Faris travels through Kansas and reflects on old friends
The writer recalls a March to July 1916 journey from Perry to Guthrie Ellsworth and Kansas City. He visits relatives, notes Fort Harker era towns, and mourns the death of Tip Faris while praising old neighbors, schools, and salt mines near Kanopolis.
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el Reno
W. S. Faris
Oklahoma City
Rock Island
Division
Ft. Reno
Masonic Home
Darlinston
Oklahoma
Wichita
Ellsworth
Frisco
Santa Fe
Mr. Faris
Whitefield
Saratoga
Faris Brothers
Henry V
Amzie
Wint
Marshall County
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Faris
Wisworth
Kanoplis
Tip
Wint?lad
Fort Harker
Royal
Crystal
Independent
Galt
Edisworth
Nion
Pacific
United States
U. S.survey
Geowerebhical
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Bigthor-Bickerslyke
Kanéas
New Orleans
Mississippi
Seward
Alaska
Russia
Kansas City
Kas
Alfred Diehl
Glaad
Spencer Burt
Julia Chapman Burt
Silvie Hunt Diehl
Samuel Parker
J. G Faris
Township High School praised for efficiency and facilities
The article extols La Salle Peru Township High School and compares it with Princeton, La Salle Peru, Taylorville and Pontiac. It notes a modern campus west of the business street with an athletic field donated by a patron, a superior manual training and arts building, and a public community playground. It highlights domestic science, mechanical drawing, woodworking, shop, forge and foundry rooms, a gym and swimming pool, and open access to teachers, emphasizing community spirit and substantial donations.
Park College Estimable Benefactor Ella Park Lawrence
The 1916 Annual of Park College highlights Ella L Park Lawrence as a longtime friend and benefactor. It notes her leadership on the board since 1879, generous gifts for campus life and library expansion, funds for a college president’s home, and her motherly impact on students, faculty, and staff.
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Park College
Parkville
Ella L. Park
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Lawrence
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History of the Declaration's Origin and Drafting
Through June to July in Philadelphia the Continental Congress debates and drafts the Declaration of Independence. Key figures include Richard Henry Lee John Adams Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Roger Sherman and R R Livingston. The Jefferson committee presents a draft on June 28 and the final declaration is adopted on July 4 after committee review and full congress consideration.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
John Adams
Great Britain
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
R. R. Livingston
Jefferson Committee
Congress
Committee of the Whole
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