Charity and misused zeal in Baxter city affair
A letter denounces Christian charity groups for harsh prosecutions of alleged lawbreakers while destitute residents suffer hunger and illness. Notes on local figures, a postmaster appointment, property interests, and road conditions highlight a town grappling with care, infrastructure, and public health.
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Mapes
Christian Charity
Mahomet
Brigham Young
City Board of Health
Thomas
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H. H. Gregg
Joplin
Baxter Thursdday
Jackson seeks New York treatment for leg injury
Representative Jackson and his wife reside at the Driacoll in Washington while he travels to New York for further treatment of a broken leg. Dr. Gibben, an eminent specialist, may apply the Lorenz method to reduce fractures. Jackson may remain in New York through most of winter and hopes to return in two weeks. The piece ends with a note about Baxter Springs gaining the Missouri Pacific railroad and electric road next spring.
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Baxter Bridge
Baxter
Jackson
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Driacoll
New York
Gibben
Vienna
Baxter Springs
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Electric Road
Dunwoody’s Best
California
Cook's Pride
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