25 Mar 1916
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1916
Page
1
An observer notes about thirty cars parked near the picture show with more arriving from the west, reflecting shifts since thirty years ago when farm wagons with good springs were common. Mentions of Wandelman, local figures, and a sense of aging as ex-teachers recall past years and a desire for reunions.
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The Grand Jury of Mineral County refused to indict three men for the murder of Frank Weber, an irrigation engineer from Manhattan Kan, near Schurz Nevada, citing the expense of a trial. The county commissioners told jurors the county could not afford to prosecute, prompting strong editorials calling Nevada too poor to enforce justice. Weber, who opposed pollution of irrigation water by a mine, was strangled on November 3. The piece laments ongoing impunity and urges federal action to ensure accountability.
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