Westport Battle in Civil War Recalled as Gettysburg of the West
City, Mo Dec 11. An act of Congress designated Westport a national monument marking the Oct 23 1864 battle known as the Gettysburg of the West. The clash long noted for its scale involved Marmaduke Price Shelby and Curtis, with Cody as scout. It ended with Confederate defeat and a shift in Missouri’s war outlook.
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Facusas City
Congress
City
Westport
Ficht
Kansas City
Westport Landing
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas-Missouri
Mora
Mississippi
West
Marmaduke
Sterling Price
Joseph O. Shelby
Quantrell
Bill Anderson
S.R., Curtis
Leavenworth Army Post
United States
Preston B. Plimb
Jim" Lane
Janes J. Ingalls
John Brown
Buffalo bin" Cody
Gurtis
Gettysburg
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ft. Leavenworth
Marma
Duke
Price
Arkansas
Shelby
Gomore Price
Iowa
Nebraska
Hutchinson Honors War Veteran Father of Waterloo Negro
Edward G. Saunders, caretaker of the Evening Courier building, returned from Hutchlo a Kan where he was called by the death of his father George Saunders, a Civil War veteran and Hutchinson pioneer. Born 1842 in North Carolina, he enlisted in 1868 and served in colored artillery. He helped establish Hutchinson life for 54 years and, with Flora Moore, was among the first Negro couples married there. Survived by widow and four daughters, a son who died in World War I, and many grandchildren. the Saunders family cultivated a noted civic presence.
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Edward G. Saunders
Evening Courier
Hutchloa
Kan
George Saunders
Tutensen
Hutchinson News
Saunders
Hutchinson
Hey
Ome Saunders
North Carolina
United States Army
I Regiment
Colored Heavy Artillery
Flora Moore
Is. L. A. Anderson
J. Fields
Muskogee
Okla
W. Sydnor
Vern Watts
Ang Onegon
Edward Saunders
Waterloo
George Saunders, Jr
Trail Marked Through West Chicago Completes Route Marker
The Atlantic Pacific highway route passing Waterloo has been marked on the west side of Chicago, finishing the marking of the cradle in that city. Official notes indicate completion of the section through Chicago.
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Waterloo
Chicago
No More Piles Dr Leonhardt’s WEM-ROID Remedy
An advertisement promotes Dr Leonhardt’s internal treatment for piles claiming to remove the cause. Wangler Bros and druggists sell HEM-ROID with a guarantee of results or money back. The ad urges sufferers to obtain a package for relief.
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Leonhardt
Leon‘hardt
Wangler Bro
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin For Gentle Regularity
Many fifty plus need occasional help for constipation. One dose of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin can establish regular bowel movements for weeks or months, avoiding daily purges. The preparation is gentle, harmless, pleasant to take, and a 60 cent bottle is widely available for trial.
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Dr. Caldwell
Route markers placed through parks under park board control
West Chicago Park commissioners placed route markers through parkways relaying boulevards. The Washington and Independence boulevards and Roosevelt road are noted as part of the route. A Hutchinson Kansas resident reported illness at his parents home in Hutchinson, given by Edward Saunders from Quincy Street on return from his father's funeral. Frank Colladay serves as chairman of Frank Colladay Hardware Co. with his son Charles as president. other firm members include G. S. and G. C. The firm wholesales hardware and manufactures saddlery and automobile accessories. Mrs. Frank Colladay was Mary Stewart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Stewart.
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West
Hutchinson
Kun
Edward Saunders
Quincy Street
Frank Colladay
Frank Colladay Hardware Company
Charles
G. S
Frank Colla
Mary Stewart
Benjamin Stewart
Miss Jennie Colladay Ill. Waterloo Link Confirmed
Miss Jennie Colladay daughter of former Waterloo man Frank Colladay reported very ill. The note ties her to Waterloo and mentions a former hardware business connection, indicating concern for her health amid local ties.
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Jennie Colladay
Waterloo
Frank Colladay
Formarly Iy
Former Traer Residents Die in Distant Provinces
Dec 11 reports two notable deaths with distant ties. Mrs. William Kiingaman, formerly of Patna County Grant township, died in Chadron of apoplexy. William H. Sweetser, once a prominent Rand business man, died at his home on a farm near Paopl, Ariat, after a sudden illness. A separate item notes Mrs. T. F. Cort Jett traveling from Iowa to Honolulu to spend about three months with her sister and Nelle Lamb, with ties to Fairmont and to a federal employee in Hawaii.
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TRAER
William Kiingaman
Patna
Grant Township
Chadron
Ned
William H. Sweetser
Beck
Paopl
Ariat
Honolulu
Trier
Cort Jett
Hawaii
Tie Lamb
Fairmont
Minn
Nelle Lamb
T'pedo
Cie Lamb
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