Chanute Origin Told as 100th Birthday Nears
Barbara Kihm recounts Chanute Kansas history from native Osage treaties to white settlement. Early settlers Minerva Jackson Baird and J J Hurt describe frontier life, Civil War skirmishes nearby, and the failed crossing of two rail lines that shaped Chanute’s growth. The piece frames the town’s founding around 1873 and the 100th birthday milestone.
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Oklahoma
Chanute
Minerva Jackson Baird
Neosho River
East River
Baird
Chanute Tribune
J. J. Hurt
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Katy
Leavenworth
Chanute Outlines 1972 City Progress and Goals
City Manager Kenneth Sanborn explains Chanute's 1972 achievements and remaining gaps, outlining what the city would have liked to accomplish if the year had more days. The Tribune frames the year’s progress against its aims and future needs for Chanute.
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Kenneth Sanborn
Sanborn
City Commission closes year with routine actions in Chanute
Chanute city commission approved 25 1973 beer license renewals and an amendment to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 304 contract. The panel also passed an annual boundary ordinance and filled several terms on the Zoning Board of Appeals Planning Commission Plumbing Board and Electrical Board.
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City Commisson
Lige Matlock
Commission
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 304
Zoning Board of Appeals
The
Planning Commission
Plumbing Board
Electrical Board
Henry Lopez
Charles Rubow
John Litchenburg
Harold Kimble
Paul Hett
Nora Knight
Bell Ringing for Chanute’s Birthday Marks Century Start
Mrs. D A Finney of 301 S Plummer urges Chanute residents to ring bells blow noisemakers or beat pans at midnight to celebrate the city’s second hundred years. The piece recalls Chanute’s 1873 birth and notes historic merger of New Chicago and Tioga into Chanute named for Octave Chanute.
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D. A. Finney
S. Plummer
Chanute
New Chicago
Tioga
Octave Chanute
L&g
Humboldt Gunfire Wounds Man Near Tavern
Steven Wayne McAllister 19 was shot Thursday night in Humboldt and taken to Allen County Hospital then to a Kansas City hospital. A warrant is out for James Hampton Iola on aggravated assault charges connected to the shooting. Police say the incident happened about 9 15 p m near the Bigvounc Tavern.
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L&g
Amos S. Lapham
Chanute
Lapham
J. W. Wells
S. W. Foster
Erie
Humboldt
Steven Wayne McAllister
MeAllister
Allen County
Kansas City
James Hampton
Iola
Floyd Nelson
McAllister
el Dorado
Intercepted Letter Honors Chanute's Early Century
A mysterious intercepted letter is tied to Chanute's early century legacy. The author declares the honor of composing the final message in that historic period and issues a terse command to depart.
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Chanute
Chanute Organizations Plan New Year Festivities and Observances
Several Chanute groups host New Year celebrations with dances at VFW AmVets and Legion halls, ticketed for 3 to 7 dollars, plus a midnight breakfast. Churches schedule watch parties and worship as residents ring in 1974 with prayers, receptions, and a candlelight service.
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Chanute
Colfax Baptist Church
First Baptist Youth Fellowship Group
Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Wilson Avenue
Fellowship Hall
First Baby Contest Opens with New Year
The Chanute Tribune announces the annual First Baby Contest with prizes donated by local merchants. Rules require resident parents in the trade area and physician certified birth time. Entries due within 24 hours at The Tribune office.
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Chanute Tribune
Tribune
Cathy Page
Drisdell's Studio
Protos, Inc
Six Bulls
Disney's Market
Truitts Flowers
Gray Lumber Company
Bank of Commerce
Read's Department Store
J. C. Penney
Alta’s
Midwest Office Supply
Young America
First National Bank
Farmers Discount Center
Cardinal Drug Store
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Columbus
Western Hemisphere
Coronado
Kansas
East
Neosho
Verdigris
United States
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon
Indiana
Lawrence
Galveston
Ll&g
Austin
Main and
Grant
Truitt’s Flowers
Sherman House
City Commission
Charles Wilmot
Carl Nordt
Kenneth Good
Dave Holtzman
Robert Lassman
Robert Frederick
Independence
Russell J. Tobey
York Manufacturing Co., Inc
Tobey
Starcraft Corporation
York Electric Company
York Manufacturing
John York
Raymond York
Wells
Foster
A-1
George R. Malcolm
Wells, Foster
T. C. Jones
John C. Carpenter
W. B. Fisher
C. H. Pratt
Honore Dupuy
A. L. Anderson
Darius Rogers
R. C. Prideaux
S. E. Beach
Main Street
Fourth Street
Malcolm
Central
Evergreen
Santa Fe
Our Main
New Chicago Junction
Alliance
Chicago Junction
M. T. Jones
T. F. Morgan
G. C. Crowther
D. G. Himrod
Himrod
District Court
Supreme Court
North Grant
Cha
Don Harding
Harding
Tempo
Amvets
American Legion
Wichita Linemen
Elks
National Guard
Dario Dominguez
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