Ottawa’s Forest Park bicycle race drew vast crowds in 1894
A June 9 1894 Ottawa Daily Republican report crowed about a 2500 strong turnout for a 7 4 mile bicycle race at Forest Park. Pendleton won in 26 45 while two racers dropped out due to accidents and alleged sandbagging. Bill Dalton was killed by officers near Ardmore Oklahoma.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Daily Republican
Forest Park
Pendleton
Paris
Texas
Bill Dalton
Ardmore
Coffeyville
Bob
Grat
Emmett
Kansas Penitentiary
James
Ottawa Herald
Friday May 13 helper from gas company aids injured woman
Juanita Baxter Rhine Eudora thanks a gas company employee who stopped on Third Street near Main after a fall to call 911, contact her sister, and provide aid until others arrived. The grateful note praises the young man with dark hair and the company's courteous service.
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Third Street
Main
Simon
Juanita Baxter Rhine Eudora
Bake sale Sunday supports Franklin County spay neuter fund
Auntie Em's Spay/Neuter Fund holds a bake sale at Wal-Mart Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds aid Franklin County residents with pet spays and neuters. Since assisting 45 pets this year, the group depleted resources and seeks donations by goods or cash to Ottawa address or Debbie Blakeley contact.
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Wal-Mart
Franklin County
Wal- Mart
P.O. Box
Ottawa
Debbie Blakeley
List of Kansas public contact points for government officials
A compiled guide lists key contact details for national and state officials including President Bill Clinton at the White House and two U.S. Senators, Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, plus U.S. Representative Jim Slattery and Topeka offices. It also covers Governor Joan Finney, Attorney General Bob Stephan, Insurance Commissioner Ron Todd, State Rep Walker Hendrix, and State Senator Doug Walker with addresses and phone numbers.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Jim Slattery
Rayburn
Washington
D.C
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Topeka
Bob Stephan
Judicial Center
Ron Todd
Southwest 9Th
Walker Hendrix
Statehouse
Doug Walker
White House dinner invitation sparks blunt views on duty
A columnist recounts receiving a White House dinner invitation for June 15, 1994, from President Clinton. He critiques distractions around Whitewater and Paula Jones coverage, doubts the invite, and urges the president to focus on governing rather than social optics. He notes media attention and politics behind such invitations, stressing that workdays demand seriousness.
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Clinton
Whitewater
Paula Jones
United States
White House
Rayko
Washington, D.C
Park Ridge
Ill
Washington
Bill
Hillary
Chicago
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Pomona
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Jim Hitch
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Marais des:Cygnes
Weiss
Jayhawk Tower
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Jackson
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
Ters
Utah
Normandy
Tilly-gur-Soultes
Italy
Chieti
Pescara
Adriatic
Avezzano
Changsha
China
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Burma
W.H. Smith Publishers Inc
Bison Books Corp
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Kathleen Krull
Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich
Mallard Fillmore
Television
Roy
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Wey
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