustees met in Columbus in regular session with members Sanders Schreiner Hanley Maxwell and Mrs Nice present Holt and Mitchell absent. Several matters were discussed and it was decided to install regular gymnasium classes for students and hire an additional teacher to support the program.
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Columbus
Sanders
Schreiner
Hanley
Maxwell
Nice
Holt
Mitchell
D. 8
Smith-Hughes
Black
Columbus Advocate
Free delivery in Baxter Springs faces delays over sidewalks
Post office inspectors visited Baxter Springs to push for free mail delivery. City notes incomplete sidewalks, unmarked streets, and unnumbered houses, risking loss of service until wartime conditions are met. The council calls for bidding to finish sidewalks in key districts and strict enforcement of contractor work.
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Smith
Baxter Springs
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1St Ward
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W. BR. Scott
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