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1918 Flu Epidemic More Deadly Than Germans
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Short article details the involvement of Camp Funston and Fort Riley with the spread of the Spanish Flu in 1918. "Since Fort Riley was a cavalry outpost, there were hundreds of horses and mules also living on the base--hundreds of animals producing tons of excrement. The most efficient way to dispose of the dung was to burn it. Such a fire had been set on March 9 when a ferocious dust storm kicked up that same day. The dust combined with the smoke of the burning dung heaps blackened the skies in Kansas--'dead black,' some said." Shortly after this incident, men started to come down with the flu. "More Americans died as a result of the Spanish Flu than were killed in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and the Vietnam War combined."
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Date
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2005
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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"A Brave and Gallant Company," A Kansas City Hospital in France During the First World War
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Description
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Article describes the U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 28 located in Limoges, France, from July 1918 until May 1919. Many of the hospital personnel were associated with the University of Kansas School of Medicine and were considered "competent and cabable far beyond what" was "typically imagined of First World War surgical and medical practitioners."
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 22 with Military Uniforms
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 24 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 3.5 x 7 cm. and shows a soldier in uniform. Each card says: "Illust'd Sweet Caporal" and identifies the rank, regiment, and state of the soldier. All are from Massachusetts, New York, or Rhode Island.
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Date
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1886~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 23 with Military Uniforms
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 24 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 3.5 x 7 cm. and shows a soldier in uniform. Each card says: "Illust'd Sweet Caporal" and identifies the rank, regiment, and state of the soldier. All are from Massachusetts, New York, or Rhode Island.
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Date
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1886~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 3 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including: Jewel of the Order of the Thistle, Gt. BritainThe Imp. Order of the Rose of BrazilOrder of Civil Merit, SaxonySt. Olaf, NorwayOrder of St. Vladimir, RussiaOrder of the Iron Crown, AustriaOrder of the Golden Fleece, AustriaOrder of the House of Hohenzollern, PrussiaJewel of Order of St. Patrick, Gt. BritainRed Eagle, PrussiaOrder of the Polar Star, SwedenOrder of the Sun and Lion, Persia
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Date
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1890~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 34 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 12 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 4 x 7 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:Order of St. James, PortugalOrder of St. Michael, BavariaSt. Stephen, HungarySt. Olaf, NorwayOrder of the Crown, Germany, orginally PrussiaRed Eagle, PrussiaThe Cross of the Legion of Honor, FranceOrder of the Seraphim, SwedenOrder of Leopold, BelgiumOrder of Alcantara of Spain. Instituted 1177Order of St. Hubert, BavariaOrder of St. John, Holy SeeRedeemer, GreeceOrder of St. Anne, RussiaOrder of the Zaehringen Lion, BadenOrder of the Golden Fleece, AustriaOrder of the Elephant, DenmarkThe Order of the Bust of Bolivar or Order of the Liberator of VenezuelaCrown of Italy, ItalySt. Maurice and St. Lazarus, ItalyMilitary Order of St. George, RussiaOrder of the Crown of Wurtemberg, WurtembergOrder of St. Vladimir, RussiaOrder of Civil Merit, Saxony
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 35 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing 12 advertising cards arranged in four rows of six. Each card is 4 x 7 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:Order of the Indian Empire, Gt. BritainOrder of Merit, PrussiaOrder of St. Andrew, RussiaImperial Order of the Medjidie, TurkeyThe Order of the Netherlands Lion of HollandOrder of the Golden Spur, Holy SeeOrder of the Polar Star, SwedenChrist, Holy SeeMily. Order of William Netherlands or HollandAncient and Most Noble Order of the Tower and Sword, PortugalOrder of the Sun and Lion, PersiaOrder of the Iron Crown, AustriaOrder of Gregory the Great, Holy SeeOrder of the Crown of Oak, LuxembourgBadge of the Society of Cincinnati, U. S. of A.St. Michael and St. George, Gt. BritainOrder of the House of Hohenzollern, PrussiaOrder of the White Falcon, Saxe WeimarThe Imp.' Order of the Rose of BrazilOrder of the Bath, Gt. BritainJewel of Order of St. Patrick, Gt. BritainOrder of the Dannebrog, DenmarkImp.' Order of Frances-Joseph of Austria, ChevalierJewel of the Order of the Thistle, Gt. Britain
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 5 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:Order of the Dannebrog, DenmarkRedeemer, GreeceMilitary Order of St. George, RussiaOrder of the Indian Empire, Gt. BritainOrder of the White Falcon, Saxe VeimarOrder of Gregory the Great, Holy SeeOrder of the Crown, Germany, originally PrussiaOrder of the Zaehringen Lion, BadenOrder of the Golden Spur, Holy SeeOrder of St. Andrew, RussiaOrder of St. Michael, BavariaSt. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Italy.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 6 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. Card in lower left corner says: "Richmond, Straight Cut No. 1 Cigarettes Are the Best." and has an image of a "Magnificent Bird of Paradise." All other cards show the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including:St. Stephen, HungaryImperial Order of the Medjidie, TurkeyOrder of the Bath, Gt. BritainOrder of Merit, PrussiaBadge of the Society of Cincinnati, U. S. of A.Order of St. John, Holy SeeOrder of St. Anne, RussiaOrder of the Crown of Oak, LuxembourgImp. Order of Francis-Joseph of Austria. ChevalierThe Cross of the Legion of Honor, FranceJewel of the Garter, Gt. Britain.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 67 with People
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing ten advertising cards all cut to shape showing mainly people including a man in decorated military uniform, a king, three women, two men in feathered hats, and a woman in a flowered dress. Cards also show a sailing ship and a church with mountains behind.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Advertising Card Scrapbook Page 7 with Stars of Orders
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Description
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Scrapbook page containing twelve advertising cards arranged in four rows of three. Each card is 7 x 8 cm. and shows the medallion or star of a particular order of various countries including: Order of Alcantara of Spain, Instituted 1177Order of Leopold, BelgiumOrder of the Elephant, DenmarkOrder of St. James, PortugalMily. Order of William Netherlands or HollandThe Order of the Netherlands Lion of HollandAncient and Most Noble Order of the Tower and Sword, PortugalCrown of Italy, ItalyOrder of the Seraphim, SwedenChrist, Holy SeeOrder of the Crown of Wurtemberg, WurtembergOrder of St. Hubert, Bavaria.
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Date
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1885~
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Object Type
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Advertising Card
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Air Base a Step Closer to Use as Inland Port
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Description
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City officials and CenterPoint Realty Services Corp. of Chicago signed contracts that moved the $10.6 million sale of the former military airport, Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, closer into being. It will take an additional $250 million more to redevelop it as an intermodal rail and trucking port used by Kansas City Southern. The proceeds from the sale will go toward improvements at Wheeler Downtown Airport. "Richards-Gebaur was deactivated as a full-fledged Air Force base in 1976 but kept some military reserve and air defense activity into the early 1990s."
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2007-04-14
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Alexander Doniphan
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Description
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Biography of Alexander W. Doniphan, a Missouri military leader originally from Kentucky, gaining prominence during the 1846 Mexican War and 1838 Mormon War, memorialized in a statue in Ray County, Missouri, his home after the Civil War and place of retirement.
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Date
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1998
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Alexander William Doniphan Bio
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Description
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Biographical article about Colonel Alexander William Doniphan, or Alexander Doniphan (1808-1887), a leading military officer in the Mexican War from the Kansas City area. Native of Kentucky moving to Lexington, Missouri in 1830 with his parents and then to Liberty, Missouri in 1833 as a lawyer.
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Date
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1885-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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American Legion Fountain
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Description
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Postcard of the American Legion Fountain that was once at 9th and Main streets, later relocated to the Budd Park Esplanade at Van Brunt Boulevard and Anderson Avenue.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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An American Saga: The Walker-Bonneville Episode
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and biographical article about Captain Benjamin Louise Eulalie de Bonneville, or Benjamin Bonneville (1796-1878) and his accompaniment by mountain man and "first sheriff of Jackson County" Joseph Reddeford Walker, or Joseph Walker (1798-1876) on an expedition to California in the early 1830s. Description of the story about him by Washington Irving called "The Adventures of Captain Bonneville," his life as a native of France stationed in Arkansas Territory in 1821 as a military officer, and namesake of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
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1965-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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