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The Croweburg Post Office will be closed
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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6/29/22
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In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Alien Registration Act
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Today is Tuesday, June 28, the 179th day of 2022. There are 186 days left in the year.
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6/28/22
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22 persons have been bitten by dogs in Pittsburg since the first of the year
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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6/28/22
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In 1996, a truck bomb killed 19 Americans in Saudi Arabia
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Today is Saturday, June 25, the 176th day of 2022. There are 189 days left in the year.
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6/25/22
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A man, a still and nine quarts of whiskey were seized in a raid
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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6/25/22
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The Ku Klux Klan in Crawford County, Kansas, part 1
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Crawford County history buffs and readers of this newspaper are typically very knowledgeable about the area’s rich roots in bootlegging and coal mining. What they might not know, however, is that Kansas — including Crawford County — has a history with the Ku Klux Klan as well, dating back to the 1920s.
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By Ken Peak / Special to The Morning Sun
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6/25/22
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In 1940, France signed an armistice with Italy during World War II
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Today is Friday, June 24, the 175th day of 2022. There are 190 days left in the year.
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6/24/22
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Investigators are hoping to find suspects who planted two explosive devices
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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6/24/22
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In 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser was elected president of Egypt
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Today is Thursday, June 23, the 174th day of 2022. There are 191 days left in the year.
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6/23/22
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Brick paving was voted by the city commissioners
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6/23/22
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Autobiography of Laurence Paul Wilson, part 4
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The following is the fourth excerpt from “FROM POVERTY TO PRESTIGE, the Autobiography of Laurence Paul Wilson – A history of people, places and events in southeastern Kansas and west central Missouri in the 1900s by an Afro-American.”
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6/23/22
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In 1945, the World War II battle for Okinawa ended with an Allied victory
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Today is Wednesday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2022. There are 192 days left in the year.
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6/22/22
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Charles W. Werner from New York City foiled hold ups who robbed him
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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6/22/22
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In 1377, King Edward III died after ruling England for 50 years
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Today is Tuesday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2022. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins at 5:14 a.m. EDT.
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6/21/22
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Police ‘invited’ the J. George Loos carnival to leave Pittsburg
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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6/21/22
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In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte met defeat at Waterloo
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Today is Saturday, June 18, the 169th day of 2022. There are 196 days left in the year.
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6/18/22
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Considerable fire damage was reported at Sacred Heart Catholic Church
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By Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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6/18/22
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In 1967, China successfully tested its first hydrogen bomb
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Today is Friday, June 17, the 168th day of 2022. There are 197 days left in the year.
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6/17/22
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A grant for staffing Mt. Carmel Medical Center’s new psychiatric facility was announced
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6/17/22
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The Mishmash Strike
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On Aug. 31, 1898, Kate and Jacob Mishmash welcomed their first child, a baby boy they named Carl. They could not have known how important that date would become years later to thousands of coal miners in Southeast Kansas.
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By Holly Swigart / news@morningsun.net
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6/17/22
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