Hidden lessons in the flag
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"Resolved. That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation."
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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6/14/24
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Hooch sends wedding party into ditch
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 13, 1924
Gus Herby, who brutally murdered his estranged wife at Arma earlier this week, was found dead in his …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/13/24
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East side of Broadway, 1954
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This week’s photo from “Images of Pittsburg” by Randy Roberts and Janette Mauk shows the east side of Broadway between 4 th and 5 th streets with the caption: …
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By. J.T. Knoll
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6/13/24
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Area kids learn how to do their chores
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PITTSBURG, Kans. — Kids today think their chores are tough, try doing them 150 years ago. Some area kids got to experience some of the daily tasks on a homestead on the Kansas prairie …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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6/13/24
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Grocers want $1/day tax on food peddlers downtown
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 12, 1924
Proposals to erect signs indicating street names throughout the city, or at least 10 blocks each way …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/12/24
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Colgan phenoms decline Yankee offer; chose education instead
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 11, 1924
William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, from the Republican national convention in …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/11/24
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Gamblers and prostitutes arrested in weekend crime wave
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 8-10, 1924
Mrs. Jennie Herby of Arma was brutally slain shortly after 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon by …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/8/24
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Two Colgan pitchers called up to the Show
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 6, 1924
A tabulation of miners employed now in the district throws an optimistic view on mine conditions …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/6/24
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Another 1959 Broadway photo ... and some recollections
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Here’s another photograph from “Images of Pittsburg” by Randy Roberts and Janette Mauk. It has the following caption: “On a Sunday evening, November 8, 1959, photographer …
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By J.T. Knoll
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6/6/24
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Day of Days
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It was 80 years ago today that more than 156,000 Allied soldiers began what General Eisenhower called ‘a great crusade’ to liberate Europe from four years of Nazi rule. Before the day was …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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6/6/24
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Frontenac brothers confess to fowl thefts after car chase
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 5, 1924
Avel and Walter Grube, who live north of Frontenac on the Commercial Highway, were arrested this …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/5/24
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“When the Sea Came Alive”
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The first library program that was truly mine from conception to completion took place thirty years ago on June 6th, 1994, the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy. …
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Carol Ann Robb, Reference & Adult Services
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6/5/24
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Mulberry confectioner sentenced on shooting and theft charges
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 4, 1924
O. R. Izan, former Mulberry confectionary store proprietor and alleged bandit charged with holding up …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/4/24
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County Commissioner dubbed a bootlegger in case of mistaken identity
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
June 1-3, 1924
John F. Bender, superintendent of Pittsburg schools the past nine years, announced last night to …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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6/1/24
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Pittsburg couple spread the gospel in Latin America
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
May 31, 1924
Referendum returns compiled this morning by the district office of the Mine Workers on a special …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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5/31/24
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Rev War exhibit opens at CCHM
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Oceanus Hopkins Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Little Balkans Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution are proud to present The …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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5/31/24
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Arma set to meet KC All-Nations club in two-game series
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
May 30, 1924
Working on information that mine No. 7 of Sheridan Coal has been leased and that the leasing company …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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5/30/24
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On Broadway in Pittsburg, 1959
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Here’s another historic photo from “Images of Pittsburg” by Randy Roberts and Janette Mauk. Its caption reads: “The west side of Broadway between Fifth and Sixth Streets …
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By J.T. Knoll
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5/30/24
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Girard junior hamstrung from reaching her goal
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
May 29, 1924
A $10 note on the “Associated Banks of Pittsburg," received at the First National bank here …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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5/29/24
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Topeka passes small business tax cut
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
May 28, 1924
Officers from Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri were expected to be in Girard this afternoon for the …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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5/28/24
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