Optimistic Farming News and Political Shifts in Kansas
In Clay County farmers report unusually healthy wheat and high spirits despite warnings of pests. Ed McQuillen harvested over 20 bushels per acre on a 50 acre plot. State school leadership may shift to longer terms or appointed superintendents to boost performance. The Liberal party rebrands as The Progressive Party and backs eliminating saloons from municipal life. The Kansas Traction electric line survey targets Coffeyville to Lawrence with branches to Topeka and Kansas City. The Coffeyville mayor case moves toward a jury trial after a supreme court ruling. Dwight Spirit gains a new editor in Chief W. Coates of Alta Vista Journal with L. C. Reagan directing the Spirit.
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Monster Cottonwood Tree Shrubs Off Dode Cooper Farm
A colossal cottonwood stands on Dode Cooper's property two miles west of Stockton. The tree measures 21 feet around and 7 feet in diameter, with a symmetrical form like a bouquet. Its canopy shades a circle about 100 feet in diameter.
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Oldest Engineer Asher Smith Dies at 87 in Kansas City
Asher Smith, the United States' oldest engineer, died of heart failure at his daughter Mrs Robert Barger in Kansas City Kansas. He would have been 88 next month. He began engine work in 1849 at Savage Maryland on the Mount Savage and Cumberland railroad, remaining on the system until 1851. Engines then weighed under 30 tons and rails were iron with timber ties. Passenger trains were not faster than one mile in three minutes.
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United States
Robert Barger
Kansas City
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Tucker Again Indicted In Federal Case In Kansas City
The federal grand jury in Kansas City reindicts H O H Tucker Jr former secretary of Uncle Sam Oil Co on three counts of misusing funds. Earlier proceedings in Topeka ended with a quashment for indefiniteness. Tucker posted bond, with trial set for the Wichita March term.
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Wichita
Frisco Time Table 1908 Kansas City Joplin St Louis routes
The schedule lists multiple Frisco lines with departures for Kansas City Joplin Pittsburg and St Louis via Joplin from Wichita and from points south, including westbound and via routes. Effective March 22, 1908, Agent C. S. Roberts notes the timetable.
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