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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: October 4, 2006
Higgins enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 in the Melburne Naval Air Station – air gunnery. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Oct 4, 2006, Higgins talked…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: October 22 and 23, 1981
Harding was inducted into the Army (Air Force) and served in the U. S. Eighth Air Force. Interviewed by Carolyn Sayler, Harding talked about military experiences in the Second World…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: March 6, 2007
Foster enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1944 and served until 1945 in the Army Air Corps Communications System (AACS). Interviewed by Marian Poe on Mar 6, 2007, Foster…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: August 16, 2006
Frazier enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1946 on the U.S.S. Edsall. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Aug 16, 2006, Frazier talked about military experiences in the…
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Governor Henry J. Allen to Fred Dumont Smith
Date: December 5, 1919 through December 8, 1919
In this correspondence, Fred Dumont Smith writes that he supports the proposed Industrial Court Legislation that would set up a tribunal which would make decisions concerning employers and employees of…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: September 4, 2006
Eveland enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served until 1945 in the 4th Marine Division, Company D 4th Medical Battalion. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Sep 4, 2006, Eveland…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: September 28, 2006
Erickson was inducted into the United States Army in 1942 and served in the 751st Tank Battalion. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Sep 28, 2006, Erickson talked about military experiences…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: October 3, 2006
Coleman enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1943 and served until 1945 in the 446 Bomb Group. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Oct 3, 2006, Coleman talked about military…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: June 6, 1984
Banks was inducted into the United States Army. This is an article written by Carolyn Sayler, that was published in the Lyons Daily News on June 6, 1984. It was…
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Samuel J. Crumbine to Governor Henry J. Allen
Date: December 8, 1919
Dr. Samuel Crumbine, Secretary of the Kansas State Board of Health, Topeka, writes to Kansas Governor Henry Allen in response to a communicable disease investigation. In this letter, Dr. Crumbine…
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Disloyalists are warned
Date: April 26, 1918
This article, published in the Inman Review, covers the Barton County Night Riders. The Night Riders, a vigilante group of self-proclaimed loyalists, claimed that their mission was to “clean up…
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Map of the land grant of the Kansas Pacific Railway from Kansas City, Mo. to Denver, Col. T.
Date: Between 1869 and 1880
A large map of Kansas and Colorado showing the Kansas Pacific Railway and its land grants. The map shows a total of 630 miles between Kansas City and Denver and…
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Map of the routes of the Union Pacific Railroads with their eastern connections
Date: Between 1870 and 1890
A single map of the routes of the Union Pacific Railroad and its eastern connections.
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Kansas, take a correct county map of Kansas Pacific Railway : Kansas, Colorado, a map which shows the new Leadville mines . . .
Date: July 1879
This brochure emphasizes the mining districts of Leadville and Ten-mile, but the brochure also encourages travel between Kansas and Colorado for reasons of health, scenery and immigration. There are three…
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Either for or against it
Date: April 6, 1917
This article, published in the Newton Evening Kansan-Republican, addresses the need for all Americans, regardless of their ancestry or background, to support the U.S. in its war against Germany. The…
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Highest priced flag
Date: June 20, 1918
This article published in the Moundridge Journal covers a Red Cross sale that netted more than $2,600. The item that made the most money was a three-inch square American flag…
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Use tar and feathers
Date: April 23, 1918
This article published in the McPherson Daily Republican details the tarring and feathering of D.A. Diener and George Cooprider. Diener and Cooprider, both German Americans, were accused of disloyal speech.…
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U.S. commissioner drops Schrag case
Date: December 27, 1918
This article, published in the the Newton Evening Kansan-Republican, covers the case of Burton, Kansas, resident John Schrag. Schrag, a wealthy farmer of German ancestry, was accused of violating the…
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German School Question
Date: September 13, 1917
This article, published in the Marion Record, responds to charges that Marion County schools taught German and advocated support for the Kaiser and Germany.
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Are You With or Against the Hun?
Date: April 25, 1918
This article, published in the April 25, 1918, edition of the Canton Pilot, encourages readers to buy Liberty Bonds in order to “show the world where you stand.”
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Records of the First Church of Christ in Wabaunsee
Date: 1857-1917
The official name of this church is The First Church of Christ in Wabaunsee but it is also known as the Beecher Bible and Rifle Church. It is located in…
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Buy liberty bonds or see U.S. lose
Date: May 2, 1918
This article, published in the Canton Pilot, strongly encourages readers to buy Liberty Bonds in order to win the war against Germany.
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Mennonites loyal
Date: September 12, 1917
This article, published in the Topeka Journal, argues against claims that Mennonites support Germany and the Kaiser because they do not support violence of any type.
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Religious views not a valid exemption claim
Date: November 27, 1917
This article from the Topeka Capital details the efforts of Mennonites to receive an exemption from wartime service during World War I due to their religious views.
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Mennonite persecution now a forgotten chapter in state history
Date: August 31, 1975
This article published in the Hutchinson News, details the difficulties German Americans, especially Mennonites, faced in Kansas during World War I.