Masters of Deceit by J Edger Hoover reviewed
A William Allen White Library review lauds Hoover’s Masters of Deceit as a concise thoroughly documented primer on Communism in America. The 374 page Holt volume traces Marx to Krushchev, detailing the party’s internal life, espionage, and nationwide strategy while urging informed public action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edger Hoover
New York
Holt
William Allen White
KSTC
Emporia
America
Apar the Cource
Marx
Grubbing
British Museum
Krushchevy
Stalin
United States
Lenin
Mr. Hoover
Psychosomatic medicine claims signals control body functions
San Francisco reports Constantine Bykov of the Pavlov Institute says glands and organs can be steered by visual or sound signals, potentially diagnosing and treating illness through a complex body signal system. He links this to Pavlov’s dog with bell training and suggests maintaining this system ensures health. FLINT rifle bandits raid a rural general store, demanding money. the victim, Mrs. Gladys Trueman, hides the cash and the robbers flee with shoelaces.
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San Francisco i
Constantine Bykov
Pavlov Institute
Leningrad
American Psychiatric Assn
W. Hoseley Gantt
Baltimore
Iago Calstan
New York
Bykov
Ivan Pavlov
Flint
Mich
Gladys Trueman
Circus in Lawrence and an Excursion to Kansas City
In May 1858 the Spalding and Rogers circus visited Lawrence Topeka Lecompton and Leavenworth amid bold claims of a giant wagon circus. The Herald of Freedom notes a Saturday event first of its kind with three combined circuses under one tent and a grand westward tour. The Leviathan consolidation was to be announced at arrival with a Bugle Band procession and forty horses before noon.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Kansas Territory
Spalding and Rogers
Topeka
Lecompon
Leavenworth
Herald of Freedom
Spalding
Ruger
Messrs. Spalding & Rogers
New York
New England
Leviathan
Lle
Anna
Circus halts at Lawrence draws crowd amid feats
A historic report describes a circus event in Lawrence featuring three rings and daring acts by Spalding and Rogers. About 1 200 spectators attended as a single wire act stretched 200 feet. A follow-up notes admission later dropped to fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Spalding
Rogers
Lawrence
Excursion to Kansas City on Otis Webb steamer mishap
A Missouri river steamer excursion from Parkville to Kansas City on the Otis Webb ended with mishaps including a broken boat, a collision with a ferry, muddy boats, soaked clothing, and travelers coughing and taking cold as thunderous cannon salutes accompanied the trip. Passengers returned wet or fatigued, with many seeking dry clothing and rest after the delayed voyage. The account, printed in 1858, records the jovial yet chaotic journey and its weathered aftermath among excursionists.
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Quindaro
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Otis Webb
Parkville
Kansas City
Wyanlott
Wasi
Kansas Avenue
John H. Dickey
Parton
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Richter
Hoover
Communist Labor Party
THE
Salt City Business College
Hutchinson, Kansas
Patterson
Sharon
Helcomb
Kansas State Historical Society
Mary Ann McGrew
Wellington
Mary Ann
Jan de Voire
Andrej’s
Garden City Telegram
E. Fulton
Collins
RCA
Briggs & Stratton Engine
N. Main
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