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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: 25 January 2007

Staff Sergeant John Elijah Bird enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1940 and served until 1945 in the 6th Engineers and 14th Air Force. Interviewed by Janet Johannes on…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: 29 June 2006

First Lieutenant H. James Bartels enlisted in the military in 1942 and served until 1946 in the Chemical Warfare Service, 90th Chemical Mortar Battalion. Interviewed by Judy Walker on Jun…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: 19 June 2006

Corporal/Specialist Dean Chase Banker was drafted into the Army (Infantry) in 1944 and served until 1945 in the G Company, 274 Regiment, Combat Infantry 70th Division. Interviewed by Judy Walker…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: November 27, 2006

Boyd Bainter was inducted into the Army (Air Force) in 1943 and served until 1946 in the 315th Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Nov 27,…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: December 29, 2006

Arwood enlisted in the Navy in 1941 and served until 1944. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Dec 29, 2006, Arwood talked about military experiences in the Second World War. He…

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Interview on experiences in World War II

Date: 20 June 2006

Leroy Addison was drafted into the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 in the Twelfth Regiment. Interviewed by Joyce Sullentrop on Jun 20, 2006, Addison talked about military experiences…

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C.E. Faulkner to Governor John Martin

Date: March 30, 1886

C.E. Faulkner, of Parsons, Kansas, writes Kansas Governor John Martin, of Topeka, stating the strike is not over. The strike had been settled and workers returned to work when trouble…

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A.B. Campbell to Governor John Martin

Date: April 1, 1886

A.B. Campbell, Kansas Adjutant General, of Parsons, telegrams Kansas Governor John Martin, of Topeka, stating that another railroad engine has been killed and that he is leaving to investigate. This…

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A.O. Brown to Governor John Martin

Date: March 30, 1886

A.O. Brown, mayor of Parsons, Kansas, telegrams Kansas Governor john Martin, of Topeka, requesting immediate help from the “troops” over a labor dispute. Strikers had driven a freight train off…

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Memorial services of Topeka Typographical Union

Date: May 25, 1952

This bulletin includes the printed program for the 100th anniversary of the international typographical union, the 60th anniversary of the Union Printers Home, and the 70th anniversary of the Topeka…

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George Storch

Date: Between 1905 and 1915

A portrait of George Storch, copied from History of Atchison County Kansas by Sheffield Ingalls. Storch was born in Bavaria, Germany, February 22, 1835, and at age seventeen, he came…

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All industrial disputes affect the public

Date: June 11, 1921

This bulletin issued by the publicity committee of the printing crafts is part of a series of publications issued during the Topeka printers strike. The strike centered around a dispute…

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The public should remember this

Date: June 16, 1921 ?

The Joint Conference of the Allied Printing Trades Union published this circular during the Topeka, Kansas, printers strike. This publication refutes claims made in a Kansas Employing Printers Associations circular.…

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The Topeka Proof Press

Date: July 23, 1921

The Topeka Proof Press was published by the Joint Conference Council of the Allied Printing Trades in Topeka, Kansas. This publication alludes to problems between labor and management in the…