Library features local Chautauqua legacy display
Diane Yeamans reports on Ottawa Library hosting a major Chautauqua exhibit through June. The 28 oversized photos, season tickets, programs and ribbons recount Ottawa’s 1883 to 1900s Chautauqua era, with collaboration from local historical groups and $500 from Friends of the Ottawa Library.
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Diane Yeamans
Ottawa
Forest Park
Lawrence
Topeka
Tauqua Assemblies
Ottawa Chautauquas
Barbara Dew
Franklin County Historical Society
Kansas State Historical Society
New Country Mart opens in Ottawa with festive line
Herald reports Ottawa welcomed a new Country Mart inside the Wal-Mart complex. A ribbon cutting drew a line of 75 shoppers, minor glitches were fixed quickly, and mid morning checkouts ran four to five deep. Manager Soman and co owner Steiner highlighted local experienced staff, with 75 hires and plans for quick policy changes to meet customer requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane Yeamans
Herald
Jholé
Ottawa
New Country Mall
Wal-Mart
Country Mart
Dan Loman
Dave Smith
Rick Dunn
Steiner
Lawrence Topeka
Soman
Elmer Millies of
Lawrence
Page
China arrests student leaders and expels reporters
Authorities in Beijing say two of 21 student leaders are jailed while two Western reporters are ordered to leave within three days for coverage of the clampdown on dissent. The crackdown has seen over 1,000 arrests and a military raid that killed hundreds.
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Beijing
Wester
John Pomfret
Associated Press
Voice of America
Alan Pessin
British Broadcasting Corp
Brian Barron
United States
Fang Lizhi
Li Shuxian
U.S
China
Shanghai
The
Communist Party News
People's Daily
Pomfret
RMH Sore Troubles Deepen with Resignations and Losses
Ransom Memorial Hospital trustees heard that Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements keep RMH in the red by about 61 thousand dollars for the year. Nurse director Jean Stover resigns to join Emporia's St. Mary's Health Center, citing time with family and a home base here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Myrick
Ransom Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
AMH
Jean Stover
Lora Reiter
Dave Drumright
Stover
Williamsburg
Emporia Hospital
RMH
Scott Corder
Lawrence
Kansas City
Fore
Lawrence Memorial
Daugherty
Alan Maxwell
Maxwell
Ann
Crowd size at 1895 Ottawa Chautauqua speech by McKinley
The question notes Governor William McKinley spoke at the Ottawa Chautauqua in 1895 and asks for the crowd size drawn. The query is attributed to John Mark Lambertson of the Franklin County Historical Society.
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Underwood and Underwood Studios
Bert and
Elmer Underwood
Ottawa
Globe
William McKinley
Ohio
U.S
John Mark Lambertson
Franklin County Historical Society
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deborah Barker
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Friends of the
Ottawa Library
Chautauqua Assembly
Chautauqua Company
Chautauqua Literary and Science Circle
Dew
Chautauqua
New York
Taberncle
Steve Zuk
VOA
Washington
Jean
Len Daugherty
Larry Fore
Dennis George
Kansas
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