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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
4
Mining town bulletin notes Baxter camp activity with new strikes and optimistic ore prices while warning about mail sensitivity. Also reports a legal card party ruling and a Western play at Library Theatre, plus a drug store for sale at a good location and price.
The piece notes a Ft. Scott bank suspension with about ten thousand dollars in state deposits. It states officials expect depositors to be paid in full and cites ample security from municipal bonds in the state treasury. It adds federal funds on deposit are likewise fully secured and questions why individuals lack similar protection.
State of Kansas Cherokees County bank report shows total liabilities 72716.84 and assets including cash and deposits with no other liabilities. F J Clinkinbeard cashier swears the figures correct to best knowledge. notary Axonzo L Jonrs witnesses on December 3 1908. directors Attest: Coorss Haatley Mureau Parkins.
A fragment discusses perceptions of married men versus bachelors, noting suspicion toward married husbands and the perceived control a wife may exert in public. It contrasts freedoms of unmarried men with judgments faced by those who are married and suggests past wrongs influence present distrust.
A newspaper column notes married men are deemed wicked for seeking entertainment and warns against their behavior at home. It also reports Kansas railroad commissioner Frank Ryan backing a ban on alcohol on trains, with support from Rep Mitchell of Lawrence.
In Oklahoma City on December 2 a report states a prisoner refused to face a charge of taking 20 dollars from a Black man, with details limited by the fragmentary text.
Yesterday discharged Chickasha police officer L. M. Radley shot himself, leaving a widow and two children. His hearing on a charge was to be held this morning. The notice also lists township election results with numerous officials named, and local notices about a Baxter Springs telephone company vandalism reward and local shop ads.
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