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A Scammon woman and her son were injured in a train derailment in Arizona
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By Phil Burgert / [email protected]
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8/11/22
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Autobiography of Laurence Paul Wilson, part 7
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I worked periodically for Mrs. Mertz and her daughter Fay. They were white. I can think of no more distasteful job than to stand and pump water eight hours straight on a Saturday.
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8/11/22
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In 1821, Missouri became the 24th state
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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 10, the 222nd day of 2022. There are 143 days left in the year.
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8/10/22
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Ira More was paroled after serving 133 days of his manslaughter sentence
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8/10/22
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A two-engine mail plane crashed southwest of Fort Scott municipal airport
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8/9/22
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In 1969, actor Sharon Tate and four other people were found brutally slain
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Today is Tuesday, Aug. 9, the 221st day of 2022. There are 144 days left in the year.
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8/9/22
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In 1825, Upper Peru became the autonomous republic of Bolivia
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Today is Saturday, Aug. 6, the 218th day of 2022. There are 147 days left in the year.
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8/6/22
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Land was purchased for the proposed new high school
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8/6/22
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The Ku Klux Klan in Crawford County, Kansas, part 7
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Even though the tide was turning against the KKK in Kansas in January 1925, its successes in the recent November elections prompted a pro-KKK bill to be introduced in February.
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By Ken Peak / Special to The Morning Sun
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8/6/22
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In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was laid
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Today is Friday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2022. There are 148 days left in the year.
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8/5/22
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At least 600 miners quit during the week ending yesterday
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8/5/22
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In 1987, the FCC voted 4-0 to abolish the Fairness Doctrine
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Today is Thursday, Aug. 4, the 216th day of 2022. There are 149 days left in the year.
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8/4/22
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Sleeping car service between Pittsburg and Kansas City will be discontinued
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8/4/22
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Radio, TV and Music Days
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No doubt Terry Bartlow’s recollections about the early days of TV and radio will tweak the memories of many reading this. Enjoy. — J.T.K.
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8/4/22
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In 1994, Arkansas carried out the nation’s first triple execution in 32 years
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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 3, the 215th day of 2022. There are 150 days left in the year.
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8/3/22
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A fire, prefaced by a burglary, heavily damaged the Red Top Tavern
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8/3/22
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In 1876, frontiersman 'Wild Bill' Hickok was shot and killed
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Today is Tuesday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2022. There are 151 days left in the year.
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8/2/22
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Additional mines were added to the idle list
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8/2/22
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The Ku Klux Klan in Crawford County, Kansas, part 6
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In the face of the state’s unrelenting attempts to ouster it from the state altogether, the obstinate Klan had no intention of going out of business in Kansas, where membership was high and members’ fees were lucrative.
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7/30/22
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The Howat miners voted against returning to work without a contract
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By Phil Burgert / [email protected]
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7/30/22
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