Pardee Butler Rafted Out Of Atchison In 1855
An 1855 Atchison report claims Pardee Butler, a Free State sympathizer and local clergyman, arrived to protest slavery. After refusing to sign proslavery resolutions, he was seized by townsmen, placed on a two log raft, and set adrift on the Missouri River with a bread loaf and baggage, amid proslavery contempt.
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Pardee Butler
Atchison County
Atchison
Missouri
Butler
Mr. Butler
Buller
Kansas
R. S. Kelley
Hall Asks End Of Court Case And Political Tension
The report covers Governor Fred Hall seeking to quash a mandamus to clarify charges against Civil Service Board members Gilmore and Trusler, with hearings postponed or rescheduled. It notes prior threats to Hall’s associates, political coercion by state employees, and responses from involved parties.
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Hall
Topeka
Fred Hall
Shawnee
State Civil Service Board
James O
Gilmore
Independence
Jiarold P. ‘Truster
Emporia
Trusler
District Court
Atty
Harold R. Fatzer
Fatzer
Thomas C. Evans
Steadman Ball
Atchison
Hail
Civil Service Board
Ag. 29
Eugene W. Hiatt
Young Boy Survives Ride Through a Pipe in Corona Calif
A 15 year old boy was swept a half mile through a 36 inch underground pipe near a flood control dam in Corona. He surfaced unconscious, regained with a head bump as his only apparent injury after picnickers pulled him from the flow and an unidentified nurse revived him with artificial respiration.
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Corona
Calif
Mike Elliott
Mike
Elliott
Oklahoma Doctor Guilty in Wife Murder Case
In McAlester Oklahoma Dr Ben T Galbraith was found guilty of murdering his wife. The 34 year old physician and former Pittsburg County Medical Society president slumped as the verdict was returned after about an hour of deliberation. The jury fixed life imprisonment and sentencing by Dist Judge W A Lackey was expected to be a formality tomorrow.
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Mcalester
Oklah
Ben T. Galbraith
Pittsburg County Medical Society
Dist
W. A, Lackey
Guests Thrown Out As Fire Rises At El Rancho Vegas
About 400 guests were forced to evacuate the luxury Hotel El Rancho Vegas in Las Vegas Nevada after a kitchen fire sparked smoke filling the building. Three individuals were overcome by smoke but the fire was contained with no reported fatalities. Fire officials investigated the cause as guests returned to their rooms once cleared.
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Las Vegas, Nev
el Rancho Vegas
Britain Opposes Publication of Geneva Summit Talks
London voiced cool reception to an American proposal to publish the formal Geneva conference record. Britain indicated it would prefer not to publish, while consultations with Washington continue. The move aims to counter rumors of secret Western deals with the Russians during the Big Four talks.
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London
Britain
Geneva
Foreign Office
Russia
France
United States
U.S. State Department
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
Bulganin
Triple Play Knoxville Man Becomes Dad Graduate Officer
Frank Harrington Jr. welcomed his first child a daughter at 8 a.m. in Knoxville Tennessee. By 10 a.m. he earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Frank Harrington Jr
Air Force
Harrington
University of Tennessee
Morse Forecasts Voters Ousting Eisenhower Administration
Senator Len Morse predicts voters will topple the Eisenhower administration next year in response to post session sparring. He notes Senate Policy Committee data showing Democrats blocked parts of the domestic program while Republicans backed it at 92 percent versus 45 percent for Democrats.
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Washington
Len Morse
D-Ore
Congress
Eisenhower
Morse
Bridges
Senate
GOF Policy Committee
Missing Man Recounts Abduction After Party Ride
Joe Evans told police he accepted an invitation from a couple of friends and went to their car for a drink. He woke in a brush patch on Tupper's Creek missing pants shoes shirt and wallet with 75 dollars. He said they took everything except his shorts and socks.
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Charleston
W. Va
Joe Evans
Lonely Tupper’s Creek
Evans
Tooth Trouble in Missoula Involves Wisdom Tooth Pull
Stanley Dahlstrom told police he had a wisdom tooth pulled. He then blacked out while driving and crashed into a utility pole, prompting the Missoula report.
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Missoula
Mont
Stanley Dahlstrom
Bridges Calls for GOP Return to Congressional Control
Bridges urged voters to shift congressional power to Republicans next year as Democrats hold narrow margins in both the Senate and the House.
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Bridges
Senate
House
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