Kansas Spirit and Frontier History Endure in 19th Century Struggles
Edward Emerine sketches Kansas pioneers facing border wars over slavery and harsh realities of early settlement. He highlights sod huts, crude diets, Bloody Kansas, notable figures like Eisenhower, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill, Carrie Nation, and the state’s vast agricultural and mineral wealth, framing Kansas as a resilient land of trails and enduring frontier spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Prairies
Coronado
Buffalo
New England
Virginia
John Brown
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Old West
Wild Bill
Hickock
Abilene
Buffalo Bill
Carrie Nation
John J. Ingalls
Ed Howe
Potato Hill
Walt Mason
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
United States
Oregon
California
Colorado
Texas
Chisholm
Ellsworth
Stagg Back at Chicago Sparks Old-Time Football Talk
The feature photo shows Alonzo Stagg at the U Chicago before a Northwestern game. Veteran coaches join in recalling Pop Warner as football's master innovator and praising Knute Rockne and Tom Hamilton for lasting impact. The piece notes Halas era talent and the rise of pro football passers and kickers with names like Baugh, Dobbs, Van Buren, and Rockne’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Stagg
Midway
Stagg
U. of Chicago
Northwestern
Lonnie
Chicago
College of the Pacific
Pop Warner
Palo Alto
Calif
Pop
Jim Thorpe
Carlisle
Jim
Carlisle Indians
Army
Notre Dame
Thorpe
Guyon
Calac
Metoxen
Hauser
Bemus Pierce
Little Wolf
Little Bear
Mt. Pleasant
Hudson
Rockne
Knute
Pittsburgh
Stanford
Red Blaik
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Hamilton
Luckman
Baugh
Dobbs
Ace Parker
Filchock
Christman
Gilmer
Layne
Wedemeyer
Halas
McAfee
Gallerieau
Franck
Giants
Greasy Neale
Steve van Buren
The
Redskins
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kansas cow towns and the rise of Abilene depots
The narrative recalls Joseph G. McCoy creating a Texas cattle market at Abilene, sparking growth with hotels, boarding houses, saloons, and a jail. It highlights frontier towns Ellsworth Newton Wichita Dodge City, noting Dodge City’s notorious 10 year run as the wickedest town as it fought for status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Joseph G. McCoy
Texas
Kansas Prairies
Abilene
McCoy
Ellsworth
Newton
Wichita
Dodge City
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Farm Machinery & Equip
J. WH. Nicholson Supply CO
Harney
Omaha
Nebr
Join Deere
Clinton Machine CO
Clinton
Michigan
Sears New Styles
DR. Leonard Fitch CO
K. E. Lookabaugh
D.D
Gears Roebuck & Co
Lincoln
Nebraska
U. S. Savings. Bonds
Dr. Caldwell
Mads
McKesson Laboratories
ATA
Doan
Doans
Edward Emerine Wiu
Forts
Leavenworth
Riley
Walnut Creek
Leavenworth and Atchison
Eli Thayer
Prairie
Charles Robinson
Boston
Lawrence
Congress
William F. Cody
Union
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Claflin
Barton County
Kansas Corporation Commission
U. S
Arn Cer
Fleischmann
Themtholatum
Prince Albert
NCE Albee
Reynolds Tob, Co
Whaston-Balem
N.C
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