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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1961
Page
12
In 1929 Mrs. Louisa Pren tiss Simpson recalled her family's first Lawrence winter of 1855. Sod houses, no foundation, frostbit feet, and scarce food contrasted with moments of wild grapes and molasses candy. She described the first Congregational church and reflected on 75 years of change and progress.
The Topeka Tribune recounts the murder of Black Hawk a Pottawatomie Indian by Isaac Edwards a drunkard and habitual offender. Edwards was captured and jailed then found dead suspended by a rope after a night attack by masked assailants. No suspects named.
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