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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1913
Page
6
A reader cites earlier columns listing Quan trell e Reid survivors and recalls several names. The note requests confirmation or expansion on the named individuals previously published.
An eyewitness recalls a Rhode Island street raid, fleeing with a child, hiding in a doorway as raiders threatened to burn a house. The account mentions Quan trell's men chasing husbands, a sighting of Seaggs, and interactions with the Riggs family amid violent chaos.
Community notes describe a Gab conference on municipal gas ownership amid safety incidents on Rhode Island Street, plus a family funeral and local theater listings. Imperial Stock Company at Air Dome showcases new plays and vaudeville with a star lineup, while street car workers plan a baseball fundraiser. Ullyses Gant funeral held. John Madden visiting. natural gas urged for kitchens. Wiedemann's ice cream sodas advertised.
Mary Augusta Aris born in South Deerfield Mass in 1826 linked to Bloody Brook tragedy. Story traces Eldridge family migration from Massachusetts to Kansas City and Lawrence, with James Monroe Eldridge and relatives, governance by Governor Reeder, and events around the 1850s 1860s including the Quantrell raid. Notes on subsequent life of Mrs. Eldridge and ties to Plymouth Church.
A public sale at the Reed residence Pleasant Grove Kansas near Lawrence and Baldwin begins Monday August 4 at 2 pm. Auction lists a horse wagon tools and many household goods including a Singer sewing machine Kellogg telephone range clock beds and more with usual terms. Proceeds benefit John A Reed owner and auctioneers are Thomas Wilson with clerk Burglars insurance notes and thanks to friends conclude the notice.
A promotional note advocates Kodak and Premo cameras as affordable premier gear with insured perfection. It also touts Northwestern Mutual, Beeghly & Kebler, and Raymond's Drug Store for insured guarantees, and mentions natural gas use and O'Brien & Co. services for kitchen upgrades and repairs.
Rev. M. Hartman of Parsons heads the social service work and surveys Lawrence to assess the visiting nurse program. He notes strong local response with Miss Adams requesting babies and receiving timely help. A fragment mentions Wisteria Talcom fragrance and 25 tons sold at McCulloch's Drug Store as a fuel alternative remark.
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