Fire Damages Home and Barn in Lexington Fourth
A July Fourth blaze near Franklin and Highland avenues damaged Dr. J. W. Meng’s residence and a rear barn. The fire started in the barn as the small house next door suffered partial damage amid dry heat. No insurance was carried on the property. Local boys likely ignited fireworks, aiding the blaze’s spread.
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Lexington
A. P. Blackwell
Franklin and
Highland Avenues
J. W. Meng
Chester Ties Up in Lexington Harbor Visit by Kansas City Club
The Chester stopped in Lexington Harbor at noon Wednesday with sixty two Kansas City Commercial Club members aboard. Ed Aull Walter B. Waddell Jas Hale and E G Loomis met the boat bringing about thirty passengers into town. FT Bates and Oscar Thomas joined for a trip to Jefferson City after most business men left for lunch.
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Chester
Lexington Harbor
Kansas City
Frank Johnson Dead After Injuries Near Track
Frank Johnson known as Doc the negro died Tuesday after being found severely injured by the track near Myrick Sunday night. He told witnesses he was not struck by a train and had been in the bottoms before beginning the journey home. He suffered wounds on his back and face.
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Frank Johnson
Doc
Myrick
John Allen Prewitt Dies Suddenly in Roadside Passing
John Allen Prewitt died Thursday evening while returning from work in the country. Leonard Coen saw him lying in the road and found him dead upon returning. Born June 11 1845 in Henry County Kentucky he moved to the county at age seven. He married Maria Bush December 3 1868 in Greenton. surviving are a son Phillip and a daughter Mrs Maria Butler. Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock this morning from the Railroad Street home conducted by Rev. T M Cobb.
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John Allen Prewitt
Leonard Coen
Mr. Coen
Mr. Prewitt
Aleady
Henry County
Kentucky
Greenton
Maria Bush
Phillip
Maria Butler
Railroad Street
T. M. Cobb
Presbyterian Church Preaching and Congregational Meeting
Sunday morning preaching at eleven by Rev. Lewis Fowler president of Lexington College. After the service a congregational meeting will elect a pastor if the way be clear. All members urged to attend.
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Lewis Fowler
Lexington College
Travelers Cut River Trip Short To Jefferson City Plan
Oscar Thomas and FT. Bates returned Thursday evening from a river trip as far as Waverly on the Chester. They intended to reach Jefferson City but deemed twenty-eight hours for twenty-six miles too long given life’s brevity.
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Oscar Thomas
FT. Bates
Waverly
Chester
Jefferson City
Local News Briefs From Lexington Area
Mrs Vince Owen returned Wednesday from a several days visit in Napoleon Miss Nancy Chamberlain arrived from Kansas City Wednesday evening for a several days visit with relatives Albert Young spent Thursday in Winton Lee Shippey W R Journey and State Highway Engineer Curtis Hill came over from Higginsville on the Fourth to enjoy the cool breezes of Lexington for a few hours A marriage license has been issued to Arthur L Wilcoxon Odessa Maude Lee Heisler Odessa I W Boulware arrived Wed from Fulton for a good pasture with good water Phone 518 R Moorehead
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Vince Owen
Napoleon
Nancy Chamberlain
Kansas City
Albert Young
Winton
Lee Shippey
W. R
Curtis Hill
Higginsville
Lexington
Arthur L. Wilcoxon
Odessa
Maude Lee Heisler
I. W. Boulware
Fulton
Moorehead
Will Cobb
C. H. Wilcoxon
M. Ladeson
St. Louis
Lafayette Gordon
Atlantic City
Leslie Hopkins
Mary Hornbuckle
Warrensburg
Oklahoma
M. Taubman
Record Heat Marks June With 106 Degree Tie
The thermometer reached 106 degrees Wednesday, shattering prior heat records. L. H. McAdow returned to Chicago Wednesday evening after a weeklong visit with Judge John B. Burden's family.
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L. H. McAdow
Chicago
John Be, Burden
Record heat marked Fourth of July in Lexington
The Fourth of July in Lexington brought extreme heat with the J. W. Keithly thermometer readings of 104 degrees. Most residents stayed cool, preferring baths over celebrations. A picnic for the colored community at Taub TM pasture was quiet, and evening private fireworks were common yet well regulated and mostly sane.
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Lexington
J. W. Keithly
Taub ™ Man’s Pasture
Lexington College to replace pianos with new Knabe and Taine wake
New college management plans to dispose of old pianos and install two new Knabe and Taine wake pianos at a cost of 15000 dollars. This upgrade to the Music department reflects President Fowler’s broader program. Prospects for strong future attendance are described as very flattering.
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Lexington College
Knabe
Taine
Fowler
Funeral of Frank Phillips Recalled in Local Obituary
After a visit with her daughter Mrs. W A Neer the ladies plan a June 13 meeting with Mrs RP Har wood Martin Phillips and family and others. In Lexington Tuesday mourners attended the funeral of Frank Phillips who died of appendicitis at Ft Worth Texas. A river fishing party planned for St Joseph and Kansas City guests was spoiled by rain. The body of a white man about 55 years old was found on the river bank. his glasses and a repaired gold watch were identified as clues as investigators seek the man’s identity.
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Erv. Zeyzing
Lexington
Wahl
Inez
Doris Vaughan
Higginsville
Sam Vaughan
Geo. Zeyzing
Claude Johnson
Joe Bertrand
Marshall
G. Congdon
Kansas
Hamm of
Corder
Ruth Lewis
Nannie Brown
James Louk
Virgil
Vera Swearingen
Rolla Jones
St. Joseph Mo
H. L. Corbin
Nesmith
Dean Dysart
Louis
Johnnie Wahl
Eratna Phillips
Kansas City
Will Winn
Odessa
Mattie Cole
Allan Hickam
Webb Cole
Mildred
Nannie Littlejohn
D. H. Pagan
Litie
Vivian
Jeffy Wilson
Prairie Church
W. J. Littlejohn
Egidi Phillips
F. J. McGee
Irma Bently
Merle McGee
Edna Carter
Marjorie Vaughan
James Sydnor
Elizabeth White
Eugene Zeyzing
Alma
William Martin
Steelville
James Woods
Walter Trent
Corbin Trent
Lynchburg
Trent
Bie Dene Witecaut
Plesgant Hill, Mo
W. A. Neer
RP. Harwood
Martin Phillips
Andy Kretzmeyer
Irvin Todpes
Frank Phillips
Ft. Worth
Texas
Sal
Tip Ludwig
C. A. Keith
Dr. Mann
Obituary: Frank A Phillips Dies After Appendicitis
Frank A Phillips died Sunday July 5 1911 in Fort Worth Texas after an appendicitis operation. He was twenty eight, son of John Phillips of Dover and survived by his father two sisters and an older brother. He was described as of excellent character enterprising and successful to a remarkable degree. The item lists numerous local residents and their travels or visits to cities including Kansas City Independence Higginsville Warrensburg and Atlantic City along with several short notes on business trips and family movements.
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Frank A. Phillips
Fort Worth
Texas
Mr. Phillips
John Phillips
Dover
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