Lawrence River Hubs and Ferry Tales Highlight 19th Century Trade
The article details Lawrence as a major river travel hub with numerous paddlers and ferries from Kaw to Clinton, detailing the Baldwin ferry, rates, and rival crossings. It notes four other ferries serving settlers and soldiers, incidents on the Kaw, and early charter efforts by Lawrence Ferry Co. plus neighboring crossings at Douglas, Eudora, and Cameron Bluff.
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Westport
Leavenworth
Hampshire Street
Lawrence
Conmon
TSA
Colona
Kansas City
Republican
Pt Riley
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas Pacific
Kaw Valley
Kaw
Hoods
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Alexander Majors
Herald of Freedom
Kansas
John Baldwing
William N. Baldwin
Baldwins
Lawrence Ferry
Robert Morris Peck
Kaw River
Baldwin
Ed Baldwin
Lawrence Ferry Co
Caleb
Pratt
Horace L. Enos
Delaware River
Perry
John Harris
Jefferson County
Horseshoe Lake
Lakeview
Cameron Bluff
Kansas Power and Light Co
John M. Wallace
Old Franklin
Eudora
Chicago
Little Village
Pascal Fish
New Secretary Rusk Quietly Takes Office in Foreign Affairs
James Marlow reports on Dean Rusk the new secretary of state whose low profile approach contrasts with the outspoken style of predecessor John Foster Dulles. Rusk's first news conference emphasized a helpful stance in releasing information while warning that press access will be controlled by necessity.
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Serva
Cal State
Dean Rusk
Hawaii
Kennedy
Rusk
John Poster Dulles
Dwight Deosenhower
Sitte
Dees
Dulles
State Department
Dailes
Rus
Suburban London House Named Spy Radio Hub
London AP report states a quiet London suburb house housed a high powered transmitter used to send naval secrets to Moscow. Five suspects, including Gordon A. Lonsdale and Peter Kroger, faced a preliminary hearing with evidence of a secret communications center and a parcel of naval documents.
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London
Moscow
Attys
Reginald Manningham-Buller
Gordon A. Lonsdale
Peter J. Kroger
Kroger
Helen
Harry F. Houghton
Ethel E. Gee
Houghton
Miss Gee
Portland
Manningham-Buller
Lonsdale
Krogers
Manningham-Bulle
Ex Mrs Bullock to testify in $64,500 case fight
In St Louis AP report ex Mrs Edna Ruth Bullock plans to take the stand in Federal Court over 64,500 from her murdered husband James S Bullock. The 21 year old widow now Mrs Dean Cole of Overland Park Kan left Missouri after the 1958 death and cites police persecution. The case explores who inherits the life insurance and whether the will was valid with other claims involved.
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ST. Louis
Edna Ruth Bullock
James S. Bullock
Dean Cole
Overland Park
Kan
Missouri
Mortimer Rosecan
Bullock
City
Art Museu
Walter Duerbeck
Ivan L. Deckard
St. Louis University
Deckard
Glennon Engleman
John C. Daly
Engleman
Inlaw
John D. van Nest Sr
Testi
Pistol Given As Birthday Present In 1958 Car Theft Case
Van Nest testified that a dentist gave him a .22 caliber pistol around November 15, 1958 as a birthday present. He said he kept the gun until it was stolen from his car glove compartment in Muskogee Oklahoma on January 10, 1959. The case is before U.S. District Judge Randolph H. Weber without a jury.
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Fied
van Nest
Muskogee
Okla
U.S. Dist
Randolph H. Weber
Handicapped Man Granted Driving Permit Despite Arm Loss
Cambria County Court ruled that Joseph Piurkowsky, a 45 year old Johnstown bridge foreman, should be allowed to drive. The court said the secretary of revenue abused discretion by suspending his license without proper inquiry. Piurkowsky has no right arm and part of his left, yet has operated vehicles for 23 years without incidents.
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Ebensburg
Joseph Piurkowsky
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Revenue
Piurkowsky
State Highways Department
Cambria County
Mondas
Goldberg Plans Tour of Nation's Worst Employment Centers
Secretary of Labor Arthur I. Goldberg is reported to plan an on the spot inspection this weekend of some of the nation's worst employment centers in the East and Midwest. The White House is expected to announce plans for the trip soon.
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Washington
Arthur I. Goldberg
Midwest
White House
Rangers Edge Nine-Game Streak in Narrow Margin
The New York Rangers stretched a late-season run, securing a narrow victory as they closed the 37th game window with a one-goal margin. Key plays boosted momentum and kept their playoff push alive.
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New York Rangers
Race Mistake For Ole Miss
Mid term registration at the University of Mississippi ended amid campus rumors that a Negro had been admitted by mistake. Attorneys for the unidentified Negro were said to consider federal action if Gov. Barnett tried to close the university or bar attendance. Patrol cars guarded roads to campus as officials declined to comment on the rumor of five applicants and subsequent rejections or reconsiderations.
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J.D. Williams
Neosho Eng land Hotel Closes After 70 Years
The England Hotel on Neosho square, owned by the W. W. Stevens estate since 1956, closed after 70 years of operation. This three story, 40 room building, erected in 1884 as livestock company HQ, has no announced future use.
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Neosho
England
W. W. Stevens
Shu
J. QO
Hoo
NATO picks Jacquot as commander in central Europe
Gen. Pierre Jacquot of France was named NATO commander in central Europe today, amid reshuffles at allied command.
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Paris
Pierre Jacquot
France
NATO
Central
Europe
Icicles New Concern For New York Pedestrians
New York sees rising danger as icicles hang from tall buildings after a heavy snowstorm. Police report several close calls with no serious injuries. The city urges caution as temperatures rise and pedestrians pass beneath ice laden eaves.
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New York
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