Quantrill's Legacy Across the Border
On the 142nd anniversary of Quantrill's raid, William C. Quantrill and his 300 plus Missouri ruffians torched Lawrence killing many men and leaving 85 widows and 250 fatherless children. Virgil Dean recalls Lawrence residents lived in fear and views Quantrill as evil incarnate.
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Scott McClurg
Journal-World Photo
Tom Mendenhall
Columbia
Kansas University
William Quantrilla
Lawrence
Missouri
William C. Quantrill
Quantrill
1863
Virgil Dean
Kansas History
Central Plains
Kansas State Historical Society
Muskets Demonstrated At Civil War Encampment
At a Union Civil War encampment on the west side of South Park officers showcased muskets. A member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans described required teeth to load and fire, as Speicher led a demonstration with two guerrilla reenactors firing muskets to illustrate the era.
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Jimicher
Sons of Confederate Veterans In
Kansas City
Westgate resident gets probation in child solicitation case
John T. Whitehead, 30, a former Westgate Apartments resident, was sentenced to two years of probation on one count of aggravated indecent solicitation of a child. Prosecutors had charged him with three counts of child molesting for seeking physical contact with children at the complex playground. He possessed thousands of cutout child images but did not touch children.
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David Melton
John T. Whitehead
Whitehead
Westgate Apartments
Sixth St
Melton
Army chief says U S may keep troops in Iraq through 2009
General Schoomaker said planners are preparing for four more years of current force levels in Iraq, with about 138000 U S troops and 25000 Marines deployed. He noted decisions on next year will be made by commanders, and the size could be adjusted if rotations are slowed.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Iraq
Peter Schoomaker
Army
Associated Press
Ners
Schoemaker
Bush Administration
Water crisis looms as sediment clogs state reservoirs
Coming Monday report warns that widespread sediment buildup in California reservoirs threatens drinking water quality. Officials note reduced water storage, ongoing erosion, and potential supply impacts for communities relying on these supplies.
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Journa
John Jewell
The
Watkins
William Quanwills
Jewell
Holridge Hotel
Free State
Quanwill
Drawney
Ljworld.com
Aout Quantrill
Liworld.com
Quantrill's
Eblician
Henrikson
Ahenrikson
Ljworlh.com
Speicher
South Park
Ith and
Massachusetts Streets
Westgate
Gregory Bull
Army National Guard
Fighting 69Th
Manhattan
New York
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