Robber in Baxter Springs Narrowly Escapes Death
A lone thief robs several Baxter Springs stores by back entrances on a rainy Monday night. He partes drawers in a drug store, seeks opiates, rifles locks, and narrowly escapes when Dr. Scott fires at him. Police pursue a dark description while hoboes are questioned at the depot.
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Kat
Baxter Springs
T'S
Scott Drug Store
Scott
Baxter National
Rodenberger
Ems
Archie Rodenberger
Dr. Scott
Night Watch
Frisco
Redenberger
Henderson
Dr. Roswell
Baxter National Bank
Boys Sent to Hutchinson Reformatory for Car Theft
W. B. Randall and E. DeVout from Pittsburg stole D. S. Chubb Buick in Baxter Springs weeks ago and were sent to the Hutchinson reformatory by Sheriff Bob Frazier. Judge J. N. Dunbar sentenced them to an indefinite term. The girl with the pair was released but warned to stay on the straight path or face the Girls Industrial School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. BE. Randall
E. DeVout
Pittsburg
D. S. Chubb
Baxter Springs
State Reformatory
Hutchingon
Bob Frazier
J. N. Dunbar
NO STILL THEY COME
The article notes that some who could not contribute to the Red Cross drive have later donated or raised money to add to the total. It mentions others who were missed are now coming in as the community shows spirit. F M Perkins entertains the Holly Club in an afternoon gathering. Hartley is ill but slowly improving. Hocker and Miss Dorris with a party of friends motor Sunday.
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Red Cross
France
Bargain Push Planned by Baxter Springs Chamber
Baxter Springs will stage special inducements to outside trade and offer local shoppers bargain treats. Directors decided at Monday’s Chamber meeting to co operate with an unshown plant plan. The inaugural trade day is set for June 22, with subsequent days at short intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Springs
Chamber of Commerce
Metzler Likely Candidate for County Clerk Nomination
Baxter Springs man Phil C. Metzler plans to run in the August Democratic primary for county clerk. Eddie Masterson, the current clerk, has been serving since a spring draft. Metzler wrote to Masterson, whose possible absence in France may affect timely replies. Metzler is well known in the county and expected to mount a strong campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil C. Metzler
Baxter Springs
Eddie Masterson
Metzler
Masterson
France
Tubbs Family Heads to Siloam Springs After Tulsa Visit
Mr and Mrs John Tubbs and their children of Tulsa have been visiting Mrs Elmer Garrison and left Monday for Siloam Springs Arkansas where Mrs Tubbs and the children will spend the summer.
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John Tubbs
Ren
Tulsa
Green hay warnings and wartime bread plea mix in memo
Federal officials urge Kansas growers to dry alfalfa before baling to avoid rejections and demurrage losses as Texas and France face bread shortages. The correspondence ties alfalfa handling to wartime food strain and asks households to share wheat burdens amid disruption and crop uncertainty.
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Edward A. Peden
Texas
Walter P. Innes
Kansas
Mr. Penden
Registration Day Arrives at Baxter Springs Library
The second registration will occur nationwide tomorrow with Baxter Springs hosting in the library under F W Bots. The Jayettes list items including dresses jackets muslin waists and safety pins, as guests enjoy ice cream strawberries and cake. A July meeting at Mrs Geo Rucker’s home follows. Governor Capper, Adjutant General Huffman, Colonel Reeves, and the State Historical Society Secretary appoint Thomas Kennedy to oversee the Kansas regimental building care at Camp Funston.
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Baxter Springs
F. W. Bots
853D
Kansas Regiment
Camp Funston
Capper
Kansas
C. 8. Huffman
James H. Reeves
State Historical Society
Thomas 8. Kennedy
Kansas State Bankers’ Association
Junction City
Kennedy
Many Cars To Miami Parade Planned By Baxter Chamber
Baxter Springs and Kaw join Ozark Trails convention in Miami on June 5 with a parade plan. J and Morrison, appointed by the Baxter chamber, report thirty cars scouted and seventy-five ready to travel from Baxter Springs. The party will leave at an early morning hour, with Baxter Springs day at the Picher race meet set for Jane 19.
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Baxter Chamber of Commerce
Joplin
Baxter Springs
Kaw
J.& Morrison
Chamber of Commerce
Baxter
Miami
Holf Ore
Picher
Kansas calls for 90 000 harvest volunteers in wheat fields
E. E. Frizzell of Larned announces a 10 day harvest army of 90 000 men to work in Kansas wheat from June 10 to July 10. Wages will be attractive at fifty cents an hour plus board with 11 to 12 hour days. The campaign aims to save the crop and aid the war, with 30 000 men needed in each harvest division starting in the southern counties.
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Kansas
E. E. Frizzell
Larned
Drills Move On From Baxter Springs In Komspelter Field
Reports from Baxter Springs note drill rigs headed to new oil fields as development shifts from the Komspelter district. Experts say this marks the transition from initial exploration to mining activity with wealth potential shown by the drill records.
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Baxter Springs
Komapelter
Komspelter
Picherman
Flag Day Preparations Ahead in Baxter Springs
Preparations are underway in Baxter Springs for a flag day program on the 14th. Residents are urged to obtain flags if they do not have one. A guest speaker may be Madame M Guerin of France, wife of a French court justice, touring the country giving war speeches. Mr Gourin is also noted as a strong speaker.
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France
Baxter Springs
Madame M. Guerin
Gourin
Topeka
Washington
Marco Morrow
Chicago
Henderson-Reformatory's Edwin Henderson Sentenced
Edwin Henderson confessed to breaking into Dr J H Boswell's office and other Baxter Springs medical offices in search of material for his hypo dermic gin. He received an indeterminate term in the Hutchinson state reformatory. He tried to escape by picking locks and digging a wall hole during dinner hour. His mother and brother reside in Baxter Springs.
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Edwin Henderson
J. H. Boswell
State Reformatory
Hutchinson
Henderson
Baxter Springs
Gene Turner
Turner
Capital City Notes on paid war advertising clash
Topeka June 4. Beck of Holton and Stitcher of Osage City dispute editor paid war ads from merchants. Beck calls profiteering, Stitcher says it helps editors endure rising costs. Topeka Press Club favored contributed by ads. Charles Sersions notes editors must earn a living despite adversity.
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Topeka
Will Beck
Holton
Henry Stitcher
Osage
Beck
Sticher
Tech
Topeka Presa Club
Town editor feared to speak truth of fortune of town
A local editor warns that exposing all he knows could trigger immediate upheavals as the town faces economic and political shifts. The piece notes a rail line sale, a utilities commission decision, wartime funding calls, and a Topeka convention hinting Henry J. Waters may seek the governorship on the Democratic ticket.
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Topeka
Henry J. Waters
Waters
Walters
Stand for the U S A in this wartime pledge
A patriotic verse urges Americans to support democracy and lend to allies, declaring the United States decisive in world affairs. Attributed to E. O. Stevens, it emphasizes readiness to stand strong, conquer, and back freedom through money and men if needed.
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W. R. Scott
Reddy
Reformatory
Ls. F. M. Perkins
Holly Club
Ines Hartley
Hocker
Miss Dorris
Party of Friends
Davin Baxter
E. C. McWilliams
Newt, Moran
22Nd Engineers
Camp Sheridan
Alabama
Moran
Uncle Sam
F. M. Perkins
Fourteenth Street
Meadames TW. Darnes
M. Mullen
J. ¢. Trewatha
R. M. Gilman
J. E. Wiles
W. T. Hope
C. H. Griest
Geo. Rucker
Grace Perkins
Wie
Baxter Boy
Dr. Boswell
Capital City
Chas. H. Trapp
Charles Sersions
The
Utilities Commission
Bes Eet Sestaase
Rhiems
Belgium
E. O. Stevens
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