Thanksgiving Classic Story That Spanned the West
The piece tells how Irving Bacheller’s Thanksgiving article No Grandmothers There became a newspaper classic. It traces the westward migration of the Ferril family from Missouri to Kansas and beyond, detailing pioneer journeys, Fort Cooper raids, Baker University founders, and the Lawrence raid.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Irving Bacheller
Will C. Ferril
Bacheller
Ferril
New York
Bachellor
Ferris
East
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Virginia
Far West
New England
Far East
Oregon
California
Pikes Peak
Georgia Shore
Alleghenies
Mississippi River
Pacific
Missouri
John Ferril
Keziah Cook
John Ferris
Upper
Louisiana
Boone's Lick
Fort Cooper
William Ferris
Elizabeth Clemens
Independence
Franklin
Kansas City
Thomas J. Ferril
Minerva (Hornsby) Ferril
Lawrence
Kan
Baker University
Quantrill
Jones
West
Jonathan Ferril
Thomas Clemens, Jr
John D. Prose
Humboldt
Fore sight on ferries and a future tax shakeup
The column warns public utilities to foresee bridge and ferry competition, noting San Francisco ferries cut rates before bridges opened to avoid losses. It argues foresight would have kept tolls aligned, preventing higher bridge costs. It also forecasts wage and hour bills, AFL and CIO resistance, and rising taxes with higher corporate costs and lower individual incomes.
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San Francisco
State Railroad Commission
lLet
San Francisco Ferries
Congress
Treasury
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Football Trivia From The Post On Iciness Of The Game
A New York Post feature lists football questions about coaches venues and nicknames. It quotes historic notes on Notre Dame Marquette Pitt Providence and Wisconsin figures and reflects on the sport’s culture and scholarship policies.
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Notre Dame
Marquette
Irish
Betwen
Friars
Four Horsemen
Srl Tubbs
Wiliam Jewell College
America
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Margaret Ferril
Baughman
Will C. Ferris
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Carter Field
American Federation of Labor
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House Rules Committee
Little Southern
Green
Ball Syndicate
New York Post
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Panthers
Iowa University
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Navy
Gil Dobie
Middies
Ursinus
Colby
Columbia
Richard S. Smith
Wally Koppisch
Pennn
Willy Woodruff
Lafayette
Penn
Graimm
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
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