Free State Fortress The First Decade in Lawrence
A detailed account of Lane and the Free State defense during Lawrence Kansas in 1850s. Describes Lane’s trail and disguises, Frankin and Saunders forts, Hoyt murder, ensuing attacks, Titus confrontation, and Walker leadership as Lawrence fortifies against pro slavery forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free State
Lawrence
Kansas
Lane
Iowa City
Iowa
Franklin
Fort Saunders
Washington Creek
Fort Titus
Lecompton
Cordley
D. S. Hoyt
Hoyt
Walker
Ation
Malkery
Nebraska
John Brown
Joe Cook
Spring
Wakarusa
Chicago
Topeka
Bickerton
Sharp
Creek Head
Fort Fanklin
N. W. Spicer
Chicago Company
Robinson
Sam Walker
Titus
Lecompeon
Florida
Sam
Sedgwick
Henry Shombre
New Chicago Company
Joel Grover
Shombre
Grover
Taterence
Wison Shannon
Lecomipton
Shannon
Eisenhower Pledges Speedier Push on Legislative Program
President Eisenhower seeks to accelerate his policy agenda as Congress nears adjournment with two months left before the November election. He vows exclusive focus on farm, tax reform, foreign trade, health, housing and social security, while noting only two major program items have passed. He warns the program will stand or fall at the polls and will press for a strong congressional majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
St. Lawrence Seaway
National Citizens For Eisenhower
Congressional Committee
Abilene
Oklahoma Man Sues Kansas Farmer Over Wife Death
Roy Simpson of Stillwater Oklahoma sues Ralph Sanford of Hoggington Kansas for 515000 in U S District Court over Edith Simpsons death in a October 1953 gas explosion and fire at a rented house, faulting faulty heating installation for gas leakage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Roy Simpson
Stillwater
Okla
Edith
Ralph Sanford
Hoggington
Kas. Simpson
U. S. District Court
Sanford
Dr Hankins Named Vice President At Southwestern College
Dr J Lester Hankins pastor of the First Methodist Church in Wellington has been named vice president of Southwestern College in Winfield. Hankins a 44 year old minister takes the new post after appointment by the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
J. Lester Hankins
First Methodist Church
Wellington
Southwestern College
Hankins
Senate
Bishop Dana Dawson to Lead College Board
Bishop Dana Dawson of Topeka will begin duties September 1 at the college by request of its Board of Trustees. The Wellington pastorate will be filled by Dr. C. A. Chonta of Wichita, executive secretary of the Board of Education for the Central Kansas Conference of the Methodist Church.
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Dana Dawson
Topeka
Wellington
C. A. Chonta
Wichita
Board of Education
Central Kansas
the Methodist Church
Sick Boy Dies of Burns in Hospital Blaze
In Kenosha Wisconsin a 15 month old boy Harry Gordon died from burns after an oxygen tent caught fire in his bed at Kenosha Hospital. The blaze was confined to the Gordon child’s crib with eighteen other children evacuated unharmed. A hospital porter found the fire on the third floor corridor near the pediatrics ward.
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Kenosha
Wis.r—A
Kenosha Hospital
Harry Cordon
Albert Gordon
Gordon
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John J. Ingalls
Kansas Territory
Atchison
Missouri
Sigourney
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Indianola
Quincy
Sydney
Bluffs
Nebraska City
Kansas Line
Army of the North
Towa
National Kansas Committee
Peraiter Smith
Surmner
Smith
Providence
Tom Bickerton
Isaac Smith
United States
Brown
Thomas Bickerton
Andreas
William ‘Hutchinson
States
Cook
Committee of Safety
Jones
Free State Hotel
Herald of Freedom
Gome
Allen Cration
Ike
Dr.Hankins
Southwestern Post
Et Biz
Green Brothers
Ford Trucks
Ford
Fords
Fordomatic Drive
Morgan-Mack Motor Co
Vermont Street
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